The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-04-29

tice Of the prediction, and consider within them
selves what sharc they are to haSe in the feast.
But, Mr.. Chairman, the gentleman from Massa-
cchusctts Mr.. BYrlinysme] went Sat Of his way to
Pfon9o%%ee ! & sulggys upon the senior member
gen,lemhn 6aa a ;vsry warm heart us we'll as a
gray heaa; and that, if. the gentleman from
Stn,h Carolina Mr.. Miles, knew him as we'll O.
ho did, he would think co. Yes, if; the if
stands very much in the way. have heard of
TINS celebrated traveller from Massac cl,usetts be-
'm'c-not altogether so celebrated as Captain
Cook, who circumnavigated the plobe-but the
rSVrier who went all over the country making
stump speeches for Fremont, and of whom news,
paper accounts were published describing him
m'nutely, and informing the world no wore
check necklotl and striped breechcs or not, and
reaped the full of fame after the Republican man.
ner. l recollect very well that he nude speech
at the capita! Of Indiana. and pronounced his
eulogy upon Giddings there. His memory fail.d
him here this afternoon. In sporting phrase, Nc
let down. lie was anxious to sustain his charac-
ter as an ertempore speaker, but his memory
fnied him and he broke down. did not hear
hi. speech at the capital of MY Stute; but re-
collect bearing and seeing IN tho Newspapers
that he told the people TO "raly round the
mighty Giddings;" but the people could not
swallow it.
The gentleman repeated the old euogy to-day
Yes sir, ihan is known by the company he
this Cnioh-fo"er, this man VINO objects to south.
or" men talking about a dissolution of the I'm.
icn, Is at his old game eulogzing the gentleman
from ONO, who. in the convention which norni-
mated Hale and Julian. gave uttcrance to the
following burst Of constitutional and Unicn loving
patriotism:
"Mr GiddTngs did not believe there WAS one
man protesting to be Freesoiler, in this city,
who had any idea of even looking back to the
mass OF corruption to he found in the old parties
lie believed and asserted that those who slew
Gorscch were the most efficient protectors of our
Constitution now living. lie would assert such
doctrine everywhere, but he was not ready 10
place such doctrine in tho platform. lie demand
cd the repeal of the law, Fugitive slave law,j
but friend Smith is opposed 10 asking for its re-
peal. have helped off as many Jcrrys as he
by the slave catcher, to shoot him down; and
have put the pistol in his hand ] then told the
slave catcher to take him, but he did not wsl, TO
run any ri*k, that point for believe the fugi-
tive would have shot him.
We have here, rs the culogist of this member
from Ohio, member from Massachusetts, a State
where kalloch breaches. and where n man is
elected Governor who goes into the canvass of
State affairs gravcly declaring that he is in favor
"of the admission Of Kansas with her own char
ter of freedom" This is the defender of the
Constitution. from Massachusetts, lie is going
to eHterminate dough faces. tell both him and
the gentleman from Illinois, who expected to see
me shot down at the outposs in this contest, that
when this race OF dough faces is exterrninated.
the Constitution of this country and the Union of
these States are mt an end Then the gentleman
from massachusetts, will have have an opportunity
of being confronted with these Southern men,
aud hope that he will behave h,iiiself better
than he did a certain memorable occasion
that has passed.