The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-03-07


on the honor and loyalty Of Ohio. The hon.
/ orable. Senator from Delaware says he has
: heard no arguments the bill itself, and
AXIS us to show anything unjust in its provis-
ions, invite his attention then to the bill
itself and accept his challenge on the score of
ils justice. Z ] wish to ask him if to disturb
the peace of Virginia is a greater crime than
q 70 disturb the peace of Ohio l. What, Sir, is
the penalty for an intention to offend against
the peace and laws of Ohio "A afne of Eve
4 hundred dollars and imprsonmentia the coun.
y Jai is the extremity of punishmsnt; but for
4 Ia similar offence against the peace of any
Stale south of Mason & nixons lihest this bill
denonces the penalty Of ten years. isnprisoD-
ment in the Stale Penitentiary. Where, 1
ask is the distributiVe justice of this provis-
ion i respect. Sir, the citizns of Virginia
and Kentucky. but Il feel huund2to yield at
least equalrespect for the rigbtsaef citizens of
Ohio. No Seoator has yet showuethe justice
OF this disproportionate pupi,hmenti But /
invite the attention Of the Sepsteyto the Ian
guage of this bill. 1t appears,soF to be an
instrument of great injustice. Is It's penalties
rest 5agains three classes of offsnces. The
Grst consists in beginning ;or setting on foos
any military expedition against lanyof these
United States.' The second in preparing or
4 furnishing arms or means for that purpose and
the third in aiding to forcibly resist the laws
OF these United States. sW hat IIask, shall
constituethe beginning or settiagou foot of
such expedition I had supposed that some
overt act of q military character vo uld be
necessary; ;but the author of this blFhas de-
lined his meaning aud teftno donbt GA this
point. His proposition seemed al fest harm.
less and even attractive The sshspe at first
IuaD 9 Seemed womaq, to the xaist and fair,
Bui ended foul in many scaly fold
Voiumnous and vast.s = ~ p 81 ii5A2ld
for the gentleman tells US that his bill ia de-
signed to reach not so much such men az John
Brown and his associates as Wendell Phillips
and William Lloyd Gafrisons men who have
not the courage to make the invasion them
selves. but who by their eloquent eulogies and
Iiniamatory appeals incite Others to do ao.-
This Sir reveals the monster ID alliits horrid
Droportions.J lgaI VS. d II asfaus
lMrs Harrison here interrupted the speaker
and claimed that he had been incorfectly re-
ported in the official report and that he did
not inveigh against the right of free eeespeech
He asked the Senator to 'naught extenuate-
nor set down aught in malice.D y saY
! Mr., Garfield continued---T will certainly .set
down panght in malice butI shall as certain.
,lyrnaught extenuate' ia regard to the Sena-
tors statements I appeal to every Senator
on this tioor, if the gentleman did not repeat
several times, as / have stated, aud as the
Clerk reported, that he desigaedoto reach
such men as Wendell Phillips aud William,
Lloyd Garrison, who by their eloqaenca incit.
ed others to do what they themselves were no
courageous enough to perform Here. then.
is the real design of this bill. When the yerv
foundations of thisGovernment are Iai.i in tn e
freedom of speech and the press--xhen the
fathers and founders of our INSTITUTIONS p.r-
mitted our citizens almest to raise the paraci.
dal hand against our government-when for
nearly century the experiment has been
tried and none have had the lemsritg to lava
fetter upon such freedo ~ it Is now declared bv
this bill that ifa heart fred with too,g eat an
ardor for human freedom shall ntter its elo-
quent tribute to the heroic soul of a nliseuid.
cd John Brown, such utteranee shall con,izn
him for ten years to that prison grave of hu-
man hopes and human happiness Sir. for this
feature | abomiuate this bill aud I none it on.
y needs to be held to the people of our
State to receive the whirlwind stroke of their
Indignation. sea
The third class of offsnce named ia5tbis hill
aims to strengthen the hands of Ghoss who Ia.
sire to thrust upon our citizss the odious fat.
nres of the Fugitive Slave Law. o. .thi,
point the Senator from Delaware refers to the
Legislative visit of K Ksntueky ami Tennes,es.
and the speeches made IN inviting them. Sir,
said in my remarks at Z oaisville. and will
epeatit, that when the fat of the Uaion goa,
orth, that fat becomes ohio's law, her rule of
cheerful duty. But while Tsay thai, also
ay that. Ohio has no need to strengthen the
'lains of an odious Law. It was right for
ohio to extend cordial greetings aud freddy
ourtesies to her sister States, but it il also
'ght for her to refuse to sanction an act vhich
compromises her self respect The Senate,
ellis as that this act has renewed the approval
patriot and statesman who honored ths
'aoinet of General Taylor. aud who stoodup
gainst the Ubiquitous declaration of thu Mex.
IAN War. and hence it i'll becomes as to call
trucking and subservient.' No doubt there
re valiant men who supportlit. + think I
20" to whom the Senator refers; and / can
ls'ly believe the truth of his reference. This
Ill does bear upon it the marks Of age, bat
seems to me rather the timid utterance
feebienessa and dotage than the manly
Epression Of strength and courage. The
enatoris alarmed for the Rspublican party.
e quotes distinguished contemporary who
Ills as that majorities are USUALLY led bv
;tremists, and expresses the hopeltbat eon-
rVa'ive meme both parties win run the leo.
ative train of Ohio. am pleased with tba
terence Il is certainly aconsefvatiye an
ority to which be refers The thought ia
pressed in yesterdays issue Of the Ohio
alesman. The bill is in the hands of ;.s
a esman'
Mr.. Gar6eld-Then shere is a wonderful
1liarIty IN great minds, for thesaTne thonoht
here expressed. s,vT -, :,
bnt preamble has been,p proposed to M.
npany this BILL Now what does that nre.
bic express Why merelv this. VVba.s