Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-10-07

By the God Of fathers this Shame must share;
But grows debasiug for fIeenen 10 bear.
And Washington Jackson, VIII turn in their graves
When the Union shall rest on tive OF slaves;
Or, spuruIng the spirit which bound il Of yore5
Anu, sUnuered, exist as = natior no more ;!
ANOTHER SPEECH BY HON. H. sTAHsERY.
At q great meeting held at the Opera
House 10 Cinciuna,i on Wednesday evening
Henry Starbery made his second speech Of the
campsign We extract from it.
he REPLIES TO THE ENQUIRER.
You will remember that memorable night
in December, 1860, when this house was filed
10 its utmost. 1t happened that l WAS one
who then addressed you.
A few nights ago l addressed meeting OF
| the citizens OF Newport. The Enquire of this
city, colates passages from these addresses,
that in December 1860 opposed coercion
| by arms-While in September, 1854, advo-
Gated that sort of coercion. The Enquirer
does not stop to consider hat in Dec, 1860,
We were still at peace; that yet no overt act
of WAT or treason had been committed; that as
| yet it was question of dealing with misgui-
ded men who had not resorted to arms. l
said then l WAS then in favor Of coercion by
law, but not by sn appeal 10 arms. But cir
cumstances alter opinions, as well as Cess
and the circumstances that changed my opin-
| ion-the circumstances that changed me from
| Bell ard Everett peace HBd compromise pol
itician into a war Union msn-bspPened in
! Charleston harbor on the 18th of April, 1861.
| Ii wss the same circumstance, which for u
time, changed the editors of the Enquirer into
War Democrats. For a time, sven that pa
per forgot its party instincts, and joined the
whole North in the cry for retributiOn. New
erthelesS, my friends, as to the matter of fact,
the Enquirer is correct. I have changed my
opinion on that question. | said once before.
and repeat it, that in the course Of my life l
have experienced many such changes, and
among Others / have changed my opinion
about the Enquirer itself. Laughter and
cheers In April, 1861, l was of the opinion
that the Enquirer was loyal paper just
now have very decided opinion to the con-
Irary. [Cheers.l
TEE FUTURE OF sLAvRY.
And now, fellow -ciizens, if you ask me
what is my present opinion about slavery;
if you ask me what is to be done with it when
this rebellion is put down; if you ask me how
we are 10 live in peace hereafter with these
Southern people; if you doubt whether it is
worth while to prosecute a war which will
leave this evil to vex US forever; will answer
ycu; in the first place there is no evil in the
tuture so terrible as the evil of dissolution
There Is no duty so imperative as the duty OF
crushing out this rebellion. That is the prime
wisdom of the hour. Let US take care OF the
Uuion to-day and let slavery take care OF
itself tomorrow. [Cheers. l do not, just now,
coDceru myself as 10 the future Of slavery, for
in my poor judgmeat it is not destined TO have
much Of a future Slavery has received is
mortal wound I shall not stop to discuss the
legal status Of slavery, or to inquire whether
,be proclamation Of the President has destroy
ed it. These are legal questions which the
, Courts CAP settle. Whenever the rebels sub
nit to our Constitution and laws, let them
come back. They will find the Constitution
just as it was when they left US. Yes My
friends, they will find the Constitution Just as
s it was, bat they will noI find slavery just as il
: was TGreat cheers The war they com
menced has settled some things beyond recall
e No war, such as this, ever left the questions
I at issue 10 the same condition in which it founC
, them. It is fual arbiter. All its change;
are not at first apparent. The woodman
when he cuts the fatal giruIe through the bsrE
- of the green tree, does lot look up TO see tht
\ leaves whilher. Though they show as greer
ard vigorous as ever, he knows that his wOrE
is dOue. But even now it la very clear ths
hundreds Of thousands who were slaves whel
u this war began are slaves no longer. Their
q is not man, once a slave, " ho now holds
musket and wears our ugiiorrn. who is no
= free War has made him q soldier and free
= man War, too, ieow-sitEens has worke
mt out another great result It has destroye
ii secession even more thoroughly than slavery
No one of all this corcourse will live 10 sc
that madness repeated-toF this war ha
taught the lessen that secession is hard ros
10 travel. Laughter and spplsuse.
r FUTURE HARMONY BETWEEN NORTH AND soUrI
But there are some who say, what will
- profit us to eubdue those rebels? They ca
us all Yankees, and hate US with their who
IN. heart. In the fret place that is not the fac
The common people of the South, the gret
masses even the Southern soldiers frsterniz
with our soldiers whenever there is al OpPoI
tunty l admit, if we listen to their pre-
and TO their leaders, il would appear that Il
Southern people hate us with a moral hatre'
If that is so-if there is such an ineradicab
Of feeling toward US that cannot live togslh
in peace under the same Government, ,-ho
can we expect to live in peace, side by aid
ne under separate Governments But, my friend
N this lofty tone, these flaming words of ha
and passion, fall upon the Northern ear wi
.os very little effect. We are ready to NAL
allowance for the fury and madness engende
ed by u REBELLION. We Go not forget that &
most every country in Christendom has bt
- its rebellions. We do not forget that Il
ely most VlnulctlVe ices are tuose OF Inc sSH
sell race aud oltentimes Of the same blood.
i've When order is again restored, the pHssio
ash which brought on The contest will perish wi
!. .' the contest. Look at England. She b
- been The theatre Of more than one rebellio
co and yet she is merry England still. Ha