The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-03-27

LNeW 1OIk LILIES. lie eulLOr OF lDaL paper
is known to be one of Mr.. Stewards most
valued and influential friends.
The conduct of Mr.. Toombs in this in
stance, is that OF the class of politicians TO
which he belongs. The ultra pro-slavery
propagandists of the South uniformly resent
all opposition to their projects as personal
affront. They no more recognize the right
of Northern man to hold and express opin-
ions on Slavery different from theirs, than
they do the right of a slave on their panta-
tons 10 resist their commands They are
intolerant, domineering and insolent, not
occasionally nor BY accdent-but habitual
y and on principle. 1t is their acuy of ad.
vancing their sentiments and pushing their
projects. 1t is simply bringing the habits
of the plantation into the Senate chamber
1t is the slave drivers lash,-dffering a lit
tie in shape, and applied to Northern white
men, instead of Southern slaves but WELD
ed for the same end, the enforcement of
their will, and by essentially the same
means, brute force instead of justice and
reason. Even so gifted and high-toned
gentleman as John C.. Calhoun, fell into the
habit. He took occasion 10 say in the Sen
ate, that he desired no personal or social in
tercourse with Mr.. Seward, "a gentleman
certainly of as unsullied character and of as
high social standing as Mr.. Calhoun himself ;;
and the only shadow of excuse which Mr..
Calhoun prOfessed TO have for so arrogant
and insulting remark, consisted in the fact
that Mr. Stewards opinions on Slavery diff
fered from his own. a squad OF the South
ern chivalry, incompetent even TO under
stand the noble traits of Mr. Caihouns char
acter, have ostentatiously initiated him in
this most unworthy ebullition of paltry
spite. Foote of Mississippi, who did more
to degrade the Senate during his single term
than had been done in twenty years before,
drew pistol on Col Benton in the Senate,
because he preferred to utter his own opin-I
ions, instead Of Foot's, on slavery. And
only few days since another chivalrous off
shoot of population, Mr.. Harris, resented
an Introduction to Senator Clemens, because
the latter was acquainted with John Van
Buren. Senator Douglas has caught the in
fiction, and in addition to his officious and
super-serviceable championship of Slavery,
apes the brutality of Southern bullies. HeI
attempted to crack his newly found over
seer's whip about the ears of Mr.. Stuart, of
Michigan but he made no more by the
effort than he did in a similar trial with Mr.
Chase. Senator Mason, Of Virginia. in the
exercise of the same arrogant insolence, call
ed upon the Senate to reject every amend |
ment which Mr.. Chase might offer,-not on
their merits. but because they came from
him. And Mr.. ToombS refused to listen to
Messrs Sumner and Seward, when with an
excess of courtesy, they ventured 10 con-
gratulate him on his first natorial speech.
All these things are unquestionably quite
as contemplate as they are generally regard
ed by the public at large. But they evince
a spirit of arrogant domination, strictly in
keeping with the measures they are meant
to sustain, and in the highest degree insult
ing to the sentiment of the North. Mr..
Seward took an early opportunity of saying
that, as he was in the Senate TO attend 10
public affairs, he should never waste one
moment in reply to personal assaults of any
sort what ever and his conduct has uni
formly been governed by this determination.
We have nothing to say against it. 1t is |
certainly honorable to himself, and we pre-
sumo satisfactory to his constituents. But
we must say that we are tired Of seeing the
few Northern men who dare to express north
ern sentiments. and 10 stand up III defence
Of Northern rights and interests, broWbaaten
and bullied day after day with impunity.-
We are not aware that the North comedies |
TO the South such superiority, as warrants
language and demeanor of this kind toward
ler representatives. And the sooner it is re-
Sented, with proper spirit, the sooner 1t will