The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-16

and threaten with violence The Who has the compass
sion 70 give him sup Of coffee. And dnaiy afsr osing
eeVd a. every staen along The route THE voe Of your
s.ssy bsss' tie cas-. o. clothes Of an oscr 70 hide
his nakedness You drive away yesng ladies' WING 60 70
teach school, prison or exile preHchers Of the Gospel
ton against the agents Of your creditors.
M BARxspME-The meanest slave in the South ia
your superior (Cres of "Ordcr p from tho republican
Mr. HAauN CvaS-I hope gentlemen from the South
win let hin talk ~ he peases but 90 away and not listen
TO him,
A Mz,mxR on tne republican side-well, 80. "Snnd
not on the order Of your gsing, but so at once"
Of going any where and everywhere Within the limits Of
this American republic, as free citizen, unmolestet,
and Of utter.g, in an orderly and legal Way any senti
rneat that choose to utter and yet allowed to
do k Are we for hak in these United States 70 be sub
eced violence outrage, tar and feshevs burning, Inn
know gentlemen say that self preservation Is the first
law Of nature but you cannot keep slavery and allow
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rineed to that Aooch Of Slavery that Mooch mus be i'm
moated at the shrine Of liberty free speech, free discus
citizen. Why, Mr. Chairman, citizen OF Rome, when
the acouge was already uprased and about 70 fall upon
hat we ss nos .rs
moro OF charm, 10 il not prouder position
to be an American Than to be Roman citizen And
are We in the nineteenth century, living under
this corstituor with free nsitutons-are per-
and rights TO be less sacred than they
and moret That Is my response to the question why
recommended the circulation Of the Helper book Now,
This affair of John Brown brings US 70 the reality q
hirgs This raid confrons with slavery, and makes
ask 10 slsvehociDg rght' and SO, what rights has w
When the curtain rose and startled the nation with this
tragedy, John Brown lay there Like wounded lion
with his head upon his paws, sabre cut upon his brow,
itself
little specimens OF the canine Species snung and smell
Ing and finally one OF them yelped out .Mr Lion, was
n1A hnRn hat
with you in this expedition The lion slowly raised his
head, cast dsdaniul side glance upon the inquirer,
Is before In regard 70 John Brown YOU want me TO
him will not curse john Brown. You want me to
pour out excavations upon the head Of old Osawatome
Though all the slsveholdng Balaks in the country fill
John Brown. DO honestly condemn what he did; from
Of his action shat true but believe that his purpose
was good one-that, far his motives before
Sod we're they honest and TRUTHFUL and
deny that he stands head and shoulders above
any other character that appeared the stage that
tragedy from beginning to end-from the time he
straDgIed by Governor "Fussation" General laughter
He was not guilty Of murder or treason. He did
eecape but no blood was shed, except by the panic
stricken multitude, till Stevens was fired upon while
waving flag OF truce. The only murder was that Of
OF womaD and ridded with balls n the railroad bridge.
Despotsn has seldom sacrificed three nobler victims
than Brown, Stevens and HAzlitt. Az remarked Mr..
Chairman this brings US to confront slavery. and ak
what right this caban has upon earthS say no right
My honest convictionsnd do not know Why gentlemen
need take offence they need not unless they choosemy
honest conviction h that all these slaveholding laws have
the same moral power and force that rules among pirates
among robbers have for the division 81 their spe and
although do not believe gentlemen have behaved very
handsomely to me- am going . add notwithstanding,
that do not mean to say that gentlemen who slave
holders would be guilty Of these particular hings-that
is not the poDt-I talking about this mstter in the
court Of conscience in the court Of right and wrong
and insist that any laws for ensavng men have lust the
moral force the among robbers and
pirates for distributing their spois want 10 know
want to know by what right you say that my child
shall be your slavef want to know by what right you
from God through the martyrdom Of maternity Hear
that soft, exquisite MARBLE Of mothers love:
Ere Last year % snn bad len The sky,
IL tiny wings up IN my breast
saS e.
e.i viii se LIKE pSp' what right had that mo.
rester, the gifted auhoress? because she was the
wife Of venerable and venerated missionary No. II
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had to hers No laws make right to rob her. say,
In Gods name, my child d mine; and yet / have
Not particle. The same article that proves my
right to my personal liberty proves the right
q every human r being y. n The
the sae title, the same sacred claim to every father
They, as l. get Il from their God, and NO human enact
every slave has right 70 his freedom in spite Of your
slave laws Every slave has right away spite Of
al, that If slave and had tho power aud were IL
necessary to achieve my freedom would not hesitate
I'll up and bridge over the chasm that yawns between
the hell Of slavery and the heaven Of freedom with the
caTcasses Of the slain Give my freedom! hands off,
unthrottle that mani Give him his nberty BE u en-.
titled TO il from his God. With these views, do not
think, Of course, u any harm to help away slave.
told you that year ago. need not repeat i.
Mr.. LovIJoy-who steals, when man comes and takes
my child rom my hearthstoneP Who steals, when he
comes and takes the babe, flesh Of my esh bone Of
hesitation In helping fugitive slave than have in
fnatching lamb from the jaws Of wolf, or dsengag.
enough has the nation crouched ana covered in the pre-
sence Of this supendous wrong. Here and now brelk
the SPELL and disenchant the republic from the incanta
wolf H. Iaushter) hyou would only GET into your
Tins, might let you Alone but you viii not You claim
the right TO 60 with this esh Ia your teeth al the
os N:ns We deny must 60
Brown.
Mr. ADKAS-I propose that give the gentleman more
Mr.. LovryoY-I will answer all questions, II the House
viii give me more time. (Cries Of "No! no ''Givs him
Mr.. slNGIKroN-No sir; any gentleman shall have
time, but not such mean, despcable wretch as that
Mr.. LovEJoY-when the Jews could not do anything
else they spit upon Christ and said he possessed Of
devil Langhter) One OF the earliest settlements Of
Virginia was made by fugitive slave John Smith was
captured in war and sold TO be hightoned, chvalrous
up to the barn door day, and said jack you ras
cal, why don't you thresh fasterS Jack-horTeco REFER
rensi6ew at his master, ked.him with his fail, 1oh
for Harpers Ferry Committee sprang into the vacant
saddle and escaped, and came and settled Jamestown
Oh, for South preacher to admonish John to stay
and serve his master, whose money he wss, like good
Christian dog !" moment, sir Let US look at this
question aside from Its moral aspects. And want TO
know what right slavery, saveholder has 20 with
slaves into the common Territories Of the United States
You talk about the equality OF the States and grant
The citizens Of saye State have all tho rights In the Ter
ritores that citizen Of free Stale has You have The
right concede to into the common Territories and live
there with any kind ef property we can take but you
have not the right TO take slaves. This b the distinction
make At liberal estimate there are not more than
two millions Of people In the United States Interested In
slave labor There are only four hundred thousand
Shareholders There are thirty millions OF people In
this country. There are twenty weight millions in.
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