Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-05-17

1t must be apparent TO every individual of or
binary reflection, that there can be no enduring
compromise between freedom and slavery. The
principles are directly antagonistic, and ofreces
sliy they mast war with each other; and as fur
ther necessity, one or the other must triumph
and assume exclusively the control of the go
vernment. As well expect God and the Dey
to reign amicabIy in the same sphere as these
two principles to jog along tremendously, side by
side, in the administration Of this Government
1t cannot be done; the question is now, and viii
continue to be, until one or the other triumphs
between Freedom and Siavery-whether the for.
mcr of the latter shall rule in the land. The Of
tects OF Slavery are two fold, first to yitiate the
hearts and minds of the people and next to curse
and blight the earth on which it rests the lat.
ter result OF necessity belonging to and treadinp
close upon the heels of the former. We append
few scraps of history to show the light in which
this institution of slavery was viewed by the
good men of the southern portion of the confede.
racy in the early times of the republic. and in
the earlier colonial times:
The Continental Congress assembled on Sent
., l114; and on Oct. 20. 1874. only six week :
afterwards, they adopted stringent resolution
against the slave trade.
On July 6, l775, the Continental CONGRESS- in
Il " Declaration on The right If taking ,,6 arms =
and that God never intended that part of rho
human race should have absolute propertv in
aud unboUnded dominion over others"
The first draft of the Declaration of Indenend-
encc, by Jefferson, contained a clause AGAINST
saver! and the slave trade. which was eXpgnrcd
10 conCilate the representatives Of South CAROL
I'D and Georgia.
In the summer Of l774, several county con-
venuons, at some of which Washington presided,
were held IN Virginia, which denounced slavery
and recommended the suppression of the slave
Trade as step neceSsary TO emancipation.
On August /, liza, 4 convention OF all the
t'unueS OF Virginia was held at WIliamsburgh,
to which Jefferson was delegate. but nrevanfed
by sickness from attending, sent resolution co
demnng slavery and the slave trade. On Ar
gust -, liza, a similar convention of North %.
roIina, assembled at Newbern, for a similar nur.
pose. adopted similar resolution.
Washington IN letter to La Fayette. of Nav
TO- 80, said 1.-The abolition of slavery csrtsin.
~ might, and assuredIy ought TO be effected and
.Hat Too 6y tSlSHi'He authority" In letter to
Robert Morris, of April -, 1856. he said Their
IS not man living who wishes more sincereIv
han do, to see plan adopted, for the abolition
81 slavery; but there is only one effectuaI mode
by which 1t can be accomplished. and tbat i h.,
legislative authority" In letter 10 Jobn r.
on Mercer, of Sept 9 1856, he said: ~, is
mong my wishes TO see some plan adopted bv
which slavery in this country may be abolished
BY law" In letter to Sir John Sinclair, he
SAID There are in Pennsylvania laws for the
gradual abolition Of slavery, which neither Mary
and nor Virginia have at present. but which no. /
hing is more certain than that they naust hare. /
aud at period not remote"
Washington aud Madison were shareholders
'et they most zealously opposed slavery. and re-
commended laws for its abolition. And so did
Vythe, Lee, Pendleton, Mason, Patrick Henry.
ohnson, Tucker, Tyler Grayson Blair. Pare
'arker. Innis, Dawson, Randolph. of Virginia
ne great Luther Martin, of Maryland Irede!I.
galloway and others, of North Carolina. Il