Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-07-17
BIeLERs CRY FOR GARDEN SEEDS.

recent session in Congress- il was pronosed tc
make small appropriation 'for garden seeds
for the encouragement Of horticulture" whore
upon Mr.. Toombs of Georgia made a speech
| against the measure, us "wthout warrant in the
Constitution" This called up Mr. Bigler of Penn
sylvnnia, who entrented his Southern masters Sc
patheucally for few seeds, for distribution
among his constituents, that Senator Hale, in the
kindness OF his heart, was moved to add his voice
in favor of tho measure. The following oxtrac
from Mr. Hae's speech will be appreciated, we arr
sure, by our Pennsylvania readers--Stdnddrd.
1t is very rarely. sir that debate in the Senate
is intended to influence the action of members
here, but it is made to enlighten the country.
confess however, that this debate has enlightened
my mind. | was at first inclined to 20 agains
this appropriation but the considerations which
have been urged with so much force by the Sena
tor from Pennsylvania, confess, have weakened
my conviction in that direction aud have almos
induced me to 60 for it. Ii the appeal which he
so pow erfuly and pathetcally made to the honor
able Senator from Georgia has not moved him, he
must be impervious to eloquenco and to pathos.
think that the case which the Senator from
Pennsylvania has presented is eminently just
agree entirely with what he says, when he declares
that in his course here he has not been looking to
popularity. | think that the whole North: Penn
sylvania no less than any other part Of the Union,
will endorse his yeracty, if nothing else when
he declares that he has nos been seeking pOpuaTi-
ty; and when he appeals to the Serator from
Georgia, and tells what hard road the Northern
Democrats have had to travel, how much they
have had to sacrifice and to face and then asks if
in return FOR all this, he cannot let him have n
few onion and garlic seeds (laughter), confess if
the Senator from Georgia was not moved, was.
(laughter.) | think it is reasonable, and more
than reasonable, if he had asked for little of
the vegetable full grown. But when he says,
Look at the North, and see on every side, and
hear by every mail,pro that we have not pandered
to popularity see what we have suffered in your
behalf when you all that, and see that we are
not exhorbtant, we do not ask any Offices take
your foreign missions and distribute them where
they appropriately belong; take the Federal Treas
ury, and use it but when we 90 home to an out.
ragged constituency, will you be illiberal as not
to let us carry a few onion seeds; little garlic
and now and then a cabbage (laughter), so that
constituency may be inclined to wink little
at the course we may have taken on this great
question, upon which we have sacrificed so much
for youW | confess that even if had such
strict rules as the Senator from Georgia entertans
upon the Constitution, when such appeal as
that came from such source, the"right bower" Of
the Administration, not asking to take the "ace"
or anything else, but simply little onion seed-a
vegetaje't that; under peculiar states of application
is calculated to produce tears (laughter)- cannot
you let go home and cry with our constituents
over what we have done? do not wantt to be per-
sonal but | appeal to the honorable Senator from
Georgia, and ask him-I ask him, for we have
always been friendly relations-
Mr.. Biglcr-Allow mo. l have no idea at all
that the Senator intends to be personal.
Mr.. lIalo-Oh, no.
Mr.. Bigler-But he usos terms which l do not
understand talking about the the right bower"
and lace" and all that sort of thing (laughter).
Mr.. Hale--Well, sir, l do not understand
them but thought the Senator did, because the
Senator from Georgia spoke of it, and he seemed
to understand it then (laughter). do not under.
stand them but suppose it is parliamentary,
highly SO (laughter), else it would not have
been introduced. / do not know what the right
bower" is. l suppose it is ndUaI (knaue-aQ term
Qaughter), or something of that sort.
But was proceeding. The Senator from Geor.
gia and myself do not agree on political questions;
we have differed but believe III social inter
course we have never had any difficulty, and
whenever it has been in my power-l do not know
that | ever had an opportunity where it in
my power to do him slight favor, but if he has
the slightest personal regard for me, | beg to
throw it into the scale where the elOquence and
pathos of the Senator from Pennsy vnia have gone
before me, and both together we ask for 1.-THE
onion seed (aughter). Can he, under these cir
cumstances, resist? No, sir
am as strict constructionist of the Constitu
ton MS any, not xcepting the honorable Senator
before me Mr.. Toombs but have read all the
platforms. and suggest to the Senator from Geor-
gia that he is little too fast. | think, consider
ing what has been done may continue to vote
these seeds, at least until the Charleston Conven-
ton sits. and then l have no doubt, after these
developments, there will be resolution that
will cut off these seeds and that onions will be
unconstitutional ever after (laughter). But until
that is done, until that provso is put in, think
tho faithful may construe the provisions of the
Constitution and the Cincinnati platform as the
honorable Senator from PENNSYLVANIA has suggest
ed. think we may cohstrue them without strain
in., tba tntin NV utn1r huu p1s
than it does to catch runaway slaves. guess
when you find a provision in the Constitution that
there is mode to take money out of the FEEDER
al treasury to pay for returning fugitive slaves, you
will find also the p-ovsiOn.that little sum may
for be paid for the onion seed Until clause for
bidding it comes either from the Constitution or the
Charleston Convention, let US have the seed but
have no doubt it will be unconstitutional after
the Convention sits.
/ SCENE AT A STRAWBERRY FEsTiyAL--CAPTAIN
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