The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-03-11
A Little Plain Talk.

The Hon. Isaac N. Arnold, Representative to
Congress from the Chicago district, recently
addressed the Union Loyal League OF that city.
The speech Is one of great merit. We append
the following extract rs sample of its tenor
and spirit I go.
''Two and a half years ago the streets of Balti-
more were red with the blood of Massachusetts,
soldiers, murdered for their loyalty and patri.
otism. You remember the cry that echoed from
New England to the praries, Burn Baltimore"
and leave not one stone upon another. II she
stops the pathway Of Union soldiers to the de
fence Of the capital.
Now, Baltimore sends as her representative
to Congress, by unanimous vote. the boldest
and most radical emancipationists In the land,
Verify the world does move. 1t was long be-
fore we recognized clearly the fact that slavery
and the rebellion were identical: The verdict
lust recorded at the ballot box is that slavery
and the rebellion shall both be crushed. Hide
Gus rs they have been In their lives, in death
they shall not be divided.
Contemplate the rapid advance OF ideas since
1861. Freedom atthe Capital; freedom forever
in the territories man hung by the Govern
ment for participating In the slave trade; West:
ern Virginia fr.e State the great State OF
Missouri substantially ree,-thanks to her rad.
icals, who have so gallantly fought and won the
battle Of liberty Maryland, .'My Maryland" :"
oyerwh whelmng In her vote for immediate eman.
cipation. So much accomplished.
Before the grass shall grow again on our pra'
ries, Tennessee, under the lead OF Andrew Jonn.
son, will ask to return to the Union rs aJree
STATE. Louisiana will not linger behind, and
ere long the great Father Of Waters shall flow
over free soil from its source to its mouth
Kentucky, IL she adheres to slavery: viii soon
be isolated. Freedom to the north OF her, free.
dom to the south Of her, freedom to the east OF
her, and freedom to the west OF her, she will DO
compelled to give up the ghost OF slavery tho
breath Of life and liberty will be breathed into
her, and she will become the glorious Tree com
monwealth Of Kentucky.
Whence the recent change in the tone of the
world toward our country! IL Is BECAUSE Eu,
rope, France, England. at last have recognized
thc fact tbat this is square contest between
Liberty and Slavery. Hence, the people, the
masses. that make Up the great public opinion,
against which monarchs cannot contend. have
caused the recent radical change toward our
ioyernmeut. Hence, England places her broad
arrow upon the rebel rams in her waters, and
forbids their sailing to the aid OF slayemongers
Louis Napoleon pauses 10 his ambitious Amer.
lean schemes and arrests the rebel iron-clads In
France. Lord Lyons gets up st midnight to
warn Mr.. Stanton OF reoel piol III Canada.
All this because the issue has been made clear
and snuare between Liberty aud Slavery.
IS Such Is the present. What Of the faturel I
..v nnsh ON tbe war. Fill up the ranks. Fol.
Low tbe retreating rebel armies into Georgia and
Alabama pour In the Greek 6re into Charles.
ton Arm the negroes Proclaim II far and
wide. on land and on sea, that wherever the Dag
aoats Il Is the emblem Of Liberty and Union.
Sustain and make effective the Presidents
Emancipation sSa uphold pss.an and ma MAN,
slavery every whore. and at oil times, regard
inc them .s ono aud indivisible. Let our rally.
inc cry be Liberty and Union against slavery
and rebellion. ani by this sign We shall co.,
ouer aud when we have conquered, the victo-
~ will be the grandest triumph OF civilization
over barbarism on oil the records Of time. .o1