Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-05-07
MOST Apostle COMPARISON

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MOST Apostle COMPARISON.
TThc new U. S. Senator from Wiscon-
sin, Judge DooLIrTLE, made mcst tell
irg speech against the juggle by which it
is hoped to entrap Kansas into voting for
4 Slave Constitution, in the course OF
which the following apt parallel Was
drawn
The point We arc now considering Is
simply whether the proposition of the
committee of conference docs Of itself
present any improper inducemcnt to bring
Kansas into the Coufederacy under the
Lecompton constitution and if she refu-
ses to come in, does it impose upon her
any improper penalties-anythins by way
of punishment Is Kansas left perfectly
free to make her own choice in this mat.
ter? Sir, it is very easy to illustrate this
by resuming once moro the analogy. I'm
agine the case of parent with large pos
sessions, having large family Of highly ed
ucated and accomplished daughters. As
they grow up and arrive at the age Of ma
turity and marriage ability, one after an
other they are settled and established in
life, and portion of bis vast inheritance
is set off to them. A younger daughter,
not yet arrived at the age Of perfect matu-
rity, hardly manageable as yet, at that
tender and interesting period when the
.r.loosnass Of childhood adds tn tho charms
of womanhood, is sought in marriage BY
two rival suitors; tie parents consent is
asked. One presents himself, an intelli'
gent, frank, honest, noble youth, who has
wrought out his own fortunes BY his own
strong hands; and he has sought, receiV-
ed. and secured her affections. Another
presents himself who claims to be Of noble
blood-to belong to the first families OF
the land, too proud to labor himself, but
ever willing to live upon the labors OF 9TH
ers-like too many, greedy of others
goods and prodigal Of his Own-and he
seeks her hand in marriage also. He
plies every art, attempting sometimes by
force and sometimes by fraud to obtain
her consent. She rejects his suit again
and again. Her elder sisters takes deep
interest and an active part in the contro-
versy, are about equally divided, and the
result even threatens to sunder their fam
ily relations. She comes to her parent
for advice. She fully avows her affection
for the one, and her detestation for the
other; and what does he propose! he
says to her, "my daughter, if you will
marry this man of family and pretenslons
l will give you houses and lands; l will
endow you with large aud independent
fortune, as l have all your sisters that
have settled before you; | will establish
you at once in high rank in society; you
shall have all the Difference and consider
alton which grow out Of that establish.
ment, on a footing of perfect equality
with your elder sisters; but if you refuse
to marry him, you shall not marry at all,
so long as l live, or at all events SO long
as keep you under my control; and un-
til you arrive at the full age of majority
you shall not marry any other; and
though you do not choose to marry him,
you shall continue to associate with him
and receive his attentions"
Mr. President, is that leaving her per.
fectly free to follow the dictates of her
own heart, to make her own selection, or
is that what you call parental Intervention?
Is it leaving her perfectly free, or is it
endeavoring to force her choice, to say to
her in plain English, ''if you will marry
this suitor, you are old enough to marry
now; but if you desire to marry anybody
else, you are not old enough to marry at
all if you will marry this one, you shall
have houses and land you shall be en-
dowed richly, as all your sisters have
been endowed before you; but if you will
not marry him, you shall marry no other
for an indefinite length Of time, and you
may have to pass that certain age which
no female desires to pass unmarried; and
whether you like him or dislike him, you
shall continue to associate with him I"
ask you if this is leaving her perfect
" free in her choice to choose her own
domestic institutions, and to form and reg
ulate them in her own way? or is it pa
rental Intervention to overcome her free
will, to tempt her, to smother and cruelty
her affections, and to join in alliance with
orc whom, instead Of loving. she detsstr :