, 1860-12-21


guised censurc. An xnccdotc .soa. Tade,
told ty Esd. Douglass, nay not bs out Of |
place in this connection. Not loas, since Fled. |
was delivering lecture against slavc-hold:n. |
iu general and fugitive slave catching in par |
ticular, and IN tue course Of his remarks lie
gave the names Of several distinguished
Northern men who refused to personally aid |
in the capture Of fugitivcs, land, there"
says he, ais The nobic patriot md Christian
statesman, Senator Wade Of Ohio, who, wien
asked whether hc would personally pursue and
catch the qucsist's fugitive slave, replied to
his Southern interrogation, I'D sec you id
aul in h-l1 first" Whether The anecdote is
founded on fact or fancy, it reflects the inmost
sentiments Of q great many people, Demo-
Gratis as well rs Republicans, though they
might not express themselves with as much
emphasis u the "CAristian Statesman Of
Ohio is reported to hare done.
In his discourse yesterday, Wade was in cx-
ccllcnt temper; lc did uot eay one harsh or
unkiud word, or anything tending to excite
personal ill-fcclirg; and in this respect Lis re-
marks were In striking contrast with tho in.
aammatory, insulting and violent speeches Of
Wigfal and 1yerson, to which he spoke in re-
Ply. The respective positions and temper Of
tho North and Sonth 10 each other arc we'll re.
Elected by tue tone and language Of Wadoard
Wisfall in their speeches.
Wade took grouua against Ill further coE.-
rights. II the North las done tl1c South an
wrong, it is her duly to undo it; Ind make due
rcparaiion. II he held any principles that
were unconstitutional, hc need not be a,,-
proacAed With compromise, as hc was ready
TO give up such principles wholly and freely.
Neither need any one make threat to compel
lin TO surrender, for whatever Aas wrong lie
WAS dcsirous IN 1.t right without price, Since
the vie3aiiun oi the Missouri Compromise the
North had firmly resolved never 10 make ALI
other, Which would a;,ain be broken whenever
it becamc The intcrest If tho South to disrc-
gard It. What was all tue complaint Of grlcy-
anccs about? He had heard of no ucw occur
rc.lccs since tue close Of tie last 1csstot that
could furnish reasonable c1tusc for tic trouble;
l.e had BEEN appraised Of no cncroaclmcnts OH
tic rights Of States or indiyidu:u~, and WAS
therefore led to expect harmonious scssiun
1t is true that the Republican party, WITCH hal
existed ever since '..cc :sGpeal Of Tie Missouri
Compromise, Lad succeeded ut tho Late clcc.
lion III elcctins their candidates for President
aud Eicc-Prcsllent, but this should have takea
no one by surprise, for the warning Of tiiat oc-
tHrrcnce was given four years ago, ard any
man Of e0u}mOn sense might have bgcn sure
that matters would rcsul Us they have done.
This, th.ll, is q most singular state Of things.
Who is complaining? Is it they who nre IN
tic minority; iAey who have bcc. kept down;
,lity who lave suffered iIom an Oppressive
Gosernmentt Who then complains: is il
eight years /, lave Yon. been al,gFierc! l'y sh2
very Government you l.a-c directed your.
! selves! The Government of the United States
has had t~v1hisAs uf this Srnatc for years past
aud Utmost that now, that two.thirds repre-
| eeuting, only about ouc-tourth Of the trcc pco-
Ilc of ilsis country. r.. tsa have ruled i"r
nearly s.u srars l., The Cabinet, in The Senate,
| in the suptcuc Cuert, aud, in word, have dit
tataa MI the Ia'licy of this Government Is i.
| not strange that i laTty such Is this should
compl4iu tia; their liberties have bcen stricsel.
down ly the action IF this Government.
You, said Mr. W., {srca'sins to tue oilcr
| eiJe,) ur7s tie tubi~rt and The Se2att, and yo7s
or7a he }fx.idttf IF tic Lnittd STATES, as mucl.
as any one VI you owns servant on you.
own plantation. What do Southern tncr cc:n-
plain oi 1hcn? Yuu cannot s'ciat out any acts
ui tho Republican par: Vi which yon Gill coul-
| |Ilaiu Are yuu gait.:, to brcak up this Guv-
cr1I,ucnt into lis original elements On the mcTx
suspicion tha: thu Republican party WAY
hereafter 10 something untr;sod!y? Arc VT
the settlers forth Of my 1cM doctrines Tue
Republican purity SETS forth no doctrine to-day
that has not tt1c sanction Of 1lls Government
| in every department Of it for the last seventy
years. 1ion haze changed re stand whore wt
used to stand. Tic place We occupy Is thai
.,crupicd by The most distinguished stateemel
of tllis nation. We stand wherc Washirxt::s,
Jefferson, Madlson, Monroe. and jackson did
and the doctrines ~iiicn l1clny Clay, :ha
| t.ff ST. "a
last moments, VIC hold to-day. Why do so,
accuse us Of holding up these opinions? VIA
doctrines injurious 10 you do VT ll,'.is VI:
ln'iut out none. You DO moi epIur1ain Of th
personal lilsrty bills, nor Of tho fugitive slay.
