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not treated our cousin like q gentleman! Re-
newed laughter.
Now, do they suppose that John Brown had
not read Jef1ersons notes On Virginia and all |
other things which Jefferson had written about !
SIayeryf Do they suppose he had not seen the !
declaration Of Washington, that II there were
any why by which Slavery could be abolished,
he would render to It his cordial co-operat'on?
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which Slavery could be abolished. he would
render to it his cordial corporation? DO Jon
suppose he had not seen that? 10 you suppose
he had not seen the debates in the Convention,
in which Slavery is denounced as an enormous
evil. leading step by step, as certainly and as
steadily as the step Of time, to consummatton
rs fatal as death1 Doyou suppose John brown
had not read al these things in his solitude
among the mountains Of New YORK;. where,
twenty years ago. he says, he first CONCEIVED the
idea of invading one Of the Southern States oad
carrying of its slaves: Do you suppose he
had not pondered upon these thiugsan prayed
over then-for be WAS 4 praying man, as all
enthusiasts are be was brave man as all stern
enthusiasts are; and it WAS because he thought
this enterprise. the offspring Of his gloomy i'm
Of Jefferson and Washington, that, as be some
times said, he believed the ar1ns Of the Almighty
upheld him, be was encompassed about bT the
Angels Of the Lord.
Is all this to be attributed to declaration Of
Mr. Seward, in reference 10 conflict between
If they could trace back Browns conduct at
Harper's Ferry TO any source out OF his own
solitary meditutions, Whatever others might
have stated of their opinions, whether it is not
more rational to trace the germ Of that conduct
to those writings, speeches, and letters OF your
great men; they were heroes. They were the
great men of the United States, and the great
men Of the world; and, notwiths standing you
have changed your opinion on the subject Of
Slavery, and made it contrary to theirs. yet
their names and their fame, and their opinions.
those Of Us Of this date shall be buried in pro-
found oblivion. [Applnuse upon the floor and
in the galleries.1 Il is wonderful that the tai
ent, ingenuity, and eloquence Of this discussion
should have come to such conclusions Shall
our minds be fastened upon these finsy pre-
| lenses, when we know there WAS matter enough
in the writings und speeches Of the foremost
men OF the world to stimulate mind like John
Browns into frantic fanatcism?
1want oil men to be- happy, all people to be
happy-meo. women, and children. ] see that
from Georgia Chr. Crawfo,d) were to get into q
loying mood with the Democracy Of the North.
| he might murmer in the ear Of my colleague
| (Mr. Vallandigham) xerse from the elegies Of
| Shenstone:
"Dear region Of silence and shade"
III reference to The Democratic party [laughterl:
| and then Mr. Tallandigtam, in his softest notes
Of affection, would takaup the strain:
| ''Soft scenes Of contentment and ease,
| Where have 70 happily stEnyed
! Since naushr In thy absence could please"
Now, it is pleasant to see them thus dwelling
together; for it is impossible for such q man a.
| attn, much Us am opposed to their doctrines
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nre perfectly happy: Long may they live; long
may they lire; for If they were to die suddenly
they might die in their sins. Great Laughter.
| 4 very curious question is this thing Of life
aud what man may do in lifetime. In lS4s
the Democratic party, with their cyeba1ls blood
shot and tie persplration dropping Of their no
ses, like one Of our sugar trees in February on
the South side Of I'LL, l[oud laughter], viii
their resolution in one hand and the torch o.
abolition philosophy in the other, marched
through the country proclaiming universal lib
crty and the final advent of that day when Sla
Tsr} should be no longer recognized in the land
tween 1s43 and 1856. That is but a short tims
in the annals Of this country. Suppose any
man bad been gifted NJ it is supposed the wan
dering Jew was-supp0se Adam bad been ours
ed with continued existence up TO this day
and had started off with this doctrine in the be
often would he have changed? fi.aughttr.] T.
Threescore and ten years seem to be the allot
ted period Of man id this age Of the world, aut
in that time he might change seven or eigh
times. Now, my Republican friends, do not b.
discouraged. Ny Democratic friends upon I'll.
other side OF the House, do not let the make yot
unhappy. This is the year before the Presideu
t'al election. Do not natter yourselves tha
your church is well founded, and that you cat
60 through another Presidential election as yos