Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-01-30

of his party friends. A motion to refer it was
lost by Il close vote, and a motion to lay it on the
table was lost by u tic vote. a motion to adjourn
then carried, which placed it upon the table. This
morning it was taken up, when Mr.. Monroe
moved It's indefinite postponement in one OF the
most terse and pointed little speeches | ever
heard. This motion was lost by a vote of Al to
90. IL was then ordered to be engrossed by 80 to
Al. This afternoon, the House is discussing, in
committee, u Bill to prohibit or limit the collection
Of Domestic exchange, introduced by Mr.. West,
of Logan.
The Senate yesterday, did not close the debate
on Langdon's bill to allow slavehclding in Ohio,
in time for my last letter. Mr.. Langdon made a
set speech for the bill, in which he was extremely
personal towards Mr.. Slade, charging him, rs |
think, in terms not warranted by parliamentary
courtesy, at least. When he closed, Mr.. Slade
replied in a manner that | take it your readers
will value for its ~propriety and force. So | send
you a copy.
Upon Mr.. Langdon taking his seat Mr.. Slade
replied, substantially, as follows:
The Senator from Hamilton charges, in sub.
stance, that in the remarks which ! made on the
l4th, in answer to his reason for the repeal o.
the act prohibiting Slavery aud kidnapping in
Ohio, wiliully and maliciOusly misrepresente1
what he said, and as n reply to this misrepresen-
tation. has seen tt to make me tho object of his
vituperation and abuse. How such vituperation
proves the truth of his charge, / am unable to
PeIoeiVe. Nnen men nave no argument tney
generally resort to abuse. To that level | do not
propose to descend. / now distinctly and unequi'
vocally deny the charge aud demand Of the Sena-
tor his proof. Mr.. Langdon then referred to those
parts OF Mr.. SHADES speech in which he spoke of
nv nav rom iiunliitoh as having 30 e"-
d = ,hoy anu P"epetealy set iQrtn the sun'flnGs
OF the ladies' OF kentucky of his having, Ike
Don Q%nixote," run a tilt in behalf Of these SUI
ceripp iulcineos and that he oIso cl,ined n reneal
of the law on the ground of Comfy"
Mr.. Slado resumed-.Tbes4. sir. then copsti.
tute the wilful instrumentation of which the
Senator com plains. Does the Senator denv that
IN his speech he alluded to the case of ladies
from h%entucky who might wish to come into Ohio
win tneir slaves, and more particularly to the
case OF a lady from the anne State, whom he had
seen at the State Fair in Cincinnati in her
carnage, ana attended by her slave? And did he
not claim that this law was an annoyance to
such And did he not further urge it's repeal
upon the ground of ''comitv?' Every Senator
knows that he did substantially make such
remarks. Now if he did not expect that these
arguments, II they are worthy of shat name. to
be replied to ard commented upon, why did he
use them and if | misrepresented him, why
ala he not Mea, or as soon as he could get the floor
set me right. True, sir, | thought the reasons
urged unsubstantial then, and | think so now,
ana In commenting. on them INDUCED IN a vein
ot railiery, asl had u parliamentary right to do,
but no where did misstate the Senator, or de-
scend to personal abuse. True | compared him
to "Chevalier Bayard" and don Quixote," pht
without The slightest malice or ill will. But the
senator was evidently unprepared to appreciate
or tolerate any attempt at humor. and hence,
after a weeks deiiberation, he has risen in his
place and waded through pages of personal
abuse. Of his effort, it may emphatically be
SAID
"parturiunt uoptes. poscetur ,;iicu,us NINA.
MATT,
sitiye and thin-skinned, | would have furroue
the attempt at humOr, though in no wise offend,
ing Tue rules Oh courtesy OF debate.
anu now ne VINO complains OF a want OF these,
Oh nv o,her Sana n'""' y aiu seneIaiiy iereis'
by malevolent, personal abuse. This model Of
propriety, this refined aud courteous Senator
sn'ho Vi uemaSogues' OF men who would sell
and dares me- 70 n confess IN asr ""o :" aF . ohie;
Tipped negro wcnches." and other gems of like