, 1863-10-24
Speech Of Cor. Yates at wash1uSton.

Speech Of Gov. Yates Mt Washington.
from the Washington Chronicle, eoth-1
Last evening another largo audience aaseu-
bled 1T the Hail Of the Union League in this
city, to hear an address from Gov Yates, ot
nencement every seat vas occupied and all |
1hr available standing room was taken. |
large number OF ladies were present, VINO oc' |
cupted front seats, especially PROVIDED tor
thin. The meeting w2s called to order oy
to the audience Gov. Yates In few app.optt'
ate remarks. The Governor then spoke as
follows:
LADIES AND GENr1EuEN-1f should have ]
the pleasure 50 well IS the honor to address
Jon tonight, it Is because / never SOW the ir-
to. day. If l had dreamed that was to %"
dress you, would have been little better
prepared for It. ! feel It . very great honor
to be permitted to address such citizens OF
Illinois - are now here, and also the citizens
a1e now here. We are IN the midst Of stirring
times Of Tar-actuaa war-bloody war. A
war which. involves upon every one respousi-
bilftiee-deep and earnest responsibilities:
4 war, which, IN the number Of men and
which history has ever furnished parallel
question which effects the prosperity Of
the country, but not really that. but
Of ours shall live Or die That is the momeu-
Us The very tumble Governor Of Illinois, that
far. of State, I am here to meet you and re-
quf1e the pledge Of you that We will pledge
ourselves each together in all the sublimity Of
unselfth aspiration, to defend the Conatitu-
ton. had become eatfsded long ago that ne
could whip the traitors, but didn't know
whether We could gote them down or not:
But now know that VIC can Ohio has tolled
the death knell to Vallandigham; Pennsylva'
min is all right By 20 COO, and Iowa comes with
her far distant voice ~ right. don't feel
great questions which have met us In the can
Tass throughout the West. They are big
queetions. I do stand up to deny the sland-
ers heapea upon the Naturalization that this
ia q war TO free the Niger. Northern people
did not commence teis war. and whoever says
boat passing along BY Vlcksburg first? Who
] fired into the Star Of the Wests Who
| Brought down the old fag at 6umterl I hate
elarery as hate the devil. [Applause1 But
| there Nas no way in which could reach slave
| r.. Slavery has eger been protected by the
and when yon said you would have JEFF Da-
] via Constitution, and when sou said you
| would tear down our glorious flag anu would
| involve the nation In war, 1t MAS You who re-
| leased the slaves, and not us. nm eome-
thing like young man who came to the r.
be bscaIne es1pcited' and Isl fstnting to The aoor,
are dead, you killed you1aelf, forI w.s ready"
We we're ready to stand by the bond; but the
South las broken Il, and bhe Is enoeay yofinS
to erect a Government on the basis Of this de-
volyes bus little history. When our fathers
formed the Constitution, they said not a word
in regard to e1avery. Florida and Louisiana
we're acquired bT money from the Federal
Government. III. Calhoun, in 1882, became
jsalops Of ths growing property Ct y the ae
that party who are now fshting against the
Government.
the Government at that time. MOI we had
Old Hickory. Did not Henry Clay and Daniel
Webster and al the WhIg party come up to
No. In 1916 we bought Texas NTH debt o1
s., Goo 000- We went into war with Mexico
to preserve eluyery; down to 1854 We had nc
other talk thAn slavery. In 1855 it was en-,
ghatcly the ely qasssssSn, that at M Ere
elected this Government Of ours was to b.
ovtrtbrowD. The final question came on IL
1sG0. In 1860 Mr., Douglas WAS kicked uncer
enormously ont OF the Charleston Convention
because he would not subscribe to the Pro
alayery sentiments Of Mr. Brecktnrfdge. 81
was expelled from the Convention for no 9th
er reason than that Ills great heart knew III
other cause eave <tthe Union, one and insepa
rab1e, now and fo1eyer.' The election cam
on. Here were the three parties. It wa
never designed that either 11r. Douglas 0
designed to elect Mr, Lincoln and make tha
u a p1etext to 90 ont Of the Union. The
went into canvass upon this contest. MI
Lincoln was fairly and honestly elected, nut
) proclaimed so By Alr. Breckenridge himsel
| officially.
