Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-03-17

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stInGIng speech Of Mr.. Van WICK Of New
York - The ChlVRlFy Rnragod by His
HOms~ThPusts.
Mr.. VAN WYcE, the Republican member
frsm the Orange District, New York, in former
party times was disciple of silaS Wright, and
consequently represents the Republicans Of
Democratic sntScsdentS. He possesses fine
voice and powers OF slOcutiOn, and is cool. res
oluts, and fearless. Aftsr having listened in
silence for two months to daily food Of in
vsetivs and denunciation poured upon the PeO-
pie Of ths North and their cherished inItitu.
tons, be embrsesd the fn! opportunity to Ispel
them, and turn tlS thbIoS upon the hrs-ealOrI
This he did in one Of the spicisst, IharpsSt, and
most singing speeches sver delivered in the
House. Tbs attempts to bully and brow beat him
to silence Jy Davis, GsrtreIl, and otherS, whose
withsrs were terribly wrung by Van WyekI
pungent truths, passed BY him a. the idle
wind. He kept right on, probing deeper
and deeper She tender spots presented by
Southern bIusteFerS The passage between
Van Wyck and Davis, Of Miss on the subject
Of slave burning1. wo have given our readers.
aud We add = few more Of the pungsni
paragraphs of the speech, In replying to the
gascOnads Of the disunion Democrats that q
Republican President should not be inaugura,
ted in the Capitol, if elected. Mr.. Van Wyck
said .....
How will you prevent itl judge
from your military preparations you mean by
force. Where will you get your gunPowder
You make none south Of Delaware. Where
will you get your firearms South Of Mason
! & Dixon's line you manufacturs none in all
your borders. Can you retain it now by force!
If 90, you will do infinitely better than you
did in 1914. The English then, without any
fear, could have crowned king in your Cspi'
tol, They drove five thousand Of your men from
Bladensburgh; and although you knew the
design Of the snemy was to invade and burn,
you TetFeatsd, end stopped not to tre gun iu
delsnce.
II. -uuRn not your courage, nor reflect up
L. SotiVes. but hasard the opinion that
on your u '%ol stood amid the rocks Of New
had the CaPl; ~qUgh hills Of the North, five
England, OF the 4 ~anEy would have struck
thousand OF her yeol- in It's defence. Since
and if necessary, psTishs. 1Is have besn verv
that time, some Of your peoL |ov knoW Gov
sollcitous about the archives. / ~ta5 Pra.i,
Wise, in 1856, had Fremont been eleI. -ndred
dent, was prepared to march with one h. -.
thousand men 70 the Capitol, and seize the e
chives: but some persons very Wickedly Sug-
gested that it might be the Treasury he wSs
after. ImposIiblei who ever alleged that .
Southern Democrat was actustsd by meTcenary
motives
This pat historical reminiBcence stirred up
Pryor. of Virginia, prOdiGiously. The wicked
GOODNESS Of Van Wyck, however, was equiva'
lent to- -"What do you propose to do about 1T"
and the frenzied fire eater did nothing. In
another part of his speech Van Wyck said
You charge upon the North an occasional
outbreak of disorder, for which the guilty are
punished, while your own people violate the
laws of you State and the natural rights Of
the white man, condemn him without trial,
and inAicting barbarious punishment without
judicial judgment and sentence. Some men
of South Carolina arrested free white laborer,
mobbed him in the streets Of theiy city, subject
cd him to stripes at the hands of a slave all In
violation of the laws Of the State. You may
boast Of your chiVllTy, but such mel1 are daS-
coWards." The slave trader lands c, Tgo oi
human merchandise from Africa, and your
iuries refuse to punish the pirate. A few
months ago, woman with q sick child was
driven from village Of Georgia, because 3 He
had written to her friends at the North her i'm
pressions about slavery. A whole community.
the BereanS, were exiled from the soil of Ken>
tucky for no crime; they were only obnoxious
in entertaining the opinions proclaimed By
Washington and Jefferson. Are such the men
| you propose arming to seize the Capitol and
archivesi Rest assured braVer men than they
fed from the British in 1914.
Crawford. of Georgia, and Burnett, of Ken
tueky, tried to interrupt him, bot he went on
with his remarks;
In the history of the country yoH provoked
and ihcited q controversy in which you met
Northern bravery face to fass on the plains Of
Kansas, and you quAiled before it and fed
Ask your border ruff IN banditti what they
think of Northern courage! After the fight az
0ssaWatomis, where Brown received his cog
nomen, your men covered ct the very thought
of meeting the stern freemen of the North, Sus.
tanned by right, in battle array, and they made
pEeciPitate flight, not waiting for the morn
ing dawn, in spite Of just such vaunts and
boasts a. you daily make on the floor Of this
House. Talk no more of Northern courage
You have felt their steel and seen their metal
Your knowledge Of history will teach you that
the most uneOnquerable bravery comes from
the cold climates and rough regions of northern
countries. Again ask, why do gentlemen
thus tslki Marx the first and second wars
with England
To the charge thSt the North did not per-
form its share in achieving the indspsndenes Of
the colonies, he made reply:
Massachusetts has able sons to defend her
reputation but do know she was first to light
the flames of the Revolution and believe
she will be the last to desert the Watch-6res Of
the Union. The eloquent gentleman from Vir-
ginia, Mr.. Boteler) IN his endesvorto fasten
an unkind imputation on the North, in my
judgment miseonceived history when he said
Virginia, in l775, sent succor to MAssachu-
setts. Thers was no narrow seetionalism in
those days. When the militia Of his native
county marched to Massachusetts, it was 10
night the battles of Virginia il was to vind-
cate the nights and strike down the enemies Of
Virginia The battle for your rights, gentle>
men, was fought on Northern soil your borpas
for long while were untouched by the foFeiUn
invader; for many years your buildiner we're
left free from the torch Of the Hessian i1orndT.
aries; your women from indigniliss, and vour
hepleIS children from . cruel death. ThS ;ro-
pulse Of freedom IVES equally strong in ViTo;n-
ia and Massachusetts,; 1t was the eaYse III n,
the United ColoRies but MasSachusettS tbo.
as now, for hatred of tyranny, was Designated
as the victim, and led the van in freedom's
army. You boast that yod gave US a Wash
ingtOn, and like Moses Of old, he led our armies |
to the promised land but bis Joshuas and /
AAronS he gathered from the North
when the North thought you wanted help il
sent you Lincoln, then Gates. At Camden you
had sutheieney of troops Your army num-