The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-02


toes. l said u tho constitutions OF our fathers al
not project slavery ney guarantees would Do a
doomed wby because 1 ssw tnal thcre wa
an antagensm between tho two systems Of labor.
saw .n assv tn n busting 60 %ss on the North
look down 70 our fertile and would attsmpt remove
tho sentnes we had placed thers and therefore
ocean taxing In all Mexico making slave territory
wanted CUBA and the islands contiguous tneret0 II wa
upon that 40 made the ISSUE we or the South would moi
listea 70 ANY compromise and maa could not Sand
uuder that Irresistible tide OF human passion and talk
about compromise and Keep his head upos his shoulders
Ana yes men .a1 about sending down peace commissions
ers to the South now lApplaise) But who would you
send your peace commissioners top To JeH Davis
Trest Win nm "a tho President or tho Confederate
statcs' That Is what those moo would do
suppose THO question could not be compromised What
mcnt, and that was tho sword am little too fast
said that wc were willing 90 resort TO tho sword. vs.
did not oeeve That You had any ght 10 you wo thought
70 scare NOW YORK believe that you talked about
codng-aomebodY among you-and ny idea was chat
New York would secedo and establish commercial rcls.
tons between me two countries But havo changed
rhcrc IA mighty comen eliminated from tho furnace OF
ths revolution that 10 changing the whole current OF
mon thoughts, aud every mln unless he be political
hack who ia AFRAID that ebody vii, cry out co him
consisteocg wiz march with it and do h,s part 10 tho
glorious work before hn. Much OF our education has
been wrong The Old aud edeto dogmas OF tho past
havo no more application TO the state og things at the
present tme than they do to the condition OF the Fcese
Islands When tho struggle commenced thero wore two
ideas about what We were 10 DO, aud they revolved
around tho negro Ono class Of people SAID taey
what grcat many OF my Unon friends said. Such
Union 0ian would say. ''Therc gong to fuss and
somebody - eons 70 be burt am going to stay By the
Union 10 protect tho negro But what you gong
Mr. GAntt9' "Why AN going ont OF the Unlon to pro-
tect tho negro have bad my fight for the negro and
stand here TO day spec.meo OF those mourntu
that some Of those Iachrvmose peace gentle.
at tho North wall SO much-a subju.
gated secsss'onist. daughter aud great appause)
But wo havc suffered deeply have shed many bttcr
tsars We bave llmeoted grevousIy. aud
back % the land OF our fathers to assist them ia
uni nurf nf haru
But when We &c. back again what do reckon upon
Why. my friends II Is that wc shalt cit down ana hold
cratic friends Of the North to do for They yet
think IL right that their property should be put up against
ihsr dcmocritc freois IN the NORTH 10 do They want
the government TO change but they the gov
ernneat 70 change Their relations with regard to the
negro,
GsSRsAG AsDsasos's ApcgARANcE
At ths monont tho hefo OF sumter. General Robert
Anderson, looking we'll and smiling. ana bowling to the
tmmcose audience. which greeted him with enthusiastic
applause, came on tho platform aud took scat Whom
the applause which greeted the General somewhat sub
have not bad the pleasure OF tho Acquaintance OF the
distinguished gentleman who has just made bis appear
ancc but understand he is the man who HAD tao
hood 10 stand up Cor his country and bs Gag when
strok down by traitors who struck tho Grst vito blow
on behalf OF Southern sccessonsm (Applause.)
Mr. oAsTis Ano r,s rnes DENT
DO not recoect whore LETT od.yes. lett my dear
and augnter) But had enough OF thai question. let
loose my negroes some time ago-tha Is they we're CON
nscated, and they left me. Ono only remained and
got him through and Lincoln said no would pardon all
tho rest Il set him free and be went 90 bet Mr.
