Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-01-03
sTAUNTON, AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA, JANUARY B. 1857

{ ty now holds sentiments which 1t has dlsa
vowed
Mr. LETCHER. We can better settlr
the question by reading the sentiments o
Mr Seward, and then ascertaining whether
the gentleman from Ohio viii now indorse
or ropudiate them. Mr. Seward says:
Slavery can be limited 10 its present
bounds; it can be ameliorated 1t can be,
and it must be abatfshed, and y0e and 1 can
and must do il. =
Does the gentleman approve Or disapproye
those sentiments
Mr. SHERMAN II the gentleman will
give me the balance of his time, viii de-
I fine the position which occupy on tie sub
/ ect OF slavery?
! Mr. LETGHER. That is rather an IN
reasonable request Let the gentleman an
swer the question, and say wheshee he ap-
proves or disapproyes of those sentiments
thus proclaimed to the country by Mr. Sc
ward
Mr. SHERMAN cannot answer a
| question of that kind yes Or no. but | will
state briefly my opinion on the subject. But
from what book does the gentleman read ?
MIR LETCHER From pamphlet copy
of the speech Of Hon Il W Thompson Of
Indiana. delivered at Terre Haute, on the
1lth day of August, 1885. DO you deny
what | have read to be true extract from
Nir oeW " a 80, eieV ,4 sPeech
N,f 'oii1al,nAS y, l 20 no''
/ Mr. LIZ ehhA. mf seward uses 'ae
foIioWhg language III aHo'ner place ga INC
same subject, ana Ill the s@'l9 SPeeei' anu
| ask particular attention % 'Ae PaF@9tapt
l sha!i SHORTY fei'a
ne 'ase Is as sinlp.e "nu Guy 10 -.
consulnhlat.oh VIII oehe.'cei''' anu lss :, re-
|afos s39fi7as. II se'la 81, gtiE - ~"
th's SIMPLE rue q aetlohi ~ 90 eF''9@'ett;
an" ON .te,8 eee9st9e' 8@e8 zee car an
''of % @e9teef o. fet use % ~ ""o' ~e co@ a,
"Hy ,'"'e' 0eea0Se ~ t"s8 precise ''"e nm
,oR "''" PfttfcRHf oc'"$'o" "e c''""" ~
more: Circumstances ae'e'"S'"e losstote-
"'s neg;
/ 1hese men OF the bepubilcan party III,
tend to eject seme purpose. lhey intend
to. control this question IN some way ihey
VIII relieve their country OF thts cVli tas
they call III IN the mode best calculated, III
their judgment, to accomplish that result.
1t IS exactly with political organizations as
1t IS with man. v hen he~has an oeleet te
attain, he bends all ms energies to reach 1t.
Mr. Seward again says:
"CoNsTETpTioNs ard ta''es can no more
rise above the virtue OF the people than the
lmpd stream can eiino ABOVE It's native
spring. lhcaleate the love OF freedom ana
the equal rights OF man uhaef me patefha
root see to Il tRat thsy are tanght IN Tue
schools and III The ehTeheS reform yen
9Wn CODE ezteha 4 eofdiai "Gico'ne TO the
/ fugitive VINO lays HIS weary lnhs nj yeei
ioof, AMI deIend nm az you Woold yoaf pa,
tel1'iI eq5si easzeef your own error. tnai
%aeeiV haa aa# eoRsftftf'o"a gt'tftttfee
which may eot be feteased' ana ought not q
he ref'aq4tsdea. Ray TO slavery when Il
shows It's bond, tthat Is, the compromise o.
OF the Constitution, and demands lis pound
OF mesh, that Il 1t draws ore crop OF Pi7od.
rs S.fe sdaf ri nc -. fatfe@ %e' 10 aiI
this, ana incnieate all tins, IN the spiflt oi
moderation and beneHoienec, ana not OF fe-
taIiation and tanatieism, and goe 'e'd soon
or'ng the parties q ne co""''y INTO an g.
fect'te AGGRESSION tfoS SLAVERY " zen
ever the publlc NINA Snau WIZ inc acetate"
q Ss"tefy, the way iftn oPc@ jar q.
Know that you VIII 'eii me mat this !.
all TOO slow Well then 90 ;{@Sfer' z g9''
car, ara I %t4 ga ran y'@'
:, W III tne gentleman 'eh me 'na' iahs asse
IKE TINS, uttered by man universally al,
'nl,ted to be man q \yf} hne lntel.sesi.ti
ab'lity---a man VINO Hiiaa STANDS the foree 81
language perhaps, as We'll as any maa IA
the country, does not warrant the charge,
that the kepabiiean party design to interfere
with slavery IN tie states ne mere mot
Gates the plan aud views when he believes
ms connection with Tue republican party
Will enable hm to accomplish
But tell gentlemen that he Is not tnt
only one. lhere Is another gentleman
ho'dlnS hlsh place N the hepuehcah par
~ who has uttered language looking Il
the same result. l ailude to Senator " liz
SON OF Aassaeilasetis. IN hls letter Il
Wendell Philips, he says
"A nope, my dear sir' tnat we shali al
strive 70 @4tfe art c919e.@c q" {"e trtea4
q ifee4ea and we snau forget eaeh osA-
eTSJ"'Gf5 a1a sI1'tfco@,'"9S III the past
ana all labor to secure That cooperation by
wA'ch alone THE SLAVE Is TO re ENANeIfA
TED an" me ""R't1@ft@H " "ts muster ora
I htA. Jet Us reineMuef that more tnan HtEes