St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-20

The states of Indiana and Illinois are
neighbors, geographically. The river
that for a portion of it's length consti-
tutes the boundary between our
division. Its tendency md seems axs' to be.
In those times when so many things are
''going dry' rather to obliterate than to
enlarge the construction between us. But
rejoice to know that we are not only
geographically neighbors, but that In
diana and Illinois have been neighbOr-
Iy i'll the sentiments and purposes which
have characterized their people. re-
ioice to know that the same high spirit
OF loyalty and devotion to the country
that characterized the state of Illinois
in time when the nation made its appeal
to the brave men of all the states to res
cue its flag and its constitution from the
lnSurrectiOn which had been raised
against them was equally characteristic
OF Indiana-that the same great impulse
swept over your state swept over ours
that Richard Yates, of Illinois, and Oil
yer Z. Morton, of Indiana. stood together
In the fullest sympathy and co-Opera-
ton in the great plan they devised to
augment and reinforce the union armies
In the field and to suppress and put
down reasonable
AS Americans and as Republicans,
we are glad that Illinois has contri-
buted so many and such conspicuous
names to that galaxy of great Ameri-
cans and great Republicans, whose
deeds have been written on the scroll of
eternal fame. / recall that it was on
the soil of Illinois that Lovejoy died
martyr to free speech. He was the fore
runner of Abraham Lincoln. He died,
but his protest against human slavery
lived. Another great epoch in the
march of liberty formed on the soil of
Illinois, the theater of its most intlential
event. 1 refer to that high debate in
the presence of your people, but before
the world, in which Douglas won the
senatorship and Lincoln the presidency
and immortal fame. But LincOln's ar
gument and Lincoln's proclamation
must be made good upon the battlefield
and again your senate was cOnspicu-
Gus; you gave us Grant and Logan and
multitude of less notable, but not less
faithful soldiers, who underworld the
proclamation with their swords. con-
gratulate you to-day that there has
come out of this early agitation, out of
the work of Lovejoy, the disturber, out
of the great debate of 1858, and out of
the war for the Union,
w
that not the shackleS of slavery only
have been broken, but that the scarcely
less cruel shackels of prejudice-which
bound every black in the NoIth-have
also been unbound. We are glad to
know that enlightened sentiment of the
South to-day unites with US in our con-
gratulations that slavery has been abo1-
ished. They have come to realize, and
many of their best and greatest public
men to publicly express the thought,
that the abolition of slavery has opened
a gateway of progress and material de-
velopment to the South that was for
ever closed against her people while do
mestic slavery existed. We send them
the assurance that we desire the streams
of their prosperity shall flow bank full.
We would lay upon their people no bur
denS that we do not willingly bear our,
selves. They will not think it amisS If
/ say that the burden which rests will
ingly upon our shoulders is faithful obe-
dience to the constitution and the laws.
A manly assertion by each of his indi-
vidual rights and manly concession OF
equal rights to every other man is the
boast and the laws of good citizenship.
Let me thank you again and ask you to
excuse me from further public speech.
l now ask an opportunity to meet my
Illinois friends personally. Loud and
prolonged cheers.] References to Lin
coin, Grant and Logan drew forth pro-
longed applause. An after incident
was the presentation of set of valua-
BILE china to the general by four Spring
field gentlemen. Its embellishments
are views of Lincoln's home and monu-
ment. The customary personal intro
ductions followed. and the visitors then
left to enjoy their trip to the city in
viewing the sights. They left at 6
O'Clock this afternoon.