, 1862-07-28

nent beqaeathed to us By our fathers is to be
ecured and preserved
But in the face Of all this the voice Of the
people Is still as one man and that voice pro-
:'aims in thunder tones: "One conntry-one
iag.n Maintain the government crush it's
.ntmies.''
The strong common sense Of the people
1as reached 10 the heart OF the whole m after.
The people see that the division Of this gov
e1nment is It's destruction, that Americdn na.
Elonality Is ended the moment you permit
any separation Of the country into indspend-
10 prove this. It is one Of those deep ses.ed
popular convictions which lie at the very
bot, ON Of the American heart never to be
eradlcated- They know that with the division
Of the republic the repnhhe pezishes;
meaning Of that sentence, "The Republic |
perishes" ConcelTe In Imagination for one
moment, the American republic hlo.ted ont
Of existence Think Of this. great land,
with all its magnificent opportunities for the
Lar education, it's Institutions Of science and |
art and religion, tts myriad happy homes,
where man il blessed with all that makes hu-
man life desirable, blotted out OF the family OF |
nations. Where could man find another
Gast yq9E thoughts snev the v9sa aa
is there spot where man ls free to develope
his whole nature, free from the shackles OF
power, from the burdens Of oppression, and
blessed with an unrestricted sphere Of Intel
lectual, social and moral develo2o
Men OF the Northwest, shah this great na-
tion, frtighted thus with the hopes Of humani-
ty, 70 down in darkness and ruln7 is the
country for which Washington fought, whose
foundations were Watered with tha blood OF
our fathers, whose great career OF growth has
to live or to perish2 It is for ns TO ssy-to
us this day Is this question asked, and 1t must
be answered.
Freemen Of America, so Immense is the
stake, 80 Infinitely precious the trust commit
ted to 9s, that nothing Is i tq be Put for one
on this beautiful city of my adoption and my
love, and over this glorious State Of Illinois,
dear to me as any spot on earth, would say
without q moments hesitation, better, far bet
ter, that Chicago should be laid in ruins-th2t
the State Of illinois should become vast
phia and Cincinnati be razed to the ground
better that this whole generation should be
swept away to death, than that our National
life ehou1d be destroyed. It would be worth
even these terrible sacrifices to preserve the
integrity Of the nation, aud come out OF the
contest with our territorial unity unimpalred
and our national life unbroken.
4 ha1fa century ago and the land on which
you stand Was Wild lderuees, over which To2med
the wild Indian undisturbed- What is ha]f
century-What is single generation in the
He OF nation. Preserve your national life.
Preserve your free Institutions, and the desc
lations win be repaired. New and faarer
Civilizations, and higher and gTander results Of
mans labor and genius will lake the place Of
the old, but let the nation 60 down and all Is
lost in ruin which for centuries to come, men
will weep over but cannot remedy.
It Is this great struggle IN which we are
called to playso part to-day. Well may it be
ttr1ned the greatest contest Of the ages."
All these results 80 unspeakaoly precious to
US, to our children, to those who are to come
after Us, to distant generations, to the Whole
human race. are dependent upon onr action.
It is the deepened consciousness inlthepopu-
lar heart, of the dangers which have called to-
gether this vast assemblage, and inspired the
mighty ontpouTing Of popular feeling which
the last week has exhibited.
The people see that our country Is Ia dan.
ger, that her enemies are in deadly earnest
70 destroy this nation, and they demand OF
the government that it shall become in deadly
earnest too. We have been playing at
ar-we have been talking soft words
TseeAiDg to coRsisss sas1;s looking fG5
kid gloves and treating them With
rose water and perfume, guarding their
property while they are fighting to conq1er
ue-leavipg them in possession Of tneir
slaves to use them to work in their fields and
raise their entrenchmente, afraid almost to
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| chance offend some Southern brother.
