The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-02-16

that inasmuch as Shareholders have pro-
claimed that Slavery is higher law they
make issue, and say that liberty is above
all constitutions and laws, and that the
slave is allowed entirely the use OF his
own discretion as to where and how he
may liberate himself if liberation is with
in his reach. To that party belonged
John Brown. To that party belonged
Cook, and to that party belonged every
man decidedly and ascertainedly implica-
ted in that raid. Not one belonged to
the Republican organization. No. Sirs.
After all attempts in every quarter to
make capital out of the affair there has
not been proved to be one single Repub-
lican standing in alliance with Seward
and myself that they have been able to
implcste remotely or directly iu this raid
of John Brown.
| rejoice that those resolutions ofinves-
tigation have been passed in the Senate
of the United States, that they may call
for Gov. Seward. that they may call for
any other Republican, North and South,
aud bring them before the proper COM
mittee of the Senate of the United States,
and there make them fairly and fully dis
close ell that they know upon the subject.
I tell you, now, it will result in our vim
dication and in the mortiio alton OF those
who have attempted to do Seward this
signal injustice.
Hang-Dog Testimony.
What is the testimony upon which your
papers, and the papers of Madison, have
arraigned before tie Com mittee these men.
Why, that a certain Infamous English
renegade, one Forhes--who avowedly
fought for pay in Kansas. and whose pay
ceased as the contest there ceased; who
fought for money in that Territory where
your children and my children met to
seek homes, when driven out by the strong
competition of unpaid wsges-publishes
and declares that he intimated in con.
versatiou with Mr.. Seward, that such a
raid was going on; as be afterwards said
he did not understand it to be anything
but raid to collect together and carry
out slaves from the Slave States by kind
of stampede. What does be say that Gov.
Seward said! "Sir, | will have nothing
to do with any such project. You have
Ho business to talk to me, a Senator of
the U. S., upon any such subject" But
what does Mr. Seward say of all this
when he heard of it on bis distant travel!
Said he, | saw map by the name OF
Forbes, but | utterly deny, upon the hon.
or of map, that | ever had any intima.
ton directly or indirectly touching upon
any such raid. | put it to every honest
man. to Mr. Magofiu, to Mr.. Breeken-
ridge and all their supporters, is there
single one OF you, on such testimony as
this by an infam Gus renegade who desert
ed his comrades in arms, who would put
to death the meanest sheep killing dog!
| will speak for you! | know you would
not-not one of you would. Yet this Is
to implicate Gov. Seward, and through
him to east a slur upon the great Repub
lican party Of these United States. No
gentlemen, We uay 60 down, but tell
you here, now, l tell all these gentlemen
we will never 60 down upon such testimo
ny as that. Therefore | reiterate, VIC
challenge you to the disclosure. We
boldly burl back the imputation as un-
true, whatever may be it. intent and pur
pose. apd We defy you to the testimony,
aud appeal to the country. That's wha'
We do.
About Instructions.
I While upon this subject, allow me tc
say word upon the subject Of iDsurrec
tions. | belive have made more speech
es 10 vindioation of the Republican party
than any man in the United States, NORTH
or South I believe, from my corresPou
dence with individuals, associations, anc
other com binations of that party, AN a.
iutima ately acquainted with the purposes
of that party as any man in Auerica
and | will tell you what believe those
purposes now to be, according to my un
derstanding, and their views with regard
to this whole subject of the liberation O
slaves By force and servile insurrection.
We now and always have regarded tht
poor African as of an inferior race, ant
although We do not pretend to divine th'
inscrutable designs of Diety, although W.
cannot say what may be the design o
the great Il au;" whether they shall as
cend in the scale of humanity, and We g.
down or they 60 up -til higher, We loav'
these questions entirely to the pbilosoph
ical speculator, saying that is not sub
ject OF political action at all; but SO far Al
practicability is concerned, We say tha
black man is now of an inferior race, aut
although the poet says that the worn
feels pang as greatas when giant dies,
yet we believe that is all poetry and no
truth. The life of man and of woman i
desirable as it is elevated and removed
from the condition of the beast of the fielt
tb at perishetb Therefore it is, that whel
Great Britain held her supremacy owe
the immense millions of India, attempt
ing BY the despotic power of force, to rul
it by no ama samation of interests, takin
it under a co@mon protection and into
common glory. those untold millions Q