, 1860-04-16

torch Ct the IuCenuldf5, anu the knife al the
assassin. One gentleman from Virginia stood
was man who would indorse the Helper book
He wanted such man, If there was one here,
to stand ur, that be might look upon the traitor.
Mr., Chairman, /, for one, signed the paper
recommending the circulation Of the HELPER
book. signed it intellieently. was neither
wanted to do it; and DOW, if the gentleman
wants to look upon that kind Of traitor, f.<,
ne, adsuns qui, f<ei, in me conrerti.s hlam; i
did it. will sign a recommendation for the
circulation Of any book that choose. without
asking permission Of The gentleman from Mis-
souri Dir. CLARK, or Of any other gentleman
in the House or ont Of the House. Will sign
Bi6leor the Koran, Youngs Night Thoughts or
TON Moore's Anacreou, Jouuthan Edwards on
the DEGREES. Or Tom Paiue's Age of Reason,
just as please.
claim the privilege. IS an American citizen,
OF writing my name and recommending the cir
cuiation Of apT and every book, without being
held ainepab1e to anT gentleman upon this door.
or anywhere else. That is my answer in re.ard
to it. hare more than that to say ssy ooth~
ing about some points in the book. have no
doubt that there is considerable hombast and
fustiun and violence Of language hi it, because
the author was educated in slnrc State, aud
the rhetoric which comes from that quarter is
But the philosophy-the gist Of the book-is
what: It IS the address OF the citizen of s13ye
State to his citizens in regard to the sub
ject Of slavery, recommending il substance the
organization Of q Republican party in North
Carolina and in a1[ the other s!aEe States; hope
TO see that done; and expect to see it doue be-
fore long. You may XIII Cassius u. Clay, as
tyrs is the seed Of the church." Ton may shed
his blood, as you shed the blood Of ms brother
on the banks Of the Mississippi twenty years
nSo-and what then: l ain here TO-
day, thank God, to rindicate the principles
baptized in his blood. Yon may ahed his
blood, and what then: i Republican party will
spring up in Kentucky in I'LL the slare States
whom you sec so violent now, will be displaced
By more moderate, and-if may say so with
out being oflensire-more sensible men.
believe in that doctrine do not iudorse
erery expression in the Helper book, for hare
not studied every expression but the phiIoso-
ply Of the book, the idea Of organizing party
in tho slave States, "a against slavery, am il
favor Of. and expect to see it accomplished
What is the objection to the book? The Oh
lection is that citizen Of the United States, au
American citizen, addressed himself to bis tel.
low citizens, in a peaceful way, through the
press, aud for this you find fault with him aud
sar TINT be must le hangcd, and taat any man
who signed recommendation for the circula-
ton OF lis booE is ''blighting, blasting, burn
chsir.
want TO know if it has come to this: Has
not au American citizen righ. to speak to an
American citizen? I want tie right Of utteriug
what say here. in Richmond. claim the right
to snr whst SAY here, in Charleston,
Mr. BoSnAM-You had better try it.
Mr. LoyEoor---lcs, sir. I um going to in-
oEa hn nj nTt lin &r
protect the, rs an American citizen, in my
rights rs IN American citizen. / can 20 to
England today, and in London, or anywhere
else, DISCUSS the question Of Church and State;
can discuss the question Of monarchial gov
crnment As compared with republican form Of
government, can do this anywhere in Eng
innd, but cannot 60 into slare State and
open my lips in regard to the question OF
slavery
Mr.. MAnrlS, OF Tirgiufa.-No; nc would hang
you higher than 1iaman.
Mr. losEIor-i cannot 60 10 a slave State
and utter my sentiments to free citizens like
myself.
Mr.. Musician you 20 to England and incitc
the laGorfng classes to murder the aristocracy,
or to assassinnte the Queen?
Sin. LOrEJor-l have no desire to, nor have
l any desire to incitc such things any where
else but do claim the right Of discussing this
question Of slavery anywhere, on anr s0,1arc
foot Of american soil over which the st;sis and
stripes float and to which the privileges and
immunities Of the Constitution extend. Under
that Constitution, which guarantees to nc free
Nm. BoSHAx-I ask the gentIemad ,Fhr la
does not attesapt to assert bis right.
