New-York tribune., 1872-08-17
GEN. FARNSWORTH ONPOLITICAL RECORDS

Gen. j. F. Farnsworth spoke to large
audience at ST. Charles, ILL.,, Tuesday last. The fol-
lowing are extracts from his speech:
II not the first time have been denounced because
exercised the great high prerogatiye OF every Ameri
citizen, to think and act for myself Same twenty
i've or six years ago. was denounced because LEFT an
unpopular handful, OF AntiSlavery men, In de-
fense Of the right But strange to say, the denunca
tlOns the old ProSlavery party OF twenty five
years were not as bitter or as personal or its into
erance great, those Of the Grant party to-day
This comes from personal Government. As In a
monarchy any refusal TO support the king is treason 70
the king and the State refusal TO support the
preteusOns Of Gen. Grant and his adherents becomes
treason to the Republican party and to the State
When you go back to records, they ugly
the spring Of 1861 went out OF Congress the h OF
March. During that last session, when the Southern
states after another were seeding committee,
composed Of 10 gentlemen, dised In the House OF
Representatives called Committee upon the State Of
the Union That Committee. through its Chair
man. Mr.. Corwn of Ohio reported resolution amend.
ing The Constitution OF the United States have 10 here
and want 10 call attention to that amendment and
the votes upon il. Let us see about these records
ataDS about the same time that they say Mr.. Lincoln
was saying that it was impossible to tell how we
could coerce states into the Union n they were
disposed to stay out OF IL, and there were good
many speeches made in Congress to that same purport
They proposed amend the Constitution by forever
putnR out of the power OF the people to amend
to abolish Slavery, thus tasterDg the chains upon the
ton What was the vote upon that In the House OF
Representafivesi 1 wlll read the names OF tine men
for IT, the first name / notice OF much prominence
is that OF Schuyler Cclfax. (aughterI Well he Is
pretty good Republican, is he not YET he was willing
70 ften the chains OF Slavery forever upon the slaves,
IN order 10 AVOID war. VINO else I John A. Logan A
good Republican, and Grant man sometimes. Nc
pherson OF Pennsylvania, the man who gets up
the political manuals for the Republican party. and
now Clerk OF the House OF Representatives, and
Grant man. And then tOo there were morrill, OF Yer
nnrd OF Tennes see and WindOm-all Grant men. They
nil voted for that with good many Others. Who voted
In the negative in the House VIII read few names
There is Ashley Of Ohio, Greeley man to-day.
iLpnlause.l There is Blair Of Missouri - Frank
blair even voted against II - another Greeley
man And, not speak OF HIM as q man OF any
nroninence perhaps you be interested little In
knowing about the vote OF Ffnswortn OF Illinois ZAP
plause1 He voted aganstit- And then FentOn OF New
York-tiov. FentOn, now Greeley man-voted against
it. Then there was sedgwick OF New-York-
Uampshre, who on the Committee, and
made "A minority report; he voted against IL, and
Le recently come ont for Greeley Both Hickman and
Grow of Pennsylvania voted against It, and they are
hoth to-day. so much for the record In the
Uouse of Repre- sentatycs. How IL in the Senatef
among the members OF the Senate who voted for
n were Anthony of Rhode Island. and Harlan
OF Iowa-gOOd Grant men. There are not many
senators now who In the Senate at that
time Then of those VINO voted against 1t were Bing-
nam OF Michigan VINO is dead; Doottle OF Wiscon-
sin sumner OF Massaohusetts lcheersl and Trunbn OF
Illineis fChcerSl Tat rs the record made IN those
davs and now you dcuOuDce Greeley because he was
willing in 1861 pay aOc0OOo00 tor the emancipaed
slavs and stop tine Would 10 God he could nave
Jone IL We could have saved Sl,0,AoDO0, and 1OOOOO
precious lives. lCheers.I