I'LL, stus oi Mr. Lincoln. The Senator from
| t;eorsia (s1r, lye.son} said that Mr.. Lincoln
would do the South no harm.
Tile i,2rty now about cD!uing Into powc
have never held tf!stc single hour, an
| therefore they have committed NJ act Of whicl
Senators OIL tho oppo ite side can comr}asr
lfthc difficulty arises from what L. is suppose
That party might ls. 1hcll the opposition Ser
undcr tile in!iucncc of mere arpvehcnsions
ruwarrantahlc apprcl,cusions growing out {
their ltr.julsccs.
: What is the cause Of all this co,nmotio
, among The people: II the newspapers arc t
he credited there is abroad in the land n refs
T af tc1or, 1;kc tie reign ortcrror tliat lule'l
| the city Of Iaris III tue French Revolution
| citizen arc stricken DOWN, and wv daily lie:
i ii accounts Of men nbCscd, tarrcl, fcathcret
and murdered, and no inquiry whatever
made is 10 the cause. Why, If any Jortis
i Government trtzr 10 act to.carzs our eif1fns-W
Il single o,te efu.1n--,hus ,re .nou;d dto'ars ,ce
aqhi">t her III day and Aut9 tic scltoEe i,o4c
l. y he nation dltht offender What, then. is II
:, cause Of this excitement! is il because IL
- people of the South l,eltcyc aud are led 10 b.
q licyc by all that corlcs before them that "
d the Republicans, arc their mortal enemies IL
that VT arc gstny to tra1nl!c ttr.l under q,
L North have said 50, aud the people Of Il
e South have lcnt 10 these falschoods too wi11ir
+? an car. Have the gentlemen from the Soul
II a.,y Thing TO complain Of when they are /
r. formed Of the true state Of Northern feeling
J. In respect to the personal liberty bills the
u arc only two or three cases Of them, aud pr
= tically they arc null and void. The Senate
n ! from Georgia, Virginia, aud Mississippi wc
l. so frank and caHdid Is tu rive them uY
c causes for the excitement nj the South.
II The law says that fugitive shall be taxi
r to the State from whence lie c1mc, but in prs
n lice he is carried anywhere. Mr. W. kuc
NJ where, under this bill, free men had been Iii
- Mapped mud carried away aud sold into CT.
s, lasting slavery. VIII the Senators, who d
II such ad,ocates for State Rights, deny 81
rr Tie 1,oreF Of attending h<r ous citizens from
II tne'ior authority, even including the F..,c,
of Government: These Personal '.,crfr IN,
+. wsrc not lnads to cast ar. a,sAopot OF deg, "
= dation on any Stat .r stales' % and h,s y Mrs i
=; was tae -ear the Senator from Virginia
- .e"' -s.r repeal would not relieve the co
~ ,,,a.nts Of the South. Now It Will be rc.ue
H. i,crcd TINT his colleague IRON OHIO {Mr. Pns
If had said tLat the Republican Judges and
Ill publican Courts In Ohio had fulfilled this
nd l,ulsve duty with perfect faithfntnesf- 7
hc Senator from Illinois (Mr. Douglas) bud tc'
mt | ticd tho salne Of his State, and The Sc
nd tor from Lndiana (Ar. Fitch) had dc
he 70 for Ills. Thus The ca14nny Is rcmo'
OIL from us, Nov, on the other hand, eontiur
to Mr. W., where you have lost es.c siaus arx h
in ! lot ten sn<n murdered BY tour tnoak Men fr'
ral the NORTH who trnycl in the South for bl
ness or pleasure arc met BY your Iigilal
d. committees and insultcd, abused, or kill
i'd If man from Ohio goes South they do
les ask him what party he Is Of, or what Gag
20 followed, but treat lin in u manner that wo
m. | disgrace suyagcs. We have no security.
I'M be, If hc be from the North he il q marked N
vi Ii he exercised his political rights, and esI
70 tally If he voted 1or Lincoln, it is IN indig1
r. not to be tolerated. let you can accnsc u
Ia. violating the Constitution. Mr. ". did
I4 believe that In the history ofthe tcor1d there
h,s ,ras nation or q people tehe4ein ldu sougz
to TIE general feeling sods ertcuted se9th cqud4 j
uy to hat Of The fugitive xa.v adm. No reI
uant law Gin be executed with tic same 1t
IN t7 as law which runs with the inclinatiol
II tic penplc, Every candid man will admit I
ct Now, there is a law in Charleston, South
,ry o1iua to put poor men who come there Il
73 | Northern States into jail, md II they do
~ nav tLcir Jail fees they arc sold for those
fv. into eternal slavery. Is not this alike cont
ion to humanity and to the Constitution Of
- United etates1