Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-09-27

. 4. .txa,fv invalid. See Fedcriiisf, No. -.
I, ]. Just as clear 'at he thought the constitution
- ,y,Iit,,v 10 il. SEQ Fedcraist, y 0 ~.
IN ,his part OF the argument, | have
only conclu ling remark to submit
The position am contestlng aairms gen
,aIIy that Congress cannot legis!ate upon
the subject of slavery in the Territories.
The cxpediency of 80 legsla,ing is furth-
er advocated on the ground that it IS re-
puenant 20 Dcnocratcal principles 10 de-
bar the inhabitants Of the Territories from
governing themselves Must the free men
Of the Territories. it is asked, have laws
made for them by others, No, II is
y ami democratic, monnrchical, iniolerablc
Al men have the right Of sclf-goycrnnen':
and this principle holds true with regard
10 III, inhabitants Of Territories, as well
as The inhabitants Of states.
Now, If these declarations were SIN
core and honest affirmation Of human
rtaht,. SHOULD respect them and honor
their authors. Did t,Ii5 doctrine gro.. out
Of Jealousy for the rights of man a fear
Of usurpaton, an assertion Of the princi-
plc OF self government. shouiI sympa-
ihiz, with it. while denied its Legality
Wit, sir, il is the rnost painful aspect of
Of his waolc case. that tha very Object
and purpos, of claiming tli"s" ample and
sovereign rights for the inhabitants Of the
Territories, is. that they may deny all
rights 10 portion of their fellow beings
within t'em. Enlargc. ar sfandzc the
rights oi the Territorial settlers hnl
whyi That they may abolish nj! rights
for whole class of human beings. This
claim, IL N. is not made for tlla purpose
Of III iling frccmcn more free. but for ma
ing Saves NOR; cuslavod The reason
for ienyin" 10 Congress the power to l.g-
i'lltc for the Territories. is III. fear thnt
Congress viii prevent slavery in ;he.n.-
The reason Tor claiming tic supreme sight
nf legislation for the Territorial inhali
t,uts is the hope that they VIII establish
slavery within fhcir borders Must not
t'lrt Democracy be false which brseis sla-
very as lis natural o1sprnr2
ii it has now been demonstrated that
Congress has uniformly legislated. and
can lcgi~la,', on the subject Of slavery in
the Territories, l. proceed - consider t..c
ncy' question. Is il erpc1,cnt II cr-Iafc
siarrry from Mcm,
Here, OF the i!,rs.,ol |. We ar, conrron-
I'll with thc Ct lin that the gates shall 10
tlr,wn Wild open 10 the admission Of sla-
very intn dc BROAD WESTERN world; hecau o.
olhnrwisr the southern ar slav, Sites
would b dcbarfcd from enjoying their
siaseAoftil conmon prog sr:y d the Union.
meet this claim with countar-clam.
u, on H.. one hanl tn conservation Of
this soil 30 freedom viii exclude III, slave
hol lers OF the So,!ih, it IS Just rs true on
Ia offer ,nl, that t'ie des acrltion oft 10
slavery wi. exclude the free men Of the
Norii. We. al the North, know too wen
The foundations Of worldly property and
happiness; W. know too well Ia, sources
OF social and moral welfare. ever vo,un-
farily TO blend our fortlncs with ihos If
q COMMUNITY whore $ iaverv Is tolerated.
II our dem md for free territory. then. ey-
clndeS Us. Not one in iivc hundred 81 the
frcemcn of the North could ever be IN
duced to take his family and domicile HIM
self III Territory where slavery exists
They know that the institution would i'm
povcrlsh their estate. dcmora,Zr their
children. and harrow their own conscien-
COS With an ever present sense ofgult, I'M
tiliiosc conscicnces. BY force Of habit
and Induction. should pass into that call
GUS and more deplorable state. where con-
tinuous crime could be committed without
the feeling Of rcnotsc.
Sir. let me read a passage from Dr.
Charming: written in 1798-fitv wears
ago-w,cn, at the early age of nineteen.
he lived for some time in Richmond. Nir-
gina, as 4 tutor in private family. While
there. he wrote IL letter. Of which the fol-
lowing IS an extract:
"Iherc Is ono object here which ALWAYS d.
presses me- II is surrfy This alone Womb
prevent me from erer setting III Virginia. Ian
gage cannot express my astestation Of H.
a .f~ft
distinction, or established such n relation Man
whcn forced to substitute the Will Of ano,l,erf,r
ms OWL ceases To De - moral agent his title to
The name of man is cNiiuguisiiet; h.. becomes
merc machine in the hands OF his opqres.or y,
empire - 50 valuable rs the empire Of oue'ssalf
10 right IS so insepurahe from humanity, and SO
necessary to the improve ment of our species AS
The night Of exerttng the powers which natur.
has Z wen us N the pursuit OF auv and of .vrrv
good which We can obtain without doing i,irrv
To others. Should YOU desire it. | " i'll oiv. Won
some idea Of the situation aud character of lin,
negroes 10 Virginia. Ii is "a subject so DEGRADING
10 humauity. that cannot dwell on il with pleas
ure. shoaid be obliged 10 show YOU every vice,
"etghtenec by every meaDuess, and s,aed to
every misery. The influence of slavery on the
".ss 10 almost us fatal ns the bacAs them
4 Us was written fifty wears ago. bv
young man from New England. only nine
.een years old. know that on all sub
Jeefs OF philanthropy and ethics. DR..
IhanninS was half a century in advance
OF ms age. But the sentimen, he exnres.
SEQ on this subject. at the close of the las,
century. are now the prevalent. deem.
seated feelings of northern men. excen,.
ing. perhaps, few eases. where these
Feelings have been corrupted BY interest.
repeat. then. that the North cannot
shut ont the South from the new Terri,or-
les oy law for excluding slavery. more
eheetually than the South will shu, on,
we Worth by the fact of introducing sla.
very. Even admitting. then, that the lar
= equai for both North and South, I will |
snow mar all the equity is on the side oil
the North
Sir' from the establishment OF our indie
pehdence by the treaty of 1898. TO the
lmc Of the adonfion &c H. C.....