The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1860-01-25

no pronounceu Tue success oil tne RepuD'
lican party cause for secession. The Soutt
should never lot tho Republicans get hold o
the Government. She should not wait fol
overt acts. War had been declared and blood
had been shed. She should meet them at tb,
threshold and drive them back, or tear dowr
the pillars of the temple of liberty and over
wholm all in universal ruin.
Mr.. Foster defended Connecticut from pass
ing unconstitutional laws. There is no law t
prevent a master from bringing q slave init
the State, and nothing to interfere with thu
relation of master and slave. The law of 1885,
was designed to puAish any one who falsely
aud maliciously endoavored to enslavs free
men.
lie was quite willing to compare the legis.
lation of Connecticut with that Of Georgia, Of
to institute comparison in any other respect
Mr.. Mallory asked If be was willing t
carry ont the provision Of the Constitution fol
the rem dition Of fugitiyes from labor?
Mr.. Foster--Yes, as far as it is Constitu
tional.
Mr.. Mallory said Connecticut had adopted
no measure to carry out the fugitive-slave law
I Mr.. Hale-Neither has Florida.
Mr.. Foster denied that legal process fol
tho execution of the fugitive slave law hat
ever been obstructed in Connecticut.
Mr.. BENJAMIN had obtained the law Of Con
necticut of 1854, entitled "An act for the de-
fsnse Of liberty and to provide against tn,
kidnapping of FREQ persons" He contended
that it was aimed at masters seeking to re-
claim fugitive slaves, and fully sustained Mr.
Toombs's allegations.
Mr.. Foster defended the law as only designed
to punish those who falsely and maliciously
sought the enslavement of free persons.
After further desultory debate, Mr.. Brown
moved to postpone the resolutions and take "
those offered by himself. This was agreed TO-
and the matter was postponed till half-pas
one tomorrow. The Senate went into Execu-
tive session and afterward adjourned
uOUSE-Mr. McClernand rose to per-
sonal explanation, saying that his colleague
(Farnsworth) had in effect charged him with
having expressed certain resolutions of the
Illinois Democracy on the subject of slavery
in his (Farnsworth) speech the other day. The
charge was unfounded, and an unparliamen-
tary reflection upon him (McClernand.)
Mr.. Farnsworth replied that all he sought
to do was to let the South and the country
know where the Democracy Of Illinois stand
They declare that they want no new Congros-
African slave trade, aud assert that slavery is
mere municipal local institution. He heard
yesterday the speech of Mr.. Douglas, who pro-
poses slave code by making it a psnitentiary
offense for any person to interfere with the re.
lation Of master and slave.
Mr.. Logan said that so far as the"'sDemoc-
racy of Illinois were concerned they can take
care of themselves, and if his colleague
4 okko IN hia III Oh for,
he would act with q little more propriety.
As to the slave code, was none Of Mr.. Farms
worth's business. The distinguished gentle
man proposed that law bepassed to open
the doors of the penisntiary to those who in
cite treason and insurrectioD, and those who
band together to run away slaves from their
masters. He suspected his colleague desired
no such law, for fear it might affect some per-
sons living where Mr.. Farnsworth does.
Mr.. Farnsworth inquired what did Mr..
Douglas propose but slave code?
Mr.. Logan said he indOrscd every point Of
Mr.. Douglass bill, which was merely to sup
press conspiracy for iufracting the rights Of
sister States. He did not know that bis COL
league was engaged in such things; but his
constituents had ipdorsed them, and ministers
had preached sermons holding up John Brown
as a martyr.
Mr.. Farnsworth repeated that Mr.. Douglas
proposed to pass slave code for the protec-
ton of slavery wherever it exists, notwith-
standing the Douglas Democracy in Illinois
had declared slavery a mere local and muni-
cipal institution. That is the miserable soph-
istry and position of the man his colleague
(Logau) worships. II became necessary for
Mr.. Douglas to make bid for Southern sup.
port, and no goes for Congressional Slave
Code. His colleague had talked about send
ing Republicans to the penitentiAry. He had
no doubt that the man his colleague worships
would be glad to send the Republicans to the
till after tho next election
[Laughter.1 We expect to get him into the
penitentiary before he gets us there.
Mr.. McCernand resumed his personal OK
PLANTATION, saying in conclusion that Mr..
Farnsworth had given false Interpretation
to Mr.. Douglass position, and that such in
correct exposition originated in Mr.. Farms
worth's prejudces and hostility to Mr.. Douglas
and the Democratic party.
Mr.. Corwin resumed his remarks from yea i.
tsrday, saying We stand with the fathers of the
Republic and the Constitution, and whatever
may be the opinions Of this day, we should
not be accused of treason while we adopt tho
doctrines of Jefferson, Madison and Monroe.
If we were wrong, these old gentlemen were
wrong; if we are right, then the Democratic
party il wrong. He wiahed to present ques.
lion of logic: 1t is said that Mr.. Seward, be-
ing the head and leader of the party, had
proclaimed at Rochester that there must be
some conflict between free and, slave labor,
and that in consequences Of that declaration
John Brown had determined to murder some
body at Harper's Ferry. Did the gentlemen
suppose that John Brown had not read Jefer-
sons Notes on Virginia, and the remark of
Washington, that he would render cordial "
operation to the abolition of slavery through
out the Territory?
Did they suppose he had not seen the de-
bates of the Virginia Convention, in which IL
was said that slavery was an enormous evil
that unless abolished IL would advance stead
lily, step by step, until 1t would be as fatal as
death? Did they suppose Brown had not
read all these things and pondsred on them in
his mountain solitude in New York for twenty
years, and prayed over them? 1t was there
this enterprise entered into his crszed imagi-
nation. Being superinduced by the principles
concerted by Jefferson and Washington,
Brown believed the angels of the Lord would
encamp around about him. He (Corwin) ap.
pealed to the gentlemen to say, whether, in.
stead Of tracing back Browns raid to Mr.
Seward's declaration, they should not more
properly trace it to their own heroes and grsa
men.
No, not their heroes and great mon, but om
heroes and great meD, belonging to the United
States and the world. Theirs are names which
will brightly illume the pages Of history whil'
we have been food for worms. He assertot
that the resolution Of Mr.. Clark, Of Mo, wa
aak &c ali ha. Il