The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-05-09
Hon. n. r. wade npon Eman-
cipofion.

4
cipatien.
In the Senate on Friday, the enamel
patton bill being under discussion, Mr..
Wade made some remarks from which
we quote the closing paragraphs;
go for Furnishing every man who has
raised his accursed hand TO strike down
the Constitution Of our fathers. Iwould
take his property to relieve the loyal men
of the North and south. t. indemnify
them would confscate the property,
yea to the last dollar, of these scoundrels;
and he that will not do IL. let him meet
me before our masters, the people. If 1
am wrong, they will undoubtedly remind
me OF IL; but If il is right and Just, and
demanded by tho exegences Of the times,
! ] trust shall stand justified. And, Sir,
lido not much like the arguments of some
of our friends-that we shall get nothing
by this bill five are true to our elves
and execute il faithfully, we shall find
property sufficient to indemnify the loyal
men for nearly all the expense of this un-
holy war. II will be a poor indemnity
for the precious blood of our young men
who have been compelled to 90 to the
battle field by these scoundrels. They
lie in their graves lamented Of all Just
men, and mourned by their country.
Some men are willing to take certain
property, but are very much afraid lest
we should touch Slavery. Since the
war commenced have felt absolved of
ell my duty to efford any protection, to
the Rebels In this respect, and ] would if
possible, fire the slaves Of every rebel.
And have been amazed at the conduct
OF the Border State men, that they should
hold on to this institution 80 long, when
it has been their weakness aud almost
their utter destruction. None of the
Free States have been invaded since this
war commenced, while some of the Bor.
der States have been almost overrun by
the Rebels. This is not because the
Southern men are not brave, but because
, they lean upon this institution until they
become as weak as infants in the grasp
of free men, and becom simple tenants
r at our will. IL seems strOnge to me that
they so cling to this institution, and that
they have not long ago risen in their
, strength and declared that il should be
blotted out forever.
Mr.. Henderson Gun. Mol desire to
ask the Senator if he is perfectly satisfied
in his own mind---if il is desirable to do
away with Sluvcry-if he thinks his
course will accomplish it sooner than the
course of the Border State men.
Mr.. Wade. | am not permitted to
choose my course-not at all. But when
| see these black cLattcls put forward in
front of the'f chIvolrous owners to shoot
down our gallant men who have gone
forth to defend our glorious institutions,
am strongly tempted to make the fatal ap-
peal to you of the Border States, and say
to the bondsmen: "Stand forth invested
with all tho rights whorewith God AL.
mighty has clothed you; come over to our
SIDE and help fight the battles of Freedom
and you shall be Free" Itwould be only
Il rightc, us retributon on these rebels
Suppose we should do it, What would
become of you d rider States! Tall about
our prosecuting you and prosecuting the
war in v'ndictive spirit-you ought to be
! thankful that we have been 80 forbearing
as we have.
But we arc asked, for what OBJ
: jcct is this war prosecuted! We have
prosecuted no war except in self.defense
: The object for which this war Is prosecu.
+, T. d was set forth in the speeches of the
leading traitors. They declared it to be
: to establish Government whose corner
,, stone shall be Slavery. That is the oh.
ject for which this war is prosecuted. But
: Sir, 1t ought to be known TO every ono
that when any nation has reached to a Ger
: tain height of Civilization Slavery mus
disappear. In ancient times they worked
the galley-slave at the oar in time of wal
a. ...s.ua -fnrru I'D th DIR vessels of war; bui
could they stand for one moment against
the steam-engine! When tho steamer.
gine came the galley-siuvc passed away.
The steam.engine, and every other labor
: saving machine is an Abolitionist, and
: breaches stronger Abolition sermons than
ever issued from the lips OF man. Can
you put your slave in carrying burdens
against the railroad, or against the reaper
or moving machine! And | might go on
: until tomorrow morning, counting these
instrumentalities which are to destroy
your system, aud yet you 90 on, against
God nnd against nature, clnging with
pcrtinaciy to u sy stem which has already
passed away. Slavery must pass away.
: II is doomed by this war, ,ffcctually.-
Some of the advocates of this institution
seem to think that the Creator of the uni
verse is a pro-slavcry being. But, Sir, il
l have not greatly mistaken Him He is at
least gradual emancipationist. Laugh
ter. All human Institutions must come
to an end, and, I'll nix God that the worst
must end first. This war is prosecuted
for eternal slavery. am fighting against
II for eternal freedom, aud shall stant
: here to the end, fighting for my life ant
for free institutions, not for myselfmere-
D ly, but for all mankind.