New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-27
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and active Efforts among her citizeGs tof the ebohvoa
o. do esc Slavery, and tn At Virginia cit and saw In
cry ter of Der existence that sne must either throw
off hat giant wrong or perish by reason OF It's con-
tDuaIce
Mr. SMITH said that supposing the gentleman
from Ohio did not desire TO do injustice. he (Snth
sought TO correct HIN by remarkpg that ne dld not
wait the gentleman to say that Virginia did that
Some of her politicians did 1t, but Virginia repud-
aIed IL
Mr.. BINGHAM rep, Obi,) replied that be was
apessiDg If The politicians Of Virginia. He wished to
tay Ibe South has low men superior to all sucn mar
row, bigoted selfish mereenary prfjudices aud prac
tees bat uthappy the gentleman from Virginia is MOI
one ut them
Mr.. SMITH, after reading the above, said it wonld
be observed that here brond den1ncatiOn of the
entire South and of Vir, mia especially The great
booy Of it's people are accused Of beng narrow, big
o,ed eelhsb, ard mercensry, and that ne Smith WAS
ono of them. Did be underStlnd Mr.. bingham as
nearing what he said
Mr.. BtNGHAM-I meant what said.
Mr. SMIrH-It is fal,e, and the mAn who utters it
is a deliberate cslunnator.
Mr.. BINGHAM replied that the gsntemsn's decla-
ton was Dot very likely 10 him 70 stoke out the
facts of history. What be raid he stood by. tie 70
pested what he had ead to the former movement 10
Virginia to establish 'hs Save SYSTEM bit for the last
ttJ years the sectional strife has been continued by
making war upon TIE great and benefaeht policy OF
Free Labor. Ever, one knew It 10 be true tina, no
nan could to-day stand mp in the Legislature OF Viz
gpis and express uch Anti Slavery sertmen sas were
driven away Where wss the gentleman then Is NTH,
who YVES 90 anxious TO viDd'cste the right OF Ffse
Speech He knew that a large mob assembled 10
Wheeling 10 suppress peaceaoie mtethg, etileG 70
effect Republican organization de repeated weA
be rpoEe of politicians at the South. He dld not IN
cude everybody in the South, but Of those who give
direction 10 pubic opinion. The opposition 70 Free
Labor rests on nothing bat msrcenary foundation.
IL wes The old story Of Alexander the Coppersmltn.
Tie cless of men TO whom be referred as superior to
al such practices constitute large majority IN the
Southern Stses but unfortunately they nave not tue
power which is conferred by wealth and social POSI-
tion therefore have lot the power 10 maize them-
wr. SMITH Dem. VEL returned to the charge. in
sistitg that be had given proper Interpretation to mr.
BipR hams remarks. IL Mr. Bingham had spoken Of
polifitians merels he air Smith, woaid not have a
word TO say; bat be tpoke OF the great bs5y Of Vr
giuis IN view Of what Virginia had done "a paying
given Ohio aud other Western States 10 the Union the
gentleman cared to describe VTgais Ds as ssish and
mercensry. The man who brings suca charge Is
guilty of uttering calumpy. DE defended virginia
for preventing persoTs from golog Into thst Conmoo-
wealth with tofeh IN hani 10 hie her social a1o %
Hrcal edifce. He said that Mr.. Uoder wood was
treated it'll great deGcacy and reminded the gentle
man that there mobs IN Ohio aud violations OF
law and that the Governor OF the Ste refosed 70 sur
rel der a witness to the demands OF Jus9ce' were
they 10 have lectures proprey from saeh source
he simply wanted TO reply TO an attack on MS o'a'e
and the South generally.
Mr. BINGHAM re plied that the gentleman drew on
his fancy for his iac and imagination for bis a,ga-
uepts and in the course Of bis remarks referred TO
the opi1jons of Of George Mason and Gov. McDo yell
Of lees than 80 years ago in favor OF e0ancPatJn.
