Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-12-21

assist in arrestisg them that you raise
,nobs and rescue them from the men
who do arrest them. You do oil these
things in the northern States, aud then
you come to Congress and declare your
LOYALTY to the Constitution, to the law
of the lard, and to the Union. Away
with such loyalty 40 that! Applause.
Mr.. KILGORE. Do l understand
the gentleman % bringing that charge
against oil Republicans
Mr.. LOGAN. Sir, tell you, !
make that the charge distinctly against
the Republican party. You may have
certain gentlemen ia the Republican
party that are, perhaps, little varnish
cd -varnished Wings or Democrats
who may not possibly exactly agree with
you on all these points. You may have
such men ~ these but | tell you what
you will do with them, as soon - you
can. You will kick them out, and elect
better Abolitionists than they. That 10
what you have done in our State.
have no doubt Of it. Sir, are there
not hundreds and hundreds Of fugitive
slave, passing through Ohio and Illio-
OILS and the great northwestern States,
who belong to the constituency OF these
people here representing the southern
States on this side OF the House! Why
is it, if you are good Constitut'on-lov
ing citizens, loyal to the Constitution,
if you love the Union and love the Con.
s,i,ution, why is it, say, that you will
not do Justice to these men by taking
their fugitives and returning them to
their masters, rs the Constitution and
statutes of the country require! Why,
gentlemen, do you not do III Yet you
say, "Oh, we will take no right from you
southern men, that you are entitled t.
under the Constitution" Every fugl-
tive that has been arrested in Illinois, OF
in any of the western Stetes-and l call
Illinois western State, for ! ap asham.
ed to longer call it a northern State
has been made by democrats. In Him
OILS the Democrats have all that work to
do. You call it the dirty work for the
Democratic party to catch fuglt've'
slaves for the southern people. We are
willing to perform that dirty work. l DC
not consider it disgraceful to perform
any work, dirty or not dirty, which 4
in accordance with the laws Of the land
and the Constitution of tho country,
and calculated to assist men in receiving
that which is their right, guaranteed te
them under the Constitution and laws o
the land.
Here, Mr. Logan drew the line Of de-
narration between what would be thu
act Of Republican or Abolitionist ano
aDemocrat. The former would join Of
raise a mob to prevent the proper office
from arrcsting Fugitive Slave, or, ifthe
officer had arrested him, he the Re
publican, would assist in rescue. Thu
Democrat would, if legally called upon
defend the officer in the performance o
his duty. The Democrat, inlhis position
as private citizen, would not becom
the officer or assume the duties Of the OF
ficer, but he would sustain the office
and be willing to resist any interference
with him, by Abolitionists or so-calle'
Republicans, to favor the escape Of
Fug tive Slave. Such is the duty o
every good citizen-to perform the oh
legation imposed by "the Constitution
and the Statutes Of the country" 1t be
longs to Abolition Repubicanism t
hypocritically profess an obligation t
obey the law, as it stands uponthe Stat
tue-book, and then, by the acts fits ad
herents, not only to nullify the exccu
ton of it, batto aid in its infraction.
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