ldooolo aud Joa. Davis am pretty vol settled the
negro question (cheers and iaughier.) Jef Davis con-
Hscatcd my negroes. and hs would have coniscated
my nec6 Aci notice tDs, that when come back here
to tina North a subagateo NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to the
OLD govesnment- notice this, 1t Is known in the
try taa. because quit the rebe service regarding
vile, loalbsome aud corrupt. because abandoned
~ a1i camp back hoart and soul to tho goverpnA OF
my fathers they took away everything I had md
here nobody says anything about i'll those waco
RI. .,nt- 4 >tnLo yn.t
thing IN tue world man has got but IL is Sad enough
know; but just let the Uniou Congress pass law
or mulc, and howl will be raised agal1s. this oil tho
word ever. (Chsers and tries OF "That's so ~
DO not believe that right ADD GO not believe Ia sweep
Jog coulscatioo acts. and I DO not believe that
Northern hearts throb TO anythog OF that knd-that
heart which has welcomed mo here, notwithstanding
that have been secoss,onisno. With bitterness aud
scorn, but with welcome and rejoicing that will tlumi.
nate my Overland (Applause.) And wnen I 20 back
they will be glad and rejoicing wit DO over the land But
Tor the leaders 10 this rebellion don't think you ca1
have any great Partially for them. f0roansl
But was attempting to show that slavery was tho
Q, tho war add defy any human being tell 0,
But suppose s s ss 'a's degrees sas
how many abolitiouists would there have been
What would they have had TO hang to- No, il
was nether negroes nor abolitooss Bat you say
been negroes there would have nothing
about What would any scceds about There would
teCnnlCaly,
would have beeu no negro But the negro stood between
tho two governments. Others might say Il was the
iocai tariff; but who made local tariff. The simple
towering mountains. its glorious rivers and its fertile
soil had been kept alone for the interest aud well being
or the whito man who owned Slaves fow white slave
owncrs-and the Industrious white mau would not
come while slavery sh.,llouged bin to stay At home
OF the North and Kept the working rnso with their ln
dustry and machinery At home We would have had a
lowell aud Manchester along the banks OF the Arkansas
tue White river and other streams but for slavery
(appisise Bat they their way thsre (Cnsers)
But other say that secession came because the
Southern people lost power aud the government Is that
vha. made them icse that power Way 1t was because
O sT The SepO.s bsa ns poey
upon i. But that s now paseed, and now 4
must be men and patriots tCheers) say this truly
70 you; am not ono who seeks for power do want
PLATFORM aud say that from that cause tbs surge o,
human passion has rolled land such dcstruc-
would hsve been ssemmsd long ago And tell you nov
that We have suffered much must be more chari.
table TOT each other-we raust not abuse this section
and that, AID we must leave tho aboltonis aud tho
SLAYER alone, not charging thsm. or tho other
with being the cause OF the war, but hoping that
days OF yore, with stout hands aud brave hearts
uphold the dag OF our Union forever. (AppIlassJ Ana
~ 6nshng touch let remark while we are about H.
Of this aud the pretex OF all Others which is
and might DO, MOB removed, slavery. (Cheers) What
~ aa M ysry 70 me ana not
recognized that there abollt and
and mere indications that thsre local rta the
government, as tho doctors would say There were ev
dsoces Of disease thas had seized upon patient but
you examine the patient carefully you will hnd that
negro slavery w1s the disease spd why not treat
that instead OF aiming shafts at hs evidences
Of the disease Foe instance, patient TO quaek
doctor, who has oa driven Ia hs ceutra Of his
The doctor fumes andogrow6 furious the extremes
aud pouitices both hands aud the fellows back, but
allows che nai 20 stay there We have suffered 10 the
south, aud say that all oar anguish all al
our trials, all eur desolatoos, can be tracedsnd
derstand Indirectly 70 negro slavery aDd we are de-
ternined TO extvpate u forever loud chssfs) We'll,
We can anord 70 do that can't you let DO quiet
on the question. don't care what am called You
call mo jst what You please but let me take bold or tos
philosophy OF this thing aud rsusve the Cause OF this
war, aud give 70 my country bright, glorious pathway
TO the FUTURE and will be satisfied fApplsussl Now,
,he evidence that there be perma,snt pence
While slavery 10 the government has forced ise upcu
our nnds 10 this wise whie <bo Institution 10 tho
government kept up constant agitation 10 the North
aud counter irritation ~ the doctors would 10 the
south. We'll nov that have submitted 20 the sword
aud that our governments Cons through terrible throes
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