Year: 1859

haps he distinguished representative from Ohio (Mr
Corwin) Now will say, In the spirit OF ,ha. charity
which reoces the truth that do not propose 10 hold
the republican party responsible for the
mitted by holding anti slavery opinions. do not


from he bottom Of my heart acqut them Of ali sup
posed assumed completely In the raid lately made into
Virginia. go further and say that accept the plea ia
terposed and placed upon record and that willing "
allow the mantle Of ignorance to cover the act Of signing
the recommendation Of an incendary pamphlet pro
pose, Gun, to follow the example set By the dis
tingnishsd gentlemen from Ohio, and as far as am
able with my limited capacity 70 rise 70 the height OF this
great argument and treat the grave ana subject
But make this averment that the ideas and principles
and politics Of the republican party are necessarily hostile
TO the constitution and 10 the rights and Interests OF the
South The arguments adduced assume an antagonism
between the sections and rrepressble conflict between
opposing and enduring forces and the ideas put forth IN
your school to your pupils, through your public
lectures through your political addresses through your
legislative resolves and through your Congressional
speeches. presuppose and imply this antagonism and be
the least criminal who stops short in his and hest


ates at the exercise Of the necessary for the
slime asans GOD d sns pSanss humanity be
curse to society, contains the fruitful seeds Of ire
mediaoie woes, It is as vain to talk OF moderation
and the Constitution and non Interference with the rights
Of the South as would be TO prope sk the surging
cataract Of Niagara The ideas advanced the principles
avowed the doctrines preached, the ideas incucated
must have their logical deyeopemen. and result The
Lord George Gordon riots Of $780, when London in


ne possession M o. an niurated M MOP headed ny sdman
pended, when civil authority prosrated, when the
people were un der the influence Of the savage cry Of No
Popery are but fair illustration OF the effect Of fanat
cs and folly The recent invasion that has made
into the State OF Virginia. although dsavowed and repu
dated have doubt honestly and conscientously
by most not ALL Of u.e gentlemen on that side Of the
House, is, in my Judgment, the necessary logical
inevitable sequence Of your principles and your doctrines
propose TO address myself calmly and inofiensively
to the house and TO the country Properly apprecatng
my responsibility and the high position which we hold i
shall not be 70 far recreant rs 10 what believe TO be due
TO myself and' TO my constituents, violate that rule
to day. propose to show the effect and the necessary
consequence Of this anti slavery agitation and feeling


conscious Of the fact that there in the Northern
States two distinct anti slavery organizations repre-
aented by Vim. Lloyd Garrison, PhlIs Nay and others
the other represented by ths republican party OF the
North; and repeat again. that do hold the republ
can party personally responsible either for the doctrines
party. have different purpose in the remarks that
will suemit-that is, 10 demonstrate those of yon
who shrink from the doctrines ayowed by that parry
In 1885, in address issued by tho AnSavery Society
Of Massachusetts,, participated In by Mr. Lloyd Garriso
and others Of that type Of anti slavery ind recorded
the emancipation Of the slaves at the expense Of the safety
Of the whites that they would not advocate the right of
they would not sacrifice the life of single STAKEHOLDER
emnncpae every slave in the United States That is
the OPINION which was promulgated Officially by Garrison
and those whom the gentleman from New York mr.
Clark) atlrms are the abolitonss proper. In 1859,
Wendell Phillips, in his speech in Brooklyn the other day.
used this language regard TO Jo Brown and his incur
sion into yirginiaI Is The natural result Of anti slavery
teaching For one, expected It." That is the position


whea they nave been n, driven BY t1s volume Of
party in the National Convention resolved that the
promise measures including the Fugitive Slave law,
hnaty h principle and substance. 10 sg years from
that time we find the great State Of Ohio through the Re-
publican Convention, resolving that the Fugitive Slave law
should be repealed as destructive Of the rights Of the
States and subversive Of the moral sense Of marknd
Even democrats driven into the enuncaton Of


reme principles and doctrines from which but two
three years before they would have shunk back with
alarm and Indignation. The Fugitive Slave law had been
nuhed They went 80 far in Massachusetts, to appoint
commission to defend slaves in the courts Of that
State, and any lawyer vino accepts the Of Claimant
is to be struck from the poll OF attorneys, and TO be


