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BENJAMIN S. JONES, EDITOR.
"A'O UXIOX WIT it SLAVEHOLDERS."
ANN PEARSON, PUBLISHING AGENT.
VOL. 15. NO. 51.
SALEM, COLUMBIANA COUNTY, OHIO, SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1SG0.
WHOLE NO. 773.
The Anti-Slavery Bugle.
"THE METHODIST."
A paper has recently been etatted inNew York
City bearing tbe fibov-i title. Its choraoter In ro-
lation to anti-sla'vcry is indicated fjy the following
extract from an artiolo on tlie Baltimore tjotifer
'prjco, 'ih S from a plss-age from a formor editorial
defining its positiuti
"In this unhappy controversy bctweon brethren
beloved wo are ablo to ace truth and propriety and
Safety on one Bide only. The conservatives of the (
North who stood wilh Baltimore, aye, and fell with j
knr Inn in ilia recent Btruircle. w ho wish aeain to.
stand wiib her in battling against unservpturai J
extremes on both Bidos, much as tboy deprecated
any disturbance of tbo Discipline or. slavery, and
'earnestly as they wrought wilh the Border to pre-j
ect this, etill agroe with the majority of Mie Bal-
timore delegates, and contend that the restrictions j
of the Chapter oh slavery have been greatly relax- j
ed by the change it has undergone. 20 matter
what editors may say, the General Conference j
itself, by a direct ana almost uuanunous vote, ha
placed its meaning beycrad tho possibility of cavil,
except, at least, by the most perverse and despe
rate logicians.
. "The Gonoral Conference has declared that the
New Chapter, unlike the old ono is not a statute,
not a law, but opinion and advico. This was
manifestly true, even if tho Conference had not
laid it; fot tho effort to change tho law bad failed,
and nothing was loft, nothing was within reach
but advice. Nothing more could have been done,
'beeaaso, under the circurrtstance9, the body had
yiwer to do nothing more; and yet, fearing that a
wild, Southern interpretation or oven tlie Supreme
'Court -might affix to their action the meaning and
force of law, they parsed a separate resolution,
denying as clearly as langungo could, any such
meaning. If, therefore, members of the majority
of the late General Confuronce, whether wielding
'private or official pen's, shall attempt by circumlo
cutions, or implications, to give to this New Chap
ter the force of law, wo will Correct them by their
Own record, and remind them that the design of
language, at feat as used by tTiristian ministers,
it not to oonceal but honestly to express thought.
We are at no loss for Ibe explanation of such a
course; it is found in simply remembering the na
tural ani laudable desire of tho leaders to render
their chapter palata'l'e to tho stronger stomachs of
the parly, aid to demons! rato by the most skillul
clerical and logical cookery tbat there is 'taste in
the whito of an egg.'"
It accepts tho late action &T the General 'Coni
fcrence on slavery, as defined by hj Conference
and understood by the Border dolegatoB, as a final
ity; it proposes poae'e on this suljeot hereafter (so
far as the internal strife is concerned;) but it will
vigilantly oppose tho rovival of the puritan agita
tion of tho question; and as Ihe iiext General Con
ference approaches, will be ready to oppose any
attempt at new disturbances of tilt) kind."
TROUBLES OF AN EDITOR.
tho Pittsburgh Despatch thus discourses rejecting
the difficulties betwocn tho Trumbull
Democrat and David Tod
In tbo hopelessly free-soil c.nlnty of Trumbull,
Ohio, there has been, for immemorial years, a
Democratic paper. It bas hud leaner picking
than sheep during drouth in n mullen pasture.
Successive oditorial Peters have edrried on the
unsuccessful crusade, grown thinner thtih ft pro
fessional linguist fed on IlebrorV roots, and grad
ually wasting, till like Peter Sohorriyl they cast
no shadow in the sun, they have shriveled like an
uoripe persimmon, aud been blown away with
the thistle down of autumn. No one of them was
ever known to die and bo biir'.bd, like peoplo of
body and substance The only one of this suc
cession of martyrs, that we can recall, who waxed
fat and kicked, in spite of so jejune a soil;
.v-as Joel Buttles; and it i doubtful whether bis
wonderful Self resources would not have failed,
bad not the great State of Ohio possessed a peni
tentiary. It is demonstrable, we think, that the
office el warden saved 4. B. As it is, we expeet
be will grow old, and in the order of nature be
gathered to bis fathers and bave a Christian'
burial. We devoutly hope so. And if bis lov- of
democracy doe not tempt him to again undertake
the publication of the Trumbull Democrat, we en
iertaiu a reasonalle expectation that be will ar
rive at so honorable a termination of bis days.
