New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-23
crRRIr suIrn IN CONGEEss.

Next to Col Benton, Gerrit Smith Of our State will
be the most remarkable figure in approaching Con-
gress aud will either make bis mark there very deeply
or disappont many saDgune expectations. Frederick
Douglass, who recently visited him a, PeterbOrO and
found i'm nearly recovered from his late Illness,
thus speaks Of him:
"There is peculiar charm bout that Pe'erboro cottage.
The smiles 81 Heaven aFe there. | expected - ina hr
smith less yigOfcus health than found him. IN view OF
biz late inii portion lie j. able % be about 9ud t IS
week attenos st Fulton, tie Christian Onion meeting /
found him cheerful but thoughtful 10 view Of the extra
ordinary circumstances and duties that await him At the
National Capitol An ardu Us task IS before h q. lie
goes TO I'LL post Of difficulty and dagger lie viii De al
apostle Of liberty in the very stronghold Of slavery and
almost single banded he viii have % dispute the pass with
the whole phslanx Of slavery, chosen Paula hens
retukug ldoiay, did not str Up more mtgoant feeling
than via follow The preaohngoi inc pure an.saYsfy Eos
I-iat arlington Mot Cslcty vii Alr Smith de1y the
legality q slavefy lie Will "trip the vile thing o. al
gsge constitutional and legal counenance aud El treat
ID a. . Ous b BE- r-aeda stem violence and blood
10 better tban IiAcy Murder stt vi get - much re-
.relt from hin very Jr, o. him slavery Is murder
Fer Mr Smith D. not only an Ab0it MET lie Is a l. nd
hfOrntr and more stu h. is ROY as he ever has D7-o
believer ia an every Wy righteous civil government
ard 9! ere conflict with tls GOsern nsnt ~ many
otf r point. tLaS slavery lie is ~ war win syery So
ces OF clas T. gHAou. AID vii stand up for eternal as.
tlf gheYever ard from whatever quarter Il may b.
5sa.f mighty work Is before HIM. lie - lem
pefance man he goes among wine liooer'. lie s
Prafe nan, b. go~s % mIngie attn men o. blood.
lie is q prAger b. Eoes ailo1g bltsyh- ners.
lie is AbolloLrt, Re COS 20 meet the tram ke-s
90 Luu.sn blood IL is g-Lten aas he goes 10 con-
front rufaHs. There VII b. f-w with whom be viii have
anything ia common and ID Fifhs, be snail pass hr Ugh
o. furnace heated seven tines hotter and snail come
w ~tse the smell u fire Uuon wa VII only b. BE-
The same Gl rigus n0T That castd tte is0 49,
u a, L- A- ne noble Hebrew vii r---e no aeEno g ~
III loser isD 81 yery De- certain tat be- VIII eorsg- toe
wor.tipptH Of IL slave pJT-r. aud bi.IZ up0I lin
.tf men E+-y Wr.h IS 5lt Fhsher g saa D-ls
Co. Ls - well 81 Do tie - Do. prin PIES - Peg
cerfsin oavery ray, iu its ned es- demand another
sscriCe j. nay demsud another CRiaDiLh L1tki"itpr
1oFEEI 70 sppease DE- 0o cs wrath But ~ turn N)n
tle terrd flCrgif L.; trsu touch htr pf Dts
~ re ...s...r Ff - slavery re drawn upon iin -
t- fs- v.f t.r g.l Llf rl worth slfg stc- No
t, tt-e STATE ID iLs LL.0u. lse5n hta4s, moved
fy Ioya t.,54c vrrrearcs would y ~ wat iOr ihe mar
ft-,-s Map r. ssratnga, and Niagara Ais would BE-
coorfd men I'll over this North nd, vi w01id LOOK upon
mir Ives az worthless in country where ihs peoples
I'm man falls By the asssssins steel Let them touch
him 90 do 50 would be the climax OF that madness which
Ids destruction But the thing viii not be done
Gerrit smith will b. in Congress as At home in Washing
ton AZ 4. Pe'erboro; loved respected honorei Even
stesIers will Acknowledge bis superiority and respect
In hin the principle which they have not the virtue them
selves 20 carry out.
Upon him will be centred the fixed attention OF the
ton He will carry new element into Congress. he 10
a roloisn without policy Of honor without pride
ard believes that need no; abandon the character Of
= Cbr.an because he fills the Office Of Ststesman Let
rim 20 10 his great work sld he prayer. a Millions vii
IN n him