The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-01-14
Abolition sOphistry and Impudenco.

In our columns TO day will be found long extract
from portion Of abolition commentary the federal
constitution, written by certain Lysander Spooner or
Spooney, and recently published in the Boston Chrome
type. This is the profound and unanswerabe argument
referred to by few days ago the printed in that
paper. and OF which twenty thousand copies 10 be
circulated among the lawyers of the country, and
pecialy among the young, unfedged Cokes and
Littletons who grace the bar. list OF recon-
mendatons is found in that paper, from which it
would appear that twenty abolition Pundits
of opinion that this treatise OF Mr. Spooner dis
plays depth of reasoning. extent of learning. a
soundness OF judgment, and glow of patriotism which
cast hopeessy the shade the dwelling technicates
OF all the Marshas S,oys Ken,s, Parsonses and Taneys
that ever did or ever will adorn the bench OF this country
if it should survive long the Chinese Empire. This
Mr. Lysande Spooner is doubt the admirable Crichton
of abolition who is destined TO overthrow slavery for
ever and to prove that Mr.. Madison, Mr. Hamilton and
the other trainers of the federal constitution, set
of novices who erected government the true character
of which they did not understand and that the consu
ton itself which they formed TO them mystery and
stumbling block. We have given this copious extract
for the purpose Of showing readers what 1imsy
sophisy and shallow preensons put forth by the
abolition fanatics solid and impregnabe, legal and po
ca truth This movement also satisfies Of another
fact tina! the aboli,onists about TO
their history Finding that the higherlaw theory
is secuted and condemned they about 10 change their
system of tactics and ,c,H deny that the constitution
contains any guarantee of The rights Of Stockholders TO
their property al aH Thus do they escape the odum of
the hgher.aw traitors by denying the existence of any
law whatever Depend upon it, this is TO be the mex,
phase of this motley gang OF dsunion agtaios, and
might as well face the music" a, This is turn
to the contest which invite the early attention Of
the good people Of the North. They prepare en-
counter this new elemen, of sedton and dscord
We shall not condescend 10 all the allegations
of this mighty champion Of abolition II will be suf
cien to notice and repe the main one which all the
others depend Before do this however, lei us offer
remark or two upon the tone and spirit of this petfog
gng performance He speaks of the late Judge Story and
the other Judges OF the Supreme Court in general il
they were set OF ignoran, and corrup, knaves He
charges them with wifuly perverng the constitution,
disregardng its mandates and pandering TO the preju
dces and interests OF the South, if they had their
brides in their pockets and prepared OUTAGE and
DEFY the opinions of the world. He also speaks OF Mr.
Madison Mr. Pinckney and Judge Iredell, as il they
among the basest ana uepaVeu oil the human
race He charges Mr. Madison and Mr. Pnckney with
downright fraud, and with conduct that should brand
them forever unworthy to associate with honorable
men The very groundwork of his argument consists in
his caumnes upon the and memories oil those
high minded and patriotic He had strong, if not
stronger for applying these dsparagng epithet
to General Washington, who the president of the
convention that framed the constitution, and who, in
three years after its adoption, signed the law of 1898
Why did he not expressly include him in the same
category Because his exalted and pure character
made him prefer TO the vile mpu,aton. Enough
however, OF this Garrison Thompson, and Fred. Doug
lass have not shown much prudence. They have
dared clutch the veneraed OF the Father OF his
Country 10 their harry claws and beiou il with their
harpy ordure. Mr. Spooner has manifested the spirit
but less audaciy Were TO consider him only law
yer or az man. we should deem him in either capacity
worthy OF moments notice. but he looms up larger
He is the constitutional oracle OF abolition and in that
point of view his own nsgn6cance is elevated gher
sphere Logs of wood and calves have been raised to
the dignity of worship as gods, and it would be desc
Grafton in the eyes Of their idoators if you were
hiring the one to the fireplace the other the butch
Mr. Spooner in his true character merely ignorant
tyro or frohy demagogue. His friends have made
him their grea, constitutional expounder such we
viii trea, him We pay this compliment to their choice