Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-06

in their definition of statesman. Another
gentleman from that State, Mr. PA lip !
when reviewing my speech, Q iorin ag,
kindly informed me that am but a .rat. lent-
alst and not statesman. To use ain I pre-
clsely his words: Though had attained ,,me
notoriety IN the country as sentmen:aliss
had never risen to tho digu ty Of y statesm "a =
beg that gentleman to be patient with me
may yet become tho dignifed. heartles, srigid,
conventional sort Of being, that makes up the
accepted and current idea of a statesman
They say, that Congress il a capital place for
making statesman Of one. who Is willing 20
come under the process. They say 50, for the
reason that Congress ID capital place for get.
ting rid Of all sentiment, and sympathy, and
conscience. Now, cannot say that am very
ambitious to have realized, in my own person,
the popular idea Of statesman. Neverthe.
lesa beg the gentleman to be patient with
me When shall have been 10 Congress
few weeks longer, may 80 far have lost my
heart, and killed my soul, as to be candidate
for the honors OF statesman. And then the
honorable gentleman will, no doubt, be will
ling to take me by his own right hand, and
install me into that dignity which no and
other statesmen so selfcomplacently enjoy.
But to come to the resolutions. | like them
exceedingly and should rejoice to soc them
pass unanimously. | like them exceedingly,
and especially because they avoid all questions
Of nationality and citizenship; and leave the
Justification Of Capt lngraham to rest on the
naked ground of humanity | was much
pleased to find the distinguished gentlemen
from Virginia and South Carolina, Mr. Bayly
and Mr.. Orr, defending the resolutions in this
light. Delighted was |, when heard the gen.
tleman from South Carolina Mr.. Orrl de-
clare in such impassioned language, that hu.
mainly i, OF itself, ample Justification for Cap
tain Ingraham's conduct
Capt. lngraham, according to the implication
OF tho resolutions, and according to these gen.
tlemen's Interpretation and defence OF the res
olutions, obeyed the simple law Of humanity
that law, against which, TO uae B BILE language
"there is no law" Not only is it paramount
law, but against it there can DO no law Capt
lngraham recognised no law for kidnapping
and expressing his fellow man He believed
that law il for the protection of rights, and he
would not acknowledge as law what was for
the destruction of rights; and, therefore, with
out pansng to inquire into any enactments Of
Turkey or Austria, he generously and nobly
surrendered himself to the commands of the
law Of humanity, and delivered Koszta.
Capt. lngraham saw in koszta a naasl---a kid
mapped and oppressed man--and, therefore, he
determined to set him free. The manhood of
koszta was all the warrant that Captain Ingra-
ham needed to demand the liberty of Koezta
Captain lngraham's sympathies are not bound
cd by State or National lines. They are not
controlled by questions ofnationalS aud citizen
ship; but where he sees his br~x14k snapped
or outraged, thither does he lrt - napathies
go out effectively for the deliverancc Of such
brother.
Twas glad, sir. to hear the gentleman from
Pennsylvania Mr. Chandler in the course Of
his eloquent speech, quote the maxim " BIS dat
qm cito dat" The gives twice who gives quickly
TO incite us to the prompt passage Of the reso-
luton. Well daes Captain Ingrabam deserve
the benefit Of this opposite aud happy quota
ton, for he acted bravely and beautifully un.
der the inspiration, IL not of another Latin
maxim, nevertheless Of the sentiment Of another
Latin maxim: "NH human me alienu,n,n
nothing thf t concerns man is foreign to mel
Yes Captain lngraham honorcd this sublime
maxim, which was coined by slave for
Terence, its high-sou.ed author, was Roman
slave.
Pass those resolutions, Mr.. Speaker--pass
them promptly and unanimously. By doing
80 we shall honor humanity and honor our
selves; by doing 90 we shall rebuke our Gov
eminent for having taken, three years ago the
dabolieal position, that they who rescue their
kidnapped, and oppressed, and outraged and
crushed brethren, merit, at the hands Of this
Government fines and imprisonment Pass
these resolutions, and you will put the seal az
your emphatic condemnation on that diabol-
cal position; and you will cheer the hearts Of
those who have rescued such poor brethren,
and Of others who arc determined TO rescue
them whenever they can get tho opportunity
to do 20 Pass these resolutions and these past
and these future rescuers Of tho most wrong.
ed Of all men will rejoice in knowing, that
upon the principle Of these resolutions and
upon the principle by which rome on thus floor
have advocated them, they are entitled not 10
suffer focs and imprisonment bat to receive