The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-04-25

acts take place, then Slavery must look ont
ior tne consequences. Sir, before the pub.
lie sentiment Of the Christian and civilized
world, propose to hold up to universal
reprobation this practice Of .lavcholdine
propose to hold it up in all its asrocity. in
a" I" n.ueousuess, just as gentlemen have
Deen holding up the practice of polyeamy.
and reprobatlng it; and, Sir, that publie
sentiment OF the civilized wcrld will burn
upon this practice of Slavery, and ultimate.
y secure It's removal in she only proper
way-by the action of the Slave States
themselves That is why | discuss it.
Nr; Chairman, my time isl passing away.
ana must hasten on. l want to come 10
few things that have been under discus.
son during the inchoate condition of the
House, while this Hall was echoinp with
mutations that would have drowned the
luplne chorus Of the Alps of Helper. and
John brown and incendiarism. the torch
OF the lncendsry. and the knife of the .s.
sassln. One gentleman from Virginia
stood up IN bis place. aud wanted to Know
where there was man who would indorse
the Helper book. He wanted such q man.
II there was one here, to stand up. that he
might look upon the traitor. Mr.. Chair.
man, |, for one signed the paper recomen.
DING the circulation of the Helper book.
| signed 1t intslligently was neither en-.
crossed nor abstracted | did il because
wanted TO do it; and now. if the gentlemen
wants to look upon that kind Of a traitor,
"te, me, GaSua qUi teca, az me coarey.
t'te teiahS ,, | did it. | will sign the re.
commenkation Of any book that choose.
without asking permission Of the gentlemen
from Missouri MIR Clark. or any other
gentlemen in the House. | will sign pa
per recommending the circulation of the
bible or the Koran, Young's Night
Thoughts, or Tom Moore's Anacreou, John
athan Edwards on the DEGREES, or Tom
Paine's Age of Reason, just as please.
| claim the privilege, as an American
citizen, of writing my name and rscommen-
ding the circulation Of any and every book,
without being held amenxble to gentlemen
upon this floor. or anywhere else. That
Is my answer iu regard to it. have more
than that to say Isay nothing about some
points in the book. l have no doubt that
there is considerable bombast and fuAian
and violence of language in it, because the
author was educated in Slave State. and
the rhetoric which comes from that quar-.
ter Is apt to have these characteristics
Laughter. But the philosophy-the eia
OF the books what! 1t 10 the address of
citizen of Slave State to his fellow .citi.
zens in regard to the subject Of Slavery.
recommending in substance the oreaniza-
ton OF Republican party in North Caro-
lima and In all the other Slave States. l
hope to see that done before very long.
You may kill Cassius NJ. Clay, ss you
threaten to do; but the blood of the mar
tyrs is the seed Of the church" You may
shed his blood, as you shed the blood of nv
brother on the banks Of the Mississippi
twenty years ago; and what then? am
here to-day, thank God,t to vindicate the prin-
ciples baptised in his blood. You may
shed his blood; and what then! A Re-
publican party will spring up in Kentucky
and in all the Slave States ere long; and
these Disunionists and gentlemen whom
you see so violent now will be displaced
by more moderate, and-if l may say 40
without being offensive - more sensible
men. / believe in that doctrine | do not
lndorse every expression in the Helper
book, for | have not studied every express
sion but the philosophy of the book. the
idea of organizing party in the Slave
States as against Slavery, l am in favor of,
and | expect TO see it accomplished What
is the objection to the book I! The objec.
tion is that 4 citizen of tho United States.
an American citizen, addressed himself TO
his fellow citizens, in peaceful way through
the press, and for this you find fault with
him and say that be must be hanged. and
that any man who signed a recommenda-
ton for circulation of his book is a blight.
ing, blasting, burning. whitening curse"
and must not occupy that chair. want
to know if it is righ, to speak TO an Amer
lean citizen want the right of uttering
what say here in Richmond. | claim TIE
right to say what | say here in Charleston.
Mr.. Bonhsm-You had better try it.
Mr. Lovejoy-Tes, sir. am going TO invoke
the aid of the General Governments to protect me,
as an American citizen, in my rights - al Amer
ican citizen. ! can 60 to England to-day, and in
London, orsaIy here else discuss the question of
Church and State; can iiscuss the question Of
inonsrchichal government as compared with q
republican form Of government. ] can do this
anywhere in England, but l cannot 20 into slave
State and open my lips in regard TO the question
Of slavery
Mr.. Martin, tVa.)-No; we would hang you
higher than Hainan.
Mr.. Lovejoy-I cannot 90 to a slave State and
utter my sentiments to tree citizens like myself
Mr.. Miles-Can you 20 TO Eng'xnd and ipcite
the laboring classes TO murder re aristocracy,
to assassinate the Queen!
Mr.. Loyejoy-I have no desire to, nor have
any desire to incite such things anywhere else;
but DO claim the righ; Of discussing this ques-
ton of slavery auywhere, On any square foot OF
American soil over which the stars and stripes
float, and TO which the privileges and mmunities
of the Constitution extend. Under that Consti-
tuition, which guarantees TO me free speech,
claim it, and demand it.
Mr.. Bonhan-I ask the gentleman Why he does
not attempt 10 assert his right,
Mr. Lovejoy-Tes, sir. The gentleman comes
from q slave State, in which they are in the habit
Of speaking Of the aborng classes in the northern
States as ''greasy mechanics ""flthy operatives"
''sInall- listed farmers" and they jesr at N ss
worse than slaves. This insulting language can
be- and is used in the free State. without molss-
tation or injury. Yet they say, 'if you come
here nd utter the continents which you sincere.