The presont editorial ihcubent and candidate
for martyrdom by political consumption is William
Ititiel, Esq. We cannot imagine what could have
possessed William, who Is A young man of fair
talent and good eedse, to undertake so hopeless a
task as the conversioa o.c incorrigible Trumbull to
Democratic principles. St. Simon Stylites stood
on one leg through weary years for tho reward of
Haintship. lie was canonized. Brahmioicul
priests bold up their arms till they wither and
stiffen lo muscle and joint, and the people wor
ship them for thoir sacrifice. But why a promis
ing man, tit William was, and having some ambi
tion to poesesa and erjoy the good things of this
life, should have selected Trumbull county as a
field in which to gather anything more than the
thorns and thistles of political strife, is more than
ope oan imagine. It was the custom aforetime
wbeo a new editor was installed over tbo Demo
crat, to call in ah undertaker and measure him
for S coffin. It was a handy thing to have in the
house, and was certain' to be deeded. We fear
that William has arrived ut that eventful period.
The event was precipitated by the action of the
Baltimore Convention, which gave birth to two
Presidential nom'ineos. Tho parturition, according
to the highest authority, was 'irregular,' and Dem
ocrats were left free to choose between theai. Wil
liam bad no preferences; his affections were equal
ly divided; he was like the bundle of hay between
(he two animals, each pulling a different way. lie
put one leg in Kentucky and one in Illinois, one
hand on popular sovereignty, and the otbor on tho
slave code, and beoame sublimoly impartial. But
the Democracy of Trumbull cannot tolerate a po
litical Erasmus. Then be drew 1n bis legs and
hands, Wore neither by Gog nor Magog, and
turned to Zimmerman on Solitude and Baxter's
Saint's Best for consolation.
Ilo should have beoQ left to bis meditations, but
the Douglas men were not satisfied. They urgod
upon him the necessity of the 'happy dispatch,'
and bis reluctance to perform that Oriental cere
ninny, compelled them to call upon David Tod to
persuade him of its propriety.
Guv. Tod was but too happy to accept the tn
vitotion. Everybody knows Gov. Tod. lie re
sembles Napoleon 1. in foatures : he owns Briar
Hill and its'boal mines : he is President cf the
slowest Tailroad this side of sundown, find was
President of the fastost National !Demooratio Con
vention assembled since tbo days of Jackson.
Gov. Tod proceeded to Warron. Ho knew bow
many inducements to suicide already existed; so
ho paid up arrearages to the Democrat and order
ad it discontinued. II is next step was to urge
upon Democrats in Warren to stop their pnper.
By thus cutting off one support after anothor ho
expected to induce the unfortunate editor to punc
tur'o Lis bowels in Oriental fashion; and we 'fear be
has bu'cc'oe'3c3. William will d:a 'of Tod,
Wo dislike to accuse a man of unnecessary cru
elty, but tho Governor is fairly indictable. Wil.
liam was going off fast enough; it was only a
question of tiuio and starvation, and it was of no
earthly importance in that county whether he pre
ferred Douglas or Breckinridge, or, with a catho
lic affection' embraced both. lie should bavo bud
the necessary lei-uro for meditation and leave ta
king, lhcy allow that, even iu Japan. The
Governor was officious,, too. It is true, Warren is
on the lino of bis railroad, and under favorable
circumstances, a train of cars can go from Briar
Hill to ttiftt plc.co between sunrise and sunset. But
Yarren la not in the Governor's county; Tie should
stay nt homo, and try and keep Mahoning in line;
he will find free scope for bis abilities thoro, for
when he was in Brazil tho enemy stolo into his
camp and broke down tbo piekota. and desertions
have been as plenty as coal dust at Briar Hill.
Let him restoro Mahoning to Ihe faith of tho fath
ers, and not travel along tho line of his railroad
asking dying editors to dispatch themselves and
add their skeletous to tbo political Golgotha ol the
Western Reserve.
POLITICAL ITEMS.
POLITICAL ITEMS. [AFTER THE MANNER OF THE REPUBLICAN PAPERS. ]
Breckinridge in i-owdunk. An immense Brek-
inridge meeting was held in Powdunk on the eve
ning of the lGih, The democrats of Powdunl.
utterly repudiate the micrent Douglas and his
humbug Squatter Sovereignty fallacy. Tho Post
master of Powdunk having refused to admit that
Douglas is an infernal rascal, is to be instantly
removed, and a sound conservative democrat ap
pointed in It is place.
