Year: 1863

stroyed. In reply to the objection tina
black men were treated worse in tn
North than in the South, he showed then
in England that in the North the law
were not against the black man, though
there were prejudices against them. Blu
under the worst of those prejudice
at the North the black man had the prima
privilege Of citizenship, whereas in tn,
South he had not. He had had the hap
piness of the slave on the plantation cas-
in his face. He was ashamed of slaves
that were happy. He was only proud o.
those who ran away. (Cheers.) As te
the employment of negroes in the army,
he had defended that 10 England, because
by service in the ranks the black man
would obtain position and right that
would not be ignored in this democratic
community. He had stated, too, what
seemed to be our duty toward the African.
He said they proposed to do for him what
the spirit of American institutions re-
quired them to do for all men


When the German came here he was
brought under our institutions. When
the Spaniard, the Italian, the Irishman
came here, he was assimilated to Ameri
cans. The elephant when he browsed
upon the trees, was not converted into
tree, but the tree was converted into ele-
phant. Qaughter.) All men were born
to liberty. They did not propose to make
black man any better or any worse, or
any thing but recipient OF those privi-
leges that are given to every other crea-
ture on the globe. That is ALL They
meant to say to black men, learn to read,
behave as good citizens. They meant to
say to them, industry is open to you, pro-
lection is yours. God gave you the attri-
butes of manhood, we will see that you
have chance to use them. They did not
preach the doctrine of equality either for
Irishmen, Englishmen, Danes, Norwegians,
Swedes, Americana, or Africans, or any
body else. They said to everybody, God
gave you your endowments, we will give
you the chance to use them. That is all.


Is there any machine by which we at
tempt to cut all mems stature down to
one patternp Thus we say to black men,
you are equal before the law Justice is
the same to drayman and to a Judge.
Therefore we will give the chance to the
blak man to show what he is by culture
and moral stimulous If he keeps low
down, that is his OVID lookout (Applause. }
If any black man beats me in the race, he
deserves to 90 higher than l do. (Ap-
plause.) He is of God and goes to God
again. He is immortal He is of that
number for whom there was Calvary and
Getbsemane. He is dear there if not
here. And for the sake of Him who made
him, and for the sake of that humanity in
him which yet shall be white as angelic
robe, and for the sake of our principles,
deep laid as that Of national life, will de-
fend his right. will give him education.
| will give him every industrial chance I
will say to him, as to every other living
being, be as much as God made you--as
much, no more. do not bolster him. l
put no buttresses to him. l give him no
unnatural stimulous. Isay to him, be as
you are, and l will let You. (Applause.)
We cannot 60 back to the Union as it was.


When | plant tree in my orchard I
plant with it, unfortunately, the canker
worm. By and by the leaves turn and
wither and droop; by and by whole
branches die; by and by the gardener lays





all the mischief, burrowing at the root and
trunk of the tree. And now shall men say
I" Let us have that just as it was Yes,
all except the worm Enthusiastic ap-
plause.) The Union as it was! Yes; as
it was in the egg-as it was in the minds
of those men who fashioned it as it was
in the intent of the cOnstitution-as it was
to have been and would have been but for
burglariOus slavery. When the ship is
driven out of its course will any man say
to the master that he must go back and
find out the exact place where the storm
struck him, or shall he take fresh Observa-
tiOns from the sun and make the shortest
path towadrs his harbor. Which? (Shouts
of applause.) We set out for the haven
Of universal liberty. By the storms and
darkness and mists of slavery we have
been driven hither and thither. At last
the skies clear. Now, shall we 90 back to
where we started, or shall we take obser-
vations from the glorious cum OF liberty,
and take the shortest path to it. (Great
applanse.)


That is the question for us. / know
what the answer will be- We will not
turn aside to the left or to the right. We
will not be permitted to turn back from
the things for which we have striven. We
will have liberty. We will have it from
side to side of this continent-from the
Lakes to the Cult. Liberty-liberty-
that will smooth every grave, comfort
every heart, and in the smiles of man we
will see the beaming of the great smiles
of God, because there shall be liberty and
union. (Applause.) God bless the coun-
try, and make it free. ii4 sslf


Mr.: BEEoHER was warmly applauded at
the close Of bis address. 's'1'. =


LIEUT.. Col. ADAMS. of the First Minnesota.
left Hastings last week to Join his regiment
He had nearly recovered from the wounds he