Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-01-29
WENDELL gHIs1Igs. on, THE PROCLAMATION.


have deeper significance at present By the North
mean the civilization of the nineteenth century. /
mean that equal aud recognized manhood up TO which
the race has struggled by the toll and battle OF nineteen
centuries free speech free types, open Bibles,
the welcome rule of the majority. mean the Declare
tion Of Independence. (Cheers) And by the South,
on the contrary, mean likewise principle not To-
eaIty element Of civil life, not fourteen rebelous
States That element is presentin this city it Is work.
ing at Albany to-day; il triumphed at Harrisburg as
certainly il triumphs at Richmond aud Montgomery.
(Cheers) And wherever you find men land you will
find them in this very crowd men who think that he
who sells his brother and uses him is gentleman aud
that he who makes his living by the sweat of his brow
Is not he belongs to the Conederacy. applause y
Now By the South mean just that element-an element
which, like the days of Queen Mary and the nquston,
cannot tolerate free speech but Furnishes IL with the
stake. mean arstocracy that considers the Deea-
ration of Independence sham and Democracy snare;
that thinks and promugates the creed that onehird of
the race are born booted and spurred and the other
tEothrds ready sadded for that third to ride. mean
a civilization which prohibits the Bible by statute TO
every sixth man in It's community, and puts matron
into felons cell for teaching black sister TO read
lfVoices-"Shsme, shame.") Now those two elements
are at war today-nOt nineteen loyal and fourteen
beIious States; those elements of civilization
fighting and Il is thing that they are fighting
Thew could not exist side by side without fighting, and
they never have. In 1887, when the Constitution
WAS formed Thomas Jefferson and Rufus King followed
that the discrimination between tue States not
between great States and little, but between free
States and slave. Even then the conflict had begun.
| In 1855 Mr. Adams said on the floor Of Congress,
wHether slave and free States cohere into one gov
eminent Is matter OF philosophical speculation. We
are trying the experiment. In June 1858, Mr. Lincoln
used the language which have just quoted This coun
try is half slave and half free it either break
be wholly slave or wholly free" In October of the
year Mr. Seward, in his great irrepressibe conflict
ID -. aafI sia ia
conflict between two rreconcilable civilizations The
history of seventy years tho history of two civiza
tons cOnjontly struggling, always at odds, except
when the other ruled So long az the South ruled
up to 1919, we had comparative peace. The Missouri
COMPROMISE the first rising protest OF Northern
civilization against the Southern. IL unsuccessful
protest. the South put il under her feet but she did not
kill It. IL shot again in the compromise of 1885, but
again il sranged and put under the heel OF the aS
tocracy Of fourteen States yet II eliminated again by the
irresistible poEerof Gods laws and in 1851 wrote
the name of Abraham Lincoln the walls of the repub
c-not a victory but the herald of victory The South
vas beaten the ballot box aud it appealed from the
nineteenth century OF argument to the sixteenth century
of cannon The Minnie rife efE TO them when types
failed Itw old strife and anew Misunderstanding
more She thought because once twice and thrice the
Spaniel Of the North had gone down upon her knees
that this time also, poisoned with cotton dust, she
would kiss her feet as usual CApplause.) But in
stead of that for the first time in history the
the gulf and said "by the Almighty the Mississippi
il min. and will have it," Now when shall come
peace out of this conflict When shall come peace just as
il came in the conflict Of parties and discussion sWhen
ever one civilization gets the upPermost decsivey then
there will be peace, and never until then There Is no
new thing under the SUM- the light shed upon future
d IN. lamp of experience Seventy years have not left
ne ignorant Of what the Rrstoccy Of the South is If
il has left the Secretary OF State Ignorant The South
needs 10 rule or she goes By the board hat would
1. :, a., c. 1, e. li,af Nax
Fnpspds Il vas not Sumner Wilson in the Senate,
but il was the ideas of New England that made the in
sttitions of South Carolina different fom ours The
programme Of Jen Davis was to prevent the change OF
those ideas lie mlgnes that he can proong his days
nv alying himself with the weaker race OF Spain and
Mexico but if b. were 10 put New England out in the
cold she was still there. GTe her only the iulcrum OF
Plymouth rock and idea will upheave the continent
eii Davis plan to make an empire so strong that
could control New England and New York, and break
down the free discussion of the Northern States He has
NOT ONLY to found slavchOder despotism but he has
To make so strong, and that by traitors among hem
ming us by power aroundus He has 70 cripple, conhhe
and break down free discussion both North and South
and unless he does this he is not safe aud he knows IT,
do not say he will succeed, but / tct You what
think il the plan of Il statesman and leader In the
effort 10 make slavery safe. He must mould MasSachu
sets NOT only into being sIvehOding cOniederacy but
into being silent uuprOtesting CommonSealth, in order
that MARYLAND and the CarOinas and Arkansas may be
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a wise man aud lac knows what he wants. and he wants
il with WILL and like Julius Cesar Of old, he has gath
cred every dollar and every muscle South, and he will
hur his power like thunderbotto achieve his purpose
And dangerous times, and long struggle, and aerr
BILE battle will these Erten States have, for they will
never make peace. The Yankee, who comes from
Cromwe5 bosom, will fight his Naseby every year be-
fore he Overthrown. The struggle will be for Us to
carry civilization all the South; for this ia con-
test between two civilizations and which conquers
III nt1nr his il etpuU ola baf
will never have an end till other Of the tWo ee
mens Of civilization subdues It's rival Therefore, We,
like the South must be penetrated with but one idea,
and ready with unauimity and courage TO sacrifice eve
rythng for that idea. Why, no man can fight Stone.
wall Jackson an honest fanatic the side of slavery
but John Brown an equally honest fanatic tue side
of freedom. Applause and lAughter They only are
chemical equals and will neutraize each other. You
cannot neurze nitric acid with Cologne water neither
can you hurl William H. Seward against JEFF, Davis
U.Aughter) You must have a man az ideas on both
sides otherwise the elements of the struggle
equal The object of the North 10 subdue the South
We have the right 10 do Our connection was
not partnership, but a marriage. Ne put our in
tereSts altogether. We joined pur honor and our
Eealth Our fathers accepted slavery ~ part OF l
the civil contract on the ground that it was
put into the common lot with freedom, wealth,
intelligence and education. II il stood its own, |
well and good; if it went by the board, so. IL |
wa. an honest bargain Slavery consented to take its
chance In the meantime the negro Vas bid TO watt
Our fathers could then free them; but that the time
would come when the wave Of civilization the right
hand of armed power will strike off your letters And
so the slave vaited As it said, the time at last
came when the master away from the slave and the
slave arose and said children Of Hancock AND Adams
fulfil your pledge have vested generations of sub
mission on it-give me the freedom yon promised
The reply was, not yet and be sat in the darkness OF
his Apair in the huts of the Caronas aud he waited
on I'd God alone counted the moments OF his agony
At ut the gun sounded against SUMTER and he sprung
to his feet and he cried out New FORK and Aassachu
sets fulfil the pledge of your fathers in the of
God and OF Justice. (Appause) In this contest the
stronger will give color the natoa If slavery prove
the stronger we must be laTeholdng nation, but ii
freedom be the stronger then We shall be q nation oil
freemen If We are nation as; Mr.. Lincoln to use
every dollar and to defend the nation Applause
If we are moi nation then stop the nnr for every