Out for Bheckikriuce and Lane G. W. Sli
kins, of Spnnkvillo, who nt first wris rather favor
lily disposed to the Litllo Giant, and wiio in a
speech last week characterized Mr. Douglas as the
brilliant and peerless statesman of the West, how
says Mr. t). is a cold-blooded monster and a trai
tor to his country. Mr. Slikins, who is a life long,
c nsistent and ablo democrat, has declared for
Brockinridga and Jo. Lane, the Marion of the
Mexican war.
Gen. Jo. LanS. Tho democratic papers of Ore
gon say there isn't a doubt about tiiut State going
for Breckinrilge and Lane. Gen. Lane, it will bo
remembered, lives in Oregon. He is aptly culled
the Mexican of the Marion war.
A Hoax. The report extensively published by
tbo Douglas papers that John Jonsing, Postmaster
nt Scumville, had come out for Douglas; is pro
nounced an unmitigated hoai. The veteran demo
crat Says he will never cast a vote for Djuglas
while he has a drop of blood in his veins, or at
least as long as he retains the Scumvillj post ofiico.
The Breckinridge and Lane movement is certainly
becoming formidable. Perhaps our readers are
not aware that Gen. Lane is the Mexican of the
Marion war, but such is tho case.
CaVt Go Douolas. The Kinklevllle Boiler; a
paper of terrific circulation, has placed lit its mast
head the names of Breckinridge and Lino. It
must be admitted that this ticket is raising a per
fect whirlwind of enthusiasm. It is well known
that Gon. Jo. Mexico I the Curion of tho L'arie
war, afld no ono can doubt but tbat Kentucky will
stand chivalrously by bor shivering son. The Dou
glasitcs Iiok glum.
JAs. Bucuanan. This spotless and incorrupti
ble statesman bas formally declared for Breckin
ridge. It is well known tbat L'd was strongly in
favor of Douglas, and only abandons him because
be sees the Little Giant bas no chance. Mr. Bu
chanan is a fine man and a very honest man. If
bis namo was Abraham or Abigail be would be
called Honest Old Abe,
It will be seen by those items, whicji are a good
deal mora reliable than those published by tbs
republican papers in tbo Breckinridge interest,
how the political feline jumps. Plain Dealer,
The following not very probable statement is
sent over the wires as
POLITICAL ITEMS. [AFTER THE MANNER OF THE REPUBLICAN PAPERS. ] IMPORTANT FROM TEXAS.
ST. LOUIS, July 25.
A a extra from the Bonagni (Texas) Era office of
the 17th, received to night by the Overland Mail,
contains a letter from Charles R. Pricer, editor of
the Dallas Herald, stating tbat the fire at tbat
place on the 8th led to the discovery of a diaboli
cal pldn to devastate the whole of Northern Texas.
White men, friends of the Abolition preachers
Blunt and MoKioney, Who we're expelled from the
oountry last year, were the instigators of the plot.
The plan was to lay the whole oountry waste by
fire, and by destroying a'.l arm's, ammunition, Ao.,
to get the' country in a state of helplessness, and
then, on electron day in August, maKe general in
surrection, aided by emissaries from the North
and parties friendly to tho cause in Texas.
Their sphere of operations districted and sub
dietrioted, each division being under the supervis
ion of a while man, who controlled negroes as
subordinates. Sovcral white men and negroes
worq arrested in Dallas tho following day. A fire
is reported to have occurred the same day, ond
Dallas deslr yod, which was attributed to tho same
cause. Largo mercantile house, Block Jack Grove,
lost $20,000; three business bouses, Denton, loss
$1,000; large toro bouse, Pilot Toint, loss $10,000;
storehouse, Ladora, Lbs J'J5,'6o6; . eight stores
Belknap, loss not given: Millford, Ellis county,
totally destroyed, and several other smaller fires
are reported. Groat excitement, existed. Through
out the country prompt and effective measures are
being taken fur the preservation of life and property.
A FUGITIVE SLAVE SHOT.
A very barbarous act was committed a fow days
sinco, in the woods about four miles above this
placo, on tho Ohio sido of tbo river, which was no
other than the delibcra'e shooting down of a slave
whilo endeavoring to escapo from bis pursuers.
from the cnlured man'B statement to one of our
citizens after be was shot, it seems that he belong
cd to a man living near the RcJ Sweet Springs, in
Virginia, and tbat be left home about three weeks
since heeause his master sold his wile and children
that in daylight he was guided in hi course by
the sun, and at night by the stars, avoiding tiie
public roads as much as possible, until ha fcund
himself at Point Pleasant, whore an attempt was
made to arrest him, which ho eluded, and cross
ing the Ohio river struck for the woods on this
s'.Jo. Mere he lost bearings and became bewildor
ed, waudcring about the woods until discovered
by his pursuers, four in number, who divided to
bead off and capture him. Two of these struck
across to the bead of the hollow just back of Mrs.
