Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1865-06-07

In MS ChEsd States Senate, Dec. 10, 1859 on
"S resolution asking for the appointment Of
a committee 10 Investigate the facts anendiag
me Gttack upon Harpe,'S Ferry, in the fall
| q 1907 commonly kaOUn as The JOIN
BRowY RAID"
Contimed1
So much for the honored Senator from
Illinois and bis doctrines. | stated in
the beginning that what l was saying Ia
reference 20 the Senator from Illinois, was
rather outside ofthe line Of remark which
intended to make.on the occasion.
stated that should endeavor to show
that the recent demonstrations made at
Harper'S Ferry had been the legitimate
result Of certain teachings for a great
number OF years in this country. shall
begin by calling the attention Of the Sen
ate and The country to doctrines promu-
gated IN reference to the North and
South prior 10 the year 1900, about ten
years after the Federal Govern ment was
formed. propose to read an extract from
the fourth volume Of Mr.. Jefferson s
works, an entry under the head OF Decem-
Ter Is, 1903:
The Rev. Mr. Coffin of New Eng.
land, who is now here soliciting donations
for college in Green county, Tennessee,
tells me that when he first determined 10
engage in this enterprise, which he meant
! to get signed by clergymen, and similar
one for persons in q civil character at the
head oE which he wished Mr.. Adams to
put his name he being the President of
the United States, and the application 60
ing only for his name, and not for doua-
tion. Mr. Adams, after reading the pa
per and considering, said he saw no posi-
billy OF continuing the Union of the
States; that their dissolution must neces-
sarily take place; that he, therefore, saw
no propriety in recommending 10 New
England men to promote literary insti-
tuition in the South that it was, in fact,
giving strength to those who were to be
their enemies; aud therefore,, he would
have nothing to do with it,"
Thus we fId that prior TO the year 1900,
when simple application was made to
the elder Adafns for the use of his name
by New England man, the Rev. Charles
Coffin, to solicit subscriptions to aid in
building up ar institution in the South,
it was refused on the ground that the
SOgih Sgd i would @Js Ultimately beqoms and sae
North and that as dissolution would IL
nally take place, it was bad Investment
for northern men 70 put their funds in
southern institutions. ! referred to this
Circumstance, which is familiar to me, as
beginning point as a specimen brick OF
the building out of which this whole fab
rc has been reared against the South and
southern institutions. In the 9th Con-
eress. at the extra session, John Quincy
Adams said, upon the celebrated 2lSt
rule, prohibiting the reception of aboli-
tion petitions;
"IIe would say that, if the free portion
Of this Union were called upon to expend
their blood and their treasure TO support
that cause which had the curse and the
displeasure of the Almighty upon il, he
would say that this same Congress would
sanction an expenditure OF blood and oil
treasure, for that cause itself would
come within the constitutional action oi
Congress that there would be no longer
any pretention that Congress had not the
right TO interfere with the institutions OF
the South, inasmuch az the very fact oi
the people Of free portion of the Union
marching TO the support Of the masters
would be an interference with those in
slitutions and that, in the event OF wal
lthe result OF which no man could tell
The treaty making power comes TO be e
quivalent TO universal emancipation"
And do we not see the whole idea, TO
get up foray, make descent on south
| l,Al, az Il 40 or
ment, and if the Federal Government il
called upon to interfere, under the treaty
making power. we will emarcipate all
your slaves? This idea has been Longer
inculcated than many are willing to be
lieye' Mr.. Adam'ss speech continues 1;
"This was what he had then said and
he would add to it now, that, in has opln
ion, if the decision of the House, taken
two DAYS ago, should be reversed, and q
rule esiabl shed that the House would re
1 ceive no petition on this subject, the peo
: pie of the North would be ipso tdcto abso
we'd from all obligation TO obey any cal
= from Congress"
Here is the whole doctrine laid down
broad and wide, upon which these recent
I
have been the result of teachings like
these. The idea was thrown out as To
the manner in which the Federal Govern
ment could be caused to interpose, and
, how, by its interposition, under the trea'
ty-making power, all the southern slave;
we're to be emancipated This was what
a Mr.. Adams said in the Twenty-Seventf
, Congress-siXteen years ago. About tha
s time, in letter written to the Abolition
e lists of PiLtsburg. on the subject OF anti
slavery societies, he said
"On the subject OF abolition, abolition
I societies, anti-slavery societies, or the lib
+ erty party, have never been member
OF any of them. But, in opposition tc
d slavery, 90 as far as any OF these; ny
: sentiments, believe, very nearly accord
= with theirs. That slavery will be abol
ished in this country, and throughout tht
world, firmly believe. Whether it shal
s be done peaceably or by blood, God only
D knows, but it will be accomplished,
= have no doubt and, by whatever way,
say let come. "