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And

these words were applied to

men who

simply expressed

the recorded sentiments of Washington, Jefferson

Even during

and Franklin.

the present session of Congress, I find in the

Congressional Globe the following interruptions of Mr.

when speaking on simply

By

cite

Slavery.

Lovejoy,

I do not characterize them, but

them

Mr. Barksdale, of Mississippi

" Order that black-hearted scoundrel and nigger-stealing thief to take his seat."

By

Mr. Boyce, of South-Carolina, addressing Mr. Lovejoy:

" Then behave yourself."

By

Mr. Gartrell, of Georgia,

" The

By "No,

By

man

is

(in his seat



crazy."

Mr. Barksdale, of Mississippi, again you stand there to-day an infamous, perjured

sir,

villain."

Mr. Ashmore, of South-Carolina

" Yes ; he is a perjured villain, and he perjures himself every hour he occupies a seat on this floor."

By "

Mr. Singleton, of Mississippi

And

a negro-thief into the bargain."

By

Mr. Barksdale, of Mississippi, again "I hope my colleague will hold no parley with that perjured

By

Mr. Singleton of Mississippi, again

" No, as that!

By "

sir



any gentleman

shall

have time, but not such a mean, despicable wretch

1 '

Mr. Martin, of Virginia

And

han°-

negro-thief."

you

if

you come among high as Hainan.

as

—

us,

we

will

do with you as we did with John Brown

I say that as a Virginian."

enough and I now turn from this branch of But enough While exhibiting the the argument with a single remark. Character of Slave-masters, these numerous instances and they might be multiplied



indefinitely

—

—

attest the

weakness of

their

no special talent to estimate the insignificance of an argument that can be supported only by violence. The scholar will not forget the story told by Lucian of the colloquy between Jupiter and a simple countryman. They talked with ease and freedom until they differed, when the angry god at once menaced his honest opponent with a thunder-bolt. "Ah! ah !" said the clown, with perfect composure, " now, Jupiter, I know you are wrong. You are always wrong when you apcause.

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