**  It  was  tlirough  the  Germans  Germanizing  Great  Britain  that  Magna  Chart*
was  obtaitte<l,  and  that  that  great  charter  of  English  liberty  came  to  be  the  char-
ier of  the  hherfie*  of  tlie  sons  of  England  llirougho\it  the  whole  worliL  Wlial-
r««r  lie*  in  my  p(iwer  to  do  (o  bring  into  successful  and  practical  operation  llie
gnst  principle  that  Ihim  government  is  a  government  for  free  men  and  not  for
■Urea  or  »laveholder«,  and  that  thi«  crtiititry  is  to  be  the  home  of  the  exile  from
vnry  laud,  1  rfvall  do.  Thits,  however,  can  only  be  done  by  the  exercise  of  freo
fpMoii.  You  can  do  Uttle  yourwivcs  in  the  wmc  direction  until  you  have  secured
fhae  dabale.  Tliervfure,  I  finish,  oa  I  beg&t],  by  exhorting  yon  to  secure  iVoodum
of  apeeoh.    That  onoc  gainod,  all  other  JVeedoms  shall  be  added  llieroto."  '

Mr.  Seward  resumed  bis  journey  early  on  Monday  inoraiDg.  At
Spriogficld,  Illinois,  the  home  of  Abmhntn  Lincoln,  the  train  stopped
fcr  twenty  mintites.  Mr.  Seward  wus  cordiully  greeted  here  by  (i
graU  lyxiwd  of  the  citiz^Mis,  among  whom  were  Air.  Lincoln  and
Senator  Trumbull.  Mr.  Scwanl,  in  response  U>  the  general  desire,
mode  u  few  R'nmrkg  lo  tin;  jn^oplt^  jisst-mbled.  SL-mdiiio;  on  the  jiltit-
''•>"n  of  the  ear,  in  e/)tnpatiy  witii  liirt  di.Htiiiguighed  friends,  alitor  Lho
s  wf  the  mullitudenntl  thu-firing  of  eimnon  hud  ceti^H^l,  ho  said:


>  Xr  9(nnii4'«  tostortu  worr  \nnAlf  eitntmi.    It  wit*  rppllml  thai  IIip  law*  ikinluat  th**  (pacell
•«r*  atedlaUiir,  aail  Uwt  St.  Uiul*  waa  almdy  a  IVv«  cl()t— "  a*  fn*  a*  fiMton."


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