Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-10-25

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whole people Of the Union participcs Grim
ms IN the establishment Of slavery; when they
allowed the importation Of slaves up 70 iopS;
hon the north agreed 70 return slaves 10 the
south and allowed three votes for ovory iI'c
slaves in the federal representation. 1cs. II they
/ did the word slave they meant l.--tley
meant what they said--f they did not say all
they meant. On the other hand. deny. now
md forever, that there was any sacred and lnFi-
oable compromise between sayory and liberty.
Adams and Sherman and Morris, and others Of
tic north, and Madison and Jefferson and imnlor-
tnt Washington, and others Of the sou.t--ycs eli,
with few exceptions, OF the illustriols founders
of the constitution, were opposed 70 suyeFy-and
nll-all, every That yotod for the constitution
agreed tut all alliance "!tti slavery, far as OK
pressed IN the three clauses named, the OIL ! ones
in tho constitution that sub ect. should cease
Whenever three lourths Of the States should will
It's fail. The only compromise III the constitution
is that every State, small rs well large. shall
forever have two senators all other clauses Of
tho constitution but this may be changed IN ac-
cord1nco with the express PERMISSION OF the IN
strumont itself. Aud since the object Of the
Union in its preamble TO establish justice
and porpotualo liborty--thon, it is rot only the
right bat tho memorable duty of this great repub
lie to purge TIE constitution of those clauses,
which bot its fair Cscutchcon mud makes its great
fabric indeed the temple of the free. The
tional government has power slavery IN
tho slave States, because none given it by
these then independent severe gntcs. Let each
State act on It's own sponsIbihty-ioohlng 10 is
own interests. to conscience, and to God. stand
bv tine CONSTITUENCIES with my life will do
fend It. But as the General Government has
power 10 abolish slavery, it has power TO
make slnvory--aud the admission of slave
States INTO the Union declare to be unconstitu-
tlonai-ana the permission of slavery is It's estab
llshucnt. y thin the District of Columbia and
il the Territories Of the Union, slavery docs not
conStitutoualiy exist. For the otn article Of tho
amendments says expressly that no person SHALL
ba deprived q life, liberty property without duo
process OF 2~'-gghich means without some
crime commit Il, and asccrtaiucd, and punished
b. .aw. Then il Congress cannot make a $ ave.
she cannot allow new State to do it-sho can
not transfer 10 otAors moro power than she has
horse.--tAc agent cannot do moro than the prin-
cpal-ihcn sho cannot permit slavery in States or
Territories. or any other place whore she has
sovereign and uncontrolled power. Nor can the
miserable pretcnco be set mp, that blacks are not
persons, Tor s.ayo5 arc called persons n every
ton And if 4. and c, calling themselves
States, Congress itself, mako allow TO
be mado black man slave. then aud the bos,
man in Massachusetts may be reduced to slavery,
and there is 10 power III the constitution - re-
store Us to liberty. The States OF Louisiana. and
Missouri. and Arkansas, which have been un-
consti!atonaflv admitted slave States, have now
and entitled to a.. tho privileges Of the other
States. | would not. if coad, now interfere
wilt saycrv there. Experience teaches that
stability ia the affairs of mon IS mach and It is
often better to bear some Ills than lose all good
by an attempt too Into to remedy. But | 81 Y
that in tho District of Columbia and in the Flo
ridas. VIC have contrary to the constitution. al
lowed slavcrv, wo should now pay the masters,
and let tho slaves 90 free. Yes. / would tax my
self doubly 10 liqudato the penalty Of the bond
give them two prices, if necessary, that IN the
p!!al of this great republic, md throughout IFS
vast Jurisdiction. the American Eagle should
spread IFS sheltornc wings forever over all, 81
whatever tongue. Cline color. Here, then. on
this broad ground. | tako my stand, md defy
Tho combined talent OF nil the lawyers and states
men of tho republic TO move me.
Thus far the pro slavery power, by the c0ncen-
troted interos: of having sl2O,o0OOoo OF Sc
called property represented. has triumphed over
the power of liberty and free la Dor. Our offices
of honor and profit have been monopolized al
most by Shareholders. foreign policy has been
subsidiary to tho fostering of slave labor at the
: expense of FREQ labor. The system of Internal
! Improvements. as carried on by the General Co.
| vernment-the land bll--a national currency
and above all, the tariff. have all been FRUSTRATED
at the feet OF the slave power. And now when
the people of the north seem 10 be opening theiI
Dyes to the real SACRIFICES which they have ade
in tho desecratcd name OF democracy, 10 the rull
OF slavery. by the rulnous results OF the reduc
ton of the tariff from 1892 to IL, John G.. Gal
houn and his southern clique, sock onco more al
accession Of slave territory to strcg,hen thoi
, power and assist them III overrulipg tho tariff o
protection. and 10 reduce to fro;
} trade and perpetual slavery. They are doternin
cd 10 rule or ruin--to WELD the whole power o
the Union, or else dissolve the mon, and cstab
sh slave dcspots;n in the south. Hence the
democratic party in 1911. although they went u
IN Sa tad
throw him overboard-so they rejected Cass
Buchanan. and Stewart, and took tho unhearll o
name of James X. Polk, of Tennessee, Mr.. Cal
houn's and Andrew Jackson's most supple tool
imposed upon them by the notification pow
which had prostracd all the intcres: of free Ia
! Dor at the feet Of the free trade and perpetua
slavery Eartv of the south. And Mr.. Polk wa: