The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-03-20
Extracts from the Speech Of
HON.D.W. VOORHEES,, OF IND,
ON THE
sCRIPTION BILL

IN THE
House of representatives, Feb
Tuary %, 1863.
Mr.. SPEAKER: 1t is either my gooC
fortune or my bad fortune never to have
been member of legislative body un
til I took my seat in this Congress-
Consequently, i may not be so familiar
with the rules of propriety that obtair
among members of deliberative bodies
as others who hPve had more experience
But | must confess, Mr.. Speaker, that
with my limited experienced have ob
served the course of this dcoate with a
mazement, and with some degree Of hon
est indignation.
This debate was opened by ihe gentle
man from New York, Mr.. 0lin, with
q lecture to this side Of the HonSe, in
. forming us how he desired we Shoulddis
cuss this question. He expected us tc
observe certain rules and maxims laid
down by him for the government. of oul
minds and of our tongues. He inform
ed Us what we we're to say, and in whal
spirit we were to say it Our deport
ment was his especial care. He gav,
Us that kind of warning beforehand that
schoolmasters sometimes indulge in when
their pupils are about to be paraded on
exhibition before the public. We were
desired to behave ourselves and to pur
sue o certain line of conduct marked out
j for us in advance by his magisterial au'
tbority. The air of testy, domineer
ing pedagogue pervaded the style and
substance of all his remarks.
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a. You have left nothing undone in the
whole range of fanaticisn to overwhelm
the land with universal abolitionism--
not merely abolitionism of the old sort.
but abolitionism of q new type, which
makes the white man work for the ne.
gro instead of the negro working for the
white man, according to the obsolete
ideas of our fathers. You have gone
vigorously to work, taking advantage of
cur national distress, to carry out every
abolition measure ever dreamed of by
the widest and most enthusiastic zealots
of the abolition faith You have laken
advantage of this war to corrupt the
foreign policy of the Government, and
to recognize the only two negro govern,
ments on the face of the earth as our
national equals. Not content with yonr
own country as theatre for your folly,
you have gone, like so many Captain
Cooks, cireumnavigating the world,
hunting for islands in the sea, and dis.
tant shores on which to display yonr
bastard benevolence and your insane
transcendentalism. You found Liberia,
and you found Hayti, and you made this
once proud Republic take off its hat and
exchange bows of equality with Ethio.
pia. The people are taxed to send
ministers to these dGsky barbarians, in
order to show the world that negro
equality is at least one of the institutions
of this country. The negroes, Of course,
feel aattered by these delicate attentions,
though l confess they have no reason to,
for have always held that respectable
negroes were much better in every re-
spect than white men who recognized
their civil or social equality. But the
African, in this instance at least, has
taken our advances kindly, and see by
the papers that his sable highuess envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipoten
tiary from Hayti to the Republican Count
Of Abraham Lincoln has just arrived in
New York, aud will soon salute the re.
fined social circles here with the odora of
his diplomatic presence. take the fol
lowing from the New York Herald, aud
as it will be precious intelligence to the
majority hero, gladly furnish it, ami
trust it may give you pleasant dreams to-
night:
"PERsoNAL INTELLIGENcE The min.
lister, from Hayti. Romaine, Charge
de Affaires from .Hayti to the United
States, is still stopping at the St. Mich
olas Hotel, with bis Secretary of Lega.
tion, D. Bruno. The minister's about
thirty.two years Of age, Of medium height
and exceedingly dark and swarlhy en-
plexion, He wears heavy black mus
tachs and imperial His hair is gener.
ally a little fuzzy and woolly looking,
which is owing to the want of careful
dressing, as after undergoing course Of
tonsorial msnipulations it would lie as
straight as that Of any Saxon among u.s.,
The cheek bones are rather higher than
are usually seen in this latitude. The
expression Of his face is g9od
natured and friendly. Heavy blacksye-
brows arch over a pair Of fine, full black
eyes, which seem always ready to CLEAN
and light np with nerriinent During
bis stay at the st. Nicholas Hotel the
habttues Of that establishment have on.
several occasions had an opportunity to
witness bis proficiency at billiards. H.,
handles cue with almost the skill uf a
Phelan or Kavanaga Cigarettes he
smokes 10 great quantities, aud as onish-
Dc the beholders BY the ease and non
,haIdnce with which be elects the smoke
rom bis nostrils. In many different
ways he has managed to win the good
opinion Of all with whom he has come in b
coutact, and the opinion Of his sociabilAls
Ity and courtesy Is very unanmouPpfeciat
Secretary Of Legation, D.. BrYour arm
much younger man. In hissance, deprive,
here are several ind at times, the nee
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