Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-04-13

avail It's authors, IN attempting 10 uehy the
power Of coOgrcs. over slavery 10 The terri
tories.
On Thursday last. In COMMITTEES Of the
whole, after the passage Of the pOlygamy
bill. Mr.. Owen LOve.py OF Illinois, pitched
into the other I" twin relic" slavery, in a
speech. the like Of which never before was
made In Congress. I, was one Of the bold
ct. NOS, terribly s,ero philliprie. ssain.,
the whole system OF ehst,el slavery. that
ever was uttered either m or 90, Of Com
gre.s. lie denounced 4, as TIE sum Of az
erimsi. in the mos, vehement mannsr; said
be Endorsed the Helper book. because he be-
lievsi !, true he would recommend any
book he pleased. vi,hou, consulting the
slave power tina, while he dlapproJcd Of
the act. Of John Brown, ye, Brown was. in
a moral poin, Of view. bead and shoulders
above any man who had anything to do
with the matter from beginning TO end.
lie said they had shot b., brother, twenty
year. ago, a, Alton. Tor defending bis pres,
and they nigh, Kill him. but the blood OF
the Martyr. Was tie sevd Of the Church.
lie commenced speaking on the Rep1bli-
can SIDE Of n, House. hut as he warmed up,
be marched down In front Of the Clerks
deck. addressing himself in the mosi dsnun.
eiatOry language directly to the southern
men. At the same time shaking bis est At
them in the most menacing manner.
This was more than they could stand. and
Pryor o. Virginia. who 81, on the front SCAT.
roe 10 a question Of order-,ha, under the
rule, Loveoy had no right to speak away
from III. seai. unlrss from the dcsk in front
Of the SPEAKER. Here scene Of the Wild
ct confusion cn.uel. The Southern men,
bsTs rushed up TO Pryor's aid. and the Re-
publ,can'. surrounded Lovcjay. who stood
With his slcnched Get in the air. declarn.
be would speak and would no; be in,imida-
ted With threats.
At this point there was imminent danger
Of general hsh, and i. would have taken
place bad not several mcnhsrs rushed into
the crowd. and ksp; the NOR. eIsi,ed mem.
hers. on each side apart. Among these were
Mc'srs Adrian " New jersey. Barr Of y.
York, kellogg Of Illinois, and Bocoek OF
Virginia.
The confusion beng 50 great, nothing
could be done. The deputy sersean,-st-
Arms. came in with his mace. and sndsav.
orei to sea, the members. but without ef.
feet. The Chairman called the Speaker to
the chair. Who. silsr a while got the men.
bers seated. Lovcjoy during all this time
maintained hi. position. DO; at the imPor.
,guity Of hi. friends, was finally prevailed
upon to III down. The Speaker stated The
rule that member, mus, speak iron their
scat. or at the Clerks d,k Mr.. Lovepy
said be had no seat. and wsn, to che Clerks
desk ard finished his speech. which wa.
characterized, throughout. with The zane
vehsmonee and severity ihs, distinguished
u at it, commencement
Mr.. Giddiugs tried for eight years to
speak in the House Of Representatives. on
the slavery question, before he wa. permit.
ted TO 10 IL. Compare that With the speech
Of Mr. LoIgjny, aud it will give some idea
Of the advance made. during the last ,weuty
year., IN re, discussion in Congress.
The tarir bill !. now before the house. in
Committee Of the Whole, and after gene
raj discussion FOR week or more. Mr. Shsr-
uaH will make an effort u conGns dsba,s
70 the legitimate matter before the Commit
tee. which will bring tho House to dirce,
action upon is details. The bill il .ramci
- q, To rroiec, the iron interests Of ia.
country. bot - gnju., toward, the wooden
manufactures BY Increasing the duty upon
cheap wcol'. MNny u the New England
member. will oppose It. unls,. Tia, feature
IN il j. changed or amended.
The Committee on elections will soon ~
Port 10 the -. Louis and Dg,roi, districts,
in favor Of givirs the seats now occupied BY
Ms-'r'. Barrett aud Cooper to Frank Blair
and VIM. 4. Howard. 1, !. said n, eou.
ts.tan,s in both Of these case. have made
the fraudulent game. prae,iced. in both CT.
ties, 81 clear that it gives them an apdOub,-
Ell rish, TO the places now hllsd by the Sit
ting members.
The interest fslt in the recen, State cleo
tion in Connecticut. was intense. in this
city. Both partie. watched the progress Of
the hattie with eagle eyes. \ Senator for
SIX years was involved in the oon,esi-a
matter Of no small momen, IN these times
Both parties seemed to adop, |, as the hattie
ground upon which TO open tho Pre.idcn-
iial campaign Of 1850 hence the fight was
ous Of desperation. Connecticut is largely
engaged in trade. A systematic a,tsmp,
was made, By southern merchants and
Northern doushiaee- to bring her to terms,
by Bullying. and threatening 10 cut OF
from them all Southern patronage. The
New York merchants, whose politics, as
well as goods are for sale, raised large
sun Of money, and with II sent Fernando
Wood into the State to influence the election.
Other large sums were raised for this pur-
pose by the democrats. and to such an eI-
tent Was money contributed to eOrrup, tho
people Of Connecticut, that j. wa. the boast
Of the democracy, for days before the cleo
ton tina, they had fund. enough 10 boy up
every doubtful man in the State. The VIC
tory is complete, FOR although the democrats
succeeded in reducing the Governor vote.
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