The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-02-03
Congressional.
WAsmHoros, Jan. "a.

Farnsworth) had in effect CHARGED him
with having expressed appreciation orcet-
tain resolutions Of the Illinois Dcmocra-
cy on the subject Of slavery in HE
(Farnsworths) speech the other day.
The charge was Unluundcd and dunporlio-
montary, rcncc ting upon him.
Mr.. Funswarth replied that al' be-
sought 20 do was TO let the South aud the
country know whore the Douglas Democ-
racy OF Illinois stand They declare N y
want no Congrcssionallegslati onsln-
very, NO slave code, no revival ol Che Az
ricuu slave t.udc, and assert that slavery
Is a mere municipal, locul institution. He
heard yesterday tht speech oi Mr. Doug
las, who proposes a slave cod by making
IL a pcuitcnitcntary oif nsc tor any per-
son 90 Interfere with the relation Of mas
Tor aud slave.
Mr. Logan said - for AZ the Dcmocra-
cy of Illinois were concerned t1rv can
take care OF themselves, and ir hIs coli
League (Farnsworth) would attend t, bis.
own platform hc would act with little
more propriuty to the slave code; it was
none Of MI Farnsworth business. The
distinguished gentleman proposed thrt
law be passed 20 open the doors Of the
pcuitentiary 90 those who incite treason
aud insurrOctun and those who band to-
gothcr to run away slaves He susncet-
ed his colleague denied no such law. for
l fear il might effect somc persons living
whore M. Il. docs. Mr.. +, inquIrcdwhat
did Mr., Douglas propose but n slave codel
| Mr., Logan said ho endorsed every point
| of Mr. Douglas bill, which was merely
Z 10 suppress conspiracy for mfractiuq the
rights OF sister States. lie did not know
[ his colleague was engaged in such things
but his-cunsiiuents had rnlurscd them
and ministers approached sermons hold
ing up John Drown MS d martyr.
Mr.. Faruswcrth repeated that Mr..
Douglas proposed TO pass a slave code for
the protection of slavery wherever il cX-
lists, Notwithstanding the Douglas De-
mocrHcy in Illinois had declared slavery
a mere local aud municipal institution
That is the miserable sophistry and posi-
tion Of the men his colleague Nlgln)
.worships. IL became necessary tor Mr.
Douglas to make bid for southern sun
port and he goes for a Congressional
slave code. His colleague had talked a.
bout sending Republicans 20 the Peni-
teutiary. lie had no doubt that tho man
his colleague worships would be gland TO
send the Republicans to4he penitentiary
till ultor the next election. Daughter
We expect TO get him into tho Peniten-
tiOry before he gets US there.
\ Nc. McClornand resumed his personal
explanation, aud in conclusion said that
Mr.. FNrsworth had given a false inter.
probation to Mr.. Douglas position, an,
that such incorrect exposition originate,
: Ia Mr.. F's prejudces and hostility 70 Mr.
a Douglas and the Democratic party.
Mr.. Corwin resumed his remarks from
y ye terday, saying we stand with tho Faith
= ers Of the Republic and the Constitution
u and whatever may be the opinions ofthn
day we should not be accused of trcusoi
while we adopt the doctrines OF jeff rsoi
y Madison, and Monroe. II we were wronl
: these old gentlemen were wrong. III,
y wished TO be present question of logic
II is said that Mr.. Seward, being the hcnt
? aud leador Of the party, had proclaimed
az Rochester that there must be som,
conflict between free and slave lahor,ant
that i'm consequence of that declaration
D John Brown had determined 20 murdci
somebody az Inrpcr's Ferry. Did the
gentleman suppose that Brown had nU
> cad Je1crson's Notes on Virginia an,
the remark Of Washington that he would
render cordial cooperation 10 the Cboli.
tion Of slavery throughout the country
] Did they suppose he had not seen the dc.
bates Of the Virginia Convention, in
which Il was said that slavery was an O.
normous evil aud that unless abolished il
D would advance steadily, step by step, un.
D ill il would be az fatal ns death! Did th,y
/ suppose Brown had not reud all thing,
and ponderrd on them in his mountair
solitude in New York for twenty years
and prayed over theml It was there thil
q enterprise entered into his crazed imagi
= nation, being superlnducod by the princi
q pies consecratcd by Jefferson aud Wash
ington-Brown believing the angels o
the Lord would encump around about him
a He (Corwin) appealed to the gentleman
n TO say whether instead Of tracing bacl
i Browns raid to Mr.. Stewards declaration
they should not more properly trace il I,
= their heroes and great men-our heroe
Il and grcut men, belonging 20 the who'll
d United States. Theirs are names whiel
twill brightly ilumine the pages ofhistorl
whom we have been food for worms. III
= asserted the resolution Of Mr.. Clark, O
No, was an advertisement of the Helpe
:. Book, and that Mr.. Shormau had sltslac
torily explained how his name had bo
y come connected with that work. Mr.
Q Sherman had not endorsed that booh.-
+ Il was not prepared at the time he ui
IF. thorized his name to be appended to po
. litical pamphlet aler being assured /
would all be right. Criminality is 10 b.
u determined from the intent and no sucl
If existed with Mr.. sherman, who neitho
n endorsed nor approved iuccndiars or in
., surrectionary teachings. Suppose maj
subscribes for newspaper for six month
" aud the editor turns out 10 be a rasca
: and a bsckguard, is the subscriber to b,
held responsible for thsti Il had beer
q said that the election of Mr. Sherman
would be the iuitinoy step for diRsolu
> ton, and "a followed by the election o
Q Seward to the Presidency that calamity
would be accomplished. But no meuac,
l. or threat from any section could max,
him shrink from executing the rights be
queathed him BY his iathers. Wore h
. TO submit, that very moment he would bl
8 disfranchised, would have a collar abou
a mis- neck, and he would be "a scrf.
He argued at some leagth that III
= Territories are 10 be governed 10y Con
Q gressional law which could provide Wheth
n or slavery shall OF shall not exist. lie ne
J. feuod to former period Of our history Z
show that Mr.. Monroe, President, an
Messrs. John Quincy Adams, Crawford
Calhoun, and Southad, all agreed tha
d Congress has the power 10 exclude sla
/. lvery from the Territories. lie also al
Il luded 10 the judicial history Of the coun
\ try 70 show that the position Of the Re
y publicans was consistent therewith.-.
: Their principles on this guhiect wer
8 the same as those Of tho old WAL