New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-09
THE RIGHT TO TAKE, USE, AND
ARM INK SLAVES OF REBELS.
sp,c.h Of MIR. 4. II. williams.

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dent and gentlemen, at critical moment in the his
tory Of the Rebellion. Our Chief Magistrate, the
ceneraesiino Of the army, calls for Reinforcement
ito thenumber Of COO, 900. Surely such call
made upon nation before. And upon the response
We give TO that call no doubt will depend the fate
q he war For the credi. Of fepublicanism We al
wish to avoid CONSUMPTION and We are calling upon
ono another TO volunteer, TO swell this recruiting
army TO this s'upendous number. II 10 doubt re-
quires some pccuniary sacriice to 60. For some #
would he impossible 10 90, and others would be
worthless if they went. We must have the right
men. And to induce them to 60, we, who stay al
home, must far as IL practicable indemnify them
for tue pecuniary sacrifice they may make, while
they yield to the impulses Of patriotism, and 60 forth
aud make for themselves good lame, and perhaps
inerislabe renowu. TO THU end we TO come for
ward and contribute Of whatever the war hss yeti LEFT
u.s. 1his we are to dc unspsIingly, anbesilatiogy.
1t is our country ,hst demands it, and panicide Is
be who withholis It. Were We TO turn a deaf ear
to thif call--were We TO withhold our contributions
and cling 70 our saltb the hour Of its future en-
ioyment would he brief. Defeat or success are at
our door; if defeat then comes indemnity for the
war. This is tie right Of tie victor. Wien that
day comes You will appeal to tho trucuent tax
patherer in vain. You have heard Of the tender
uercies exhibited to our prisoners. Flushed with
victory and fired by revenge, can you hope even
for the generosity that they have hitherto exhibited
10 those prisoners Of war H. il absolutely certain
that Were yOn TO terminate h0stlhies against the
South to-day you could avoid the payment If foil
indemnity Tor the Val In whatever arbitration
you could obtain from the European Powers, are you
sure that y logic Of State rights would not be good
enough 10 control the decisiOntO adJudge the North
To be IN the wrong-and TO compel The North TO pay
4 full indemnity Compared with that, what you
have hitherto cJntrbuied-what you are now called
rpon 10 contribute would he but the snail dust Of
the balance. Are YOU in any wise disheartened, am
forced 10 admit THAI there is cause tor It, NO man
can contemplate the history Of the past tXieen
months without feeling that some terrible
calamity qp fallen Gpon the guiding intellect OF the
county. Win every Circumstance worthy OF beng
counted upon III our favor, we ind that we have
met With hut one continued series of disasters. We
may eNca;m with BFu.us, after the cTswniug defeat
at Philip:
Ne,.r drawn In q no5leT and yet Tie
gJcs abandon IT.
f. I.xht-I am sure It is rghi-now and here for
you and he 10 inquire what is The cause OF all ths.
DO moi know that shall agree upon THE question
i AN sure we shall not all agree-s'll think II
better that; in that subdued spirit which the evils OF
the tine are calculated to engsnder, We should not
shrink from H. discussion. In speaking upon II, /
shall speak To- myseli; no one but myself VIII BE-
reasonable for what | shall say. The gentlemen
who sit behind me, add 1t whose invitation am
here 20 rddres5 You, are not responsive Tor u. i
represent no party no BODY Of men, may nos speak
the sentiments 0. any Other living mau; but shall
surely speak my own-my own deep convictions. |
may be wholly mistaken. j have no sources al In
donation moi open 10 YOU all. All The hight have
OF the future il gathered from the few bubble that
nost upon the surface Of the simo-all that heaven
wills that we should see Of the deep, dark stream
that roles beneath II. Blu, If ...n not
"Ml.l.d fancy, meteor ray,
By ,sIiou driven
then an not mistaken in the conclusion 70 which
have come. Will you hear It, and suppre,s all nur-
murs u disa3 probhtou, t You have heard the res-
sOns upon which | found II ! Ii ID this; Nc are
duide2 upon the great question OF slavery. IoF-
ton OF us desire 70 Ierpe;uhte ana portion TO de-
siroy IL and thus We are divided among Ourselves,
thus auor at cross purposes, one portion h6idnsi
the other. Both OF there claSses are, IN my Juds-
Imeut. wrong; but If both were rigi, u would not
help the case. /, il the cirioH that ia fatal. We
nord unity Of pdrpcrc, unity OF Object nty OF ae'
ton We mut have this unity. There is no success
without 1t. Success We must have, Tor before us
there is but olhsr alternative, and that n hum!
-ruin utter and irret1eygble. Gentlemen, VII.
WI bear with me few moments upon
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YOU Lat py record IN gard - 1t oas been Was hn
old-lino Wiig-ayo and ain 80 still-N ebster was
tie idol OF my political wOf'hip; and from infancy
have brcntl ed with gratitude the name OF CLAY.
Neye- s.nce | became a man, have uItereda syl-
lble sgulust Slavery considered IN tho ttsIAci.
lhvo never been able 10 zee why The relation o.
ter and slsye may not exit without violation
either OF the spirit Of the letter Of tie cecalogue,
and now with nh syOvfl OF thcte sentiments which
have should sli bold, bat that tue de-
yelOp1out Of tie past few yeHrathe droadI al crno
Il attitiny 10 Oosc The silver cOrif Of ths btAtee
10 bre TIE golden hC vi OF the UuiOnhas startled
me with the inquiry" What caHgo has been NJ
work that should have educated the people Of the
South up 90 this criminal teMcfi;y bud 40 can
tx upcg b. one respect In which their Institutions
have Jil,rei from our,, am compelled 20 ssk II
tnat has pO; Teen tie cause. And as contemplate
the trhjec IA this light, AN led TO doubt, if alter
all, there may rot DO some detect IN ny logic,
which hitherto ny discrimination has no. been able
10 detect. | I'm sure | can speak without beng
suspected OF scexng the emancipation OF the backs,
uihcr than IN efeclual prosecution Of the war.
ssndiJg then on tits vantage grounc, 70 far h. your
dulSenl hearing 10 concerned, let me ask You can
diily why -hOuld not armies syaii themselves OF
every lawful snd honorable weapon oil war
firei IL the war unjust aud inIoltIc
Then ahar don il altogether. Ia i juttl You
KNOW 4, ID. There IL Dot disintere-ted, intel
igent, man Oh earth who will stand forth in
The yToseucc of LC lOiable men, and declare II Nj
urjus. war. We wee the freest, Llpli,st, and
oos. prorperous nation on The fac Of Tie globe. An
elort is beng made by 'hird Of that nation to
s'rke from the lot Of natOns 20 roll up the map
81 the West IN lIomispIefe, q reduce seipoyern-
ing empire mo dittLcicd divisions petty principals
flos-COd knows, If not into wandering Tribes. Lei
MS arrest tie cairent Of these coneiures. Madness
lie. that way. Give TO him "a straight jacket, and
d, IletOn, who IL willing to contemplals-who Is
icaUabic o. contemplating it, | see my country
Let. "a IA nj
stripe erased, not slar obscured " Ny eyeballs
irr yet THANH God, scared by 10 other vision.
Well, then, we are engaged III war, the Ju.rness
sud nag situje Of which throw into Tue shade every
other war ever waged by man. Why, then, shall
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