The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-12-05
mentary upon their Government and their

mentary upon their Government and their
people, that nation is at last in revo-
luton. Yes; because it was necessary for
God to teach them one lesson more, that
self governed, free and religious people
can go through revolution and come out
stronger than when they went into it. Pro-
longed applause.l ] said to some gentle
men with whom conversed abroad, "Gen-
tlemen if you are happy and are rejoicing,
my advice to you is that you make the
most of it now, for your days are short;
| and the result of this struggle will forever
end all further joy of that kind. We are
there engaged in contest, not alone for our
| own national existence, and for the MAIN
tenance of the ideas and philosophy on which
our Government was formed but from the
fact that we are engaged in great conflict
for principles, we are engaged in a univer-
sal conflict. 1t is no small thing for ma
ton like ours to stand for the world" You
| do represent the interest OF the world, Of
the common people of every civilized ma
ton; and you are identified with the strug-
gle Of the masses against dynasties every
where. We are unconsciously, by Divine
Providence, made to be witnesses and ac-
tors not only in behalf of the great Ameri-
| can people, but of all civilized peoples
| We are standing for Poland as much as for
America for Russia, for France, for Italy,
| for Prussia, for Austria, for Hungary. The
| fate OF the masses is intimately associated
though called American, are Divine and
/ universal, and belong to us because they
belong to all mankind. Our conduct will
! have the most important effect, not alone
upon ourselves, but upon all the world
Should the people prove unable to bear the
responsibility of this great conflict here
should factions or divisions break out, or
selfishness undermine patriotism-should
we prove ourselves to be unworthy Of the
great cause which God has devolved upon
us, we should only be part of the suffer-
ers. Should the Republican form of gov
ernmept prove incapable of executing all
the needful functions of government
should it say to the world, the wisest and
the best community, the freest people have
proved themselves unable to maintain a
free Government, the world would have
the shadow of a hundred years darkness
falling upon it, and we should shove back
the hopes of mankind indefinitely.
On the other, hand the power Of the peo-
pie to make an Administration and govern
themselves being proved here, it never will
stop here. The power OF the people to sub
NIT themselves with implicitly to their own
| Governments, would not create your hap
piness half as much as it will create the
! happiness Of the whole world. No part of
the American example has been more ad-
3 mirable, or, where it has been known,
$ more efficacieus, than the implicit obedi-
ence each man renders throughout all the
8 free States to the law and magistracy; for
t it was important to answer the ISLANDERS OF
: European detractors by showing that Re-
0 publicaniSm does not tend to anarchy, and
: that self-government is better than any
= government enforced againstthe will OF the
0 people. had occasion in commentingupon
e the Trent affair, to say there was not an
r other people upon the globe, probably,
g with such feelings of pride for their own
: side, who, when their own magistrates Or
lot a a
S given up and swallowed their pride with
d out word of murmur, and said: If the
! Government so determine the people sc
n determine. [Applanse.] The power OF
e our Government against external dangers
: is not doubted. Whether we have power tc
g bear up against internal corruption We
), have to prove whether we have that power
It or not. That is a part or the experiment
= we are now making-the power of this
" Government to develop healthy anC
Il sound and Christian civilization under
= such institutions as is has-and the fac
?, that the great ends that are supposed to bt
1t gained Dy patronage and by royal favor
n can be better gained from the people.
It Ifthese facts are demonstrated, then Eu
Is rope stands upon the eve of a new era.-
r Reformation or revolution is their choice
e. and nothing else. You can not exist as {
r free nation much longer; You can not have
e. cheap Government, free schools and fret
it cade to decade with such wondrOus stride:
J. as you have hitherto, and as firmly be
lie lieve you are destined to do in time t.
1t come, and not shake the world to its yer.
d foundation. We are not, then, to forge
10 that while the dynastic and monarchica
interests are against us, the popular inter
is ests of Europe are for US. And although
10 these people may be misled and blinded
ic we ought to be nlagnanimOus enough L
el think for ourselves and them too, and no
" be against the European nations, for tn
i sake of our brethren, the common peopl
W OF those nations. We are great because w
"a are a common people. There is no idea O
rs class. do not deride class. 1t is bette
T. than nothing. But say that the mobiles
!. class in this world is the class called tn
- common people. Every nation has them
III and we are their brethren for the sake @
5: those men. They are really the foundation
h OF these upper classes. They are struggling
es for their rights as we are for ours, yearn
es ing for that manhood which we have in
ne herited. For their sakes let us be patien
to with the whole nation, and stand in tn
m true and Christian brotherhood; for if tn
la people are for us, it makes very little di1
he ference how the Governments go.
MS HOW TO TREAT THE RLACKs.
= Now, our American doctrine is this, ths
ap all men are born to liberty, and that RI
n publican Government is competent to tax
u all men and administer liberty to then
ng and that it is safe to do it. And we simpl
II say this: We do not propose to maketh
r. black man any better or any worse ;she
On the recipient of just those advantages whic
ch we give to every other creature on tn
is globe; that is all. [Cheers. We mean
~ say to you, then: Learn to read. w
ne mean to say to you, then: Behave as goo
1t. citizens, and to give them the chance; "
OF mean to say to them, industry is open
O. them; we mean to say to them: Protectio
n is yours; we mean to say to them; If Go
r. gave you the attributes of manhood, "
or will see that you have a chance to ope
ell them up and to develop them. Then ga
re we preach doctrine Of social equality; "
ty do not for Irishmen, nor for Southerner
&c. nor for Africans, nor tor any body else.
OF We say to every body, God gave you a
"a endowment, and we will give you chan,
tn to use it, and then one man will be no higl
'ly er than another; there is no machine b
re- which we can elongate or shorten a man
he bring him to a standard length. Justice
,st the same to every man as judge. The
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