Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-03-17

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ans cosnat the -ahs~ct ~ the Jus s--a-as ~ az vuisIl,.
gent aud 'ay>ui-l p-.rl. bst thsr. ). osaes ,..sa-.
ny AM NJ coassder % q duty. ssi - =. ~ oosafr
mao '" ce"erai tisrr~s. ~ ssbsaii "a - ys-ss eos.~fc-
anon iaa Pohi'e Addrs-- delivered "a Vi-snne- -
me STATE 81 inctsna. tn Inc yrar ISlS. f.nsr.l LIZ
80 ir-ely Declared hes --afs..ess. \, s..t..t !, A..
tsn aai the st-lssso>--and Ne give uhea ~ yos ~
h- own Noci.. ,fr
"ihaN" NV. tclioss-cissz.s. = G~ us,re Nod. \.
say "n aS'shsf soisecs. and ~hich =. an NJ stsn.as
II more imy.stsace Ils.n ssy OH, a., a.
c"urSs o'ds-eas~scn IN any Iart 81 he Ius.a-I .lI.s<
10 the - 'eises which have l-sn Gsu...f. .-d -
movements oi certain sstixbJssi- b. ssns ~ No Stale.
20 rr'a''o" "a Tt'"n -fths Prpsiatiua IN oiheu-
me """d"et "i the-e per-sns :. he morc daaserss.
b.can-e Their object is m.SAed u.d.s rhs s.rl. GA.
tn'ere iiedne- atsd brnexol.nce. and th-s e.ass-. ,s.-
dicaied by srgumcnss asd psot--stians NLash. la N.
abstract. No o'e can deny. Ri. hoNsvss 6-si,,aiisr
may "e me Srv~ ~ih ~h'ch her schcmss are prr--t-
ted 10 'heif ieilo~-eiii1cns. ~th Nh.t parity IL unssa-
ientcn they may have been hraoa and sustained. th~,
viii IL ionnd 10 carry in thctr tram ni-rhisf ~ ne
whole Union. md hofrcn ~ larr. psuioa ole. whea
1t Is Proeaole some cf the prJ.cios. ad msty u thsir
supporters have peses thought oE-tLs latter. The Gra
m the series OF evils that are ~ spung irosa rh.,, .our,.
are such ne you have rad oC w have hs~n usrp-sr,.
ted on the fair plans of Italy and Csui. ~ he Sc,.
hian hordes of Aula and Alaric aud such A. u4~f a.
YOU spprei'endcd uTSn that meuOrshlc nssht whsn a..
iomaha~k and ~ar"lut. Of the Shower ~ Tceusn.
seh were raitlins in your sshurl-. Irersrd nss ths
disavowals Of any such inicntoa ut.an ne par ID he
authors OF these schemes. SINCE. uTsa The "a .ns,n.tton
Of The publications ~ni,h have been maade. I.er all
he tound To contain the Vsry fact. ard vcr srguuru,
which would have been ns-d. ifsach woald have hen
their object ] am certain that there y MOI IN M. -.
Smbiy, one Of these deluded nlen. and TIA, ,it.,, IS,
few within the t'urds of the Siai,. o. ihcre are any.
would earnestly cuiroat them 10 Coz s~ar. 10 pause In
their career. and deliberately cunsider he osn-equsnes
sf their conduct 10 the whole union. and 10 lhs.e sr
Whose benefit they profess ~ act That the lsuer wiii
be the victims OF The weak. inimiichsu.. pre.umut,.
Gus and Unconstitutional choris 30 serve ihcn. a thar.
ough examination of the sul9cct must eon,inrs ihsm
The ''ruggle (ai'd struggle there ma.i L. miv ron.
mence with horror, such a. have d.seut.J. hu, a.
will end With more firmly n,,tin. he ,hau,s. 90 in
The utter eIlirPaIion Of Ihu~e Whose Gauss they ad,o.
cae.
AMI wrong. fellow eiiizcns. in Applying the term.
weak. -pTesumPiuous and unConsiiiutionsl. t. Ihs msa-
surcs ufthe cnlancipaior1 \ slight eramsnai,an. vii
I think, she~ that I ann rot. o. the Ni.dirat.1n .i
the objects Ola CouVenii"n. which was lately held in
one of the towns IN Ohio. which aw IN a ncwsTs.
per. II was said that uoIhing more vas lnietsdcl Than
TO produce n state OF public Goeling Nhich woud l.aa
Ia an amendment Of tho Car~iiuiHn. auihori1,ng he
abolition of slavery in the United States. Nov. can
an amendment OF the Constitution he effected without
the consent Of the Southern Siciesl When. then. =
the proposition TO he submitted % them n - thu
The present provisions &C the Cunsiiiuiiun ,ecurr -
you tho right "a right which you held bcure u va
made. which you have ne, er given up) To- naanace yuuf
domestic concerlsin +, our own WAY. bat q, Ne ac co.
