Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1860-04-25
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language, say, gentlemen, II the Dlood OF
innocent men is taken by an absolute, un-
qualified, uDjusti6able violation of natural
law, what will it appease, what will it
pacify? 1t will mingle with the earth it
will mix with the waters of the ocean; the
whole civilized world will snuff it in the
air, and it will return with awful retribu-
ton on the heads of those violators Of nat
ural law and universal justice. l cannot
say when, or in what form, but depend up
on it, if such acts take place, then Slavery
must look out for the consequences. Sir,
before tbs public sentiment of the Christian
and civilized world 1 propose to hold up to
universal reprobation this practice of slave
holding. propose to hold it up in all its
atrocity, in all its hideousness, just as gen.
tlemen have been holding up the practice
of polygamy, and reprObating it; and, Sir
that public sentiment of the civilized world
will burn upon this practice of Slavery,
and ultimately secure its removal in the
only proper way-by the action of the
Slave States themselves. That is why 1
discuss it Mr.. Chairman. my time is pass
ing away, and 1 must hasten on. want
to come to few things that have been un-
der discussion during the inchoate condition
of the House, while this Hall was echoing
with mutations that would have drowned
the lupine chorus of the Alps, of Helper,
and John Brown and incendiarism, the
torch of the incendiary, and the knife of the
assassin. One gentleman from Virginia
stood up in his place, and wanted to know
where there was a man who would indorse
the Helper Book. He wanted such a man
if there was one here, to stand up, that he
might look upon the traitor. Mr.. Chair
man, l, for one signed the paper recommend
ing the circulation of the Helper book. l
signed it intelligently. was neither en-
crossed nor distracted. l did it because
wanted to do it; and now, if the gentleman
wants to look upon that kind of a traitor,
me, me, adSann gla teci, IN me cOnUertite
teltlm; 1 did it. will sign a recommend
alton for the circulation of any book that l
choose, without asking permission of the
gentleman from Missouri Mr.. Clark of
any other gentleman in the House or out
of the House. will sign a paper recon-
mending the circulation of the Bible or the
Koran, YOung's Night Thoughts, or Tom
MoOre's Anacreon, Jonathan Edwards on
DEGREES, or Tom Paine's Age of Reason, Just
as l please. 1 claim the privilege, as an
Am erican citizen, of writing my name and
recommending the circulation of any and
every book, without being held amenable
to gentlemen upon this Aeer, or anywhere
else. That is my answer in regard to it
l have more than that to say. L say moth
ing about some points in the book. have
no doubt that there is considerable bom-
bast and fustian and violence of language
in it. because the author was educated IN
Slave State, and the rhetoric which comes
from that quarter is apt to have these char
acteristics. Laughter But the phIos-
on, the gist of the books what? It
i +5a =. llre-s of citizen of Slave State
70 his his faiIo7v o;;,;:-ens N regard to the sub
ject of Slavery, Recommending Ia. SUBSTANCE
the organization of a Republican pa;t Ia.
North Carolina and in all the other Slave /
States L hope to see that done; and ex-
pect to see it done before very long You
may kill Cassius NJ. Clay, as you threaten
to do; but "the blood of the martyrs is the
seed of the church." You may shed his
blood, as you shed the blood of my brother
on the banks of the Mississippi twenty
years ago; and what then? 1 am here to-
day, thank God, to vindicate the principles
baptised in his blood You may shed his
blood; and what then? A ARepublican par
ty will spring up in Kentucky and in all
the Slave States ere long; and these Dis
unionists and gentlemen who you see so Vi
olent now will be displaced by more mode
rate, and-it l may say so without being
offensive-mOre sensible men. 1 believe
in that doctrine. do not indorse every
expression in the Helper book, for have
not studied every expression: but the phi
losophy of the book, the idea of organizing
party in the Slave States as against
Slavery, l am in favor of, and 1 expect to
see it accomplished. What is the objection
to the book? The objection is that citi-
zen of the United States, an American citi-
zen, addressed himself to his fellow-eitizens.
in peaceful way, through the press, and
for this you find him and say that he must
be hanged, and that any man who signed a
recommendation for the circulation of his
book is a ''blighting, blasting. burning,
withering curse, " and must not occupy that
chair. | want to know if it has come to
this? Has not an American citizena right
to speak to an American citizen? want
the right of uttering what l say here in
Richmond. l claim tie right to say what
l say here in Charleston.
Mr.. BONHAM, Dem, S. C)-YOu had
better try it.
Dir. LovEJoY-Yes sir. l am going to
invoke the aid of the General Government
to protect me, as an American citizen, in
my rights as an American citizen. / can
60 to England to-day, and in London, or
anywhere else, and discuss the question of
Church and State; l can discuss the ques- J
ton ofa monarchial government as compared
with Republican form of Government
can do this anywhere in England, but
cannot 90 into Slave State and open my ,
lips in regard to the question of Slavery
Mr.. MARTIN,-Dem., Va-)-No; we
would hang yeu higher than Haman.
Mr.. LovEJoY-I cannot go to a Slave
State and utter my sentiments to free citi-
zens. ike'myself ,,S
Mr.. MILES, Dem, S. C.)-Can you go
to England and incite the laboring classes
to murder the aristOcracy, or to assassinate
the Queen?
Mr.. LovEJoY-I have no desire to, nor
have any desire to incitc such things any
where else; but do claim the right of dis
cussing this question of Slavery anywhere,
on any square foot of American soil over
which the stars and stripes float, and to
which the privileges and immuntities of the
Constitution extend Under that Consti-
tuition, which guarantees to me free speech,
| claim it, and demand it.
Nh. BOSHAN, Dem, S. C.)-I ask the