The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-04-11

Were worth thousand men.
Last week Mr.. Blake the M. O. from
Oberlin offered for adoption in the House,
the following resolutions:
Resolped, That the Committee on the
Judiciary be, and the same are hereby
instructed to inquire into the expediency
of reporting q bill giving freedom to every
human being, and interd:cting slavery
wherever Congress has the constitutional
power to legislate on the subject.
For this resolution, pure unadulterated
abolitionism, sixty Republican members
voted, and eleven of the Ohio delegation
were among them. The resolution has
not drop of white blood in it-not q
feature which white man is bound to re-.
spect.
Blake is honestly and ignorantly an
abolitionist. He is not up to party tricks
and deceptions. The curses of the
Republicans. when this unfortunate reso.
luton was introduced, were not loud but
deep. The inimitable correspondent of
the Ohio Statesman presents picture of
the scene which ensued. He says:
"He was determined to light battle
FIRE at the mouth of the cave-throw on
dead leaves and damp sticks, musty straw
and triae of asafedita. He thought
he would play Pelissier. and thus smoke
the political Arabs outl Didn't he do it7
Rare Blake! 1t was awkwardIy done,
admit. When he saw the Arabs rushing
out. stiaed and choaking, faint and nau.
seate, he tried to put out the FIRE and stop
the smoke. He tried to withdraw his
6re-brand resolution. But it was too
late. 1t was SO awkwardly done. The
stamp of an awkward man on gouty
toe, does not express it. The fellow who,
in absence of mind, pocketed the table
cloth for his handkerchief at royal break.
fast, and never fond out his mistake till
the crockery lay in rafting smash up
around his heels-was innocent compared
to Blake. A sailor on horse backs
land-lubber off Cape Hatteras-a Turk
in French pantaloons-a Chinese without
his pig tail-a United States Marshal in
Oberlin-are reasonable specimens oi
awkward predicaments. But Blake has
achieved the awkward political sublime
His resolution was not merely inelegant
rude, bungling. and clumsy; but it wa.
the combination of all the essences which
make up the unpleasant draughts of polit.
ical awkwardness. And all he did was
to offer the honest resolution and p.eam'
bic prefxed to this letter! He tried tc
carry out what his party preached. He
has even done what you once said the
Republicans in Congress dared not do,-
offered bill to repeal the Fugitive Slave
law! Glory to Blake!
But the backing and filling, and squirm
ing AID lodging and running be
pencilled. Birds never sought pairs il
spring with more amative cooling ant
wooing Republicans dallied with thei
bills around American bills; and the swee
disport went on, until the lovely pairs re
tired to-drink! Vigilant members OF
the Republican side were taken with sud
den and extraordinary cholics. Measel
and mumps broke out in the families o
Republican members. What is strang
was, that the conservative Bates brancl
of the Republican partnership were seizet
more suddenly and with more urgen
cramps with the raging epidemic. Th
Lovejoys and Adamses and Dawes AM
Edgertons were ready to answer frou
healthy lungs the "Aye" for Oberlin an
Blake. Others, however, were harrasse'
with laryngitis, bronchitis and even quic
consumption. Oh! it was terrible to re
spond under such pulmonary dificultiesl
While the roll was calling, the Repuh
lican leaders put their heads together
Some swore. Curtis said he wouldn
vote. Old Thaddeus Stevens said"
the Fool Killer came along, there woul
be another vacancy besides Spink's. an
mourning would make Oberlin blacke
than ever"
Where was Theaker7 His name doe
mot appear in the list of votes. Did b