The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-05-12
OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY. MAY/1, 1S48

who are rejoicing over the enfranchsement
Of the press in Paris, will themselves put
fctiers on the press in Washington.
! Respectfully
| WAsmsGrov, C. BAILEY, Jr.
Wednesday morning, April 10, 1913.
Mr.. Hale was reading the paragraph ex-
GENERATING the editor in the late transaction,
when Mr.. Calhoun asked, did he make any
IGcnunciaton Of it?
! Mr.. Hale-No, sir; instead Of denounc-
| ing, he had TO defend himself. Mir. Hale
then finished the reading of the card, and
his defence ofhis friend.
! Mr.. Fooe could not believe that so grand
a movement as that Of tue vessel, with heI
cargo of slaves, could have been gotten up
without the aid Of members Of congress.
| Mr. Hale resumed: The senator from
Mississippi has promised if | visit his state
that they viii hang me, and that he will
volunteer as an assassin in the work. II he
will come up to my dark corner Of New
England, as he calls it, we will receive him
/ in different way. We will weigh and
discuss the question with him as intelligent
men should do. The Senator's threat con-
/ firms the eulogium which he made upon his
State few days ago. Mr.. Hale disclaimed
any invasion OF the rights Of Shareholders by
this bill, and read corresponding law the
State of Maryland in support Of it. But il
slavery was such an institution that the
rights of property could not be defended
without attacking it, then let it stand upon
It's defence.
Mr.. Butler-W Would the Senator vote for a
law TO encourage the inveigliug Of slaves ont
Of this District
Mr. Hale certainly would not: would
vote for law abolshing slavery in this
District.
Mr. Calhoun-He would arm the robber,
and disarm the citizens.
Mr. Hale resumed his remarks. The
senator from South Carolina says he is a
mazed at my temcrity in Offering this bill.
Mr. Calhoun-No | said brazen.
Mr. Foote-The audaciy of the thing.
Mr. Hale said the temerity or the bra2cn.
faccdness of the thing was. in the fact. that
it came from the wrong side Of Mason and
Dicksou's line. Does the senator from
South Carolina suppose that we have stood
in the Free North with orr faces to the sun
and our backs TO the lash so long that we
have become so craven that we dare not
look up? ] wish we had little more Of this
brazen audacity and tcmeri'y. IfthS bill
is to be made the issue, let it be so. Sound
the toc>in, and let the Free North stand
up-we could not have a better issue than
this bill. Mr. Hale was astonished to hear
the senator of South Carolina say that this
bill was designed to represS the indignation
OF the people Of this District.
Calhoun would Just as leave argue
with a maniac in bedlam. as the senator Of
New Hampshire. The man who says the
citizens OF this district have no right 10 their
property in slaves, and who would put arms
in the hands Of the robbers who violated
those rights, cannot be possessed Of i com
mon share Of reason.
Mr. Hale was thankful that tie senator
had EXTENDED the mantle Of charity over
him; but if he was maui2C. he was not a
monomauiac. there were more than one.
The object of the bill was TO protect proper
ty. The Office Of the Era had been stoned
by the mob, and the worklaon had been
driven from their business by it.. This
thing he considered as entitled TO legal re-
dress. There had been blood shed and
lives sacrificed in the cause of freedom. and
there were more victims ready TO be offered
up. He had supposed. however. that there
was some constitution for the protection Of
freedom, as well as for the protection Of
slavery.
Mr.. Westcott asked if there was any law
in any place in the North which provided
restitution for slaves kidnapped by its c.ti-
zens.
Mr.. iIalc--I do not know.
Mr. WeStcott said that till such insurance
was given to property ofthe South. the i'm.
mGniueS of the bill could not be demand
ed.
Mr. Tootc reiterated his promise that the
Senator from New Hampshire would be
hung if he went TO Mississippi t preach ab-
clifton. The senator had spoken of more
victims ready to be offered mp; but he was
not of that class. He was a windy, gu>,y
dcba'er, fond of hearing himself talk
Mr. Cri'tcndrn rose TO a point O! order
Mr. Iootc-Ihe rights of the south have
been aSSajIed in such manner
Mr. r Johnson called TO order.
Mr. foote-Iakc down the words:
The Vice PreSident-Ihe senator is not
in order.
Mr. Foote-Take down the words.
Mr. Cnllcr-Oh pass that.
Mr. Foote--WcU, sir, will pass that by.
He then compared the Kidnapping of slaves
Ia he ihp same in urinciplp oS horse. Stpol-