Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-04-26
A Voice from the Grave.

Address the Ceeosrs, the Chapins the BeechHs and The
BeLtOUSeS Of NeeC York.
In the United States Senate, in February 1889, Hen
ry Clay concluded a speech the slavery question in
the following /" words of wisdom They have been
frequently published but they will hear republication
and attentive perusal a thousand times.
If one dark spot exists political horizon is it
not obscured by the bright and etugent and cheering
light that beams around US? Was people before
blessed are, If true to ourselves Did any
nation contain within its bosom many elements of
prosperity, of greatness, and of glory? Our real
danger lies ahead conspicuous elevated and visible. 1t
clearly discerned at the commencement, and dis
tnctIy seen throughout whole career. Shall we
wantony upon it, and destroy all the glorious an
tcipaons of the high destiny that awaits US beseech
the abotionists themselves somnly to pause in their
mad and fatal course. Amid the infinite variety of OBJ
ecs of humanity and benevoence which invite employ
ment of their energies let them select some one
harmless that does not threaten to deluge country
in blood
al call upon that small portion of the clergy which
has lent itself to these wild and runous schemes not to
forget the nature of the divine mission of the founder of
religion, and to profit by this peaceful example
entreat that portion of my have given
their countenance to abolition, to remember that they
ever most loved and honoed when moving in their own
appropriate and delightful sphere and to reflect that the
ink which they shed in subscribing with their fair hands
abolition petitions, may prove but the prelude to the
shedding of the blood of their brethren adure all the
inhabitants OF the free States to rebuke and dscounte
nance, by their opinion and their example,
which must inevitably lead to the most caamtous
sequences. And let ALL as c0untrynen, as friends,
and brothers, cherish in unfading memory the motto
which bore ancestors triumphanty through all the
trials of the Revolution, if adhered to- it will conduct
their poserity through all that may in the dspensatons
of Providence, be reserved for them."
| Two Views OF THE CAsE.-Judge c., United
States Senator from Vermont related to good
dote, the other day, Illustrative of Abotonism The
morning he was leaving home to enter upon his duties in
Il hic CITY q ctraiDh deacon.
whole South great pandemonium called on him and
said
"Now, Judge, want you to do all in your power to
abolish slavery.
"Well," said the Judge, chow shall 1 proceed?"
Il "Oh I don't know; but you must abolish it. It's
great curse, and must be abolished. You know more
about law than do. The church is my stronghold but
you understand national matters and can devise some
plan, and know it."
8" The only way see to abolish it,, said the Judge,
is to buy all the slaves and set them free"
WELL go in for that !; have law passed that the
North shall buy them, and then this trouble win end.
Yes, you go in strong for that, Judge"
"Just as you say, deacon will agree to it in a
moment and will stand my share of the expense Here
is Woodstock with three hundred inhabitants and this
would be called on for about six hundred thousand
dollars, and will urgeit before the Senate"
The good deacon opened his mouth, then his eyes,
allowed his tongue to escape from of bis face
scratched his head and tapped impatienty on the floor
with his foot AS the Judge was leaving the room the
deacon's power of speech came to him, and he called
. out
"Oh, say, Judge, guess you'd better let slavery
alone. The poor black fellows are better OF in the
South than up here in this cold climateW
There several just such deacons in the country.
Washington paper
+ CONFIRMATION BY THE SENATE..The appointment
of Major f. q. English as United States marshal for
the southern district Of Indiana was yesterday confirmed
s by the Senate.
1t appears by the report of the marshal OF Ohio that
the republicans of Ashabula county are in arms to
sst the execution of the Senates authority to bring
Brown before the committee charged with the nyesga
tion of the Harpers Ferry affair This attitude Of al
fairs was oreshadowed in the speech OF Redpatn Nu
caton is the order Of the day in the labor States