, 1863-06-03

me- ice fIeslQeh1s. l1nuGnter.l POpula-
tion is contingent on the means Of SUPPORT ;
and SO long as you control the elements tnai
Iced people, so long yon control their des.
tiny. Therefore, when this State Of Illinois
Is populated to the extent of her CAPACITY f,r
maintaining population, and when the vast
1eg1on sttstchlDg to the Rocky Mountains
shall have become filed with an fndu5trIous
and frugal people, living beneath the old fac
Whlcn car[1ed our fathers through the 1evolu.
tion ana through the last war J; ron viii sup,
ply 1000. not only to this continent. not
ohly to Europe, but to that hr-distant land
oe{ond the Gangcs, whose rich commerce is
70 90 bone across this continent, through
that communication which 3ou are here this
! 1sy taxing The necessary means to inaugurate.
Now, Mi. Chairman, the resolution was
That "distingnished mcn'' were to speak. I
~ant TO get ont Of the way, and to make room
for distinguished man; but first desire to
| offer the following resolutions:
,Rteo2red, That the overthrow. of this Coustitu.
tion. and the diEielon Of this country, woull be
damnablG crime to all eternity, and wc will resist
The resolution was vociferous1y adopted.
srEEcH OF MR. DRAKE OF sr. LOUIS.
| There were loud cries for Drake, Drake, and
the Chai1man coming forward, said: 1 take
| pleasure IN presenting to you our friend from
that noble city Of the west, that bright star
which shall shine "bsighter and brighter
| Louis.
Nh. DRAKE said: Mr.. President, in behalf
| Of that noble city which hare the honor hero
inEart to represent, thank you for the testi-
mony which you have borne In your remarks
to her noble and genuine loyalty. [Applsuse ]
| One, myself Of population Of 100 600, I feel
that can give credit to st. Louis for her 10y
| nlty without assuming to myself any vanity.
| When you reflect upon all the circum instances
| $1,nf 1,ox+n Ill
that the traitor Governor Of Missouri was in
augusated, In January 1851, to the present
time, If you could only know them rs
We who lived there know them, you
Ton1d say with me, that no city in
this land deserves higher praise for the loyalty
But, Sir, st. Louis. in my person at this mo.
ment. in her delegation occupying seats in
your midst, greets you. loyal patriots of the
land here In this assembling e convened under
been known in the past history Of the world,
st. Louis extends to you the arm Of greeting
and Of adt ctlon, resolved to live with you, to
die with you, and to have her interests blend
cd with yours forever. fApplause.] Never,
Ely, was body convened under such cir.
on the margin Of this fair lake, in this qIecnly
city Of the valley Of the St. Lawrenee--one
part Of the milton covered with blood. In a
conflict for the nations life, another part as.
scMbled here BY its representative men to
consider measures which ehnll make for the
and iu war, of our nobleand beloved country.
Take any other nation on earth, aud wlthit no
such thing is possible. No other nation could
light the battle TINT We fight, with one hand,
and With the other hand scatter the blessings
ofa delightful peace. [Loud applausc.] III
bad never before been proud of tue title Of
American citizen. I shonld be proud of 1t now,
and SO should You. We hare right to be
proud Of that forit ennobles and glorities usas
apeople. We have right to be proud of this
glorious valley, which, from point below
yondcr, sheds its waters over Niagara, and Of
that other glorious valley, which, reaching
from the high North, casts Its treasures Of
long waters beneath the sun Of the tropics
We have right TO be proud OF all that dig
1ides and elerates us as people, that gives
Aud nmeng all the developments which are
calculated to produce those results nothing
probably in our history las yct exceeded the
developments Of this day.
Is 1t not stra1ge and wonderful, considering
the last history Of this country, that 60 many
elasses uf men represented, and so many
moods Of political opinion represented in
such body as this? 4 few years al.o the scpwl
Of the South would hare rested over the as
sentbly, either in the persons Of its delegates
from that region, or III the persons of those
y no feared that scowl whenever it fell upon
tlcIR. lCries Of "t1ue, truc!'l Even three
years 60 this body could not hare assembled
here with ole mind and one heart, as it does
now, because, fersooth, South Ca olina, (hiss-
es,1 and Virginia, and Arkansas, Ejeers,] ind
some more OF these strict-conetruction trail
forous States would have frownsd upon your
attempt; and Jour politician would not have
dared to come. Laughter aud applause
Now, unshackled do We stand here, frc.men-
free from this Southern dictatlon, aud mean
ilg 10 sweep it into the Gulf of Mexico
loud cheers Its day is done. It is dead.
ellis Of the Nation those no:cs Of stern def
ance o, our attempts to develope the resour-
ces Of this great country, through its national
power. Never more are the tfeemen of the
North 10 be brow,beaten By the slave c-drlrfng
the glorious results of this war, eompcnsa-
ting for a1l tie blood that II costs us, and all
the treasure that 1t exhausts, is perpetual
FREE dom from Sou'hern domination. [Loud
and general applause.
not under our own vine and our own fig tree,
at least under our own good tent here, talk |
about such thiigs aid act about such things
just tSactls US It pleases us. any time Of our !
liyes. [langhttrl lam not going to discuss
tue tue l1a15sT s1s1 Of easais oday DO 70. know
woman, thaDk God, is here a fee li,an and /
fee woman this afternoon. l suppose, Mr, |
Ffe.laent, We ~; ne Considered Us III Com
TIE CnA1NNxN. Every latitude Of debate
is allowed.
Mr. DRAKE. The President says we are In |
Committee Of the Whole, and may say exactly |
what we please, aud Introduce just such topics /
as We please. ] know nothing more likely to |
.nleIes. an ane1acan aualenc.- mean Pa-
.1io.ie t.lls aaaiepeg-than some remarks
1ooua s, .nas "n'. "n1cm vi t1 nas n9m oeen wafeu
,.p ont 4 Ia h1ae W. valas anu ~ tnas
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1s1nr ~ 1e9t}nt, En-, staV e,7d -" he corrsrted
H X iength oraer was restored, and several |
Nh. DRAKE {resumipc1 am Going on.
ceutlemtn. do not come from a nlace
The1e men are afraid to sneak their minds.
leone from a place where men hare SPOKEN
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