The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1858-01-23
speech oi Hon. Gcrrit Smith. in tho Cap.
itol, mt Albany, April ii, 1857.
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" lii 20 on from worse 10 worse, until We
shall have filed up the measure of YOU
) iniquity, and folly, and madness, and n
in. The intatuation Of a Democrat
amazing. lie continues TO talk and vot
against Ilberty-and he tiatters himse
; that because he did so years ago withou
. losing his hold on public confidence, h
can continue to do so with the samc i'm
punity. lie is blind to the progress c
things. lie is cntica|y unaware of tn
hanged utttulo toward each other Q
liberty and slavery. lie knows not bu
liberty is forever to keep On reeeding be
fore slavery. lie knows not that at las
they are meeting in direct conflict ant
in a death -gFapple With each other
That n...sr Kindness End deep delusion
IN which he tancles taiu-5 are tercmali
as they were, remind me Of the old mile
stone dug up in The city of New Iorl
several years agq, on which was inscribed
- lulios to New York; The city hat
grown up all around it. but the mile
stone W. as unconscious Of change ~ II
the DoIu0crat. The OLD Fo@y stlI kept
crying - miles t. New ork. -;
miles to New York" Poor Domocrat.-
poor robber OF name, your every thought
and word and deed is in the widest con-
trast,-you must perish. l fear YOU that
you have sinncd away your day Of gr">c
fear that like Esau, You can fnd no
place Of repentance, even though YOU
seek it carefully with tears
Raxp /, I, | .,-, -,
! Can you hesitate to vote for Personal
( Liberty Bill which shall know no slavery,
and which shall protect every innocent
man within the limit, Of your State ? |
trust YOU will not The mission Of the
| Republican purity i c.:hrr to abolish hu-
man slavery. and save the nation, al d be
tho most useful, honorcl, and beloved
political party that ever cxistcd-or it,
mission is t" make little noise; do no
good; disappoint the hop2s entertained
Of it; aud perish quickly and disgrace
fully.
canno; take MY seat until have call
cd your attention to the Report. made q
day or two since by the Joint legislative
committee on the Dr"d Scott decisions.
The Report is brave The Resolutions
which follow it, arc brave. The head
lnG OF the 'cI II recommends Is crave.
Inc heao,HS Is" An Act - secure Iree-
doin 10 all persons IN Ih'S state: HOW
wen that SOUNDS " nat a pity, that
Such pToa,Se 10 inc ear should DC 50
broken to the hope How tame, how
! Iilnninr. is the Act ITSELF How imnpas.
"raoiy lar ocio" the toHe o. the procIa'
nation 1aiS the ac'ua. war
h@t says the -act W ~ th@t man
may ~ c''."tH .. ''1s 7ta'1 not"l'h-
standing lie Is black. >uTciy, this IS not
news. " hat man o. t9'u'OoA sense amohs
Us aouot> 'ha' 1tach man may De Such
citizen Just as neediesS = 1t Tor the
Act 10 say '.,$ Is II "o"'d te Tor it 70
say thar Th''" man may oe " ct'z'n of
our state enact ,"at "htte man
may D. 'tlhe,i Ho"' no u lhSui nm
1t seems tl'tie eis> 'aan insulting 70 en-.
act that t.&,A men may De- II you VIII
ohiJ pfo,G1' ,,'W ron inc pursuit OF tAe
Sia7eho!deF. nc VIII hLWse'! De ao.e TO
taE& care o' lA'$ matter OF "'hzeena1ip'
h'' neat "'G> ,',1 "1, >al II S2ES
mat = the Sia'tho'tof s"aii or!nF h.s
'i>,c, I"to ,his 9}3t1' 'hey Shall DC Tree;
ana that u Il" sh~iI ho!a or attempt to
hoid them rs sh'Ees, ne shal he lmpT r.
ohed. II wa" Of very ii''ie consequence
to declare u!.s' " e SAaii haFeEho more
power nor VIII 10 enforce tHis decIarat'o"
than the ample power ana VIII which we