Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-01-14

From our orH Correspondent.
Wssraxcrox Cry. Ian

Of Commodore faulding IN arrestlnR W ak
er, in particular. Stephens Of Georgia,
Keit Of South Carolina. and Quitman OF
Miss, took bold grounds against the arrest.
denounced the conduct of Paulding AZ IN
authorized and unwarranted by the Constitu-
ton and laws of the Nation, and insisted
tia, If our Neutrality Laws were intended
to justify such ouirages they ought to be re
pealed.
Quitman argued that the laws were, at
best, but restraint upon the liberty and
rights Of American citizens-cramped their
energies and crippled their enterprise. which
he thought great outrage upon the rights
OF our adrsHtUrous young Americans.
You would probably like to have de-
scription of this distinguished fire cater
Well, he is about sikty-lye or seventy years
old, wears a long beard, which is nearly as
white as wool, probably six feet high, violent
in his manner OF speaking and determined in
all his purposes. l., | belle Ap.nn Eastern
man by birth, but has adopted ippi Us
his home, and with IL all the pc
culiar to that locality.
Stephens of Georgia, is 40 p With
a liberal oducation; gontlefas hs dc
pertinent, by no means prcpl lin his
appearance, but decidedly o. Itke hest
debaters in the House, and Away peaks re
speetfuily. even when he dii'ersRsst widely
with an adversary. In a word Ne j. just such
man as G Georgian constituency should have
and doubtless are proud of, as q man of merit
and true and faithful representative.
Keit of South Carolina, Is true South
erner, about thirty-five years old, somewhere
near six feet high, as straightas an Indian,
heavy black whiskers, loud bosterous voice,
is rapid and tolerably forcible speaker, with
such gesterS and grinaces as would keep you
laughing constantly. He is, however, a man
of some ability, but, ike many other South
ern men, his political vision is confined to
the peculiar interest Of the South, beyond
which he seems to SCI othing of Importance
to the common interest of the country.
Lovejoy of Illinois, fired a few hot shots
/
made them vince, and brought down the
House and Galleries in applause; he is a
ready Off hand speakor-cuts right and left,
like a case knife whet upon a brickbat Is
a preacher believe, and although he may
live in the fear of his Maker, | think he
fears no man from the manner in which he
uses language concerning the chivalry of
the South, and about their peculiar institu-
tons.
Bliss of Ohio, spoke to-day at considerable
length, in opposition to the Fillibustering
policy of some Southern gentlemen. l have
no doubt his speech was an able one, and
will read well, but his voice is SO poor that
but few could hear him.
Gi,mer of North Carolina, came down
upon them today like a thunderstorm. I'M
looked for and unwishcd for. His speech
was full Of wit and humor, which ELECTED
frequent bursts Of applause. He took UP
the Cincinnati Platform, and remarked that
he would read from the third Resolution OF
the Democratic Platform, as published and
circulated down where he lived; but he did
not know what number it was in the other
edition which he understood was published
and circulated in other localities; he knew
they were not alike, but could not tell whether
the third resolution in the Southern edition
was the same as in the other, he did not know
what number it might be or whether there
at all. After commenting for some time
upon that resolution, and showing that il
might be made to mean one thing by reading
or punctuating in one way, and very differ
cnt thing by reading and punctuating it in
another way. He turned his attention to the
position assumed by Quitman and Stephens
as to the power of the President to cause the
arrest of Walker, or any other person in the
manner il was done, when such person had
gone out of the jurisdiction Of our Courts
He said he would give the gentlemen an
imaginary case, which, in principle, was
analogous, but which, he thought, might be
very different in its effects upon the views Of
the gentlemen. "Suppose," said he ''instead
of Walkers taking with him the few deluded
followers which he did lin direct violation o.
the Neutrality Laws, he had come dowr
into my district and took off some four Oh
FIVE hundred slaves, the property of my con
, stituonts, and they, as the owners, had ap
piled to the President for the aid of the
Government to arrest Walker and restor,
their slaves; think you that the fact o
Walkers having got over a marine league
or three miles from the American shore
S would have been deemed a sufficient excus,
9 for letting him GO off with their property'
. "No indeed.' ''But let me put the case still
stronge," said he; suppose the Presiden
had sent vesse properly manned in pursui
of him, and the pursuing vessel got on BIZ
!. track and followed him to the shores o
; Nicarauga, but found he had landed ther'
with their negroes but could be easily cap
tured and brought back together with tn
slaves, but our Naval officers should fail o
| refuse to bring them back. What would tn
: gentlemen say to that case7 Why sir,
think they would not be content by denoun
:, cling them as scoundrels and declaring tina
they ought to be dismissed in disgrace, bu
: would say, what is considered with us mucl
G worse, that they were a set of Abolitionisf
and ought to hang at the yard arm.''
The Kansas question has not been touche'
a in debate for some days, and probably vii
mot until this Fillibustering breeze passe
over. l have been about half inclined [
= think that the raising this new subject wa
I perhaps intended to divert the public min
e from the outrages in Kansas; but it can no
4 win as that is the question of all questions
!, and will continue to be until it is settled.
:, l must close. You shall hear from m
"a probably again. ANXIOUS.