Crook's farm.wbilcothe other two proceeded to the
foot of the hollow to go up it. Tho latter bad not
gone far bofore they discovered the fugitive, who
bounded o!T in a full run , wh:n ono of them, a
man named Ilobinson, painter by trade, immedi
ately drew up a rifle, ani, after commanding the
colurod man to stop, took deliberate aim and fired;
tho ball taking effect in bis back just above tbo
right kidney and rangVnJJ forward lodged near tho
breast bone. Tbo otbor two bearing the report of
the rifle proceeded to tho spot where they found the
colored man lying, as they supposed dead, and be
soming frightened at the consequence which in all
probability would grow out of this cruel act, the
three, who felt they had no complicity iu the mur
der, hurried off to Gallipolis, where they saore out
a warrant against Robinson, who by this timo had
returned tu Point Pleasant.
The ooloied man was allowod to remain for sev-
eiul hours on the ground where be fell, and until
Mr. Androw Allen, who board of the circumstance
and prompted a!on3 by feelings of humanity, hud
him brought iu and cared for. These aro about as
near t'10 facts of the case as we can gathor from
conflicting reports. Ooe report states that the ball
entorcd tho body and lodged against tbs breast
bone, and it is thought tho wounded man will re
cover. We bulievo that no arrest bas been effect
ed, and understand the authorities of Point Pleas
ant express d tv'llingnesi-to surrender the culprit
whenever called upon. It should certainly be in
vestigated. Gallipolis V.) Journal of the X'llh.
PARKER PILLSBURY AT THE FRAMINGHAM
MEETING.
Wo extract the following Troih Parker Pi!l-
bury's speech on the 4th of July
I am here to use tho little strength I have in ibe
best way I know; and pcihaps it is not best I
should spend it in criticising tho Republican par
ty, after tbo severe remarks which bave boon
made upon it by our friends who have preceded
me; ond yet really I do not kno sr why lor any.
body else need to speak of anything out political
parties. There uro four presidential candidates in
tbo field. I suppobO they will do ono another jus
tice; for they say, wheu rogues full out, honest
men are likely to get at the truth. The telegraph
says that Mr. Gwinn has ah almost Rilkcnny-t.it
encounter w ith James Buchauan, and wl.il thoro
is such loving fellowship between the different
branches of the Democratic party, I think we bad
better commond them all to a Kilkenny-cat victo
ry, and tbcie lcavo them. They will do each oth
er justice; or, if they fail, Mr. Linouln and his
friends fire in the Held, to stand by and help; aud
I presume they IooS ufion tho fight as did tho good
woman who saw ber husband and the bear in such
close proximity. (L.tughtor.)
The Republican party bas a power over tbo con
science of the country which no other party ever
possessed. Why, it wis delightful to hear the
most radical aud ultra anti-slavory seotimonts
uttered by our friend Wilson the most loudly ap
plauded. I told Mr. Wilson, Ut summer, that
the Republican party would do well enough if it
were not for those nightmare politicians who bad
lighted upon its breast. 7?ow, be Blends up here
and utters thoroughgoing, Garrieonian anti-slavery,
and they applaud him very highly for it. I
do not believe that beautiful tree designating one
uf the finest in tho grove is sounder at heart
than most Republicans are; the only trouble is,
that there is a pressure of time-servers and1 trim
mers on the top of it, and lis throbbing pulsations
are prevented. Now, if Mr. Wilson and Mr.
Suinnor would come to our platform, and preach
this kind of anti-slavery to the people, they would
bavo to say of us and them just as we have now to
say of them and Stephen A, Douglas and his
friends, 'Really, they are so much alike, we do not
see any difference between them';' and hero to day,
if you bad not seen bis face, you would Dot have
known whether it was Senator VVilson or Mr.
Quincy or Mr. foster talking tbat strong ami
slavery. But here is where the difficulty lies
and it is a very serious difficulty. Our friend, Mr.
Wilson, talks here Garrisonlan anti-slavery I
thank him for it; and whenever I go abroad among
bis constituency, I shall toil them, 'It is perfectly
safe for you to eome to our (fatform, fur Mr. Wil
son bas been there, and wherever be may go, you
may;' but here is the difficulty in talking about
Mr. Linooln ton or eleven years ago, we overlook,
or, at any rate, may overlook, a better opportunity
of knowing what is his position to-day. The Re
publican party has now its campaign documents
in tfie Bold. I hold ono of them in my band.
