Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-11-19

lie always declared that slavery was local mat
ter OF the South; sectional, not national He took
the ground Ill 1880, that the general government
had nothing TO do with it. In 1910, standing I'M
der the October sun at Richmond, he declared
again. that there was no power, direct or indirect
III Congress or the General Government, to inter
fcre in the smallest degree with the institution of
/ the South
| Yet, after ALL on the eth of March, 1880, he
could make that spcech-you know it too WE'LL
He refused to exclude slavery by law from Cali
fornia and New Mexico. He would frritatc' the
South, and would re-enact the law of God He
declared Congress was bound to make four new
states out of Texas to allow the territory below
SO deg. 80 minutes to become slave states he de-
clarcd that he would give Texas fifty thousand
square miles of land for slave territory and ten
millions of dollars would refund to Virginia two
millions OF dollars derived from the sales of the
public lands, to cxtirpatc the free colored people
from her soil; that he would support the Fug-
tive Bill with all its amendments, with all its pro-
visions TO the fullest extent
You know the Fugitive Slave Bill to well. 1t
is bad enough now then it was far worse, for then
every one of the seventeen thousand postmastcrs
of America became legal kidnapper by that bill.
He pledged our Massachusetts to support il, and
that with alacrty Ny friends, you all know the
speech of the 9TH of March-you kno how men
felt when the telegraph brought the first news
They could not believe the lightning. You know
how the Wing party and the Democratic party,
and the newspapers treated the report. When the
speech came in full you know the effect. One of
the most conspicuous men of the state, then in
high Office, declared ythat Mr. Webster seemed
inspired by the Devil to the extent OF his intellect.
You know the Indignation men felt the sorrow
and the anguish l think not a hundred promi-
nent men accedcd to the speech. But such was
he power of that gigantic intellect, that, eighteen
days after his speech nine hundred and eighty
three men of Boston sent him a letter, telling him
that he had pointed out the path of duty; con-
yinccd the understanding, and touched the con-
science of the nation ); and they expressed 10 him
their entire coincidence in the sentiments of that
speech and their heartfelt thanks for the incsti-
mablc aid it afforded to the preservation of the
Union
You remember the return of Mr.. Webster to
Boston the speech of the Revere House his
word that discussion on the subject of slavery
must in some manner be suppressed you remem-
Der the dSagrccabe duty; the question of Mas
sachusctts will be just against temptation whcth-
She will conquer hor prejudices' in favor of the
trial by jury of the inalienable rights of man, in
favor of the Christian religion, and those thoughts
which wander through eternity
You remember the agony of the colored men,
! e
to that which lost but Daniel Webster
came to Boston to crush the poorest and most lost
of men into the ground with the hoof Of American
power.
You know all what followed. The Fugitive
Slave Bill passed. 1t was enforced. You remem- !
Der the CONSERVATION of the coorcd people in Bos
ton New York, Buffalo, Philadelphia, all over
the land You remember the speeches of Mr..
Webster at Buffalo, Syracuse and Albany,-his
industry never oquaed before; his violence, his
indignation, his denunciations. You remember
the threat at Syracuse, that out of the bosom of
the next Ant-slavcry Convention should the Flu
gtive Slave Law be seized. Yon remember the
scorn he poured out on men who pledged their
lives their fortunes and their sacred honor for the
welfare of men.
You remember the letters to Mr.. Webster from
Ncwburyport and Kenncbec. You remember the
sermons of Doctors of Divinity proving that sla.
very Christian, good old Testament Christian
at the very least. You remember the offer of a
man to deliver up bis own mother. Andovcr
went for kidnapping. The loftiest pull isl
mean those highest bottomcd on the dollar,-they
went also for kidnapping. There went up shout
against the fugitive from the metropolitan pulpits,
Away with such fellow from the earth !-kidnap
him kidnap him! And when said timidly
demonstrating, why, what evil has the poor black
man done 2 the answer was, we have law, and
by that law he ought to be savep
You remember the first kidnappcrs that came
here to Boston. Hughes of thcm-an
ugly looking fellow. He thrsed for the blood of
Ellen Craft. You remember the seizure of Sha- |
draCh you remember his dclverance out of his |
fiery furnace dungeon. Of course it was an an /
gel who let him outfor that court after six trials
| think, has not found a man, who, at MONDAY /
and in the centre of the town did the deed. So l
suppose it angel that did the deed and mir
acles are not over yet. You remember the kid |
mapping of Thomas Smms-Faneuil Hall shut !
House in chains, the police drilled in the square
soldiers in arms FaneuiI Hall barrack. You |
remember fast day, 1851 at least, do. You re-
member Acorn, and Boston on the 9th of April. /
You have not forgotten the dreadful scenes at New
York Phila lelphia and Buffalo the tragedy at
Christana.
You have not forgotten Mr.. Websters defni-
ton of the object of government. In ls45, stan
ding the grave of Judge Story, he said-Jus-
tice is the great interest of mankind l think he
thought too but at New York, on the 18th of
November, 1850, he said-'The great object of
government is the protection of property at home,
and respect and renown abroad
Yon have not forgotten the speech at Capron
Springs on the Goth, of June, 1851. When moth !
ing else will answer, says he they, the abolition
tionsts invoke religion and speak of the higher
law He of the granite hills ofNew Hampshire, |
looking on the mountains of Virginia, blue with |
lottineSs and distance, said gentlemen tina North
! mountain is hjph the Rlua R;jra hoher stiIl the