Daily national Republican., 1863-10-21
spseeh Of 0overner Yates - lhs Unisu

nois, addressed large audience At the union
League Nail, % Ninsh safest he Goverscr
was introdueed y the audienos BY Ex.Gov. Beoo'
Of Ohio, aal spo1e as fsiiows;
piessurs q veil & sss honor 10 ssdress you 70.
night, II 10 because never saw the invitauon no "a
.nswered u until arrived here to-day. Ia u nv.
5esa little better prepared fer Eel I. vs,y
|rest hsnof % Be permitted 10 sed,s;s 49, IN ~,
isae q Illinois as srs now here snS ~ sso coun,v ns ~
~ sov here. We are in the midst Of stirring
tines OF wsr-setusi war-bloody war; 4 war
ss,r:.s sPe. Which
d lie number Of men Nd nsens employea, Y cns
OF the greatest Of which history has ever furhished
perity OF the country, but not really that, hut
whsther tAis grand old Government Of oure shall
i've or die. That isthe momentous issue presented
.rnor Of Illinois, that fsr-oT stats, am here to
siii pssss curve: a. !ssssS., i !. ~ :aS
ihsd become satisfied long ago that we
,ould whip the traitors, bat didn't kaow whether
&c could vote them down OF not; But now Iknow
vallandigham Psnnsylvania Il all risht by 2O,ooo
and Iowa comes with her fsr.distant voice all
right. don't feel somehow thst would like to
IN the canvass Throughout the West. They are
big questions. ! do stand up to deny the ,landers
heapsd upon the Administration, that this 10
commence this war, and whoever says 80 lies In
his teeth. who fred on the steamboat passing
X @ Wno s g. insS ia ne ~ sfs
Ihste slavery ss hstc the devil. .tArplsuse.
But there vas no way "a which could r. Ie,sh ,S s,s
sttution. But when you broke the bond, and
when you said you woulI have Jef. Davis ocnsti-
oa s :od
war, IL was you who released the slaves, and not
US. ! am something like young msn who came
ne he &: oo
when the lady said to him, "John, you are dead,
you killed yourself for ! was ready" We were
Ken Il, and she L sndesvoiins to erect Govern.
ment on the basis Of this detested institution.
This question only involves but little history
said not word In regard to slavery. Florida and
Louisiana were acquired BY money from the fede-
raj Government. Mr.. Calhoun, In 1859, became
10 .G sss ssssme nssa oi that party ~sS
are now fighting against the Government.
We did not have Buchanan at the head OF The
ory. Did not Henry Clay and Daniel webster sod
All the Whig party come Up to the mark Did they
desert the old At, mark ~ ~ No; In M ,s's we bought
war with Mexico to preserve slavery; down "a
1854 we had no other talk than slavery. 10 1885 II
was empstieally the only question that MIR. Ere
ted this Government of ours should be oy erthrown
The hnal question came on In 1885, 10 $3.50 Mr.
Dougla. wa. kicked uneeremoniou,ly out Of ths
scribe to the pro-slavety sentiments OF Mr.. preck
inride. He was expelled from the convention ioi
no other reason than that his great hesrt knew ns
now and forever. The election came on. Here
were the three parties II was never designed that
elected. IL was designed to elect Nj. Lincoln And
make that as . pIetext TO go out of the UDiou
They went into canvass upon this contest. MIR
Lincoln was falIly aud hon, stly elected, and pro.
claimed so by Mt Breckinridge himself oficialfy.
The men were prepared as they took state after
stale out of the Union. They told you that you
man myself Ny iather and mother were born In
Fredericksburg, Va, and was born in the sacred
soil Of Kentucky, but II was to be born over
again would he born In old Illinois. Laughter
and applause When we shsll have freedom, free
schools, free churches, and ir.e speeches, then we
will have the perpetuAl sunshine Of peace forever
what you please, but I have always said that no
cry fthaf sort should ever seduce me from those
God-siven sentiments. tApplause.l You call me
do honor. 1t means 10 go exactly to the root oi
the thing. There 10 no compi om;se between justice
ON one s,dc and Injustice o. the other. We DID
1t done. II you say you will have another Govern
ment and raise the arm OF revolt, and u you pm
.s sSSS .S
tuition, I say let secession sink as did the shii
Guerrlere. lean see why old Abe would not NOV,
last me now. lLhuguttE.l
"God moves In q mysterious way,
His wonders to PERFORM,
He plants his footsteps In the sea,
And rides upon the storm"
II we had triumphed at Bull Run and at Fred
ericksburg, then We would have had this country
restored with slavery. But that was not In the
counsels OF Almighty God !" hen urged these
measures to Mr. Lincoln to take Iebel property, to
million OF nghting men, TO abolish slavery, and 10
perform other radical measures, he teiegraphed ia
Immense applause.l He Ia like Moses in the
nand of God to carry this ship OF State through
the tempest. He Is not only honest, but he has
not his superior 10 the Continent OF North America
sJme Of you don't like him; but suppose you don't
wasn't he legally elected Cd Abe Is the hs.,
President you can have to put down this ,beliior
unless you re-elect hinl again. tLaughterl 1hii
is no time Tor party politics. do not care what
mans poll les msy be. Felow'citizens Of Wash
ins,on, DO not propose 10 LAY, ssy anything eseep
OF the war. ! am for peace.
How happy, how glorious, low peaceful, wa
ne s1antry before the war so On every hand wsr
COW ard that would bring war upon us Do yOl
know what war isi When you see the vacant bed
the deserted char at the table, You KNOW and cal
appreciate. ! aIa peace man, and ! viii hay,
peace II have to hght for IT, and that is the oni
way we can getit. You will give Up New England
one one vs.. As Daniel Webster said, there is Lex
tngton, and Concord, and Bunker Hill, and Their
they will remain forever How arc you going Il
by compromised A voice" Eo.nl We can't CIV,
n up. They say they will take three-iourt OF ou
territory out. We say they shall not take AN inch
We say we will never have AM cuLnproniise eNcep
| unconditional SURF ender irem these rascas. The,
tell you they want conpromise, Jetf Davis La
| said nothing about 1t neither the Governor
OF the states nor their principsi newspapers. "
must then II sht 1t through aid sl0rm their works
| The rebellion will never die until slavery dies.
have been down in the outh with our brave boy
II will never die until the war is carried right Int
| South Car0lins and GeOr-ia. We have a rma
account after that to settle with Old England an
she shall be made to pay for every coat OF loss
| rs. There 10 no atonement, TO my mind, for u
surrender of Mason and sltdeli, u sill sticks
my crsw. Laughter. And when France saw II
| door alar .he sent that man with big name (Mal
imiliAnJ to Mexico. have seen some OF this wa
| never close speech without reference to ou
| brave soldiers. Ile,ve them with you, fnd appe
| to you, by all their memories and by the yfar
memories that surround the names OF Geori
Washington and his eompeers, to stsrd pledge
and devoted to Your ountry, and to transmit
unsullied to your children. lApplsuse.l
Gen Milroy being pre- ent, he was called out al
made = speech, which was received with applaus
The thanks Of the meeting were unanimous
voted to Gov. Yates and Gen. Milroy and then
adjourned.
Bounty and Premium for Volunteers.
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