, 1863-02-12

responsive to the biddings of the intellect;
but the yoice can scarcely be heard over half
the Hal-the fire is gone out-he is q weak
old man. -
Like other old men, he repeats himself It
Is the same speech he has periodically made
for the last year or two-but hnlf chsnged to
adopt it to the subject ofdebatc. Ofcoursc
he opposes the bill lie has all the proud,
naughty feelings Of the Kentuckian; he be.
lieyes in blood, and, as he says, with fash Of
all others. It would be unworthy of 4 great
people to rely On slaves for their own defense.
Sparta and Athens were Warlike communities,
but they kept their slaves, even white Slaves,
1n their proper seryile positions. Catalne, in
all the depth OF his deprasity, eTen Cataline
seorned to asE slaves to fight his battles.
shall We become bascr than they:
That is the keynote. We need not follow
him. The flame is weak and flickering-6oine-
times it flashes up with all the old brillnncy
but On the whole 1t is painful to listen to
him, and remember him in other days.
lie speaks proudly of what free loyal peo-
pie like ours can do; begs that We Will not
slaves to wear It; falls into the old complaint
ofhis earlier years against the Abolitionists;
and as his hour expires, resumes his seat. .
JUDGE KELLY RESPONDS. =:
Another clamor 0" Mr.. Speaker" 4" and "the
gentleman from Pennsylvania Is announced
as the combatnnt next to enter the arena.
Strangers scan his face curiously and look
t4.s..pptoausITu. Iat pentusse 4laa "eA' uan
Not so fast Ifthere is ssinged cat'' In
the House, Judge Kelly Is the man. Care
lessly dressed in business suit, with an out
side breast pocket crammcd full Of papers,
with presence that nobody notices with
coarse Looking Thsksrs af int
dlc'e. yery rebcllious and coming down OH
bis toreheatI to within m inch a his ewes
this is the las. man G2n ws4h pick out to fol-
LOW anypoos on Int gt.:T Ut sac.
bnt everybody on que Aoor seems preparing
gins:
s,, this IL In nv fndc-ncnt n humane md .r,ac
,n; s f is. J ~ ,tt,n1t ~ ~ IHa ~ vs. w.,
now pendins; but gentlemen on tic other side
and IN It m nstigation TO ser ser'e t the
isistion and History Which INC no tnsale n sloslss es
wipe ont.
What voice! and what manner! Call
this commDD.p1acey Whv Forrest might
cnyy 1 himi ''~0 @''' ' 'N'5>& ~
IT, 4s .1nas =, +orob,,o src,asa;xo,r 4ba ~
~ ,91a es,, ~ ~ ans
OF the chamber. Thus he dlsposes Of one:
Why should 1t not be donef Is the life Of the
negro more satrcd than that Of tho white mani
Mhy shS9,a not american @ Africans encounter the
Why should your son, and nj brother, and epr
friends die th8t tue negro may live do not
teen him one whit better than ourselves, nor do /
deny That he is our equal in rights before the great
God, our common Father, and IN tue great forum
where absolute Justice prevails. He e not better
than we, and should share the dangers and suifeE.
ings Of this war.
And main.
- - a,.;,,o .. a.c.. ..,. ,,,,.
thcy uccm II important that The rebels shau have
better supply OF labor than We: Ihey all know
{hat every White company recruited takes our ID.
6oFcss lrom INC neiu, tue mine, the workshop!
Do they noI SNOW teaL our power NJ nome ls IN.
paired ~ ne ratio oi TIE power and ct
ne regiments o. dlElsionsE Las hot their whole
poiiey been 70 Deprive us OF labor OF strength at
homs. OF Ghafactef. ana g SECURE 10 Gaf enemies
supply OF labor to maintain them. while they cut
our tntoats aa roy tne gIases OF our solGers 1hat
1hey may nake tF1hhets tor lao'cs g'Foles Of their
oohes:
And again:
whv snvs tho 1carncd pcnt1amrr from Ron.
tucly, (Crittenden) cvcn Catilne refused to em-
ploy alaycs In war Catilinc, sir. was bad man,
base man, a rebel but how Infinitely glolloqs
a. stanas oesoe the leaders o. tais rebellion Il
tAe eGAte@4aA HtatStnenAs oltu !t1APsessloue W