The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-06-02
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sylvania who, however, Supports the Fresl,
dent az anst the radicals. His speech, on
the / ith ult., in reply to Chandler, (the blaod
letter,) of Michigan, reminds one of the best
days IF Clay, Benton, and Webster, when
there whs giants in the Senate. personal
sketch thus describes him:
A quaint, angular man, you are struck first
with his height, sharpness of vissge, and ex>
traordnary powers OF vcics. In the manage
nent of the latter it seems as If those guitar
al tones were lowered TO the utmost for The
expires, accommodation of mer Of less ads
tude and smaller grasp of the psrceptive fac
ulties. There 10 musical rumble and q
most pleasing diction, however, about every
period, and such an assumption of power and
right, figuring in every gesture and manner
ism. that it woald be hard TO convince the
auditors above the floor that this Is not the
Hercules of the senatorial debate. Yet there
is one other marked and singular character
istlc of the speaker that hs astonishes aud
overshadows the whole effect. It's the abau
don of defamation tie continual sway of
that towering hulk; and hap hazard style
Of putting those s;entorian truths. which, in
connection with the magnificent reH and vol
ume of voice, cannot fail to completely Gu
gross md surprise the nearer
We suboin = few random passages from
his speech in reply to Chandler. Speak
ing of the OBJ ects for which the late war
against the Iobels was w.ged, ne says:
If the purpose was TO compel the southern
people 10 fulfil their consIitutio al obligations,
/ aud to OBEY Tia. laws Of The Union, then We
| had perfect RICH. to DO it. Our right was
/ as perfect as that OF the sheriff when he COM
/ pes the lelon TO surrender to hin, and based
/ upon precisely be same ground. If, on the
other hand, the was for the purpose Of
eouquering those people, holding them as
/ our vass.,ls, treating them az serls and slaves,
/ subjec; TO the domination Of onc-h half OF the
| union, then, | sa., j, was an outrage upon all
/ right, all authority, and hal no warrant anv>
/ where, either In TIE laws UI God OF the laws
/ OF man; and especially on the part Of those
/ who have descended from the sisuers of the
declaration Of indc,endence, il would have
been III atroci;y. Man tests:.Jas Of. APP
/ plausc in the galleries.
The following IL as un,ns~craLle as It !,
eloquent:
MI President, let US look al this question
cooliy. ask again. by what warrant did Ne
make this war? Wa, i. because, as the
question was put % me the other day, there
Is such lhing az T. political Jymiaaucy,P POI
/ litical sovereignty. by which oUe Tco- he have
7 4 rish, 10 dominate another peof'e2 Who
I viii dare to avon Z uI5g tbs floor? Our
warrant was Tie constitution aud the LAYS.
We said to lie southern people, you bound
. yourselves, states and people. With rs in that
constitution: YOU assisted ia making those
laws: and now voa refuse 20 fulfil yogr obi
. CATIONS; non ygg undertake 10 secede AID
/ withdraw voUrsrir~s from tie operaii .Hs %.
the very laH that yaa assisted 10 make Cude-
that constitution, yoI provided that he *
eCstlTe OF the nation sL-gli swear 70 supper:
/ rEs constitution yo8 provided Ina. he should
see tha; the laws we're faithfully executed
you provided that those las. should be para.
mount. hat They shoaid Je d srcr tAan al
o,her laws within l1eir constitutional circle
vuu dii a! hat, aud va claim the light ~
compel YOU to stand upon iLcal. SIR. We did
Ne compelled lie recusast., W compelled
,n rebels, ~e comps',.I IL. traitors, II yJa
please, l. lay down SHEER arm, aud v.e,l che
aierce--.;o 'ac seH.trr ZION Michigan or ANY
body? -; a. II, 81. J. vas no; b. ans
especial s.rtEc o Lis or mine; / rAy 30. n
account Of -r.y suF-~,ority ih.I We might 81
sIle over ,he sp.tLl-u people that we c.si ni
et .Ls ri--t - cpmp-. lGeir surrender. u,
lil 4 IL lie rEae %. the coui..iut.1u aaI
standing under he shadow Of the uaie,i7 o.
the law. iiIer surrendered to The law.
Mr. Howt-d-TLey surrendered to 'oar
arms.
NJ C1vaa-Tley surrendered 10 tie law
Your srus compelled them - surrender iC
tae law, but hey sIrre dcred - tts !av
The honorable seua:or IS LAWYER and good
one, ,ho-li say, n many departments @
that pro:css51H; and impressed - lie &, IN
pfecUa.ed IS he 3 al through with the yer,
r;irI. 81 lie a.. the WomeL. t;..t Surrc.de:
was made ,te honorable senator would 70
have Jared to ls.; hi. hand to the worst feJ.
Of them all. lie would no, have been cuiitJ
OF the improperly OF which The senator from
Nevada vi Nyel v4s iae ogher dav. wLeI
lie said - would have hanged Je$. Davi.
wi;hou; la~. TIE honorable. senator kaou
,ha! q in.n Who would 10 49, the nan y r,
would violate the s.nctty Of the lau ard tax.
4 cr.mina! k-i Of the grasp OF the law az,
execute hi individual ysugaIc. upon him
would b. q Murderer in fast and murtere
in law. The la i, sup-e ne over the AMER
can people, anu it 5 TO the law that we bow
We ONE no allegiance 70 presidents or :,
c9GEic>scs or to anybody else as tho .ove
yus IN t!f. coanITy, and hank God for /;
nor tie Gay may never come when we, a.
citizen, c. this great an free rePub ic. ala.
he held - Obedience - IA ia ny but the u "
Do yor want to be slaves? DO YOU want t,
wear the collar and tie harness Of n.a 81
peri5r rEou? If you do YOU are unworthy
sons OF evolutionary sizes. I Weld me t,
the law. bit / weld TO 10 man and no led
Of mea ard, without desiring TO boast 2; all
| viii make my boast there: VIII never sub
nit to wearing tbs collar or harnes. of an,
man. ! am wiling to pay my oheisauc
humbiy 10 the Law. | am willing to Weld t.
il requirements. even when believe it ~ b
unconstitutional; but | Will obey the IA an,
never obey the brhes's Of any single man o
body Of men, unless they are enforced upoi
me and cannot resist it,