Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-10-07
NUMBER so2.
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@ sg B0sroN. OCT 6.
FAnusl Hall was crowded at nosn to-day 70
hear On address from Charles Sanasr, and 9th.
ers. Mr.. ChaA,D. from Newton. prtsided NJ.
sumner In the early portion Of bic sddress.
ssid Thank God live to s.joy THE day
Thank God that my eye. have sot closed
without seeing this greet sslvatisn. The shiss
are brighter. aud the air 10 purer sov, thst
slavery has been handed over 10 Judgment
Among the omsns which hs hsiled With clad.
nsss vas the Omen which prsvsilsd among
good men. In supporting the state and Ma
tionsl Government, forgetting thst they v,Ps
Wh'gs and Democrats and not less cheering
~ss It tn The generous devotion which oil Of
foreign birth have offered to the 2 adopted
country. Surrey tbis We no time f,r Nhs
strife Of party. The proclamation Of Pr~sidsut
Lineolo vas eoas,dssed ~ particularly sseur-
ing freedom to all Who cas- fnd shelter with.
N our ltnes. and he accepted Il vithout io.s
Or comment. ln relation 10 h:s (5uma.rs)
own acts. he challenged scrutiny. and defend.
ed himself from ssnding assusst,ons. He b.
lived that tbs Government had made psoGrsss
durisg the past ysIr. He advocated the
proclamation Of the President 70 libsrats The
slsyss - . military necessity, and be deemed
that the object Of the war was other thsn 10
put dewn the rebellion. 10 secure psscs which
50 many advocated. could BE- done by prsvsn.
ting the separation Of the States. The rebels
must be fret subdusd. and then coneili4 ted.
Action vac wanted, straight forward as,ios.
lhaBdsrbolts must be hurled inso me Cabinet
we'll - into the 6sld. The African saes.
-lsvss o we'll - free. must help. - loyalty
did not depend upon eol.v. Help from The
slaves 10 constitutional and justifisd BY history
presidents. An appeal to the slaves should
bs tried. and be believed that suoh an appeal
would be sfsetual The slaves should be -.
couraged. and the masters discouraged, BY Q
panic among them. The vsrious objections 70
the proclamation ef the President 10 Ibsrats
the slaves. we're that the Border State officers
would throw down their arms that ruds H.
sues would sriss that there would be slavo
insurrec,ions and that the dawes would over.
dow the North. Th~ss questions were corsid-
ered by hun. and he appealed to bis aodtsses.
tie had not answered the he believed that
success could only be obt aimed through the
emancipation Of the slaves, for without .
tire In their rear . united people could mot Be
cong qusrsd. The proclamation, he coDtepdsd.
was . herald Of peace and emancipation The
best generated force could not conquer without
ideas, and for the cake Of psaoe be now plead
for freedom Of the insti:Stions Of freedom
did not promp the support VI emancipation; (;
the command Of the Almighty 10 Lot HE pso-
ple 90 free. should have any effect. The CON
cusIon that he lSumDer) came 10 wss that by
emancipation the var vas changed In its char.
scter. but not in ito sotjeet, and that IL vas
war for oil mankind
Mr.. sumner spoke about two hours, and vas
frequently applsudsc and subjected 70 occa.
sionAl interruptions from his opponents. Upoa
the conclusion OF his speech. lood call vas
made for George Francis Train, Who, with
many Of bis friends were present. Mr. Train
took the platform. and after refusing to yisld,
it wss csrried of by the police who were in
attendance.
Thos. Hill vas to>dsy elected President Of
Harvard College