Year: 1862

night upon me and upon every man from Name to MsS
and except OF those have deliberately sought to do
these great wrongs TO humanity But the men without
whose co operation at the ballot box and In the army
they could have accomplished nothing, have greatly
changed in their views. [Tbe speaker then drew
touching picture Of the former c mfort and happi..
ness OF the Southerner and his misery IN the reoeI
army at present. Continuing his speech he said
When went 10 the mountains many old men followed
me- TO seek shelter there and to agh and die WIN nc


u you could have seen thom as did, with their cheeks
fErowcd with tears, you would feel as do The reoeis
have made no friends from among Union men, but thou
san m have been made lovers the nag ana
government they had been taught TO despise Appianse
They have been out the cold and have been compelled
TO feed husks and they would gladly return to their
fathers house but the door is closed upon them and
they have no means OF escape That is ~ say not one
in handred Of them even il It were practicable for
them get away, could leave their families. IT. fellow
citizens could exclude all thoughts OF mysef from the
question would do IT. but can scarcely speak OF tho
Texas without touching my own personal history In
httc ride which recently took that country Let
il suffice To that he who attempts to ESCAPE from the
that follow every man known TO be loyal at
heart almost nsurmountable To begin with, he has


desert waste OF three hundred miles to
II only be done under the direction Of some who


is acquainted with the country that facilities in the
way OF water may he obtained let il be remembered,
too that every OF escarc has been closely
guarded as was possible. Every road every
prominent stopping place where water was to
be had, and every known crossing place on tho river
dividing Mexico from Texas has force larger smaller
and the guards ordered n exercise the utmost vig
lance in ascerainng the name character and business OF





with authority from provost marshal asserting that
he is known TO be loyal man and that he has legitimate
other he should make good his footing the soil
of Mexico he Is intercepted by assassns sent across
hired for the purpose and the chances are perhaps n
creased Of his at last finding his death before reaching
his goal wasconsdered worthy Of at least one bullet
The effort to escape interrupted five times and when
finally succeeded, j out the bosom OF the
broad Atantic and the last thing saw locking back
from the deck to the ecedng shores Of Texas
was the little launch full Of armed men, who hal failed
N srafH And eittz
Is II proper, Is IL practicable to restore things they
wereS 1t is a fashionable term here to say, awe
are for the constitution as it is and for the
Union it was.'' The constitution as it is / Yes.
The Union as it was No. CGhis was said with much
plause. A voice" How about Seymour" The inter-
rupon Kissed, aud the Speaker continuedo Invoke
the aid OF the loyal people in restoring the goernent of
the United States. But fellow citizens. If You hri the
power and TO tender to tonight the restoration
Of the Union it existed in the State Of Texas 1861
would not thank you for the boon. (Appause) IT, be-
cause cannot measure my conscience adgmen, with
those Of my neghbor OF majority Of my neighbors,
am to be looked upon with coldnsss, suspicion and
aversion; ain to be insuted and spit upon by tho
children my yhbos whom may have dandled on my
knees, thinking that they would at least remember me
with kindness their fathers neghbor and friend; If
to be looked upon something loathsome, because
cannot believe that slavery the beginning and the end
what believe, that there excesses and abuses in
s,ect TO that institution which ought to be locked to;
in short, because might say what Washington said,
bclievng'it what Jefferson wrote and what all the
good and great Of that day believed,
am to be stigmatized as a traitor, and made I
to suffer q traitors doom; If that IS to be the
result Of the '.Union as it was" I want no
ch Union (Applause) II, when the Union is restored,
trust it wal be- may be at liberty to goout and re-
alize tho fact In practical that the recipient
Of the great and nssmabs right ntendedto be secured
to me by the constitution OF the United States il can
oy the right Of speech well the liberty of
science, bless such Union but cannot bless
which holds the word Of promise to the to
break the hope.' cannot consent that my children
shall be the necessity of running around the
streets of the village whore may happen TO live busy
engaged in trying TO impress on everybodys mind that
they are sound on the subject OF slavery do not speak
from the bitterness of hatred to the institution of slavery
do no. preend-for cannot be u hypocritc-that my
conscience has hurt on account OF being the
owner OF slave II is proper TO discuss that ques
ton with gentlemen who dler from me. Let IL suffice
that the rebels have rendered the issue Of slavery the
hand, freedom TO the white race on the other


