Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-29

come a slave catcher. Any one who chooses
may transform himself into a bloodhound
snuff. and scent and howl along the tracks
of the lying fugitive-loll out his tongue, and
lap up the dirty water that stands in muddy
pools by the wayside-overtake the rihe-
scared and lash-excoriated slave; IA mother, 1t
NAV be. with her infant, the love OF whom mas
neryed her for the flight, thrust MS canine
teeth into the quivering flesh, brace out ms
fore feet, and hold the captive till the KID
napper comes, with letters and handouts TO
load down ankles and wrist, and then re-
ceive. as a reward for his brutism, a pat on
the head from the slave catcher, and the
plaudit Good Dog Bose .
"Sir, never will do this. / never VIII
degrade my manhood and stife the sympa-
tb;es of human nature. 1t is an insult to
claim 1t. / wish / had nothing worse to NEE.
at the judgment day than that. l would not
have the guilt of causing that wall of mans
despair, or that wild shrek of woman's agony,
as the one or the other is captured, for all
the diadems Of all the stars In heaven.
us 1t desired to call attention to this
fact? Proclaim it then upon the housetops;
write it upon every leaf that trembles IN the
forest; make it blaze from the sun at high
noon. and shine forth in the milder radiance
of every star that bedecks the armament of
God; let it echo through all the arches OF
heaven, and rsverberate and below along all
the deep gorges of hell, where the slave
catchers will be very likely to hear it. owen
LONtJO HIVES AT 4 iifs -
of a mile east of the village; and he aids
every fugitive that comes to his door and
asks 1t. Thou invisible demon of slavery,
dost thou think to cross my humble thresh-
old. and forbid me to give bread to the
hungry and shelter to the houseless? l bid
you defiance in the name Of God!'
GREAT UPROAR IN CONGRESS.
One of Lovejoy's most effective and at the
same time one of his most impassioned
speeches against slavery was delivered in the
house on April 8, 1860. Emphasizing his
words by his customary gesture OF shaking
his hand, with the forefnger extended, he
had advanced into the area in front Of the
democratic seats. This was a breach Of the
rule which required members to speak. either
from their seats or the clerks desk, but
which had been generally disregarded; and
Pryor of Virginia, advancing toward Love
10y. said: 1.-THE gentleman from Illinois
shall not approach this side OF the house,
shaking his fists and talking in the way he
has talked. 1t is bad enough to be COM
PEELED to sit and listen to him utter his
reasonable and insulting language; but he
shall not. sir, come upon this side OF the
house, shaking his fist in our faces. He
shall not come here gesticulating in a menac-
Ing and ~rufianly manner"
Potter of Wisconsin replied: you are
doing the same thing yourself. We listened
to gentlemen upon the other side for eight
weeks, when they denounced the members
on this side with violent and offensive Ian
guage. We listened to them patiently and
heard them through. And now, sir, this
side shall be heard, let the consequences be
what they may. l do not believe that side
OF the house can say where a member shall
speak, and they shall not say it."
Burnet of Kentucky replied: "He cannot
and he shall not cross this hall in a menac-
ing manner. He shall not, let the conse-
quences be what they will. He must speak
from his seat"
Kellogg Of Illinois said: my colleague
shall speak; he is in order, and will not com
nit a breach of the rules of the house; he
shall have his rights according to the rules
of the house, and in nowise shall they be
abridged or interfered with. He shall be
heard upon this floor and at this time"
Burksdals Of Mississippi cried out: Order
that black-hearted scOundrel and niger
stealing thief to take his seat, or this side
Of the house will do It,"
LoVEJoY RESUMES.
During this controversy a scene of the
widest confusion prevailed, forty members
from opposite sides having rushed forward
into the area, shouting and gesticulating.
Order being at length restored, Lovejoy said
II desire to violate no rule Of the house.
| wish to know whether it is a violation OF the
rules to occupy this space in front Of the
speakers chair, or any portion Of II? II
SO, l will cheerfully yield; II not, | claim the
right to choose my own position"
The speaker having decided that he might
occupy the clerks desk, he resumed his
speech, and In the course Of it he said;
II have heard 1t declared over and over
again that the constitution guaranteed
slavery. l deny II. In no article, In no
section, In no line, In no word, in no syllable
can there be found any recognition or sane
ton OF human slavery In the constitution of
the United States. 1t is not there. 1t al
ways recognizes human beings as persons and