Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1863-02-18


as if he were lecturing on Natural His
tory, and found the gentleman from
Kentucky an interesting specimen
there's another illustration of the degra
dation this thing works. And the roarS
of laughter seem like so many nettles in
the uneasy seat Of the irate defender ol
Slavery.
But continues Lovejoy, sit would be
really pleasant to have an answer. Would
the gentleman have sent back that runa-
way slave to his master?''
III answer no more ofyour questions. .
roars WicIliffe, like sulky schoolboy.
The gentleman from Kentucky shows
more wisdom in refusing to answer my
questions than he has manifested on any
occasion since he has been q member OF
Congress" And again the laugh is
against the testy Kentuckian.
Pretty soon Loveioy is at him again
The gentleman sneers at the aid ofthese
SambOS. | would like to see some of
these Democrats out in the stream, sink
ing for the third time, and black man
on shore throwing a rope to him. Iwould
like to see the Democrat that would push
it awayw And" he partly adds. as the
chuckling over the decided point sub
sides, when Col. Sambo' drew him
ashore, he ,eopLint Be doing half as good ser
rics as if he ,0ere shooting TsBelsp'
The ponderons frame of the naughty
old gentleman from Kentucky Iuivers
with rage, and the grabbed wrinkles Of
his face work responsive This is goading
on to madness; but he began the game
himself, and he can't complain if hes
beaten in playing it.
The impurturable radical continues
Would arm negroes? Ay, Sir, not
only would l arm negroes, but l would
arm mules, and make them shooting ma
chimes to kill rebels, if conld."
He is interrupted from another quar-
ter. 4 portly Indianian, in the back
part of the hall, of commanding presence,
and fine, thinking face, to whom Wick
life had refused permission to speak,
would like to make a few remarks right
here. Certainly, the gentleman can
have ten minutes of my time" and with
a courteous wave Of the hand, the radical
Mr.. Lovejoy yields the floor to the CON
Mr.. Dunn.
Mr.. DUNS's sPEECH-NULTUN IN PARvo.
The interruption is little unusual and
unexpected. Members look around to
,GG hAlsil IL LllG1AlS MI Dul4n AlOAl lllG !
Egypt" of Indiana, and though Repub- |
lican, has always been thought remarka-
bly, conservative. Is he going to make |
my trouble by opposing in any way the 1
passage of the bill? A sentence or two |
lispels all doubt.
He is glad the gentleman from Ken
lucky has had full freedom of debate
He seems to be a lingering relic of that
lynasty that so long tyrannized over this
country, and it is fitting perhaps that he
hould oppose this benefcent measure.-I
The gentleman has attributed to him a
entiment he never entertained and never
that he had abandoned his faith
IL the ability of the white men of the /,
North to crush out this rebellion. The
harp grabbed tones Of bEr. Wickliffe are
heard. 81 cannot YIELD" says
lr. Dunn. Il claim the right to inter
upt," returns Wickliffe, with character
site assumption, "The gentleman re
used to yield to me, andI refuse 70 yield
2 him."
Thus repaid from his own measure,
What can the old gentleman do but sit
lown?
81 have been aYerse to the employment
# negroes, l thought there were loyal
Thite men in the South, on whom we
ould rely. In that, thus far, we have
,een disappointed; but we find abund-
nee of loyal black men. Why then not ,
se hsm2 The gentleman asked how we !
an exchange them if taken prisoners,
nd speaks as if offering to exchange a :
lack man for white one would
e a great outrage on the white pop
lation. " l tell the gentleman" and
e hurls it out with vigor Mr.. Wickliffe
thinks quite personal, that a
lack man who fights for my country, Is
etter than any tchite man sshO rights against
er' One would suppose that, if the gen
leman's own son was fighting in this war, {
Ie would rather have him shot by q white {
raitor than saved by a black loyal sol
Iier! Sir, | haze a son in the war, and :
m entirely willing that black men shall
Ielp him subdue the white rebels. :
The gentleman, as ] understand him, {
proposes to introduce a resolution to in
uiTe into the conduct of Gen. Butler at
Sew Orleans. | hope when he does that ;
ie will also extend his inquiry into the
Onduct of Gen. Jackson at Ns1g OrLsQAst"
md with a rapid summary he runs over
he other Instances in which in our histO-
J negroes have done right gallant service
Of the flag.
''But the gentleman says the employ
lent of these people will turn this into ,
war. Is it possible that these {
eople, who for generations have been
nder the humanizing, Christianizing in
uence of Slavery are still such barbarians I
hat we connot safely put arms in their
ands, without their committing barbar- {
US outrages upon their benefcent mas 5
ers?
mo, sir. Let these-men, if they viii. 7
iOot down the rebels arrayed against our c
rothers, our SONS and our friends. If C
on dc not choose to have your sons aided !
Y such means, | do choose to have mine. I
" son was in the battle of Vicksburg, /
nd there black men fought in the ranks r
our enemies. Shall we not match [
lam with their own weapons? Or IS tie q
OOd of oar sons cheaper than the market ealgs o
y0lT Slares'
But the rebels shoot down negro pris-
ners, and the gentleman asks, what will a
on do? Make ghits traitors dnSlCer IN Jlood d
r blood! Every man who fights for our V
luse must be treated as a soldier, no l
latter what the color of his skin"
And so he takes point after point OF a
le objections to the bill. and with a single W
roke of his sledge hammer logic, demol-
hes it. lie has the unbroken attention
House and the applause of the crowd
l galleries as he proceeds. This is no Il
mart special pleading, no trick of dem
yogue oratory. Here is a finely balanc- .
|, unusually calm and judicial mind, {
rought up to white heat. The allusious E
his son and brother and nephews, (for y
early all his nearnest blood relations are u
the army have brought out the high =
It and noblest exercise of his ample p
,wers; and tha mental machine, without
r or friction, but running ct speed
at fairly exhibits its remarkable capac- d
:, is with wonderful force and wonder cl
| condensation, covering the whole sub te
ct with an armor of fact and logic that ii
, attack can penetrate. The effect is ell
perb.
He drives the last bolt home with