The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-01-18


water. which has had the effect to stay the
advancing tide of Slavery. and shield the
continent from its sway.
When recur 70 my own intercourse
with this gallant people during the period
of their terrible struggle in their attempts
| TO subdue the wilderness-to make homes
| for themselves where no home save that Of
1.-The Indian. the elk or the buffalo, had ever
existed before: considering their scanty re-
sources. and the seventies of life in new
country, to which they were exposed; ard
remembering their determined purpose In
| behalf of the cause in stake-how men and
women alike surrendered with alacrity ev
erv personal interest and comfort and as
piration. and. with sublime self-sacrihce.
consecrated themselves to the great service
the perils they encountered. the extreme
suffering they individually endured. and
yet the true martyr spirit, the patience. the
constancv. the fortitude thew displayed
throughout: when recall these things.
and nv own relations with them in those
trying scenes-our mutual hopes and fears
1 and efforts-the DAYS when we were together
in the council and the camp-the nights
when. on the broad, unsheltered prairie. or
I around rude and poor. but hoepiiable fire.
sides, we were consulting. celebrating. ar
ranging. resolving. and executing; and when
I recall. "a I never fail to do. the glorious
memory Of those who passed through the
portals of death in this august work, some
by sickness. others by privation. others
again on the field of battle. bravely fighting
for liberty-I am moved with feeling for
which no expression would be appropriate
but the silent eloqueuce Of tears.
Sir, history has no brighter page in all
her long annals than this. I say it without
hesitancv. although am the Representa-
tive Of Kansas on this floor.
It is recorded of the chivalric but i'll
faie1 people OF Poland, that they stood up
shelter and breastwork for Europe. against
the swelling tida of infdel invaders. who.
in the Seventeenth Century. threatened to
overwhelLn the civilization of that conti-
nent. A similar record will be made by
the pen of impartial history. to testify to the
transcendant heroism of mr. noble friends
and constituency. 1t shall be said of them
that, though few in number. limited in
means. surrounded BY enemies, far away
from friends and reinforcements, they stood
up. like wall Of adamant. against power
which wiel1ed the resources of a nation
of thirty millions. baked of its prev. and
savei a continent to freedom and civiliz >.
ton. Such ia the inscription which the
'ernal page will bear in letters Of light. re
garding the transactions to which refer;
and Evolutionary bong and story shall cele-
brate to poateritv the worth of their deeds
which today may find no recognition.
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Indeed. the tendency of the Government,
upon the principles which now control Its
action with respect to the war, is irresi.ti-
bly, toward such transmutatiou of political
elements a. will restore the slave power to
its wonted supremacy in the Union. with
the Administration for its representative
and agent. however reluctant the latter might
+ be to perform go ignominious part.
There are two classes of Shareholders.
who. though divided on the particular ques
ton of secession. are yet one and indiv isiblt
3 on the paramount question affecting the
power and prestige of Slavery; namely
Unioniste and Secessionists. One is, as to
: the Union. with US. the other against
both. however. having a common purpose
with respect to Slavery, to wit: its DONNA
ton.
II is the determination of the Secession
lists to dissolve all political relations with
6 Anti-Slavery people of every class. and t.
establish G vernment into which no in
siiious foe shall he permitted to enter, but
through which Slavery shall reign forever.
undisputed and indisputsbie sovereign lord
On the other hand. those shareholders who
cling to the Union propose to accomplish
pretty much the same thing by different
process, viz: by bring - all the Shareholders
back TO their loyalty. and employing the
power which will thereby accrue to them
unity to regain control of the Federal
Government.
The desire Of the Union Shareholders is
that we should not be preccipitate in NOV
ing forward the grand army of the Union.
hut should hold it up as gigantic instru-
ment of chastisen1ent IN terroreDs over their
erring brethren. allowing ample time before
using it for penitence and absoluLion.-
Hence we are TO infer that the harmless ev-
oluiions of dress parade are far more to
their views than frequent encounters on the
field of battle.
Yet they require that our army should be
advanced. It must occupy each rebellious
State. Our standard must be unfurled. as
a rallying point A center of operations
must be secured. from which missionary
enterprise shall branch out To convert
The SHINING sons of the South back 10 truth
and righteousness. there must be Jerusa-
lem at each convenient locality. up to which
they may come to indicate repentance and
bs again enrolled in the q ,ck OF she immac-
late of the house of Israel. And nothing,
will suffice for such . Jerusalem but 3 mil
itary encsmpment, with such iatter-day
saints As Mcclellan and Banks, and Dix and
Hslleek. and the ike. armed TO the teeth and
ready for the fray, with sword IN oue hand
AMI the Constitution IN tho other nrenared