Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1850-11-28

tempteN
such an
clearly, M
the wrong ::
saveholding
confidently a
be expected, N
ures adopted al
would lead to I;
escence on the
North and tn
impelled by sud
sions that il "!
they would silen
error, and yield
the best Interest,"
Accordingly, we
that second edi,io
ton has again asst
stir up strife and q
of the slaveholdng
cord and disunion is
unpatriotic work but
pate that all these mad en-
down by the intelligence, the
the love Of union of the PEG
rious saveholding States.
In the existing state OF things!
less shall not recover all our fugii
that escape; we shall however,
some, and the courts and the judges
free States have demonstrated tteir re
ness to give by their verdicts and judgmel
ample indemnity against those who entice,
scduce away and harbor our runaway slaves.
But how would the case stand in dismen,.
bered condition Of the confederacy! Then
we would not have right to demand ,
solitary slave that might escape beyond
Ohio, that would be u toregn power. If all
the slaves in Kentucky, in that contingen.
cy. were to flee beyond the Ohio river, we
would not have right to demand one of
them in the absence Of extradition treaties,
and no such treaties would ever be conclu.
ded in respect to slaves. We would have
no right to demand u surrender of a single
one OF them. Nothing is clearer in the
whole vubic law Of nations THAI that une
independent foreign power is not bound to
a fugitive who takes refuge in the
dominion of another independent foreign
power. We have recently seen this great
principle acted upon by the
Sultan Of Turkey in the case of Kos>u,h
aad his Hungarian compatrots, who took
refuge in the SutaG's dominions, and his
refusal to surrender them up N the demand
of Russia, and Austria, was enthusiastically
approved and appIauded by all of
Us.
Now, Mr.. Speaker, we have the consti.
u,.ion as the law; declare the right on our
tide 10 dissolve the confederacy, and create
lew AMI Independent powers, the law and
he right would be transferred from US to
hem. may he asked, as have been AS
led when.l w.,uIi consent TO dissolution
If the Union. Never, never, never, be-
.ause can conceive Of no possible contn.
,ency that would make 1t tor the interest
ind happiness OF the people, to break up
his glorious coniederacy, AMI TO separate
t into bleeding and bcIigeren: parts. Show
he, what believe to be impossible to show
ne. that there will be greater sec,.rity Tor
liberty, life, property, peace and human
,appiness in the midst of Earring, jealous
md warning independent North American,
powers, than under the eagle OF the Union,
md will consent to its dissolution. would
Yield to il ifCongress were to usurp pow
n which am sure it will never do--to a
polish slavery within The limits of the States;
or should there be such usurpa,ion. we
you'd be in better condition as to>slavery,
,ad as it would he, out Of the Union than
n the Union. approximations have been
entertained and expressed as to the want,
n future time, Of territorial scope for the
lave population. believe that, ut a very
listant day, not likely to occur in the pres.
mt or the next century, whenever the
'ast unoccupied wastes in Mississippi, Ar.
ansls, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, and
Texas, shall have become fully peoplcd,
slavery vii! have reached its natural termi.
lalon. The density of population in the
Initial Stntar uill than ha en- uroat tbat