The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-12-22
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In the z. s Senate. on the 10th inst, the
bill to confer suffrage on the negroes in the
District cf ColutabIa being under considera>
.ion, Senator Cowan, OF Pa, moved TO amend
the bill BY striking Out the wor! ''male," so
as to confer suffrage alike uaon females as
we'll as males-black and whils, and on that
motion he mada lengthy, AMI many for-
tions Of it, very witty speech. We copy
about fourth of The speech:
Bat 1t un.or: nately happens that in this
world there are others besides the negro VINO
suffer. WheH yol have told of the injuries
and ou:rages which prevail on the earth ih
regard to the negro you have not finished
Another. aud in nv judgment much more
important per.onage, comes upon the scene;
she lifts tn. curr.in and reveals to you 4 new
drama, and she tells you distinctly that you
have no. only been tyr, mining over your
brother, your sable brother, your brother al
the other cad OF ths national aatipJdes. your
troublesome anti pathic brother; you have
not ouly been dreaching the earth from the
East to the far West with the blood Of savsges
of diff rent ccior from yours Won have
not cnly left YOUR b.oo1>stained marks IN
Japal, in Chiu., in the East Indies. every
where and in the We,. where one cf your
Christian bisheps boasted that SIX million
Mexicans at oae time had been sacrificed.
aud what for? Tn make then Christians
to make the rest Christians after the SIX
millions had gone. say this new pe:,on~
age who makes her appearance upon the
drama o. nun an al .irs Iaiorns you ;hat yoI
aud vnur reiIgioa, under the Conduct OF The
male, geuerstive, fecu!datl'e principle OF
the sex, have filled thc wO.ld wiki hioOf
fruru ote END to the other CI IT. " hat Tor
To give her lib .rty. She complains 10 dag
she complains IN your most intelligent high
places she com Jams III your mu.t refined
cities sho complains iii your halls decorated
with a moro ;hsu Grec!an beauty of architect
ure she plains where all OF past civiiiz7-
tion, all of past adornrnent, aud al! OF pas:
education comes down to satisfy u. thai We
stand upon the very scme of human pro-, 't.,;
she com plsi.,. that you have been tyrN.i Ia
her.
Mr. Prssidsn', let ne read IRON Tie pro-
ceedings Of The tweutv-nimth anuunI meeting
of tke Pennsylvania Anu Slavery Society. |
propose to read from the remarks of 5irs.
Gage, Woman. Il LADY, ladY of brain and
intellect. Of courage aud force; and wh ther
| may he ch ,rged with being serious or not.
no man dare cha-s. Mrs. Gags with not
being serious | Will read .rom Mrs Gage,
therefore:
Mrs Frances D. Gage. said. have read
speeches and heard great deal said about the
right Of suffrage for the freedmen
So have We all. Mr. President and the
probability is that ~. have been even more
afflicted if that can bs said to BE- punish
ms.t, and there is very great difficulty now
L : a., u
II that can be said to be Punishment. think
this Senate can with at least equal proprlety
with Mrs. Gage complain of its extraordinary
inhictIon upon them without any previous
trial and conviction. Laug hter.
"What does it mean, Dsss it mean the male
freedman only, does it mean. the freedwomsn
also. was glad to hear the vo!cs Of Miss Antho
ny in behalf Of her sex
lam glad Mr.. President that we have
male Of that name in this body who emuares
the 7rtues OF hi. more humble sister augh-
ter and stands up equally hers for the broad
rights OF humanity shs Goes.
Il know it i. sad tia. this is bringing in a new
issue
Yes, that is what said about me yes>
terday evening. Gsnt!enlsn SAID 1t w.s a
now issue; nobody had thought about tt
Why had nobody thought about 1t? Be-
cause nobody was tainking about the actual,
real sufferings which human beings were sub
;ecied to in this world. Persons thought
about such Il ings iust III proportion as they
reflected themselves upon their future poli,i-
cal career II il became necessary in order
to elect a dozen Senators TO this body this
winter that the women should be treated rs
women ght to be treated, that they should
be put upon equal footing with the men
In ali respects and ENJOY eqaa, rights with
men, then | should bsre great hopes of car
rying my amend me Ut and carrying it in spite
of everyDo1v, because then ard in til light
it would be seea By Senators, and they wou ID
be thereby guided.
81 know i, is said that this is bringing in new
issue. We ihust bring ia new issues"
Now. want Ia know what The honorable
Senator from Massachusetts Mr.. WILSON
will say Wien he fnds ire advocating ,hls
new iss,.o that must lie brought in while he
iags behind NJ honorable friend from Del
aware Mr SAULsBURY will have immensely
more the advantage oi him toe day than he
had Yesterday if he dsr-s lag, because put
the question To him distinctly, and do
not leave II 20 his sense of propriety as to
whether he sha.i speak or not speak this
question; ! demand that he do speak. |
demand .tIt tha voice which has been So
pOtSnliai. ti>I VOICE Hnicn naS ha0 so indCn
of soIern# DO no; SAY sepuichral wisdom il.
il here;aiIge. shall n-~ be heard oa the one
side ar tEc ~ her ul thu imp rtant question,
which ItyaiTes the fate. the destiny, the lib>
sr,v OF one l. ,lf of the people who inhabit
this contiac=t. kaps from the generous
upsweing of the bosu,ii; which almost per-
esive from hsre, in my brsther, that he will
respond TO this sentiment, and that the re-
sponse OF which his State aad her progress,
having two negroes in the Legis ature now,
laughter, will be proud. l feel assured of
it, and feel that when suffering humanity in
any shape or form, whether il bs male or
female, whether it be black or white. red or
yellow, appeals to hirs, the appeal will not
te in vain, but that he will come to the res
cue, and that be will strike the shield of the
foremost knight on the other size and tefy
him to the combat.
''we must tsaid Mrs. Gage "bring in new
issues. sat IN the Senate Chamber last winter"
And now / beg pardon OF my honorable
friend from Massachusetts, the other Senator
from Massachusetts,, Mr.. SuMSEs. for any
offense that ] may do to his motss;y hut
when come to consider the recent change
which has taken place in his life and habits
am the better assured tba, he will en-
sdnre H. At any othor time, ] should not
have dared to introduce this quotation t
sat In the Senate Chamber last winter, ;"
lsaid Mrs. Gage. Last winter remember Il land
heard CHiKLss SrnxExs grand speech, which ,ie
whole country appIauced."
Aud. Mr.. President. they did, too. and ihey
did II properly. 1t wasa grea,, grand, and
n psorIous speecb II was Tho ,,y,;n.,o r III