Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-10-03
BY GEO. II. BEAMAN.

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eiplcs Of right and truth, are now ,rsmpled
under foo, by the despo,ic po-slavery parry
Of this republic.
Ycs,its to slavery and 10 the tcmporising
policy OF out fathers, owing thu, lhe.wnr OF
70 was incomplete, and tina, we are now
called upon in lsii once more to fgh, the
battle OF liberty. ! will not reptoach our
| lllustrious slrcs. or detract from their glori.
Gus fame they did more, by the American
revolution and tho constitution Of the Uni
,ed States. 10 establish the cause Of human
freedom, than any other mon whose deeds
illustrate the annals Of the world still sad
experience has proved 10 us, that they left
much undonc, and the permission of slave.
~ into ,le t'nitcd States government, has
we'll nigh left rs nothing Of our original
franchises. Let us look the evil boldly in
the face and If ii be no. already 10 late,
retract our steps. and be vet saved from ru.
in. II canno, be denied that tho whole peo.
pie Of the Union were pariicip's criminr
IN the establishment, Of slavery when they
allowed the importation of slaves up to 1908.
when the North agreed to return slaves
to the South and they allowed three vo.rs
FOR every five slaves in the federal repre-.
senta,ion. Yes. if they did not use the
word stare they meant lt-thcv meant
what they said-if they did not say all
they meant-On the other hand. | deny,
now and forever, that there was any sacred
and inviolable compromise between slavery
and liberty. Adams and Sherman and
Morris, and others OF the North, and Ma1i.
son and Jftrson and the immortal
Washington. and others OF the S~ouih-yes
all, with few exceptions. Of the illus,rious
founders of the constitution, were opposed
TO slavery-and all-,all, every one that
voted for the constitution agreed that all
alliance with slavery, so far as expressed
in the three clauses named, the only ones
in the constitution on that subject,
should cease whenever three fourths Of the
States should WU its fall. The only com
promise in the constitution is that every
.5tate, small MS well as large, shall forever
have tpo senaiorS; all other clauses Of the
constitution but this may be changed in nc,
cordance with the express permission ofthe
instrument itself And since the object OF
the Union, IN its preamble, was to establish
justice and perpetuate liberty-then, it is
not only the right but the inexorable duty
of this great republic to purge the %consti,u.
lion oftbe clauses, which blot It's fair es.
: %cutcheon, and make lis great fabric indeed
the temple ofthe free. The National Gov.
eminent has no power over slavery in the
slave States, because none was given it by
, these then independent sovereignties. Let
{ each State act on its own responsibility
. tonE,,, no D 4, ,tc a,,,p ,,,torocto tn canean,o
and to God. / stand By the constitutions
yes wsM my life l wH defend II. But as
the General Government has no power to
abolish slavery, SO it has no power to make
, slavery-and the admission Of slave States
S into this Union I declare to be uncons,itu.
: ,ionaI--and the permission Of slarery is ii;
S establishment. Within the District Of Co
# lumbia and in the Territories Of the Union
slavery does not constitutionally exist
G For the 9Th article of the amendments says.
S expressly that 'no person shall be deprived
a ofliie, liberty or property, without the pro
cess of law which means without som,
crime committed. and ascer,ained, and pun
s.. ishcd by law. Th'n If congress canno
make a slave. she cannot allow a new Stat
@ to do n-shc cannot transfer to others NOR,
/ power than she has herself--,he aoen, can
;. no, do moro than the principal-,hen sh
V cannot permit slavery in States or Terrific
= lies. or any other place where she has SOY
d ereign and uncontrolled power. Nor ca,
v the miserable p%re,ence be set up, that black
I are not persons" for slaves are called pcr
n sons'' in ercry CLAUSE where they are ALA
ded 10 in the constitution And If A. B an,
D. ~ Ill -u.l..a C,.,re ~ T.,os a
self can make or allow To be- made n blnc'
e. man a slave, then | and the best man il
# Massachusetts may be reduced TO slavery
n and there is no power in thc Constiutio
to restore us to liberty. The State of Lou
isiana, and Missouri, and Arkansas, whic
Q. have been uconslitntionally admitted slav
States. have now been by us. the Union, nd
le mittcd 10 be SOVEREIGN. and entitled TO o
the priviledgcs oflhe other States. wonl
not, III could. now interfere with SLAYER
fy there. Experience teaches MS that stabill,
Is in the affiirs of man IS much, and Ills o
I Ten better to bear some ills than loose a
good by an attempt too late to remedy. b.
of | said that in the District Of Columbia an
IS in the Floridas, ms we have, contrary TO th
Constitution, allowed slavery, We shout
now pnv the masters and let the slaves Q
il frc. Yes, | would tax myself douhiy /
liqnidare myself the penalty Of the bonds
ii give them two prices, if necessary, that
TIE capital of this great Republic, an
is throughout its vas, Jurisdiction. the Amc
lean Eagle should Spread its shellonn
n wings forever over all, Of whatever tongu'
n, cline or color. Here, then, on this broa
ID ground, | take r.v stand, | defy the con
e. bioed talents ofall the lawyers and state
n men Of the republic 10 move on.
ne Thus far, the pro-slavery power, by tn