Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-04-04
From The National hteligencer.

All
cations of Public officers, Thursday, Jan. II
1882
Immediately after Mr.. Duncan (of Ohio
Concluded his remarks, Mr.. PETRiKN moved
te Preri0uS Question, but at Mr.. STANLEY's so
pciation withdrew it, upon Mr. Staney's pro-
missing TO renew it before he sat down.
Mr., STANLEY then rose and said he was
not about to detan the House as long as the
representative from Ohio had done.
Il is now 90 minutes past o'clock, (said he. J
We have been consuming time by listening to
remarks upon all sorts Of subjects. We have
had much upon extravaganza AID economy, a
most extravagant Grafton upon matters and
things in general, from the battles Of Caesar
and Pompey down 10 the recent democratic dis
turbance in Pennsylvania. Yesterday the
House adjourned for the qualification Of the
representative who has just finished his grafton
against "Ilenry Clay corporations" "asso-
GATED wealth. and what in his elegant Ian
guage he calls "whigcry." The House has lis
tened to all this with commendable patience, to
theabuse OF Wings, and to the high praises up
on the new Senator from Ohio, (Mr. TAPPAN)
Nv VAN buren,, and Mr. WOODBURY. claim
the right for few minutes TO reply to part of
Inc SUCCCI Just ucllNCTtu. Ill lilC ICIluI ND
shall make, will not attempt to answer the ar
glments OF this defender Of the Administration
upon all the matters he referred to; should
consume too much time, and could not avail
myself of the same helps. He is so great a ia
vorte at the Treasury Department, he can call
on his "Dcar Sir" Mr.. Woodbury., and get all
the intornaton he wishes. Ifa Wing should
apply, as ore did at the last session, he would
meet with refusal.
Sir. he has had the utmost liberty, the most
unlimited indulgence, yesterday and to-day
cannot in courtesy or justice, be donied the
right to say few words upon one subject to
which he has alluded; | mean abolition. |
shall not discuss this subject, but wish to call
attention o sonno par of tire gentleinan's IAN
guage in reference to this, and TO a celebrated
letter written by him when he was candidate
a few months ago.
twill be recoIlected, Mr.. Speaker, that when
called the gentleman TO order for irrevalancy
when he was reading letters from "dear" Amos
and his "dedr' Levi, showing how many Wings
and how many Democrats were in Office in the
Departments, the Chair decided (Mr CONNER,
OF North Carolina, was occupying the chair at
the time) that the gentleman was in order.
Submitted most cheerfully to this; and took
the liberty Of interrupting the gentleman, and
asking him how many abolitonlsts there were
among the democrats in Office. To which he
replied, with pompous elevation Of tone, and
with confidence which evidently defed con-
tradction, that they (aboIitionsts) did not 'be-
long 10 that family" They were all among
the Federal Whigs," as he calls them. Well,
slr was glad to hear the assertion made on
this floor, and witnessed with smile the SELF
satisfactory whmperings of slaveholding dem.
ocrats at this declaration from the Sampson OF
ocoocosm
But have the evidences in my possession to
drive away this pleasing delusion. This decla'
ration but affords additional evidence of the at
tempt which the Administration party are ma
king to impose upon the Southern People
But, sir, as far as can, will awaken the at
tenon of the people Of my district and my
State to the doings oftheir sel(-consti,uted dem
ocratc friends.
But to the letter, the letter.
hold in my hand, Mr.. Speaker, letter da
ted at Montgomery, Hamilton county, Ohio
signed IA. Duncan" in which the writer give
his views of slavery. | wish to read some OK
tracts to the House, and | respectfully solici
the attention Of the slave-hodng democrats
oil the caucus resoluton-making democrats-tc
the opinions Of their trusty and well-belovec
brother in democracy upon the subject of slave
ny. want to show them what a democrat il
Ohio, who is no abolitionst, thinks of thei
country and their constituents. Towards tn,
latter part Of the letter, the writer says:
"There is no man living, perhaps, who il
more deadly hostile to slavery than | am
MY feelings, my education, the circumstances
that have surrounded me through life, togethe
with my principles of what believe to consli
'tute the natural and political rights ofman-al
'consplre to make me abhor it as one OF thu
greatest evils that exists on the face oil thu
earth
Mr.. DUNCAN here rose and asked 10 explain
Ofcourse, Mr.. Speaker, will hear him ex
Iplain, said Mr.. s.
Mr.. DUNCAN then said, that when he was as
Iked the question, whether thcre we're any abe
iltion democrats, he meant 10 say, they did nc
belong to the Democratic party, particularly i
ms district and State. The letter was in an
Iwer to interrogatories put TO him before tn
lection. can read it, said he. (Cries of Nc
~ will then briefly state the contents.
Here Mr. STANLEY said: Mr.. Speaker, car
consent to yield the floor to allow the gel
rgen to estate the contents" will do thu
MN, sir. only gave way for explanation
1e'short extract have read, sir, ought not I
We the gentleman uneasy. 1t is mild, con