Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-09-13

Senator UeHdcrsoHS Sp,ch a HfhHba{.
Senator Henderson made m address at Hannibal
Missouri, tho 18th of August before a mas. meet.
ing He reviewed the whoic ground in controversy.
and suggested the policy which should be taken by
Missouri in the present cSgcucy. IIc said:
Il is the contest of the rich against the roor--tho
of privilege seeking superiority over tue worth
and dignity of labor. And strang, il may br ilo
intended victims Of this gigantic scheme az" made
the instruments OF its success Whilst pouring out
their blood 10 prevent the elevation of the urlo
level with themselves, that blood but cular9cs the
crimson stream that separates them from the selfish
lords who now command their services. Deludcd
into the belief that they fight to prevent the Liberation
Of the African slave each blow thcy strike bat ryrts
the chanis OF social slavery upon heir own unworthy
limbs.
Then to racapi,ulatc, these truths are sclr-,yicut
LIST. We ure in the midst of war which threatens
10 continue until rebellion shall be crushed by force
or the Union shal! be destroyed Cancellation Is uut
Of the question.
2d That the rebellion. against our wishes, was in.
auguruted by band Of selfish consprutors, who nave
but little sympathy with the republican ideas which
lie at the foundation -four government.
Sd The long continuation Of this upon the soil
Of Missouri must inevitably end in the destruction of
every material interest in the state.
| 4th. The destruction Of the Union, though il may
bring temporary peace will provo the beginning of
endless wars, must always be the greater sufferer
| 9th. Ii the Union Is to be restored, it must be
speedily restored, universal bankruptcy will be
felt throughout the naon Us it is about to be felt in
Missouri
9th. 1t is the duty Of the people Of this state
gardlcss Of the past to examine the present and pro-
vide for the future, taking such course may
ducc to the preservation Of the Union whilst at the
time it promotes the true interests, the peace
! and welfare of our own citizens in this state
Follow citizens in this period Of deep distress
when dread uncertainty daily hangs the life and
property of every man III the state when the govern
mcnt built by our fathers is in imminent danger Of
. Nl liberty Cl he
guarded beneath the shield of the constitution when
the trrch of rebellion is being touched to our dwell
lnEs, and wanton barbarty runs riot through the
land; when foreign nations laugh ut our calamillcs
and mock that our fear has come; when the gaunt
forms of poverty and want stand near, threatening to
advance amid the ruins of n once great and prospc
rOus nation touching with icy fingers the very vic
tins Of despair, who but yesterday were the rccpi-
cuts Of freedoms richest bOunticS the iron Ircu-
dccs of the past should be broken down. and nothing
should be despsed rejected that tends TO the hap
pincss of men or the peace OF the nation.
know that the institution of slavery in our state
is in danger. But whatever phase the question may
assume in the future il should not be permitted to
weaken the loyalty of single in this state. That
danger is brought about by rebellion, and not by
loyalty. If it be doomed 10 meet Il sudden over
throw and die in the midst Of treason its blood will
bc found on the skirts of its proicssed friends whose
love Of slavery stronger than their oycof country
srd whose zeal in behalf Of single right was mis-
taken lDr the essence ot patriotism.
1t is the duty OF somebody to speak plainly in re-
EaId 10 THIS question: ana 10 warn the people ul AS
souri, against the dangers ofour position. We gained
nothing in the beginning by closing our against
the thuEdcrs Of the distant storm. Now that the
thuudcrs If the distant storm. Now that the storm
is upon US We can gain nothing By closing our eyes
aguiu. the glare of the thundcrbolt or attempting
to shelter ourselves from the rage Of the hurricane
The dread realities Of the strife upon us and
the couScs Of the timil no longer needed for the
safety of the nation.
Th. rebellion should have been stricken in It's in
fancy The members OF the South Carolina Con
ycuon that first convened for the purpose of 5cccs
sion should have been seized and hung. The rebel
vino lustcl Of their treason the floors Of Congrs
should have been iucarccrttcd at the moment. The
power of the government should have been made
manifest in the beginning. and TINS thousands OF
innocent mon would have been spared the torturc
of death on the battlefield. The weeping of widow,
and the suffering of children following in the traiI
of this unnecessary var. would have been unknown
in the land. Looking back over the past. nov
wonder that these things were not done. The rct
son is apparent The clothed the crime OF rebellion
with the protcNt Of securing right which nobody de-
MED. Every one shrank from the discussion Of ,la
very and taciuy admitted the oyorbitant pretcnson
OF who had resolved to sacrifice every slave anC
every dollar worth Of property IN America TO nc
li.h their ends