The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-03-07
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T E EMiL1rArRY 1NvAsroN B11r.


Having heretofore published an impe rfec
and meagre sketch of Senator Carrie Id,
speech, against Senator Harrisons militia r,
invasion bil.' it would seem but jast to Mr.
G' to publshia more full and correct renor,
of his speech. which We do as follows The
manly tone and spirit of the speech, its ias,
reouke to the crawling criuging serviiity which
chracierizs certain Northern panderers to
Southern slaveholding demands, will be read
With satisfaction and commendation. Mr.,
Harrison, nominal Republican, the rep uted
author OF the bill, was but the presenter Of
second haud wares. for Thomas E wing, " as
the real author and drafter of the b i'll. and TO
that etf,fe nnItician Mr. Garfield allodes
when ne speaks Of the mau whom Mr.. Har.
rison AYERS 'honored the Cabinet of len. Tay.
lor '--but whose draft Of a. military invasion
bill exhibited the timid utterance of feeble
ness and dotage.' 1t is refreshing to b ear q
man speak With the vigor and manliness
which characterize Mr.. G's speech .-Eps.
DEN. sEa
SPEECH OF Mr. GARFIELD.
Mr. Jones' of Delaware. having concIu ed
his remarks iu favor of Senate Bill No /. -
To prevent the setting on foot of military ex
pedltions against any of these United States, ;
Mr. Garfield said :-sH a al ~
Mr.. President 81 desire in the beginning
to say, that 10 the remarks / am about to
make. cast no imputation upon the motiv es
or patriotism of any Senator who may sup port
this bill; but I shall speak freely of the bill
itself aud the character of its provisio ns as
they appear to ms. Whenever VS. are leg is
lating upon any matter of comfy or justice
between Ohio and any other State of the
Union, we represent the honor and dignity ofI
Ohio, and we should act for her as we wo Md
for ourselves Her interest and hoaor become
our interest and honor and we should 7enter-I
tain no proposition concerning her which we
would not entertain concerning our selves -
Now ask, is there Senator up on this floor,
who, ifhe were asked to bind him self not to /
rob me in the night, nor to waylay or attack
me with violence. would not reject the propo
sition as deeply degrading insult ? he
would repel with scorn the imputation contain
ed in such proposition. Such, sir, are nv
views in regard to the bill before u.s. Ohio
has been engaged in no such invasious of 9th
er Stats as here described; nor has she sympa,
thized with any such, and am unwilling i'm,
plledly to confess her guilty by passing this
act.
For whose benefit. Mr.. President, or on
whose behalf is this act proposed 2 Is it for
Ohio or Virginia The gentlemen who ad-
Voeate il do not claim that Ohio needs such :
law to restrain her citizens, Bot it is they tell
US, an act expressive of the good will of Ohio
to her sister States to quiet their apprehen-
lions in regard to invasion from our borders !:
It this Sir be the intention of the bin it will
prove utterly powerless to effect its purpose c
The fears of Virginia lie not in the power of a
John Brown and his handfall of men but her q
errors are the terrors Of conscience that tells
Ter OF crimes against human liberty; terrors 4
bat John Browns do not create but only de "
elope, and which no legislation of Ohio can a
each ~ has .a.ftai5iSsl rs sfssle sd d
But We are told by the gentleman that our it
x Governor expressed his readines to use a
'hatever power might be put Ia his hands to .,
revent such outragss but has the Governor al