Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1859-12-15

only got ihSnIg here instead Of 5synp6tty.
8Mhen L state this, state what do know.
This government did at least. cpppive at
thatSF hand sofs copspir,ltors, who, among
themselves lawless1S with arms belonging
to thesgoyernment invaded that peaceful
t r.'itory, took possession of the ballot
bot, and drove the citizens away from
ttthe polls; drove them away from their pos
lSessionsi and exercised tyranny over them
But that took placc,a good way of, ana did
not create'th the same excitement:as when a,
similar transac tion comes nearer thome.=
In his. judgment the only difference be-
tween that case and this was that in the
casa of the Kansas inyasionit was made
with no other purpose than. to introduce
slavery there tall hazards aud By force
OF arms; whereas Old John Brown. and his.
men, with like unlawful purpose, undere
took to extirpate slavery from the State of
Virginia., The free State men then, got no
consolation from this government; but one
Senotoruscd this language '.Wewill sub
due you. Hon are traitors, We will hang
every man of YOU ns
F Mr.. Wade said that he did not. 90 back
to these, things for the 'purpose of Justify
ing John Brown and his crew in the inya--
sion of Virginia, but only to show why
II IS that the men of free States to con-
siderable do synpathize with this old hero,
IN tue darkest, hour Of Kansas, when her!
rights were all i'll peril and everything
looked gloomy there and the Federal gov
ernment failed to Interfere in her behalf.
Then 1t was that Old John Brown appeared
on the stage of action, arming himself, as
wen he might and GommenecdTto dc, that
Justicesto himselfnnd; fellows that the gov
ernment denied. He did it with afhero-
ilsm and determination that challenged adj,
mlrat4on from his friends and, even respect
from hisEencmies. Hctdrove the border
ruthans from the territory and conquered q
peace. Mr.. Wade Believed that Brown was
maddened by the scenes of blood he had
witnessed in Kansas, for he did not think
any sane man on earth would have under
taken the enterprise. He also said he had
never seen single person who justified
Browns raid, for the. Northern people do
not sympathize with crime. -s-f -. a
Mr.. Wade said he had been accused of
denouncing the Union. lie would like To-
know when he had done so. .,.f..E ! Ii
Mr.! Clay quoted from the speech of Mr..
Hade,in 1858, when he said 'ttLis pretend
ed Union was, allmeretricions. There was
not business man any where, whoif he
had such II partner, would hesitate to kick
INN out at once aud have done with him, -
meanlng such a partner as the South. ;
Mr. Wade admitted that. he did make
pretty fierce Specie, but did not think that
his language was correctly reported.
Mr. Clay asked Why he did not ,disaYow
1t four years ago, when it was quoted here.
VIZ Wadc-I am not in the habit of re-
tracing in the face of the enemy. If the
speech was literally reported, it was done
not by friend, but by. nn enemy to the
Republicans. ia-
Mr.. Clay said there was stronger Lam
guage than that in tile speech, and read
another extract to the effect that there
was no union now bGtw cen the North and
south and the only salvation of the Union.
was TO be found in divcsting it entirely of
all faint of slavery.
Mr.. Wade do say now that there is
no very considerable degree of good feel
ing existing between the different sections
of this nation, and do not know to-day.
but what that sentiment if not true then,
is very nearly true now. Northern men
cannot travel and do business in the South.
AS read in the newspapers, great num-
Dcrs of merchants on their way South to
do business, have been recently sent back,
not because there was any particular accu-
sation against them, but because theywcre
from n sectionLof which thesSouth is cx-
ceedingly jealous.
After further debate the amendment TO
Mr. Mason's resolution was rejected; yeas
%, nays 80. r....
Mr.. Mason's resolution was then unani-,
mously adopted; yeas So.
Atterean Executive session tho Senate
adjourned. ..sJSaa