Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-04-04

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"Qucstion LIST. DO you believe that Congress
should maintain, unabridged, the right of the
People 10 petition for the abolition Of slavery
and the slave trade in the District Of Colum-
bia?"
Here Mr., Duncan, who was standing inl
front of Mr.. Stanley, answered 81 do."l
There sir, he comes out like man, and an
swers that question here on this floor.
Well, sir, after speaking in favor Of the right
Of petition, he says:
$50 long as have a seat in Congress- will
receive and present abolition and all other
kinds of petitions, proper TO be presented. |
will also move their reference to the appropri-
ate committees, and do whatever else may be
proper TO be done to bring the subject-matter
before the body in which may have a seat, for
its regular action. This far ! would consider
it my unavoidable duty but as am not inter
rogated as TO the balance of my duty, it IS not
expected that should answer"
A non-committal in this avoiding t@answer|
when not intcrrogated But then comes the
second question; and | want my democraticI
colleagues to hear this answer, and call yourI
attention to the coincidence fopnion between
the gentleman from Ohio and aboltioniss on
this point:
"Question Cd. Are you opposed to the ad-
mnistration of any new State into the Federal
Union whose Constitution toerates slaveryW
Mr. Stanley read this question, and Mr..
Duncan was standing near him, and answered
81 ann
There sir, said Mr.. Stanley the gentleman
has answered the question himself, here on
this floor; there is no Van Burenism in that
thic &c nf ,I,bot ho |.
calls whiggery that have seen in him, though I
do not believe he has wing spot even on the Ii
heel; he gives plain, direct answer, 81 am" /"
Mr.. Speaker, here we have from democrat, Il
a supporter, friend, and champion Of this Ad Ii
mission, the confession that he is opposed Il
to the admission of Florida into this Unon- a
Here sir, we have the authorship of this letter W
admitted, and queries responded TO in our pre- I.
;ence. Let none of our colleagues hereafter "
say this letter is a forgery; let them see now, m
n his true character, their democratic friend dc
If Southern institutions, who voted as we'll in
With them on the resolutions OF the 18th De- VI
ember ii,
Mr.. Speaker, ifany one ofmy colleagues should ri
eel alarmed, either individually or for his con- tn
tituen,S, on account of abolition, if he thinks tr
e cannot act with the wings, because some o! Ioc
lem are abolitionists, let me ask him if he will en-
in that party in which this letter writer is a
reat warrior? If sir, he flies from the cold Ith
y embrace of the gentleman from Vermont do
lr Slade) let me beseech him to avoid the ST
ms of the democratic representative frQnIe = =,
amilton county, of Ohio! Sit. could moi tas
edict the qgspces Of such an embrace. de,
Wou'd DC ,4Rp6st horribly "absorbed ."-Forlit,
Own part, had rather or
-"Lie in cold obstruction and to rot; ur
This sensible warm motion to become
a kneadsd clod; and the delighted spirit Sc
To battle in fiery floods, or to reside
In thrilling regions of thick ribb'd ice; al
To be imprisoned in the viewless winds, SIR
And blown with restless violence round about no
The penitent world" qo
IS, sir, all this, rather than be the victim of wi
CHI absorption! gle
1t may be matter of taste, and it may be the
d taste, but had rather pass night in Fall oh
att rs buck basket, rammed in with socks, foul I'll
ockIngs, and greasy rapkins, "afflicted by the GU
nkest compound villainous smell that ever tas
Tended nostrll," than to undergo such loco the
co embrace! tie
Mr.. Speaker, have finished with the letter: CHI
quit, turn away fromits disgusting details, to
it'll pleasure. ke
Here Mr.. Duncan said, Read the whole Of wa
c letter.
Mr.. Stanley said there is too much of it, va
MT stand it. fla
Let me read it, said Mr.. Duncan.] of
Mr.. S. Mr.. Speaker, wish he had an OPP tor
'rtunity of reading the letter to the House; by
ould like to see the Southern democrats list is
ing TO him! If tits in order, would make cet
otion that he be allowed to go to the Speakers of
lair, and read, expound and'ex plan-I should ty
ie TO see the expedition Sir, have not the Sc
lyscal strength to read and comment on the on
hole OF that letter at this time; | have not fri
rength oflungs sufficient to answer all the re- sh
arks ofthat COED democrat. Sir great part
his speech was about matters did not I'M lie
rstand; he had much about yelping and howl, ACT
wi, bowling" IL should enter into compe- de;
ion with him in believing and bowling, | ha
ould be forced to bring buffalo bull or prai I'll
0 wolf in the House, and get ther assistance. re,
nope he may have an opportunity yet of read SIT
G this letter on the floor. intend to send no
me copies Of the gentleman's speech and OF
$ letter into my district. Mr. Speaker, ifiuc
~ will allow me, | will send some into yours. sec
should like the good democrats there to know tic
o Opinions Of a friend of the South-a demo- The
attic friend ofthe South--upon slavery.
Sir, have said there was much of the gen mis-
3man's speech that could not answer IIthe
ould not, sir, if could He told us little Of do
asons and antimasons, of banks, of abolition pa
IS and anti-abolitionsts; he gave us smallerlit.
mpass, the contents Of the official newspaper Pei
weeks past, dressed up with statements from der
Q Departments, ready furnished by 'those Dol