Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-08-01

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A SHARP WORD FROM MISSOURI.
At the Celebration Of the 4,h OF July at
, Washington, Missouri, Charles D. Drake
was the orator, and ior two hours held the
audience with words Of burning e.rqCeuca
and unswerable logic. We give iew e2-
tracts from his speech;
TIE QUESTION FOR soLUuos.
The question for solution is what T. the motive
Of secession1 Why should South Carolina Or any
other State desire a separate and independent Vl-
sition among the nations Of the world As II
cannot be successfully denied that slavery is the
one sole cause Of secession, it must needs be that
the motive springs from the same source: and il
Is found not In wrongs, actual ur srPrehcnded,
not in fears real or feigned, not In injustice ut
Tered or justice Denied but in the social eepara-
ton OF an arist5cratic from democratic people
the supercilious exclusion o! q people among
whom labor Is honorable and universal, from so-
cial equality and contact with a people amoos
whom labor belongs to a subject and menial race
the naughty withdrawal Of the "Iec1liar IN
stutian' TO itself, that it may be 'iet alone TO
erect upon the ravished domain Of the Union, and
That afterwards added BY forced Tarcls.e OF mar
auains conquest, giseEtir empire O. slavery
No COMPROMISE.
It val in which there can be no c-mpro-iise.
Compromise With rebellion is capitulltioa 90 it.
Count him a traitsr VINO couuse.s compromise
"e have no compromise to make. We fight, uot
from choice, hu, because they forced arms toto
cur reluctant hands, and we shall not cease .ht-
ing till all arms forced oat Of their rsrriciisl
hands. II fight foT the Union and tic c0u-titu
tion; aus If by uamsnly compromise any
fea vorrI4 ha @
70 be alsmembsred OF tie other overihroEu,, i-
ever % small degree what hiss Of scorn would
| ri-s from the whole world at tho twenty millions
isst truciied to Eve millions But let it be uu-
( derstood tlatwe do not fight i3r 1.-The Uaion It
Z was, If my understanding cf that much used
! Phrase is correct. lit means-as Z believe 10
! does with those who SO trippingly use 1.-THE Uu-
/ lon dominated BY slavery, then We .htf9rnO such
/ Union, ror can such ever again exist. We fight
! Tor the primal Union, the true Union, the Union
that was before King Cotton raised his iron seep-
tre, AMI before arrogant aris:dcracv lorded b.
| over US; when, however we ight differ 90 qgc--
tons OF policy, all were intent on he good OF the
whole country, and all willingly bowed to the
/ voice O.. the maj ,rity. For that Uaion We f-ht.
! and no other will emerge from this contest. Ifc
war for this is ole whose end we -auh0t now see.
but va must sec it out ito its end. Itis vain e.
cry, a. many do, peace peace oh, le. us have
peace - Taere can be, ought to be, must he, TO
peace but that which follows uLcuu1iiiou sub
mission to the constitution over the whole land.
Any ct er would be but the beginning Of var
When nerciiul God grants Us peace. let IT not
De hisei on tie recognition Of piratical conled-
erscy, but upon its anrihilation. Theu only vail
/ 1t endure and, my friends it is einphaticaily
! war u sutJugatiun- One side or the other mast
be sutjusatcd. There is no middle ground where
the oonbatants may lay down their Esns retire
from Tie contest hHd leave things o. tlev were
lac constitution must subiugats The king, 0r the
king the Constitution. Both cannot De -ugrs3-
In tnis land
7RE wAR AyD sLAvtrf.
But il IS not a var against slavery, though
slavery b. warning against the nia1 -al. sou @,
witness that The Government has D. ire itself t-rr,
the hrs- with eminent furbesrau-e toward tl.t
which Is the origin, the life, ara the sustaining
force Of the rebellion. Were tie -lares rf the
south ncw removed from the continent. the rebel
lion would not strike another blow A.i yet the
GovernmcHt "a s0iemnly declared tlst 10 u.1si.l
upon slavery Eut let us look up71 t-ir-s as they
are. Sc have 40 learned much siu-s td-s var b.
gan, and We have much more % iearn before ifs
end The friends Of Of slavery in the lovai States
are 10; nov, ia numbers. VIA; ;acy we're 90
the outbreak q ihc rebellion. TIE attempt u tie
South az revelation Tor slavery, has worked uo--
tentous revolution in sentiment asainet =ia.vry.
