The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-06-24

peat tnSt with the exception Of q few officers
have named. ali others-sherlis, consta-
D!gN, justices OF the peace, Judges OF probate,
AMI a otnyr j Idlcial ministerial, AMI *, =
cu;ivc o.irtr-, are to DC appointed, III such
manner as the peOi . Of tlc territories, turo
thcii Legislature, shall direct. Tnis dispos-
es entirely Of that objection.
Mr.. President, do not intend notice in
detail the objections which have been made
to the bill They have been SO thoroughly
examined heretofore that | think the meas
ure Is becoming well understood by the
country l shall DC pardoned, however, for
making brief r,ferance to the terrible
threats in which several senators have in
du'Sed towards the supporters oithe bill, and
tao awful personal consequences which they
tell US, are to follow
Sir, the scenes of 1850 are fresh in the
memory ofmost Of US. Ii is only necessary
to cast oar minds back to that period in Of
der to rccollcct that We then heard the same
threats, the same warnings, the same moan.
ings from the gentlemen who are now at
tempting 10 frignten us by repeating what
they then said, but failed to execute. We
have had notice served upon u to day that
the cry of repeal is to resound through the
| land The same notice WAS given IN 1859
, N.poap was then everywhere proclaimed as
the wat. hwOru OF the aUOlltionIs,s, aud la
connection with il. resistance TO the cxtcu-
ton Of the laws was bodily alvocat d by
those whose comag proved unequal to thcIr
purpos : VIII II the opportunity was prcssn,.
ud. Re- stance was attempted III one or two
places tut il was soon discovered tAat tnOse
,'ao were most o.ii,iOuS in stimulating re-
/ II. I;on -gl treason were the least willing 10
! risk t..,,. own n ks III the ha.t,r by taxing
tn. r. sunus.b.t,v u. the overt act Rrp,a
was provoscd in hi, cha wber on one OF thc
/ III assures OF isjJ--tA. fu.,. =" Ia"-|hich
| was Ln1 most oiious 10 tnp,. gc...@hlh u
the whole series; believe that, on, 0. Va
/ sixty-twO members OF the seo,se Of the Tn
/ ited states, tnoy got four to vote for tne r
peal
Mr. Wade We have increased since that
time.
Mr. Douglas am not ablcto say whcth-
rr those gentlemen will have byttcr success
/ in their cliJrts now or not. We have had
/ notice that thor. is to be a combined and
/ united effort among the lragln.ns Of tn
/ dill rent parties and factions opposing this
| measure; that tncy are to max. common
cause for tne repeal Of this bill when It sua
,
. upon the institution of tne south We hay,
Jgtu told here that war will no; cul when
/ the repeal snail have taken place, but that
/ all compromises, the fugitive save Law and
/ all. are 10 b wiped out The senator from
Ma ,,achus,tt. lr u nm-r Ia> t,.d u that
I Ia puipils Di y - EIgani 49, to pour fort.
/ .Hunglat.Ju, against tnc cX cutiOn OF an
/ act ol CDngr,s, iOs the return vi fugitive
/ ttou ssiy.-t.
I We ar; told by that senator and other,
/ ,hat b,cuu~ We repeal law wh cI has b1-n
I upon tbr stitut. book since loZU, ami has
. b.,n imperative during the waO.e peIIoI,
/ for tAe reason that there were 40 people up-
T "a whom it cOu.I "p, rate, they regard then-
/ ..y. IS Is ryl,as 4 from the Obligations res
/ iug upon them to support the constitution,
. al! from tggir Odtl- II observe It's inJunc-
uJ.s. Nm here, WA occupy th.ir s.ats
. Dn BY ygtut OF an oath, taken in the pres
/ enc, Of Almghty God, 10 preserve inyiolat
tAg constitutions 8 t-..l ---.--. ~ t-tt IT,
J lat, b.caH, Jf The passlGs Of this laT thy
/ w.U commit perjury, tcy "il y.Iat: Ia.
+ constitution. thy nui repulia.c their o.tI>,
, % yEi.ld - col AMI man in Resistance L.
