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Mr. Giddings' Speech

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Day
7
Month
August
Year
1847
Copyright
Public Domain
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The first age of our paper this week is filled with a speech of Mr. Giddings, made in New Hampshirè, a few weeks since. Exceptions may be taken by some lo some parts of it, but we nre satisfied that none can read it without iiistruction and profit. Therè u a clearness and dislinctness about M.% G.'s sp coches and writings, which usualJy make bis positions wel] um'ersiood, nnd Casten them ujion the mind. He is no doclaimcr. - He canhot talk without saying something. Every sentence contain ono or more tangible proposiiions ; and fróna the constitution of bis inind, he cannot reason on a subject without a continned string of asf-cnions. This peculiar characteristic lays him completely open to the assaulls of antagonista when he is wrong ; but when his propositions are irue, on that account they make a lasting and forcible impression. Mr. Giddings is one of the Mest members of the House of Representativos, nnd hns hnd considerable experieur-e in political life. He is both hatcd and fearcd by the Slaveholders ; ani his manliness in facing down the southern bullies we have often admired. But his advocacy of Slaveholder Clay, and the election of Slaveholders to office, and similar nets, have never met our approval. But we regard him as an honest, sincere antislavery Whig, di-posed to do what aman in that station can do for the cause. He has done something, and is trying to do more ; and we are nnt of that bigotted class who woukl forbid him to Cast out the devil orSlavery from our country be cause he follows not us.

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