The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-04-25
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Il The Speaker-The Chair desires get
a ,ie,nen 10 take their seats
Dir. Bocock.--I, fcr one. will do so wit
+ pleasure, promptly, when tie Speaker rc
quires 1t. | only ask that everybody sha
do so. | think this whole matter can b
settled. if the gentleman speaking and ey
cry other gentleman will take his seat.
Mr. Burnett rise to priviled ques
/ ton
The Speaker.-The Chair cannot recoc
nize anybody, until gentlemen take thei
seats.
MIR. Burnett.-Then. let everybody tax,
his seat. and let order be enforced.
The Speaker.-Gentlemen will take thei
seats without distinction.
Members gradually withdrew from tn,
open area in front of the Speakers chair
and resumed their seats Order being a
length restored,
MIR. Washburn, Of Maine, Chairman o.
the Comm;tee,) said--In the Committee
OF the Whole on the state of the Union
disorder arose, which prevented the trans
action of business, and the Chair was com
pollcd to call the Speaker to the chair. and
to report he !acts to the House
Mr Ely-I move that the House do now
ADJOURN
Mr.. Washburn Ole Tho Chairman Of
| the Committee states that if order is likely
to be preserved, SO that proceedings can 90
On, the Chairman of the Committee will
resume the Chair
Mr.. Sherman.-We are low in very
good order, and think We had better pro.
ceed and give the gentleman from Illinois
an opportunity to finish bis speech | move
that the House resolve itself into Commit.
tee Of the Whole on the state of the Union,
and | hope every gentleman will keep his
seat.
The Speaker-Order having been res
torcd, the Speaker will leave the chair, and
the Chairman Of the Committee will take it.
Mr.. Washburn (Mc) resumed the chair,
and announced that the gentleman from H.
linois was entitled to the floor.
Mr. Inreior nv CL-:-----, l.-:-~
to violate no rule Of the House.
Dir. Boyce-Then behave yourself.
Mr. Lovejoy.-I wish to learn whether
it Is violation Of the rules to occupy this
space in front of the Speaker chair, or any
portion Of it! If SO, will chesrfully yield;
if not, | claim the right to choose my own
position.
The Chairman.-The Chair understands
that the rules require that every gentleman
shall speak from his seat.
Mr.. Curtis Or from the Clerks desk.
Mr.. Burnets.-The gentleman has a right
70 90 that
Mr.: McClernand.-Let him speak from
the Clerks desk.
Mr.. Ashley.-It has been the habi. of
gentlemen to come into the aisle and choose
their own position.
Mr.. Adrain.-It is very bad habit, and
We had better change it.
The Chairman-Thc Chair is aware that
such has been the custom but if the rule
is insisted upon, it is the duty Of the Chair
to enforce it.
Mr.. Adrain.--I hope it will be insisted
Oh
Tho Chairman Tie gentleman from
Illinois will speak from his seat.
Mr.. Lovejoy. have no seat.
Mr.. Ashley.-Nor any other member.
Mr.. Lovejoy (taking his place in the
Clerks desk) resumed Mr.. Chairman, l
was about stating, when interrupted, that
the principle upon which slaycholdinc was
sought to be justified in this country would,
if carried out in the affairs of the universe,
transform Jehovah, the Supreme, into an
infinite Juggcrnaut, rolling the huge wheels
of his omnipotence, ankle-deep, amid the
crushed and mangled and bleeding bodies
of human beings laughter on the Demo.
cratic sidel, on the ground that he was inf
nitcly superior, and that they were an infe-
rior race.
Mr. Gartrell Tin his scat, ,)-The man is
crazy.
Mr.. Lovejoy.-The second ground upon
which it is attempted to justify slavery, OF
slaveholding is, that it is mode of impart.
ing Christianity and civilization to the slave.
Mr.. Chairman, | would like to know how
slaveholding communities can impart that
of which they are not in the possession.
The truth is that the practice of savehold-
ing has powerful tendency to drag com.
munities back to barbarism 1t is actually
having that effect upon the slave States Of
this Union; and were it not for the Chris
tian women that have gone from the Free
States and intermarried in the Slave States;
and were it not for those noble women of
the Slave States. that preserve womanly
purity and Christianity, in spite of the un-
happy influences Of slaveholding, the Slave
States today would be as far back in bar
barism as the State of Mexico. 1t is sim.
ply from that infiltration-
Mr.. SINGLEToN-I wish to know if the
gentleman intends to cast any insinuation
or slur on the women of the South. Iwant
to know that distinctly and erphaticalIy;
because if he does, l will hold him person
ally accountable for it.
Several Members.-Oh, no. He gives
all praise to the women of the South. He
compliments them.
Mr.: Singleton.-I repeat, that if he in-
tended to asperse Southern women, or to
compliment the women Of the North at their
expense, l Will hold him accountable for it.
The Chsirman--The gentleman from
Mississippi is not in order. The gentleman
from Illinois will proceed.
Mr. IOyeioy.-It Ia simnlr hv this con.