The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-03-01
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WAsHIEoTos, Feb. 20, 1850.
Victory of Mr.. DevnS--Speeeh Of Mr.. Camp
bsH-Ths BHekeyss--Mr. CampbslFs E5poss
Of The AggrsssiOHS Of he SOnik-Speeeh Of
Mr.. SteVsaS
Mr. Downs was dOWa on the Senate again. yes
terday, and vanquisbed t,-judging according to
one Of the military tests of victory; for he had
possession Of the Chamber almost SOLITARY and
alone"
Mr.. Campbell of Ohio -(there isa plurali.
~ Of tlIe animal ia The menngeie)- )-introduced
himself to the House. yesterday, by his first Con-
gresSional speech He attracted, and engaged
throughout its delivery. an unusual degree of at
tenlion. / have heard it complimented, by gen
lleman Of all meridiaus, one Of the best speech
es of the Session.
The Buckeyes are great tr'ibei and II is high
lime for them to brighten their star IN the con-
steation. The old sisters ordained that all born
after them should he free. The pau1mony oil
those in expectancy was territory, wilderness and
sayages. Ohio was the Grst-born under the Or
dinance. Already she is full grown buxom SIS
ter, complacent in her prosperous estate and act
ing the airs OF wealth Her sons must show the
blood of their mother, and he foremost in oil the
family frOlics.
Campbell is worthy son, and is playing his
part manrulIy. His speech endorses the doctrines
Of the Message on the tariff veto executive infiu-
ence, and improvement of rivers and harborS,-
approves of its advocacy of agricultural interests,
its devotion to the Union, and above ALL the de-
sire for peace with all nations. Itanswers the
charges of aggression, rung in our ears from the
South showing that the Slave interest and pow
er were territorial aggressors, i'll bringing in
Louisiana, Florida, Texas, and California and New
Mexico,-that they have attempted tue acqusi-
ton of Cuba, and that, through Mr.. Clngman,
they have given notice that they were after more
of Mexico, that they had aggressed upon the
interests of the free States, by the destruction OF
the tariff Of 1882, which fell sacrifice TO- their
threats of disunion-the same spirit being again
appeased by the annexation of Texas, the repeal
of the tariff of 1912, aud indulSed and gratilied
by the Mexican war,--that they have fur ther az
gressed by stifflng the right of petition--by at
tempting to expel members of the House Tor using
the liberty of speech-by burning Corwn in eff
gy, aud threats to hang Hlle-by monopolizins
an undue share Of the offices and emoluments o
government. He hen enumerated the aggress
ions of the free States. l. They refused TO catch
runaway negroes. .. Their rapid increase ii
population. That, he said, could not be helped
the South being measurably to blame; one of the
accusers, on this score. being Mr. Hillard, bach
elor. 3. Their efforts to stay tine moral and po
litcal evils Of slavery.
He is opposed to non-intervention ,-compar
ed the effects of slavery and IreedOm,-showed
that ONO educates more children than fue slave
Staes,-asserted that the Union was established
to prevent extension OF slavery, and read as proof
extensive extracts from our Revolutionary histo
; ry; and appealed to the South to come back, am
aid in the original purpose. He replied. general
ly, to Messrs Hillard, Inge, Venable, Clingma
and Brown.
Mr. Stevens. of Pennsylvania, made pow
erful speech to-day, on the same side
UNION