This is said tu be a very good likeness of Abraham
Lincoln, showing tho picture, and 1 think it
may be, for it is rather a homely, coarse looking
aian, and tbnt is what they say of him, (Laugh
ter.) I do not sfcak to bis discredit; I like these
horuely-loiiking nicn, and you see I have a reason
for it peihaps. (Renewed uiorrimcnt.) But, Mr.
Chairman, in tracing the course of M.r. Lincoln
for the last ten years, I fail to find anything in tiie
record worthy of tho high testimony borno in bis
favor bero to-day. On the contrary, comparing
him with Seuator Douglas, I fail to sea any essen
tial difference between the two. And this I am
sure of, that last year, when I was iu Ohio, and
the election of State officers was pending, a Mr.
Dcnnison, tbo present Gotornor of that Slate, was
in the field as a candid ito, and Mr. Lincoln, iu
behalf of his friend, deliverod several speoches in
the State, into which, I suppose, be put the doc
trines and sentiments by which he is willing to be
judged to-day. Now you, in voting for Abraham
Lincoln, hope to vole for anti-slavery. You have
been assured bero to day, that you would bo vo
ting for anti-slavory, uliiuiatoly.if not immediately,
in voting for him. I stand hero to-day to give it
as my deliberate opinion, that in voting for Abra
huta Lincoln, you as effectually voto for slavery
as you would iu voting fur Stephen A.Douglas;
and the reason I jay bo is because I Luvo here the
record of Mr. Lincoln himself u'pen nil these sub
jects, and if there bo really any difference between
him and Stcphon A. Douglas, bii effort last year
in Ohio, and bis effort the present year, so far at
I have seen, Bccm to be to mako it as appsront ne
possible that there is no essential difference be
tween I im un J the Democratic candidato.
Now, Mr. Chairman, on the first day of Febru
ary last, Senator Sewatd. of New York, made a
speech in tho Senate of tho Unitrd Stutos, w hich,
after a careful comparison of its various features
and seutiments with Daniel Webster's bid for the
Presidency, tep .yeurs before, on the 7lh of March,
I must say, I think it euffois in tho comparison;
and I should like to see tho Republican to-day
who would stand up in tho city of Washington,
and muke one utterance that Daniel Webster inado
n that speech. Mr. Sewird'a grand object and
aim seemed to mo, on the first of February, utterly
to deny tho doctruo of an 'irrepressible conflict'
between the North and tho South. He even went
so far as to disclaim the word 'slavery' as cau
tious as the Constitution itself, and surely tbat is
a height of caution that bas never before been
5ul'i iilled r.sver, certainly, exeeedod. I re
member that, a good many years ngo.Abbott Law
rence wroto some letters for tho Richuioni Whig,
in which he reierrod to blavory as tbo 'uncolight
ened labor' of tho South ! A few years after
wards, tbo Methodist Conference bad occasion to
deal ith one of its Bishops on the same subject
of slavery, and they npuke of slavery as an 'imped,
iment !' Mr. Seward refined on these two words
be called slavery 'capita! 1' I thought it the
most capital joke of the season and undertook to
show that there was no coi.flict, prcssiblu or irre
pressible, between the North and I bo South. Now,
then, it seems to mo that when bo was dropped,
and Mr. Linooln substituted, there should have
been seme reason for it, 1 know of but one; and
that was, that Mr. Lincoln was the more available
man of the two, mid for tho reason that bis ante
cedents were less objectionable to the South than
the antecedents of William II. Seward. Well,
then, what are, exactly, tho positions of Abraham
Lincoln f I suppose this is good authority. It is
a campaign documer.t, and published for general
circulation, Ou tbo very question of the abolition
of slavery and tho slave trade in the District of
Columbia, Mr. Lincoln is made to define his posi
tion. If it be truo that tir. Liocdu is ;n favor of
tho abolition of slavey in the District of Columbia
and uf tho slave trade there, ho is very unfortu
nato in tliis later manifesto of his opinions; for,
ten years after the introduction of that bill, we
rind b'tu declaring, in so many words, 'In rela
tion to the abolition of slavery in the District of
Columbia, I bavo my mind made up. I should
be exceedingly glad to see slavery abolished there.
I believe that Congress possesses constitutional
power to do it.' Well, then, if Congress possesses
the constitutional power, why hesitate? On what
account does he doTor it ? For some reason, surely.
