Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-04-27

the relation had become rated in the communities
which existed that independent Of the capital invested
the became identified With and indispensable to the
exse of the connected with and sustained by it.
Although the constitution ratified by conventions of the
original States adopting IL and accepted IN like conventional
solemny by the States subsequently, admitted and although
thus il established and has been embraced the
compact Of the Unisn yet the non-savehodng States claim
the powers through their superior representation in Congress,
to prevent the extension Of slavery into territories belonging
to the United States and 10 abolish in the District OF Co
lumba and in all places which Congress may exercise
exclusive legislation They that wher by the admis-
sion Of States they shall obtain hreeourhs Of all they
amend the constitution and give Congress power
to abolish the service in the States where it may be
sanctioned by the local poy They denounce as great
moral social and political evil, for the extension continuance
OF which they became morally responsible by the ratification
OF the constitution because they say, that instrument de-
egated to the United States in Congress assembled the
to abolish II every where within the Confederacy.
These opinions Of their powers under the constitution and
Of the moral responsibilities they assumed by becoming parties
to the compact Of Union certainly in accordance with
the understanding of the patriots who adopted the conlu
ton They enlightened with the deep discoveries
of the -philosophy-with the modern develop
ment that all born free and equalthat all inequality
is moral social and political evil, produced by laws OF mar
rage, warship apprenticeship education, and property Us
sustained by existing society and government They
patriots. They framed the constitution to pepetuate and
not to dissolve the Union. They assumed responsible
under il to destroy the Saes in which negroes should be
held just and necessary service, great moral social,
authority higher evidence Of the laws Of the Creator than the
Bible. They read in it the commandments :" Thou shall
keep holy the Sabbath dayhou and thy servan, and
thy maid servant" Thou shal, not covet thy neighbos
house." "Thou shalt thy neighbours wife, his
servant, his maid servant" Thou shalt not steal
Both thy bondmen and thy bondmaids, which thou shah
have, shall be the heather round about yo of them shall
ye bay bondmen and bondmads Moreover OF the children
OF the strangers that do sooun among OF them shall we
buy, and OF their families that with you which they begat
your land and they shall be your possession and shall
take them inheritance for your children after TO in
herit them for possession they shall be your bondmen for
ever notbeieve that Christ TO destroy domestic
relations private property, civil governments to supersede
Moses and the prophets establish earthly government
by denying to Ce the things which Casars but that
He came to establish spiritual kingdom by emancipatng
mankind from the bondage Of heathenm and corruption and
teaching them their duties God in all their domestic social
and political relations in this world whether Of husband and
wife, parent and child, master and servant capitalist and la
ooer rich or poor ignorant learned ruler OF ruled His
postles taught Submit yourselves to every ordinance of
for the Lords sake whether be the king supreme
unto governors them that sent by him for the pun
shmen Of evil deeds and for the praise OF them that do we'll
Servants be subject to your masters with all lear not only
10 the good and GENTLE but also TO the froward. "Exhon
servants to be obeden their masters, and to please
them well in all things answering again, not puroning,
but showing all good prohy that they may adorn the doc
trne OF God Saviour in all things "Let many SER
wants under the yoke their masters worthy Of all
honor, that the Of God and His doctrine be bias
phemed "Masers give your servants that which is
Just and equal knowing that ye also have Master in hea
ven Servants obey in all things your masters according
to the flesh not with eye service peasers but in sin
gleness Of heart fearing God and whatsoever ye do DO
heartily as to the Lord and not to knowing that OF
The Lord shall receive the reward of the inheritance for
ye the Lord Christ" KnGwing that whatsoever good
thing any doeth the shall he receive of the Lord
whether he be bond fre "And ye masters do the
thing unto them forbesrng threatening knowing that your
Master also is in heaven neither is there respect Of persons
with him " -.
Ic,Lo
or the domestic relation of and slave, exists in
the Southern States, is moral evil and if the constu
ton delegated to Congress prevent It's extensions
or to abolish any WHERE the existence Of such power i'm
posed moral oblg zion upon the non-save States TO
sumo the responsibility Of its existence, and to abolish pre-
vent is extension, moral social or polica evil.
Suppose such power existed under the constitution, of
what benefit would it be to the nonsave States to abolish
slavery to prevent its extension Would benefit the
free white aborers othose States place the four millions OF
slave laboers of the slave States social equality with
them The free white and back aborers of the no-save
States would not then be social equality with the rich
capitalists of those States If free black ahoers be
ciay equal to fee white abore; if they to associate
equals TO n,ermarry and amalgamae and enter into
equal competition TO be employed by CAPT ats Of the non
slave States will not such social equality place the free
white aborers Of the non-save Stae in lower grade of
ca rank with the wealthy capitalists Of those States Are
free aborers ready to submit to this degraaon and to give
up the Union to effect it And would this benefit the rich
capitalists Of the North Would not the principle Of social
is oe cdIeu OUT, py comonaion OF the Tree WLe ana
black abore to abolish the laws Of property and Of all the
domestic relations and to place all social and political
level of equality by universal amagamaton of black and
white, and general communism Ct property and wealth
overthrowng all existing social communities, destroying all
laws the Of social inequalities and overtuning all
Governments which support thtm, according to the social
philosophy that 6 all men born free and equal"
For such contamination Of the social organization Of
society throughout the Union the people Of the slave
States prepared dissolve the Union order to
the system Of social equal y in the slave States by destroying
the domestic relation of master and slave and with the exs
ence Of those States social communities and political States
The only clauses in the constitution which be
strued into power to prevent the extension Of slavery into
territories belonging the United States abo-h in
the District Of Columbia and other places within the slave
States these clauses
"The Congress shall have power dispose of and make
all needu rules and regulations respecting the territory
other property belonging the United STATES To
else exclusive egsaton in all whatsoever, such
District not exceeding ten miles square may by cession
particular States and the acceptance of Congress- become
the seat of of the United States and
else the like authority s places purchased by the
sent Of the Legislature Of the State in which the shall
be- for the erection of FORTS magazines senas dock yards
and other needfu buildings and to make all laws which
shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution
the foregoing powers and all other powers vested by this
constitution in the Government Of the United States
any department or officer thereof"
by construction Of these clauses of the constitution
that the power prohibit the extension of slavery into Terri
tories belonging to the United States, and 10 abolish it in
the District OF Columbia, and in all places which Con-
gress may exercise exclusive legislation, 10 based.
TO whether these clauses admit Of such cosruc
ton, compare them with the spirit meaning, and general in
tent OF the whole instrument II will be found upon such
comparison that this construction with the entire
constitution and that such power be derived by any