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SPEECH or 1H1 HoS. 1oHx 4. LOGAN n TIE uocsE
OF nzPRE&ESrA11TEs, DEC. 8, 1883.

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OF RKPRE1ESrA11EEs, DEC. {, 1853.
Mr. Logan-Sir, arc there not hundreds md
hundreds Of fugitive s1aves passing through
Ohio and Illinois aud the great Northwestern
States, who belong to the constituency Of those
people here representing the Southern States on
this side Of the House: Why ID it, if yon ara
good conssitusion-loving citizens. loyal to the
Constitution, If you love the Union and lore
the Constitution, why is il, say, that yon will
not do justice to these men by taking their fu-
RitiTes md returning them to their masters, as
the Constitution md statutea Of the country re-
quiret Why, gentlemen, do you not do i'll
Yet you say, "oh, We will take no right from
der the Constitution" Every fugitive that has
been arrested In Illinois. or in auy Of the West-
ern States-and call Illinois Western State,
for am ashamed to longer call it a Northern
State-has been made by Democrats. In ILL.,
nois the Democrats hare all that work to do.
You call it the dirty work of the Democratic
party to catch fugitive slaves for the Southern
people. We ARE w11l1S0 TO PERroRx THAT D1RrY
WORK. ! do not consider 1t disgraceful to per-
form any work, dirty or not dirty. which il in
accordance with the laws of the land and the
Constitution Of the country, and calculated to
assist men in receiving that which is their right,
guaranteed to them under the Constitution and
laws Of the land.
Then, in conclusion, gentlemen. wish to ad-
dress few remarks 10 those gentlemen here
who are denominated anti-Lecompton Demo-
crats. and reEy few remarks to them: then l
shall have done. am called IN anti-Lecomp-
ton Democrat in Illinois. want to ask them
this question: When We gather in this Hail,
for the purpose Of electing some man As Speaker,
70 enable Us to proceed With the deliberations Of
this body, Whist is our duty as Democrats, for
address, son as such! 1t il our duty to forget
past differences, come together and elect soIne
man who is Democrat to preside over our de-
Hberations; to snatch the power from the hands
Of this Constitution, anti Onion, and anti
everything party, as you would snatch brand
from the eternal burning. Lat the differences
that hive heretofore diTided Democrats sleep;
Jet them be buried in oblivion, never TO be again
brought fourth.
i There have been issues made By certain gen.
lenen on this side Of the Hall calculated to
distractth Democrats, md prerent them from
haEing an organization. say, let them not
prevent us from having IN organization. If
you do, then only ask you to look upon both
aides Of this Hall; nsk you to look around you,
and what do you sect Upon the right hand il
TIE Republican party; and where Is their con-
stituencyF You bear no voice answering from
the land Of Washington; you hear no voice an.
sweriuE from the land OF Jefferson, who penned
tho Declaration Of Independence; no voice an
sweriDg from the land Of Madison, who drafted
the Constitution Of this glorious Confederacy; !;
no voice answering from the gallant State Of
Tennessee, the State where jackson rests, who
replaced the glory Of tie American arms after
they had been dlsgraced at the North. ask
you, gentlemen, whether or not you will turn to
these men who, when they hare used you, will
denounce yon as pro. slavery men, as slave oil
garchists, and every thing else: I ask you to
turn from them, and let good feeling md cor
diali.y exist among us. Let US unite and haz-
monize now, and then let Us meet such questions
as shall arise hereafter I am prepared to meet
all questions as they come up.
MR. CLARK, Of New York. VIII the honora-
bic gentleman from Illinois inform me- whether
be, and those anti .Lecompton Democrats from
!llln9is who act With hin, approve Of the terri
Tested during the last Congresse
Ne, LoGAS.-1 say let bygones be bygones.
I otn in favor Of letting the past sleep IN Oh.
lsion.
Mn. C1Ank, Of New York. Will the gentle
man answer another question:
Mr.. LoGAx.-The gentleman knows very we'll
we're his friends, md were elected with him. ]
ask whether there is my necessity of recurring
to these old issues!
