The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-10-09

terfere with slavery IL we act against sla
very, the Baltimore platform will prescribe us.
] care not. | stand by the principles Of the
Ohio platform. ! have always stood there.
shall remain there Should all the Barn
burners in the country go over to the Baltimore
platform, | will not go with them. | aim to re-
strain and eradicate slavery. My life is COM
mltted to this work | seek to pursue the best
policy and use the best means for its accom-
plishment | may misjudge; but shall steadily
follow this aim. | cannot relax in this war
with slavery. / shall not rest until the evil is
removed When my efforts, in my present posi-
ton, prove utterly useless | will retire to pri-
yate life and to the more pleasant and profit
able pursuit of my profession.
Land Reform has been spoken of here to-day.
1t isl glorious idea. May it spread and triumph
Every man, too has right not only to life and
liberty, but also a right to be entirely free TO
pursue happiness to cultivate the intellect and
to elevate his whole nature to become more like
the angels. A Democracy is government that
protects and enforces the great ideas of right
and justice. tell every consistent lover of free
dom and justice to call himself a Democrat.
AS Cassius M. Clay sad-"Let those who are
not Democrats seek distinctive name of their
own" Apologists for slavery and injustice can
not assume the name without hypocrisy If the
name describes you, take it and remember, if
our hearts are true, if We are earnest and sin
cere, scorning alliance with those who reject
and scorn our principles, we shall be strong,
and the people will flock to our standard.
believe that some day not far of. slavery
will be extinct When it becomes obvious that
emancipation must take place you will see two
opposite parties, each pressing its own method
Of emancipation.
One of these parties will be directed by the
interests of monopoly and the money power.
Of course it will be anti-democratic Ii will sup
port the Shareholders in asking Congress to ap-
propriate money to pay for emancipation Daniel
Webster has already advocated that the proceeds
| of Western Territories 81 5000 900 that
Ohio has paid to the General Government should
be given to Virginia Shareholders to pay them for
emancipation. Congress can just as well create
a debt of $780, 00, 900, and emancipate all the
slaves. Were this done you would have sla-
very of capitalists holding slave bonds and the
war would be between capitalists and non-capi-
talists
The method Of the other party will be to az
firm State Rights, and restrain Congress from
| the exercise of such unconstitutional power. Ii
will say Congress has no right 10 interfere with
emancipation in the States-no right for any
{sFcs 70 s. Ssyond the
( sc which the Consolation confines it. II will
have nothing to do with the compact that in
this case may grow up between the old slave
power and the money power.
Conversing with South Carolinian, he said
that if the General Government would only
favor freedom so much that Shareholders could
discuss the question, and speak freely, sure Of
protection against outrages, slavery could not
long exist in that State Restrict slavery to the
slave States! prevent its ingress to the Terrific
ries! repeal the Fugitive Slave Law! put the
General Government on the side of freedom
and emancipation will spring up in the South
ern States Immediately
1t was said by very wise man of the last
century, that slavery could not live in this
country one hundred years longer. Seventy.
five have already passed away, and let us now
resolve that God giving us strength, in twenty
five years there shall not be a slave in the
Union.
In conclusion, whoever chooses to distrust or
calumniate me, can do so-his injustice may
recoil upon himself ! say God bless every
man, whoever he may be, that is devoted to the
great cause of human liberty.