The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-10-17
McGREGOR, IOWA, WEDNESDAY,, OCTOBER II 1850.


JO0hu0 Hs G1O0108Ss
We take the following extract cerbatin,
from speech delivered by Joshua R. Gid
dings, in the U. S. House of Representa-
tives, March 10th, 1854. The whole speech
may be found in the Congressional Globe,
Vol. l, page 64s, SD Congress, 1st session.
"I never despond On the contrary, l
see the destiny Of this nation welded by
the sHIGHER Law which will laugh the
Executive and his influence to scorn that
higher law which he and his friends have so
often ridiculed whileit was silently paralyz-
ing his influence, and stealing from him his
political breath, until he has already become
a breating political corpse. Sir, it is that
higher law-it is that popular sentiment
which is now rolling on in the North
which was manifested in Philadelphia day
or two ago-which was manifested by the
three thousand and fifty signatures of the
New England clergy to the petition present
ed at the other end of the Capitol which
is manifested in ten thousand public meet
ings throughout the land of the free-which
is manifested in every log cabin in the west,
and in the richer residences of the North
which is manifested in the pulpit and on
the stump-which is manifested at the
prayer meetings and at the political convo.
cations which must and will shape the
destiny Of this nation; before that we must
bow, for it is the voice Of God uttered by
his people.-Sir, we are q people who pray
before we fight; and when we have said our
prayers, and put on our armour, then our
enemies had better stand than meet u.s.
Laughter ........
"Sir, I ,could intimidate no one but
tell you there Is spirit in the North sotich
,ciM set at defiance all the lo,o and un,oor-
thy Vaccinations Of the Erec. tive and the
| msniOns of its poper. When the contest
shall come w1en the thunder shall roll, and
the lghtnings flash uhen the slaces shall
rise in the South when in imitation Of the
Roman bondsmen, the Southern slaves oi
the South shall feel that they arc men
when they feel the stirring emotions Of i'm.
morality, and recognize the stirring truth
that they are men, and entitled to the rights
which God has bestowed upon them; when
the slaves shall feel that, and when masters
shall turn pale and tremble, when theil
dwellings shall smoke, and dismay sit or
each countenance, then sir, do not say
TIVE will laugh at your calamity, and mock
when your fear cometh," but I do say
when the time shall come, the lovers of oul
race will stand forth, and exert the legiti
mate powers of this Government for free
dom. We shall then have constitutions
power to act for the good Of the country
and to do justice to the slave. Then aoil
zoe strike off the shackles from the limbs Q
the slaues. That will be period when thi
Government will have power to act betweel
slayesT and freedom, and when it can max
Peach By giring freedom to the slaoes.-
And let me tell you, Mr.. Speaker, that tina
time hastens. 1t is rolling forward. Th
President is exerting power that will has
| ten it, though not intended by him. ha
| it as | do the approaching dawn of that pc
l.tical and moral millennium which l am we
assured will come upon the world"