He repudated the charge that he did injustice to NH
guia, and eulogiZed That STATE =,
had expressed such opinions, bat in 1898 IA and ~,
while he was Governor of the Common wealth, his
opinions underwent cuaDgs and pc was not elected
because be was friend OF EN- 4nclPanon;
Mr.. FLORENCE Dem, Pa moved thai when the
House adjourn it sconrn till Monday, ID order tdat
gentlemen might attend 20 bus''ess at the Depart
mepts There was On understanding that no lsSsla'
tive business should be transacted.
Mr.. ASHbORE Dem, B. hoI cd that the ges
ard turccnbe speeches would al be made, 80 that on
return of the absentees the House might proceed to
business.
TIE House then went into Committee OF the Whole
op the Syste Of the Union.
Dir. JENKINS tDem., Va argued that tne success
Of the Republican pany Woud MI TIE people o. tns
South with j1st alarm and apprehension, shd iead
even I, tbs dissolution Of the Union The first effect
would be the immediate loss to the entire S1uta OF
millions of dollars worth of slaves, who would Zee
from the border States 10 the North under the ne lei
tbst she Republican party were Their inehas' Un'er
ReTublican Admn'sr ,CD, il would be iDposslols TO
m under the Fugve-slaye law, and the border
slayehcloers would be obliged 10 remove thore who
remained further from ibe North: Iaus slavery
would he practically abolished in the border States,
and new of border States established furtoef
South. Another misfortune would be the dspensaton
of patronage throughout the South by hspooiican
President such way az 10 ooid up anu SerehgSneh
Repu0licanism. 1t was great mistake 10 suppose
that Southern men would not be found TO tase an
Office under Republican President. Hnmaoi'y 10 te
worst as ell ss best forms exists IN the South AS else
where. You find there, as elsewhere, party somst'neS
Ivi,hout virtue wealth without honesty aud AMBITION
uitbout pstrotfm So the germ of Republican party
yyonId snripg ND in the very bosom Of the South.
Then they would find the whole moral weight, not
only of this Government, but OF the CIVILIZED wofid'
thrown into the scale against the institution oil slavery
a Southern gentleman would be received a iofe'gh
court very much as ~ouid polyganoas patriarch VI
of Utah He deIied that there was any rsason 10
s,nnose Rsoubl,csn President would be conservative
N Mr Seward were elected, it would be entirely oy
tie yotes Of radical Republicans Of the Norih ana al,
tbe tendarcies would be 10 make him more radical
thon sv1r b,fore SsyeTy would be excluded from
H. TER ,ories end Free States would be admitted,
s,A ns Slave States excluded until At lstt the North
wnnld have sufficient preponderAnce u aUena the
Cor s,tution 30 as 20 crnsh out tue ln6tilhbohs
of the Son altogether aud destroy three tnou'apd
ro,jJsous worth Of Save property GA The 0tner hSV
Tie triumph of the Democratic parry w0uI1 en15i no
sStls ara sppTehsbs Of evil on the North lie be,
eyes the sfceudanc, Of the Republican party wonld
not only peril but acnAy destroy this federal unlon'
H. 30 3sd ON the border OF border District OF Dor.
a. $50 peer 10 a fret labor State thst he could
49, 49, v.rv sope Of her hUsbandman, Bnd see tue
S,iht elesss of the blades as they gathered Their
Isan 6arveet Hence hs could not contemplate VITO
81, ness the nj numbered woes which womb reeuu
- :. ssv rance of the Union virginia has been ia
80 Iistnty true TO toe interest OF tue wooie norIn,
a. she GO, iured the men OF the norm no. u nor
IN extren,es In the booming on the csSn'n, W.
W ~, .. The Republican triumph, the ooeth x0nin
hear orDy the minute IN al sea' "-'
is nbout 20 20 down forever - a. Ta..g sh,v,
fCtafI Va