Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-10-24

eminent. L VIII not remind you that she
sent here one of the first novelists of the
day (aughter) to throw the brillianey of
fiction over the arms, character and re-
sources OF the South. and with colors equal
ly fictitious. but somewhat more lurd and
dark. to deface and obscure those Of the
North. "Oh. iucredibe!' hear some of
those idolaters of England exclaim. who
up to this crisis have had their temple OF
worship in this region; for methinks be-
tween the Music Hall and Exeter Hall
there was railroad not unler ground but
under the ocean. It * a fact that after all
her Genunciations and horror Of slavery.
England is for the South. where slavery is
in full blast. and against the North. where
it has been long extinct. Who would be-
lieve it? | would scarcely do SO. Yet
perhaps it would not be difficult for me to
believe anything of England. Who would
believe that this beni6cent apostle of pub
lie morals AMI universal emancipation
would have been guilty Of ruch tergiversa-
ton? Not that England is Influenced by
spirit Of revenge; not that she remembers
what was done at Cambridge when George
Washington took command of the revolu-
tionary forces under the old oak tree there /:
not that she remembers New Orleans, and
that the raw levies, which are now the sub
iect of so much criticism. met the flower of
her army. and laid it iown as the mower
lays down the grass with his scythe; not
that she remembers on whose side the
sympathies of the American people were
in the Russian war: not at ALL In spite Of
Shakespeare and Bacon. England is no
sentimentalist. no poet. and no .heoretic
philo sopher; the sturdy old fellow in ma
hogany tops is practical man ofbusiness.
laughter and applause). positive and
absolute Gadgrind. man for hard facts.
nothing else. who makes war only for con-
sidcrations which lie deep in the bottom of
his capacious pocket: and as he went into
India in search of diamonds anl to open a
very extensive market for his Brumagen
ware and cali o prints. and as he bay
onetted the Chinese to force opium down
their threats. so now he encourages. favors,
and stimulates the South in this revolu-
ton, and threatens to force the blockade.
because cotton is more precious to him
than political principle. and he prefers this
10 his own consistency and decency and
the obligations of good faith and good
will which he owes to the nations with
whom he has relations of commerce and
diplomacy.
In view of all these circumst ances. /
shall not remind you that every blow dealt
against the revolution at the South is a
blow dealt against the plots and schemes
of England (applause); and that. more.
over. the trium h Of the Federal Govern
ment will intlirt srievous Encouragement
on England. Lo. strike a loftier strain
Puuio maiora canomus! Were tie Irish
man an out.aw here were he Invested oil
all the rights Of which he is now invested
had he no home-even w're he pro.
scribed and victimized by some political
party in power; still would invoke his
arm this night. and that the causes which
are now calling forth all that is generou,
anil chivalrou> in Missouri. all that now
awskens the Gag es of the Allaghanies from
their eyries. all that now arrays the yonth
anil manhood of the country along the
banks of the Potomac. j. well worth fight
ing for. well worth diving for. Look. lool
to that hagl (pointing to the starry han
nerD This day | stood on Bunker Hill
and casting my eye along the s'atel,
shaft. I saw it there. with nothing bel weer
it and Gods own sun: and thought. a
those glorious hues reflected the favorinl
sunshine. that there burst from it memo
ries which would kindle the ,lullest int,
, hei o,sm. Let no one, however practica
ne may be. sneer at na tons flag.
National Flag Is the most sacred thin;
, which nation can possess. Libraries
museums. exchequsrs. the tombs and stat
ues o great men-all are inferior to it,
1t is the illuminated diploma of its author
ity; 1t is the imperishable epitomization @
!, its history. As ] cast my eye along tina
shaft Of granite. what did see there?
saw CORVALLIS delivering up his sword
r saw the British troops evacuating tn
city of New York. saw George Wash
{ ington inaugurated the first President q
| the United States. / saw the lofty bro,
and guant frame of Andrew Jackson.
$ saw the veterans of the Peninsular wa
r reeling before the fire ot Tennessee rifles i
r the swamps Of louisiana saw the thur
! ders and beginnings of Lake Erie, whe
e Perry COMMANDED them to go forth an
: sweep the friend of the South AMI the en-,
= my of the North from its waters (prolonge
J. cheers.) l saw the American sailor. pm
: suing his desolateuand heroic way up IL
It interminable stream of the Amazon. di
v closing q new world even within the ne
If world to the industry aud avarice of Il
= age. ! saw, in the bay Of Smyrna. Il
n hunted prey of Austria rescued benear
i the Stars and Stripes (cheers saw II
n towers of Mexico and the carseway ov,
,e which Cortez went. l saw those towe
l. and that canseway glistening in glol
atl greater than even CoTtez brought to Spai
p saw the white bird scarel as the explor
Il stood upon the shore of the sea in whiC
!, the human form had never before bee
" mirrored. These and throng of 9th
is igrand incidents. passed like vision ov
" those folds. as / stood beneath them tn
; lay. Oh. may that flag never incur a
= other disaster! .(great cheering) May Il
at troops that carry it into action die whe
re they receive the fatal fire. Father tht
a. yield one inch of the soil over which il h
orr a right to float renewed cheering J NJ,
re the troops that carry it into action fro
III henceforth have this motto written up'
n its folds:-"Death If Won will: victory