The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-05-13
speech By Nr. bancroft. al the New York
Union Meeting. April StN l>tS-


are pcope-tlat We possess q country Eve
~ hour o. the long apd terrible conflict A9s
raised il in Importance; the ewes Of the whole
civilized world rssf upon Us. tie industrial
classes OF Europe bend Go us iu sympathy and
hope as 90 their champions; and the question
j. found 10 be. Rot merely whether the United
States shall be- stricken from The family of ma
uons. but whether the vital principles Of free
dom shall be- preserved. The imperative call
ot duty cheer Us on 10 the struggle more than
ever, fOr unless We succeed. the power ol the
people which peryades all history as a prophe
cy. iS beaten down, and there is mo- other Wcs-
tern II Hemisphere where tie struggle can D.
renewed. We have uo choice; we must persc-
we're. l. We would build up lhe home of hu-
mauity-I we wOuld safely transmit The re-
generating principles that give life It's value
we must pcrsevcrc. The result cannot D.
doubtful The resources Of the rebellion arr
nearly exhausted. while our own prosperity
has hardly been impaired; We must pres on
ward with united zeal, and Win the victory OF
endurance born"
We meet to- dav without reference Co party
10 pledge ourselves 10 one another for the yig
or0us prosecution oi the war. until right shall
triumph But while We reserve % oursclyes
the utmost liberty Of Judgment both OF men
and measures il is but an act az simple justice
and historic truth 10 say that the rebellion
luuAd nol even a plalslhie eACu9c iA ihe "uhlln
istraton which last came into power NJ
sooner had lhe elections passed over than mos
who succeeded made every effort 10 allay eA-
ctement 4 party had been formed that seem
ed pledged 10 prohibit The Introduction of
slavery into the Territories. and yet the men OF
that party. after dthhtrations. net DOB an un-
authorized and insignificant peace congress.
20 called, but 20 the constitutional halls OF
Legislation. joined ia organizing the Ierritones
OF the United states, without the restriction in
the fundamental law oi any one oi ihem' leaN-
ing the event 10 the action oi natural causes
motion was even made and countenanced 10y
intimate friends ol the incoming PRESIDENT 10
nruB Na>i territory under the namt 0i NtN
Mexico INTO the Jmon a. an lndepend' al state.
without any snch restriction. ana az a Tine
when The munro pA la" oi that Territory su--
taued slavery with an eAiratagant hyperbol'
oi Intolerance. Nor were ir i.eAu- oi ti'
prf-en' resident wanting in wing a-sAi RANGES
tnai Ms adm ni-irailon Noni1 nr a. ilile mara
! td 'y hosNhly - slavery '- 7 lAr chaf hao
been occupied it Madison OF hehr. o.ay--
No' eo' '.'- ''' ',l' '.S o' 'nt i''-lusn' "l'
/ l'D.h' were i'uN ii ii'i'-e.Nr r i..i rti1'-
ness '' '.e N'.o'' 'i "a' '' pause '' 'n'H 81.
/ feeT aud as''sl in -NpiF's-'ng any po-s'p'f
RISING oi siaNts
l'ut et| uh".i "i' '-f'' '.i' .i' '"i''s' 20
ili"ilale "ss slavery ,uai = -lii p"--ioi oihie,
/ P'i'ue' l's iIi posse 'i" io' '"' ''A. 'i 'o'.'
] il- d r'i't''''".. '' ''7i- 'i "N'' l' '"NN
iils 'oftI. ..ine-. can if - "i'''o " 'i"N iia'
Was -''--".r '' 'f i.s~' '' '-' Nol"u ana ''
'll 'l",l' y o.. '''"- VA was. 'iD'' ever.
aspect i'i''" ul,'n '-'' -''l 'i.I. N'a-'- ' wa
= va. ''N, ~" ..-' '.'s
/ .De. P'Yf ga ~'"F'"7' 'De1 "'"'" ave 7''oe
before int towers oi iAe '"''' Ni iueH own
u's' ana p,'"'e -'i -,"'''l'o"'f a'
men "h' .ei1i' 'd 'Ne.- country '.h were
recfeant i' fFten"h i'9'i
oar coming together on ihis occasion mean
that no eAerton sa@I he wanting 10 "nllhiiate
The rebellion pl the uhiiei ana nhNi eAeI-
ton OF the wealth ana strength oi the nation.
/ III means ihal luose "Do are "S A-i"u-' oar
dag shall not at The same um .e'c al our
hands the helg rant shis col -. IA enemies
and The constitutional rights % citizens IL
means that, whoever may he AT 'he h'Ad ol our
arm'n'- the unuiNioe -tihi"'hs "i th' country
ls io command "n'4 iN ''lN'" ana auu NiBOI
To every blo"- Il means 'I~t Win one arr
we eEilcai tlt IIfs'lr.t 'p ui-Iee"u an COZ
-deratons oi so-caiied party hece.siii's 70
adopt ihe measures put lot ihe luphc eo"d
9" lnrn d a''l can 10 "ll s,i'''n ~" '"'''l'7
oil Pollclans Oi 'N'iy pa - "l." ~ 10 re-
memnet lnAt it M""iU "e ''' "e"'H'' '"e
.vun'' - "-.,"- 40 ~, .-'.''
ms name WIN ios'eii's u" iH' d" -Dn' i'Al 'o
One q" 1'' ID ''' .''
an lhe generous ,sei'nS o' wy t1e
lortl 10 ehe'i "n 'u. "O',e % M,7
sour "l' ar nov 's'1aH""s ~ 1ln, ga 'is
tiiini' 'fh "n'-n 0.''V ~" "a. - '',
from one ~ "ic DE ""l ''u' 'i-'
very AIet pace iu 'i, CN'"" l'i al ei'ui
mnins' mecASlic4i 4-lNsus' 'oi "eai'n ana
population IL means lA"t OUT EASTERN y hpa-
ini. einni@ce ns ION - .-' ''u'n, "no'
trained lh 'l- 'e'o'i 90 l'. a. -'" oo,i
'el,'n - s,,. ~ az. IN.
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49,. - tho corcrnment hv tbe7 ,so,,-,f,
~ r. 10. 81, i,s re,l,s ,,,fl ~. L., c.l.,-ss
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Z ,i.-a,,s in Cod o,id,ncs baen a rne,r- f.,
r,..,,-i-., -,,.,. fr.ln Londsya WIo tl-,r. h
l.,,,oro 'th. rr.haile ro-sit tfat States ,ybero
D IN t,,oes ra.t labor La. been dc.pi-ed ehopIa
como to own the true nobility Of the workino
man and restore the fields aud the worksbop,
IN tie frees Take VIRGINIA. ror an examuie
> Uer soil i. fertile her air salubrious: LEI
snrin.-s reuovafa health. her mountains glistar
with nreciops orcs. There I'm her MANY cham
r lsr. where nature bas bcafed up stores o
,,ofl AMI sflrer nj ,,vnsgrn ana ron of al
r sr5 co,,r,or an evil snirt has cat over her it
snell and she .leeps In almost homeless loihargv
: Who Will rnonrn II the time has come when he