The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-06-23

men who spoke at that assembly and first. will read
or you the words Of Alexander Hamilton Mr.. e. here
read variety of extracts from speeches spoken at hii
Convention, to make out the fact that the north and
tion Of slave property from taxsonl could occupy
your time by the hour with proofs in confederation
what have said The fact then notorious that this at
tempt to represent the slaves through their masters
done through spirit Of compromise and, as Mr. Adams
said what could be greater violation Of the Consttu
ton than to make masters the representatives Of slaves
Here the great compromise made the adoption
the Constitution. Observe what was connected with it
Madison said it all they wanted. they would soon
Be- able to supply themselves; Then was granted tha
themselves to put down slave Instructions, which
regarded by the slave owners of their greatest
gains they could call in oil the force Of the Union tc
| having thus done wrong we should take the conse
quence This nation has violated the life Of the Cons
tuition What was expected has taken place. Slavery Is
caruly increasing the councils Of the nation and
never yet was omnpotent as it is now In 1887, the
country both North and South united to establish the
North western territory, with the express prohibition
slavery for and yet after the adoption of the
Constitution that fact the first to be forgotten Now
grants Tennessee, but with these terms-that slavery
| is not to be permitted there. So with Alabama and
wish notice this fact the inference is that Con
gress had the to prohibit slavery in all territories;
and this being the case the blame Of slavery does not
holders that did this but YOU l. and our ancestors Has
the ION no further power over Let the freemen Of
sign power they hold in their hands Let not give
up We forbade slavery in the Western territoy but
then the purchase Of Louisiana, made for the
press purpose of extending slavery Now pass on
till the years Sl9'20 to the famous Missouri Compro-
mise wish had time to show you how the nation then
became shareholders and patrons of slavery was
sisted but there majority the side Of slavery,
and the lost by the great cunning of the slave
Of Northern reemen regret to say, who were accessa
ry to the establishment of slavery over these vast
sso and to the ~s srs
bcnef led to be blamed for using the power given
to the nj How many men and women in TINS CITY Of
by its federal authority deliberately prevented the abo-
ltion Of slavery in Cuba? When the convention Of the
declared objects the abolition of slavery And who
came forward to prevent Shame to the United States
who said SO at the time We would not disturb the re-
atons of the slave. We talk Of slave massacre Do
where to securetheir freedom What said we
when the news of the independence of st. Domingo was
had not recognized that noble republic, and that
glorious struggle that called forth Chief than whom
%0OeT sv S an@
on us for such hdcous mockery and OF huma
nifty as this The United States government bears the
shame oitthe shame Of an entire disregard of liberty
odum You and through the legislature have been the
supporters of slavery and Of that law after the passage
which, three years six persons sold slaves
in the capitol of the United States Well, now friends,
there are two or three cases that must be fresh in your
on here but let be forgotten that the official
authorities Of the United States refused to give up
nations One more consideration must be pressed on
you to show the necessary spirit Of aggression in the sa
sary to it. the Presidents Of these United States the
shareholders have appointed six extending forty
Pss1 gsy Sn ss
direction to the whole policy Of government the slave;
Speakers Of the House Of Representative whose pro-
vince Is to appoint all committees, ten have been Of the
occupying the place for years.
s
ted States during the last twelve there have been
United States is system of bribery and corruption
tell you this system has been increasing steadily and
IT, ' plot dsssra.y Planned for
It. and nd MOI none can deny t. Now where DO We
o that
ton having existence long before, but born the
nal law Of nations by first permitting the idea that pro-
perty could be held in SO having corrupted these
institutions and having since commenced at progress
sive system of slave legislation we are come to this
point when it is distinctly announced that but
STAKEHOLDER shall occupy the Presidential chair Of the
United States, the Office Of Secretary Of State, nor
any Of the chief departments Of government. Having
thus gone until asked to trample the Consttu
400 square miles Of terrtoryhaving been asked to
violate the Constitution again in the mode of carrying
this Unionnot by the treaty making power. but by
joint resolutons-it is for us simply and sincerely to
ask ourselves what is duty this point The duty
Of men with their eyes open is easily discovered Their
us nation, and sent us forth the representatives Of
liberty earth, it is his duty to stand by the original
proved ourselves sinners in the sight Of ali men
and that we will repent In sack cloth and ashes for the
disgrace and misery we have brought on ourselves Re-
pentance implies reform of action; and what is duty
towards this nation 1t is to say the Constitution and
these principles are no delusion, but exercising
real influence the rights and brotherhood of
understand
that is in m.dsttha antirepublican anti American;
corroding our freedom and poisoning system with
arstocracy. Is this slavery not enough to place
stigma honorable labor Arc we not tainted from
the South already about the comparative degradation OF
our white saveshat they are not as well of as the
slaves Of the South Are not told Of the of cap
tai and labor amongus in which the aborer must be-
black well as white, in speaking Of free men, are OPP
pressed. Do we consider what miserable oigaIchy 1t
@ TINS onpe are os sUoTo 70 h
South but they degraded and trampled down. and
duty is to aid them by putting away slavery. And now
what is duty to the slaves Of the South We have
been told and again. that but for the aid of the
North slavery could not be supported in the South 1--we
have been told soemnly and repeatedly the floor Of
upholds slavery at the South and is therefore the duty
Of the North to say that never shall it have any
thing to do with it And now, lastly let consider
duty towards the nations Of the earth II des-
tined to be the leader the advanced guard of freedom
! ask in the name Of humanity, what right have to
act the hypocrite-he loud mouthed boasters and base
doors
Friends what do mean by this language, IN speaking
thus of the North mean this: that these States hav-
ing been raised nation having been to this
day and united it is that should hold by faith
and saywe are a nation of the Union but we tell you
slave holders you are dsunionists.
You are schismatics and radicals. enemies Of the
Declaration Of Independence; and say, there.
FORE stand on the ground of the primitive union Of
the people Of the United States, ON whom we call to be
true to the constitution
Mr. Charming closed in this strain, and reminded the
northern people that in of war; their duty to
abstain from interference against the common enemy
in favor OF false southern friends
Sporting Intelligence.
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