Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-04-09

occasion Of its delivery
Freedom Of speech, on the Republican side
Of the Chamber, was Vindicatad 70 day In the
House Of Representative The House resolved
itself into Committee Of the Whole upon the
State Of the Union, and Mr.. Washburn Of Me t,
was called 10 the chair. After laying aside q
dozen bills the Committee reached that upon
the terif, which was taken up for confederation.
The foOr was assigned to Mr. LOyejoy Of llli-
nois. For three or four days honorable gentle
men, aud especially those iron the South, had
been sketching the liueaments Of polyamy with
& free pencil Mr.. Loyejoy, with an eye to al
listie harmony, now proceeded 70 paint the
beauties Of chat other "twin relic Of bRrbsrism"
Slavery. The palriarehs from below the Po-
tomao who glOat over the black twin, but detest
the white, were eager to hear what Loyejoy
had to say in disParAssnent OF their ebony
faYorite.
1t was soon evident, from the high key in
which he pitched his speech, that the eighi
weeks of incessant abuse 10 which one side Of
the Chamber had been subjected, during the
struggle over the Speakership, had not been
thrown away upon LoVejoy. Apt always to
free his mind, he had what our Ne hodist friends
call uncommon "liberty' to day. When he
commenced speaking, he stood quite on the left
hand of the Chair, and at remote point from
the Democracy. Getting warm with his theme,
he advanced step by step, as is his wont when
aroused, until ne reached the area in front OF
the Chair, and continued, as he uttered one sen
tence after another, to erosS gradually over to-
ward the Democratic benches, his right arm,
with the fist clenched, being extended high IN
| the air-this not being menace, IS was evident
/ to everybody, but simply one of the usual ges'
| tures Of the Illinois orator.
In the srdor of his argument, LovejOy was
| approaehing the line which divides the Repub-
| lican from the Democratic side of the Chamber.
He was utteriug severe phiIppics against
| Slavery as a system. He was indofsing and
explaining aud enforcing John Wesley's deela.
ration, that it is ''the sum of al villainies. -
He was neither attacking, nor alluding 10, per
sons, but only to the "institutiOn." Doubtless
he was using sh, rP words, and was looking
straight at the ChivalTy. And thereuPon, Roger
A Pryor rose and walked rapidly down one o.
the aisles, and confronting LovejOy, and stand
ing close to him, said in substance, that be
would not allow him to utter such language -
At that precise instant Lovej0y's right arm wal
lifted on high, and the fist clenched, being il
the act Of eI 70. eng his argument with an en-
phat;c gesture. In the twinkling Of an eye
Mr.. John F. Potter of Wisconsin, confronted
Pryor, and said, in substance, to him, "Lovejoy
shall speak For eight weeks we listened to YOU
stuff, in silence, and now we intend to say wha
we please. LOvejOy shall speak I" Pryor made
no remark
In the briefest possible space of time, there
was a rush to the spot from all parts Of the
House, until some forty members were in the
area, oompacted together, and all talking vocii
erously, and gesticulating violently, in the
midst of whom stood LoVeioy, with arm still
extended, his mind doubtless intent upon the
spot where he stopped when interrupted By
patriarch Pryor, and seemingly waiting for th'
tumult to subside, 90 that he could complete hii
unfinished gesture, and 60 on with his outline
sketch of the black twin"
The most conspicuous of the patriaTchs Wit
rushed to the vindieation of their ebony darling
were, in addition to Mr.. Pryor, Aessrs. Barks
dale, Burnett, and Crawford If injustice il
done by this classification, the error will b
cheerfully corrected
Of the Roundhsads who went down thl
pronptest to the defence Of Mr.. Lovejoy, sfte
Mr.. Potter, perhaps Mr.. Kellogg OF Illinois
who made the Chamber ring with the declara
ton that his colleague should be heard, Mr.
MillWard of Pa, Mr.. Farnsworth of Ill Mr.
Kenyon and Mr. Beals Of N. Y, Mr.. Edgertoi
and Mr.. Tompkins of Ohio, should be men
credit for the resdiness they displayed to vim
dicate freedom of speech on the floor Of thl
House at any hazard.
The scene lasted some five minutes--a lonl
time in row. The Chairman piled his MALE
till he grew weary, and shouted "0rjeri' til
he grew hoarss. In despair, he summoned tn
Sergeant at.Aams. As is usual in such exi
gencies, that fuDctionSTy could not be fund
A substitute finally sppeared and approaches
the brawling crowd bearing slOft the mace
the emblem of authority and dignity, which il
this instance consists of black bludgeOn, sOml
three feet long, having a small metallic eagl,
with spread pinionS, and looking rather chick
en- hearted, psrehed on its top. But neither
the patriaehs, with Pryor at their head, who
were shouting at the top of their voices, that
LoVejoy should not abuse the black relic; nor
the Roundheads, with Potter as their organ
who we're declaring in stentOrian tones thai
LOVejOy should express his opinion respecting
said relic, paid the slightest regard to Wash
burns mallet or the Sergeant's mace.
Abandoning all hope of bringing order oul
of such a chaos, Mr.. Washburn left the chair
which was resumed by the Speaker, to whom
Mr.. W. hastily reported that the COMMITTEES
was unable to proceed with it's business on &C
count of the disorderly conduct of some of liz
mduD6Ib AlLGE SOulG klll0 AIlu IuuCn DerBu0-
sion, the Speaker succeeded in dispersinR the
excited thrOng in front Of his desk. aud in
duced the belligerent parties to resume their
seats. It is worthy of note, IS showing the
pluck Of the man, that the last person who took
his seat was Owen Lovejoy.
Order being partially restored, the House
went again into Committee, and LoVejoY taking
q stand in the Clerks desk, where he could eve
his foes face to face, resumed the half finished
| picture. And never was Slavery painted with
such damning features before He dashed on
the colors till the monster seemed ready to lean
living from the canvas. AS he grew excited
he pulled of his cravat while he hurled anath-
emas at the Negro Propagandists before him
with such vigor that it caused the perspiration
to gush from his brow and theirs. Raising his
voice till it rang through the hall and rsVerbe>
rated along the adjacent passages, he said -
You cannot silence Us, either by threats or by
violence. You murdered my brother, on the
banks of the Mississippi moro than twenty
"years ago, and am here to day to vindicats
his blood and speak my mind AND you sH ALL
"HEAR ME-"
But enough! The speech will speak for it.
self. The scene could be witnessed, but cannot
be described. Though the interruption was
disorderly and unproEoked to the last dPree,
SUI mlgHb nave Justlhsu summary punishment
yet, ali law-abiding persons viii rejoice ihat
that there was no actual collision. It was the
most serious disturbance, probably, that has
ever occurred in the House of Representatives.
It demonstrated one thing, at least, viz that
tho Republicans will vindieats their rights in
the House, at all times and at all haxards, r.
gardless of personal violenes, OF threats Of
dissolution of the Union.
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