The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-07-08

Il ne same law, OF law WITH SlInlidr prO-
visions was enacted in relation to New Next
CO. The people of that Territory may, if they
please, enter into this speculation in human
flesh They may curse that land with human
bondage. Wings and Democrats say that this
law shall be final settlement of that subject
that slavery and the slave trade shall not be
excluded; and the Democrats are to resist, and
the Wings are to diScOuntenGnce all discussion
in relation to it.
One or more slave States are to be admitted
from New Mexico, upon the same terms of de-
grading inequality to the free States as those
from Utah, and Northern men are to submit
without discussion. Agitation would, in the
words Of the Wing resolution, endanger the
peace Of the Wing party. They say they there
fore deprecate agitation. Well, sir, the proper
meaning of the verb "to deprecate" is. to
pray against F" and the Wings will therefore
pray against agitation, as it will endanger
their peace. Such prayers would simply be
"Gn abomination - they would do no other
hurt And as for the peace of the Wing party,
| should far rather see it endangered than to
see one child sold from its parents, or one wo-
man flogged, or one man degraded.
The motto of Free-Soilers is, I" No MORE
SLAVE STATES" This is our unyieding. deter
mined position. We wage an exterminating
warfare against every man and every party
who would extend the curse of human servl-
tude or increase the slave power in any degree
The Democratic party and the Wing party
unite in the extension Of slavery and of the
slave power, and then ask the friends of liberty
to vote with them | shall not do At.
Another measure of the last Congress was a
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an the District of Columbia" A fragrant false.
hood was sent to the people in this title ior
the law itself does not profess to abolish the
slave trade in this District, and only excludes
from this market the slave breeders of Mary
land and Virginia, leaving the sale of men, wo
men, and children to continue here And this
commerce in the image of God is to 90 on and
continue forever The Wings say il shall moi
be disturbed, and the Democrats say they toe
will protect it. These parties have taken posi-
ton between us and the slave-dealers, and say
we shall not discuss the morality of their voca-
ton indeed, they assert that we shall not
agtate the cause of freedom.
You, sir lately saw an advertisement in the
leading Wing paper of this District, in these
words; I" For safe, a handsome and accomplished
tddy's mad aged Just sixteen yearS." Except
in this city and New Zealand, | do not think
any Government within the bounds of civiliza-
ton would have permitted such an outrage
upon decency. speak Of New Zealand with
out intending any dsrespect to the people of
that island by comparing their habits with
ours. They buy men and women for food only.
The object is far more honorable and Christian
like than that for which the young women Of
this city are advertised and sold
Mr.. Chairman, General Scott and General
Pierce are both pledged to maintain this traffic
in the bodies Of women and the advocates of
liberty are asked to aid in electing them. Sir,
let those parties revel in such moral and politi-
cal wickedness let them pledge themselves and
their candidates to perpetrate crimes revolving
to humanity but beseech them not to insult
honest men, philanthropsts, and Christians, by
asking them to participate in such transcedent
nqulty.
Another Of the Compromise measures is the
Fugitive Slave Law OF the character of this
aw have spoken on former occasions OF
t. unconsttutionaity, think no unprejudiccd
mind can doubt who listened to the speech Of
Inc gentleman from Massachusetts, Mr. RAN
FOUL. Of the crimes committed under this
aw; of the enormities of sending free men
nto slavery, under color of this law of the
)arbarous and savage character of the agents
selected by this Administration to carry it out,
have no time to speak | noticed in the adj
iress of clergyman lately delivered before
he Home Missionary Society, statement that
he reverend speaker was in the central parts
If Russia during last summer; that an ntell-
gent n0bleman tainted him with the character
If this Fugitive Law, saying: You can find
1othing IN The legal code of Russia, nor IN the
feereeS Of her EmperorS, equal TO that barbarous
ar" No sir; do not believe that any despot
IF Russia, or of Austria, was ever guilty of put
ing forth 80 barbarous n law vet the Demo-
cratic party and the Wing party tell us that
this law shall remain as a final settlement of
this subject. The Wing party, it is true. re-
serve to themselves the right of making it more
bdrbdrOuS. But it is to remain a law and con-
tnue in force while time shall last Yes, when
the "archangel shall descend from heaven
with rainbow upon his head, and placing one
foot upon the earth and the other upon the
sea, shall swear by HIM uho hveth foreUer and
euer that TINE SHALL BE NO LONGER the
dread summons shall find the people of Phila-
delphia, New York, and Boston, upon the g on
uire." hunting for slave mothers, who have fled
from all else they hold dear in lfe in order to
enjoy liberty. There, Wings and Democrats
will be found supporting this law; and when
they shall close their eyes upon terrestrial OBJ
Jects, they will be listening to the baying of
the clanking of chains, and
shrIeks of slaves, the roar of muskets. the dy-
ing groans Of slave catchers, and their wound
ed associates, the bloodhounds the last death
sigh of murdered fugitivcs will all rise from
this earth, and mingle with the archangels
voice, as he shall summon us all to tho bar of
final rctribution, | would speak Of the future
with solemnity, but if men are to carry with
them into the coming world their leading traits
Of character ~ some hold, it would seem that
their residence in the spirit land will be made
vocal with the signs, and groans, and shricks
of associated beings .,
But both parties and their candidates are
pledged to maintain this infamous law. And
they will "res,a" and "discountenance all
agitation in regard to it. ain Congress or out
of it." The policy of silencing discussion upon
it must be apparent to every man. The slave
holders demanded the passage of this law
Northern doughtaces submitted; some voted
for it others fled the Hall They then knew
it would be death to the measure and political
obliteraion to themselves, to discuss it and
therefore voted against its discussion, against all
agitation, and a minority of this body actually
passed it under the previous question and now
Wings and Democrats say it never shall be
discussed. That, when our people of the North
see ielow-being seized, chained. dragged into
slavery, and sold and tiogged, they shall say
nothing about it, here or elsewhere That they
shall look upon the murdered corpse of fugi-
tlveS shot down by the agents Of Government
and may moan over their barbarity, but they
must not discuss, they must not agtate the re-
peal of this law Well, sir, assure them the
people will discuss these things they will hurl
from power and from place the men who thus
contemn the popular feeling.
But it is said, through the Wing press, that
we cannot repeal this law saw this morning
an article, in some respects an able article, de-
nouncing this law, in Wing paper. professcd-