, 1860-01-25
exposition originated in 1r. Fa1nsworth's 8 preIu.
dices and hostility to Nj Douglas aud the Dem.

ocTatlc party.
Mr.. Corwin resumed ha remarks from yester-
Day, saying that We sttnd with the fathers Of
the Republic and the Constitution, and what
ever may b the opinions Of this day, we should
not be accused Of treastn while We adopt the
doctrines Of Jefferson. Madison aud Monroe.
II sse are wrong, thess old gentlemen were
wrong; If we are right, then the Democratic
party u wrong: He wisled TO present ques-
tion Of logic. It is said hat Mr. Seward, being
the head aud leader Of The Republican party,
had proclaimed at Rochester that there must
be some conflict between free and slave labor;
md that, in consequence Of that declaration,
John Brown had determined to murder some
body at Harpers Ferr,. Did the gentlemen
suppose that John Erown Ind not read
remark of Washington, that he would render
cordial cooperation for :he abolition Of slavery
throughout the Territey.~ Did they suppose
he had not seen the debntcs Of the Virginia
Convention. in with it was said that slavery
was nn cuormous eril, aad that unless ABOLISHED
would be US fatal as death. bid they suppose
Brown had not read all these things, and pom
dered on them in his mountain solitude in New
York for twenty. years, and prayed over thems
: 1t WIS there this enterprise entered into his
cFazea Imagination, being super.nduccd By the
principles consecrated BY Jefferson and Wash
ington, Brown believing the angels Of the Lord
appealed to the gentlemen to say. whether in-
stead Of tracing back Browu's raid to Mr. Sew
ards declaration, they should not more proper
y trace it to the bernes and great men be-
longing to the whole United States aud world.
Theirs are names which will brightly illumine
fss III sd r nd1 snsy s nss s,,sea gs htbs '5s
RESOLUTION. Of lr. Clark, Of Missouri.
was an advertisement of Helpers book. and
that Mr. Sherman had satisfactorily explained
how his name had become connected with that
work br. Sherman had not endorsed that
book. II was not prepared at the time be au-
t''orized bis name 10 ba appended to politicol
pamphlet after being assured it would ali be
:lght. Cramiuality is to be determined from the
intent, and noae such existed against Mr. Sher-
man. who neither endorsed nor approved in
eendiary teachings. Suppose man subscribes
tora newspaper for six months, and the editor
turns out 10 be rascal aud bla' kguard, is the
subscriber % to be held responsible for that. It
had been said that tho election Of Mr.. Sherman
would be the inisiatory steps for dissolution Of
the Union il followed by the election OF
Slr. Seward to the Presidency, that Gu
la'nty would be accomplished; but no
menace or threat from any section could make
him shrink from exercising the rights bcqueath-
ed him by his fore-fathers- We're be to submit.
that very moment be would be disfranctised,
would have collar shout his neck, aud tread al
seri- He argued ut some length that the Ter
rlsories are to be governed by Congressionul
law, Which could provide whether slarery shall
or shall not exist. He referred to former ne,
ROD Of our history to show that Sessrs. Mon:
roe, John Quincy Ad ans, Crawford, Calhoun
Southard, all agreed that Congress- bas the
power to exclude slavery from t6e Territories
lie also alluded to the Judicial history of the
country to show that the position Of tbe
Republicans was consistent Herewith, Thei,
principles. on this subject were The SAINT
az those Of the old Wing party. Mr. Calhoun
had emphatically SAID that the doctrine thai
Congress could not legis1ute on the subject O.
slavery in the Territories was absurd md con
trary to the practice Of the Government from
its foundation to the present time.
lingness to yield The floor) mpved that ths Hous,
proceed to rote for speaker riua roc>
Mr. h'"kh,an and others on the Republican
side objected.
tory Of Ohio Democracy Of 1stS. Win i,
resolutions declared that they looked On the in
| stitut1on Of slarery as unfavorablc to the FIJI
Development Of free institutions, and entertain
ing these sentiments said they would be dcre
lict to duty if they did not prevent its Increase
and n itigate. and finally eradicate it, The De
mocracy OF Ohio in 184s beld these doctrines
going further than the Wings, but in that yea
1he Democratic party we're carried captive t
babylon: Zachary Taylor WIS elected Pres
dent. The Democrats hung their harps On tn
willows, and lnourned for the slain Of the daucl
tiers Of their people. while. up to 1853, tie
maintained that slavery might be restricted
Tie Democracy suddenly wake up and say sls
very is very good, aud will derelope the II
sources Of the country. lie referred to tlles
things to show Democratic Inconsistency. Th
question Us to slavery must be tried here afte
tic House is organized, it that should lax
place. When Southern gentlemen aunounc.
rs they have done, that this Union shall be d.:
solved if the people Of the North elect Pres
dent Of their choice, We shall then see wher
the treason lies. Mr.. Coswin spoke four hour