The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-09-13
Speeches by Four Govern ork Ia ope-
full Words for the TALON.

At the Commencement of Brown Tui.
vey,lt>, Providence, on Wednesday last
addresses were delivered by four Cover
nors. We annex synopas of each:
Gov. Washburne, of Maine said:
There is but one question which occu-
pies all thoughts and fills all hearts. 1t is
whether this Government of ours, which
has already cost US so much, and fr.m
which We have so much TO hope, as We
have supposed, and think the world has
believed, is to be broken up and destroy
ed. AS for myself, at this time, under
the shadow of the clouds and darkness
about US, | have no fears. Applause.
have an abiding conviction that this
Government is not TO be destroyed, but
is to be perpetuated and preserved, and
that it is to come out of this trial and
struggle nobler than ever. How can i.
be overthrown? Twenty millions of
men, are they to be overthrown by eight
millions Of men-twenty millions Of
Mortimer to be destroyed by eight mil
hons of Southrons Whenever, in the
history Of the world, were men of the
North inferior to the men of the South
Whenever were the forces of Intelligence
inferior to the power of ignorance, or the
power of industry subordinate to that Of
idleness ? Whenever was liberty subor-
dinate to slavery !? No, sirs, il cannot be,
it must not be, il shall not be. ZAP
plause.
Gov. Sprague, OF Rhode Island, said:
Rhode Island stands before the country
as she is, and needs no eulogium from
me. 1t would not do for me, on an occa-
sion like this, to make any comparison,
when all the loyal people of the country
are united together in arms to suppress
rebellion of magnitude which the word
has never before seen. To-day, my
friends, is day in which every man is
called upon to strengthen and invigorate
his nerves for the contest which is before
him. 1t will not do at this time to turn
our backs upon the dangers which are
before us. We have to look them steadily
and firmly in the face, and prepare for
the worst. Applause And when !
see before me such representatives of the
intelligence of the world. of enterprise
and determined strength, unequalled in
the history of the world | can well say
there ls no such word as fail.
The President then called upon Gov.
Barry, of New Hampshire, who said:
New Hampshire had been called upon
to furnish 400 three years men, and
5,O53 nine months men. Nearly 5000
of the former had already enlisted, while
many towns had raised more than their
quota of both. He urged a vigorous
prosecution of the war, and suggested
that the men in power had not courage
enough TO do it alone, and we should help
them on. lie EXPRESSED faith IN the fnal
| supremacy Of democratic institutions, and
believed that We should yet have gov
eminent uncontsminated by slavery.
His Excellency Gov Andrews, Of
Massachusetts,, responded as follows:
Gov. Andrews expressed his regret
that on this occasion, while men of all
professions, old and young, and when SO
many youths were just embarking upon
their career, be could not speak in tones
Of more persuasive eloquence to urge
them to renewed efforts in the cause of
freedom, and clothe the dry bones Of lag
ging conservatism with flesh, and breathe