! This policy OF conciliation has been tried
| long enough. Fifteen months Of open, per
| sistent rebellion againat the best government
| on earth, has made the measure OF these mems
| guilt full TO the uttermost. The voice Of the
initiate IRON the face Of the earth the enc.
mics Of the Republic. If they will not submit
| to its authority. No more attempts 10 please
or coax or conciliate-ride over them rough
shod-trampie them to powder beneath the
terrible wrath Of great and aroused people;
| have no such feelings In my heart:
It is simply the feeling Of the people thai
| either the Republic must perish, Or its enc
mies-that a1l time for trining and dil!y-dallg
In has passed, and that there is but one Wal
to deal with these traitors and rebels, and thu
is for the Nation to rise in its giant powe
and hufl upon them the thunder-bolts Of itE
fury. Strip them OF their property, visit then
with war ID all its 1e1ceness aud desolation
Let their land become wilderness, let loo6
upon them the fiery rain Of battle and OF va
pn1il it shall become scourge SO terrible 9
power Of the American kepu blic and So n hn,tt a.
In fear and dismaY before its Ireointioie onse.
Who are these pa1try thousands Of s,ase ~
holders taet tAaE shaa}ld fk}s Great re Rspne
lie? Blot them, out from the land
and their aceursed Institution with them
which has been the source OF all the egi
and wickedness. which the land has know
With some men slavery Is SO sacred th9teit
zoe to be spoken Of. Tney tear almost Av
the nation lest perchance they should 3ur
slavery III 60 doing. God in Heaven, is lhi
nation to perish that slavery may live?
slavery ant shareholders plant themselves /
the way Of the progress OF this country to il
and give way before it? No!-a thousan
: times 30! and therefore, say that becauE
slavery has lifted itself up against the life {
this nation; because it has atrAyed armies t
destroy it, and stands now Ike a tier; serpcn
with uplftted head, ready to strike deatn c
the nations heart that say it is the enem
. Of the Republic; let 1t perish. Let ever:
thing perish which dares to array itself againi
our country. Down with the rebellion
down Wilh trait0fs-and to that end let eVel
| power and means which God has given us
employed ithoutregard torace, color or clim
> the man Of the timee. "Snpport your soldie
On the rebels" t.Take Whit you want fro
| the rebels" "Dou't guard any rebsi prope
ty, not petatoe patcn, or cornied, Sot
, province is to suhiugate and conquer,
sweep away all they have If they won't SUI
earnest. Var Ia no pastiule, aud such #
as this Of ali others should be serere, for It
not only the conquest Of enemies but Il
! | punishment Of rebels and traitors.
, Pope said to s. friend Of 1nins In Wsshingt'
the olher:day. ~ want the rebels killed, it air
. Of go much consequence who Kills them
5 lorg as it is done, Ii black man kills the
= it counts Just as much in the end a. II whi
i man did IT," This shows live man-aliVe
a use all his advantages, and to intict the gres
est possible injury on The enemy. The On
@ | way to end this war is to make 1t a Il
a ror and calamity to our enemle
4 friend Of miue in this citf, whose nam
should mention It, would be recognized
you all as one Of the highest position a
character, said TO Inc, l have been readi
T Glads,one's rect Mt speech; He says we sh
= thin to come back into the Unfon.'' Iwa1
, :, ed to tell him {said he) "that there was CT
u tain territory which those men occupied viii
+ belonged to this nation, and We meant to ha
e | it, ara meant that no power, native or foreia
but this government should have it SO long
there vas man left to fight fur it. Thst
J. to the men Who were living on this terrific
l. that If they submitted to our authority a
+ behaved themselves, they might, perhaps, e
y and if not they might 80 JON their hrethr
: t in England. or 60 into the Gulf OF Mexico or
,, the but:omiess pit; but the 1aud, every X
u Of it WAS 10 be ours, and the stars and strii
e should wave over forever" Til,
Q words expreses. my sentiments exact
l. ard I doubt not yours al
7 And now, fellow citizens, the country cal
IL In this great hour of her peril and dire. NJ.
J. she cries cut to her children for help. Is
!, you, docs not every thing you have belong
your country? Every power Of your bot
d faculty OF your mind; every dollar Of II
e fortune; the blood that flows In your geir
u the lie that beats In your hearts, ilSour co,
L t1J's. In the Eight Of God and before h