ncapactated from holding Office Ia Wisconsin, also, there
similar statute nulfyng the Fugitive Slave law aad
which prevents its execution Ia that State far the
whole power Of the State can accomplish that
purpose. state this TO show that the republican party
we're driven by events into the assumption Of doctrines
from which few years ago they would have sbrunk.
But that is not all distinguished Senator from New
York boosted in this Capitol that hundred representa-
tves OF the people and some fifteen Senator's held these
sentim.ns-sentimeDs which twenty years ago not
| entertained by twenty men in the whole Northern
s,aesand yet told TO be under apprehension


feel no Special alarm. When these are the sentiments of
| the people Of the North, We have good ground
| for apprehension. Mr.. Curry referred to the Law
giving negroes tue right Of suffrage TO the operation
OF the underground railroad" and TO ths
! frequent resistance of the Fugitive Slave law,
and argued that the South had good reason to be
under apprehension It was poor argument 20 advance


ha, there was more Territories people, and that
thcrofe the question of slavery slavery in the Ter
rtores was not up for discussion. But not the
publ party organized distinctly avowedy and solely


for the purpose OF preventing the extension Of slavery


the Terrtories2 If you do mean TO insult u.s. or II you
do not to interfere with slavery, dissolve your
organization and put out OF your in that respect


10 DO rs an injury ask you, pat 20 your hearts aud
consceuces you had the power would yon not repeal


the Fugitive Slave law2 There negative response
that fyou had the Of the government abolish
saveryand render slave property BsGure would you
do iE


Mr.. KnGoRE (rep) Of lnd.-No, not in the Southern
States.


Mr. CrRy-Why in the free States no legislation would
be necessary the subject but you gradually
narrow and limit ground until all would have to flee


from the country OF our occupancy and residence These
o. n Upf hQ and
through your representatives in Congress, ana still
told dismiss apprehcnsions and entertain
principle Of the republican party opposition to the


tension Of slavery In the Territories This s the gament
that you would fail 70 pieces a, once Mr. Curry then
went on TO show that Governor Chase, in speech
Gently delivered by him a. Boston, suggested that every
government official should be person mbued with anti
slavery doctrines, and that that principle should be
Of the tests for getting appointments He also refer
red TO Flmores Albany speech in 1855 as ustfypg the
position which the South assumes continued
II the North elected Mr.. Seward, Mr.. Chase or any
other member Of the republican party sectional plat
FORM such election TO be resisted the destruc-
hon Of every tie which binds together the great confede
racy (Applause from the democratic sde The election
OF such men would Indicate hostility 70 us that would be
an assurance Of our suhugaton and deprivation Of all
security in the future. That would be calamity indeed
and to submit to would be calamity embtttered by
| disgrace


Mr.. ErHKRIDGr, Is. opp Of Tenn.-I wish to ask the
gentleman question for Information, and In order TO
guide my future conduct. He avowed his opinion
mept ago as to what he will do in certain contingency,
II certain person s elected President Of the United
States desire to know whether or not the honorable
gentleman from Virginia, for whom he votes for Speaker,
| is OF the same opnionY


Mr.. CURRY gave response, but continued He said,
referring to the recent Union demonstraop that though
these we're more or less gratifying, evincing


ing justice at the North yet they amounted to
nothing They not the true index OF public opinion
The test of public opinion was through the ballot box
and looking to this test he found that New England stood
here arrayed in solid pbalapx against the constitutional
rights Of the South, that New York stood here with but


four or FIVE representatives disposed to befrend the South
and Southern rights, and the true in quarter Of


lesser extent In regard TO Pennsylvania Ohio and other
States when he looked at these indications he not
to De lued into security by demonstrations Union
meetings The patriotic declarations and eloquent vindi
cation of the Union were but the singing of Gree,
the voice OF the charmer, charming wisely


uihng the South and deceving the North reg ard TO
the s'npendousness Of the present crisis If they
earnest in these declarations let them give the South
something PRACTICAL substantial and tang ble Let them
so bone aud repeal their Personal Liberty bills, their
hnbeas corpus acts their mandamus Let them exc
cute the Fugitive Slave law let them open their


for the safe keeping Of fugitive slaves let them
Tihutions of circulate nj