Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-05-04
OLD SERIES.

on inc Decrees or ION fainee Age OF Tea
son. just as please.
I claim the privilege, asan American cit
iren, Of writing my namo and recommend
ing the circulation Of any and every book.
without being held amenablo to gentlemen
upon this hoor or any where else. That i'
my answer In regard to IL. I have moro
than tia, to say. lay nothing about some
point. in the book. have no doub, there
is considerable bombast and fastian and
violence Of language In IL, because the au.
thor was educated in slave state; and the
rhetoric IN that quarter (. apt 20 have those
characteristics. (Iaughier.) Bot tie phi
lo.ophy-ths gist OF tho book--what !, it'
II is the addre. Of q citizen Of slave state
10 hi. fellow-citii,us in regard to the sub
J-ci OF slavery, rccoum ending in substance
the organization Of n Republican party in
North Carolina. and In all the other slave
States. | hope TO 'es that done; and sI-
pec, TO ss, |, do ne before very long. You
may kill Ci',iu' ". Clay. n you threaten
t1 do but tho blood OF the martyrs is the
church." You may shed his blooi rs you
,h cd the blood Of my brother on the banks
Of the Mississippi, twenty years aso-and
whn, then2 | am hOrs to day, thank God,
to vindicate the principles bapti'cd IN his
blood. You nay 'h ed hi. blood-and what
thcn1 A Republican army will spring up
in Kentucky and in all the states ere long:
and thcsc disunionis,. and gentlemen whom
you see 50 violent now, will 10 displaced by
more moderate, and-if I may say 50 with.
out bsing oiTsnsiye-more ,en'ible men.
believe in that doctrine. DO not en-.
dor.e every expression in the Helper hook,
f1r I have no, studied il. every expressions;
but the philosophy Of tho book, the idea Of
Organizing a party in tho slave state. as
again., slavery, am in favor of. and cK'
pcct to see It accomplished. What il tho
Objection 10 the book' The objection Is ',hat
a citizen Of the United States. an American
citizen, addressed himself 10 his fellow ci,i.
r.n.. in peaceful way. through the press.
and for TIN. YOU find fault with him and say
that he must he hanged. and that any man
who signed recommendation for tho circu.
Iaiion of his book Is n 'bligh,ins, blasting.
burning, wi,her'ns curse, and mus, rot oc.
cupy ,ha, chair
wan, TO know II !, has CON. 70 this
Has not an American citizen n right to
speak to an American eiiircn?
| can 90 to England, to-day. AMI in Lon
don. or anywhere el.e. discuss the question
Of church and state; can discuss the cues.
ton oia monarc hieal government rs COM
pared with a Republican torn Of govern.
msnt. | can do this anywhere in England.
but cannot Z, into slave state and open
nv lips on N, question Of slavery.
| claim the righ, Of discussing this quc''
ton nj slavery anywhere. m any square
foot Of American soil over which tho stars
and strip. hoa,. and to which tho rrivilc.
&c, and immaniues or the constitution er.
tend. Uudsr that constitution which guar
antess to me FREQ speech, | claim it, and !
demand IL.
Mr.. BonhAm. Task the gentleman why
he doe, no, arer, his right?
Mr.. Lovejoy. Yes sir. The gentlemen
come. from slave state, in which they arc
in tho habit Of .peakin. Of the laborins
cla.o. in northern states ne greasy me-
chanic,. -" filthy operatives, SMALLEST
ei farmers" and they ser at US a' worse
than the ,lavw. THIS insulting language
can be, and 10. used in tho Tree state. with.
out mole,,a,on or injury. Yet they say,
&" II YOU come here and utter the sentiments
which you sincerely believe. we will hang
you"
mechanic from free state zoe. there
and ut,ers the sentiments that he thinks
II they had more white laborers and fewer
black ones, that labor in the South would
ba more respectable-what do Won do with
hlm9 Dsnuds him, .eouree him. and. to
intensity the indignity. you drive the knot
ted thong. by the hand OF a slave, deep in
hi. qulvering fe.h; then tar and leather
him: and then pu, him on the cars, still
naked, to bs sent long distance. and
threaten with violence the man who has the
compassion TO give him cup Of coffee.
And, finally. after beng jcercd at every
station along the route. this victim OF your
cruelty. a free citizen, crawl' into stable
and begs, s,calihily bes., the cast of clothes
Of an o-,ler. 20 hide hi, nakedne... You
drive away young ladies that 60 to teach
school; imprison or exile preachers OF the
Gospel: and pay your debts by raising tho
nal dog cry Of aboli,iOni'm against the
agents Of your creditors.
Mr.. Chairman, l say claim the rrivi.
lege Of going any and everywhere within tho
limits Of this American Repnblic, as FREQ
citizen. unmo'csted. and Of ut,srins, in an
orderly and legal WAY, any sen,inent that
choose to utter; and yet, are we allowed ,e
do itl Are we. Tor that. in these United
States, to bo subject to violence. outrage.
tar and feathers, burning. imprisonment,
and the gallows' Answer that question.
know gentlemen say that self preservation
is the trs, law Of nature; but II you cannot
keep slavery and allow free discussion, then
Iay in Gods name. before free discussion
and all the right. OF free citizens are to bo
sacrificed to .ha, Moloch Of slavery, that
Moloeh mus, be inundated at the shrine Of
liberty. FREQ speech. free discussion. and oil