The national Republican., 1862-08-08
THE WAR MEETING.
Speeches OF Exc Beutwell and Mr.,
SWEET, OF Illinois.

IOuay, we COnuuuo OuT repoTt VI uo
spesches made at the great war meeting. We
regret that our limited space obliges us to
omit, for the present, the great speeches Of
Senator Harlan and Of Gen. Shspley; they
shall appear in due time:
SPEECH OF gx GOVERNOR BOUTWELL,, OF NAssA-
CnUsETTs.
Gentlemen; am stranger to you, and do
not know Of any good reason why your com.
mittee Of arrangements should have under
taken to introduce an acquaintance between
us. am sure you, upon your part, will regret
II, however may regard it, tCries Of "Not q
BIT ofit."l ! may as well tell you whore am
from-from Massachussus: lCheers:l what
shine and storm tories of THAT'S right" and
cheers,l against all odds on this side Of the
water or the other. We rally under this ban.
ner, not In this generation alone, and this CEN
ries on this side Of the Atlantic, until this ban.
ner waves unpolluted from the great lakes
on the North to the Gulf of Mexico on the
South. And for ourselves we mean to offer
the last man, the last dollar, and the last
hours labor of the last citizen of our
ter shall be sacrificed ere these bands, with
treason on their lips and treason In their hearts,
shall accomplish that which they have under.
taken. II, to night there shall come news Of
which belong every heart shall be nerved for
renewed efforts for the cause Of liberty and
humanity. Ny friends, Mr.. Chittenden said he
proposed one thing-to ferret out traitors.
propose to 60 one step further, and to ask you
why there is treason, for, without treason,
time that, In the free, open air, have spoken
In the city Of Washington. which bears the
name Of the Father Of my Country, will pro
nounoe the words, II II had not been for slave.
has has hnA Nrn
OF Good, Good, y" Hear, hear." and immense
cheering. And when slavery shall cease to ex.
ist there will be no traitors. tCries Of Good,
good" and applause. That Ia the beginning
and end Of this war. Slavery in the beginning,
freedom in the end; there is no other solution
under the high Heaven; and, as an
American citizen, all the responsibilities rest.
ing upon me, treasuring AZ do the memories
and traditions Of the past, proclaim here, as
one citizen Of this that
this Republic, the cry shall 60 up, Slavery.
and cheering.l How and whom, These are
questions that | submit 10 the President, In
whom we confde, and his Cabinet; but be.
lisve this-thst the faster he and they march
on towards the conclusion when slavery shall
have ceased to exist, just TO that extent they
will merit the reward and gratitude OF their
oountrymen and all mankind. Ny friends, see
here laborers-men who with their bones and
sinews are to carry on this war. have heard
that, in the city of Brooklyn, day before yester.
day, there was riot between the free white Ia.
borers and the colored men; so also In Cincinnati
and elsewhere through the North. What is the
and colored race Of the North? Freedom to the
blacks. Then will they 60 from the North to
the free Territories Of the South, to which BY
nature they belong. You should have made
South Carolina and Florida free, and ] would
praise God with gratitude, such as has never
swelled my heart. If tonight could hear by
the Presidents proclamation South Carolina
and Florida were free and dedicated to the
black population Of this country, the competi.
tion with the white laborers Of the North would
cease. Loud applause. They would go to
the cotton fields and the rice plantations Of the
South that invite them, leaving to the free
people of the North freedom from competi.
ton in labor. And, my friends, on the other
hand. there are some who say, reconstruct the
old Union, with the eleven seeded States
introduced anew, without slavery: What,
think you, would then happen? viii the
slaves remain In the South? No, but they will
escape by hundreds and millions to the North,
and come into competition with the free la.
borers there. You cannot doubt 1t. Humanity
ia against It. have been In Cairo, Illinois,
and they told me that they were all secessiOnists
there about six months ago. Negroes ran
away and came there and the secessionists and
gSoople back: Now. then, you have to take lake Ihhs
States, and the negroes there, and carry them
out of the North by the mild power Of persua.
sion, or else allow the North TO be overrun by
escaped fugitives from the South then get
them home establishing them on territory
you have fought for, and they can have 1t as
u home, and give us the North for the free
say, my friends, that this doctrine Of emanci.
patton in the eleven seeded States-im.
mediate, unconditional, universal-is the so.
luton Of the difficulty Of the war, and con
sequently the conclusion OF peace. Now, my
friends, what have said has been based upon
that in the loyal States compensation shall be
made to loyal masters of all the slaves. And
would go still further. II in these eleven So
ceded States you can find men-slave owners
who have done, under the circumstances all
that could be reasonably expected, l would
compensate them also. But never, with my
consent shall the treasury of this country be
opened to compensate rebels for the loss OF
their slaves. tApplause. and cries of "No,
no."l wish TO leave with you in the end a
word offered In the beginning, and 1t is this
without slavery there would have been no
treason, and without treason there would have
been no traitors, no war. And upon slavery
The responsibility lies for this enormous outlay
and waste OF men and money. Over the whole
North there are mourning homes and desolate
hearthstones; aged parents stricken down
with sorrow, grief penetrating young hearts
All is chargeable TO this foul and In
famous lnBtltutlOn OF human bhV6ry AnC
II there be God In Heaven, and If He
be just, NJ we believe, we cannot imagine
with tho instincts and perceptions have, tina
He should ever look with favor upon people
twenty millions strong struggling In their frs
faith to compel fve millions OF rebel slavehold
| ers and their associations In the South to be
true to the nag and Constitution and at the SAINT
| time compel four millions Of slaves to be true I,
their rebel masters. tell you 1t 10 bigger wOrl
| than you can accomplish. There Ia no powel
| upon the earth that can It. These men of tn,
South, instigators of the rebellion, controllin
this Government through the Administration o
Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan, did no
| abandon the Government through eight year
until the Government was not strong enough I,
do one thing, and what was IT. To maintain
| the Institution Of slavery. They stood by tn,
Government 10 long as they felt that the Gov
| ernment was strong enough to maintain thi
| institution. Now, what do the people o
the North propose to have this Administra
tion do? To put down this rebellion. Eithe
the Government Ia at an end, or slavery mus
die. The time has come when men of all mind
i and conditions must take their choice whethe
these Uni,e States shall be sustained ant
| slavery allowed to go overheard, or otherwise
Slavery will last as long rs the war and tht
war AS long as slavery, unless you take slavery
by the throat and destroy II.
Now, one more word. l belonged to the ol,
Democratic party. 1t WAS party Of courag,
of courage-from the time of Gen. jackson
to the Administration OF Franklin Pierce, ant
| now what the country wants Ia to borrow--an'
don't know anything better you can borrow
| from tits lesson of courage. Let the trutl
be declared with courage and determination
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