Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-07-30
XTRACT FROM A SPEECH OF
CHARLES IIEINZEN,
Editor Of The Jan~s, Not0 York, made at
Cincinnati


first Republic in the world has in the face of the
world-ruling Car, and in the year 1862, made the
impression Of agitation against Slavery leading
article of its platform-ths fact has i'll my eyes
something so horrible and saddeninC, that it
would be folly to cherish any further faith in hu-
mainly, were it not a crime against reason to
doubt it, But anticipate. Permit me to cast
a glance into the past. Slavery, as you know,
is as old as the human race. The first slave was
weak women, and she will doubtless be the last
Among savages, to this day. the wife is the re-
cognizcd slave of the husband who regards her
in the light of mere domestic animal. The
slavery of men began with 'caf, and in the histo-
ry of war--a trade of murdcr-it certainly is a
mark Of progress. For originally the rule was,
10 put all to the sword, TO make no prisoners
AT a later period it was discovered that the victor
/ could employ the vanqushed to his personal ad-
vantage fhe granted them life, and from that time
he made them slaves This origin of Slavery,
as it existed among the Greek and Romans, also
indeed among the ancient Germans, had at least
an appearance Of right in its favor. For grant
the right III man to put an enemy to death, and
follows that the voluntary sparing of life by
the victor may be viewed as a rightful means of
obtaining property in him who was spared
Later still, the progress of mankind opened an
other and d civilized method ofobtGnnQ this right
of property. Warriors become simply robbers,
who stole peaceful men who had done them no
injury, and brought them to the trader, whom
they had injured still less. The trader examined
not the right OF the man-stcaler, he examined his
wares-hls two legged cattle-he found them
worth the prlce-hc paid the price, and claimed
who will dare to dispute the title "a human
being as his, and sought neither in the rights
of love nor parenage, { foundation for the
claim.
Thus have we reached the prosaic ground Of
North American State Rights-'Southern Rights
and Northern "Democracy." The ancestors of
the Democrats purchased their properly in hu-
man beings-honestly and honorably purchased
/ it-purchascd it gentleman and citizens, with
no protest from owner or advoCatc--wth ready
money indeed, cash down, in silver and in gold
for at that time false bank notes were not and
aGcrward this property, thus honestly acquired,
bore young = like the sWinc-a1id Increased
and multiplied III accordance with the laws of
Nature and the command of Scripturc--for this
human property has this excellence, that it
without effort on the part Of the owner--foes
not remain a dead capital, but bears interest by
its own action: So that property bore young pro-
Perty, and the young property again younger,
down to the present hour.
/ Gentlemen, you are no Communists, and know
that property is sacred. And if property in
things is sacred. how much more so must be that
/ in man! This is the basis of North American
Democracy and the Constitution stands upon the
same side. For there is not word in the Com
/ stituton which declares that stealing men and
trading in men are crimes; and that which is not
/ forbidden by the Constitution, according to the
platform Iof the Democratic Convention at Bal
/ tmorc is left TO the several States SO that We,
if we should pickle negro flesh, and make sau-
sagcs of negro children, would in no respect act
unconstitulonally. challenge you, gentlemen,
to show me a single paragraph in the Constitu-
ton which forbiGs any good Democrat the privi-
/ lege of Strengthening, roasting and picking the
negroes.
No doubt some will say that North America
cmancpated herself a few dozen Of years too
soon from England, for otherwise she would have
been included in that act of Parliament which
put an end to slavery in the British Colonies, at
an expense of f20 100000; but in that case
what would have become of the North American
Democracy? In that case it would have been
impossible for 100000 ayeholders-women
and children included-to have lorded it over a
republic of 25,000,000 of men, we should have
seen no STAKEHOLDER in the Presidential chair
perhaps nominated conventions would not have
been invented; we should never have heard Of
/ the slave-catching law, and the bloodhounds
would have been shut up in the stall instead OF
the editorial room; we should have had no Bal
limcre Platform, and the democracy would have
wanted the real soul and actual bond OF its unity.
Universal history is, after ALL but the history of
human blindness Greeks and Persans, Ro-
mans and Carthagenans, Gnelphs and Ghibe-
lines, Protcstants AMI Catholics, Russians and
/ Turks, Germans and French Hungarians and
I Austriaas-they have Tough to the death because
4 the true means of uIity escaped their blindness.
( Had they known the secret Of North-American
"Dcmocracy," thcymght have made comprom-
ise, a slave catching law. &c, and established it
as a tinality; and then would union have for
ever been placed upon firm foundation and
g eternal slavery" would have blessed Human
ity.
The history Of tho North American Union, if
we penetrate downward to the pu'lctum salons,
is history of the progres OF slayeholding.-
after every revolution the reactonary element
of the state finds some new point of crystaza-
ton, from which it makes its preparations for
future rule and draws to itself all kindred re-ac-
tionary forces. The reactionary crystalizator
point in North America has always been the hold.
ing Of slaves, and this has gradually seized upo:
and made its own all other reactonarv elements
Its progress has been monstrous, and like all 9th