Richmond palladium., 1839-04-06

lie mind, and then organize additional societies
or. rather, form clans to aid in the war which
has been commenced the slaveholdng States?
do not, sir, underwFitc FOX the trnth of this
statement entire whole; much of II rePel
as unI rs, charge on my fellow-clizens Of Cin-
cinnati but, as 1t comes from siavehodIng state
from the state of the senator who has elo.
qnenIly anathenatiscd abol,tonists, that :tTs M
most pity that they could not die under such
sweet sounds--and as the South Carolina Senator
pronounces them dead, produce this from slave
holding State for the special benetli and console
ton Of the two Senator'S. II comes from source 4
to which am sure both gentlemen ought to give /
credit But suPposa, sir. that aholuon'sm IS
dead, is liberty dead also, and slavery triumphant!
Is liberty of speech. Of the press, and the righ, /
OF petition also dead2 Trae, ii has been stranglc-
ed here; but gentlemen will find themselves IN
great error. If they suppose II also strangled IN
the country; ana the very attempt in legislative
bodies 10 sustain local and individual interest,
II the destruction of rights. proves thai those
rights not dead, but Il living principle which
slavery cannot extnguish; and be my lot what i:
may, shall, TO the utmost of nv abilities under
all circumstances, and at all times, contend tor
that freedom which IS the common gift of the
Creator to all men. and against the power of
these Two great lnterests-ha slave power of the
South, aud banking power of the North which
are now uniting 70 rule this country. The cot
ton bale ana the bank note have formed nlli-
ance: the credit system with slave labor. These
two conTenial spirits have at last met and en-
braced each other, both looking to the same OBJ
Ject-to live u~on the unrequittod labor of 9TH
ers--and have now erected for themselves
mon plattoEn,as was Intimatcd durag the last
sion, On winch they can meet, and bid def ncc, as
/ they nope, to free prime pies 0ad free labor
| With these Introductory rc:nlrks, permit me-
sir, to say here, ami let pretend 10 misuu-
dcrstand or m;secprcsent me, that charge gen
icmGn, when they use the word AbotionSis.
I,oro 7
men who love liberty and opposed to s!lyc-
ry--that 10 behalf of these citizens speak and.
by whatever name thcy may he called. IT IL those
who opposed 10 slavery whose cause | advo-
cate. make no war upon the rights Of others.
do not but what is moraI, cons tiora. anu
legal. against the peculiar institution of any
Safe; bn, only in defence Of tnY own RI ghts,
of my leilow-ctIzcns, aud above ali, Of State
| shall not cease whi!e The c4rceat of I.f. shall
. continue TO flow.
shall, Mr. President, in the G..iHor consider
alton OF this sui Iect, eideavor TO prove. first, The
right of the peopo to petition sccond, why slave
ny is wrong, and why am opposed to il; third
r the power of slavery in this country, and II
dangers; next, answer the question, cftei
j asked, what have the free States to do will
= slavery? Then mike remarks by way o
: answer to the arguments OF the Senator from
c kentucky. Mr.. Ciavl
c NJ. President, the duty | am requested to per
K ocn is of the ighest which Il Representa-
IL tive can be called on discharge Ii is to max
= known 10 the legislative BODY the will and tn
IS wishes Of his constituents and lellow-citizens
}, and III the present case, feel honored by the con
,r iiience rcposed IN me. and proceed to dIscharg
> the duty. The petitioners hive not trusted I
q my iailible Judgment alone. bat have declared
$ in written documents, the most solemn expressio
Y Of their will. 1t IS true, these petitions have M
l. been sent here by the whole people Of the Unite
ID States. but from portion Of them only; vet sue
e is the IstCe OF their claim, AMI the sure found
10 ton upon witch 1t rests that no portion of th
; American people, until day two past, hav
D. thought 1t either safe cxpedient to prescr
N counter petitions; and even now, when counte
5 petitions have been presented, they dare not is
h, ltv slavery, and the selling of men and wone
W in this District, but content themselves with o
lg Jectng to others enJ 'ying the rights they prl
I'd use, aud pravIng COuJress not 10 receive or heG
c. petitions from the people of tho free Sta,cs-a ne
w device OF slave power tins, never before thougi
III OF or Practtsed iii any country. | would hay
1T been gratitiod if the inventors Of this syster
Mt which denies tn others what they practice ther
m selves, had IN their petition attempted TO Just
of slavery and the slave trade in the District.
ne they believe the practice just, that their nam
" might have gone down to p0sterty. No, 81
ut very few have the moral courage TO record the
W names to sucn an avowal; and even some
n these petitioners so squeamish this subjec
n say that they might, from conscieLt tous prime
n: pies, be prevented from holding slaves. Not $
LIE sir, with the petitioners which have the non
IN TO represent; ihey anxious that their sen
OF gnenis and their names should be made matter
ne record; they have qaaims Of conscience
this subject; they have deep convictions and
IT firm belief that slavery is an existing evil, i
n compatible with the PRINCIPLES of political iber
p at war with our system of Government, and Q
ch tending baleful and blasting influence o
th country, wiherin- and blightng its farest pre-
g poets anu brightest hopes
We Who has said that these petitions arc unjust
SIS principle, and on that ground ought not
lt. granted2 Who has said shat slavery is not
lat evil? Who has said it does not tarnish the IA
ne ftme of our country2 VINO has said it does n
ne bring dissipation and fcebeness to one race, al
,e poverty and wretchcdness 10 another in its trai
co Who has said It is not unis. TO the slave. and
ch furious II the happiness and best interest Of 1
re master? Nlo has said it does not break the bon
er, of human affection, BY scnarating the wife fro
ne the husband. and children from their parents?
fe fine. who has said it Is not bio, upon our cou
ce trv's honor. and deep and foul stain upon h
in institutions? Few, very few, perl haps none b
les him who lives upon lis labor, regardless Of
its misery: and ever many whose local situato
re- within its jurisdiction ackn ,wledge its ini