, 1880-09-19

| about separation Of Church and State amounted
Church and It's favorit Comstock laws. VS. It was vas
well enough to meet and talk year after year,
but 1t WIS time to do something towards actu-
Mr.. Hall, Of st. John. ILL.,, didn't care cuss
what the newspapers or anybody else said about
him; He was opposed to c9mstock and Com
else. including the Republican party.
| W. j. Gorsotts, of Baltimore, wanted anything
Ter how vsie and polluted t mint Be, and M was
| everasttngly opposed to the Comstock laws be-
cause they wero unjust, and were used US Gu
gnes Of = oppression against such good and pure
Mr.: McCrncken. OF michigan. objected to that
portion Of the resolutions ptaclng the League on
| the defensive, and to the use Of the word "Ob-
| scene" The organization was not the advocate
J Of immortality and obscenity, but the charge
1t could only be removed BY correct lives oa tue
] part OF the Liberals. In conclusion. Mr. Nc
Cracken offered the following substitute for the
| Resplued, That We denounce all laws which, un-
der the pGetext Of conserving the public morals
to se 'cded bS
! tnqusitOrs, their spies, and infcrnlerS for tha
suppression Of 1rse thought, and that, as re-
4 large major'ty IT The Liberals Of the country
believe them to be In conflict with the spirit
Of tho Federal Constitution, yet, waving
! that thcy he 30 modified us to remove nil nn-
biguity as to their meaning, and that their exc
guurds as viii protect citizens in their right Of
freely publishing their opinions and circulating
thon through the mails
| Somebody got tired at the way the subject Was
] being piled up, and moved to adjourn. The mo-
/ ton was lost.
Parker Piilsbury took occasion, rather late in
the day, to object to Col. 1ngcrsolrs presence on
/ the platform during tho previous voting and to
his nileged ttlibustertng motions.
Col. lnHcfsnll who had moved to the rear OF
the hall, arose aud endeavored TO knock some
sense into the added pates or the ultrAs. He
went ut 1t rs follows:
WISH TO SAY ONE WORD IN DEFENSE OF a1r
| moved to strike out that part Of resolution No.
which calls for the rcpeul OF the postal laws,
and wish ~ give my rousons
| huyo never been, and l never expect to be.
But du wish that every law providing for the
pnefy aeno d ihc oense That s1 IS the a oSection ton
to this iaw-that it does not define the o1fcnse.
| SO that an American citizen ca.n readily know
| the law ought In all probability TO be modified
| in that regard. l am In favor of every law de-
t1nlng with perfect distnctuess the otfense to be
| flee thought too much ut heart to say by whole
salc these laws should be repealed. Neither will
chSpeh IS n 90 far as
Church. Applause and iaughter.i In 50 faras
| willing to accept t.. / believe. also. that this
League Is upon secular hasis. and there should
BE- ehx any in cSF ShFsaa Rar front taa sce xqn
platform? And we ou0ht to leave it as it is. It
Secular s q Govern%ent. Is It improper ID secular
Government to endenvor to prevent the spread
Of obscene iiterature? [Applause.] It Is the
II that Government attempts to stamp out free
Thought in the mime Of opsccntty, it is then for
s e 5ee and a0s sdh dnon ds 9F ss ae viii
q! Ih the @ ma,s of !ss In!sed STATES fAppaass1
GOOD are sG n a'q favor e q of'o dong s'9S
with every law that discrtminates against a man
on account of bis belief. Good y, wo are IN favor
cause ' The experience Of The World SLOWS thst
whsss ea no to own
Is 1t time now that VIC should throw into the
scale, aguiust uil those splendid purposes.
AN EFFORT TO REPEAL SOME POSTAL LAWS
AGAINST OnSCEN1rT?
As well might we turn the League into an
engine to do away with all laws against
the sale OF :, stale TUE eggs :. tLaughter:1 What
a 2 hoo eaa bo eSaTssd 6as
obscure? Is it possible that, II the charge Is
made, 1t can be substauttated? Can you not
pure language? Can you not attack i,nythiuR
you please in perfectly pure language! And
5 MhfF 6 t1 intends md sh 2 am lay I s19sa %sae
in that respect, let it be modified. lap
plause-] But say to you that | cannot go with
n
liberty liberty as much as as any man who breathes. 1
will do as much, according to my ability, rs any
scct,lnr Government Lwill do as much as any
other man OF my strength and OF my intellectual
70 eye,y s Gsey Ss
business il a stumbling block Had 1t not been
for this instcud OF the few people voting here
numbered by thousands. [Chcers.l Had It not
been for this, business, the 1tberul League Of
the United States would tonight hold in its
(Great applause.l Instead Of that, NEe have
thrown away our power upon question In which
we sesd a5e ~ Rqf }a our and
want repealed; II we want anythtng, we simply
Understand that I am pretending, or nm
insinuating, thnt any one here Is in fayor e Of o.
ven1ion il have done anythtng 50 horrible as
# ii ss have ever endeasorcd ~ rec to tra1plc upon the
rights OF this Convention.
THERE Is ONE THING HAVE NOT DONE
/ have not endcnvored to cast five votes when I
Se Se ar 9'xs ss Us bs M snpy tss
my vote: wish to ,tram,ple upon IT, tho
rights Of no +' one and nd, when Mr. nddlai psis,
he lud i right to give them, aud if he had q
right, the votes would have bccn counted.
attribute nothing wrong to him, but / say this:
l have the right tu nuke u motion in this Con-
grcss. have the right to argue that motion, but
1 have no more rights than amy other mcnber-
none-and I clnim none- But want to say to
you-and I whit you to know it und feel it
that want to act with every liberal nun and
woman In this world. [Applause1 I want
you to know it and feel It 1hAt l
want to do everything I cun to get every
ono Of these stMtutcs OF our books that dis
eliminates AgAnst mau becausc Of his
religious belief; that ain in favor Of secular
government, md Of all these rights hut l
ness], operate with any organization that asks
for the unconditional repeal Of those laws.
[Appausel will stand alone, aud have stood
alonc. / can tell NY Thoughts, 10 my country
men, and shall do it, and whatever position
you take, whether I um with you Or not YOU
will ind me battling everywhere for
the absolute freedom Of the human
mind: [Grcut npplause.l You will find me
battling cycrywhcrf: to make this wurld better
and grander, and whatever my personal con-
duct may bc shnll endeavor to keep my theo-
RIGS right, Laughter and uppiausc.] ! beg OF
you, lnfplore you, do'not pass the resolution
No. 6. Il is not for our interest. 1t will do us
no good. It will lose us hosts Of honest, spicn-
did friends. .[Appluusc.] Do not do it. 1t will
be a mistake and tho only reason offered the