IN the border slave states and the free States ief
Us not wilfuily shut our ewes 70 this bur hravolv
/ coniron- the tfuta. slowly and Ieia-taatly. bat
! fH q
prehelsion ttat slavery and the Co4~tituti % Csu-
not live together, and that slavery mus' perish
l speaa Of t-is Is fact which believe g. exist
not as result / aim 70 produce, or desire O. see.
l shrink from the thought that the tine may come
Wlen tle united voice Of patriot. throughout taa
land VII demand the sxlrpsti0n OF slavery. /
would shun that dangerous day IT possible But
declare my conviction, that II the South ua-s.
this war another twelvo-month. slavery my not
survive that period any where within the Hu,'7 ot
the Union.
So rAF1r But A rsiIID FL-rL-.
We wa-t 20 party now, but thai r-lich viii .1.-
tai ;ae cdiet magistrate of the nation IN az-l-t-
ins the ustion's supremacy. lie has proved hiu
self we nan and a trle patriot, in a period of
incompatible trial. did not supD-rt his tlsc-
ton, but honor ain .or his honesty. uis ursver,
MS hrEness, his stead asst adherence 90 law and
his fidelity 90 the Union. l have no sympathy
with or respect foI the sentiment ouc3 expressed o.
me by leading politician in this state, who ssid
he was "-or the Union, bat againl- Lire in'
am for the Union and Lincoln bo-5 tcr be hss
shown himself wise. earnest All fearless pre-i-
dent. Had tbs great Douglass liysl. Le p.4,i
have been giant in the support II liuc5!u. after
sumtcrs tall, be recognized o1ly 800 parties iu
THIS caurtr7-' f-lilts aad trait41-- aUitl.t --
the only true division nov. / ls- . dal Graz
and looked back VITA saLi.ftc.i q st t-c sIrp0r-
gave the lznentsd Statesman Of IimoIs b-t z
from democrats, WlE iuaug gusatci i1 q Denccr--ic
National Convention, vas permitted, it not eu-
coursged, by democratic President ali re- cte1
its weapons through the tIaitorous uac-,u4-llr-
Of a democratic SecretlrT 1f War Ne can o.
without the democratic or any ofher mere q iiti.
cal party. until treason IL exteruinltsd AM thc
Uuio- iIauphantly yiadioied. Any party bat
= gret- Union party orgauizel nos would only p-
orsasiz,i as opposition; and tao country
ne d, %, opp sition excep' O. Treason. save the
country hrst, and then mind its politics. SIX
Lincoln Is entitled to the support o. f4e WI .ls
10y people Of the land in his efforts 70 sustain
the honor and existence Of the naiioa. Il were
an unworthy preceding to clog his aimiaistra-
ti0d with opposition which could only impair
its powers 10 crush the rebellion; and d deep
wrong to make him ask from ayoWed opponent,
the means Of doing 30. We want no c0urting, in
advance, Of the votes Of a consolidated South.
when the Union is restored. Sc want no in
trigues of politicians for future advancement by
those vho trampled and spit upon the fSg Of tho
Union, and slew them that rushed TO It's rescue.
Tie latter have declared against their ccun-
try and every patriot should declare war a-ails-
their domination. The country needs only pat
riots now, ald they arc to be found only among
those who, disregarding for the time oii party
name" and platforms and predictions, take their
station reyerently and honestly beneath tha, fsg,
to hold up the hands Of its constitutional defender
whoever he may be- till the la; hcur Of this ilia
nous rebellion.
Almost every young lady Is publ:c-spirited
enough to be willing to have her fathers
house used as a courthouse.
Il is difficult to keep ones temper in a hot
day but getting under shady tree Is the
best way Of taking um5rage.