The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-12-15
SOu:!lCUM Agitn:OrS

Congress had scarcely met before the South
crn m'mb2rs Of both branches commenced the
agitation OF the Slavery question In the Sen.
ate. MIR, Mason OF Va, introduced resolution
relative to the liarpe,s Ferry affair, and in the
House Mr.. Clark Of NO, offered resolution
the substance of which vaS that Mr.. Sherman
was disqualified Tor filling the Speakers Cha il
because he had signed accommodation for a
book called " Helpers impending Crisis, - which
advises the Aborlng white prople of tie Save
States t. orgonze and vote for their own int, r
ests, Thee fire bran ds have been burning ever
since, and violent speccic have lcrn made
our readers sample of the remarks oi the
Sou then members OF the House, we will quote
from the remarks Of Mr. Davis, Of Miss:
Mr. DAVIS (Mjss.) was in favor OF n oonlin-
ueuon OF harmuuy. He brllr' ed thu Govern
neut wanted saving. He was not Democrat
prr So, aud would make as muuy sacrifices us
ANY man TO preserve the Union But notwIrh-
! standing his d voton TO the Union, there are
evils greater than the Union itself. lie insisted
ON IA street observance of the Constitution, in
order 10 secure TO every section of the county
/ its iast equality aud rights 1t was the duty Of
ali conscrvaDl,e and patriotic men to rally
to the support ot The DrmoCrdCy the only na-
tiuual party. to put down tie Abolition spirt.
There was o'wIius,andlns what has br,n sud
: to the contrary, great cause OF aiuIm to the
, cuu dry. We should act INSTANTLY, ar it viii he
altogether too late. lie quoted from the speech
e. ui Mir. Seward t0 show that dangerous senll-
mcntS were uNOwcd to distract the country nud
accomplish the overthrow "i ths South. Io
, sa, that the .shor OF the two sections was con
Il hIcting and urcconcl cable, was declaration
. ot war and hence the Suu'h werc alarmed, aue
\ took to their defense Tie tarursll ~ apprn,d tC
a all patriots To pat down reasonable designs --
: In aluliHg to remarks heretofore made bv Re
4; pubIicanS, he said that armed men had ben srn
: 10 the South 20 kll their people, aud deprive
4 them ot their property. Could the South h
. patient under these circumstances and coult
= they b. blamed Tor taking mclls lor their de
: En~c? We Of M South want peace. Let tn
) North sland by the compact Of our f,thers.-
y he safe Seward is tIator and deserves III
e gallows. Applause on thr Southern side -
c VusiHi, has hung he traitor Brown, aud il the
. Ct holl of Seward they will hunS him. Laugh
- u ter and appIausc.
IS lr The Senate, Mr., Tmmbull, Of Ill., oltere
y al amendment to Mr. Mdson's resolution rc,
pcctiug the sizure Of the arrnory AT Harper
i" Ferry, calling for an Investigation into the sack
i, ing Of the arsenal at Liberty, Mo, by the bor
:, der rufIilns, and which has been permitted T.
e pass unnotced by The grIcrnmcnt, Daring tn
% debate on this question, Mr.. Chandler Of Mich
i gau, made tie following remarks:
d Mr.. CHANDLER would at future time, dis
u cu-s the " irrcpr sslble conflict, and shoE ha
L., for the last 900 years there had been no Cr'
- Sa,i1u Of that conflict. lie VA, in favor Of thi
nj resolution, for reasons different from those sta
II tei hy Others This has been the first eXrcutiu
:. for trrpsD in the United Safes, and he want
4 it to 20 forth as warning to oil trai orS every
in where, no matter whether Garrison Aholj ionis
orI or the Southern Governors. who declare tia
rs uuder.ccuain contingencies they will raise tie
" hands against The Constitution aud the Uniul
e L.t all urnitors hang Threats have been mad
ly tor thirty years that IN cert ain tyeutS ths Uuiu
Id would br dissolved l. is no smail msltcr
g III solve tie Union. II means bloody resolution
s or il mrans hdlirr. 1t means a successful owe
he turning OF this Government, or it means the ia
ed of John own. AbuliuonistS, "a a class. Il
o. non-reSistants. Whrre did Brown receive h
H. education in scenes of violence? That cducati'
ny cannoD be charged upon the Republican part
i" II any political party was responsible for To" n
ifI tion of Brown, it il he D"mocrilic party Hou
rs When he csmo To Washington, he thought the
- were only two ClaSes that charged completely
ad the Republican PbEty--knnysS and fools r
~ since he had been hore he hal fuunh that kuav
/ a at the Mort had fooled som" very sensible nc
ple The occurrence at llrrpels Ferry was
t." very remlrkahr Que Had twenty-five mn
,es not CAPTAINS bat NirsiHs e NJ unlertak
pie h seize tae Annoy stSPrinsiei5, the 'woms