Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-03-18
THE SPEECH OF A VETERAN.

-, Nor many days ago, meeting composed for
tic moet part Of the solid mon Of Boston" the adj
mirers and followers uf Daniel Webster, was held
III e va Grade ot Liberty, to protest against the
proposed repeal OF the Missouri Compromise
among The aged men who cuuntcnanccd the meet.
lng by their presence was tie Hon. Josiah
QUINCY, turmory member o. Congress from Boston.
afterwards Mayor, and, still later President OF
iiarNard college. For many years he has taken
no public part in political affairs, and he was too
hohest as well az too saSacious friend Of freedom
70 aioW himself to be swept from his mOorings bv
the Hood which engulp phed so many Of his fellow
citizens IN lsJO The people assembled on this
occasion in Fancuil Hall, seeing him in their midst,
could not restrain their pleasure nor forbcar to
can upoh him for speech. On every side went
up 4 cry for Quincy" Quincy" TO which accord.
lag to newspaper reports he responded as follows;
- H. y Standard.
"What right have you TO call upon a man eighty.
three years old to address yon2 Sir belong 20
other times. \ voice in the crowd said, No, tbe
cars OF the fathers never deaf to the cries Of
the childrcn.0 Icame here this evening, notoaly
unaskel, but with determination not to speak
and, Sir, what shall say will be very short and
u vii run in different strain from anything you
have heard. suppose that you expect me to Say
something about the cnormity Of this attempt 20
repeal the Missouri Compromise Not word, Sir
llnughtcr) | shall leave that 10 younger and
ablcr men--to men who nrc in the current of the
Perhaps you expect also | should say something
snycrc upon politicians-thc leaders Of tho slave
holding States, Sir, have nothing to say against
them. Many Of them are great men--thoy are
true mcn--thcy are faithful mcn-tTue to their
own interests faithful 10 their own power. Aud,
Sir they understand this to be the last act in that
policy which has been in operation since the year
1892, and indeed from tho commencement of the
Govcfnmcnt lchcera). There were two projects
from the beginning. The first was 10 secure to
ip tt.. 4
the Government at all times; and have they not
done IL! (Cries of "Ycs," "les.") Have YOU
but one President in eject chosen by the rcoplo
that was from the free Statesg The next pan of
tho policy was to extend the power Of the slave
boiling States. and for that purpose they bought
Louisiana, aud for that purpose they made war
upon Mcxitc. And, Sir what has been their
succcssy They have opened, or if this law passes
they will have opened all the lands Of the South
that arc capable Of holding Slaves, 10 the extension
Of their power. They have opened to themselves
a market, and they understand their advantages.
Wha. is the consequence Of opening this markct2
A gentleman recently from the South told me that
t.sycs were in such demand, in consequence of the
opening Of this country, that he knew Of one family
ut sOAc ten or twelve negrOcs--men women and
clild-cB--sone of the latter at the brcast-and
they sold for $500 head, down to the very child
at The mothers breast. A good active Slave is
worth a; this time Sl,60Q, This is the effect Of
thci' system Of extension. Now the question is, |
how did they got this power? | said they were
tuo and faithful to their own interests. / wish
could say tic same thing, Sir Of the political
nen Il the FREQ States (cbccrs) Sir It is not
their strength but our weakness; it is not their
union, it Is our disunion. And, Sir, they govern
the people Of the North by tho distribution Of the
funds from the Treasury They have governed it,
and they will continue to govern it, until the peo
PIE thcmsc!ycs shall understand what the motives
OF thcir leaders arc and put down it by force. Gem
tlcmcn. said that this was not new thing. In
the year lSO1-S, was a Representative from this
district in the Congress Of the United States, and
had frequent and close intimacy and great oppor-
tuniticS for acquaintance with the Southern views
and opinions, through the medium Of gentleman
who was the best Representative on the floor of
Congress Of Southern feelings and Southern princi-
pies. mean John Randolph. At that time it
was the question concerning the embargo Well,
Sir. who votes for the embargo? Who supported
1t in this part Of the countryg am sorry to men
t0n it, for have great love for the Democracy
OF the country no man more so. | hold that
am Democrat, myself, and always have been.
But no man could speak with more contempt than
Mr.. Randolph did Of the leaders Of the Democracy,
who were defending the embargo. / remember
that he said to me once in relation to Northern
Member from the neighboring town of Salem, who
had made great speech in favor of the embargo
Why Sir, is that gentleman merchant Yes,
said L. and q great merchant lie is, ch Why
Sir said he, he seems TO me like hog swimming
across river, and cutting his own throat with his
fore feet (laugh.er). On another occasion when
| told him, 'Ifyou 20 much further, Mr.. Randolph.
with the embargo, there will be a union among the
people of the North "A Union, said he, "a
Union! (Rcmember, Sir, | do not agree in the
opinion, and greatly honor the Democrats, but
must tell it as It was.) why Mr.. Quincy we Of
the South can calculate upon our own negroes
(srcat longbtor). That was the thing Sir, that
was the feeling, and do not believe they care one
farthing at the South for this, or other meetings of
the kind. They don't like them, to be sure. But
they feel toward them as we should towards boy
with u cracker in the streets; they don't like the
annoyance, to be sure, but as to fear, they have
none. The thing is cut and dried, Sir and if it is
not passed at this Congress. it will be az another
DO what you car. And all ask for this is the last
time shall speak to my iellow-citizens in public al
ask ofthe people Of the North is to consider theii
own interests. De united, act as one man, and
then you can get your duo CONTROL in the affairs o
the nation, aud you want nc more"