Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-01-14
GERRIT SMITH AGAIN.

A resolution of thanks to Captain Ingraham
and proposing the presentation of a medal for his
interference in the Koszta affair, was up for dis
cussion in Congress last week. The course Of
Captain Ingraham was justified ON the broad
ground of humanity and right, by several Of the
speakers. Mr.. Smith of Alabama, opposed the
resolution. lie said:
! His colleague (NIr. Philips) said they were res
ponding to the great movement of the American
heart. Statesmen had better be governed by the
head the statesmen who follow the heart would
be like Pericles, at the feet of Aspasia and Samp
son in the lap of Delilah. Laughter. lie re-
membered TIE wldness Of the country about Kos
suth and now they were wild about kostza-o
parallel case.
Mr.. Gerrit Smith of New York, said
lie would not have risen but for the remarks Of
the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Smith) and
would say to him the heart is the chief ingredient
Of his fellow man in all the imaginable crcum.
stances of life. lie approved from the bottom Of
his heart the resolution before the House, and
hoped 1t might pass unanimously. He liked the
resolution, especially and exceedingly because il
avoided all questions Of nationality and citizenship
and because it justified the act Of Captain Ingra-
ham grounds of humanity. lie was glad to
hear the gentleman from Virginia and the gentle.
man from South Carolina, justifying Captain In-
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of humanity to be paramount-iust that law with.
out which, in Bible language, there is no law. lie
could not admit any law which ovcrloooks and
outrages and crushes humanity. Knew Of no law
for.thc destruction of rights lie rcoced that the
resolution represents Captain Ingraham as moi
suffering his sympathy for his feow-man to be
bound by State and national lines. lie saw in
Kostza a man kidnapped and outragcd-and be.
cause he was a man Capt. Ingraham determined
TO rescue him. lie was pleased with the quotation
Of the gentleman from Pennsyyanin-" lie gives
twice who gives quickly" This associated nj
once another Latin quotation, namely: Nothing
is foreign to me which concerns humanity" And
rccollect the last maxim is the coinage of Terrence
the Roman slave. This Government now stands
committed to the diabolical position that n man
who rescued an outraged and kidnapped man de-
serves fines and imprisonment-but pass the rcso-
luton, and men whom hc had in his eye would
fall within the principle of the resolution; and
they too will be entitled at your hands, no longer
to Imprisonment, but to gold medals.
Mr.. Smith turned the table on these southcrners
most cifcctually. They will soon find that all
great principles of humanity arc like the declara-
ton of indcpendence-rh hourishcs lie
so clearly recognised the manhood and the rights
Of the slaye-placed them so distinctly on the
same level with those of Kostza, and Kossuth
that Mr.. Churchwcll of Tennessee, though in fa.
vor of the resolution deprecated the course of de.
bate, and said that while he listened to Mr.. Smith
"he cas led 10 inquire achether Kostsd pas negro
or not" A higher compliment to Mr.. Smiths
heart and speech, will not soon be paid him.
Mr.. Smith of Alabama, looked both upon Koszta
and Kossuth, as agitators and revoutionists -
They were driven from their own country, and
were rowing over the earth, seeking to disturb
the peace of the universe, and stir up fuss some
where!
Quite difference there is in this Smith family.
Gcrrit Smith is in fair way to be looked upon as
a revolutionist too. We hope so, and hope he will
succeed in exciting any reasonable amount Of
alarm among those men who so dread revolutions.
They have good occasion to fear.