Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-02-18
the life of him who resists unlawful a

lent attacks have been made upon the
Republican party; but l wish friends and
foes 10 understand that | am not about to
defend the Republican party while il
stands upon its present platform of prin-
eiples. We stand where our Republican
fathers of i776 stood. Their faith is
our faith; their doctrine is7our doctrine;
their objects are our objects; their God
is our God. To defend the doctrins OF
the Republican party would be to defend
the doctrines of the Republican fathers.
Instead of doing that, it is our duty to
expose those who make war upon these
doctrines, upon those who seek to over
turn the essential elements, the funda-
mental principles on which, all our hopes
of liberty and progress are based. Men
who war upon those doctrines are sep
arated from the Republican petty by
moral gulf as deep and broad as that
which separated Dives and Lazarus.
Against them we wage an unyielding
determined, political warfare.
Gentlemen have made inquiries as TO
the doctrines and policy of the Hepubli-
can party. In answer, say that no
man of ordinary intelligence can be ig-
uorant of our doctrines or our policy.
Our political creed has been publish
ed to the world. 1t is known and read
by all men. 1t was adopted at Phila-
delphia, where the original Republican
creed was adopted in 1776. will read
the first and principal declaration of SEN
timent, unanimously. adopted in solemn
Convention, by as intelligent. as patriot
ic body of men as ever assembled in
these United States. 1t is in these
words.
.'Resolred, That the maintenance Of
the principles promulgated in the De-
claration OF independence, and perpetu-
ated in the Federal Constitution, shall
be maintained"
SIR. have already shown that the
great truth, that !" all men are endowed
by their Creator with the inalienable
right TO life and liberty" was promul-
gated in the Declaration OF Independence
and perpetuqted in the Constitution; and
now add, that to the maintenance OF
these doctrines. the Republican party
stand Piled ged to mankind and to God.
We are conscious that when these
doctrines were proclaimed by our Re-
publican fathers, there were men in the
Colonies who denied them but these
men were regarded as enemies to their
country and to mankind. They were
held in such contempt. that the very
name is yet regarded as odious.
Mr.. BENNETT, of Mississippi. ash
the member from Ohio whether he, on a
former occasion, ever uttered this Ian
guage that is here attributed to him p?
viii send it 10 the Clerk to be read,
The Clerk read as follows:
'I look forward to the day when ther,
shall be a servile insurrection in tht
South; when the black man, armed Will
British bayonets, and led on by British
officers, shall assert his freedom, anC
wage war Of exterminalion against hi.
master; when the torch Of the incendiarI
shall light uF the towns and cities of tht
South, and blot out the last vestige o
| Slavery. And though l may not mocl
at their calamity, and laugh when thei
fear cometh, yet will hail it as tn
dawn of political millennium"
Mr.. GIDDINGS. 1 will answer the
member kindly. do rot blame him
he is a young member, is uuacquainteC
with me personally. May God forgiv'
his ignorance 1 freely forgive him.
have seen the language quoted BY hin
going the rounds of the Democratic pa
pers during the Presidential campaign
In some parts of the country, it scenes
to constitute almost the whole capital o
the party; but l did not expect that an,
member of this body would be greer
enough TO put it forth here, whence al
exposure would go out to the who'll
country. On Monday, when the mem
Der from Tennessee Mr.. SMITH allude'
to the same matter, inquired when ant
where 1 had uttered such language. HI
flst attempted to say used it in Phila
: delphia, but finally intimated that if
had not used that language, l had sait
something eLse Now, that is quite pos
sible. But if 1 ever uttered such Ian
guage, there is a record of it, and n
, man can claim the right to interrupt m
while making a speech to. inquire whethe
I the thousand and one falsehoods wit
which the Locofoco press has so lonl
teemed, be true or not. Yet will sa
E to the member, and to all members G
: this boly, and the country, that on n
occasion, under no circumstances, have
e uttered desire for the unnecessary shed
ding of human blood. l have no recol
lection of using the language quoted B.
the member, nor have 1 any idea or be
I lief that l ever used it, here or else
/, where. The objects to which 1 hav
+; ever devoted my attention have bee
t those of peace and good will to mankint
e / am not aware of any unkindness to
0 wards Shareholders but my sympathis
e are with the oppressed. l hate opprei