The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-11-08

al development. Mr.. Train ! Young
ooksng man. with eager eountensncc. dars-
,rozn morstache and goatee. curly hair.
md Was attired IN blue dress coat with large
,rass buttons lie also wore light kid gloves
throughout the evening. Nr. Clay, on the
,ikcr hand, was plainly alfred Ia black, and
1peloved. Each Of the speakers occupied
half hour alternately. y the two combat
ants stepped upon the stage they ore greet
Ell with about equal applause and cheers,
showing that the audience were pretty equal
y divided politically. The discussion was
conducted Ia = sort OF conversational orator
zeal style and varied from caln bur earnest
10 Wild extravaganza and pegssian
flights on the part of each. into metaphysics.
religious and social theories. political econ0-
my and ancient history Nr. Tran opened
the ball. Mr. McGowss. tie japanese
traveller. kept time for tie parties. We give
the substance Of the discussion.
NJ. TRAINS rIRsr SPEECH.
After brief opening, he said: In order
to give Mr. Clay fair play shall proceed TO
prove that slavery Is divine institution
The scene that ensued was wildly exciting
Cheers, groans. cries Of all kinds. SHANE"
That's right" &C, were given, til finally
something like silence was obtained he
then went on 10 prove his proposition that
slavery was a home institution. and said that
American slavery was the stepping stone
from African slavery to Christian civiliza-
ton. he had been 10 Africa and had seen
the negro sculptured on obelisks and pyra
mids. and he was always the slave and ser
want Of other men. Look at him in Africa
First. physically. IL was the custom In Africa
originally TO mutilate the prisoners captured
in war and TO eat the young. Instead Of
that, however. the slave trade came and res
cused the African. and brought him 10 this
country. Physically bis condition was i'm
proved ia American slavery Now. COM
merciaily, what had Africans ever done In
their own country! Nothing In the South
they grew tobacco. corn. rice. and cotton,
until the exports of the country had reached
S2DO. OO0 200 year. There was some d.
vinity in that improvement. IL was a step
ping stone from African bsrbafism TO Chris
tian civilization. Then financially In Africa
there was no trade, nothing but barter -
Then, mechanically In Africa there were
no masons. Carpenters. or mechanics. On
the American plantations the slaves learned
to DO mechanics. Then, agrculturally. -
There was no cultivation in Africa. In
America the slaves were employed IN agIi-
culture. Theu socially and morally. In Arr
ca there was no such thing "a marriage
In the South there was. Ia Africa there
were 30 600 600 of people Ia hopeless degra
dalton. and he would ask Lord Shaitesburv.
Lord Brougham, and Exeter Hall 70 devote
their attention 10 the terrible state OF morals
In Africa. In the South the slaves went 70
rhu md a.H a hair I.I H.
sermons. But the aboliiiouists came n 10
deprive shareholders of their property and
stopped that slave education Thirty years ago
Therefore, religiously. the slaves were bet
ter of here than they were in Africa. The
King Of Dahomey sacrificed every year two,
or three. OF four, or fiyo thousand African
in a religious rite Last year there were TO
be seven thousand sacrificed. but the state OF
the Kings excheQuer would not allow it, and
he could only afford two thousand The otis
er five thousand were shipped TO Brazil az
slaves. He claimed 10 have proved that
Americas slavery had improved the negro
First, physically second commercially; third
financially; fourth mechanically; filth sgri-
culturslly; sixth, socially. religiously and
morally. And now. said he, all those who
really admit that il was better for these two
thousand Africans 10 have been brought
South will please manifest it by saying aye
(There was torrents ayes, noes, groans
cheers. and confusion.)
Mr.. Train-African murderersi African
butchers, You have admitted that vol
would rather see two thousand African.
butchcred and mutlated on pile than b
taken away as slaves. Cheers and Kisses
Would 10 not have been better that these
two thousand people. instead Of being mutt
lated and butchercd, to transport them to The
South and make them grow cotton. rice, ans
corn2 Shouts of AYE" and "No" in abou
equal volume.) Well. as nearly as / car
make ont. you are about half Christians ans
huff murderers. Cheers and Kisses I AN
delighted. The next stepping stone Of the
Africans will be freedom. and that they vii
come TO in time.
aR. CLAWS REriY
Mr.. Clay was greeted with storm %. ap
plsuse and cheers. mingled with Misses. II,
proceeded substantially as follows.
FEILow CIrizsvs: The evil that man in
his individual character may do perishes will
him; but the evil lac infuses into principle
may be eternal ("Talk OUT And il th'
principles which my friend advocates are I,
be believed. then when our fathers said tina
every man was entitled to life. liberty, nm,
the pursuit Of happiness. they told false
hood, and the principles upon which on
government i established Is falsehood.-
Cheers
a voice-"Thc Niger cant sustain tn
republic"
Anoiher-"They sustain the rebelliol
now (Cries OF "les. yes, yes. and grea
applause
A Cry" Hnag the rebels" Order. or
der
Voice We must stand by the republic.
Mr.. Clay.-les, we are going to sustain
the republic.
Another Voice.-You arc sustaining tn
rebellion now.
Mr.. Clay-"I stand here TO night as a rep
resentative Of the Republican party. TIL
President Of the United States has taken hi
own ground, and whatever ground ge take
must be maintained. Great applause an
hisses Cries Of "Order') Ii and III
Republican party are abol,ionists. 50 also
Abraham Lincoln. That's so" Applause
What s the position OF Abraham Lincolnf
A Crv-"Wc don't want to know abou
Lincoln.
Another.-' We want tho question
Another know enough about Abe
Great applause and laughter Order
Question" Go 0a Go on
A Cry-"Go on with your argume-t i
yosr own way"
Mr.. Trsin-Thatis fair: le. him 60 on.
Mr.. Clay. resuming-As the rebels tax
our horses aud property and the beds Jude
our wives and children. SO We may coufscat
their slaves APPLAUSE Why does th
gentleman claim that tho South should b
exempt from the common misfortuocs E
var. that We should iose al and they moth
insg Great applause, "Qaestion. ''aues
ton. "Orier. ofier." Go on, his.cs
Mr. Clay--"0h. yes. yeu interrnpt--ihs
i very hard % take"
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