Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-12-23

/ that justice to himsclf and his fellows that
| The Government had denied He did il
with hcroism and determination that
challenged admiration from his friends. ard
even respect from his enemies. He drove
the Border Rullians from the Territory,
and conquered peace. Mr.. Wade be-
licved that John Brown was maldcned by
the scenes of blood which he witnessed in
Kansas, for he did not think any sane man
on earth would have undertaken the enter
prise he did at IIarper's Ferry. lie also
said nc never had seen single person who
Justified Browns raid. for the Noril ern
people do not sympathize with crime. He
replied to Mr.. ,Iohnson's criticisms on tho
Republican platform.
Mr.. Wade said he was not one Of those
who-supposc all Shareholders to be deeply
criminal, for he knew how habit and Gus
tom modify the feelings of men. Washing
ton was n STAKEHOLDER, bot he expressed
himself in hopes that that institution might
be abolished by some means. How long
would he BE- permitted to rcmiin in Vir-
ginia now and make such declarations !
Mr.. Wade had nothing to say when Slave
ry was kept at the South. bnt when they
undertake TO push it into Free Territory.
where it does not exist, and has no right TO
exist, he would resist it, and never consent
that Slavery should invade one inch of
Territory now free. Perhaps, had he been
born at the South he would have been "a
fierce a iire-eater as he was now in defend
ing himself against fire. He understood
how these things were, and accused no man
because lie was stakeholder. He had
been accused of denouncing the Union.
lie would like to know when he had doEe
so.
Mr.. CLAY quoted from speech Of Mr..
Wade in 1856, where he said "This pre-
tended Union was all meretricious. There
was not business man anywhere, who, it
he had such a partner, would hesitate TO
kick him out at once, and have done with
him "--meaning such partner as the
Soull.
Mr.. WADE admitted that he did make
a pretty fierce speech, but he did not think
his language was correctly reported.
Mr. CLAY (Ala.) asked why he did
not disavow it four years ago, when il was
quoted here.
Mr.. WADE-I am not in the habit of
retreating in the face of the enemy. If the
speech was literally reported, it was done,
not by friend, but by an enemy of Re-
publicanism.
Mr.. CLAY-T saw it in a newspaper
supporting his party, where it was very
highly commended.
Mr. WADE said be was at that time
allud:ng to the irritation in consequences Of
affairs in Kansas, and the manner in which
the Pro-Slavery aggressions were perse-
vercd IN the removal of the Missouri Com
promise restriction &c, and then he de-
clared that, unless some means could be
found to prevent these things, it would ul-
result in just what he was charged
with saying, in making the different sec
tions as great enemies as two hostile ma
lions.
Mr.. CLAY said there was stronger Ian
guage than that in the speech, and read an
other extract 10 the effect that there was no
union now between the North and South,
and that the only salvation for the Union
was 10 be found in dvesting it of Slavery.
Mr.. WADE-I do say now there is no
very considerable degree of good feeling
between the different sections of
this nation, and do not know to-day but
that the sentiment, if not true then, is very
nearly true now. Northern men cannot
travel and do business in the Southern
States, according TO the newspapers. Great
numbers of merchants on their way South
10 do business have recently been sent back,
not because there was any particular ac-
cusation against them, but because they
we're from a section of which the South
was exceedingly jealous. Mr.. Wade then
to reply to the remarks of Mr..
[verson in regard to Mr.. Sherman, saying
hat in Ohio Mr.. Sherman was considered
,ne of the greatest ornaments of the State,
md he (Wade) rejoiced to know that the
Republican party reposed the utmost conf
lence in him. They have found nothing
n him but what they can approve. and MIR.
[verson, after all his investigations, could
ind nothing more serious to condemn in
lim (Sherman) than that he had recon-
nended the circulation of Helpers book.
lie would ask the Senator from Georgia if
re thought there was anything in that book
o make it dangerous to put it into the
,ands of any freeman in the South /? Ga
,ause.) The Senator does not choose to
lnswer.
Mr.. lVERSON-I do not choose to
iuliify myself by answering such a ques-
ion. Ii is apparent TO any man of COM
non sense what would be its effects.
Mr.. WADE said he had looked the
'ook through carefully, and found nothing
,ut arguments against Slavery. Unless
uch arguments were unlawful, he saw
nothing in the book but what was right and
proper for the consideration of all men who
axe an interest in such matters. Has it
ome to this in free America that there mnst