Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1848-10-27
CODDING'S SPEECH.

his gentleman favored the citizens of Mineral
Point with a specimen of his oratory On Friday
evening last The course he pursued in his re-
marks was similar to that pursued by the same
gentleman IN A. when electoneering for James
X. Polk over the shoulders of Brney, with the ex-
cepuon that he this time neglected to open with
prayer!! He first fired few pop-guns at the
democrats. and then leveece an entire broad side Of
slang and falsehood at the wing party which will
have 1ar less effect IN resisting the onward
of OLD lack than did the Mexicans at Buena
Vista
That Mr.. Codding is far better calculated for
the stump than the pulpit, deny, but
that he is an honest, fair stump speaker none will
believe who listened to him with impartiality-
The only principles he attempted to advocate were
those he had stolen from the wings, and the first
part OF his argument (if argument he advanced)
was to prove that the wings right on the
great principle he advocated, to wit: the Slavery
question This he did by producing whig publ
cations But after all, he advocates in his abo-
tIon paper, he cared not how pure their doctrines
Were, they were wrong unless applied to his can
didates.
we were greatly surprised to hear him, in an.
sWer to an 1nsinuation from Mr.. Strong, assert
that ne nerer tcas d'i .4boluioist an Abolition
tectwer- lie was not probably aware that there
were those present who heard him in 1874 advo-
cate the doctrine that it was right to aid slores IN
escaping from their masters, and that there was
Scripture which positively forbid the restoring "a
servant TO has master clo had escaped from his mas
ter Such, however, was the fact, and if neces-
sary, could be proved, Notwithstanding his as
seruon that he dld not believe of the north had
any thing to do with Slavery in the States where
1t now exists w hat will Illinois friends
those who hold stock in the underground Rail Road
(oI Which Mr. I. is OF has been of the princi-
pal propnetors) say upon hearing that even Cod
oaS, has deserted the principles of their associa-
ton, and now says we of the north have no bust
ness to NEEDLE with Slavery where it now exists
but perhaps we are a little too fast; perhaps he
dId not mean we IN Illinois, but only ace IN the
MINES have nothing to do with Slavery, for we
have heard before that he fitted his Almanac to
the latitude where it was intended to apply Mr.
Codding is very fair representative of the candi
date whose claims he is urging-a cunning. arch
decelver, and if all who listened to him were as
ana several others who heard him. his labor would
oe lost IN any cause ne might attempt to advocate
and we hope no whig who has any regard for
honesty, candor or truth, will be led to vote for
Martin ' an buren, from any thing that he has
advanced. We know him of DID, and we warm
you to heed not the wolf in sleeps clothing But
Tor the course OF such men as Ichobod Coddins J.
b. Polk would never have had the privilege of
plunSlng tins country INTO war which has cost
Its millions of morley and rivers of blood But
for such men as Lhabod Codding, who professed
to despise ]. K. Polk and his principles of annexa
ton, HENRY CLAY would have been President of
the United States. and the country saved the dis
grace that has been brought upon It Then the
principles of Abolitionism were so sacred that it
sinful to vote for a man who ever looked
upon a slave; now those principles are bartered
of by such men as ichabod Codding for a candi- |
date who has never done one act or advocated one
measure TO get Slav cry out of the United States
unless II be his order TO the Marshall of the Dis
trlct OF Connecticut TO deliver up to Spanish Pr |
rates the Amisted Negroes. And mark the pre-
dction, should Van Buren, ever be President of the
United States. such men as lchabod Codding viii |