The Kenosha telegraph and tribune. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1859-1860, 1859-12-22
Wisconsin Disgraced. Dough-
raced Larabee makes himself
the butt of Ridicule.

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The Washington correspondent of the Chica
go Tribune, gives full outline of the speech O.
MIR. Larabee from the third Congressional Dis
trct OF this State, in the House on the 18th inst
a more disgraceful effort, was never made by a
northern man on the floor of Congress. We can
find room for only few extracts from the Trib-
uneS' correspondence -
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17-6P. NJ.
StAnother Western doughface committedKpoliti-
CALI suicide to-day. Between the hours of
and I. M, Chas Fl. Larabee, of Wis, cut his
throat so to speak, from ear to ear, in the pres
ence of members and spectators.
After the Journal had been read and annrov.
ed, Larabee arose to a question of ''prvelege. "
he read certain resolutions passed by Germans
OF milwaukee, in relation to Old Brown He
denounced the Germans, but compimented
those OF his district as being "good National
Democrats. Q. pro-slavery men. He said
that ne mad been an Anti-Lecompton Democrat,
but that ISSUE toas non dead he now went for
the administration he had profound veners-
uon Tor the Resident but did not care wheth-
er the President respected him or not. He ex
horted Northern Democrats to stay in the party
no matter how much difference ofprinciple there
might be among its various members and section
de passed eulogy on the fugitive slave law.
and declared that he considered it his duty to
execute us proVlsions-that is, to play the part
OF dog tor the Shareholders After eating dirt
Tor some time, he passed into an etbnological
dissertation upon the races of men. He tool
square issue with st Paul, that of' one bloc 4
Uod created all nations of the eartb?" He did
not DeneVe IN the unity or common brotherhood
OF Of the human race. They sprang from several
distinct hrst parents. There were the white
Wv tne placK' the brown, and the red races When
ne got through with his disquistion on this
branch OF his subject, he turned round and ad
dressed himself to the fire-eaters. He beIIowe5
out, that Southern Democrats must not refuse
TO Fellowship with the Northern Democrats. he
cause the latter alone could prevent a Republ
can triumph. The Democrats of the North num-
per TWO TO one more taan in the South. A South
ernor interrupted, remarking, "But you can car
ny no States" Laughter.
he lhen proceeded to discuss the Territorial
quesuon' The question of slavery in the Ter
ritories is purely an abstraction, he said.
There are slaves in Utah, and the Lao
islature OF New Mexico has declnred that
the wants slaves. and who will prevent her from
having them? | want auy community to have
slaves that desire them. / have no objection tn
slaveholding. 1fNew Mexico wants negroes,
1t Is oil night. L have not the least objection
II HVed IN southern State or Territory. I
would own slaves myself, and would think It m
wrong, L would undoubtedly hold slaves if the
laws where happened to live allowed me to do
40 So can see no wrong in slaveholding. l |
have no moral objections to it. A thousand
laws cannot exclude slavery from Territory If
the people want it. He viilifei the New Enc.
land States, and eulogiZed the South at some
at some length, and ended his speech with the
observation that, "he supposed it would have
been better tor him had he not spoken" Laugh
ter on the floor and cries of ''that's so, greeted
his closing remark. Every one seemed to feel !
instinctiYelY that be bad ended his political ca
1t is not necessary to comment on the infa-