Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-07-04

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Truth, Mr. Staidfast ana Mr.. Honest.
Next tu John Qumcyf Aiams no pCFs0n In Con
grezs las heuu muru uuuau uicuuus- fur iong contn-
ei AID .patriutc services against slavery, ilits
JOsliua x. Giddings OF Ohio; nor have any euef
sefyIeus received In higher degree that h0mase -
which Il found in the PERSONAL and most yiutie
tive assaults 0fslgye- masters, For nearly ufdty
yenn he sat In tins House Of ReprcsenNfpea,
bearing hls testimony always lonliy, asdt theyer
shrinking, though exposed 20 the grogglt brutal
ity. In recent public address NJ New n Ork, he
has himself rbc0dntbd some Of these instances.
On the preseutatlOn by him Of resolutions ai
armlng that slavery was a local Institution, and
cOuid not exist OUTSIDE Of the slave States and
applying this principle 70 the case OF tile Crooie,
aud the House ''oaught'' the South Carolina e
yer A proposition censuring him was introdu'
cud by slave masters and passed 20 vote under
tle operation OF previous question without CIV
ing him iuomept for explanation or reply Ihh
glariug on trage upon freedom OF debate was r.
drussed &C once by aconsiituency OF Mr. Hlddings
who returned him again 20 his scat. From that
time the rafye OF the slave masters against MIN
Was constant Here Il his own brief account
. ~ wild not speak Of the time when Dawson, OF
Louisinnn drew n bowie knife for my assnssna
tion. was q forwards speaking with regard TO
a certain transaction In which negrOes were con,
eerned in GcOrgin, when Mr. Black, OF
Georgia raising his bludgeOu, and stand
ing IN front OF my scat said 20 me, II
you repeat that language again willknoe9 yo9
down. II was q solemn moment for me ! bad
never been Knocked down and having some curl
Osity upon that subject, i repeated the language
Then Mr. Dawson, Of Louisiana, the same VINO
had drawn the bowie knife placed hls hand In
his pocket aud said with an oath, which will not
repeat that he would Shook me, az the same time
cooking the pistol, 80 that all around me could
Iistening 10 thesr horrcrs ancicut stories Of
BarGarism seem all outdone and the Niper. broth
which was tvOrite decocuon IN a baroarous
age, seems 10 have become = daiiy girink ol Aiiie
rcan slaye-masters. but Mr. Giddings, strong IN
the consciousness of right knew the dignlty Of
bis position. He knew that II Is honorable ~
ways 70 the cause Of liberty and that u Is
a privilege 20 suffer for tins cause. Repronch,
eonhimey violence even into death, aro rewards
not punishments and clearly the indignitles
which you offer can excite no shame except for
their authors r.
besides these eminent instances, Others may be
mentioped showing the personalities to which
Senators aud Representatives have been exposed
when undertaking 20 speak for Freedom. And
truth cOmpels me to add, that there b too much
evidence that these have been aggravated by the
circumstance that, where persons nOt0riOnsly r..
jected M appeal 10 the duel such insults could be
offered with impunity. -.--l . u -
Here Is an instanoe In 1s4s Mr. Hale the Sen.
atOr from New Hampshire, who still continues
an honor 10 this body introduced into the Senate
a bill for tile protection Of properly IN the DIS
trct of Coumhi ia especially against mob violence.
In the course of the debate that ensued, Alr.
FGote, a slave master from Mississippi, thus men
aced him.
II invite the Senator TO the State Of Mississippi
and will tell him beforehand, In all honesty that
he could not 20 ten miles into the interior before
he would grace one Of !he talest trees Of the for
est with rope around his neck, with the apprO-
hatiOn Of every virtuOus and patriotic citizen,
and that, II necessary should Wys4f assist IN ne
aIlsrdtinnh
rhat this Oody threat may not seem to stand
alone, add two Others.
Mr. Hammond of South Carolina now a Sena
tor, is reported as saying in the House Of Repre-
II warn the aboliiioniSts. ignorant infatuated
barbarians as they are that IL chance shall throw
any ofthem into our hands, they may expect
frlOn dedth
? Aud in lS4I, AIr. Payne, a slave master from
Alabama, in the course of debate IN the House of
Representatives, alluding TO he Ab0liionsts
among whom ne insisted the Postmaster General
ought to be included, declared that
Gle would put the brand OF Cain upon them
yes. the mark of hell-and il they came TO the
South, he would hang theHllik dasgs ~
Aud these words were applied 90 men who
simply expressed the recorded sentiments Of
Washington, Jefferson and Franklin
Even during the present session Of Congress,
find, Ia the Congressional Globe, the following
interruptions OF Mr. LoyeiOy, When speaking on
slavery. 1 do not characterize them but simply
cite them
by lIr Barksdale, of Mississippi;
'.orlerthat black hearted scoundrel and niger
stealing thief totake his scat -.-
BY Mr., Boyee, Of South Carolina. addressing
Mr. Lovejoy
"Then behave yourself
by Mr.. Garirell, Of Georgia, (in his seaD
'The man is crazy"
BY lIr Barksdale, Of Mississippi again:
mo sir, you stand there TO day an Infamous,
peTjured villain
by AIr. Ashmure, Of South Carolina:
"Yes; he is perured villain, and he perjures
himself every hour he occupies a seat ON this
foOr.H ...-...a.. 1853.
BY Mr. Singleton Of Mississippi: .t
And a negro thief into the bargain"
By Mr. Barlsdale Of Mississippi, again:
u hope my colleague will hold no parley with
that peTjured negro-thief"
BY Mr.. Singleton, of Mississippi again.
NO, sir; any gentleman shall have time but
such mean, despcable wretch as that"
BY Mr.. Martin, of Virginia;
And if you come among US, we will do with
you as we did with John BrOwn--hang you as
high as Haman. l say that as a Nirginian.'
But en0ugh-enOugh; and now turn from this
branch Of the argument with single remark
While exhibiting the character of slave masters,
these numerous instances-and they might be
multiplied iudetinitely-attest the weakness Of
their cause Il requires no special talent to esti
mate the insiguitcance of an argument that can
be supported only by violence. fhe scholar VIII
not forget the story told by Lucian Of the colo
guy between Jupiter aud a simple cOuntryman.-
They talked with ease and freedom until they
differed when the angry god at once menaced his
honest opponent with thunder-bolt. "Ah, ah r
said the clown, with perfect c0mpOsure, now,
Jupiter, know you are wrong. You are always
wrong when yon appeal TO your thunder And
permit me to say, that every apea, whether TO the
duel the bludgeOn, or the TcvOlver-every men
ace of personal violence, and every outrage of
language, besides disclosing hdeOus barbarism
also disclOses the feyered nervousness of cause
already humbled in debate
a. Much rs has been said TO exhibit the char
acter OF slave masters the work would be ineom
pete if failed 10 point out that lBloUFisCoustesS
of the fatal influence of slavery, which completes
the evidence of the Barbarsm under which they
live. Nor am l at liberty TO decline this topic
but l shall be brief . . ..-.
fTb u continual