Mn. .LoyElor-Yessir. The gentleman comes
from slaye State, in which they arc in the
habit Of speaking Of the 1aboring classes in the
northern States as .tgrcasy nlochaniss," "filthy
operatives "stnall listed TURNER'S" and they
jeer at us worse than the slares. This insulting
without molestation or injury. Yet they sa5,
if you come here nnd utter the sentiments
which you sincerely believe, We will hang you.
If i mechanic from free State goes; there
md utters the sentiment that be tlinks-if they
had more white laborers and fewer black oucs,
that labo. in the South would be more respecta.
ble-what do you GO with him? Dcnudc him,
drive tho knotted thong, by tie hand Of slave,
deep in his quiyering flesh; then ter aad feather
him; and then put him on the cars, still naked,
to be sent n long distance, and threaten with Vi.
olence the man who has the compassion to give
him cup OF coffee. And finally. after being
ecred at every station along the route, this yic-
tim Of your cruelty, free citizen, crawls into a
clothes Of IN hostler to hide his nakeducss.-
You drive away young ladies that 20 to teach
school; imprison or exile preachers Of the Cos
pei; and par your debts b} raising the lnad-dos
cry Of abolition against the agents Of your cred.
itors.
Mr. DAEKsD.IE-The n1eauest slave in the
South is your superior. Cries Of "order!'
Mr. MARTIN, Of yirginia-I hope gentlemen
from the South will lei him talk as he pleases
but 20 away and not listen to him.
i AMEAEER, on the Republican .idc-Wcl 90.
Stand not on the order Of your going, but 80
at once"
Mr. Lovr,or-Atr.C Chairman, say claim the
privilege Of gning anywhere and everywhere
free citizen, unnlo1ested aud Of utseline, in an
orderly aod legal way, any sentiment that
choose to utter; aud, yet, arc We allowed to 10
it? Are we, for that, in these United Ssases, to
be subjected to siotencc, outrage, tar Gnd fcath-
CTS, burning, Imprisonment. and the galiows
Answer that question. know that gentlemen
say that self preservation is the first faw Of no-
free discussion, then say, in Gods name, be-
fore free discussion and all the rights Of free
citizens nre TO be sacrificed 10 that 3ioloch of
slavery, that Mo1och must be inundated ut the
shrine Of liberty, free speech. free discussion,
aud all those rights that cluster around an
American citizen.
Why, Mr. Chairman, citizen Of Rome, when
the scourge was already appraised, and about to
fall upon him, if be uttered the cry, II am a
Roman citizen" it arrested that scouree. Well,
sir, is not there more Of a charm, is It not q
prouder positiou, to be an American citizen
than to be Roman citizenf And are we, IN
the nineteenth century, liying under this Con-
stitution, with our free institutiops-are onr
persons and our rights to be less cacred than
they we're under the old Roman administration,
eighteen centuries ago and unore7 That is mt
response to the question why recommend the
circulation Of the Helper book.
Now, what about John Browns [C.ies Of
"Let'a have it!"1 This affair Of John Brown
brings us to the reality Of things. This mid con-
fronts US With slavery, and makes US ask, is
slareholding right: and. if SO, what rights has
ton with this tragedy. John Brown lay there
like wounded hon with his head upon bis paws,
q saber cut On his bro~, bayoner gashes in his
side, the blood oozing out and life itself sppa-
rent'y ebbing FIST; around we're certain little
specimens Of the canine species, anuding aad
"Ar Lion, vas the old wae~herse tnat pastuTed
on the Western Rsserre With you on this ex-
peditlon," The lion slowly raised lis had
cast disd.iuful sids a'."~@ ----,
craulA.a 49, s upon this INQUIRER.
-vut contemptuous negative. and re-
posed his head as before.
In regard to John Brown, you want me to
curse him. will not curse John Brown. You
want me to pour out e1ecration upon the bead
Of old Ossawatomie. Though ali the slareho1d-
ing Balaka in tho country fill their houses with
silver and prof1er il, will curse John Brown
| do honestly condemn what he did from ny
standpoint, aud With my convictions disap-
prove Of bis action, that is true; but beliere
that his purpose wss good one that 10 far as
his own motives before God we're concerned,
they were honest aud truthful; aud no oue can
deny that he stands head and shoulders above
anv other character that appeared On the stags