Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-06-21
A TERRIBLE SCATHING.

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doughfaces and commend it to the attention Of
those who are always ready and willing to pali
ate the wrongs of men of their own party. On
the platform with the speaker were lady and
gentleman who had been driven, as was MIR.
Proper and his family, of this Territory, from
Kansas, because they loved Freedom better than
Slavery. Mr.. Galloway is speaking of Cass,
Douglas, Pierce, &c.
/" Why, my fellow citizens, they ARR no more
like the old man Jefferson than the miserable az-
zaroni of Italy are like those Romans who walked
the Forum, and at the tread Of whose armies the
world tremhled loud checrs). If ! had the
power that friend Edmonds claims, would bring
up old father Jeferson-brng him upon this
stand (Cheers and laughter). would place Gen.
Cass on the scat that is occupied by Mr. Bryant,
and here would seat Mr.. jefferson. would go
| through the forms of an introduction, for it
would be needed. would say to Mr. jefferson.
this is Gen. Cass, Democrat 'Don't know
| him' (Long continued laughter and cheersl.
sWhy don't you know hm?' sWhy, for the
very best reason in the world; he has not the
image and supcrscription OF u gentleman written
upon him. The penny was known from C1sar's
| image and snperscrptiOn upon it +; but this base
| Democratic coin, there is no superscripton
it from the hearts of the mea who achieved
independence and framed our noble Constitution
| (Chears). Yes, my friends, IN this day of disas-
ter and of trouble, when mems hearts are failing
for fear when the descendants of our own peO-
pie, our brothers and sisters, are pursued to
| Washington and to the great metropolis Of this
western hemispherc-here to be found men
who troubling themselves about Nicaragua
and CfamptOn and have heart to feel for the IN
terests and woes Of II bleeding humanity (Cheers).
This is no 'nigger' question. Loud applause.]
| 1t is a question of white men. 1t is not whether
| this man or that man shall have y hundred or
| W 81 Shnll hroad al for
market, but it is whether this is consistent or in
consistent with the great principles which under
line own liberties. The question is whether
you and shall retain that noble heritage which
has been bequeathed to you and me by the faith
ers of the revolution. [Cheers.l 1t is whether
this lady and her young husband shall live free
in a free country. CONTINUED applause.l Talk
about Niger worshippers and niger worshiping !!
The day for such cant is gone by. Renewed APP
plause.] The question is whether YOU and L
shall tread this soil and feel and act as freemen:
enthusiastic cheers and waving of hats and hand
! kerchiefs.l or whether shall bite the DUST
(5reat sensational | take it for granted YOU all
feel that. If you do motif your hearts do not
instinctively embrace the cause of these suffer-
| ing peOpe--yOu are gone, h0peles,.v, incuraby
gone. You have mania on the subject of Lib
erty as dreadful as that of old Father Cass on
the subject of the British Government and YOU
will never get rid of it. l say, it is presumed,
the great fundamental principles which undcrie
all Freedom; and in the few remaining remarks
shall make assert that all the allegations that
were framed against the Missouri invaders, all
the charges that were preferred by the majority
OF the House. have been fully sustained bv the
evidence taken by the Commission of the House.
| Have you read that evidence? Voices, Yes
yes.' | ask you fellow citizens, do you know in
all history OF any civilized government of the
| whole globe where such cnormitic> have been en-
acted by men PROCESSING to be civilized unon the
rights of property. the personal rights of their
| compeers, of their associates?
| There is not Il single instance: and subscribe
to the sentiment of Mr.. Dana that the provoca-
tions-the aggravated wrongs which have been
| heaped upon the people Of this whole coun-
| try, and heaped especially upon the people of
| kansas-are more enormous in principle. or in
want of principle, than those wrongs which STIR
| red up the old men of the revolution and caused
| them to resolve by tho blessing of God thov will
| throw off the power that thus encroached unnn
their rights, deprived them of the inalienahe
rights that are wen to every nran bv his creator
| lChecr> ] say | concur with that sentiment
and If any of YOU. whatever may be'vour partial
tiles or your political position. or your antece-
dcnts-if any of YOU, say, wilt dispassionatclv
| look ut that evidence inst as if you were sworn
jurors in the box to try caSe Won will find that
there has never been parallel to the iniquity of
the acts of those Missourian invaders in any
civilized country of the globe (Voices-N0.
never]. Fellow citizens, am surprised at myself
that have been so long deluded bv the sllam-
! the pretense of the men who pretended to be
| Union mcn--saviours Of the Union ILauchterl.
| Say that ! am astonished at myself that should
lave remained so long, with nv brethren in the
| gall Of bitterness and the bonds Of nuuty-
| [Tdughtcr]. | am surprised that should be 30
long deuled with that ignus fd.uus; | was
drawn by it into hog after bog. and we would
never have got out if we had not found ourselves
with yawning gulf beneath our feet [Cheersl.
| Then it was that woke to a contemplation of
the proper position of this country [Cheers1 As
an instance of the manner in which the people of
this country have been deceived, take, for exam
ple the doctrine of 'sqnatter sovereigntv.'' with
which the popular has been attempted to be
ticked by General Cass and other political tick
lers laughter.
What did they say? Why to cover up the
enormitics of tho Nebraska outrage, to keep the
people from looking deep d, wn into that act of
iniqutv, they said that this experiment
| similar to that which was made by the fathers of
the Revolution. [Laushter.] An experiment,
people governing themselves, their only object
being, in passing the bill, to enlarge the powers
of the people, anu give their capabilities wider
range, to carry out more fully the great purpo-
SEES and principles of free Government
| (Laughter.l That was their doctrine. 1t was
urged in the Senate and all over the country,
| from every stump wherever man could find
opportunity of addressing audience. The
! people believed it, for they didn't suppose that
| any man who made any pretentions to honesty
would stand up and assert doctrine so important
and so vital to the welfare of a people and our
institutions, and at the same time not believe the
doctrine to be true: AMI yet at this day, when the
| doctrine is exploded and secuted at. when it is
| kicked out of the Cincinnati Convention, and
pronounced everywhere to be humbuy and lie
| here are these very men who got up this in
vcution to enlarge the of Freedom, coming
up from the South, taking it by the ears, and
rcpudiatng it. [Laughter.] They that stand
sneakingly and meanly and every way but an
| American way. Laughter and chccrs.] Yes,
they framed them, and now add injury to insult:
and these rrofessed patriots, these protested
| Democrats, lovers of the people. injure and in
tai windows and see these American citizens fee
| ing from their homes. When they see these
practical illustrations of Squatter Sovereignty,
old man Cass says it looks like the thing; but it
can't be, for | still believe in the doctrine of
Squatter Sovereignty. It looks SO, because
Lewis Cass in 1854, discovereI this mode Of
keeping liberty in the Territories, and enlargng
popular rights. [Laughter.]
+" Oh. if mon would only talk they feel, if they
would put their hands upon their hearts, if they
would take the Declaration of independence and
read it again and again, if they would read the
writings of Jefferson and the debates of the Con-
vcntion under the Confederation, If they would
read the sentiments Of these men and put their
hands upon their hearts, why they would feel as
warm, and act as energetcallv, and display as
much henev olence, much self sacrificing spirit