Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-11-03

Democrats of Pennsylvania were as strong for
tariff upon iron, were the Wings of New Eng.
land in favor of the products of their and
lactories.''
The question Of Slavery, Mr. Giddngs contin-
ued, sis the only issue before the country, and
during the whole session OF the last Congress, it was
impossible to array the two parties against each
other; upon any of the old issues for the question of
slavery had become THE question paramount over
all. There is no power in the Constitution, which
compels you and me support that internal system of
degradation and cruelty, vet that is the principal
doctrine to which the present Wing administration
is pledged, and to the maintenance of which, it
seeks to drive the people by a system of coercive
measures, hateful in the sight of God, and despica-
bic in the eyes of all good men. There is no power
in the Constitution, to make US Of the free States,
assist in catching their runaways,or to take from our
pockets money wherewith pay the expense of arm
ed men,to guard the fugitive who fees for liberty,
on his return life ofdegraoation and misery under
the lash OF the plantation overseer, Or to involve
IN the turpltude and guilt of that institution, in any
way. The Free Sellers of the West do treat, and
wiz continue to treat, that law, which so ourages
every sentiment of justice, and humanity, which so
violates the Constitution of our fathers, as of none
effect, and will and do trample all lis provisions
under our feet. Not all the eloquence of the Web.
sters and Cases. the Berriens and Foote's in the Ma
ton shall compel us sustain it. In spite of the
pains and penalties hich it nvokes, we will not
obey 1t, but, the contrary, will help the fugitive
on his way and open our houses for his shelter and
protection; whose thresholds no slave hunter shall
pass. Every enactment of this kind, is plainly a
violation OF the Constitution, and an infringement
upon the rights and liberties of the people, which
that instrument guarantees to all. Can any ore,
here or elsewhere, point TO single clause, or line,
in the Constitution which makes it our duty to sus-
tain and support the Slave system of the South and
10 act the blood hounds for Southern Slave mon
gers? No! the thing is impossible, the authority is
not there, and we will not submit. Mr.. Webster
had always contended that there was no power like
this in the Constitution; but upon the eth of March
1850, he turned completely round land in his place in
the Senate, asserted that there such power and
then and there pledged himself support the abom-
Unable and atrocious bill of Mr. Mason, of Virginia
and to give 20, 900 square miles of free territory to
/ Texas, and ten millions of the public money! to rat.
] ify the bargain, whereby four new Slave States
should be brought into the Union.''
MIR. G. next alluded to Mr.. Webster's derectior
from duty, and his anti constitutional course, in the
Creole case, while member of John Tylers Cab
net, and heldup to the contempt Of the audience his
cowardly conduct in fleeing from the Senate Cham
Der, to escape from voting upon Mr. Calhoun's reso
luton, designed to protect and legalize the coast
wise Slave traffic. A traffic, which destroyed the live
Of 10000 human beings every year, and consigned
them to premature graves. The preamble of tn,
Constitution declared that this government wa.
formed to establish liberty, but Mr.. Webster had 70
long time commended that it mainly 10 protect
extend, and enlarge, the power and influence 9
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