VINCE tuut YOU DO nut manage them puuQgr y. We ~ nmf
you To put an the hands Of the General Government.
in the councils of which we have the mat,riiy. The
control over these matters, The effect 1T Nh.sL wul b.
VIRTUALLY To tmnsfer the power from youn into our
han s."
"Aguin in some Of the States. and in s,c,,a. n
others the black population Gar "a, eeds that at H..
white. Some of the emancIpaioTs pm,ose an imme.
date abolition. What H. the proposition then. a. n r.
CARDS these States and parts OF States. but the alienal
tyes OF o"nignrnaiion with the blacks. OF an exchange
Of situations with theml T. there any man of common
sense who docs not believe that tn cmancipaied blacks.
! being n minority. will not insist upan a full partieipa.
lion oil F%'htical rights with The whites and when ne.
sessed ofihesc, they will not contend for a fill shar.
Of social nights alsol What but the extremity of ~eak.
nesl and folly. could induce any one Ca ihink that surh
positions rs those, could be listened 10 nv n pcople -,
intelligent rs the Southern Staicsl Fuuhrr, Tn,
eInanciaa'ors generally declare. tina, 10 u their inien.
ton TO effect their object. lalIhourh their acts contra.
cict The asScr;fon) hy lao other means than by GOWN.
eng the shareholders that the immediate Characterization
the slaves Is called for both by monl obligation and
sou2d policy.
An ~uDAcdged youGh. al The moment Of his leaving
Indeed IN many Instances hcfpre lac has len IL M.
Theological Seminary. undertakes TO give lectures up.
on mofals 10 the country men Of W,the. Tucker. Pen.
dleion aud LO~ncs. and Lessons ofpoliticaI wisiom 10
states whose affairs have so recently heen directed b,
Jefferson and Madison. Maccn ami Cnwford. Il Il
possible that instances or greater vanity and rresrinr.
hon could be eHhiiIIed 2 Eut the course pursued D.,
L ~ 'af'f. fH aus - ANN U 90 ne Az NHN
there are any words III the Constitution. Which forbid
The discussions they are engaged in I know that thsrr
are not. Aud there - even an ariiclc which secures
70 te citizens The right 10 express and publish tIcis
P opinichs without restriction. But la The r. ntruciOl o
ne Constitution ~ ~ always necessary 10 refer 90 the
circumstances under which IL was 6amel. and IN A.
certain ITS meaning BY a comparison Of its m visiou.
With each other, and with The previous situation ofihs
several STATES Who were parties 10 it. In n portion II
2 these slavery was recognized, and they took care "a
| hnNQ tho rr1ht gaenTaI - fI.u. a.. Ill .
such Of them Us were fngitvex to other Siaies Tho
? laws Of Congress. passed under this pow er. have pro
vided punishment 10 any one who shall oppose or IN
5 ierruPi the exercise Of Tins right. Nor ran any one
bciieve' that The instrument which contains n pooyi.
son OF this Kind, which authorizes a master tn pursue
his slave into another State. lake him back. and pro
yides a punishment for any ciIiss or citizens Of Ina
Stale who should oppose him. shnuld NJ the rame time
authorize the latter Ia assemble together. Co pass REQ
lulions and to adopt addresses. not only In enoouraes
The slaves To leave their MASTER. but 10 cut their thfolis
before they do so
Il insist. That. IL the citizens of the non-slaveholiing
States, can avail ihemseiycs Of the article OF the Con.
stItuiion which prohibits the RESTRICT n of specch. q,
The press 10 pablsh any thing injurious TO the nght,
OF The siavelPoidIDg States, that they can 20 TO the or
ircnpe that l have mentioned and efcct any Thing nr.
iheT which writing or speaking could eject. Bot. eel.
low citizens. those are not the principles Of the Con.
stitution. Such a construction would defeat one n tb.
great objects Of is formation, which was tk,t # ser,.
ring the peace and harmony OF the STATES wkicL were
1 parties 20 %.
The liberty Of speech and Of nc press Wcre riyen
as the most eflcctuul means 81 preserve o. each and e,.
cry citizen their own rights which spperiaincd 20 n,em
at the time Of their adoption. u could never have
beee expected that it would be used by the citizens of
one portion Of The States. for the purpose of depuying
those Of another portion Of the rights which they had
reserved nj the adoption Of The Constitution, and an
the exercise Of which none but themselves have any
concern or interest. II slavery is an evil. the evil =
with them; u there ~ guilt VA u. the guilt g theirs. not
ours. since neither The States. can. without usurpation
Of power. and Tho violation Of a solemn compact. do any
hing 20 remove % without The consent Of those who
are Immediately interested.
Bot they will neither ash for all nor consent TO b.
aided. whilst the illegal. persecuiing and dangerous
moy emonis are Ia progress. of which I cOnpllin-uic
interest Of all concerned requires thai these should be
stopped Immediately. This can only b. done by the
force OF public opinion. and that cannot 700 soon be