The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-08
CHAuNcEY NJ. DEPEw.
fost-InteEigencer the oration will be giver
IN full. In part Mr.. Depew said.

Fost-InteHigencer the ora;ion will be given
IN fun. In part Mr.. Depew said:
ITO understand tho significance of the
meeting here thirty-eight years ago he
tween Lincoln and Douglas, we mus re-
create the conditions under whIrh they
fought. revive the questions which caused
parties 10 rush from partisanship 20 re-
pelftcn, and rxlneara@te the coFnbatants
on this famous field. The apparent con-
test VAS the statehood OF Kansas but
both The orators and the people knew that
the tremendous issue was between free
Dom ana slavery. the dissolution OF the
Union Or its perpetusty.
The founders OF the repahlic regarded
slavery as an institution deSs med TO ultl-
mate extinction. Washington and Jeyer-
son ard their siave-hoijing associates saw
wfsh grave apprehension the persls OF i;s
continuance and the incompatibsh;y OF its
growth VITA free institutions. Tnder nor
nlaA ccnIlucns, Il Mould have g.aaualiy
disappeared wl:h the moral pressure Of
tue lt0erts-i0ving sentiment and the indus
Usal superiority OF free labor
ut = easy to he viFfuoUs when Il costs
iiitle. and much easier when Il il edvan-
tsEeous, Greed and conSc. .eace have been
battling ever for the mastery. That con-
seiessca wins IN the end IS a tribute % TIE
better elements OF human nature. ard that
interest can blind and sophsstry mislead
Yer renerataons. teaches humility and DIS
trust OF ourselves
Upon this platform, and on tals very
spot. thirtS-elgAt years ago to-day ssood
NF4t#AT
nor the vAst audience which enjoyed their
thrust and parties cne@red the!r effective
blows and were eDtrancsd ~ their eEo-
quence. knew how rapidly they were max
sag history. nox My tSey were preparing
the most important chapter In the stn-w
os the nin@.esath century
Lincoln consciously ard Douglas un-
consciously were preparing the people of
the frNe states fer the sac-ifces OF clvf!
war snd sss preservation % the national
lite Il IS so fae eternal honor and glory
- Douglas iaai snea she war broke o8t
the partisan became pe trioy and gave 20
his Nfs-seng aEtaEousSt. President Lincoln
his unqualified support.
Fer the questions thsv debated here
hundreds - thousands Of oar country
frea died upon the field % battle Tne
South fasaght ss Americans can EEegh. Cor
what T1ey believed 20 he r3gat. and rMa
NorsA fought as Americans cs1 3sat sar
what <trae has demonstrated waS thn
stEAt- Tae vow registered hv lincoln.
the rough as tSca man pf =. AZ the slave
m8Es IA Nsw Orleans wss fuialed by
isucosn. president ~ the Cu}tet States
Ia the Trse1arnatiDH watrA free3 tfe slaves
and st1Aae tne SRrts nee for freedom N ne
Declaration q indySsetience both a sen
tiraenf na = face. T~9s millions Of vs}tss.-
,esr soldiers helped hsrt enforce at< me-
sage - the silst4nsantSzs kn nls a-.f speech
az ne carssliesice ay1ers ~ tSis 8e-2ss -. We
VIII Uot SO oaS ~ kse In!cn and you s1all
The saraous controversy over Use shouss
divided against stss@f.' nowhere discussed
more cssfFf-R ifAa acre aa t1fs lsssfTbr
ended 81 Apworastto2. The a00se did not
fasi N9s = 9s3 becezze ali free The rev
South. *Ae p@opse5 West TIE sFr.ch *.
East. ard tne prosperous North can
calmly review the issues walcA 50 radical
" divided saesn ss th< past sn{ rsxer-
snsly gha9S Cot ihaE n tAe fHa} conssct
ard tss settlement ths iezA~r o. ere forces
cs wHirn 4nd Nepertv VAS ffa~ gTwRz-he art
eS e~aat-sosl "a. ~ tss- arairs8 SsAn % .ave
and charity. Abraham L&rcota."
Rehert Ltncotn's Dedication.
Mr. iznee,1. n sAs course az rs assrsss
ses7re - zzVsled sas rroa1saens. SAD,
sslrss xrasf tAssor - - learned from sAs
ssxe~ - sasse rneH aaTses3 Se~V arf gaesr
cs-nrase@ : that T&er~ aS na danger 70
ESe reps6isS 50 great sa2f x NAY 1as Ass
cVsresEue lsy ne Asta1 ~ PATRIOTISM fAn-
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