Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-07-15
NUMBER 276

Thisis called already, says the gentleman,
arepublican body. Why, sir, we nrc all called
"Rlack Republicans" "AbolittonistS;h and
every man that claims to bea Union man.
throughout this country is dcnounced-I
have heard them denounced everywhere
by our opponents, as Ahnlitionists and Re.
publicAns. Who cares for it? ], sir, do
not. treat the charge with contempt.
deSpise such accusations. They arc false
false as He'll, and we all know them to Se
false; and why should we regard them
The whole country, the world, know 1t is
false. Ii is known that Union men arp
not of necessity Black Republicans and
AbolitionistS, though mtny of them are
They are all mixed together. thank the
good Being that we know no parties, no
dist ctious, in this matter. know how
some people feel on this subject. They are
tired of this eternal negro in our midst.
They want it expelled as subject of agi-
tution. 1t has been ridden to death. This
accusation of being Black Republican and
Abolitiouist has become so common that
people do not regard it as q charge or rs
calumny in the character of men any
longer. They do not care anything about
it, because it is so frequently misapplicd.
The gentleman remarked that would
not want it to 70 forth to tile world that
was opposed to the Fugitive Slave Law.
No, sir, nor do / expect it to go forth thnt
/ am opposed TO ;hat law. My constitn
uents know thnt am not, and they arr
the people that am accountable 10. They
know my sentiments, aud have confidence
in me in regard to this matter; aud know
they desire that this thing shall be kept
out of our body and deliberations. This
resolution, sir, is an entering wedge to this
7 I, -
to come up and be introduced here, as the
point of the wedge enters the solid timber,
so this little point of the wedge OF cOntrO-
versy will enter our councils and will
make the breach wider and wider until
there will be discord here that We can
not settle at all.
Keep it down; keep it out from our
midst, away from us. do not fear any
charges Of this character that are made
against me and hope the members of
this body are so far above suspicion on this
subject that they will treat all such with
utter contempt. Our action here has shown
all the time what our sentiments are on
this subject, and that is sufficient There
is now an opposition to our whole move
ment introduced here into our country, aud
movement like this in this Legislature
will have Il tendency to encourage that OPP
! position and make it formidable. Let us
say 10 these gentlemen who are around and
about US in this country here that they
cannot have any kind of encouragement,
that we mot going to be distracted here
on questions of this kind, that we intend
to repel them and keep them out SO that
I they Will not have the sweet unction laid
to their soul that we are divided among
ourselves. l hope they never will have any
encouragement ofthis kind from this body.
do not, sir, say TO members of This
body that If they will not concur with me,
that if they do no: side with me on mo
tons and resolutions that may come up
here that | will i'll any event leave this
T.! body. No. sir, never will desert the cause
that | have cspouscd here until my head is
laid low in the dust. started in this con-
test for life Or for death, and to live for
this cause or to die with it, is the purpose
of myself and MY people. We knew when
we entered into it that it was matter of
life or death to us, aud we are going to go
through and abide the result. hope ;his
resolution will sleep the sleep of death on
the table.
TcoNcLUsGoN Of THE DEBATE TOMORROW I