, 1866-01-06

Wa Y oNs w t"S
mcnt the end. You have tho sympathy Of
all kd nnd feeling hearts over this globe.
Whrrou read that the American people have
subscoed FOR n monument Of stone or marble
10 Album Lincoln, remember that you can
rrar1nnre LASTING one than stone or brnss can
mike You can cause Ills fame to last forever.
b! Swing TINT you did not Use from slavery
to f. into vice aud degradation, but into free.
dom hat Inns BROUGHT, with il everything nnhl"
and thrh. Your difficulties are great. nnd | know
from i've months residence among you. and
fronconversa,ion with intelligent gentlemen,
thatyou have made vas, improvement, every
dnynd hour. since that proclamation. he pa
tien energetic. and christianlikc, and you
mm succeed, fur you have The sympathies Of
the nitro civilized world.
~. J. {. Gibbs made MI nblc and cloqucn,
pie for equal rights before the law. lie would
herr res, satisfied while hr was deprived III
tliad vantnges aud privileges which others IN
josd. lie did not ash for more than was me-
coded IN other citizens Of the United States
uter the Constitution, hut he asked for a.
mch. aud would never strive to cease Tor il
L Nv lutNASt tht 'ht'N'Ni w
Vt them in the COURSE Of time. in some why ~
cher. II had been said by one Of the speakers
pn:, i'll order to get land. we must tr>t get
grenbncks. That may all be very good.
trcenhacks have become to be one Of the
Prime necessities Of life, nad he who had plenty
# them could command land or anything else.
The lnborcr is worthy of his hire. md industry
Sn1 nr,s,gfpS will hTinr th,ir f,.Nnrl in fin, end.
Aud though "Uncle Sam mny not hnvr land
enough 10 give us all II tarm," yrt he owns II
wide domain Of many broad aud fertile ncIcs,
}nnd when the day Of distribution comes, lie will
hot forget his loyal children. Onward aud up
ward should be our motto It., II, show our
Sc lives worthy uf the priceless buon for "l'irh ",
are con,rnding, and p~ostcrity will award i, u
US. The race is no, always to the swift nor III,
bn,,le 10 the strong. but the just cnnsc shall III
umph. Thrice duubiy armed Is hc thu, ln,i
his quarrel JUST lnis Is II progressive age, nnd
the march IF mind is onward. Meier "us tn,
fac, that knowledge is power more full,
e1c,nplified than ut the present time. Fly,
millions of men competitors u.e TX prcs.i,
stripping for the race, and the goal .
their ambition is The temple of Know ledge
The bright pathway is now open nike to all
und he that wills may ~iii.
Mr.. Samuel Dickerson wns introduced nnt
made some wcll-timcd remarks on the clnngc,
condition of things. lie could scarcely rculiZ,
| the present state Of things. 1t seemed llk.
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WITHOUT 'hc s's"'' o''a'' '"! '"s'' ""'
.,. ~, tr,,, wors,. ,hrn /, y,,ian b,nd,. %,
III. R., ~. crossed, md ,h. ,lou! h, dny
ind the pillar Of fire by night are gong brfor
us, to guide our weary footsteps through tn
wilderness through which we have yet To pass
We have not yu, reached the promised land q
inheritance. Some have told us there wcr
giants there, and that we were no, able to cop
w9h the Invite 'nhd nit!ite and the Pe'Ste tln'
hack q good report OF u land Towing with mill
and honey, md they tel! us thar We are abun
dantly able 10 go up ana possess It. The Ar
at the Covenant IS III our front, and We shhl
not want faithful Moses to lead us, or Il nigh,
eous aaron ~ guide our weary teet I" ltssah'
top. Neither Will we faniish by the way. IN
smittcn rock will furnish refreshing drnuS!ts q
water. aud the mama from c n~en viii be scn
to sustain us, when weary and inotsore, "
would faint ~ the way.