Mr. CLARK, Of New York. I will ask the
gentleman one other question. I will ask the
gentleman whether the nominee of the Demo-
cratic caucus Of this House, if elected to the
Chair, will SO orgauize the committees Of the
House as that Kan as shall be admitted into the
Union without reference to the restriction in
the English bill:
Mr. loGAS.-So far as the Democratic caud1.
date for Speaker is concerned, hnye never
asked him !. question, for God knows the sub
ject never entered my mind. ! camc here to
Vote for whoever the Democratic party should
put in nomination for Speaker. hare entire
man who is the nominee Of tue Democratic
party. hare confidence in him because he
comes from the land Of Washington, Jefferson,
Nudison-from land Of patriots; aud be.
liere that no man coming from that land could
actin such manner as to infringe upon the
rights of any portion Of this Union.
Mr. uAsK1S.-Will the gentleman permit me
to put as ioterrogatory 10 hims - - -
Ac. LocAS.-TAat is oring to its character.
Laughter-]
Nh. HAsk1x.-The gentleman from Illinois
las stated that be intended to support the nom
inee Of the Charleston Convention.
HR. LoGAS.-I hare.
adopt platform in opposition to the views Of
Judge Douglas, as eSptes4cd in his essay, pub
lished in Hdrptrs Iag4ztnt. End indorsing and
approving the conduct Of this Administration,
al well upon other matters as upon its Kansas
policy, will the gentleman from Illinois then
support the nominee Of that Convention:
Mn: LoGAS-I will answer the gentleman's 3
of age. Twas born Democrat; and. oil my
life, I haze karn<d to 1<litre Adt Me Democratic
party in National Coaeeatton, n<ter do toroag,
Applause and laughter from the Democratic
benches and the galleziesl. / have never known
the Democratic party, in National Convention,
10 iudorsc a platform that wus not consistent
with my views Haring that confidence in the
will do. Having confidence in that Conyen-
ton, IwiH rote for fd< aonaiu<e Of that Conrta-
ton.
MR- HAsk1x.-Anyhow?
Nh. loGAs.-Ies, sir.
Mr. HAsK1S.-I will not. Does the gentle
man believe with the distinguished Senator
from Illinois, whose nomination he is de.irous
Of securing from the Charleston Convection,
aud who l sustained throughout his glorious
fight against this Administration, US well upon
its Kansas policy Us upon its startling corrup-
tions, which. in the last House, endeavored to
expose 10 the countrE-does the gentleman
from Illinois believe with the Senator from his
State that an organized territorial government,
like that Of kankqs. oan exclude or abolish slay-
cry from its borderss
Mr. LoGAx.--1 will answer the geutleman's
questions in this way.
Mr. HAsK1x.-No dodgipg. Let us put our
selves squarely upon the record.
Mr. LoGAx.-l profess to be Democrat
do not recognize such distinction as anti. L.
compton or Lccompton Democrats, but denomi-
nate all as Democrats. hare said already that
have buried last lksues. / have done with
them. Ignoring them, I say that an Demo-
crat without prefix to my name. am for
Stephen A. Douglas for the next President Of
the United Siates-hrst, last, and all the time
II he ia not nominated, am for the next man
that is, sir, the man te!!o il nonindted, Laugh
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Serious Imbrosllo in the Offices Of the
Pittsburgh, II. Wayne d Chicago II.
X. Company.
We stated the fact on Friday, that the United
States Court for the Northern District of Ohio
had appointed J. T. Edgerton, Esq, of Fort
Wayne, Receiver of the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne
aud Chicago Road The domestic creditors at
Pittsburgh, hearing Of this appointment, i'm
med,ately made application to Judge Hampton,
Of the District Court, for the appointment Of a
Sequestrator, to receive and disbusse the pro-
cceds Of the road in their behalf. The Pitts
burgh Post says:
The application was made on the part of
Messrs. Park, AeCnrdy / Co., who had obtained
I judgment against the corporation for the sum
Of 81 800, the execution upon which had been
returned unsatistied, backed By other creditors
Of the road Judge Hampton granted the ap-