New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-14

| civilized world will snuff II IN the ar, ana " WIN
return with awful retrbution on the heads Of those
yioIators of natural law and universal justice. can
net say when or 10 what form but depend upon IL,
II such acs take place then Slavery must look out for
the consequences Sir before the public sentiment OF
the Christian and civilized world, propose to hold up
TO universal reprobation this practice OF slayeholdpg
propose TO hold il in all its atroc,ty In all It's hide'
BUSINESS, just gentlemen have been holding up the
practice OF polygamy and reprobating IT. and Dir,
that public sentiment Of the civilized world will burn
upon this practice of Slavery, and ultimately secure
s removal in the only proper way-by the action OF
the Slave States themselves. That Ia why discuss it,
Mr.. Chairman, m time is passing away, and must
hasten on. / want 10 to few things that have
been under discussion during the nchoste condition Of
the House. while this Hall was ecbong with mutations
that would have drowned the upne chorus Of Alps
OF Helper and John Brown and incendiarsm the torch
Of the ncendiary and the knife Of the assassin One
gentleman from Virginia stood up In bis place, and
wanted to know where there was man who would
ndorEe the Helper beok. lie wanted such man, II
there was one here, - Sand up: that be might look
upon the traitor Mr. Chairman, |, for one signed the
paper recommending the circulation OF the Helper
book. l signed 1t intelligently. l was neither en-
crossed nor distracted l did il because wanted TO
do il; and now, if the gentleman wants to look upon
that kind of traitor me, me- adsun qui teci, in me
conrertite telum did ii. will sign recommends
tion for the circulation Of any book that choose with
ont asking permission of the gentleman from Missouri
MIR. CLARK of any other gentleman in the House or
out Of the House, will sign paper recommending
the circulation of the Bible the Koran, Young's
Night Thoughts, or Tom Moore's Anacreon, Jonathan
Edwards ON the DEGREES, Tom Paines Age of Rea-
| son, just as pease. claim the privilege, as
| American citizen, Of writing my name and recommend
| ing the circulation Of any and every book, without
being held amenable to gentlemen upon this floor,
| or anywhere else. That is my answer in regard
| to II. have more than that to say. cay nothing
about some points in the book. have no doubt that
there considerable bombas and fustian and violence
Of language in it, because the author was educated In
Slave State, and the rhetoric which comes from that
quarter is apt 10 have these characteristics. Laugh
| teri But the phlosopby-ths gist of the books
what II Is the address Of a citizen Of Slave State
to his eowczens in regard to the subject OF Slsv-
cry, recommending in substance the organization OF
| Republican party in North Carolina and in all the
| other Slave States. hope to that done; and l
expect to see it done before very long. You may kill
blood Of the martyrs the seed of the church" You
| may shed his blood, as you shed the blood Of my
brother the banks of the Mississippi twenty years
| ago; and what them am here to-day, thank God
vDdicate the principles baptized in his blood You
| may shed his blood and what then2 A Republican
party will spring up in Kentucky and in all the Slave
States ere long, and these Disunonsts and gentlemen
whom you see 30 violent now will be displaced by
more moderate, and-if may say so without being
| ofensive-more sensible men. believe in that doc
tine. ] do not indorse every expression in
every expression but the phil osophy of the
book, the idea Of organizing a party in the
Slave States as against Slavery am in favor Of,
and expect to see it accomplished. What is the OBJ.
|
the United States, American citizen, addressed him
self to his fellowctzens in peaceful way through
the press, and for this you find fault with him and say
that be must be hanged and that any who signed
| a recommendation for the circulation of his book is
"blightng, blasting, burning, whitening curse, and
must not occupy that chair want to know If 1t has
to this Has not American citizen right to
speak to American citizen? want the right OF Ut
teIipg what say here in Richmond. claim the right
| to cay what / cav here In Charleston.
| Mr.. BOSHAM-You had better try it.
Mr.. LovEJor-Yes, Sir. am going to invoke the
aid Of the General Government to protect me, as an
American citizen, in my rights an American citizen.
can 20 to England to-day, and in London, or any
where else discuss the question Of Church aud Satej
can discuss the question OF monarchical govern
ment as compared with Republican form Of Govern
| ment can do this anywhere in England, but can"
not 20 into Slave State and open my lips in regard to
az A. 800 " rrorIa hon h;,-h~-
| than Haman.
Mr.. LoyrJoY-I cannot go to Slave State and utter
| my septmepts to free citizens like myself.
| Mr.. MILEs-Can you 90 to England and incite the
aborng classes to murder the astocracy to sssass
| nate the Queenl
Mr.. LoyrJoY-I have no desire to, nor have any
desire to incits such things anywhere else but do
claim the right Of discussing this question OF Slavery
any where on any square foot of American soil over
which the stars and stripes float, aud to which the
privileges and mmunitiss Of the Constitution extend.
Under that Constitution, which guarantees to me free
speech, claim it, and demand it.
Mr. BosHAM-I ask the gentleman why he does not
attempt TO assert bis right
Mr. LovEJoY-Yes, Sir. The gentleman comes from
Slave State in which they in tho habit Of speak
ing of the laborng classes in the Northern States as
greasy mechanics" filthy operatives" small
" listed farmers" and they jeer at us as worse
than Slaves. This insulting language can be, and
is used in the Free States without molesta-
ton or injury. Yet, they cay, IF you come
cerely believe we will hang you" If a mechanic
from Free State Poes there aid uers the sentiment
that he thnks-f they had more white laborers and
fewer black ones, that labor in the South woad be
more respectable-wbat do You do with mmf De-
nude him. scourge him. and to intensity the indignity,
you drive the knotted thong by the hand of slave,
deep in his quveriug fesh then tar and feather him.
and then pui him on the cars still naked, to be cent
long distance and threaten with violence the man who
has the compassion TO give him cup OF coffee. And
finally, after being eered at every station along the
route this victim OF your cruey free stzen, craws
into q stable and begs, seathily begs, the cast.of
clothes Of ostler to hide his nakednes. You drive
away young ladies that 90 teach school; imprison
or exile preachers Of the Gopel and pay your debts
by RATING the d.dog cry Of Abolition against the
Mr.. BARKsDALE-Tbe meanest slave in the South is
your superior ICries of "Order" from the Repub-
lican tide
Mr.. MARTIN va )-Ihope gentlemen from the South
viii let him talk ss he peasesj but go away aud not
listen to him.
A MEMBrR, on the Republican side-Wsll, CO.
" Stand not en- the order Of your going, but go at
once"
Mr.. LovrJoY-Mr. Chairman, / say claim the priv
ilege of going any where and everywhere within the
limits of this American Republic free CITIZEN un
moletted, and of utterng, in orderly and legal way,
any sentiment that choose to utter and yet are we
alowed TO do it Are we, for that, in these United
States to be subjected to violence, outrage tar and
feathers, burning, imprisonment, and the gsllowsl
Answer that question. 1 know gentlemen say that
self preservation Ia the first law of natures but IL you
cannot keep Slavery and allow free discussion then
say in Gods name, before free discussion and all the
rights of free citizens are to be sacrificed to that Mooch
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