Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-07-24

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sc,on a. Pni't,'sas "a hedseG IN BY limits
VIII suu cAnnu,. Aud ougli nrl. ovetsisp.
~, fedora consinu'inn n'krs the govern.
ne o. rarh Suiv sut rowe H. h.eif, sol on.
w r'' rtdss 'hs' u. fc,m shall he tecwh'icar
Each STATE then nav limit and PRES nhe the
irhis. bath ri'tl and ps,u,csl. OF all as cr.
,cns. ard though ~tr,y diffrr.Bi ~ dssres
thr eve, ise of ppvs,. oi'vr~ty Es hn,i and
den, political lights ~ " men. m,nats ADD
transient person -, pcliirsAy ,reatiar, the
same IN lind 4. that 10y whirh south Cs,oN.
~, or iudeS the Niucan race tcm sll Jol,.
rNl rrnchisrs AMI all civ,l tights The Con
stiipiion gives gu ~ more Inwst ovet slave
~ IN oihfr states, ihsh n dues met the riphs
he longing io any II the domestic rlaii"ns,
and you are lust - Incompetent TO shnNsh,
limit, az mu'il, tho powers Of the Snu,h.rn
m,slet over his slave, a. YOU arc IN demo
tho rights u the snu,hrr, pAten, over The pcf-
son or the services ~ his child. So long
then 49, sls,etv ronhrrs Wsen within iis lt.
ri'imuc irrn,"ri,i limits. n IL not, suhlec,
ior the poiuc'l ~ legislative sc,ion Of the
fr-e states Bot when n uvss steps iltrse
bounds. and tlsims Ia be con.idrtcd A Ma
itOSdi Institution, and Won are required to
consent tn ~ cNiorsiun. and the enlargement
/ 81 the guarantees. nv which II 10 pretended
! ihN, he Federal Constitution sanctions ito
ehinenr~, then. nj less, ~. poifieri besnnrs
come fHlily WITHIN ,our jurisdiction Ns
cannu here discuss the question OF cons,i,u-
I tinnNi guaranty, and must content ourselves
. while We admit thai the Constitution dues
, recognize slavery ~ lawfully ehs,ing within
! the limits oi such oi the states as chose to
! allow II. with Simply denying that /, il Adott
I cd rs National Inshfu,ion. or that the gov
| efnme nj an penplr az tho I'niop a,e In .nv
way pledged Ia It's maintenance ar support,
| Nav. - i'r were the ir,mers of the Consil-
TOTO" : IN supr".ing their work to 10 q
/ ,otpetual hnl@atk al slavery, that II 10 his
ior,caOy rertain that tho compact would nov.
er have been sanctioned, with all it, exttsv.
/ acan, concessions In the South. hid not both
the Nnrh and South entertained common
hope and belief tina, slavery itself, and all its
attendant evils. would be al fuithcresi but OF
! brief continuance.
What Then Is the political influence OF
sl'ceiy, and What are The political reasons
| which forbid us H. consent 10 II. extension,
~ To- any national measures proposed with
view tn ~, perpetua,lon Nv the compto.
misses OF tie Constitution, the anomaly nf a
representation of property 10 admitted IN lie.
! halt al the Southern States (iot Tho laws Of
: those STATES make slaves not person, but
hiocS,l aud consequently the South is allow.
ell much greater weight IN oar national
rouh,is, Than belongs 10 ihri' free pnpula-
/ ton, their resources or thrit physical force:
and the s,me advantage IL conceded To all
| the additional slave holding territory whirif
has been Incorporated lnto the UuIon since
the adoption of the Constitution. Everyex-
tension thereto OF such TERRITORY. increases
The inequality Of the distribution OF power he
tween the freq and the slave STATES. Bot
this more Inequality of puwer would be uf
l'ltle rnumrui, were II not that certain crfo-
nenns views of political economy, naturally
connected with their peculiar ,ns,i,ui,ons.
are extensively pfevs,ent and Influential
throughout almost Tao euiire South. The
pt"ludlces Of birth, etl' alton anil h,bn, 10 ID
the Su.ihetHer 10 ssciIbc the sopetior cner-
ly, prosperity and intelligence Of The fee
lsrprers Of 'he moth rilhnr 10 eyternal caus-
~ than To- The inheten, lutce OF freq nsttu-
inns: and ihey are unwilling 10 admit that
the comparative unlhrfiness of the South,
IN spite ola fNored soil aud rmiip. and of
almost every natural advantage, is IN any do
gree impuiable Ia an erroneous syytem Of IN
t"rntl policy Hence they seek the Cause OF
MS Unl,vorable contrast IN the action Of the
general government, and tue protective poll
~, which, though not 50 obvipuslv,f> as Ger
iainly benehrial Ia the South ~ 10 the North,
!" made soap" goat charlable with all the
evils 'hh nppress the South. and the real
roo, of which /, To be sought IN the immcdi-
ale and fcmnie effects nj their unfortunate
) i"s'uli"ns. Hence sr,scs morbid jealousy
Of The neJp'c and principles Of the North
Nnd this has been Grimrmrd by poliiica dem.
spugues, AMI er, lied hy the heated aud in
tempe ut" zeal Of ultra abu'inHi-iA, until II
has d-genera,cd into feeling that some
tunes assumes the form OF open and svOwel
, hostility
Again, the contempt iot labor which slave
~ encendeB impeL those not born TO wealth
, to seek llv-ilhnod by some less degrading
occ patton, and very large prnp0nlon OF
the young men of the South pursue TIC study
0f poiftcs, moi asa ptepaf,,lun for the due
dis barge % The elrcIlss franchise. but As a
profesu0n whicb is Ia Yield hom a nainten.
snce al tre public chatge. The consequence
~ TIA TIC Suuih supplies murh larger nun.
, i-r OF political s-pifahts aud office seekers
land The blue B".k sbundsnty ,e.rihes tia,
, they seek Mt 10 vsin) than the Norm, The
/. drIiery of these Trained psrigan. and hrir
unity OF action IN all seciioral questions,
. give them an influence which can rarely lie
/ resisted, and It's force has ls'sly been signAl.
1 " etempllfed IN the success VI the annrI,-
70 lion scheme. n"aspro VIGOROUSLY and oil.
most undisguisedly advocated AZ a means Of
Strengthening the ppiucal influence of the
South, AMI unsupported hya Nngle ntgu.
, mont adirc.,"d 10 the local and nnlonaI feel.
iog. Of the North
Thr'e considerations furnish abundant
reasons why every Norhrn patriot while
, nationality nbraln'nV from all interference
WITH the risht or the proper ~ silcllon
OF the o,p'h, should YEA atenuousIy resist
4 every measure tending IN the d,ptoportion.
. at" increase Of n power, which n experience
h shows ms, is almost uniformly directed 10