Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-04-02
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Ia the House on the 26th ult 4, during the
cali Of States, the Hon. Harrison d, Blake, Of
Ohio. introduced resolution instructing the
Committee on the Judiciary 70 inquire into the
expedleucy Of freeing every human being and
and abOliShing slavery wherever Congress
hal the control Of il It proved quitO torpedo
ia the slave driving side of the House. The
washn. ton Chicago Press corr spondent
ys "ths resolution was offered as counter
check 10 q solution offered by Mcqueen, Of
South Carolina, short time previous, in re-
gard to what that exceedingly brainy nullifsr
calls the white slavery smOag the laborsrs Of
Lynn and Massachusetts. As soon as it was
known among the Fite-eaters what was the
character Of Mr.. BlalIe's resolution, they were
all alive. Ksitt, who has been actually "sPil>
ing for muss" ever since the termination Of
the chaos Of disorganization left him without
an occupa ton, commenced running up and
down the aisles, slroking his beard with the
keen satisfaction Of the difficulty which he
scented, as does the war horse, "afar of. =
Pryor, who has of late eat mute as church
mouse, with his arms folded, and presenting
the most classic attitude to the ladies in the
galleries, was in a moment all animation and
flushed with excitement. Singleton, who
hasn't had an occasion. Ia a long while TO tell
how easily Mississippi could whip all creation,
used his long legs with unwanted nimbleness.
Pugh, of Alabama, stern, usually as the Furi-
tans he loves to abuse, evinced that delight in
the fact that the slavery question was being
agitated which made the reign Of Jim Allen
one of "discOrd' so sweet to him, Garnett, Of
Virginia woke from his slumbers; and, IN a
word, those nullifers who never have word
to say, unless it is to sgitate the slavery ques-
ton, were smoked out by this resolution, and
were at once in their congenisl element -
Mr.. Blake had introduced it for reference
merely, but the nulliiers were not go.
ing to let such an opportunity Of aRi-
tation pass without improving It, 30 they
insisted upon putting the resolution upon its
passage, and demanding the yeas and nays
4 Well, they hsd them, and large majority OF
the Republicans voted for it though | think as
large majority would have condemned its intTo-
duction under the circumstances. So the
Southern members, by their determination TO
drag before the House and the country a resO-
lutian which would have slept quietly in the
pigeon holes of the Committee TO which 1t
would properly have been referred, have added
one more item to the testimony which the his
tory Of the times is bearing to the truth that
there is an "irrepressible conflict" between
freedom and slavery. Mind you, not Re
publican-not even the mover-ca.led up this
resolution for action upon by the House: that
action was forced by the disuniOnists. So aP'
parent was it where the agitation came from
this time, that John COchrane and other North
ern Democrats fought desperately to prevent
a vote being taken, for they saw it would not
be made party measure, and hence could moi
be used against the Republicans. But catch a
Southern Democrat missing an opportunity tC
agitate the slavery question, and you will catch
a weasel sleeping sOundy."