The men were prepared as they took Stat
after State out Of the Onion. They told yol
that Jon had not the courage to stand up.
, sn Southern man myself: NY father AMI
t mother we're born in Fredericksburg, Va'
! and vas born in the sacred soil Of Kentucky
,, but If mas to be born over again I would b.
! born in old Illinois. Laughter and applause
, When re shall have freedom, free schools
, | free churches, md free speeches, then vi
: will have the perpetual sunshine Of peac
forever in this country. You may call N,
always eaid that no cry of that sort ehoul!.
ever 9educe Ee from these God given eenti
ments. -[App1ause.I You call me 3 radica
MN. Your papers do the same, They IL
i. ! me honor. 1mean to 60 exactly to the roo
. Of the thing. There e no compromise Be
q | tween justice on one side aud Injustice on th
9 other. We did not make ion Eeltnqulsh slaV
{ err. but VIC wanted i. done. # you roy yo'
! Will have another government md raiae th
: arm Of revolt, and II you pnt slayerT iD, le
= her 20. When you launched your bark Of sc
{ cession against the good old ahip Constitu
z GueF1ierc. I can see why old Abe would no
Il move fast enough Tor me now. [Laughter.l
''God moves In mysterious way,
His wonders to perform,
Hcp1nnts his footsteps in tue sca,
y And rides upon the etor1n."
If we had triumphed at Bull Run and 4
t Fredericksburg, then we would ha7c had thl
county restored with slavery. But that wa
rot In the counsels Of Almighty God. Whe
/ urged these measures to 1lr. Lincoln
9 garrison our posts. to raise q million Of hgh
=; 1n@men, to abolish sla7ery, and to pert0r1
e olher radical measures, be tslcgraphed to mi
j. "Dick hold fast and see the salvation OF God.
If Immense applause.] He Is like Moses In tt
e hand Of God to carry this Ship ofstate throuee
I, las rot his superior In the Continent I
- North America. Some Of 3on dent like bin
of Eut suppose you don't; wasn't be legal
ID elected: Old Abe is the best President &c
E. can hare to put down this rebellion unle
!. = yon Re elect lin again: lLaughtsr.l This
p what mans politics may be. Fellow eli
q. gems Of Washington, do not propose to 81
Of anything except what may be to the po1n
u How are ne to get out Of the mar. I am +
al peace. .....
~ y was the country before this war. On eve
Il hand we're the blessings Of peace. Who Is Il
10 traitor or coward that would bring war upt
10 us? Do Jon know what war is? When X
Ia Zee the vacant bed, the deserted chair at Il
o. table, you know and can appreciate I am
. peace man, and will have peace If have
e ae tight tor 1t, and that Is the only way We &
" get It. You will give mp New Eagland- F.
he my part am not a Yankee. Yet, too, I 4
es Lexington, and Concord, and Bunker Ell
y. ard there they will remain forever. How q
q you going to hare peace and RESTORED Unlo1
~ ~ VIII you do It by compromise? 4 Voic
5g "No!"] We can't Ei7eit up. They aay th'
" Till take three-}ourtbs Of our territory on
eli We eay they shall not take an inch. We a.
to We Will never hare any compromise exec
to unconditional surrender tron these rascal
u u They tell you they want compromise. Je
hc Davis las eald nothing about It; neither t
Government Of tho Stltes nor their princtp
ni. newspapers. We must then fight 1t throu:
b9 never die until slavery dies. hare be-
ad down In tho South with our brave boys.
~ ~ Will never die until the war Is carried rig
e. into South Carolina and Georgia. We hA
d. a small account after that to settle with Q
England, ana she , shall be rSs1 Tade to pay
w mcnt, In uy niua, for the surrender Of u
n. son and Slidel. It still sticks In my cra
aS tLaughter1 And when France saw tho do
ajar she sent that man with big na1
. (Ms1tmlnan) 70 Mexico. nave seen sol
OF this war. never close q speech Uitho
referring to our brave soldiers. / leave ths
with you, and appeal to you By all ths mem
ries that surround the names Of Geor
Washington and his eompeers, to sta
-. pledged and DEVOTED to your country, a
TO transmit It unsuNied to your childrt
[App1ause.l
=, Hon. John Rr0uRh on tho Results
+. the Election.
no Three days after the Ohio election, HI
ay John Brough, Governor elect. addressed I