Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-07-18
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verse influences a class Of men whose
sound integrity willainvariably respond
with heartfelt tone to whatever events |
may agftate society around them. Sueht
men are the salt of society their words
and actions are the conservative elements ,
which hold it, together and under the !
most wild aud tempestnous excitement
exeFts that ifiue1ce, Rhieh -insensibly re-
strainsaud eubdues, and finally restores
it 10 its ordinary condition. We fud two
instances of the most pleasing character
recorded in the proceedings Of the Con-
uectieut Hoase OF Representatives on the
Summer eutra se.'''' The, 6rst extract is
the concluding remarks OF Mr.. %. r. In.
gsrsot. of New Haven, and the last from
xspeech of ,Mr. Chapman, Of Hartford.
Is there auy necessity or really any
reason for magpityipg the subject in 10 q
conflict between Massachusetts and South
Carolina, or between the states OF. the,
North aud those Of the, South? Repre-
senIatiVes OF States have been assaulted
before7--they have, even been slain ''for
words spoken in debsle." The Halls Of
Congress nave been exposed to scenes of
violence before. Il is only a few years
since that pistols were drawn upon the
very floor OF the Senate. Who did not
lament IL? Who did not denounce ii !?
But whoever proposed to make it the sub
lect of such legislative action as these
resolutions design? Sir. tits the crying
evil, ard the dangerous system of the
times that communities and States SO east
~ become infected with, the madness Of
individuals. One man pulls up the stake
which another has planted TO mark out
his squatter right in Kansas-and a fight
ensues. And il it SO happens that they
went from different sides Of Mason and
DixOn's line, it is straightway spread
throughout the country with lightning
speed that it is a question between slave
ry and treedom-and that "the long, ex-
pected crisis is at last arrived" The po-
litical asitators of the day-men who
seek to Obtain power by raising a whirl-
wind that they may direct its storm
make their itiamatory appeals to popular
assemblies, and seek 10 create an outside
pressure TO indut nee the action of legis.
lative bodies. Il ,becomes part of the
popular religion of the day to "subsli,
tute rifles tor Bibles" Churches are
even opened as rifle marts and ministers
of that law which says, q" Thou shalt not
kill" holds up the Constitution of his
country TO the SCOTS of the multitude,
and thinks it an everlasting disgrace f." TO
shoot at q man and net hit him."
Let it be our endeavor, sir, as it surely
should be our duty-te keep our good
old State from out this storm Of passion.
Invoking upon her people the calm influ-
eHce OF reason, let us do what in us lies
of maintain this invaluable fabric of gov
eminent. which the generations before us
have sacrificed SO much to build up.
Mr.. Chapman, Of Hartford, said
L do rot regard freedom oil speech us
meaning the right existing in one person
son to SANDER and calumni4te another
without the suffering party having flght
10 call him to an account. To SO regard
il would be making a mockery Of all Law
1t would be 10 abolish the courtesies OF
iile-tO Eaake the gift OF language curse
instead OF blessing. The custom Of
giving ut.eraRce to gross Representatives in
debate IS becoming quite too common in
this country. It's out of place any where,
but more particularly is it, out of place in
the United States Senate. That is the
highest log istaIive body IN ous land, and
II decorum of manner and ,prOprlety Of
speech is TO be observed anywhere, it GER
tainly should be in that brarch of our Ma
tiona! Congress. The walls of the Senate
chambers have uttered back thevoices oi
the greatest men of our land. Intellect
has been opposed there t" intellect, and
great minds have contended for the mas
terry. The names of men who legislated
there for the best interest Of their Country
are recorded in history. Men Of com
prehensive minds, men not chained to &
single idea, like the gally slave to an old
oar; men who have dared TO. raise Their
eyes from their feet. and TO act Us if there
was some other place on earth beside the
ground on which they, stood |; men who
dislegarding worldly advantages and
worldly gain, regarding no locality aud
no sectirn, have striven TO preserved in fact
theiunion Of the States, and TO bequeath
to their children the blessings that they
themselves enjoyed. And now shall,those
walls be no longer halloBed2 Shall the
only echo which come back to us. be that
of words latene1 With bitter caIumpy?H
A physical assault is against all Law
But there may be other assaults besides
those of force, which are quite rs hatd 10
bear. There may, be au assault by, the
tongue. as well as by the hand The ef.
fectS OF The wound may pass with it. But
wound made BY che tongue may ankle
for ycars,-it may remain open tor lite.
time. 80 So .77'-
Letter Of Senrtor Benjamin tod ii"s Waig
Of L2Hisiqaa) to tie Rhilqaelpkia Az OfJ4
" MaSs Aeeting. ps.r ~ e. -.