, 1874-06-12

circulated, rerubliBod collected, and issuoti in
pamphlet, which wont through many editions
In Alnrci 1S43, ho offorod hin Oroo,o resolutions
Iu tho uouBe. In the October before
THE tCNEo1E"
blonrod from Norfols for Now Orleans with car.
70 OF alaYoa. On tho high seas thoy took pos.
aesston of tho ship ordered It to 10 stored fol
Liboria, ant II waB tnten to Nassau, 'yloro tic
Dlr. Wobstor. Secretary Of Btate, demanded coin.
pcnrnton for thom Of tho British Gorernrnont'
In tho similar caso Of tho "Enterprlhe,' MR.
Calhoun lad already committed tho Democracy
10 tho doclrino Of his resolutions IN the sonata T.
that tho law OF nations recognized, property III
BaveH. to moot which, In part, was tue pnfpob,o
Of Mr. Gitaings' declaration. tho eiht ot which
was, that OIL tho high sons slayoa wero free, md
might recepture their liberty ma were no. tha
these doctrines produced m excitement 1nconl.
prehongiblo to Tho men Of this day.. At tho
earnest solicitation of Ills friends, Rfr. GttfnYa
was induced to withdraw them Tor the present.
whom John Minor potts, 81 vlrg,nin. aaid that
ton" a,,ltirew aroHolution Of cenburo upon tho,t
author, which Woler, Of Ohio, adopted mid moved
ns hls own. After stormyday without permitting
Nlr, Oiddings to bo heard. Tho resolution passed,
prouchnblo in lis aacrcdnesa was slavery. Its
vusraIs took ono short breath Of respite at their
aeoujpg triumph oyor itB gront foe: Il wau
hoped lint llo was now -whippcd into HubmiaBfoi1,
Ihe indignant Tribune resigned. ropnlrou to hte
pooplo, mud, live weeks aftorward, with tholrt
nlmovt unanimous acclnim.-the messenger ol
lis own ro.oleotlor,-le hnughtsly stood before
the Bpoaker, in tho taco uf lilo Inundated
House, a1,d took anaw tho oath of Office.
Like tho giantof old faole, Thon once worstca' O,
lux, and received irreaistnblo might. Novoi
again was TINT hoad to 60 down in the presence
OF tho yauntoi chivairy Of Slavery.
It wuu while milking ha T. sl'eech,I,n .,u bitter itt
nhilippic,-ou the caBeB OF the b!hqo'shipB ILL
comium mud Comet, t!at
SOUTHERN MEMBER,
with hia hand ou his pistol, rinloly 1ostIcd him'
mud stood giarlug at him till ho flushed hia
speech. ,..,.
irr mc 7a thn,, demanded Mr.. GitldlngB of him.
II did for Tho purpose Of Insulting you, "as
.Wsll. sir. an in tho habit Of leaving. those
who wautonly insult mo to tho contempt OF pno-
lie oplnion," was tho killing response, under
wnicl vi tho Southern member slnnk away. ~, :,
And not long after Dack, Of Georsin, with tho
menace OF raiBcd cane near enough 70 ssrlKo
lin, challenged him to repeat m assertion,
Which o aid IN hs taio w1 onds Eilv
iuoycd thor diecolnlto1 nsBoc'ato, While ae Tue
eon,o timo Dawson, Of Louihiana. cried otlt,
Damn him. I'll shoot him! u which no neg
lccted to do. .t. -.
slightly moro docorous.
.lr. uildings supported Horny Clay for tho
Presidency in t8l4, for which lt1s put JUST TO
s,y that the Aboiitioniats bitterly denounced
hin.
Ihcro wc1o tho spoecheB against the nnno1a-
lion OF Toxas tho killing speccn on tho Orogou
finsco OF Feb 6, 1886; then tie MeSican Wnr;
tile AtnisLad cahc, mud tle first OF tho contests
uycr tho election Of Speaker Of tho 110uBe,
wicn Mr. Winthrop was L candidate. ne re-
rot 1tc mt n
ttanlug committees In favor oil slavery. 1lr.
CiddugB refused to support him, and two
wears afterwards defeated him on lilo Bume
ground.
ilalo vas now in tho Senate. slado had left
the 1tuupo. Seth II. Gates bud boon thore; and
1'uIrroy and Tnck wero now with Mr.. GidlingH.
