, 1863-09-17
The Union Messing at Princeton
Speeches Of Governor Yates and
Judge 1rumbull.

ptnd abstracts:
The meeting was called to order at Il
o'clock, and Rev. F. Bacon was appointed
President, with Vice President from each
town in the county, and two Secretaries. The
President introduced Rev. Mr. Christopher,
Of Mendota. Mr. Christopher spoke for
about one hour, with great effect: He was
cordially cheered BY the audience. hare
now no time to make. nor viii your lines
allow even a synopsis Of his speech. When
he concluded the meeting adjourned for din
per:
All o'clock, after song By Frank Lom-
bard Of Chicago, the President introduced
Gov. Yates, and he Has received with great
applause, He said:
GOV. rATEs' SPEECH.
Gov. Yates Was introduced and said: Our
country Is In the midst Of war, involving,
1aSa ebe hs,opg ese55 Of The @ World % When b. looked
upon the thousands Of anxious, uptutned
faces Of those before him. the eager looks,
the flashing eyes, he could not but feel that
re were In the midst Of q revolution. We
were net here today upon any political a ques~
We have met here In 1lin>1s as onr fathers
met on the 9TH day Of July, 177G, to discuss
the great question Of nntiona1 existence; to
decide upon the life or death Of this nation.
the patriotic, the heaycn-inspired purpose Of
pledging ourselves, one to the other, to our
country, to mankind aud to history, that this
Government and Union shall be preserved,
and handed down to the 1atest posterity one
and indiyisible. (Cbeers.l
lion! How free, how happy, how prosperous.
how glo1iouB! The nations oi the world
conceded to us the proud position Of being
the feest nation on the earth. When, be-
rcath the sun, has the poor man enjoyed SO
many blessings, Or 90 much frccdoinY [tsNo-
where,"] He said, emphatically, nowhere
Where Is labor 80 well recompenseds What
/ ration launched her ships more complete or
| perfect on the ocean? Where Is the farmer
| SO sure Of his harvest ESQ sure that 1t will
be his own. Nowherei Our Government Is
founded on the principle Of cquality-the
men. a lard hand counts Just as much rs q
seft one in our Government. Such was the
history and principles Of this Government.
II there nas young man before him who
was willing to risk his life for such country,
it WAS noble privilege. II there was co =.
no language could portray the baseness d
their heasts. [Cheets.1 It is for such Gov
eminent that We had attended here to-day
to strengthen t1e band that traitors hayt
attempted to destroy. Can they do it?
I"No, no."l By the memory Of the glorious
by the strong right arms and stout hearts o1
the living, fighting upon the batle.1elds to
dsT, tY the blessings Of Almighty God, this
benefcent tyete1n Of human Government
ehall umain onc and tndtvisible. Lont
cheers, md cries Of 'Amcn."]
desire to preserve the country, but to fres
the negro, that actuated us. He was hera to
day to saT to them that We have tried to give
the South all its tights under the Consrltn
tton. We did noI desire to interfere will
slavery in the States. II It dies in the erug
gle it has tnyolged, It dies by its own hanf
and The hind Of its supporters. That's So,
lcok at the history Of the country for mo
ment. II they would be.r With him he woult
try to chow them that 1t has been history Q
ne struggle Ct slavery for domination
[Goy. Yates here gave condensed statemcE
uf the history Of tIaverT. as connected will
our Government, including the struggl
which Gen. jackson had Nith it, and alsa
Jpcge Douglas. and continued:
In country like this there is no right 0
revolution. in counties which have n
written constitutions, and oppression be
IL Inherent. With such people force Gu
, only give them the rights which belong t
Ian. But here. where eIery mau HIS slgh
1o vote, and even to bs President Of the M
ton, 10 such right Of revolution can be ad
mitted. Why We even have rail-splitter MOI
for President, Three cheers for Old Abe.
. Before Iou sfaIds o r0or boy, who started !
lifs with no very brilliant prospects; but b
s | is now GoyerusF Of the fourth State In tt
Union In population and INDUSTRY, and II
first IN military prestige: [Greaa cheering
Our fathers gave rs this Government. The
provided th1I you should have elections at r
curing periods. They placed safeguards arouu
Il thoet IN power, to Limit thel- authority N
+ control their acts. Not only that, but ths
provided that the Constitution Itself might |
|. founded upon right, ruth and juslca. ~
!. bal1tg Its clafms 10 authority upon the pri
vip1e Of universal liberty and the equality
= mankind. ECAeers.]
