The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-01-29
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MR.. SCIIENCK, OF OHIO,
IN REPLY TO MIR. GIDDINGs,

1919
IN REPLY TO MIR. GIDDINGS.
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| Nix. SPEAKER: |. is with much reluctance
rise to take any part in this irregular and
somewhat extraordinary debate. But feel
that, as Northern man, and representative
from Ohio, | can remain no longer silent. J
must endcavor, IN lew WORDS, to marx my
own position, and the stand l take in rela-
ton to certain matters, Whatever other gen
tlemen may think proper to do. Sir, we
have been accustomed here, for long time
past, and more especially OF late, and during
the exciting scenes and discussior OF the
present session. to near the North daily lee
turcd :hc North taunteu with base suoscr-
viency; the North tod 10 stand up and
face the music the representatives. from
the Northern states addressed continually
by certain gentlemen win tone oi AFRO,
gance' as II they' iorHooSn' were 'ne ON! ana
Pecui'ar ch"'i'Plo"s VI lloeuen, anu oi I'm
on TINS iioor. ! ah ureu Vi th.o ohensNe
anu unJus'lilacie arrogance; ,hesc zen,
tieinen' VINO seem W .'''"N 'neii,se,e' S'i'v"
10 unuer'asc Sua'","'l o"'o Vi 'n' -No' ''''
"ou'u cohi''c 'l,oli.s,NIS ~ e."1i", w. u'es
on!, wh"e,e. ','n nId u ,' :, Ill lIs' h'
0i 0i sucn Pl.'e"sio"e' .o"'" PC ~ "i' =,
Du' wnei' 'ne! ~ 'u''hs' ~ Is ny
(Mr' uippiNus1 h's uo,e ',ns '''o' ;.,t"s' "'
misrepreseil' u 'ne oou''ty tuo l'os"'o'' anu
course oil o'her imciiioo's' in.'u"''S III! so''
ieel 'hai am caiI" uPon "' on.o " eou'r"-
dict anu fepe' SUCH ''S'eP'V'''''a"o"'
Mr.. Speaker, before interrupted my col
league (Mr. GIDDINGs) with any nterroga-
| ticn as TO the effect OF his own course on the
election Of the presiding officer OF this body
he had volunteered the charge that it was oH-
ing to the conduct OF the northern Wings of
this House, that YOU, sra southern gentle
man and stakeholder, Democrat now
occupy that chair. lie had declared that if
the Wing party had put up candidate from
the North known to be in laNor OF what has
acquired the name Of the Wimoi proviso-
the provision Of the ordinance OF 1887, ex-
cluding slavery from the territories such n
candidate could have been elected in an hour;
i and ,hus be sought to fix upon the Wings,
and particularly upon the northern Wings,
of this House, the blame and responsibility
| of our falling to effect the organization we
desired. 1t was thereupon that | asked my
colleague the question which so excited him,
and led TO his further attack npon the Wing
party. and upon the late Whia Speaker.
| injured of him why, if he were really in
favor of anv northern man who was for the
! Wilmot proviso, he had not take, the Wing
nominee, mir. WINTnRorD who was known
to have always sustained that measure Why
did he refuse his vote TO such a candidate,
thus presented to him and pursue course,
by Withholding it, which he knew must con
tribute, and which did in fact, contribute 10
elect the election of southern man and
stakeholder, to whose elevation he professed
to be opposed? My colleague replied that
he did not recognise the candidate Of the
Whis party AS being in favor Of the Wilmot
proviso. Indeed? And how docs my col
league provehis extraordinary assertion that
Mr.. WINTnRop is opposed TO the general
sentiment and opinion Of the North on that
subject? Does he refer to the fact tina. Mr.
WiNTmRop happened to be the member in
this House who, in 1914 moved 10 incorpo-
rate that very clause the ordinance of 7S7
into the bill to organize territorial govern
ment for OREGON when he (Mr GIDDINus)
and !, and all the northern Wings voted, to-.
qether with MIR. WINrnRoP. to put il there?
You must remember il. Mr.. Speaker, by this
token, that, whether reluctantly or rot, you
had 10 help us pass the BILL after the provi-
sion against slavery was thus inserted. That
was long before The honorable gentleman
from Pennsylvania, (Mr. WILMor,) whose
name is now identified with the measure, had
been heard Of in that conneNlon. Or does
my colleague refer to the fact that our can
didate voted for that same proposition in
ls46, as an amendment TO the three mil
lion BILL being the very occasion when, hap
pening to be presented by the gentleman
from Pennsylvania, Mr.. WILMoT) the pro
/ yiso was christened after him, as its putaive
father? Does my colleague look to the re-
corded votes, and to the past course OF MIR
WINTHROP, at all No. SIR, for he well
knows-none better than he--that they
J would all contradict him. lie has lett years
of legislation, of continuous consistent con
duct, on the part OF the gentleman from