The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-09-28

it thought best to keep out of the question He was
that this He wished that they had taken
and passed by triumphant majority The congregational
clergy were almost wholly with u.s.
Then the arsocracy were against Well, there are
people who follow in heashon who don't think for
themselves but follow whatever idea is sarted and SO it
that these fashionable people did not favor the of free
DOM But the great people throughout the ar Uere nth u.s.
They would have their conscience bound they protested
against the slave trade and caused the abolition of slavery
the great people who the basis of the nation the
people who felt that free trade the principles that
there should be reciprocity and that the burdens should be
taken off form prosperity and commerce allowed to How
freeit this people that from the commencement
with Meetings by the thousand held from part
of England another which all might come and
for the South. There attempt to get up in
favor of the Confederacy by selling tickets and packing and
that ALL
is that when Mr. Beecher there and for
ward to address meeting there much disturbance but
that caused by about fifty menthe great people were
with When there great meeting in Exeter Hall in
regard the proclamation of Mr. Lincoln the hall could
hold them There seen such exctement and
yet thought that because the Times had article against
us, the people were opposed to us.
The speaker had studied constitution. He led
the conclusion that the war was not sudden it
had been eliminating for He read about the Missouri
compromise-the Fugitive Slave Law in 1852 He read
how in 1885, Mr. Sumner struck down in the Senate
Chamber by Southern manan act which condemned
by the civilized world he read about the bred Scott deci-
sion, which made the whole nation thrill with Indignation
he read about the troubles in Kansas when the Freoers
tried take possession of that State for freedom; he read
about John Brown Applause who died for the of
freedom and how the nation thrilled by his execution
1t evident that thenhe knell Then
he read about the election troubles and about whose
he could speak without the greatest honor
neutrality-suspicious. Lincoln. [Applause He had felt it
honor here grasp the hand of of that great
He determined that slavery should spread though
he did intend interfere with the Constitution and they
in England felt that the policy of Abraham Lincoln would
eventually put end to slavery Then he read about the
last election in which the South went in determined
throw the Government if it did go according their
Wishes and how they seeded and openly announced that the
stone of the Confederacy slavery. And SO
they plainly that the issue to be between freedom
and slavery The the result of the mixing together
of freedom and slavery in which slavery must be vanqushed
or the Government forever extinguished
But there who thought that this nation be-
coming great that would be dangerous to other
nations and that growing too large for its
safety He did not wonder that reoced in greatness
security against attack from withoufor what nation
would come across the water to attack us here?
There who said that there stability in
Government if State could secede Some said that the
Southern States had good right to secede the colonies
had to secede from England and it hard to convince
them that there difference Then felt one
would seeing big boy and little boy fghting-they
considered the South the weaker party and took her side
of sympathy.
Many Quakes did uphold course because they OPP
pose though they thoroughly antislavery Then
many sad Mr.. Gladstone did, that could
quer the South and the sooner the ended the better
for both sides.
He asked them therefore, make allowance for all these
OF and to remember that the South had paid
agents there who suboned of the newspapers labor
against
The first action the speaker took in this matter was in 1861
when he held great meeting in his church, and urged
his people forget that of America are of the
blood and that with would be war with their own
children. Besides the for freedom and would be
terrible for them fight with America when she fighting
slavery There who for cotton and would like
fight for who for sake of contracts
Or for other selfish motives But he warned them that they
would feel severely Those who depended on their daily
labor for their bread would feel the checking of commerce
and the increased cost of living
There large party in England that felt ashamed about
the Alabama matter and that that vessel had been allowed
to leave their ports And he felt that all honor was due
the Tory Government who have taken steps have the Ala
bama claims settled.
He proceeded to his people that necessary
for the honor of their flag to fight Americans as some
thought He aonished that they urged retaliation
He could imagine that all the appeals of humanity were ad
dressed hem dissuadng from By the example of
Jesus by the teachings of Christianity he besought them
say with one voice. owe will have with America"