, 1864-11-26

1 man EQH the Qf1Zey QULA4la1 ucL only dE4QeU
bo proud, for in that study he nd learned to II
hof the netarions practice & and M heneetoEth be say
escutehcon Of Us government The yonng stuaen
Dh9 wo5d q @
the shacklee struck from the hands Of every s1av
in De British 3dnH pominio9s: r. Thirty years sso,
any popular sentiments Or a. an ambassador Q
any greas institution, but simply IS
est , God sa to cssa pssah m The e"s5 tsnst
That young man with bis rsifo and family on At
l. irving ut New York went to one Of the larges
,s1ee ng s
were discovered he was cast into the street amt
had to seek refuge IN neighboring State. Of
few in whose breasts tic spark Of liberty burned
and who were willing to hear him, bat even here
the opposition was 30 fierce that often be had K
infnriates- II he journeyed abroad he had otter
toPrcach the doctrine Of universal liberty ut The
point Of The bowie hife, and At length lefs the
lection on British soil. Thirty years after tha1
time the same young man arrived tn B,ihsh ship
e ID Rsy ss TSh S eeS5
Of the hafbor who welcomed him to their city,
even refusing to examine or search his luggage.
cToTds of listeners s On MI he sbject WITCH beore
they 80 bitterly opposed, but which now they
perfectly cndorsed3:tho abolihon Of slavery.
l AtE" 4OAs NAlt4 uG4u40 EP4EA AIu OAk VI 1t6
nouth, received him with pleasure, and In the
very house Of the Representatives Of the people At
| Washington he met with kind reception. That
Now alter the lapse Of short period, he revisited
/ their country 10 lind them more unanimous thau
ever on the eide Of right. His name is George
lie did not allude to this svbject for personal
aggrandizcment or In an egotsacal strain, but be-
Thompson was honor rendered TO the cause e.
upheld lie had received the address which had
been Just presented to him, with feelings OF deep
benesh he hs ehen d an
hand 1t to their children ~ proof that one who
takes up good cause shall e. the end prosper; ;
turn rejoicing bringing his shcaScs With him.
!, aesterdaJ, continued the speaker, he attended
tho Thanksgiving scrTtees held In one Of the city
greut necessity Amcricans had for Thanksgiving, m
occupy three years and a half ago the rebei
agn1nst their Just and lawf1l Government Al that
containing over sin millions Of white Inhabitants
holding more tllnn three millions and a half OF
slaves. Now they only Eulc q territory whose In
haMIitants M number about 3,a65 900 whites, and
Rs9ps ISL sdas5s as
miles Of territory; IN December, 1868, their land
had dwlndled down to 51s T. square miles. This
fttm &C! Ds squire miles wtestcd from tho rebel
lion with itss, ,s 600 and from The
1,G5u. 900 cmancipated bondsmcu. To-day the Union
Dag noatcd In every State claimed By rBbcldom;
Tennessee, Kentucky, Western Virginia, Missouri,
Eastern Virginia, Louisians, FloFida, Mississippi
Arkansas, Texas, Georgia. North caaolina, and the
claim the fa1sity Of the assertion, while the
triumph Of Union a1ms still continues to increase.
@ Es9 ss e %i,ss 5a hs go%toas Il q
the triu1nrhs Of war were not all the nation had to
bo thankful for: there we're the glorious deeds
dong By Legislature, by acts Of Congress Or by
fhNf fYfaF end
themselves. -Four years ago, as enunciated by
jefferson Davis in The Senate, the dissemination
Of tho South was that the accarsed institutton of
States of The Northwest into aefds fo1
nox s Rh5oRos'en Rho Me9e & e huan e4pecss sa1s % 59.
81 Abraham Lincoln turned on the subject os ths
ens Ell ws ha
ference has the last four years wrought In the con-
dition Of the principal towns Of The North. Then
isted in its most hideous forms. To-day ID foal
gamblers in souls have been driven from the ffee
North, md no man, whatever be his complexion,
rights. Before the war the border. ststes were
human elaSep, the same Is ithey were foul.Ioeted
carried On along the shores or Africa The hell.
ish a st5iPs y were projected by the American dag.
Government elare ships sailing under the two
fags can be boarded, their contents freed the ship
eaRi1red aqd IT, srew condemned a9d punished
| IBERIA were not recognized by the American Coy
| ernmcnt; but today Abraham Lincoln will rccoe-
Since the war commenced Abraham Lincoln has
] promulgated an ordinance which gave freedom to
over three millions Of subjects, and will herald
cause the nAme Of that noble man to lire forever
with the names Of those farored few who have euc-
! cessfully 1abored for human good Ii was said Of
e ahea ess e. s
hhnd- It may be said OF Abraham Lincoln that he
shall 60 down to unborn ages ever holding IN hls
But they had still more 10 be thankful for; the
proclamation was not the only measure which he
as IN Eng]lshman could congratulate them upon.
Louisiana Of 1860. To-day Louisiana was free
Statc with free constitution. On the 11th Of
% June last 3aooo , men and women who the day be-
Orleans as free men and women. In Maryland
My Ma1ylana,'-to day The Maryland q freedom,
nss g nFe In Ssmois 70
murder n their own Presidsa and The gallant boys
the ercat and cautious General who a day aso ago
81 81 abaoass 3
arrest tic whole legislature At that time could
Sn a9S a9sS that 'oSs SSS could bat ssssd a.1
st.ass dssnshra,iea es sssfs' e shaef'es ED
ef slavery. SINCE assassins laid in wait for Nj:
snd Nu fofow s 10fs e se t.
or a a1 aSs Nns aad he
kcntuckian-Dr.R Robert J. Breckenridsc-on the
subject Of slavery. Since that time he WAS sur
country in favor Of unEnditional, 1ncompensated Ted
emancipation. Mt. Thompson Congratulated bis
audience on Tie IN measures M proposed by the Onion
spa ne isr at'sEs
bas b that Spas7 9a he Egss e M b { Ss
A3s''tsn' only seoS SiF' 'fs'F /, hs9E
she can accomplish. They had already done mo no.
BY; they had 1aieed the negro from thing 70 d
speaker had learned much In this country, aud
would hare much to tell when he reterned to his
world, native BON army sthnfing and 1o.ns 70 @
army, and what was better, m army which knew
what 70 Dc With lta votes He bad been much
pie in America sent iuSn1ies and convenienees nc Of
home 70 The soldiers IN The field Lat May be be-
he field: This sum, more 'A' than u'' the
ties' was lis md he @ most gioTious osr
bcnevolenee. All these things were indicative Of
tJ 6nce the day when he drst visited the country.
Americana were now becoming themselves again.
1hey had to1 ong lain With thsir heads re9Iag IN
Fathers, Of The Revolutionary Sires, became as
other men, But now Sampson had risen IN bis
hsd b. t for The al95 Of M M
grasp had tom down every vestfge Of the institu-
don. loud and continued applause.]