, 1860-04-11
mr.. Lovrj1y:s Speech.

WAsn1sa1os, April {. 1870.
Mr. Lovejoy's fiery speech, which cseEtsi
such 3 sensation in its delivery Yesterday, is
an excellent speech to circulate. Il presents
Eiew Of the peculiar institution aud its sup-
portsrs much needed for all inqu;ring minds.
The slavery men hare bold, challenged the
discussion Of The great oprrobium on it's merits.
The shareholders auiaciously declare that
slavery is goud thing. Charles 0'Copor says
60. The New York Herald says so. The t'e-
mocratic narty are very generally beginning to
say SO. TIC time, therefore, has fully come
when faithful and Thorough exposition Of
slavery is demanded. 1t is 70 1oustr cut Of
place. We caunot meet our political opponents
in any effective manner without dung
this. The abolitionists proper have been
about this business for many years. hut
the hostility TO their asit1tlons ind
rleced upon the ground that everybody knor
and admitted tb4t Slavery was a vast evil mud
that tbs fact could be made no more plain By
lsarassiug and iu1amlnatory discussions and
ezpositi0ns. But nil this is chansed The
country is noF called to esnsideratio'' Of
to tue support of Slavery I'D good thing, and
most troprr condition for = lurge portion Of
mankind 1t is incumbent. therefore, uron
those3who oppose the spread Of the nuisance to
meet tho challenge promptly and fully. Andno
man cnu HOW Say tf,at the discussion Of the
s,IA RTlF question QDHu 10 1tS TerJ pot1Oglf, IN
Cong1ssa or out, is superfuous. It'll strictly IN
order. If We are called upon TO let Slavery 80
uumolcsted into the Territories on the ground
that it is bcnefcent institution, we must begin
and continue 10 show up its detestable cbarac-
Ter. If we cannot succeted in establishing that,
we hase no ground upon which 10 stand IN op-
posing its spread.
We want. Therefore, m indefinite number OF
such speeches Us Mr. 1ovejoy's. to stand us rea
sons why We oppose the srread Of slavery. For
all who wish to know why VIC insist upon keep
ing it wishin its present limits, such speeches as
Mr. 1.osclcy's furnish the rcady answer. For
all who desire to be informed what slavery is,
and what il the answer to The variuus sophisrns
bv which it is defended, Mr. Lov'j"y's speech
tells the'story. And it does it in such graphic
aud emphatic way that nobody can tail Of con,-
pretending the sui ject. or course, LII hours
speech cannot exhaust The question, or g1yc the
statistics in the case. 1t tnkrs book to do that.
This fuller exposition can be found in Mr.. llcl.
per Of North Carolina But Mr.. Ioyejoy beng
avery full man upon this stopic, has managed to
produce US many dnguerrectypea and cray on
drawings Of slavery, in its various aspects md
pretenses, as can wel. be crowded into ao hour's
speech. And the whole is 80 vitzlized BY yiv d.
ness Of conception, and depth Of conviction, md
a msrtvrdosn Of flirit that tho pictures blaze
with fcrvent heat that mel.s the soul Of tho
be1,older.
OF this speech, M edition Of two million
copies should be circulated. Thouel, it is what
is technically termed violent speech. i. is yet
really speech Of the most truly conservative
and influential character. lis wit is abundant,
and its sincerity transparent as the light; and
it is not too much to say shat it was admired on
all sides. The speaker proposes no harsh OF
| violent measures ia respect TO slavery, but il
broad. aud Catholic, and Christian in his view.
on this branch Of the subject. He only insists
| upon his rights and the rights OF all other sub
jects everywhere in tho country, aud to boldly
expose the naked facts Of tho case. For him
eeif. he has certainly done his work with unsur.
| passed power Of delineation and force Of rhet
| oric.