/ tine constitution an tHe laT of the land -
An. SIR, Ia sn,tOr from II ,,saghu, IT,
las tod Us tom sa', tat tAe~c pso,.,t ~
/ clarg,meu from y W nng AMI will engage in
,at work o! r,rlliv, an! p-rgury aHa ..,as.
/ on against tac constitution and the CuOn
! For myself think to well ufthc clcr.y.n u
Of tai, coualry to believe that they arc ,apa.
B Die Ui such cTuH,S.
Sir, wish to call the attention Of the SEN
ate TO tn fat that 6 nt.emcn speak too
/ Ntl N "a III M it. rl Al
/ tnc free states have entered into this yiu cut
| crusade against tne Nebraska bill and its sup
port r., The abolition confydcrat,s hay.
/ not be able to bring into their service, ac-
| roriinr to my inform ito1 Onc-tentn of the
/ c orgy OF tdis country. understand, ,na,
/ tics. conl.dyrat,S, AT their club-room in this
| yt have lists a tnt names oi all the clc,-
/ gymJn oftac Union understand tuat they
s,nt out printed rrnonstrancrs TO each %
! thcs" clcrgymcn, wtl request to sigu, an.
return them Immediately Tor prc,cntatiou to
/ thr nat. Tdc presumption l., ther for,
| tlat every name has been returned that cou.u
b. sclu d iutD th.s 40 ideal or. tuIzuiol.
I II 80, Acn W. tinl that tlc judgment Oi a
lar.' IN i,rity Oft &c clcrgym Of the free
states is AGAINST tacm; wnIic the larger pOi-
ton Of tnoSs wlo signed the protest doubt
I
, out inyysrigui OF the subject. For tn,
gr' "t.r Eass oIthu cilgy | nave the most
profound respect Hul En ration. \ pur.
Cou o. tavm, mu.t say, have Shown tapm-
,v,s unworthy oI respect, because Il, y
uayr acted in manner inconsistent with
their ch,lian chara, tcrs. the portion t.
which refer is compose d Of thUsc men who
use thc pulpit ony As means to carry out
tArir political d. ,t.ns-uln who care morl
for poiti,s than religion, aud why hypoclit-
j,aily .,,umc 10 b, tao followers OF our ST.
yur ou'y - means Of prosecuting mO,u su =
c,ss' the schemes OF their political leaders
in TINS chamb,r-l mean those who are IL
a, t,vt corr, spond,ncc with The abolition con-
d,rat,s h,r,, who act under their direction
propagate ttoir SANDERS and obey their oi.
d,iS, +, gardl,>s Of their duties which they
owe to their church and Ia God. Those who
convert the pulpit into the hu>,ingS, and pro-
fame the holy Sabbath 10y stump speeches
from the "a red desk, seem to have forgot
ten, if,hyy eve knew, the spirit and even
the form of words appropriate to the p'ac,
and the day, exhibited to the senate the
o'h,r day some specimens of this political
pulpit oHto'y.
undertake TO say there was more vul.
"ar,ty, more ploIMi'y, more caIumny, anu
more msu', conlaind d in that one s,rmow
t,an cy hcardutt. red by any politician,
of any party, upon tac hustngS. | think
ter, is no ;. uator on this II llor ". o won ii
a2a d his r,ruL,ionasa 81 tI,man by dis
$ ut ug from ta,s o.n,on.
| v,gt,u extracts from some five hun
.,r, q Symons preached ON one day in New
iug aud hy concert against the Nebraska
o,,, Ill o, the same character, For taos
c,ugym,u WHO thus, as mere political g,nis
cuuy IT ia IL ptt pits into the huSilng, tnciI
!, MIR cation into po itical audi ncos and
u-e ia, holy sabbath day for carrying ont
pc ii a design, and schym,>, for the sole
hcn,h ofpoit,ciaush.rc. will not cIlcct tAe
s.igNt st dc4r,c Of respect. have no "a
sp,,t for those wac art thus plo@ning their
sacred otcupot On, rjocc t"at thei
nam surs so l.N do not believe sir tnat
ANY but tuus, TO whom have rci,rr,d will