Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-03-20


'.Theire are many fine orations and
good arguments delivered IN the Uni
ted States Senate from time to time,
but not often a real good speech La
order to have a good speech, there must
be a man behind il. Such a speech we
have in the powerful effort Of Judge
Wade, and in this case the speech is but
the just measure of the man."
That was Greeley's opinion OF Mr.
power as a debater, and he did
not put the matter a bit too strongly.
The excitement at the capital, and the
interest in the speech Of which Mr..
Greeley was writing, fully bore out his
opinion of it. A cOrresp pondeut writing
from Washington on the day Of the de-
livery Of the speech says;
Wade is now going It in the Senate
like a steamboat. He has oOlllded
two or three times to-day, and a little
while ago run into his colleague,
Pugh. he said, In reply to q taunting
question from Pugh about the com
mon brotherhood of mankind Il
have always believed, heretofore. in
the doctrines of the Declaration Of In
that all men are born
free and equal but of late it appears
that some men are born slaves, and I
regret that they are not black, so all
the world might know them. As he
said this he pointed to Pugh, and
stood looking at him for several mo-
ments, with a scoWl and expression of
countenance that was perfectly ferO-
ciOus, while 1t conveyed the utmost
contempt for the Northern dOughface.
The debate was full of incidents,
and brought out all the strong points
in Mr.. Wade's character. Mr.. Brown,
Of Mississippi, interrupted him just as
he said. II know very well, sir, with
what a yell Of triumph the passage of
this bill will be hailed both In the
South and In pandemOnium."
Mr., BrOWn-"Do you known what
is going on there p Laughter.
Mr.. Wade-"I do not pretend to
know precisely what is on foot there :;
bat [ think it partly evident that there
is a very free communication between
that country and this body, and unless
I am greatly mistaken I see the dWaT-
fish medium by which that cOmmuni-
cation Is kept up" [Great laughter,
and a voice on the Southern side Il
guess he's got you, Brown.
During the argument on the Nebras-
ka bill, Mr.. Badger, then a Senator
from North Carolina, drew a glowing
picture Of slavery. He had, he said,
been nursed by a black woman, and had
grown from childhood to manhood uu-
der her care. He loved his old black
nanny and now, if he was going to
Nebraska, and the opponents Of the
bill succeeded in prohibiting slavery
there, he could not take his old man.
my with him. Turning to Mr.. Wade,
he said Surely you will not pre-
vent me from taking my old nanny
with me p;
Certainly not, " replied Mr.. Wade !;
''but that is not the difficulty In the
mind of the Senator. It is because, if
we make the Territory free, he can not
sell his old nanny when he has got
her there.
Mr.. Wade was arguing to show that
slaves were not property IN the consti-
tutional meaning of the term. He
said: IF man carries his horse Ou
| of a slave State into free one, he
| does not lose his property interest in
| him but if he carries his slave into a
! free State the law makes him free. "
Mr.. Butler. interruptiDg him, said /:
Yes, but they won't stay with you;
they love US so well they will run of
| and come back In spite of you and
your boasted freedom"
Mr.. Wade smilingly replied, amid
roars of laughter: "Oh, yes, Senator,
I known they love you so well you
have to make a Fugitive Slave Law to
catch them.
The Southern men, having tried in
vain to head off Mr.. Wade, appealed
| to their Northern allies to help them,
/ One day, Mr.. Douglas rose in his seal
and, interrupted Mr.. Wade, who was
speaking. Instantly the Chamber be-
/ came silent as death, and all eyes were
turned in the direction of the two
standing Senators. Every one expect
| ed to see Wade demolished in mo-
ment by the great Illinois Senator.
You, sir, said Mr.. Douglas in
measured tones, continually compli-
ment Southern men who support this
bill (Nebraska), but bitterly denounce
Northern men who support 1t. Why
/ Is this ? You say it is a moral wrong
YOU say it is a crime. If that be so, is
it not as much crime for Southern
man to support 1t, as for a Northern
man to do so p
Mr.. Wade-'No sir, I say not. y
Mr.. Douglas-'T Senator says
not. Then he entertains a different
code Of marals from myself, and"
Mr.. Wade inteTrupting Douglas
and pointing to him with scOrn mark
ed on every lineament of his face
; Your code of mOralsl Your moralsl
Ny God, [ hope SO. sir.
: The giant was hit In the forehead
and after standing for a moment witt
his face red as scarlet, dropped silently
into his seat, while Mr.. Wade proceed
ed with his speach as quitely as though
nothing had occurred
, Mr.. Douglas was angry, however
I and closely watched Wade for
chance to pounce upon and scalp him
It soon occurred, and In this way: Mr.
t Wade had said something complimen
tary about Col. Lane, of Kansas, wbel
: Mr.. Douglas rose and said, Col. Ian
cannot be believed-he has been gull
ty of perjury and forgery"
=, Mr.. Wade-"And what proof, sil
= l.have you of these allegations? You
/ unsupported word is not sufficient"
7 Mr.. Douglas-"I have the affidavit
Of Col. Lane, IN which, some tim
: : since he swore one thing, and no
. states another"
= Mr.. Wade-"And you, sir laWye
I presume to charge MS man with be
Q ing guilty of forgery and perjury, an
: then offer him as a witness to prov
2 your own word"
a Douglas saw in a moment he va
+; hopelessly caught, and attempted I
d retreat, but Wade pounced upon hi
/ and gave him a withering rebuk
9 while the Chamber shook with roar
I of laughter. Such scenes have to /
g witnessed to fully understand them, /,
Y there is as much in the exhibition
@ in the words.
y Mr. Douglas continued to badg
= Wade, sometimes getting the better
,e him, but often getting roughly hal
died, until Wade, worn out with d
v Tending himself determind to becou
le the attacking party. Soon afterwal
r the Little Giant" was bewailing Il
4 fate of the nation, and picturing Il
- sad condition we would be in if the FIR
Il SoiIers succeeded. Having work,
le himself up into a passion, when
,u was at the highest pitch, Mr.. Wa