Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-01-25
Last Nights Report.
XXxVIrh CONGRRss-FIRsT SESSION
WASHINGTON, Jan. "A.

Mr. McClernard rose to personol explains
ton, saying that his colleague Mr.. Farnsworth
had in effect charged him with having express
sed certain resolutions ofthe Illinois Democracy
on the subject Of slavery in his (FarnsWorth's)
speech the other day. The charge was CON-
pounded and unParliamentary rejecting upon
him M. McClernand)
Mr.. FamswOrth replied that all he sought to
do was to let the South and the country know
where the Douglas Democracy Of Illinois stand
They declare they want no new Congressional
test ON slavery, no slave code, no revival Of the
African slave trade, and assert that slavery is q
more municipal local institution.
He heard yesterday the speech of Mr. Doug
las, who proposes a slave code, BY making it
Penitentiary offence for any person to inte rfere
with the relation of master and slave.
Mr.. Logan said that so far as the Democracy
of Illinois were concerned, they can take care
of themselves, anI if his colleague (FarnswoIt }
would attend to his own platform he would act
with little more propriety to the Slave Code, it
was none Of Mr., FarnsWorth's business The dis
tnguished gentleman proposed that a law be passed
to open the doors Of the penitentary TO those who
inoile treason and insurrectiOn, and those who
band together to run away slaves from their mas.
ters. lie suspected his colleague desired no such
law, for fear il might at1ct some persons living
where Mr.. FarnsWorth does.
Mr.. Farnsworth inquired what did Mr.. Douglas
propose but Slave Code
Mr.. Logan said he endorsed every point Of Mr..
Douglas Bill, which was merely to suppress con-
spiracies for infracting the rights OF sister States
He did not know his colleague was engaged in
such things, but his constituents had endorsed
them and ministers had preached sermons holding
up John Brown as martyr.
Mr. FarnwOrth repeatad that Mr. Douglas pro.
posed to pass q Slave Code for the projection Of
Slavery wherever it exists, notwithstanding the
Douglas Democracy in Illinois bad declared Slavery
mere local and municipal institution. That is the
miserable sophistry and position of the men his
colleague, MIR. Logan, Worships. It became neces
sary for Mr.. Douglas to make bid for Southern
support, and be goes for a Congressional Slave
Code. His colleague had talked about sending
Republicans TO the penitentiary; he Rad no doubt
that the man his colleague Worships would be glad
to send the Republicans to the penitentiary till
after the next election. Laughter We expect
to get him into the penitentsry before he gets US
there,
Mr.. NcClernard resumed his personal explaUa.
| ton, saying in conclusion that Mr.. FarnsWOItt
had given a false Interpretation to Mr. Doug
las position, and that such an incorrect
exposition originated in Mr.. Farnsworth's pre-
judices and hostility to Mr.. Douglas and the Dem
ocratic party.
Mr.. CorWin resumed his remarks from yesterday
saying that we stand with the Fathers of the Re
public and the Constitution, and whatever may bC
the opinions of this day, we should no lbe accused
OF treason while we adopt the doctrines of Jefer-
son, Madison and Monroe. If we were wrong
these old gentlemen were wrong il We are right
then the Democratic party is wrong. He wished
to present question Of logic. 1t is said that Mr
| Seward, being the head and leader Of the party
| had proclaimed at Rochester that there must b
some conflict between free and slave labor, anI
that in consequence of that declaration Brow
had determined TO murder somebody at Harper
| Ferry. Did the gentlemen suppose that Johl
| Brown had not read JeffersOn's notes of Virginia
! and the remaIk of Washington that be would ren
der cordial co operation to the abolition Of saver
throughout the Territoryl
Did they suppose he had not seen the debates o
the Virginia Convention, in which it was said tha
slavery was an enormous evil and that unles
abolished, it would advance steadily step by stel
until il would be as fatal as death! Did they sup
pose Brown had read all these things and ponder
ed over them in his mountain solitude in NeV
York for 20 yssrs and prayed over them. 1t wa
there this enterprise entered bis crazed imagina
tou, being superinduced by the principles sonse
Grated by JeffsrsOn and Washington, belieVingth
angels of the Lord would encamP around abou
him. .H-
He (COrWin) appealed to the gentleman to sa
whether instead Of tracing back Browns raid 1
d. ! Mr. DGWAfu utclhIhliOut lucy buOulu HOh lAOi
properly trace il to their own heroes and grss
men; no, not to their heroes and great men, be
our heroes and great men belonging to the Who'll
United States and world. Therein are name
which will brightly illumine the pages Of historJ
while we have been food for worms.
He asserted that the resolutions Of Mr.. Clark {
No., was an advertisement for Helpers book an
that Mr.. Sherman had satisfactorily explained ho'
his name had become connected with that WOrl
Mr.. Sherman had not endorsed that book, It We
, not prefaced at the time he authorised his nam
to be appended to political pamphlet, after beln
assured it would all be right. Crminality is tot
determined from the intent, and 70 such existe
against Mr.. Sherman, who neither endorsed nC
approved ineendiary or insurrectiOnary teaching
Suppose a man subscribe for q newspaper f
six months and the editor turns out to be rasei
and q blaekguard, is the slbscriber to be held re
sponsible for tbatl
Il had been said that the election Of Mr.. She
} man would be the initiatOry step for dissolution
and if followed by the election Of Seward TO th
Presidency, that calamity would be accomplishe,
Int no menace or threat from any section eoul
: make him shrink from exercising the rights be
uueatbed him by his fathers. We're he TO s1bm
that very moment he would be distranehisei
? Would have q collar about his neck and treated
a serf He argued at some length that the Ten
tories are to be governed by Congressional la
| which could provide whether slavery shall OF sha