Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-01-29


ton, and in the general assembly of this
state, listened to him with peculiar
kind of feeling, which never cxpe-
rienced on hearing any other man speak.
He appears to bethe father and inventor
OF quite new kind OF oratory, which is
possessed by himself alone; nor do be.
lieve 1t could be acquired by another.
1t is not the loud thunder of Rowan. the
smooth and RAPID eloquence of Clay, the
beautifully ornsinented tinsel of Writ, or
the subtle logi: Of Grundy. tits some
thing surprising them all, and which /
cannot express; having in its compost
ton little Of the anodyne and suporihc,
which enchaats The audience. You may
listen 10 him hours at time without be-
ing able to tell on which side Of the cues
ton he has enlisted: yet he always knows
this perfectly we'll himself, ami during
the time OF bis speaking, will throw out
such light on both sides Of Tie question
as is sufficient to bewi;der any audience,
who can possibly keepawake.
l remember perfectly OF hearing him
make speech Of three hours in length,
on the propriciy Of putting lock on
The door of the representative hall; and
such was the ehectpfhs oloquence, that
before he was donel speaking, the house
was entirely clear y members, with the
exception OF himself and speaker--they
flew from his bewitcbieg eloquence, with
wax IN their ears, as Ulysses did from
the oyrens--not but that they were fond
of II, but that they were afraid of being
convinced, contrary to their incl:nations,
and running the state to the expense Of a
lock. 1t is impossible for me to convey
70 you a true idea ofthis bewitchinr 1ow
OF e'oIucnce-you must have heard il
yoursei' TO be able TO appreciate lis me-
rits
| The convention was considerably api-
tatcd on the question Of allowing the Sa-
line near Shawneetown to be worked by
slaves; and although slavery was very
unpopular with that body, Mr.. Hub
bard's eIoquenec convinced them that i,
was absolutely necessary; and they
passed ii against their wills. ] will give
you very short extract from this won
fui speech
Mr.. President, has seed slaves in
Kentucky aud Virginia. knows them,
and Knows white folks too. You knows,
hir President, that at the salt works
there is d heap OF fires TO make, and a
heap Of water to draw. Now, Mr.. Pre-
sident, 1t is a well known position in To-
gic, that a white man cannot draw water
as we'll as negro can, and that if we
does not get negroes 10 do this necessary
piece OF business for us, we will be lust
like the people OF Pennsylvania, where
they has no negroes, and no salt works
nelthcr---and it they had salt works, they
would have no negroes TO work them
with. You knows too, Mr.. President,
thai slavery is commanded in the scrip
lures, where in the laws Of Moses, the
lord told the lsYaeltcs to borrow of their
nelshoors before they crossed the red
sea. do not know, Mr.. President, il
they had salt works in them their days !;
but it they had, they must have had
negroes to work them, fer white folks
can't do that business, | assure you.
And l thinks they must have had sal.
works, IL they bad any salt; for how
could folks do without salt in the wilder
ness but 10 return TO our own nation
OF folks, negroes can draw water better
as white folks, and make fires too. That
is al, ,ir. President, that has to say
on that part Of my argument-No, has
a little nlore--I think slavery a very
necessary thing in free government,
where we is all republicans"
The bounds of your paper will no,
permit me to give a long extract from
this speech; but l make amends by
giving another, which was delivered in
the representative hall the winter follow
ing. A question arose respecting re-
pealins the law allowing premium OF
wolf scalps, when Mr.. Hubbard exerted
his wonderful powers in the negative, in