The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-05-20
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Scott was as active and energetic in his eff
forts as any man in Washington, and never
did man labor harder than General Scott
to prevail upon the Free Soil members of
the Wing party to abandon their position,
and adopt the Compromise as measure
of the new Administration They had sort
of second PentecOst on the Wing side Of the
House They went over and out by scores.
am little Free-Soilstic, though not Whigish
and was opposed to this operation; and was
sorry to lose my Wing allies. But they went
and whyl Because Mr.. Fillmore had to he
sustained, or the Wing party ruined. They did
not 60 because they had changed their senti'
ments
man convinced against his will
Is Of the same opinion still
All the great North, and the great Northern
heart, beats true to liberty. God in his mercy
never made company of men, and planted
them upon this earth, who would shed their
blood with n reader will for the liberties OF
the world, than the people of the Northern
States and they have given good evidence OF
it. Any gentleman who undertakes to make
you believe that we love slavehoding, or run
ming after fugitive slaves, is attempting u
humbug you lie knows it is not true, when
II you believe it, you deceive yourselves
But must pass On. These measures were
passed mainly through the influence Of Clay
Fillmore, Webster, Scott FoOte and Cobb
These were the men who carried them through
and every man who was in the last Congress,
knows it.
I do not wish, Mr. Chairman, that gentle
men should misunderstood me in this matter
| stated and distinctly, that this measure
this Comprehensive thoroughly Wing
move from its commencement This ] stand
TO- and think have proved; but do not mean
to say that it did not receive the support OF
many Democrats after it had received its first
impetus from Wing hands. Many such did
vote for it, did aid il, under the mistaken idea,
as time has proven, that it was the best, the
only means of saving q Union then lettering
10 its fall So many of these, in fact, joined in
its support that soon after its passage it really
seemed a question AZ to which side should have
the credit of It's paternity If other proof was
needed however ! might point to the first
Union meeting held in Hartford Connecticut
a place somewhat celebrated in Federal annals
for its conventions That eseting was at
tended by the Wings in great numbers, and
its presiding officer was leading member of
the Wing party and it really seems as though
it was no fault of Democrats who figured on
that occasion. that their party was not merged
with the Wings altogether The same juggle
was practced in New Haven. They had
meeting there, and, believe, the last one held
in the country, ut which doctor of divinity,
who does up theology for Yale College, made
speech in favor Of the Fugitive Slave Law.
ask, in passing, is he not the man who said he
would choose between two devils for President
and should vote for Henry Clay because he
was less devil than James H. Polk
Mr.. INGERsOLL. Can explain?
Mr. CLEVELAND Who was the doctor you
allude to-
Mr. lNGERsoLL Doctor Taylor, the Profes-
sor of Theology
Mr. CLEVELAND. Is he not the man who
said he would choose the least of two devils
for President!
Mr.. lNGERsoLL. | wish to explain.
Mr., CLEVELAND, may be mistaken, but
! think not; and this is the divine whose Opin-
ions are to influence the ministers of the Cos
pei in this land of liberty and morality.
Permit me to say-for may never have as
good chance again-that of all creatures that
creep upon their bellies upon earth, | most
despise the man who pretcnds TO preach the
Gospel of Christ-Of that Saviour who was
Graded in a manger who went about doing
good and who told Johns disciples when they
were sent to know whether he was the Christ,
or they should look for another, 4" Go and tell
John that the blind receive their sight, and
the lame walk the lcpers are cleanSed, and
the deaf hear; the dead are raised up, and the
poor have the Gospel preached unto them y
and is ready to proclaim himself the champion
of Shareholders What u loathing the high
minded stakeholder must have for such II
teacher of religion and morals! Does the re-
lgiOn of Jesus Christ tolerate buying and sell
ing men, Does it tolerate selling your brother
and your sister, When you stand before that
tribunal, when you must give an account be-
fore an impartial Judge, you will find those
slaves, bought and sold by you, standing by
your side and the question, Have you fed my
hungry poor have yOu clothed my naked
poorl have you given them the rights God in
tended they should have is asked-what will
the answer be- No. What will be your
apology They were black Black! who
made them 80 Dare you reprOach your
Maker, because He saw tit to make another's
skin black, and yours white Did He give
yOu any right to tyrannize over His child, be
cause Tie, in His wisdom saw tit to make him
black And If gOH then stand speechless,
qchere will be found the sleek miserable dough-
faced GpOIOgii for such II system Of iniquity
If slave buyers and sellers go To- hell it seems
20 me there should DO some other word coined
TO describe the place where Northern men who
uphold the practice, and especially prOiessed
ministers of the Gospel, should go!
MIR NENABLE, tinterruptingl viii the gcn-
tleman tell me what has been done with the
money you made in Connecticut by selling ne
groes kidnapped from Africa Laughter.
Mr.. CLEVELAND If we made any, we in
vested 1t in common-School education To enable
ais tO send our boys Of thirteen to instruct your
men Of twenty-five in North Carolina Laugh
ter
MIR. VENABLE. In stealing negroes!
MIR. CLEVELAND. No; in science and morals
But | wish 10 say one word more to my South
ern friends. When you trust yourselves in the
hands, OF these slippery politicians, who are
merely othce-seekers, and who have no higher
principle to govern thcm than that growing
out of their insatiate craving for the loaves
and fishes, you may depend upon it, they will
desert You the moment it is for their interest.
! proclaim It, that there is no security for your
rights except in the integrity of those true
sons oi the North who dare stand up, like hon
est men, and proclaim their faith in the Con
stltutlOn, their trust in Heaven, aud their deyo-
ton to man rights, as men-who dare stand
up and tell you that they are opposed to sla-
very, but that they will abide by the provisions
of the Constitution. You may trust Il man
who will tell you to your face that he abhors
your system, hut will protect your rights-that
up 10 the limits of the Constitution he will pro
tect your institutions but beyond them, never
My colleague intimated that the Democracy
of Connecticut were anxious to have these res
olutions passed-that such WAS the feeling in
Connecticut. Just before lac commenced hit
speech, lreceiyed paper, the principal organ
ct the Democracy of Connecticut from which
| will read short extract
Mr. CHAPMAN. What is the name of the
paper