Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-01-24

ulaTiyi Dut now the SOutl lAaNeTeF1eW9Q-
the whole doctrine, and have CONG to-
another conclusion. They now find
that che old doctrine was altogether, at
fault; that the relation of master and
slave IS the tEae relation of mar, upheld
by divine inspiration, instituted Of God,
and approved of and in accordance with
nature itself. The Charleston escsrp
went so far as, osay that if this was not
sos the Abolitienists we're right, Ees,s
sir it staked everything upon the new
Light that had broken in in modern
times,a which shines, so. fereely that it
has dinmed and ebEterated even the
;Sermonrupop the Mount. sast, ksxs
Yes, sir this is apdern light that
has sprung up since you began to raise
the standard Of Slavery, declaring that
it should dominate over this great ne-
tion, and should PROSTATE every other
interest. It grew up along with Jour
new Territorial sdoctripes;si grew up
along with'your Dred Scott dceisioni it
grew up with your -meditated design of
opening the African slave trade. J, Tt is.
!, key to them all. It grew as cotton
grows; and we were told here not long
since that cotton was king, and had dc.
tated this new code of morals. 7 .ehal-
lepge any Senator to deny that { stale
this-doetrine Alright. $ sria.35. ! g.{es
fs Isl not a fact that you claim that ON
a review of the question Of Slavery you
have got new light? The, old doctrine
was, that it was wrong in, morals, and
could not be justified; but now yeuhold
the contrary We,g sir, adhere to the
old doctrine, We have not seen the new
.light,that has. broken in upon~the South.
We, were not admitted into tie great
council where the investigation was had,
which resulted, in finding cut that the
institution of Slavery is. in .aeeordancs
with nature and approved by God aap
It is true, sir, that cannot touch the
institution within, the boundaries of the
States where Slavery is established, by
law, for there the Constitutionsdoes not
enable me to reach it. am no more re-
spensible for it in, your, States han 7 am
for it in Turkey. or any etheg foreign
country, where hear Of it with gsgre.,
and where I have nothing to say, upon
the subject; but when, you undertake TO
thrustit forth where it has, no foothold,
where there is no necessity that tsheuld
go there, like Mr.. Clay, Of ,Kensucfy, T
meet you to contend inch by inch; nay,
with him in the last noble sentiment that
he uttered, would suffer ny, arm TO fall
from its socket, before, with my onSeht,
this accursed Institution should iaEa2s
one inch of territory now free. ~
One word more as to the ~efect, ,ef tkis
doctrine. Do / stand here to accuse,
gentleman Who-is, a slayeholders of the
South With crime? | have never slqpe
So Y gu may say, that if ne regard SA--
very as wrong, and. as a, rok berry OF. tie
rights Of men I'VE should accuse you of
being criminal. Well, sir, The logic
would seem to be, good enoughs Meresit
not modified by the fact that with ,youfit
is deemed, a necessity. Il do not knew
what you can do, with it; I was alnlost
about to say that | dolnot care. chat YOU
do with it, will say, it is none of my
business what you do with il, and ] 5neyer
undertake to interfere with It. To be
sure believing. tito be swrong-zsrsng to
yourselves, and wrong to, those whom
| you hold in this ,abject ondition-IB wish
that you could see the light as ] kseeit;
but if you do,not, it, is a matter of yprr
own concern, and not of mine r CAR
very well have charity. toward you, ke-
cause, with all my. opp osition 10. yenr, IN.
stitution, can hardly doubt that IF sre
had changed places, and my, ny, lot Lad Lscn
cast anepg you; under Ike : eireym-
stances, my opinions on this subject
might be different, and I might be here,
1perhaps, as, fierce fre-eater as I am now
defending against FIRE, = can under
stand these things, and / accuse ne;nan.
| There is one thing more which Twill
notice in passing The Senator. freln
Georgia, Mr.. Iverson saw fit, in 6is
place in the Senate to assail my COL
| league iR the House Of Representadyes,-
/ (Mr, Sherman, and to impeach him Ee--
cause of a. transaction which he charac--
| terized as, exceedingly dishonora BE. and:
which he thought should 60 to destroy
| that confidence, that is reposed II. one so
situated. When / heard his denuneia-
tions, was happy to find thatlthe Sena-
tor did not accuse Mr., sberaalan Of any
[erroneons vote, or Of any wrong action.
[Mr.: Sh8srman's course, in the. other
branch of Congress, has been known; of
[all men for. some, years past. He has
been very active and o very worthy
member; and if there was anything
wrong in any principle that he has ad-
Voeated or any vote, that he has given /
am sure that the vigilance Of that astlte
49,, ~ 4, - fo,55, - o-,{ 9 7 sa.,
then, I was exceedingly gratifed to find
that my friend in the other. House was bo
little assailable upon this floor, or any
where else We consider him as one of
! the brightest ornaments of, our State.
!: That great State seeks to do him honor,
and I rel joice to know that the great 5aTty
to which I belong reposeiin him the 1T
most confidence They have found moth
ling in him but what they approve and
| the Senator, after all his inFestig gatidas,
could find nothing more than this: Dat
Mr.. Sherman had recommended the cir.
lculation of a certain book, Now, I want
I TO ask the Senater if there is Anything
in that book that he thinks dangerous
to the people of any section Of this
country? want to know from shat Sen
lator if he believes that book cannot safely
ibe ]intrusted to the hands of any. freeman
In this Government? The Senator does
ret choose to answer me. z eA 5oE
Mr.*IV VERSON.-Mr. President, I do
not choose to stultify. myself by answer
ing any such question as that. ii isstoo
apparent to any man of common sense
who has read the book, what would be
the effect if its recommendation were
carried out. 9aN @e E7sa5<E9sfSas
! Mr. WADE,-Well, sir, since Tie
question bas been up, I have taken poiha
pains to look through that book and I
6nd nothing there but arguments 3D.
| dressed by non-slaveholder Of q slave