'Yet, as a member of Congress, I should not, with
triy prce'eht views,' be In favor cf endeavoring to
abolish it,' (and 'endeavoring' is italicised,) 'unless
it should be upon these conditions: first, that the
abolition should be gradual: second, that it should
be on a vote of a majority of the qualified voters
of the District; third, that compensation should be
m'ride to tho unwilling voters.' It bas remained
for tho Republican party, 1 thir.k, to furhiah the
first instance of submitting' to thieves and rogues
what kind of legislation they preferred. I never
heard of a Democrat going thai far. I think it
has remained for the candidute of the Republican
party to iutrodtfee that new anomaly in our nation
al jurisprudence
Now, I ask this audience, I ask my friond Mr,
Wilson, ib that to be set up in bis behalf? is that
the best defence you can make of him ? because,
if it is, you had better leave it to brother Me Hen
and the like of him. Thoss were the conditions
under which bo was willing to abolish slavery in
tho District of Columbia.
Then, again, in regard to the other ioteirogato
ry,' (in reference to the question of the abolition
of the slave trade between the different Slates.)
'I can truly answer, I have not given any pledge
in regard to it. It is a subject to which I have
not given that mature consideration tbat would
make me feel authorized to state a position so as
to hold myself bound to it.' I wonder if be has
ever thought about the commorce in other articles!
Here is the question of the slave trade between
the States, an abomination, I suppose, without a
parallel anywhere under heaven, and yet we are
told by this candidate of the Republican party,
tbat be has not given tho subject that considera
tion wbioh enables him to give an opinion by
which ho would be willing to be bound 1 'In oth
er words, that question has never been prominent
ly before me, to induce me to investigate whether
we really hare the constitutional powes to do it,'
Would it not be well for the Republican party to
send their candidate tu seme good law school
three years, end lot him study jurisprudence and
the eoionuo of government? He is not quite cer
tain about tho trafSc between the States in human
beings. I suppose he bas no difficulty in regard
to the traffic in cotton, and sugar, end rice, and
tobacco, even I suppose bis mind is fully made
up on that I scarcely ever saw a Western man
who had any doubt upon that subject (laughtor)
but here is a question of tho truffio in human
beings, ond ho has not studied that subject suffi
ciently to be olio to have any opinion about it 1 I
must say, however,, (and I want yen to bear this,)
'that if I tbould be of opinion that Congress does
possess the constitutional power, I should etill
not be in favor of the exercise of that power, on
loss upon somo conservative prmciplo, akin to
what 1 have said in relation to the abolition of
slavery in tho District of Columbia,' (Laughtor.)
Now, I seo before me a vast concourse of intelli
gent looking men and women. I doubt not a large
majority of the men present ore members and
scalous supporters of tbo Republican party. In
your suffrages, gentlemen, fr Abraham Lincoln,
did you exjiect you wero voting fur such doctrines,
and such doubts, ns I have here read ?
But I have nut quite dono reading. I will trcu
blo you but for a moment. Our friend, Mr. Garri
son, read one resolution from the Republican ylat
form; permit we to road ono other passage from
it: 'That tho maintenance, inviolate, of the rights
of the States, aud especially the right of each
Stute to order and control its own domestic institu
tions according to its own judgment exclusively,
is essontiuf to that balanco of power upon which
tho perfection and enduranco of our political faith
depends; and wo donounco tho lawless invasion,
by an armed force, cf any Stale or territory, jio
mailer under what pretext, at amongul the yruvest
of crimes.' Did you suppose, in voting for Abra
ham tincoln; that you vVcre going to vote John
Brown, tho 'gravost of criminals'? jJocouse, if so,
Uod have compassion on you! 'The gravest ol
crimes was the act of John Brown our only
bero of tbo nineteenth century! The poor old
century, as Curlyle would say, had plodded on
three scoro years without a hero, and without one
beroio act, and I, for one, was beginning to despair
of our country ever producing a hero, in the popu
lar senso of the term 'hero,' for moral heroism
is a quality too sublime fur tho perception of this
generation; and so when John Brown appears, in
the truo spirit of Lafayette, imitating, if not Jesus
certainly Moses ond Joshua, why, the Republican
party is obout to decree him tho 'gravest of ciinii-
nals;' by its elevation to the Presidential chair of
Abraham Lincoln of Illinois. Did you mean to
do it? Does Henry Wilson believe that John
Brown committed 'a grave crime'? God forbid I
should charge him thus, I know that when sum
moned before Mr. Mason's senatorial inquisition,
be rather shrank from testimony which I think his
son, forty years hence ;f the bright looking boy
lives will bo very sorry to say hi j father forgot
to give. There were several champions of the
Republican party summoned to the bar to testify
what they knew; and one testified, 'I know not
tho man'; and a maid saw bim in an inn, and she
said, 'Thou sorely must have been with him, for
thy speech bctrayoth theo. But he began to curse
and swear, saying, I know not the man.' And
many a cock has crowed since, but I bave seen no
bitter weeping over the sin. (Laughter aud
applause.)
