The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-09-10
Gen. rarnsworfn on Political Re.
cords.

Gen. rarnswortn on Political Re.
cords.
Gen j. F. Farnsworth spoke to a
large audience at st. Charles, ILL.,, on
Tuesday last. The following are ex-
tracts from his speech:
1t is not the first time I have been
denounced because | exercised the
great, high prerogative of every Amer
lean citizen, to think and act for myself.
Some twenty five or six years ago, l
was denounced because l left an old
Pro-Slavery party, and united with a
little handful, an unpopular handful of
Anti Slavery men, in defence of the
right. But, strange to say, the denun-
Citations or even the old Pro Slavery
party Of twenty five years ago, were not
as bitter or as personal, or its intoIer-
ance so great, as those Of the Grant
party to-day. This comes from per-
sonal Government. As, in monarchy,
any refusal to support the king ls trea-
son TO the king and the State, so now
refusal to support the pretensions OF
Gen. Grant and his adherents becomes
treason to the Republican party and to
the State. When you go back to re.
cords, they are ugly things, and cut both
wars. / was in Congress in the Spring
of 1861 went out OF Congress on the
4th of March. During that last sess.
ion, when the Southern States, one after
another, were seeding, committee
composed of 13 gentlemen, was raised
in the House of Representatives, called
a Committee upon the State of the
Union, to devise some means of maiE.
tanning the Union That Committee
through its Chairman, Mr.. Corwin oi
Ohio, reported resolution amending
the Constitution of the United States
/ have it here, and | want to call your
attention to that amendment and the
votes upon it. Let US see about these
records This was, mark you, in tht
Spring of 1861. about the same tim,
that they say Mr.. Lincoln was saying
that it was impossible to tell how We
could coerce States into the Union i
they were disposed to stay out of it
and there were good many speeches
made in Congress to that same purport
They proposed to amend the Constitu
ton by forever putting it out of th,
power of the people to amend SO as tt
abolish Slavery, thus fastening tn,
chains upon the blacks forever and ever
by provision of the Constitution
What was the vote upon that in th
House of Representatives I will rea(
the names Of the men who voted for i
and against it. Of those who votet
for it, the first name ] notice of mucl
prominence is that of Schuyler Colfax
II Laughter. Well, he is pretty goot
Republicans he not? Yet he was will
ing to fasten the chains of Slavery for
ever upon the slaves, in order to avoiC
war. Who else? John A. Logan.
good Republican, and Grant man some
times. Mcpherson of Pennsylvania
the man who gets up the political man
uals for the Republican party, and now
Clerk of the House of Representatives
and Grant man, And then, TOO, ther,
we're Morrill, of Vermont, a good Gran
man; and Dan. Sickles, and Maynard
Of Tennessee. and Windom-all Gran
men. They all voted for that, with :
good many others, who voted in tn
negative in the House! | will read
few names. There is Ashley of Ohio
a Greeley man to-day. Applause.
There is Blair of Missouri-Franl
Blair even voted against it-anothe
Greeley man. And,not to speak of hin
as man Of any prominence, perhsp
you may be interested little in know
ing about the vote of Farnsworth O
Illinois. Applause. He voted agsins
it And then Fenton of New York
Gov Fentop, now Greeley man-vo
ted against it. Then there was Sede
wick of New York-another Creole,
man-and Tappap Of New Hampshire
who was OH the Committee, and made
minority report; he voted against il
and he recently come ont for Greeley
Both Hickman and Grow of Pennsylva
MIA voted against it, and they are bot
Greeley men to day. So much for th
record . in the House of Represent
| tives How was it in the Senate 2
Among the members of the Senate VIII
voted for it were Anthony of Rhod
Island, and Harlan of Iowa-goo
Grant men. There are not many Ser
ators now who were in the Senate a
that time. Then of those who vote
: against it were Bingham of Michigan
who is now dead; Doolittle Of Wiscon
sin, Sumner of Massachusetts cheers
+, Ind ,Trumbu!l of Illinois. Cheers :
That is the record made in those days
and now you denounce Greeley, becaus
he was willing in 1864 to pay 100000,
600 for the emancipated slaves, and sto
tie var. Would TO God he could hav
; dore it. We could have saved g 600
i0oc,oOo, aid 100000 precious lives :
[Cheers.