am for freedom 10 the non STAKEHOLDER as well as 10 the
stakeholder speak behalf OF the once enranchised
free nonslavehoders OF the South who vastly sure
in numbers the Shareholders care not how much
may be assailed with the charge Of appealing TO the
peiudces Of classes II the spirit OF dire conflict arising out
OF the antagonm Of these Two classes should ever present


itself in my path. can say rutuly, "Shake not thy cory
locks at me-thou canst not say did "< did not seek
change the relations that existed between these classes
but begged earnestly and heartily before they entered
tins experiment, that they should not do IT, said TO
them "Gcnilemen, you know what you do; you will
dig gulf impassabe gulf, between yourselves and
the non slavehoide: = you must do II. Why do you
think So Because You cannot make this liberal govern
ment. IL is impossible. The reason is obvious. You
cam with safety TO your new government give the
say ehodors the same measure Of liberty and nde-





enough Whatever you may believe Of their want of
Intelligence, TO feel and realize that ther status
tv s and thew win begin to make The pillars
OF your confederacy trombc about your ears.
While you want TO use them Tor the purpose Of placing
chains forged Tor them their wrists you talk ollie
realty to them: bat when you get them once IN your
power when you get the machinery Of your government
work, aud all the arms in the country IN your posses
sion you will begin 10 unmask your designs This Is the
way spoke to them. And surely enough Mr.. Sp.att and
Mr. Garnett OF Virginia Chis latter however, pre-
diny tas srpvp tionl
government In every neighborbood, III every town,
every district OF the country the prevailing cant IS
stop the question 70 whether there Is CON
hct between free labor and slave labor but one thing
do know the shareholders intend that slavery shall


flourish and be pcrpetuated democracy docs perish and
II becomes tine duty OF every who loves republican
ism than lie loves slavery TO accept the issue ten
dered BY the s,uih IL you will not do willingly you
must do IL per force. | know that the city OF New
York has proved her power TO aid and to sup
port the government as she has proved the en-
terp.se and activity and power Of her citizens in
the commercial affairs OF the country and ot the world
/ beg you in the name of suffering humanity at tbs
South to prosecute this vigorously. mplore You,
by every motive that can actuaie lovers OF Their race TO
them from themselves, and to secure the blessings
also, view Of the fact that your liberties are insepa
rab bound up with them. IL is no. 20 apparent TO you
day that yours are IN jeopardy as u 10 US oi the
south who have already for the time being, parted with
the blessing, and have mourned in consequence But
ask whether there is one single mind In this presence
that addressed itself the task OF reasoning on the
probable future Of this portion OF the United States after


the seeded states shall have made good their declaration


that they are aud OF right ought TO be- free aud ndc
pendept nati1nY Is there q who believes that
cession or dismcmberment will stop there, grant that
the North will still have immcnse physical power, and
that your intelligence is not surpassed by like body Of
freerncn on the habitable globe but still there Is
one thing that you will not have The prestige
and moral influence OF the United states will be lost
II the had not tho power TO prevent one dis
solution how will She after having her territory aud po
pouation diminished and her consumed Ia this


nhoy struggle be able 10 prevent another The pro-
position might made that tho grcat city of New York
should seccde from the Union. and plausible arguments
mig nj be brought bear favor OF it, and the people
might be deuded with the idsa that the rest OF the United
States was ha ging with the weight Of mlstone around
tie neck Of the cntepr Of the city OF New York Now,


nm not wanting proper respect TO people who have
honorei me so much but say that there are men In the
city Of New York who would listen TO such arguments
The great moral power of the government beng oncc
broken the love and veneraton o! the eope OF the Ued
States Tor the government of their own adoption beng
lost, IL viii be assaabo from without as well as
from within ana do believe that " repubcatnsn fails
the SOUTH will tail on this continent You must even