The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-02-01

ITWO Noble southern Mcn-Remarks i'll
the House by Mr.. Clemens, of Virgin-
In, and Mr.. Etheridge, OF Tennessee.
Mr.. Clemens believed before God
that slavery would be crucified il
this unhappy controversy ends in lho
dissolution. II not crucifed, it will
have the death rattle in its throat.
lt remained to be seen whether
treason can be carried on. There
was brave and holy minority in
the slave states. Lazarus is not
dead, but sleepeth. He asked 10
favors Tor the South, but demanded
that justice only which springs from
honest magnani,nity. South Caro-.
lima, which first proclaimed indie.
Ipendence, and Virginia, which gave
birth to it, were both allied to Mas.
sachusetts. lie believed there yet
fingers a patriotism which will save
the country whose glory belongs to
us all. Will you be appealed to to
step forward in spirit which made
our fathers illustrou5, and not shut
out every access to sympathy.
Mr.. Clemens showed that the law
of population governed the question.
1t was population and capital the
South wanted, not territory. He
showed the object Of the Southern
Confe deracy was to open the African
slave trade. The South out OF the
Union, will never be able to secure
80 much territory as he could hold
in his hand. 1t was reported that
the South was sending Commission.
ers to Europe to effect an alliance
against their brothers in language
and lineage. II the South would
take the Constitution OF the United
States as provisional government,
the cotton states will have legisla-
tive power over the border states,
which will be bound hand aud foot
to u policy ns oppressive as they
ever We're under our Constitution
intensified fifty times.
Several gentlemen moved that Mr..
Clemens have leave to continue his
remarks beyond the hour for debate.
Mr.. Martin, Of Virginia, excitedly
expressed the hope that the member
would not be allowed /, continue
his traitorous remarks.
Much confusion cnsucl, which
soon subsilyl.
The report Of the committee Of
thirty-thr was taken up.
Mr.. Elhcrdge said that if the set
tlcmcnt of the present difficulties be
submitted to twelve honest men not
politicians. hc would do 80 without
argument, knowing they would reach
an honest rlict. Unfortunately.
the people appeal to Congress Tor
peace. He announced that il the
House 'aj,. g. ,g-c. taa iMI!'. -.
pectationa, lie would move the ld.
journment Of the question to the
people. The revolution now threat
cning was urGstiiiablc and unpir-
donable aud involving fearful con-
sequences: yet those not partici
pating in the revolution are stigma
,ized as traitors. He showed the
madness aud folly OF subverting the
government. say NJ that all their
rights would be secured in the Union.
He referred to the Personal Lib.
crty bills, saying lie believed they
would be soon swept from the stat
utc hooks. 1t they were constitu-
tional we have no right to complain:
il unconstitutional they are void as
to the Fugitive Slave law. Mr.. Orr,
Of tie Kingdom OF South Caro-
lima, had said it WAS IA strong as
anybody wished. He asked If il
would be stronger out than in the
Union. The Northern people viii
always be opposed to slavery. The
strongest slavery men South are
Yankees, for as soon as they 20
South they marry nigger - beg
pardon they marie d woman with
niggers. No one here claimed to be
an abolitionist. Voices from the
Republican sidC-"not one" No
other but Republicans had denoun
ced the Brown raid in their platform
The people OF the South and North
don't hate each other more than old
> Wings and Democrats used to-
. You will separate on paper. but the
I Ohio River Is the only barrier lc
separate hostile states. You hate
4 one another because the ms mus
p, soon give place to the outs. As III
i evidence OF his peaceful disposition
;. he was willing to submit eight years
/" longer to Buchanan's administration
Laughter. Would assent to Crit
:, tenden's or the border states com
promise, or the resolutions he en-
deavored to introduce, and woulC
o Iindorso the recommendation of the
At committee Of thirty three, feeling
that in doing this he would meet tn,
disunionists with torch in one han,
and the sword in the other, and s.
- long as the stars and stripes wav
d over Tennessee, he would nevc
X submit to disunion.
49, Mr.. Etheridge continued at greG
n, length, saying that the North ha
81 always submitted to the demands
the South, and referred to acts {
NO Congress in support of his statement
of In answer to question, Mr., Eth
r.. eridge said it was known that th
people OF the South were insane
- and, in the language of Scriptur,
would answer Southern foola az
Y cording to their folly. lie said
,is was we'll known that wherever III
sd disunion sentiment prevailed in Il
G6 South. there WAS reipn OF terrn