1.r. Adams died in February, 18a5-tho only man
who could over dispute the leadership OF 4lr.
Giudiugs. April Of 1877, ut the Capital, wnH
uiyna!zoa by the attompt Of
LAnaE NUMBER OF SLAVES
to cscape from Washington on M old schooner,
down tho river. They were arrosted aud ro-
turned to the cty-jaii nn1 save.penA. On the
next day L mob followed Mr. 0idlinGs to the
prison. wlloro io went to visit them. with loud
thrcatB aul 1npnaces they demanded admission
into tho prison whoro ho WAS, and. at laih inter-
ceesiul Wers a.iulfttod. Mr.. lit4,iiuts naw the
oflIce1s of tho vesscf, with their mprecations IN
lls ears aud, When rcady to depart, ho calmly
turned mud fnced them, when. nwel to silence
by hiB supreme bearing and courage. they
opened ranks and paid him silent lon,age as he
niajosticnly walked through, aud, uutnoleHtsd,
this escape in aud ollt of tho House aud uutlcr
1t, ho not only visited tho jail, but tho slave
penB or Seventh street, giving Of lis brave and
Ereat-heartcd sympathy to tho hopeless, help
Less prisoners, and then turuod to confront his
enonl,eA in the House.
Il 1t a wonder that tho doprnvod bandit gang
began to respect ns vol as fear him :
This occurred only twonty-soyon years ago
this recent April.
There was tho wnr and peace with Mexico 3;
President Fillmore the Fugitive-slayo act and
Mr.. Webasor'a speech Of 1850 aud tho pledge
Of both partioA to stop tho Havory agta-
lion In 1852. The wiso conlureral Then
more contests for Speaker, and mnny significant
events, Then came Pierce and Kansas, during
which John Hickman appeared in the House u
Democrat.
THE 1ABT OF THE GREAT CONTESTS
for Speaher Ut the House was fought out, begin
ming with December. 1856, resulting in tho eec-
ton Of Gen. Banks. And lore WAS the trst Speal-
Or ever elected, pledged to secure for tho voice Of
freedom and justice, utterauces by tho organs Vi
the Hu,lse, that body which must ever govern
tho Kopublc. Seventeen years, and now, will
bus grand figure ut its fullest height, hia face al
most traustgured, with hin noble head crownol
with ts silvered hair, in q volco which tho dome
hoard, ho himself administered the oath Of OF
tica in the psescuce OF tho wondering world
Tint day saw ono Of tho grandost figures il
American history upon tho historic hour whicl
struck tho turning tide OF tho great battlo O.
Freedom against bo,ldage. Art, seekng to Illus
trate great crisis in American history, coult
find no liner form, sharply joined with grea
ovent, that would moro iltly employ itB ha1ld,
Here, at hiR brat and brightest, ut thin anpron1t
Momont OF his aud his count,yis career, l ieayf
hi.n for tho contemplation Of his countsymon.
-Four years longer lo remained i'll Congress
until tho 4t Of March, 1853, four years Of ari,l.
Oils, anxious, faithful work, the only
man from tho contemporaries Of tile Athertou
Gag; through the struggling dawn Of coming
day, until its assured splendor lit up all tho
American world, ,-day ol bAttlo though it WINS.
During al the years Of darkness IN tho hight
which btrea1nca in upon hin tSpm God aud
truth, o!sell alonc, he fought tie long. long
bitter war, in Tho American HouAo. Tho wny
grew broatl, ant tho light stronger till from all
the fold 10 tf!lckly bown md cultivated with
such care by llh great outside allies aud himself,
tle battle and bear awny It's ephemoral honors.
Born and reared III lo WAS, amid htB surround
ingB, shaped and fashioned by tho giant
hungry demands Of impending ol,angoB
chaigos which wore to roascortaill aud roconiirm
the foundations OF human socsty; which wore
to recast tB forms Of our civilization, and oimi-
unto from our very atmosphere some of its old,
no1ionB clements,
liz wAs ESSENTIALLY 4 nEyoLur1oH1sr.
With an intellect wloAe grasp nothing but
death could relax (mhyhall that could not),
whatever WIS within hA ken llo mastered finally,
Though cool, wary, aud prudent, he WIS ono to an-
nault, to lead fotlprn hoEe Al was Ofton TINT
1nl,e In M rrf,