National Republican., 1880-08-06
ENGLIsu ruE nouaHrAcE.


ENGLISH THE DoUGHFACE.
If there was no other reason for setting
ENGLISH aside as totally unfit for any distin.
gushing position in this government, his
letter of acceptance brands him fatally.
But there are numerous other reasons.
His disloyalty during the war is prom-
nently among them. In that he lacked
only the courage to become u rebel in arms,
for he was at heart us disloyal as DAVIS or
LEE. This even his most ardent supporters
do not attempt to deny. Then, he has n
record in congress while he dishonored
seat in that body, which shows him to be
n man of inferior capacity and of bigoted
and narrow-minded views IIo made
speech in the house of representatives on
the 18th Of December, 1856, which sets its
seal upon him rs q most ardent worsliper
at the shrine of slavery and a most aIrant
doughace. 1t WAS largely composed Of
sneers at the abolitionists, free-soilers and
"niggers' of that era. In referring to the
democrats of Indiana he said:
The other side ought to be tho last men to
accuse the democratic party of Indiana with
any desire 10 pander TO the spirit Of aboli-
tionism. They know, or ought TO know, that
in their own ranks were not only to be found
free-soilers, but aboiitionists. Yes, The lopest
and most God torsdkeH, nigger-S'CaliBg dJoliopiss
uerc 10 be fOUd in that state doing battle against tie
national democracy side by side with my col.
league aud the leaders Of the black republican
party; and l am sorry to add, of the know
nothing party also.
He took occasion in that speech to refer
TO the Rev. WILLIAM ANDERSON, who he
characterized as negro, u methodist class
leader, aud as "the grand emissary Of that
"socety to promote human liberty, beiev-
ing that all men are entitled to liberty,
"no matter Of what color. 1t is
gratifying to know that he has been ar
crested in his infamous career" This
infamous career" seems to have been that
he had in some degree aided his race in
obtaining freedom. But we will permit
ENGLISH to convict himself of his un-
worthiness of being respected by the civil
lied and christianized world, either as q
man or statesman. lie said:
He lRoy. Mr.. ANDER5oN) is, / am told, as
black as the acc of spadcs--a regular full
blooded Negro, not only in sentiment but in
1t is known TO the country that on several
occasions these republicans mean the black
ones-wcre sent to meet Governor WILLARD
when lie was canvassng Indiana on broad ma
tionsl principles which would be held sound
in any sound part of the United States.
Mr.. CCMBAcK-Dd not Governor WILLARD
invite any speaker, black or white, to meet
him and didn't he back out when the black
one came?
Mr.. ESGLIsH-If Governor WILLARD ever
invited any man to meet him, he always
proved himself equal TO the occasion, and he
certainly did not shrink from any contest with
his political enemies which gentleman
might hOnOrably engage in, If ho backed
out from an association ON the stump with II
negro, as l presume he did, it was no more
than many Of my colleagues associates would
have done.
The democrats of Indiana 'beleve, as q
general thing, that negroes are but little better
OF in q state offreedom at the north than they
are in state Of slavery at the south; they
have, by an unprecedented majority, excluded
the whole black race from coming into theil
borders by constitutional provisions, and, s1
far as / know there is not ut this time one
negro in the whole country whore | reside. II
slave escapes iuto Indiana, wo give him
promptly up to his master"
There was clause In the Missouri comprO-
mise restricting slavery forever. Ii was gen.
orally conceded that the term forever was not
to be taken in its literal sense-that it only
meant during tho existence Of the territorial
government,
Is this not rather q rich embellishmen
In the way Of n record to be held up to tn,
people of tho United States to invite t,
confidence, respect and support He wa
not only a besotted pro-slayery advocate
but he stood ready to pervert the 3Iissour
compromise by insisting that the claus,
which iuterdicted the accursed institution
from entering territory forever only
meant so long as it remained in terrrtoria
relation with the government He was 70
making all the slave states he could out o
the territories that had been dedicated Il
perpetual freedom. The truth is, Mr.. ESQ
LIsH is now and ever has been what /
known as a nauow-minded "niggern lmtel
and not only that he has not now au,
never has had a loyal hair in his head.