Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-08-09

#QueSLIOu, are L1e only men VINO nav
the logic of it. I am right, or the hre
eaters are right If Slavery is right il
Virginia, it is right in Kansas. If il il
Z wrong in Kansas, it is wrong every
I where Now, Sir, in regard to the frs
Z pOlnt-the inferiOrlty Of the enslaveC
race. We may conceds it as a matter
Of fact that il is inferior. but does il
1 follow, therefore, that il is right tC
ensIave man simply because he is in
ferior This to me, Is a most abhor-
rent doctrine. It would place the weak
everywhere at the mercy Of the strong
it would place the poor at the mercy Ol
the rich it would place those that are
deficient in intellect at the mercy OF
those that are gifted in mental endOw-
ment.
/ The principle of enslaving human be
/ ings because they are inferior is this: II
Z man is a cripple, trip him up; If he is
old and weak, and bowed with the
! weight Of years, strike him, for he can
/ not strike back; if idiotic, take advan-
/ bage of him, and if a child deceive him.
4 This, Sir, is the doctrine of Demo
I Gratis, and the doctrine Of devils as we'll,
1 and there is no place in the universe
4 outside the five points of hell and the
1 Democratic panty where the practice
and prevalence of such doctrines would
I not be disgrace. Laughter. If the
I strong Of the earth are to enslaVe the
1 weak here, it would justify angels in
&
lOrs and archaDgols IN turn would be
I justified in subiugating those who are
Inferior in intellect and position, and
i ultimately it would transform Jehovah
I into an infinite Juggernaut, rolling the
huge wheels of his Omnipo ipotence--
/ Mr.. LOvejOy had advanced into the
| area, and occupied the space fronting
/ the Democratic benches.
Mr.. Prior advancing from the DEM
Ocratic side of the House toward the
area where Mr.. LOveioy stood The
! gentleman from Illinois Mr.. LOveiOyl
shall not approach this side Of the
House, shaking his fists and talking the
way he has talked. 1t is bad enough to
be compelled to sit here and hear him
utter his reasonable and insulting Ian
guage but he shall not, Sir, come upon
this side Of the House, shaking his fists
in our faces.
Mr.. FarnswOrth-It is not for the gen
tleman to say what is treason and what
is not.
Mr.. Potter-We listened to gentlemen
upon the other side for eight weeks,
when they denounced the members up
on this with violent and offensive Ian
guage. We listened to them quietly,
and heard them through. And now,
Sir, this side shall be heard, let the con-
sequences be what it may,
Mr.. PfyOf-The point make is this
The Chairman-The Chair will re-
ceive no motion and hear no gentleman
until members resume their seats and
order is restored in the hall.
Mr.. Cox-I rise to a point Of order. I
insist that the gentleman from Illinois
shall speak from his seat.
Mr.. PrYor-That is the point I make.
Let the gentleman speak from his seat,
and say all under the rules he is enti=
tied to say but, Sir, he shall not come
upon this side, shaking his fist
= Il Il l.
has talked. He shall not come here
gesticulating in a menaciDg and rufdan-
ly manner.
Mr.. Potter-You are doing the same
thing.
The Observation-Disclosures viii re-
sumo their seats.
Mr., Cox-If the gentleman from IL
linOis goes on as he has, a guardian will
have to be appointed for him,
Mr.. Barksdale, addressing Mr.. Love
jOy)--TOE shall not come upon this side
Of the House.
Mr.. Adrain-TO avoid all further diff
ficulty, i suggest to the gentleman from
Illinois to speak from his seat. We all
know him to be man of courage, and
that he cannot be inImidated.
Mr.. PryOr-NO one wants to intimi-
date him.
Mr.. Lovejoy-Nobody can intimidate
me.
Mr.. Adrain-I know that. I suggest
to the gentleman that he continue his
speech from his seat.
Thirty or forty of the members from
both sides of the House gathered in the
area about Mr.. LovejOy and Mr. Pryor,
and there was an increased cOnfusiOn.l
Mr.. John COchrane-I move that the
Committee rise, as it is the only way
we can get rid of this disturbance.
Mr.. POtter-I do not believe that side
of the House can say aDheTe a member
u L ]
Mr.. SingletOn-The gentleman from
! Illinois shall not speak upon this side
of the House.
Mr.. Burnett-There is a rule of this
| House which requires each man to speak
from his seat. The gentleman from
Illinois was not in his seat when he was
| speaking. He cannot, and he shall not
/ cross to this side in a menacing man
ner. He shall not, let the consequences
be what they will. He must speak
! from his seat.
Mr.. Grow-I move that the Commit
/ tee rise.
/ The Chairman-Gentlemen must re-
sumo their seats.
Mr.. Cox-Let the gentleman from Il
/ linOis take his seat.
T Mr.. Washburne (ul.)-Let others be
seated and let my colleague proceed.
/ Mr.. Potter-The gentleman from Il
! IihOis can take care Of himself without
/ the assistance of the other side.
! Mr.. Kellogg Oil. II say to the gen
! tlemen that my colleague shall speak
that he is in order, and will not commit
4 a breach of the House: if he does, I will
| be the first to rebulze him but he shall
have his rights according to the rules of
/ the House, and in no wise shall they be
abridged or interfered with He shall
be heard upon this floor, and at this
time,
Mr.. Briggs-Then let him go upon his
own side.
The Chairman-The Chair calls the
Committee to order !; and if gentlemen
do not come to order, he viii call the
Speaker to the chair and report the dis
order to the House.
Mr.. FIorence-I move that the Com
mittee rise. 1t is impossible to queH
the disturbance without doing so.
The Chairman-The Speaker will take
the chair.
The Chairman Mr.. Washburn, Me.
vacated the Chair, and the Speaker re
sumed it.
The Speaker-The Chair calls the
House to order. I desire gentlemen O
the House to take their seats.
Mr.. FlOrence-Every one, upon either
! and all sides.
MI. John COchrane-The COmmittee
! has risen; has it not
The Speaker-LFhe Chair requests gen
} tIemen to respect the authority of thu
House, and take their seats.
: Mr.. Barksdale-Order that black
: hearted scoundrel and nigger-stealing
! thief to take his seat, and this side O
1 the House will do it.
= Mr.. AcQueen-We will allow nObOd.
to come over from that side of tn
House and bully US on this side.
1 TCries of "Sit down - "Sit down Z
? from all sides of the HOuse.1
= The Speaker-The Chair desires gen
4 tlemen to take their seats.
f Mr.. BocOck-I for one, will do so wit
o pleasure, promptly, when the Speake
e requires it. only ask that everybOd
# shall do so. I think this whole matte
d can be settled, if the gentleman speak
n ing and every other gentlemen Wi
s take his seat.
It Mr.. Burnett rise to a privilege
g question.
i The Speaker-The Chair cannot rt
y cognize anybody until gentlemen tax
y their seats.
e Mr.. Burnett-Then, let everybod
n take his seat, and let order be enforcet
D The Observation-Disclosures viii tax
=, their seats without distinction.
l. Members gradually withdrew frol
l. Hba oman arna in front of the Snaa lxn1