Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-09-02

standing some unkind words recently
between them, and he exhorted his
friends heartily and cordially to unite
in standing by the action of this Con-
vention.
Speech OF Senator Trumbull, of Illinois. !
Party Dcspotism at Washington.
The dcspotism of Washington is al
most as cruel as that which prevailed
in Kansas There is not, holding Of
fee throughout this vast country, a
single man who is known TO entertain
views in opposition to the right to
take slaves into free territories. 1t is
an utter disqualification for office. All
the departments at Washington are
organized upon the plan of prescribing
men who believe that slavery should
be excluded from the free territories.
All the committees in Congress-or
all the important ones-which mature
the business for the action of Congress,
are under the control Of this same
power. You all recollect the case
which excited the whole country two
years ago, when Senator of the Uni
ted States was struck down and beaten
nearly to death in his sat in the Sen
ate Chamber, for uttering his honest
sentiment in opposition to this slavery
propagandism. But worse state OF
things than that exists to-day. The
gentleman who was thus stricken down
i'll the vigor of manhood, and has been
suffering from that day to this, and
who, his best friends fear, may never
recover, suffering with anguish and
pain and torture, from blows inflicted
upon him unawares and without no
tice-that gentleman, now just able to
walk, has since made his appearance
in the Senate Chamber, having been
reelected by the people Of the State Of
Massachusetts,, and when he comes
there and rises with difficulty from his
chair, two years after the act was done,
for which some may plead the excuse
that it was done under excitement
say now, the very men in the interest
of this power affect to treat him with
contempt. (Cries of Shame, shame
Would you believe it? Not a Nor
thern Senator belonging to this pro
slavery party dares even to speak to
him, lest he offend his Southern asso-
ciates? Yes, during the last session
Of Congress, when upon one occasion
it was stated in the Senate that the
Senator from Massachusetts had pair
cd of with some member, who was
also indisposed, snecr of contempt
was observed through the chamber al
the ilca Of his indisposition, and the
leaders Of the pro-slavery Democracy
affect to believe that it is a pretense
on the part of man who has been
suffering these two years. In my
I Judgment, the world has never seen
exhibited such refined malignity and
cruelty as this attempt to treat with
scorn that suffering man. This Ii
worse, thousand fold. than the spirit
which under excitement would strike
the blow, for this is meditated and
continued malice. Loud applause.
A yoice-Three cheers for Sumner
! Three cheers were given heartily.)
/ mention this. my fcllow-citizens
to show the condition of things a
Washington. Let me tell you another
fact. i went as your representative
two years ago TO Washington, almos
an entire stranger. never having me
more than two or three members o
the Senate in my life. l remaine'
there as one of the representatives 0
this State through two sessions o
Congress. sent there to consult wit
the representatives Of other co-equa
States for the best good of common
country, and for those two years wa
not placed on a committee which eve
met. Republican Senators were no
eonsulted-we were ignored by TIN
prospective, intolerant party. ths
made adhesion 10 the interests OF IN
. slave power the only test by whic
! they allowed person TO take part !
| the proceedings Of government whe'
ever they could prevent il.