Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-07-13

mighty hestt ""o'
here, view you, gentlemen, in relation to
this Kansas Nebraska iniquity!
1 appeal to Representatives from the
South, in the name of all that is honorable
in the name of God-to be once inilu-
enced by the mere promptings Of right and
justice, and restore this compromise line, ,or
from this day hide your deformed heads
and make your appearance no more among
intelligent beings. But 1 am resolved to
place the gentlemen-these chivalrous
Southern gentlemen--riaht On the record.
Many of them do say that the repeal of the
time-honored line, Ito use their own words)
was wrong, an injury, and an outrage,
and that it ought to be restored. l say
many Of you have said SO to me 4: and in
asmuch as every gentleman from the North
has been challenged to give the name of
any Southern man who has dared to even
breathe one word in favor of Freedom,
therefore, to avoid beirg asked SO to DO,
come up to the confessional, or | shall
without hesitation name the gentlemen to
this convention [cheers and laughter,]
CAT length the Hon. Kenneth Rayner
of North Carolina arose aud stated that he
had so said, and took this occasion to say
that he considered the repeal of the Mis-
souri, Compromise wrong and an outrage
to which the North ought not to submit.
He said if he had been member of Con-
gress he would have had his right hand
severed from his body before he would
have consented to the iniquity. Gov.
Brown, of Tennessee, said he had stated
that it was wrong and unjust to repeal that
act but inasmuch as it was passed, he was
opposed to agitation on the subject Of re.
instating it. Four or five more at this
point took the floor at once, Ford remark
ing pleasantly, "Keep cool, gentlemen;
We are going to have an interesting class
meeting here, but come up to the confess
sional one at time!' daughter long
and loud.) A number of gentlemen con-
fessed in substance what Gov Brown did.
Mr.. Ford proceeded by saying that Gan
open confession was good for the soul ;"
and he hoped the gentlemen would learn
another truism The only way to get rid
of guilt was "to repent and sin no more"
All we ask of you, gentlemen, is to do
right, remembering that there are eternal
and Interchangeable principles ofright which
no circumstance can vary, and which God
himself may not disturb. BY your con-
fessions this day, coupled with your action,
you place yourself in the condition of a
thief who having broken into your house
and got possession of your money, you de-
tect and arrest. You say to him: "You
villain !. what are you doing, thus invading
my most sacred rights p The thief comes
up to the confessional, as our friends have
thi. day, saying: 81 know I'haye invaded
your most sacred rights: l confess have
committed and inflicted a great injury
upon you have broken into your house
and stolen your money. l have done this
mean thing Iregret, l deplore it; Jut,
iaasmuch, Notwithstanding, nerertheless, as
ihaye got in now, let there be no disturb.
ance between me and thee! both fear
and dislike agitation. Let us just settle
this difficulty. You just step out and let
me keep your house and the money too y
Loud cheering and laughter.] This is
the ridiculous light in which we view you
Southern gentlemen out in Ohio. (Here
a Mississippian interrupts by saying:
''This line was worth nothing, of no value
to any person.") Ford proceeded by say
ing: That is beautiful you will steal
our property, and for excuse say: "'tis
Return the stolen goods, AM
let the owner fix the value. If it we're
but an old jack-knife, it's not yours.
Come up like men and do this great thing.
Confess your wrong and do right-always
remembering that to do the right and avoid
the wrong i. the great end of our being
Don't you, gentlemen of the South, shrink
away from this contact with truth; don't,
eutreat you, through falsehood or hypo-
,risy, meanness or fraud, attempt to hide
yourselves from the open eye of lofty Ho-
,or. Long continued applause.]
You Southern gentlemen have said
many pretty things about the Union. We
90, are devoted to this Union-frst, last,
md all the time ; and we do not make
Slavery condition precedent to our at
achment to this Union, either. Can you
'ay as much Thank God we of the
West have higher, holicr and more patri-
,tic motives. We arc devoted to this
Union, because ere long, by its perpetuity
and advancement, we expect to become an
Empire Of Freemen everywhere [Cheers
|ong and loud]. Every public demon.
stration have attended here, patriotic
gentlemen have attempted to turn into a
Union-saving machine, until I am sick of