Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1860-04-18
Washington Correspondence.
MAsHIyGrox. April IL. 1860.

MeSSyS. EiiOrS:-Thanks 10 the hu-
manity and liberality Of 4 few in the Sen
ate and House of Representatives, and
those connected Herewith, as officers, or
employees. the slave woman Of whom l
wrote, is now free, and is working with a
family in Washington, at So per month, TO
aid in the purchase of her husband who
now, las per stipulation. with his mastery
owes about 800 as the balance of the pur-
chase price of his freedom. The bill re-
ported by the Judiciary Committee, to pre-
vent and punish POlygamy in the Terrific
rics, passed the House last week, by a
large majority. and thus is added another
precedent Of the power Of Congress to legis-
late for the Territories. If this bill passes
the Senate and is approved by the Presi-
dent, it will well nigh dispose of one of the
twin relies of barbarism. mentioned in the
Republican platform. and I think the 9TH
er twin is ia a fair way to be destroyed,
for Mr.. LOvcjoy of H., has been after it
in the House, and its grandfathers and
grandmothers set up a great howl, and
made great cutlery for its safety. The
scene cannot be well described on PAPER; in
fact it was quite Undesirable, for the rea-
son that it is hard to put into words, a
rush of forty persons to one spot, each hal
loOing to the top of his voice, Order; III.
Chairman, l call the gentlemen t. or3erl
Mr.. chairman, l rise to a rcGlnt of order,
order! ORDER The g.ntlcman shall not
be allowed to CINE On this side of the
House and use such language The gen
temarl shcd be allowed to speak, &c.&c.
hr. Lovejoy obtained the floor in commit
zee of the whole, and was making a deci-
dcd. truthful, proper anti slavery speech.
making use of no offensive, or unparliamen-
tary words. He was ~denouncing slavery
as he thought it deserved, and was telling
in plain language, what he thought of it.
He was gesticulating, (ag is his habit,)
quite violently. and was speaking with
much force and power, and had advanced
from his scat on the left of the Speakers
chair to the open space. in front, when Mr..
Pryor, of Virginia, backed by the south
ern chivalry, advanced towards him, as if
to prevent his proceeding. The Republi-
cans came to Mr.. Loyejoy's rescue, and the
two sides of the House were brought into
close contact, and the noise and confusion
was as great as General Cass experienced
at Cleveland. in 1913. The Chairman in
Committee Of the whole, Mr.. Washburn Of
Maine, called the Speaker to the chair and
BY the aid of the Sergeant at Arms, and
the good sense of the members, order was
finally restored. Mr.. w. resumed the chair,
and Mr.. Lovejoy proceeded with his speech,
not abating either in word or manner, one
iota from his course OF remarks; and he
finished his speech without any other DIS
turbance than an occasional insult from
a few southern mad-caps like Barksdale,
and others. His published speech
shows the interruptions, remarks &c. The
style of Mr.. Lovejoy, was not as violent,
and his language was much less offensive.
than were the style and language of a large
majority of southern men, during the eight
weeks Of the contest for the speakership.-f
The South now begin to understand that
Northern men can and aciU discuss the
question with entire freedom, sub
jet to those rules Of parliamentary law,
and gentlemanly prOpriety which delibera-
live bodie; should conform to, and enforce.
The bill for the admission of Kansas into
the Union, under the Wyandott Constitu-
ion, passed the House to-day, by sixty one
majority. Every member from the free
States but three. viz: Sickles, of New York, !
(of the English bill notoriety) of :
nd, and Scott of Cal, voting for it; and c
md all the members from the slave States !
,ut Ethridgc, of Tennessee, and Webster I
# Nd, against it. This is a triumph for =
reedom. During the last Congress there
vas imminent danger that the ~pro-slavery /
of the nation would force slavery f
Ipon the people of Kansas. The poisoned t
was presented to her lips, by the !
and ingenious continuance of the En- f
lish bill, sWeetened with a bride to induce u
.cr to swallow it. and coupled with a a
hreat of exclusion from the family of States, d
Of a long time to come unless she accept
it. j.
Her indominitablc people spurncd the 4
ribe. and disregardcd the threat, and the Il
Opular branch of Congress has, to the ex- t
Of its power, listened to her petition {
nd granted relief. The responsibility Of !.
efcating the popular will is now thrown 0
pom the Senate, or President. Mr.. Hick-
ian, Chairman of the Judiciary Com. to
-hich was referred the Presidents protest n
gainst the action of the House, in the /
of Mr.. Covode's resolution Of IN .
airy,-on Monday of this week, made an d
Die report-sustaining the action of the a
Iouse; and as it presents the whole contro- y
crsy in a brief space, I hope you will a
ublish it. Mr.. Houston of Alabama, and
II. Taylor of La, mado minority reports. :
NOW AND THEN. t,
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