The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-02-23
A Democratic Speech.

Inc following lucid ana torclOte speech
was delivered in the Territorial House of
Representatives on the 3ist ult.. by dis
tingushed Democrat from jefferson county.
The bill under consideration was that to abol
ish slavery III Kansas--one calculated to
draw out the fire of the Democraey-whieh
elected, some sharp sparring, conspicuous
among which was this brilliant sally. 1t is
needless to say that the gentleman drought
down the House" in repeated and laundering
rounds of applause:
Mr.. SPEAKER:--I am sorry that this farce
have got into this House. 1t ar q farce.
consider it nothun but farce. This bill have
been got up TO drive some on us to the wall.
and pin us thar. They mean to do it. This
ar all nonsense. l acknowledge when they git
at me with such nonsense they can git me
thar--(great applause.
! Mr.. Speaker; They may call me pro-
slavery man. but l am not a pro-slavery man!
Slavery ar here; il ar here BY the Constitu-
ton of the U. s: it ar here by the Supreme
Court of the U. S; it AT here by . power
higher than l shall vote agin the bill .:
for them ar reasons thar. Tremendous APP
pIause.)
Mr.. Speaker; The Lowseyany treaty per
lbits slavery here. The treaty provides that
slavery shall remain in all them ar territories
formed out Nv it. ontil they come onto the
union OF Independent and sovrin States.
Mr.. Speaker: I'm in favor of SCATTER Sow
rinty. I'm Sauatter Sovrinty man myself.
The Democratic party Squat,er Sovrinty
party; and | aint skeered out on it. You
may pass law upon law. and you can't never
enforce your law. nor free single niger.
It can't be law. nor skeer the great Dem
ocra,ic party. (Laughter.)
Mr.. Speaker: The Organic Act don't allow
that slavery ar to be abolished. Slavery have
10 righ. to be abolished here. The Consti-
tuition nnn prehibts it. Ar you gwin to repud
fur? are you gwin to repeal the Constitution
of the Z. s? Are you gwyne TO repudiate
the Organic Act. Are you gwin to desolve
D the U Mon? tremendous appause.)
Mr.. Speaker: You hav no right to repea
the Constitution You have no right to de
solve the Unionl You have right to re
pudate the Organic Act! !! Whar the
irrepressible conflict? 1t ar in this house
!. 1t have been brought here by the Republican
party. Loud cheers.) Mr. Speaker: Wha
ar you here fur? What ar you gettin thre'
dollars a day fur am here to look arter thu
!, financial affairs of the country. You come
, here to look srter the purlitical affairs. s.
. your gyne to make me vote agin it because
;. I'm Damocrat l shall not do SO becaus,
. I'm Damocrat. but because l oppose sucl
nonsence you cant enforce. The treaty o
a Lowsyana per,ects it. You may go An tel
= my constituency that I'm pro slavery man
10 because l voted sgin abolshin slavery; but
'e will tell them hain't the power. and the
10 will believe me. (Tremedious applause an
&c ,,e laughter from the House and lobby.)
a The honorable gentleman. on closing th
s aboue brief and lucid remarks. turned yer
,g complacently. and magnanimously propo
tn ed to the Speaker that he should have pc
as mission to address few remarks to the lobb,
ng but the Speaker under the inhuman stringeI
oi rules. was forced TO deny him the priviiag
e. and the all important lobby was forced
% Of forgo the pleasure of listening to his able T
n n atks and eloquent appeals.