The rising public opinion against Slavery cannot flow in the old political channels. It is impeded, choked, and dammed back. But if not _through_ the old parties, then _over_ the old parties [_tremendous cheering_], this irresistible current _shall_ find its way. [_Enthusiasm._] It cannot be permanently stopped. If the old parties will not become its organs, they must become its victims. [_Cheers._] The party of Freedom will certainly prevail. [_Sensation._] It may be by entering into and possessing one of the old parties, filling it with our own strong life; or it may be by drawing to itself the good and true from both who are unwilling to continue in a political combination when it ceases to represent their convictions; but, in one way or the other, its ultimate triumph is sure. [_Great applause._] Of this let no man doubt. [_Repeated cheers._] At this moment we are in a minority. At the last popular election in Massachusetts, there were twenty-eight thousand Free-Soilers, forty-three thousand Democrats, and sixty-four thousand Whigs. But this is no reason for discouragement. According to recent estimates, the population of the whole world amounts to about eight hundred millions. Of these only two hundred and sixty millions are Christians, while the remaining five hundred and forty millions are mainly Mahometans, Brahmins, and Idolaters. Because the Christians are in this minority, that is no reason for renouncing Christianity, and for surrendering to the false religions [_cheers_]; nor do we doubt that Christianity will yet prevail over the whole earth, as the waters cover the sea. ["_Hear! hear!_"] The friends of Freedom in Massachusetts are likewise in a minority; but they will not therefore renounce Freedom [_cheers_], nor surrender to the political Mahometans, Brahmins, and Idolaters of Baltimore ["_Never! never!_"]; nor can they doubt that their cause, like Christianity, will yet prevail. [_Enthusiastic cheers._] Our party commends itself. But it is also commended by our candidates. [_Cheers._] In all that makes the eminent civilian or the accomplished statesman fit for the responsibilities of government, they will proudly compare with any of their competitors [_applause_], while they are dear to our hearts as able, well-tried, loyal supporters of those vital principles which we seek to establish under the Constitution of the United States. [_Applause._] In the Senate, Mr. Hale [_cheers_] is admitted to be foremost in aptitude and readiness for debate, whether in the general legislation of the country, or in constant and valiant championship of our cause. [_Applause._] His genial and sun-like nature irradiates the antagonism of political controversy [_cheers_], while his active and practical mind, richly stored with various experience, never fails to render good service. [_Great cheering._]