, 1861-01-05
H1OKMANss SPEECH.


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WIS present and made tho following speech IN
response to the first regular toaat-" Tha
,f.ro,v ri 1v,shtnoton II has tho ring Of |
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fennsq ,.... .ss' u.n.,,r, 49, ~ Aha p.or,.,a
party Of Philadelphia; thank 5oh tor tae opt
portunIty you have afforded me ior giving e.
preston e my deVotion to t6e Consntnt1on
aud the Union. lof9 tha Cons'Has1on 1a.s .' 1e,
cause II secures tnsun1na. nmr 1aod ny nros.
:., ou:Ua m,.hort 9ha1, ~ .hnnid Hi int6 an
PETTY. "s'noas lssnr s+.it,.ant hon hsnther
we,id he oa arrsrrd " nsninst hrnti.er and blood
WHY " anq3,, ~ strss+. ~ rnir heantjf,l
s,en Mun1o 1on Nv" - Luz D" o&
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Mno NJ npuIi1so pn - Haue ~ tRR,t ra;ther ~
tncy ats goIa ~ oan9gr, 4a4 aua. rssn;v"s The
Them WY p9 prese!sea g papsr a ts,r a@nras
s1on. 20 nan can maaataaa S,ea sitS Ja,sy;nn ~
LUIS Union " popuaat as9enonSs ~
oe7otaon 10 me Cons1upIoo. tae aar aad.e r1 t1s
come "nen every man nas eot W usuns !s ns.s LIZ
position 70 fas great s!tuggle ~ sl' - IL apna %
70 come on pet"een l1sai ecclions ano tNAi
interests. No greater trnta was ever pl9eam-
co 10 Tue nearing o1 Inc aRetiesln lEuRte LIZ
that there Is IN antasonlsm oet"9en a iseeaom al,
aoo slagesy tAppiaaass nna tet .hnt ~ th1a
conso1s n!lnsen YIN tne iehs ~, ~ ,,1i;a4;4as
antaon!sm 1s 70 oe auae'eas ~ ~ .rI Pn ,i;n
o. compEomse y yrtMee1 PHYLLIS ,bsa
Wnlea w less- II 9 a. nneQsatofe 4 10 ~ Laan
mp mighty rivers, ana 70 eay tnaS 1lom suca
Hoiat rug oiy Iaua sr1t ~ "tpst sSan ;rs.,de
re zee scntlent q taG Nossn s.Sui ~ isaas at,
tne terfNoly OF ihe SCUM, ~ aohs ~ .as ouutn
vii! nave complaints; aoa you nas1 20" 10
whether you Will se5Ve 6oo or heAa1. taE'
planse.I
This ia not the first time in our history that
these difficulties have couae upon ns, and when
the safety Of the country has been imrcriled.
In 1890 we compromised, III 1882 we compro~
pose OF making peace between these rival and
Conflicting interests, and in every instance IN,
which compromises have been, entered into
these compromises have been followed By IN
creased difficulties and dangers. Aud now it
i proposed to US, with h1 the experience Of
the past, that We ehall again endeavor TO make
lasting truce between freedom and slavery.
have said ut another time and In another
place, that air lines may divide I1val states,
but they can never bound contlicnns sentl-
ments. The lights OF TIE press, lae Wits ot
proficient cra1t, me meenanica3 tenaensrs os
an impression upon the weak and tue lmpo-
tent Ny fellow-citizens, put II to Son. 60
Ter, st1id, sensible men, to gire to me # you
can the lines Of compromise which shall give
to us rest. VIII you restore tnG Aissonli
Compromise linc-lA voice, Nol-enactea
pealed In 1854 ut the saIne demand? Nin you
re-enact It again! "a voice, NoI ny a93
means" Not by any means. No, "onio
rather suffer ny r1sht afm 70 oe seVcEe1 IRON
the shonluef lencefsj 11an piEee npo5 M5s SEA
1t1y such mark q hunf1iailon anu olssFace'
lhsne"co enssls.J oeho..,oa.po
Are you willing that THIS game OF pnttleoore
and shuttlecoek saall Longer 6e pay co oe1ween
tic South ana the norm Hyoa are. An
not, ana tne inc II uIaWn oet"eeA " 70 uio,
tinctiy as it Is draw between Inc Nor1n aan 2
the South. = Toiee-'Aes eSac!!y F'snt,
and chesEsl As t9r m{sst, say u nexe, aasl
tsay It distinctly, desiring not TO pc misunder
stood BY any mar-and you WILL mud Will
carry 1t through MY 1le-no more compromise,
lCrlss OF "gDoo, sad Vocalefoa5 ano foaS-coIa.
tinned applause.l love the Constitution ana
the Union equal to that Of any other man,
lcneers. but will not ouy HEN 1rom any
| Elau who does not exclusively own them.
("Good," aud cheers. If the Constitution
and the laws MN not secnfe the fea4ty otevesy
rlght-mlnded citizen, ia It TO nc expected tha1
limsy compromise, patched up BY members
Of Congress, is going TO DO what they e:snnos
effect? My motto is, 'Inilllons tor defence
not one cent for tribnte:" lCheers.J
It. Is proper, my fellow c'tizent, that ~
should look at the realities Of the tlmcs> South
| Carolina declares that she has already sece0
t I'd from the Union TINT the bonds have beer
/ severed which bound us together. confcnd
that ii South Caro}ina Is out OF the Union
there is no State in it, lchcers for there ia not
vitality or power in tho bonds which we sup
| posed held us. But / give 1t Is MY opinion
| a. my conviction, that she Is not yet out o.
the Uuiou, und also give it as my conviction
that, with the blessing Of the Almighty God
she never will be cut 81 the Union. lEemen
4ons applause aad WIG G3thnsiaSm'J Ii yot
teel US 90, kqo" sae VIII never ne OUT Of IN,
Union lcheers and repeat to-nlshe "hat
haVe SAID On iormcr OCCASION, inst INC e!gh
teen millions of the Nossh, the tolsans mAasehs
who monopollze oil the azt, industry, apu i'll
telllgcnce OF INC county, ars not 10 PC over
come. pa5alized, ana mouldeo INTO shape .,
elEht nlllllons Without t1esc au4lita1les. ~
But, NY TRENDS, VIC nave tallen upon cFi
times. i Woulu not masnlfy our uanger, no.
would IN any way dltninlsh the aspect "Hlci
It presents. We havc alreaay atfayet asalns
tue Union sovereign State. we have th'
synpathles o. hve or sis otner STATES 20 "a
extending 10 eouth CaroiIa tnat, IN mE 1uas
mcnt, they arc ready to JON hef at any adsnn
tagsous moment, ana am W no means Ger
tain that al tue 6order slafes VI! NOT be !otint
in athllatlon. we have, IN addition to this,
traitor President, loud cheers, corrupt an'
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