J, The South has attempted to create va
!. empire founded on slavery, All empire eu
ing ever Mexico, Central America and Cub
+ But God is greater than slavery, and he lo1t
i the future il the hollow of His hand. =.
! We had no power to reach slavery undt
!. the Constitution; but when It repudlates th:
Constitution, then It became lawful and r1gt
= to fight against slavery; to let The uegr0e
free; to Invoke the genius Of universal elnal
c1pa1lon; to strike the ehackles from eyet
btndluan In the land. lGreat cheering
/. Gcd is mightier than man. Ne do not &
Lis p1oyldencee until the cyent has compl'
ted ats cycle. Suppose We had triumphed
Manassas. at Richmond and other earli'
battle fields; and Tie rebels had eubmitts
and eued for peace. In that eyen: this glor
/. / GUS COILS uE'nlation of freedom, this Procl
nation of Emancipation would not hal
rtsed four millions Of bondmen to the dil
nifty ofhumanisy. We had not proposed i
the chains haye been stricken OF, re are vii
ing that it should be SO. When SLAYER
stands in the path Of the Union It must d.
? t.Ltt IT die."1 The patriot and Christia
j. -four mi]lion Of aisenthralled bondnen vi
EAT, "1et it Gle - the memories Of the gl
= rious dead: upon d thousand battle field
T. whi1per, :" let it dies" the Thousands
moulded and manned patriots who h,
efta eftat ca e5ataiG hiG.e FL 5as 81 I die IT
II Il is fer the good Of the South that th
~ bllglting cure Of human bondage should
: blotted ont, and when this rebellion
= crushed the sonth itself will staud agha
- tba1it had so long suffered this curse Of b
~ ~ man bondage to po1ute Its soil. Cheers
!" It IL customary among a certain clasa
politicians to denoupce radicalism. 4 rat
cal is man who goes to the root Of thing
=. On the settlement between two differing ps
70 ties In regard to many transactions th
is might "sPllt tue d!tf=fence;'" we cam
70 tiep Of lunan rights were we're at 'stake. Il 6,
nevcr "Ep1its tbs difference" on the que
tious Of fright, justice and truth. He neT
intends to save Ibis Union, or any indlylJu
~ -, ut 1t, '"spliltlug the difference" Aud
e would Fay to the young men present, to
- - radical on all great fundamental question
- loat abcut within the miets Of error. VIII
~ ~ nan Las thus set his heart to following t
- right; no taunttng cry Of Abo|lhonist,
Il tempting offer Of human pomer will turn III
- ftenl the rectitude Of his courie.
- You cannot settle this question by col
| tnT1 1rfJ
free and halt slave and exist In unity -
want the sunrhine OF peace to bless the lar
T. now Is the time to decide for freedom, for
- removal Of the cause Of al our woes !; for t
~ = purihcation a1d restoration Of this glorio
~ country Of ours, He stood up here to S
e ae that every humau bcing, created in the ina
ae Of God, was already fiee BY the act Of Il
- cItRticu, and cennot he mada slave und
- the Constitution, but only under the ope,
~ ~ tion Of ncre local Inv.
.ir The Constitution viii rem.in as 1t is At
:. the rebels have laid dcHfn their aTms, but
~ wonld be easy to show that the rebels In
~ forfeited every right to LIE and properly wh
aR 1hey raised the black flag Of rebellion agal1
= the Stars and Stripes. When people appe
to the sword, it must abide the arbltrams
VIC kaye the right to condscatc their propeI
. and free their slages, TheEe things are a
estary to our success. Abraham Lsncola .
st, clared it his duty. In order to put down t
IA 1.b'l}Ion, to free the elsEes. He stood
he Abraham Lincoln In that act.
Of We are in this war. The President s.
or there are but three ways Of getting out Of
nr Tic first IS to acknowledge The rebel Gave
ns ment The second, By fighting and cenqu
pt, ing. The third, is By compromise. He
70. not EnoT man in the country who vo1
sh listen to 1t. Compromise is pln3ed o
ug There has not been a-whieper from news
re1, politician or statesman. or public me
| frfr$ n rFa on fnHAnH
tnce Of the 1ebele. What frcenan Of
- | Tcr4h r. cnx.ard nnd a1ave enough to acc,