The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-02-19

order that the things may be fhir, and they will
vote.upon Il In March and ratify u by sn over
whelming majority. I spoke before leaving
my State to some Arkansisns. I've call them
mountain fed,') many Of whom had been In
Prices army and had just abandoned Il, and
others who had been Union men from the start:
Up In tho mountain gorges and on the rugged
banks Of forest streams, the arss OF patriotism
had burned In their hearts. They organized .
rcciment and requested me 70 address them. I
did 10 before I lcit, and asked them this ques
tion: we arc now preparing TO 20 back to the
Union Of our fathers. Shall We go With or
without negro-slayeryf' They voted upon Il
the next day, and how many do you suppose
said 20 back without negro-slaveryf There
were eight hundred In the regiment, and just
eight hundred voted for L. ." - -'
There was another regiment-just Ave hun.
dred In it-not quite formed. Three days after-
ward the vote was submitted 10 them and they
voted to 20 back without slavery-the whole
hve hundred, and on the top Of that they said
that they had taken up arms 10 sustain the gov.
ernmeut, but never to lay down their arms M
I'll the cause OF the war itself had been removed.
Well. that was great deal further than many
Of you can come. All We osn say 10 this: siav:
the South-it has brought mourning around
Northern Hresides. Southern people 20 UNDER
stand Il as the cause Of the war and are for
eradicating II. Why In tho name Of common
sense can't you say let u got That dOesnt
make you abolitionists, does iti was an sb-
olitiOnist, and JEFF. Davis was an sbolitionist,
and caused the destruction OF slsvery-not
you. Are you going 10 shed tears over It's de-
structioni We are satisfied to let Il 60. Now
what do We wanti Ispeak for my own State
and much of the South when utter these SEN
timents. We want, frst-pcace. In the next
place, We want permanent peace. II this Ques-
ton has cost agitation for forty years, culmina.
ting In bloody war, ask you u peace Is made
ment, would Il be permanent peaeei A thou.
sand times no. We Of the South understand
the philosophy Of this whole question. and we
are coming up to Il like men. We arc to have
q homogeneous Government. We are going TO
take the negro from the soil and let men from
all over Gods Garth como to the land where We
live.
In the next place We not only want perma.
ncnt peace, but We want that kind OF peace
that will enable us to recuperate tho moro rap
idly from our misfortuues and hero comes up
tho question Of dollars and cents rs well as
patriotism. Ny strength will not allow me to
describe TO you the kind Of country that ours
is Its fertility Of soil, It's climate, It's splendid
navigablo streams, Its sites for machinery that
surpass those of New England, It's garden belt
of country, its mines of lead and copper, Its
coal beds, Its saltpetre and everything OF that
kind-.nsither time nor strength will permit
to describe to you. I will briefly say that Is
the kind OF country wo have. We can raise
cotton enough In our State, and We can build
enough to clothe the whole habita-
BILE globe, and oil that Is necessary to have II Is
just TO take the sentinel away-negro slavery
which tells tho poor white man and the cap
italist that they cannot come there. Then We
want speedy recovery fiom our misfortune.
We have got the soil, the climate, the produc-
tous-but VIC want people there. We are com.
PEELED to have them, and want to get them.
We must first, however take away this little
remnant Of negro slavery that Is left there. I
have peculiar ideas about the workings OF
Providence In thus great question. not immedi.
ately connected with tho point nm now max
ing. They will look like divergence, but II l
have strength l will come back where l LETT
them.
Providence that overrules the lives and desti-
nies OF men and nations has conducted this
national development The same Providence
that started the mariner over tho ocean from
tho shores Of the old world TO find homo that
slept In darkness for long centuries, with no
history and scarcely traditions, that tho toiling
millions OF the old world might escape from
tyranny and Oppression-that same Providence
has sigually watched over the development Of
hat new land and has brought 1t to Its state OF
and still watches over Il; and how
grandly and beautifully these things come up
Z We will only pause like men aud contemplate
them
Look at tho two great sections OF tho coun-
try that were dscovered-I mean the North
md the South. The North Is bleak, cold and
the South fertile, salubrious, with
bright skies and beautiful streams, great water
power, great facilities for navigstion-cvcry-
hing to Invite tho whole world to gather there
md live. But the fullness Of time had not
some when they should live there. Providence
Intended this country should be settled up; and
when look ut the South, II looks to me that
hat part of the world was made out Of fresh |
rood dirt, and that Providence In contract Of
hat sire had o heap Ut dirt over. rubbish and |
.ocks, and made Of thom your country up
,erc.
Providence was determined that this country |
hould be settled, and has It not been settled
look at its tecming energetic thousands; listen |
o the whirr Of It's spindlcs upon every stream;
oOk at It's church spires and steeples, its ma
hipery, its wealth. is towns aud villages |
Vhere one church bell answers to another
throughout the whole extent Of country-and
low was thisi God Almighty placed an lnsti.
ution here which, while II developed the South
rn country, held you here, and made you
tay here, whether you wanted to or not. He
,ut the negro down to toll in that miasmatic
country to open up that fertile soil and develop
Is resources and to change tho commerce of
no world by growth Of cotton.
What white man would have gone down
here alone to clear that lsndi You would not
ave done that, but the negroes did. While
h1f- Qnnk has al. Il
ions, Il made more machinery here, and the
more machinery you got hero the moro cotton
vss raised down there, and ~ the thing work.
d. But this could not last always, for your
population started South. II came to slave
,order towns, West and Northwest. Look at
illinois. Not 90 fertile % Tennessee, Illinois be-
ame far more populous and wealthy. In Ten.
,essee and Arkansas tho negro was upon the
oil, but contributed nothing 10 tile aggregate
vealth-he built no schools, he endowed NO
colleges, he caused no development, aud he
lidnT form q part OF society. The soil he was
IN could not be cultivated, or inhabited by an
ore the aggregate wealth Of the Southern
country and population don't keep pace with
ours Of the north; Providencs didn't 80 intend
l. But finally the necessities OF mankind re-
luired that this whole country should be de-
'eloped, and therefore the institution Of slavery.
hat bad caused all the trouble In the land. was
It's downfall. And asa lamp that
lickers up just before Il burns out. 90 negro
larery seemed moro powerful just before Il
rent down, because We thought we had gov
rnment built upon negro slavery which would
lefy al the inhusnces OF the earth. and that
ling Cotton would rule all It's destinies, and
ve would leave you out In the cold. '.-.
This brings mo 10 tho point that lsft-thAt
70 want, In the South. peace 90 mado that We
An recupersts more rapidly from our misfor-
uncs; and therefore We want to invite popu-
alton from OIL parts OF the world: You arc