Think you, Mr. Chairman, that the sons of
these men will not one day blush that thoir fath
ers suid they know nothing of John Brown aud
his movements. I happen to believe (you need not
te 1 Mr. Mason of it) tbat some of thsni did know
about it. They did not choose to tell him; I do hot
know that I should bavo told bim, if I knew; I
should have done as I pleased, for I bold that
slaveholders have 'no rights that anijbody is bound
to respect.' (Laughter.)
But bero is the Chicago platform pronouncing
John Brown 'the gravest of criminals.' Why,
Governor Wise did not so badly as that. He said
bo was the bravest man be had over seen; or, to
use bis Virginia parlance, 'the pluckiest man he
oad ever seen,' and ie had seon Mr. Wilson
among the rest, (laughter) and ho 'could trust
him to uny extent!' Tbink of that I The Rcpub,
lican party brands bim as a criminal, put the Gov
ernor of V irginia says be could iruii bim to any
extont! Put it on reojrd. And there is the record
of tbo brave old man. I wish there wero a tele
graph between bore and North Elba, tbat those
who have gathered tbore to-day might know that
the old man is not forgotten. But, fortunately,
there is a telegraph between me and where the
old man's spirit rests, and be knows all about it.
Now, our friend Wilson's reoord is not quite
what I wish it were. I wish be woilld come to the
platform, and tell me wb.tt he meant by a passage
in one of bis speeches in Congress. He usually
speaks to the purpose, and if his is not the polish
ed eloquenoe of Everett, which amounts to nothing,
it is generally that kind of sledge-hammer dealing
with facts which amounts to every thing. But,
here is a slight exceptiou to Lis usual fidelity, aDd
I should like to know what is moant by it ; for, if
I mistake hot, he is going to put our friend Garri
son in the same category with John Brown, and
call bim 'the gravest of criminals,' fcr be proposes
to 'bang' whosoever lays bands on the Union
North or South, and 'send his name down to pos.
toniy, stained with the doom of a traitor.' I don't
believe you want to hang Mr. Garrison, any mors
.1 ..J .-I. II Yl -
iubu you ura hi iiuug uunn urown. 1 appre
bend tbat beoator Wilson, if he were High Slier
iff of the District of Columbia or Grand Eieou
tionerin Chief of the country, would hire some
body to put the halter round our friend Garrison '
neck, if he was to be hung. To bo sure, he has
not laid hands upon this Union, but I am mighti
ly afraid tbat what he has done induced John
Brown to do it, and therefore be might be bung")
as parhcepti en minis, lam very sure I should
give my vote for it, if I was upon the jury. There
is no Republican here who moaos any such thing.
'Honest old Abo,' tbo man whom you are talking
about running into the Presidency on that not very
dignified vehicle, a rail, be may mean it ; and 1
think, according to bis doctrines, tbat is Ibe prop
j
er vehicle pt. 7,-hich be should , ride j and if our
friend Wilsnn would carry one end of it, I would
the other. (Laughter.)
I bave not referred to the passage that Mr. Wib-
son read from the Chicago platform, but I will, fur
a moment. It is true ti.r.t Uio dulaiation which
Mr. Garrisqn road is contained in 'hat platform,
but the misfortune is that with such a platform at
that, you should have nominated Abraham fLin
coln, It is not your pla'form of which J complain,
in that particular, but it is of your candidate; and
inasmuch as the President, if,it be Lincoln, 1
likely enough to be a little more than James Bu
chanan said be should be -(lor you know be, laid,
he should be nothing but the platform, and I am
suro be told only the truth) it is important we.
should know what ho is going to be ; and, fortUj
Lately for u, ,aril fortunately for you, if you are
honest men, and .want to,know the truth, ; I , coq
tell you what ho is, as differing from the platfurnj
to which our friend Garrison called your attention,
Stephen A Douglas drove Mr. Lincoln, when they
were canvassing Illinois, two years ago, .into the
very closest corners, I admit, and I should be sor
ry to hold him responsible for everything tbat the,
little giant wrung out of him ; for be was not si
fortunnto in that pilgrimage as Bunyan's 'Chris
tian' was, in having a 'Greothoart' to overcome the
giant's, for the litllo giant was too much for htm
without any Greatheart.' You beard Mr. Doug
lass say, this morning and ho is good outhorilj
that the litt'e giant has no heart at all. Here,
is what Mr. Lincoln said on the question uf slave
Territory : 'Mr. Djuglas complains.ihat I do not
fully answer the question. If I bave the sense to
comprehend, and the sense to answer, I bave dona,
so, fairly.' Well, now, if he bas the sense and
judgment to comprehend, I suppose lean under
stand b;m when I read what he says : 'The Judje
says I do not declare tbat I would, in r.ny even,,
vote for the admission of a slave State intp, the
Union.' There, ycu see, is where Judge Doug,
las drove bim. I admit it was a close contest; but
then, these are not times, as our friend Garri
son said at the close of his remarks, these are not
times for compromise, and we must be willing to
meet the closest, strictest and severest tests, to
go down', if need be, into tbo lion's den and into
thi fiery furnace. 'If I bave been fairly reported.
