Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-07-31
TOWAN PA OMEARA


is under the control of these regents of anarchy.
The city is full of that spirit which deems free
dom of speech a crime to be punished with
personal chaStiscment Private citizens, edi-
tors and congressman have been assaulted with
in the past winter by Southern Representa-
tives and within few weeks Senator of
the United States, in the Senate Chamber of
the United States has been struck down, with
repeated blows, bleeding and senseless to the
floor. And it is an astounding fact that this
outrage is justified, applauded, glorifed, by the
entire South An aged Senator rises in his
seat and justifeS the deed, and receives no re-
buke from the dignified body which he address
ses. Other Senators make apologies for the
ruiiian who committed the assault, and coarse.
ly assail the injured Senator.
| Floods of abuse of every kind is poured up
on him Why is this The Senator made
speech, exposing in courteous language but
with well meritcd severity, the iniquities of the
Southern Oligarchy. His argument founded
on a stern array of facts, supported by close,
vigorous logic and enliyened by glowing wit
and biting sarcasm, was unanswerabe. Their
only answer was the bloody reasoning of
! club. Their manner of treating the subject
may be seen in the following extract from the
INlclllnOHu LH1HNCT Ol june JlH
1t is idle talk of union peace or truce with Sum
Summers friends. Cltane purity itself com.
pared with the Massachusetts, Senator and his friends
better that he. They all 1--WE the leading and
conspicuous oncS) avuwcd and active traitors The
ding the Congressional Committee to Kansas done
with the teasOnae purpose OF aiding the rebellion in
that Territory. The Black Republicans in Congress are
ut open with the Government and like their allies
the (arrisonan Aboltonists equally with religion
female virtue, private property and distinction OF
They all deserve the halter and it is vain and idle to in
thp rfatin that There lp
with such men. Sumner and Summers friends must be
punished and silenced Government which cannot sup
press such crimes theirs has failed of its purpose Eli
the such wreches must be hung put the petentary,
or the south shoald prepare at once to quit the Union
| The Southern papers are so filled with SINH
lar sentiments that it is difficult to select any
thing less atrocious than the above. They
say Sumner, and Summers friends must be
punished and siIenced" This is the policy they
have attempted, to dictate Northern Congress
men shall say and what they shall not say in
the National Capitol. This would be servi-
tude indeed. The North must rebuke these
assumptions at the ballot box, or they will
soon be called upon to resist them with the
sword. Peace is nat so sweet, and life is not
so dear as to be purchased at the price of chains
and Slavery"
In return for these kind courtesies of the
South, the Northern people are required to do
the South a slight favor, namely to catch
their runaway chattels. These contented and
happy creatures, sometimes make their way
through dismal swamps, over rugged noun
! tans, across deep rivers, ever following the
North Star, until they breathe the pure air of
our Northern hills Then famished with hum
ger weak from exposure, and worn out with
] hardship, they venture to our doors to beg for
Z of ha chp l,ri,
to our dogs Never dare give it to them =
You boast of being a free man, citizen of
free Country, but you dare not obey the com
mand of God to feed that hungry man to
clothe that naked man to visit that sick and
afflicted man. The laws of your country for
bid it, Seize the poor trembling wretch who
seeks for liberty send him back rumbng
over the railroads. to perish at the stake as
an example for his fellow bondsmen or to
wear away short life in rcpinings for freedom
among the swamps of Georgia. Send them
| back the laws of your country command it.
A thousand dollars fine for giving a crust of
| bread-a thousand dollars more if the fugi-
tive escapes These are the puniShments if
you fail to do your duty. Never faltcr at the
groans and tears of the poor slave mother !;
never shudder if she in her despair sheds the
blood of her innocent babe TO save it from q
life of Slavery Your duty to the " Union
demands this service, as you will be told the
South will destroy the Union if you refuse
Oh, what a gloriouS Union The South breaks
every fundamental article in the Constitution,
and all is well but if the North only talk
about modifying an act of Congress which is
| not required in the Constitution and abhorent
TO Justice, the South declare they will destroy
the Union If they do so, they will be the
traitors theirs the guilt !; and upon their
heads will fall the burden of the calamity.
A kin to the law which makes us slave catch
ers, is the bold attempt to force Slavery into
the Northern States. They do not attempt
this by legislative enactment, oh no! They
even assert that the Legislature of PennSyl-
vania has not the power to prevent slaves
| from being carried through the State, Sla-
very claims kind of Divine right to go where
| it plcaseS, and treats with contempt all human
| laws that come III its way.
| To come directly to the point, the claim is
now made that shareholders have the right to
travel through the North, taking with them
as many slaves as they please and further
have the right to carry on the commerce in
slaves between Virginia and the far south by
way Of Philadelphia and New York: Judge
Kane first became the instrument of promulgat-
ing this doctrine He said he was not aware
that any law existed preventing the transit of
slaves, and he doubted the Constitutiouality of
such law if it was made The Judiciary
Committee of the State Legislature, following
up this opinion, openly assert that no such law
exists and add that they have come to the
conclusion that the right of transit through
Pennsylvania with their slaves is already Sc
cured to the citizens of the slaveholding States
by the Federal Constitution, and that no law
of this State can disturb that right" So the
matter now Stands-dccded as far as the ques-
tion has gone in favor of the South and Mr.
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