The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-04-26

man, II there WAS one mere, 10 stdnd up, tnaI
he might look upon the traitor. Mr., Chair
man. l. for one signed the paper recommend
ing the circulation of the Helper book
signed it intelligenily | was neither
crossed nor abstracted. / did it because l
wanted To do it; and now. if the gentleman
wants h look upon that kind OF traitor, ne.
me. ahs&a PM reci. IA me eoRrsrftts telzm:
did it. | viii sign a recommend alton for the
circulation OF any book that | choose, with
out asking permission of the gentleman from
Missouri Mr. Clark . or of any other gen
leman in the House out of the House l
will sign paper recommending the eircula.
ton of the Bible or the Koran, Young's
Night Thoughts or Tom Moore's Anacreon,
Jonathan Edwards on the DEGREES, or Tom
Paine's Age OF Reason. just 1 please. l
claim the privilege, as American citizen. of
writing my name and recommending the
circulation of any and every book. without
being held amenable to gentlemen upon this
| floor, or anywhere else. That is my an
swer in regard to it. 1 have more than that
to say. | say nothing about some points IN
the book. | have no doubt that there is
siderable bombast and fustian aud violence of
language in it, because the author was edu
Gated in a Slave State, and the rhetoric which
comes from that quarter is apt TO have these
characteristics. Laughter. But the phil
osophy-the gist OF the books what? II
is the address of citizen of Slave State TO
his ellow-citizsns in regard TO the subject
Of Slavery, recommending in substance the
organization of Republican party in North
Carolina and in all the other Slave States =
| | hope to that done; and expect to see it
done before very long. You may kill Cas-
sius NJ Clay. as you threaten to do; but "the
/ blood of the martyrs is the seed of TIE
chIrch." You may shed his blood, YOU
shed the blood of my brother on the banks
| OF the Mississippi twenty years ago; and
what then? | am here to day, thank God to
vindicate the principles baptized in his blood.
You may shed lis blood; and hat then? A
Republican party will spring up in Kentucky
and in all the Slave States ere long; and
these Disunionis,s and gentlemen whom You
see SO violent now will bs displaced BY more
moderate, and--if l may say without be-
/ ing offensive sensible men. believe
in that doctrine. | do no: endorse every ex-
preston in the Helper book, Tor have not
studied every expression; but the philosophy
of the book, the idea of organizing a party
| in the Slave States against Slavery, | am
in favor of. and | expect TO see it accomplish
ed What is the objection to the book? The
objection is that CITIZEN OF the uited States,
an American citizen, addressed himself to his
fellow-citizeus, in a peaceful way, through the
press, and for this you find fault with him
aud say that he must be hangel. and that an y
man who signed a recommendation for the
circulation of his book is 'tblithing blasting.
burning, withering curse" and must not oc
cupv that chair | want to know if it has
come to this? Has not American citizen
right to speak to American citizen?
want the right of utering what say here in
Richmond. | claim the right to say what |
say here in Charleston.
Mr.. Bonham y on had better try it.
Mr. Ioveioy-les, Sir | am going to
invoke the aid of the General Government to
protect me, an American citizen. L can
go to England to day, and in Loulon. o.
anywhere else. discuss the question Of Church
and State; | can discuss the question of a
monarchlal government as compared with a
Republican form of Government. | can do
.his anywhere in En-. land. but l cannot
90 into a slave 5 ate and open my lips in re
gard to he question Of Slavery
Mr. Marin Eva No; we would hang you
higher than Haman.
Mr. Lovriov-I cannot 20 to a Slave State
and utter my sentiments To free citiz ms like
myself.
Mr. Mnes-can you go to E gland and IN
cite the laboring classes to murder the ars-
rocracy, or to assassinate the Queen?
: Mr.. Lovejoy-I have no desire TO. nor
: have any desire to incite such things any
> where else, but | do claim the right 10 dis
cuss this question OF Slavery anywhere. o.
any square foot of American soil over which
: he stars aud stripes float, and to which tbs
privileges and immunities of the Con stitutior
e extend. Under that Constitution, whict
II Guarantees To me free speech, claim il, anC
: | demand it.
c Mr. Bonham--I ask the gentleman why h
j does not attempt to assert his rght?
Mr.. Lovejoy--Yes. Sir. The gentleman
2 comes from a Slave State, in which they ar
: in the habit of speaking o. the laboring class
:" '"d ,, sei 1fs"4n fsrm
d ers." an dUEey jeer at US as worse than Slaves
This ins6fsing language Gao be. and is, use
in the Free States without moestation or in
Ijlrv. Yet, they say, "if you come here an
utter the sentiments which you sincerely be
II -.lieva. we will hang you." If a m4chani
;. from Free Sta,e goes there aud utters tn
, sentiment that he thinks--if they had NOR
! white laborers and fewer back ones, that Ia
- Dor IN the South would he more respectabl
II what do you do with him? D-nuie him
= seourge him, and. to intensity the indiguity
A YOU drive the knotted thong. BY the hand {
p slave, deep in his quverIng flesh: then Ia
Of and feather him; and then put him on th
al ears. still naked. to be sent long distanc
n and threaten with violence the man vino hs
e. The compassion to give him cup of coffe.
e. And, finally, after being jeered az every ST,
of ton along the route, this victim Of your crt
= city, free citizen, crawls iato stable an
g begs, stealthily begs. the cast-off clothes .
:. an ostler TO hide his nakeiness You dris
: away young ladies that go to teach schoo
h. inprison or exile preachers of the Gospe
al and pay your debts By raising The mad dc
"A cry of Abolition against the ageats Of yo,
= creditors
ly Mr.. harksda'e-l ne meanest Save In II
% South is your superior. Cries Of .'Orde,
= from the Republican side
Mr. Martin (Fa)-I hope gentlemen fro
"a the Sou h will let him talk be pleases, b
:, go away an not listen 10 him
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