Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-01-03

IWIl Ieeu the UuilSry, Ciutlte tHe Hdhtu, dH'
direct the wanderer on his way, and us
every peaceful means to assist him to regain
his Cod given rights. Eyou pursue you
slave there, they will let vou catch him, !
you can. IF he defend> himself agains
you they will rejoice. L you press him 81
hard that he is constrained actually to slay
you in defense, why, sir taey will look on
and submit with proper gnation. In sucl
cases they viii carry oat 4 sir peace prinei
pies by abstaining frole interference"
Again, | read from I! Congressional
Globe of 10th of March, 1854, page 6i8,
volume %. part l gsadsc fac the gentle
man reported thus
"'Sir, / would intinidate no one but |
tell you there is spirit in the North which
will set at defiance all the low and unworthy
Vaccinations of this Executive, and of the
minions of its power When the contest
shall come when the thunder shall roll
and the lightning flash when the slaves
shall rise in the South when in imitation
Of the Cuban bondsinen, the Southern slaves
of the South shall feel that they are men
when they feel the stirring emotions Of immor-
tality, and recognize the stirring truth that
they are men, and entitled to the rights which
God has bestowed upon them; when the
slaves shall feel that, and when masters shall
turn pale and tremble, when their dwellings
shall smoke, and dismay sit on each coun.
tenance then, sir. | do not say We will
laugh at your calamity, and mock when
your fear eometh,' but | do say, when that
time shall come, the lovers of our race vii
stand forth and exert the legitimate powers
of this Government for freedom. We shall
then have Constitutional power to act fol
the good of our country, and do justice tt
the slave"
! When gentleman upon the other side say
that they never intend to Interfere with it il
the States, call their attention to this dec
laration, and ask what it means, if it doe
not mean direct interference with slavery
wherever it exists?
Then will we strike off the shacklcs From
the limbs Of the slaves. That will be pc
rod when this Government will have power
to act between slavery and freedom, ant
when it can make peace by giving freedom
to slaves. And let me tell you, Mr. Speak
er, that that time hastens. 1t is rolling
forward The President is exerting pow
er that will hasten it, though not intended
by him. | hail it as | do the approaching
dawn of that political and moral millennium
which | am we'll assured will come upon the
world
| call attention TO these extracts from his
speeches for the purpose of showing that
these assaults upon southern institutions and
southern men have ben made by the gen
tlen,an from Ohio, aud th2se who to belong
his party, year after yea sfar a long series o
years and that, so far as their opinions ant
their power could have influence, they ha(
not hesitated to use that influence and power
in discussions upon this floor and elsewhere
with view Of Infringing about the evils and
the woes pictured in these remarks. They
talk about knocking off the chains from The
limbs of the slave. 70 what slaves do they
refer Anywhere else than in the limits
of the southern States of this Union? Any
where else than in those portions of the south.
ern States which have been ceded to the Fed
eral Government, either for local purposes
in this District, or for local purposes con
nectcd with the navy-yards and dock-yards
to enable this Government to be carried on
Where else are these slaves to be found ??
The conclusion is irresistible, that they
mean to interfere with it in the States, ant
that such has been their settled purpose fol
long years past.
Then | call upon the young gentleman
from Ohio, Mr.. Sherman, who told us tina
he belonged to the conservative party of tn
country, that he stood upon the platform o
the compromise measures of 1880, and tina
he was willing to stand there still, to explain
how it is that he is at this time in party as
ISOLATION and political communion with tn
senior member from his own State, Mr.
Giddings?
Mr. SHERMAN Before answering tina
question, will ask the gentleman whethe
he approves of the recent message of Gov
ernor Adams of South Carolina.
Mr.. LETCIIER. ] do not but that ha
nothing to do with my question, or the sub
ject am discussing
Mr. SHERMAN. When the gentlema
quotes the language of particular member
able to defend himself, let him not attribut
that language to party. Let him make hi
language personal to the gentleman referre
to, and not to party. | might as we'll con
denim the party which Governor Adams sup
ports because of his language. might a
well condemn the party to which the gentle
man tron Virginia belongs for Governor Ad
alns' S language MS he condemns the Republic
can party for the language Of the senior
member from Ohio.
Mr. BROOKS. The gentleman speaks
Of Governor Adams as representative O
the Democratic party l would state, fo
the information Of the gentleman, that Gov
ernor Adams repudiates the character of
national Democrat. He was opposed to tn
State of South Carolina being represente,
in the Democratic Convention
Mr. SHERMAN. understand that Gov
ernor Adams supported Mr. Buchanan. -
Governor Adams bears the same relation t.
the Democratic party, as supporter of NJ
Buchanan, as any member Of the Republican
party bears to Mr. Fremont, by supportin!
the Republican party.
Mr. LETCHER. | desire to get the gen
tleman back to the point He tells you h
is conservative man, and stands upon tn
compromise of 1870, and yet he undertook
to arraign the President of the United State
/ in an anti-slayery speech the other day, 70
| introducing this controversy into the House
lie tells you that all was quiet, that there
was no agitation or excitement until the Pre-
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