Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1850-12-05

Constitution, the Law, and the righ
on our side. Dissolve the Confede
racy, and create new and indepen
fdent powers, the law. and the righ
would be transferred from US 10 then
| may be asked. as have been asked
when | would consent to a disso
luton of the Unionl | answer neV
eri neverl neverI because / can con
ceive Of no possible contingency tha
would make It ior the interest an
happiness of the people to break u
this glorious Confederacy, and 4
seperate it into bleeding and bellige
rent parts.
Show me, what believe to b
impossible to show me, that Their
will be greater security for liber
ty, life, property, peace and human
happiness in the midst of jarring
Jealous and warning Independent
North American powers, than un
der the eagle OF the Union, and
will consent 10 its dissolution.
would hold to il If Congress were tc
usurp power, which | am sure il
never will, to abolish slavery within
the limits Of the States; for in the
contingency OF such a usurpation,
we should be in a better condition as
TO slavery, bad as il would be, out Of
the Union than in the Union. Ap-
Drehensions have been entertained
and expressed as to the world in lu-
ture time, Of Territorial scope for
the slave population. believe, that
a very distant day, not likely to oc-
cur in the present or next century,
whenever the vast unoccupied wastes
in Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana,
Alabama, Florida and Texas shall be-
come fully peopled, slavery will
have reached its natural termination.
The density Of the population in
the United States will then be so
great that there will be such reduc-
ton in the price and value Of labor,
as to render itmuch cheaper to en-
ploy free than slave labor, and slaves
becoming a burden TO their owners,
will be voluntarily disposed OF, and
allowed to go free. Then / hope
and believe, under the dispensations
and blessings Of Providence, that the
continent Of Africa, by the system
of colonization, will be competent to
receive from America all the descen-
dants oft own race. If the agita-
tion in regard to the fugitive slave
law should continue and increase, ,and
become alarming, it will lead TO the
foundation OF two new parties, one
for the Union and the other against
the Union. Present parties have
been created by the division ofopin-
ion as systems Of National policy;
and as to finance, free trade, or pro-
lection, the Improvement of rivers
and harbors, the distribution Of the
proceeds of public lands, &C.; but
these systems OF policy, springing out
oil the administration OF the govern
ment Of the Union, lose all the inte-
rest and importance il that Union be
dissolved. They sink into utter in-
before the all-important,
pervasive and paramount interest OF
the Union itself, and the platform Of
that Union party will be the Union,
the Constitution, ,and the enforcement
ofits laws;-and If it should be neces-
sary TO form such a party, and if
should be accordingly formed, | an
nounce myselfin this place member
Of that Union party-whaiever may
be its component elements. Sir, [
20 farther. have had great hopes |
md confidence in the principles Of the
Wing party, as being most likely to
to the honor, the prosperity
md the glory of my country, but il it
S 10 be merged into contemplate
abolition party, and if abolitionism is
% be engrafted on the Wing creed,
rom that moment | renounce the
party and cease to be a Wing. / go
yet a step farther. If l am alive |
will give my honorable support for
he Presidency to that man. TO what
'ver party he may belong, who is un-
by fanaticism, rather
han to one who, crying out all the
ime, and aloud, that he is Whig,
maintains doctrines utterly subver-
i've Of the Constitution and the I'M
on. II
Mr.. Speaker, ] speak without re.
erye, and with entire freedom; if
here be a man who treads the soil
If this broad earth that feels himself
perfectly independent. l am that
nan. Ehave no ambitious aspira-
'ations. l want no office, no sta
ion in the gift -ofman. | would re-
ign that which hold, if thought
could do so at this time with honor.
beg pardon, sir, there is one placei
,nly which desire, and that is a
warm place in your hearts. } ei-i
Out of our late heated discussions
i l;,;s;ov,ss ona r,ood r,-aS,,f. fk.-.l