The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-01-19
Mr.. Chandler's Speech.

We give below the speech of Sena-
tor Chandler, upon the resolution of
Mr.. Mason, for an investigation of the
Harper's Ferry affair.
Mr.. CHANDLER.-I do not propose
TO make any extended remarks at this
time, although | propose at future
day to discuss this 'irrepressible con-
flict," and to show that for the past
three thousand years there has been no
cessation of that conflict l will not
occupy the time of the Senate in its
discussion now, but at some future day
l shall do SO. AT present shall mere
ly say that am in favor of this COM
mittee, for reasons different from those
which have been stated. am in favor
of it, because the first execution for
treason that has ever occurred in these
United States has just taken place.
John Brown has been executed as
traitor in the State of Virginia, and l
want it to go upon the records of the
Senate, in the most solemn manner,
and to be held up as a warning to trait
ors, come they from the North, South,
East or West-dare to raise your i'm
pious hands against this Government,
against our Constitution and our laws,
and you hang. Sir, l care not wheth-
er that traitor be Garrisonian Abol-
itionist, who proclaims himself, and has
for years proclaimed himself, as in op-
position to'the Government of the Uni
ted States, or whether he be Southern
Governor, who proclaims that in cer-
tain exents he will raise his traitorous
hand against the Constitution and the
Union, / want this record to stand, and
to stand solemnly before the Senate
let the traitor hang. 1t is no new doc
trlne that is sprung upon US to-day
Threats have been made year after
year, for the last thirty years, that in
certain events the Union will be dis
solved. Sir, it is no small matter to be
dissolved. 1t means a bloody revolu-
ton, or it means halter. 1t means a
successful overturning Of this Govern
ment, or it means the fate of John
Brown, and want that to go solemnly
on the records of this Senate.
But again, sir, 1 have another reason
for desiring this investigation. IVAN,
to know where John Brown was edu-
Gated. The Abolitionists of the North
if / am rightly informed, and there are
few of them, are non-resistants. l am
informed that the Abololition as class
are non-resistants. If that be SO
and John Brown was an Abolition
ist, he received his education some
where, and want this investigation tc
bring out and show clearly where he
was educated, and my word for il
the crime of that education will moi
rest upon the Republican party.
Again, sir, it has been charged here
over and over again, that the Republi
can party is responsible, directly or in
directly, for this foray. / believe thai
this investigation, if it is fairly and
ably, and honestly conducted, will show
that if there is any political party il
the United States responsible for the
action of John Brown, it is the Demo
cratic party and that alone; and / will
tell you why, sir. Look at the actor
of the Democratic party in the Stat'
of New York, last year. The Demo
cratic party there aided in putting ul
Mr.. Smith as an Abolition candidate
avowedly to defeat the Republican
nominee, Governor Morgan. Again
sir, as the honorable Senator from
New Hampshire said yesterday, lool
at the universal howl of delight tha
pervaded the northern Democrat
press, an the announcement of tn
! John Brown foray. You will find
from Maine to Michigan; you will fin
in pervading the entire Democrat
: press of the North everywhere. Whe
| came to Washington, / was frml
persuaded that there were but tw