The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-03-27

oppose TO him some able and experienced
man fully representing their views. 10
my high character as private citizen,
shall at all times be happy to discuss the
questions with the gentlemen anywhere
and everywhere and | can assure him
that he shall be met; he shall be met
fairly he shall be met manfully he
shall be met with tho Constitution T; he
shall be met with the laws he shall be
met with historical incidents he shall be
met with apt illustrations /; he shall be
fairly met with all the arms and weapons
Of fair, honorable, and manly warfare,
and he may encounter indignation that
will scorch, sarcasm that will fay alive,
and wit that will sting 20 death. lie shall
be met. And as the gentleman was
making that speech, there came omnous
responsive murmurs from the galleries
all around this Hall, and the genIleman's s
friends demanded that they be cleared.
Sir, when .he gentleman is met before the
people, there will be no rule that will
clear the galleries. When the shout Of
| lust condemnation swclls out, the galleries
will clear the House.
! And should Ike TO know, sir, what
that other colleague Of mine Mr.. White)
meant towards The close OF his speech oil
the other evening, when he said that
from his district "there should be no
man stealing" under that bill, (the Con-
script bilL) What could the gentleman
mean ? Clearly not that which his cool
and sober judgment will now recognize
as the true line Of conduct, but an ex-
preston into which be was hurried 10y
fevensh excitement, the hidden source OF
which he was, perhaps, not quite con-
scious of. Mau.stealing F! Sir, when a
great and suffering nation, almost dis.
crowned, comes with the emblem of its
glory, its old flag which has foated rent
and torn on so many fields, and seeks its
own born children to come 10 its rescue,
he calls it man stealing. But when some
painting fugitive, hunted with horn and
hound and dog, lies quivering and torn,
the gentleman finds ample authority for
that in the Constitution and its everlasting
compromises, as wei! as in the eternal
fitness Of things bat when the nation
comes TO claim her children for her own
defense with drum beat and banner, that,
in the gentleman's vocabulary, is man
stealing, is it
No matter how we may lash ourselves
into unthinking expression. the people
themselves cannot long remain passive
and unknowing. Sometimes acting on
plane above logical deduction, sometimes
little below the plane OF intelligent iu-
stinct. they invariably work themselves,
ultimately and finally and at no distant
day. TO a right appreciation of things
Such time as that will overtakp, il il
has not already overLaken the popular
sentiment. The time shall come when
these issues shall be fairly met before the
people. They have no motive to be
wrong, and are too wise to be far misled.
These great issues shall be fairly dis
cussed they will be understood 4: and
righteous judgment shall award to the
gentlemen as 10 ourselves, that award
which the pale. browed and deep-eyed stu
lent of future history shall not reverse
md to that award Of the people, and to
hat confirming award OF future history,
10 far as my humble conduct is concerned
n these issues, am abundantly content
% submit them.