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Mr. Charles James Faulkner who promises to
4ssaolisE Gen. Scott on the subject ofslavery read
err don't laughbeforc you hear all J writes that
he has derives very agreeable entertainment" from
two Of the laie ncmbers OF the Free Press and de-
sires to be- that be missed through
the Mails
We hare gratiGed the faeetious IiItle gentleman.
and may, perhaps, hare occasion to tickle" him
frequently before the Presidential campaign ends.
But we never knew a man who affected to be cheer
fa at the exposure of his regeneration, who did
notalways himselfin the ridiculous attitude
Of "Iaughing on the wrong side of his mouth"
- Really our Representative must belong to the
school Of laughing philosophers since he is able TO
make broad grins at the publication of clear proofs
OF his shameless, butlong premeditated, aposlacy
But, let US give sample Of the funny mood. Of
this modern David, who promises toslay the giant,
whsn the subject of the right to vote away slave
property BY an ordinary Legislature was under dis
cussion in 1899. ID"
Mr.. Brodnax of Dinwiadie proposed .chemea,o
pay the Shareholders Tor their propery-Mr. Jefer-
son Randolph favored the postnati principle, de-
claring all children OF slaves TO be free who might
be born afterthe 9TH ofjuly 1870 In regard 10 The
first proposition. Mr.. F. thus spake:
Sir, 1t wants practicabity. You might as well
now scattered on the endless margin of the ocean,
as seek to remove the slave population by the means
which that gentleman contemplates Two hundred
thousand dollars 10 be annually appropriated by the
Statei Why, sir, il would, scarcely alone pay the
costs ofiransportaiion. How. lhen4 is the annual
quota TO be made up2 BY gift, or by purchase -
II by gin, his views are visonary-Ifb by purchase,
his means are Inadequate. Sir, IRE can accomplish
Nothing By scholastic Inspirations about rights The
gordaa knot mast be natied-if IL is BY The spord :
Asia mastbe raaqnished-khec country mba be saved"
Yes, slavery must be abolishch seven BY the
swordt Our puissant delegate would cut pretty
figure severing the gordian knot with his broad
sword wouldn't hesl Bombas,cs Furioso was
nothing to him in point Of downright and outright
srdggo.s~
Hear him. now, upon The other plan He could
netehly find agreeable entertainment in tie CON
temptation Of '.bood and carnage bu, he could
treat The matter with all the levity of praciised
comedian
" But sir, according to my judgment, neitherdoes
the proposition Of the gentleman from Abemarle
(Mr. Randolph) violate any just rights of private
= property. That scheme, take occasiomio say, is
not to my taste, Tor was il submitted with my APP
Z probation. It is however before us-and We must
! pronoance upon il.
That proposition operates alone upon the postnah
--those who may be boFnafler the 18th OF July 1910
Sir, lido not mean TO inhict upon this learned AMI
patient audience dry and metaphysical legal ar
gument elaborated from the materials which law
library so readily furnishes-nor do mean here 10
jeopardize MY professional reputation By even pro-
nouncing an opinion, upon "a point happily To-
Gated inter Apes legis: will content myself with
addressing single enquiry 10 my friend from
Campbell Mr.. Daniel) who preceded me, and who
seems TO have taken this part OF the subject under
his peculiar guardianship To what class of rights
would he place right TO that tch not and which
may serer BE-! Under what head could he define
the rights, which the stakeholder has 10 that which
v may or may not come into potential existence ten
years heneef &H
Imust confess ills too atenuated for my legal
apprehension TO and think it would puzzle
the learned doctors Of ST. Omers 10 give us salts
factory solution. Is il right ereencd or a right
exeeutbfr2 Is il an interest ACCIDENTAL an interest
fneidentai, or an interest Substantial? Or isl it
right N PRESENT. ha6eadnrs in fGtnro Sir sags the
gentleman from Brunswick, il is right rested
Ne says his able coadjut5r of Dinwiddie il is a
right eentssgsnt. maintain, says the gentleman
from Brunswick tits right independent and SUI
perior to all other rights. regard it, says theg gen.
teman from Dinwidde, as a right incidental to
ether less questioned rights. And in due time we
shall doubtless have some third, gentleman "do%n
South" rise in his place, and with quite as much
plausioility, contend that il is neither the one nor
the other--but tertinm fHia-having many Of the
qualities o. BOTH but none of the essentials Of either
Sir, apprehend these learned gentlemen will find
quite as difficult classify their favorise rights
as the famous doctors OF Srasburg did to ascertain
the reality Of poor Slswkerbergius's nose
lis false nose" cries the Anti Nosarian;
" Tis true nose excfaims the NoSarian:
Tis faith" rejoins the one;
It's FIppLgsTlcKs" cries me othefn
Twas but ordinary tun for delegate Faulkner in
1882 10 cut the gordian knot Of slavery 1t will be
absolute ecsiacy for him. scut up Gen Scott for
uterng sentiments sinimical 10 The In situations of
Afleen States Of abe Union p