Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-12-14

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Iy@c5Sdin1s Il re.Day.
I6sns szaA1s, to-das Mr.. Davis eGesea . n.
els1lcu admitllnf - 1ginees in charge q ne
ScuGb heo11u 1otD upou the aons = -
So, = v>f IL roper disehasge Of - a.
ue5 nIgn ur11o 1dopted -
NJ MsslaT Harper's Ferry resolutioa bei61
- - SR ~ sziiA-d % the aoo<..,s s
thsaah he wss nef aisposel 70 object 70 d inS1S
tigsfion proposed By tAis RESOLUTION, yet he did
noe see how any gocd vs. 70 come out q @ He
thought that IL only result would Dc % Keep up
enough. The great party 70 which ~ belonged
treated with utter contempt the charge that lad
sea msaesgsase = = cOuP'ieisy inffs H~per's
While he aid not sympathise in John Browns
|sutA upua visEinia, hs kna - 1sAteue1un = Sbs
people Of the North sympathising with John
Br6wn hlmself In Ma unfcftnnats cssssr@ He
considered the man demented by his treltmenfby
| pso. slavery 31en in Kansas. John Brown had re-
sided In his ne.ghhorhood in, Ohle, and la a.
ways been considered an honest, upright man,
n:s
sympathisers he bad never heard . man, woman,
q child sxPren sympathy In bis invasion Of vir-
/ M. w. proceeded TO speak at length aeains,
slavery in the abstract, treating IT q q moral,
social, and political evil, alike repu2nant 70 the
principles underlying the declaration OF iude-
pendeace and the eonscience e humanity. II the
Republicans could justly be denounced a. sboli-
uonists, Washington hfmself could with equal
justice be placed In the category for his sen.
uments on the subject, ON record. In fact II thai
alive be would noe be allowed to remain on the
coil OF his mother Virginia. 1908,
l. IMrnH Housx, afser the reading Of the Journal
Mr.. McRae, having the floor q the time - The
adjournment Yesterday, continued hfs remarks
l He proceeded 10 az upon the Republican mem
bcrs the sesponsibility Of the delay in the organ
ixation Of the House He referred to the candidate
Of that party having AFFIXED his name 10 papel
Recommending book which was revolutionary
Sc N "a Ss al oqga he .s
national men? i i4fHAa &s5st ~ &ssfHKf
TWAS aid he didn't know what was contained
in the book. He (Mr. McRae) knew that II wa
enes the opinion in the North adversely to slave
~; and he therefore held him criminally respon.
/ dble. II the gentleman had said he didn't know
what was IN the book At all, and didn't sign AMI
70 how II came there. He had taken positioi
by signing that work, that he would have no In
tercourse with Shareholder. segts 81 81
\ W0 II, then, reasonable that Southern me1
should vote for 4 man who had declared that b,
would not even hold social afiiiiation.
Mr.. Kilgore desired the gentleman TO yield.
Mr.. McRae said he hoped gentlemen would no
allow him to get through with what he had de
signed TO say. But be would yield 20 the gentle
man 20 allow him 20 ask one question.
publican Who bad never endorsed the book. o
been connected with Il In any way! - ST.
| mr. Mcfase stated that he would not vote 70
any gentleman on that side Of the House 70
mended the Helper book or not He held tina
gentlemen on that side Of the House were fespon
| sible for non-organiEation, because when th
charge was made IN the early part Of the seAion
airy paper, no one thought Of denying the charge
hence the resolution Of Mr.. CLARK, which wa
now the subject Of discussion. Mr.. MeRse ex
ment bad made in the North Of late years
Mr.. Curtis denied that this was So II was II
the same condition there now that il was in at TIN
foundation Of the Government, but IL had devel
be extended by the Democratic party
| Mr. McRae held that this was not %. The Re
publican party was the aggressive party. He at
gued that almost every state at the time Of tn
formation OF the Union was aslaveholding State
and that the alaveholding States had formed thi
Mr.. Curtis said it was true .b.. at the time .
almost every State; hut at the time OF the forms
| tion Of the Government two slaveholdinv Staff
refused 70 come into IL unless that provision wa
put In the Constitution sbolishing the Africa
Mr.. Mcftae continuing, remarked that this ad
mission o. the gentleman was In direct contradie
ton 70 the position taken by Mr.. Hickman ID
Il oSne1 Gay: eo0 conten0eo that this vwaS furthe
evidence In proof Of his assertion that the RepuA
lican was the aggressive party. - - :. I
He held that what were considered by the RI
publican party the constitutional rights Of ID
South, were construed by the South xs amount \
70 total destruction and violation Of their right
How would the Republican party act, had 1t th
ascendancy, with regard to slavery In the Teri
ries, Would u not have slavery prohibited /
congress In the Territories, Most certainly
would. &st = - y
He then rcfe9ed to resolutions which had bee
passed by the Legislatures Of Georgia and M issi,
dppt, maintaning that they had the right to carr
slavery into the Territories, and considering il
suntcfent cause for Withdrawing from the Unio
were the South deprived Of this right
He wished to know, IL the Republican mart
We're In the sscendancy here, would they not con
sier II constitutional lrgislation to receive peti
tors to abolish slsvery In the States where
existed! Yes; and they would even 90 further
They would, had they the legislative control o
this branch OF Govrrnment, seek repeal Of th
Fugitive Slave law. And this was the part
which boasted Of its nationality, and love for To-
Constitution and the Union. NN -
Ut An English clergyman who occupied tn
pulpit Of the American Protestant chapel in Paris
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