Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-04-11

them. The following, rom washington, :
should have been in our issue OF Friday, {
but owing to the "line being down." we ,
did not get it. We publish it to-day that {
our readers may have an exemplitcation /
of Northern independence and Southern
impudence.
HOUSE OF REPREsESTATIvEs.-Mr. clark,
Of Missouri asked to what extent polyga-
NV exists in Utah-what number have
more than one wife. and whether the reg
ulation OF such marriages is binding with
the people?
Mr.. Hooper replied that he was not
practically a polygamist. From his OBJ
.eryation in ten years residence in Utah
he could say, not over half the population
recognize polygamy, and probably not
more than one-half of these have more than
one wife each.
! He knew of no church regulation which
compelled a man to become a polygamist,
aud Of no church regulation which com
PEELED woman to marry a man, except
voluntarily. He was encouraged to know
that there were several gentlemen on this
floor who had been acquainted with him /
for the last twenty years. and long prior
to his Identification with the citizens of
Utah. They would say he was not capa-
DC oil deceit or dlsslmulati0n.
He declared on his honor that the pas
sage of this bill will not be unexcePtionabie
to The extreme advocates of polygamy in
Utah, and il will unite all people 10 com
mon cause against the unjust professions
Of the general government to put down
polygamy by force.
MIR. Loveioy said that the House had
been engaged in giving the death blow to
polygamy.
By the Philadelphia platform the Re
publican party stand pledged. as far as
the Federal government has the power, tn
extirpate that other twin relic OF barba-
rism, slavery in the Territories. He want
ed to see them both strsngled and 60 down
together .;., -. ..h
I ject, passed from his seat 10 the area IN
front OF the Clerks desk, in full view Ut
, all the members, and spoke in loud tone,
with emphasis and earnest gesticulation,
+, against the ground on which it was sought
!, to justify slavery, because the creatures
are poor, and the strong have the power
to Cypress the weak. the rich to Cypress
the poor, the spirit Of slavtholding being
' the spirit Of the devil, DC.
Several gentlemen called him to order.
4 MIR. Pryor said the gentleman from Illi-
s tlemen on his side. Ii was bad enough TO
e stand in his own place and talk his trea-
son and insolence.
j. Mr.. Barksdale-"Le, him keep on his
own side of the House"
The confusion soon became general and
o members began to press into the area.
Z Mr.. Cox said the gentleman from Illinois
ought to speak from his seat.
Z Mr.. Pryor-"Let him stand there and
:. talk. He shan't come over to this part OF
It the house"
Mr.. Barksdale was seen shaking his
cane, and in the midst of the confusion
y was heard 10 say "rascal" as applied to
i Mr.. Lovejoy.
Mr.. Adrian, as if to quiet the tumult,
said the gentleman could speak from his
- seat.
y The Chairman, Mr.. washburne of Maine
: in vain raped to restore order.
Mr.. Adrian, in a conciliatory tone, sup
posed that nobody wanted to intim'date
the gentleman.
N Mr.. Pryor-No one wants TO intimidate
II him."
Mr.. Lovejoy-"NobOdy can intimidate
me-"
n Many Republicans now crowded around
N Mr.. Lovejoy, who exclaimed to them, 90
a I'm safe enough"
Mr.. Burnett. elevating his voice above
, the din, said the rules required the gentle.
sr man to speak from his seat. He must and
shall do it. He shall not shake his fist to
gentlemen on this side in a menancing
manner.
p The Chairman called loudly for the Ser
geant at Arms, as il to attend to Mr.. Bur-
nett, who said, "You may call the Ser
d geant- at Arms, but the members shall not
do it,"
# The glittering mace of the Sergeant at
Arms did not quiet the disorder.
Mr.. Kellogg, of Illinois, came to the
d support Of bis colleague, saying, "He shall
not commit breach Of the rules, but
# shall have his rights"
4 general fight, at one time, seemed i'm.
minent, and the widest excitement every
where prevailed.
The Speaker was called in to resume his
seat, aud finally comparative quiet was re-
stored
Mr. Sherman said, owe are in good
order now"
This was succeeded by loud burst oil
e laughter.
~ Mr.. Loveioy took the stand at the clerk 5
desk, and resumed his remarks. He spoke
J. of Northern Christian women, who went
to the South to prevent the people return
ing to barbarism.
L. Mr.. Singleton said that he would not
% allow such insinuations on Southern wo.
men to pass. If the member persisted in
h that course OF remarks he would hold him
\ personally responsible.
/ Mr. Lovejoy said that Of the four million
= slaves there was not one legal husband
& father. wife or child, and spoke abont a
A Presbyterian Elder down South having the
gospel whipped into him with the broad
side of handsaw; and of young girl in
this city being whipped till the blood
ii came out of her nostrils, and then sent to
IA the garnet to die. He had sworn to sup
! port the Constitution because he loved 1t,
but he did not interpret it in the way
e Southern men did.
l. Mr.. Bonham-You violate it.
q Mr. Ashmore-And perjure yourself
\ Mr. Singleton--And are a negro thiei
into the bargain.
l. Mr.. Barksdale-I hold no parley with a
n perjured negro.
!. Mr.. LoveiOy said; When Daniel Webster
!, spoke Of the imposition Of Austria on Hun
" gary, he remarked that the earthquake and
tornado have powers, aud the thunder has
& power, but greater than these was the pow
e err of public opinion. and before this he
proposed to a.raign Austria. He (Lovejoy)
) proposed TO hold up to the retrlbution Of
,. public sentiment slaveholdipg in all its
J. atrocity and hideousness, just ar gentlemen
4 had here polygamy. Public sentiment will
= burn and scour out Slavery. The proper
a way is by the action of the Slave States
II themselves. He had Endorsed the Helper
o book because he wanted to do it, He did so
without asking the gentleman from Nilsson
! ri (Clark) of anybody else. You shed the
J blood of my brother twenty years ago, and
! am here free to spealk, my mind" The
lucky and gentlemen now here would find
themselves displaced by more moderate,
and. if it were not offensive. he would say
e more sensible men. He wanted to say in
r Charleston what he could say here,
: Mr. Bonham-"You had better try it,
Mr.. Lovejoy-"I can go to England and
, there discuss the question Of Church and
8 State, or any ether British institution, but If
r go into the Slave States, and talk against
Slavery, where Is my protectionf"
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