The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-02-14

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Quoted so lambeDt aud go lamb like. whero
the persons Of your enemies arc too sacred
TO be snittcn by any save a pure white /.
and wheto you SO carefully guard fhcir
feelings against tho m1rtifcation of boinp
beaten In the field by tho kindred of the;
own bondmoD. ! remember, this last sum.
NOR, and IL has been recently repeated. tho
dignihcd incident OF stripping or a cast. off
uniform from tho back Of colofed servant
OF ono Of your colonUls, out Of respect TO
the feelings Of your enemy Sir, nation
that goes INTO such q struggle so daintily
aud mincingly, so beglovod and be scented
and bc-fooled and besottod. will fud 1t a
death struggle indeed. Never. until We can
shufiio oil these sickIy and eickenine SEN
timentaisms, and confront this great caiss.
trophe with all the means tha, lie within
our grasp iu our hands shall VIC be equal to
it's fearful demands. Gentlemen NAV turn
their pallid faces loathingiy away. aud hold
their weak stomacbs, but Isay TO them that
they and iheir policy must 20 10 the rear
The front OF this battle is for other hands.
know tho propositions for which have
contendcd are denied apd denounced by
by every mode OF known augmentation
defamation and denial VIC aro assured
over and ovor, and besougbt TO belieyo il.
this little thing Of slavery. harmless, pot
scheme OF convenience and economy. Incl
dent to u few r0raI neishborhoods of pure
primitive formation. has no possible con.
noction with this war nor can we have
anything under the Constitution 10 do with
IL, whatever tho consequences NAV bo Per
nit mo rude and coarse illustration.
Suppose man by accident had billet of
wood thrust into aud firmly fixed in the
muscles of q limb, and swollen. writhfng
and dclirious, he is put Into our hands. and
we must deal with his case We all know
what tho orthodox practice has beet-ipnote
tho CAGE wholly, turn the surgical back upon
the patient. and coolly ussuro the world
that nothing ails him. The learned eentlo.
mon over the was hold this doctrine sub.
stantiaiiy. Gentlemen OF that school admit
the presence of the intrudRg wood. but
they biandly assure us that Il does not hurt
the man, that il has always boon there, and
Is really ia strict accordance with his con
stitution. ntlittIe pet luxury of bis. with
which we can have nothing TO do, IL the
patient is Ours--in fact, that II is uuconsti-
iuiional to mcddle with that. II remember
rightly. ono of the learned doctors from
Now York Mr. Steelel declared off hand
that this injury was not the cause of tho
alarming symptoms, but that they we're
caused sololy "by tho unnecessary agitation
ofthe qaostion;' that Is what aiis the man
and all that ails him-ths absurd "agita
ton of the question - There is also uiher
high authority for this doctrine. believe
that the celebrated DIR Dtvis holds 10 pre-.
ciss'y these Same profound views. He SAYS
the Constitution precIudes our dealing with
this thug. aud that II is tho a'agitation of
tho question" tnat ails the man. Let him
aioru aud he VIII do we'll enough, or perhaps
he woulddcise a similar peg into the other
lego ao. a2n "a a iHGaa 2iH.a ef,ea
, am not wholly sure, Mr.. Speaker, that
our own practice was the most enlightened,
We proposed, by external application, TO
limit the evil effects of this accident TO the
injured part, and lot tho patient run. /
am not prepared to say. considering his
condition when he came to our hands. chat
this may not have aggravated the difficulty.
We come to deal with the case nov, aud
say, with no shadow of hesitation, thar ex.
tirpatiOn ofthe cause is tho natural and
sole remedy 1 do not believe when a man
sticks sliver into his foot, that the best
remedy is to shave his head, or blister bis
chest, or make him blow his nose. Hfi. rl.e
Sir. this thing of slavery was always o re-
bgious and moral outlaw, a confessed and
folOn, with halter about it's neck.
Invoking execution ut the hands of an out |
ragged universe. Its only doforse was the
alleged constitutional barrier behind which |
IL was inirenched. That barrier IL has itself
broken down, and it stands exposed In its
hideOusness TO tho assaults of the human
raco; and who dares to say that they
should not crush il | believe that. IL, the
economy of Gods governments, tho time ia
fully come for It's extirpation- the
forces now moving the profound dopshs of
our political compact will themselves, ere
they are spent, work its demolition. To
that consummation Twill gladly con tribute
and 4 would now, by "a wise forecast, so far
as we may. direct those agencies so that In |
their beneficent mission thsy may work the |
least amount of incidental harm. Resist
thern we cam OF; aid them / will Do not |
or misapply this remark. |
This doctrine is not the teaching or practice
OF my party. The sentiment is nv own
and here declare that l will, now and at
all times, seze any opportunity to strike
slavery on ite own nccount--I will lift nv |
hand and ask God for strength TO make |
that blow effectual. srl = 5o a,a.r
Sir, this is ominently practical and i'm.
Fortunate matter you may postpone this |
debate. but the ques tion not at all We de-
liberaie. as no Congress ever before deliber.
ated, under the very muzzles of the
eDemy's guns, prepared to thunder their
nexorablo logic upon this debated matter,
Saving no doubt Of tboir views or policy.
/ am now to offer some remarks more d.
rectly upon the executive policy as to this
matter of slavery connected with this war
Ia thing may not avoid If would. Let
no man say propose a war upon the
President. profoundly respect and esieem
him; can comprehend the nature of his
Tearfully trying position and its SUR
but am Representative of
the people. tho humblest of whom has a
personal stake in his country equal TO that
Df tho first citizen. and am 10 utler frankly
he best conclusions OF my Judgment. q This
erriblo juncturo requires not only all the
'treDgth of all the people. but demands the
of their whole mind and thought
'reely uttered
regret, profoundly regret, that, when
We FIRST met, the Executive could not have
Indicated to us and tho country decided
policy. 1t may have been wiser to leave
events to hammer il out, but ultimately
hey will demonstrate to him that the true
,ourse lios along this opening path, which
We mast pursue, rugged and iborny though
Z. bo. Sir, our pooplo expected this Of him.
md were disappointed, They are 10 ad-