Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-07-14
Neatly Said.


in the Senate by Butler of S. c., Clay of
Alabama, and others of like stamp. He
replied in a calm and dignifed manner,
and among other things said the follow
ing:
Mr.. SUMNER said: since had the
honor of addressing the Senate yester-
day, various Senators have spoken, sever
al have alluded to me in terms clearly be-
yond the sanction of parliamentary de-
bate. OF this make no complaint IL
to them it seems proper courteous ana
parliamentary to unpack the heart WIN
words and fall cursing like Veay carp,
a scnllion | will not interfere with the
endowment which they find IN such eX-
posrre of themselves; they have certainly
shown their character Two OF them
the senator from South Carolina. who
sits Immediately before me, anb toe Sena
tor from Virginia, who sits Immediately
behind me. are cot young, their heads
are amply crowned by time, they did not
speak from auy ebulltion ofyouth but
from the confirmed temper Of age. 1t is
melancholy to believe that they showed
themselves as they are. 1t were chart
table to believe that they are in reality
better than they showed themselves. |
think. Sir that am not the only person
on the floor, who is listening to them in
this debate, these two seIfconfd.nt
champions Of the peculiar fanaticism of
the South was reminded ofthe striking
words Of Jefferson picturIng the influence
Of Slavery.
The whole ,mmerce." said he be-
tween master and slave is perpetual eX-
ercse of the most bOisterous passions the
most unremitting despotism on the one
part and degrading submission on the
other. Our children see this and learn
t. initiate it for man is an initiative
animal. The parent storms, the child
looks on, catches the lneaments Of wrath,
puts on the same airs in the circle of
smaller slaves, gives loose rein to his
worst passions. and, thus nursed educa-
ted and daily exercised in tyranny, can
not but be stamped by it with odious pc
culiarltes The man must be a prodigy
who can ret.n his manners and manly
feelings unlO Wayc3 hy ~ich circumstances
80 person Who has vitae s,pd the Senator
from South Carolina and the Senator
from Virginia III this debate viii place
them among the prodigics described by
eff rs N. As taey spoke the Senate
ha iber must have seemed in their
sig plantation stocked with slaves,
or which the lash of the overscer had
free scope. There was little that fell
from them which deserves reply-cer-
ta.nly not the hard words they used 50
readily"
AFTGR LUcY.-Mrs. Swisshelm is after
Lucy Stone with sharp stick. Listen
to her:
We have already denied, we again deny
that Il woman who steps beyond the reg
ular limits is pointed and hooted at. We
never new any woman take up an honor
able employment and pursue it zcalously
but she was honored for her enterprise.
We also beg leave once more to express
our firm conviction that no virtuous wo-
man ever was driven to life of shame
to get bread for herself and children.
Such declaration is a mOnstrouS libel
upon humanity. We agree with the old
King of Israel, who said; / have been
young and now am old, yet have | never
seen the righteous forsaken and begging
bread. Begging breal they may be, but
they are never forsakeH and left to such
, degradation as Miss Stone speaks Of Pow
crty could be no eNtCn jatIOn of such a
crime and we are sorry to see the leaders
/ of woman'S rights movements otter such
a plea III palllat.on. There is always a
pIul-hUuSe in which a virtuoUs woman
/ and her children can be admitted, or f
n It there Is a river nto which She could
throw herself and them.
\ rich auec1ote is told in the
city of d.. in Il nei@hboring state. which
is too good t. be lost, and which runneth
| thus
A. Judge ". was walking the street a
woman hurried out from her house and
installing him for her husband, expected
from California. acco>ted HIM eagerly
| son, Joseph, Joseph" The judge sol
emily presenting to her the palms of lis
open hands. gravcly ,nunciated stop
Madam. stop;'' am no Joseph" The
woman seeing her mistake, quietly re
piled, Excuse me. Sir. my husbands
name is Joseph, but not Potiphar"-anG
turning she left the Judge to cogitate Oh
who was archaeological Express.
REcovERING.-Miss Sarah Mitchell,
the rider who was hurt by the fa'. of acr
horse at the IIippoirom,, hn> So rar rn-
covered As to be able t. IrHy, f.. O..
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