Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-12-27
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upon the lips OF all the great men of Virginia
when CORVALLIS surrendered Could the
senators from Hampshire stand on that spot
once baptized by the blood Of Alexander
Scammell, and there utter the sentiments of
Henry, or Of Jefferson, or of Madsons Could
one of us go down to Mount Vernon, which
slavery has converted into sort of Jungle,
and there repe4s the words of Washington,
that
No man desires more earnestly than do
to see slavery abolished there Is only one
proper way to do it, and that is by legislative
action, and for that my vote shall never be
wanting"
Could we go to Monticello-could we stand
by the graves Of Jefferson, of Madison, of Hen.
ry, of the great men of Virginia, and utter the
great thoughts which they uttered for the lib
erty of the 5ondmen Could we stand by
the grave of Henry Clay, and declare, as he
declared, slavery to be :" curse" " wrong,
grievous wrong, to the slave, that no eontin.
gency could make right
In the slaveholding States, free speech and a
free press are known only in theory. A slave.
holding, slavery extending Democracy has
established a relentless depotism. We invited
you of the South to meet us in national CON.
vention to restore the Government to the poll
icy of the fathers. Mr.. Underwood of Virgin.
is, did goto Philadelphia. He united with US
in our declaration of principles; he united
with us in the nomination of John C. Ere.
mont; and for this offence he was banished
from Virginia. Hereturned few days since,
and was notified that if he remained he must
run the risk of being dealt with by an indjg.
nant community. He has left there, and
belieyeis now here in the city of Washington.
When the Fremont flag was raised in Nor.
folk, the civil authorities took it down. Mr..
StannaTd, merchant Of Norfolk, native of
Connecticut, went up to the ballot. box, and
quietly handed in his vote for Fremont. 1t
was handed back to him. They would not
receive it. He was driven from the POLLS and
compelled to hide himself for DAYS, until he
could lind an opportunity to escape from the
State to preserve his life. 81
During the canvas, Professor Hedrick, of
North Carolina, was denounced by the south
ern press tor intending to vote for Fremont.
lie came out in moderate, carefully written
letter, declaring his belief that it would be
for the interest of North Carolina to keep her
slaves at home, to develop her own resources,
and that Kanzas should be free State. For
that otfense, together and disavowad any SYM
pathy with him.-The trustees assembled and
removed him. The mob assembled and IN
suited him. he left, or rather was driven
from, his native state. He held a little ap.
polntment as scientific man, connected with
the publication of our Nautical Almanac
worth 5000 year-an appointment given
him by Mr.. Secretary Graham He went to
Cambridge, where the Nautical Almanac is
made up; but he has been removed from his
position in the Government service as com.
putor. for the crime of having declared,
in his own native State that he be-
lieved the interests of North Carolina requir-
ed that kanzas should be free. Let it go
abroad over the world that native of North
Carolina, scholar. man of scientific attain
ments, has been removed from his professor
ship banished from his State for such nm of.
Tense; and that this Administration has re-
moved him from the little office worth $500
as computor on the Nautical Almanac for the
same reason. Let it go abroad over the world
Let the scientific men and the literary men of
the Old World understand that we have q
party III power, in republican America, which
lays It's iron hand on man, even from the
slaveholding States, who breathes the world
"iberty." That act is black and damning
disgrace to this country; and there is not an
American, at home or abroad, who carries
manly heart in his bosom, that does not look
upon it as a degradation to his country. sir,
the tyrants of the Old World will scott at it |;
and the friends of liberty who turn their ewes
hopefully to US, will hang their heads in very
shame tor the infamy your Administration has
brought upon the Republic. M
Mr.. Pugh-1 would like to ask the Senator
a question, with his permission. Will he
explain to us how it happened that professor
was removed from the Cambridge Law School
In Massachusetts, simply for acting as a com.
missioner under an act of Congress. and was
also attempted to be removed from his Judge
snip under the State laws, by resolution of
both branches of the Legislature, and his re-
moval only prevented by the veto of the Gov
ernor? 1t struck me that they are parallel
cases. Z aae-icts
Mr.. Wilson-Perhaps that Senator sees a
parallel; see none. In the one case it was
a professor acting, you say, under the law of
Congress called the fugitive slave law. We
believe that law to be unconstitutional, inhu-
man, and nnchristian. He was not compelled
to act upon it, for he was under no necessity
OF holding that Office. We did not choose
that man who executed that law as he exc
cuted it, should teach law to the young men
OF the country. One professor uttered word
for liberty, and your administration crushed
him the other performed deed for slavery,
and we OF Massachusetts condemned him.
Sir, have said that you had no freedom of
speech at the South Senators have denounc-
in the South. That reminds me OF the Dutch
judge in old Berks, who kicked the defendant
out Of doors, locked the door, and then enter.
ed Judgment for default. [Laughter.1 Your
native sons stand on electoral tickets, or vote
on principles, at the peril Of life. Then, when
you are able with your iron despotism to
crush out all these who would 90 with US,
you turn round and tell us we are getting up
sectional party. l assure you, there are tens
of thousands of men in the South whose sym.
rathies are with us, but they have no oppor-
tunity so to vote. In the city Of st. Louis,
nearly three thousand Germans, TO show their
devotion 10 liberty, went to the ballot boxes,
when they could get up no State ticket for
Fremont. and voted for Willard Fillmore the
Know Nothing candidate, with the word
Protest" printed on their ballots Ian act
which illustrates your deSpotism, and shows
that these men who were true to liberty in
the Old World will not be false to their cher
ished conoictions in the new. Mr.. Moses C.
Church-a son Of your State, Mr.. President
Mr.. Stuart in the chair1-was driven from
Georgia for writing home to his father these
words: ettt
"The working men, -slaveholding me-
chanics, and others who are dependent upon
their daily labor for their support, feel sorey
the competition Of non. paid labor; aud they
do not hesitate to say they would vote for Ere
mont if they had chance. AS voters, they
are three to one Of the Shareholders, and they
are last finding out their strength"
Even here. in the national Capitol, that va
cant scat (pointing to Mr.. Summers chair il
an evidence that freedom Of speech is not al
ways tolerated--not always safe.