heretofore, he will see that I gave or explicit ans
wer to that question. I did not merely say tbat I
would dislike to be put to tbe test, but I said clear
ly, if 1 wero put to the test, and a Territory from
which slavery bud been excluded should present
herself, with a Constitution sanctioning slavery,
a most extraordinary thing, and not likely to bap.
pen, I do not see bow I could avoid voting for
ber admission,' ('Hear, bear.') Tbat is Mr. Lin-:
coin, not tbe platform ; and I hope ho will,, be
rather more, if he is anything, than James Bu
chanan, who said he would be no Iongor Jauies Bus
chanan, but the Democratio platform; and here we,
have the distinct avowal that he will be something
more tban tbe platform, namely, tbat 'if a Terri
tory from which slavery hae been excluded'
mart that ! by act of Congress or otherwlse.shall
apply for admission with a slaveholding Constitu
tion, I see not how I could withhold my vote.'
The other day, Mr. Greeley, or some one in
tho New York Tribune, suid, 'We gave 1.400,000,
votes for John C. Fremont; but to elect our can
didate next November, we must cast two millions
of ballots.' Mark that I :Two millions of bal
lots.' And what does a ballot mean ? If I un
derstand it and I am willing to submit that
question to you a bullut is no more nor less than
the utterance of a declaration which you are wU
ling to defend, and that, consequently, on the
same belt with jour ballot box, jou li,avebungk
also, your cartridge-box, ond that you bsffot ie,
but tbe papsr currency, of w hich your bullet ie the
specie redemption. Well, then, two millions of
men in tbe field, with Abraham Lincoln as commander-in-chief
1 Two millions of men, not wo
men, God save you ! You won't let wotnea vote I
I blame you not, if you mean to. elect moii ik
Abe Lincoln to the Presidency of tbe United
States. Two millions of men not women. You
can tax them, but you don't let them vote where
tbo money shall go ; fur wbut John Browas ,ii
shall rear scaffolds, or for what Thaddeus Hyatt
it shall build jails in Washington. You can tax
them to build tbe jail, but you do not ask tberi who
shall go in. You can tax them .to rear scp.ffolds,'
but you do not ask them what John rgrrna shall
danglo upon them. Fur, be it known to you, ii
was tbo Republicanism of tbe country that bung
John Brown. It was your marines, brought oo
from Old Point Comfort tbe only comfortable
point that Virginia has, and that only comfortable
because your niarics are there to protect her., .jjfpJ
you tax tbe women, and then bang tbeir husbands,
und their brothors for doing deeds that will pur
chase for them tho kingdom of heavon. or heav
en is not worth possessing. Two millions of mp
not ooys ; lor tne youoy;es- voter must be osor
twenty-one. Two millions of men ! tbe mighti
est army ever marshaled under anoient conquer
or or modern usurper 1 Two millions of men J
twice tbs army with which Xerxos invaded Greeci,'
and conquered wherever be went; four times the
army that Bonaparte led into tho field, before
whose fiery breath Smoleska melted away, and
Moscow, with oil ber grandeur, was knowrt'OQ
more 1 Two millions of men, sworn and pledg
ed on tbat Chicago platform, that John Brown!
was one of tho 'gravest criminals' that ever died
by the holier. Mr. Chairman, that i not what
these Republicans cheerod when Senator Wilson
stood here, to-day. Oh, if Senator Wilson would
only go through tbe State preaching that doojrine,
and then go to Washington, and preach it there I
But then, tbat is asking too much of human na
ture H is asking impossibilities. Senator Sum
ner has proved bow little and how much oan safe
ly be said in Washington.
Now let" me say one word, and I will stop. Af
ter all, it is not of your candidates, nor yet of
your platform, thai I complain. You have made
a League wilh these tyrants, and they ore so wards'1
but for you. John Brown proved that, Witt'
oighteeo men, acd five of these 'oonnectine link
with the brut creation,' he invaded and oonqberelf
