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has property in horse. What constitutes right Of
properly in anything. animate inanimate. but the
power sanctioned BY law ething or the person
according will and pleasure and for purposes Of
our and comforti II such power under law con.
fers right OF propertyand surely mus, II anything
can---then cannot perceive why may not have
property in bis ellowman, just well as IN the bruies
Ct the Held Or the growing corn W,.h .nose Mno
of property in man. will enter into no dispuia-
ton. proceed upon the basis that there Is such
raj p light II ana thai legal rights having hs foundation
in the powers OF government, must prevail over natural
rights, long society through ts organized tribunals
enforces its laws Indeed sir all human government is
but an infringement on and curtaiment Of natural rights
and privileges In the social state, under governments
mans natural right Of sefredress i taken from him al
most entirely. Sir, have but little respect for those
who up their code OF natural rights or what they
sometimes pleased to call the atOs Of God, as para
mount 70 the laws Of society In the frs place i should
be presumed that governments will not make laws ylo
lating the laws OF God. In the next place, should.
especially 10 republic, presume that i such laws are
oas woa rssu n hsR speedy re repeal And il the
last place. such repeal cannot be had the presumption
s the law complained OF is not unjust Az all events 4
generally combined arrogance aud foy for minority
to denounce The legislation OF the majority, and %
threaten resistance and defiance n consequence q az Al
legged conflict with the laws OF Sod isdeed, or, be-
leve that submission 70 the laws Of our country, a.
though we may not approve them, is Christin duty.
The right o rebellion only attaches to extreme
The laws which create % H. q. 81 as j. ne
the heng, the child even the wife, 80 univer
sal and SO practically understood and acted upon. that i
father may hire out his SON BY the day month, year
To entce away and harbor an apprentice subjects the o
fender the action Of the master for damages The father
only recover for the seduction q MS upon
the avement that she his servant and as SUCH that
the seduce had injured his rights Of property in the SER
Sir, dismiss the dogma to which have called the at
enon Of the Senate and only regret the time lost in no
tcng it. The world is full Of evidence 70 prove its fa
The gentleman admitted that there was such thing as
voluntary servitude That concession surrenders the
whole question II person BY contract can become my
70 mne and The law ehorces such contract then have
property in the in his services They belong 70
under the contract It Just as well 70 call things by
plain terms and 10 look at them in the light Of common
sense as to indulge in that submated philosophy whose
chief excellence consists in antpathes TO names ana
phrases associated with revolving ideas The term slave
is odious and revolving Il excites feelings and passions
incompatible with clear perception of truth What are
YOUR honored soldiers and sailors They the vere
slaves that ever walked me EARN O. noalso On ne ga
disobedence The fagellaton OF negro Tor deserion
mercy in comparison to the treatment OF your soldier
dience. a will do the gentleman from Ne " Hampshire
mr. HALE the Justice say that his course here has In
dicated as much horror at the Of the cal tails
ion * NJ Of IA African a. slavery Now. sir let any one who
wishes 10 take look at slavery double refined inspect
the armies and navies Of civilized nations, not over
looking our own. There you shall slavery which
subjects the slave the punishment OF death for dis
obedience to the will Of his master But, ah that Y
voluntary servitude the man contracted OF ms own VIII
to perform the service, and subject himself TO the pun
ishment OF death for disobedence You have no COM
passion, them for the voluntary slave. II had time,
would refer e 70 % anu sSs Ss 2.
places myrads Of human beings in that condition where
they are compelled matter OF necessity, TO contract
voluntary servtude sarye steal These are the
sad alternatives that are often presented to the poor and
lowly born Now, sir, my heart feels much for the
man who is voluntary slave, driven to IT BY grinding
necessity, as it does for the man born ana raised -
But sir, we are not without examples Of the strongest
cases Of involuntary servitude-sometimcs forced upon
its victims by law, and sometimes without law-in the
conduct OF some nations which turn up their noses when
the institution OF slavery. as exists among u.s. men
What wee Ne sSs1 sPs pss
tenn of slavery than thati Look at the pressgangs OF
England which seize men and make them hight me bat
thew even invaded our ships and American cit
izens, and made them slaves There involuntary ser
vitude for you forced upon its victims without awl
forced us into war with Great Britain and rejoice
at IT, :. X
will give You another and domestic case Howis
with The daughted soldier In time Of war generally
in this glorious country Of ours we have but 70 raise the
flag and beat the drum, and ten volunteers Will be found
where one = wanted But undeL ae a, sws ,hsm sy ds
them 60, and shoot them II they deserted there more
involuntary seude for you, but in this case authorized
and sanctioned by law.
/ have thus briefly endeavored to show that man
may have property man, and that there is such
thing properly and justly instituted by law, as invoun-
lary servtude without intending 10 be punishment ior
crime The position of minors and apprentices, and tne
condition OF soldiers and sailors gilded though Il may DC
by all the gt,enng paraphernaa Of war and ameo-
rated by all the sentiments oil heroism and patn0usm,
fully establish the positions have assumed II would
SEEM from the horror often expressed when nvoun-
ary servtude is the theme Of discussion that some gen.
tlemen are OF opinion that unrestricted freedom 10 all
things by all menay, and by all women and children,
only condition compatible with dignity oi our
race, and in which happiness ID to be found 90 for TO-
srctng the "ages liberty" BY such regulations As the
safety and welfare OF the community require Su civil
government civilization itself, 10 nothing but combina
ton OF restrictive cords to bind the wild the eT!ng, and
aggressive will and freedom Of fallen man. When ne
was pure and perfect his Creator prescribed awt elna
him in Eden sin the day thou eatest thereof thou sna
surely die" was its penalty II .nless man needed re-,
strsnt upon his will, how much more do the wicked
require ii In the OF things human society must
Judge of the extent OF these restraints and laws were
use the right OF suffrage women, and exclude them from
Legislative and judicial stations But sir il must be use
! less 10 enumerate restrictions imposed upon certain
classGn from which others exempt We require mI-
nors q perform military service at eighteen ana Ieluse
them the right to vote until they reach ,weniy0ne IN
ali such regulations however variant and diversned We
see the power Of social organization exercising se ioi