Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-01-25
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! sonal explanation, saying his colleague
I MIR. Farnsworthl had in effect, charged
/ him with having expressed certain rcsolu
ftions of the Illinois Democracy on the
I subject of slavery, in his tFarasworth'sg
speech the other day. The charge was
un1oundcd, and an unpnrlianertarv rcIlec-
ton upon him tMcCIernand}.
Mr.. Fnrnsworth replied that AL be
! sought TO do was To let the South and the
country know where the Douglas De-
mocracy of Illinois stand. They declare
they want no nciv Congressional test on
slavery; no slave code; no revival CT the
African slave trade, and assert that slave
~ is mere municipal, local institution.
lie heard yesterday the speech of Mr..
| Douglas, who proposes slave code by
! making it IL pcnitcntinry offence Tor any
person to interfere with the relation of
master and slave.
Mr. Logan said that so far as the De-
mocracy of Illinois were concerned, they
can take care of themselves, and If his
colleague (Furnswortk) would attend to
his own platform, he would act with lit
tie more propriety.
MIR. Farnsworth repeated that Mr.. Doug
las proposed 10 pass slave code for the
protection of slavery wherever it exists.
Notwithstanding the Douglas Democracy
in Illinois had declared slavery mere
local and municipal institution. That is
the miserable sophistry and position OF the
man his colleague logan wcrships. 1t
became necessary for Mr.. Douglas TO make
a bid for Southern support, and he goes
for Congressional slave code. His COL
league talked about sending Republicans
to tie penitentiary. He had no doubt that
the man his colleague worships would be
glad to send the Republicans to the peni-
Tertiary after the next election. Laugh
ter We expect TO get him into the Pemi-
Tertiary before he gets Us there.
Mr.. McClerunnd resumed his personal
explanation. saying that Mr.. Farnsworth
had pat a false Interpretation 10 Douglas
position, that such incorrect exposition
originated in Mr.. Earnsworth's prejudiccs,
especially to MIR. Douglas and the Demo-
cratic party.
SIR. Curwin resumed his remarks from
yesterday, saying that we stand with the
fathers of the Republic and the Constiu-
tiun. and whatever may be the opinions of
this day, we should not he accused OF
treason while we adopt the doctrines OF
jefferson, Madison and Monroe. IT we
were wrong, these old gentlemen were
wrong. Ii we are right, then the Demo-
cratic party is wrong.
Mr.. Corwin wished 10 present Cues
ton OF logic. II is said that NJ. Seward,
being the head and leader OF the party
had proclaimed at Rochester thu; there
must be some conflict between tree aud
slave IaIor, and that in consequences OF
that declaration, JOHN Brown had deter
mined To murder somebody at liarpcrS
Ferry. Did the gentlemen suppose that
Brown had not read Jcticr3on's notes on
Virginia and the remarks OF Washington,
THAI he wouid render cordial co-cperttion
81. rsI.. el,E.
Territory. Did they s,nuosc he had not
seen tn. debates of the VIRGINIA Conycn-
tion. IN which it was said that slavery was
an enormous evil. HAT unless abolished il
va,,Id advance steadily. strp By step. until
IL ,r,,,Ij lie rs fatal rs death? Did they
sur,.,... Brown had not read al! these
thinps. ana Wondered on them in his
mo;Iptf,:u solitude in N"r York, for 20
vcsrs. and rrayed over them? II WAS
there this cuierurisg entered into his
cr:2ed i,urciItation being supcrirlUced by
do nr;nrinjcs concerted bv Jefferson and
v.lr,in,s,t,n. Brown believed t!te pu..cis
Of shc i.n.! would eucamr around ahoul
hin,
IIn asserted that lie resolution Of Mr.
Ciny. ,i. Mo x-,s lr advertisement of
trar,,nr.s hos. and that tTr. Sherman had
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sherman had not endorsed fiat hook. Ii
va, moi mol, nrcnared At The time he authorised
III, nnr,c 10 he .rnsrdcd 70 = political
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