Demoine courier., 1855-07-19

name Of any Southern man who has
dared to even breath one word in favor
Of Freedom. therefore, 70 avoid being ask.
ed so 10 do. come up to the confessional,
or | shall without hesitation rome The
gentlemen to this convention. GCheers
andlaughter.l
AT length Hon. Kenneth Raynor, Of
North. Cardinal arose and stated that he
had so said, and took this occasion to
say that he considered the repeal Of the
Missouri Compromise a wrong and All
outrage, 10 which the North ought not to
submit. He said if he had been a mem.
Der of Congress he would have had his
right hand severed rom his body before
he would have consented to the iniqui.
ty.
Gov. Brown, Of Tennessee, said he
had stated hat i, was wrong ard unjust
to repeal that act; bu, inasmuch as i, was
passed. he was opposed TO agitation on
the subject by relnsia,ing il.
-Four or five more, at this point, took
the floor at once. Ford remarking pleas
antly. keep cool. gentlemen; we are
going to have an interesting class meet
ing here; but come up to the confession.
al n at the timer Laughter long and
loud.) A number of gentlemen confess
sed in substance what Gov. Brown did.
Mr.. Ford proceeded by saying that
san open confession" was "good for the
%soul;' and he hoped the gentlemen
would learn another ,ruism; The only
way 10 get rid of guilt is ito repent and
sin nomore." All we ask of you gentle
men. 10 the right, remembering hat there
are eierna, and Interchangeable principles
of right, which no circumstance can
vary. and which God himself may no.
disturb. y
BY your confessions this day, coupled
with your actiDn. you place yourself in
the condition ola thiei who having brok.
en- into your house and got possession
OF your money, you detect and arrest
You say to him, "You villain! wha.
are you doing. thus invading my mos,
sacred righ,s!' The thief comes up TO
the confessional as our friends have this
day, sa. ing, 81 know | have invaded
your mos, sacred rights; | confess | have
committed All outrage and inflicted d
great injury upon you. have broken
into your house and stolen your money.
have done this mean thing. / regret
it. dep,ore it. bit inasmuch, nol,cifh.
Standing nevertheless, as haze cot in
a0ac, let there be no disturbance between
me and thee. both fear and dislike
agitation. Let us just settle this diff.
Guilty. You step on, and let me keep
your house and the money tool" (Load
cheering and laughter.)
This is the ridiculous ligh, in which
we view you Southern gentlemen in
Ohio. (Here a Mississippian interrupts
by saying. "This line was worth moth,
ing, of 10 value TO an. person.") Ford
proceeded by saying: That is beautiful!
you will steal our property and Tor excuse
say "it lie valuless." Return the stolen
goods, and le, the owner fix the value.
II it was but an old jack knife, lis not
yours. Come up like men and do this
great thing. Confess your wrong and
do ~rlghs--always remembering tina. TO do
right and avoid the wrong is the grea, end
OF u being. Don't you. gentlemen Of
the Sou.h shrink away from ,his con.
tract with truth; don't l entrca, you,
through falsehood or hypocrisy, mean
ness or fraud, attempt to hide yourselves
from the open eye ollohy Honor. (Long
continued applause.) You southern gem
.lemen have said many pretty things a.
bou, the Union. We, too. are devn.ed
to This Union; first, last. and all the time;
and we do mol make Slavery a condition
precedent TO our attachment. { this Uni
on. either. Can you say as much!-
Thank God, we Of the west have higher.
holler and more patriotic motives. We
are devoted 10 this Uuion, because ere
long, by its perpe'uity and advancement,
we expect to become an empire Of Free
Jcm every where! CHEERS long and
loud Every public demonstration |
have attended here patriotic gentle ha We
attempted . turn into a Union saving
machine-un,il | am sick Of The endless
prating about the Uuion-being fully
satisfied that they say Union once and
mean Negro three fines. (~Laughler.)
This Union, res, assured, is i'm M Iac.
ger. W. Of Ohio do not intend to 90
out Of the Union, please take :stro
spective view Of your past lives, and you
will find that this is not the first time
you have been kicked GU. Of The traces.
And if you make the trial. i, will no, be
the first time you are kicked back! Re-
member Old by the E.ernal!" brough,
you up standing once, anG we OF the
Central Northern States and Western
States have determined 10 do so when.
ever necessary. applause
The gentleman from Virginia asks. if
if we are so devoted TO the Union at the
North, how comes it TO pass tina, We re
turn such men as Hale, Wilson and
Chase, 10 the Senate? | will answer him
fully and fairly. |, is the South ,ha,
brought such men into notice, politically.
At The North. The continual agitation of
the peace Of the Union for the purpose
OF extending slavery, brings into notice
the men at the North Of giant intellect and
moral force Does ka understapd3'