The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-09

OF The how justify ourselves 10 thus as
suming and exercising control over people whom God
has suhouzed TO govern themselves For, be u re-
membered the has asserted That the people had
the night Of self-goyernment unlimited and complete
and when stated his position, As In bis Judgment 10
induce The impression thai be had asserted their power
slavery alone, nc corrected and said hs asset
ton The right OF as 10
egerythiBg-sayery, OF course, included.
What contend for is, that il the people have the night
Of eegoyernnen contended for by the senator iron
Michigan, then You have no night 10 appoint officers TO
rule them, that they shall send up their
laws for your approval And ii they have not the soye-
reigny which entities them appoint their officers,
and TO pass their laws independent OF your super
vision and detaoa. then they have not thai higher de-
gree al sovereignty which entities them 10 say what
shall and hat shall not be property in Territory IN
habiled BY them, and belonging TO the States OF ihls
Union.
Whatever The senator's opinions may be, and do no,
question his sincerity the practical results OF his acion
these the people, with all their Heaven born sove-
reigny, have right OF sef-government-of Tree and
uncontrolled self -governmeniuntil they come 10 sia-
very and then their power Is boundless as the un
verye, and as unlimited God make IT, You appoint
their officers without their approval and remove them
without their consent You the utmost vigl-
lance their legislation until comes 10 slavery, and
then you grant them the largest liberty Why IL this
Either il proceeds from midy that shrinks from
manly responsibility on this subject which cannot
pect, and therefore will not charge or else from congic
ton that slavery Institution accursed oil Heaven
and that while your love for the Union will not allow
you stamp the seal OF Heavens vengeance, you
will withdraw from il all protection, and leave il 10 the
tender merces OF all whose passions preludces may
lead them 10 make war upon it,
Sir, have no fellowship with that si;kly sentimental
iy that speaks OF slavery great moral evil. and is
constantly praying for safe and peaceful mode OF
getting rid Of il. believe tha, slavery is OF divine
gin. and that Is great moral. social and political
hessnga blessing 10 he slave, and blessing 10 The
master mol going 10 elaborate This idea il is OF
itself theme for hail dozen speeches But under
take say that nowhere, in all Chrstendom, is there
higher degree OF morality than in the slavehodng States
Tpt has .h.ia1 oh,
parlson with their boasiful sisters c freedom risk
nothing in saying ha, slavery operates check upon
crime will tell yon why Il equalizes white men, puts
them level with one another, and represses thereby
many OF the evil passions which up and drive
10 madness IN communities where white men not
equal
Nowhere in this broad Union but in the slaveholding
States is there living, breathing exemplifcaon Of the
beautiful sentiment that all equal In the South
All men are eqlsi. mean oi course, whlte men ne
groes are not men, within the meaning OF the Decafa-
tion II they were, Madison, and Jefferson, and Wash
ingion all OF whom lived aid died Shareholders
could have made H. for they regarded negroes
Their equals in any respect But men, white men, The
KIND OF spoken OF the Declaration OF lndepeld-
enee. are equal in the South and they nowhere
else. II is slavery that makes them
In the South have but standard OF social merit
and that IS integrity Poverty no crime and labor is
honorable The poorest aboTer, if he has preserved
unsued reputation social level with all his iel-
II lows The wives and daughters Of our mechanics and
The laborng men stand not inch lower IN The social
scale than The wives and daughters OF governors.
secretaries. and ludSeE IL IS mol always Wild YOU,
and will elly you why The lae that separates menal
from honorable labor with you is marked by caste
OF distinct color, IS with In The Soulha in the
North, all The mechanic treated honorable and
they the less because sometimes pgaclised by
blacks Ii may surprise northern friends, but all the
South will aItesi iis truth. that nothing is
10 the South ban 10 the master and his slave work
ing together al the trade And The who would
breathe suspicion that the master had sunk one hairs
breadth 10 the social scale IN consequence Of this kind
OF contact would, by general consent be written down
Bat there are certain menia employmenls which be-
long exclusively 10 the negro ;hese furnish heid OF
= not tempted lbeie by gain Why, siE u would take
you longer 10 bad white IN my State who would
hre himself ou boOi-hack, white woman uho
would 20 % service as chambeImsid, Than look Cap
Cook sail around the world For myself ia thirty
years have never found single one.
Would any man iake bis boot-5lack would any lady
take her ehambermaid. into eompanlonshpi We do
in tie South, for hey always negroes; meehan
lcs and honest laborer, OF every kind
taken nio oonpanionshp, and treated, 10 all respects
equals. i their right, and thinks ol deny
ing III
\ DO not say that Il is disrepuiable for white men and
wbIie women to 90 out 70 serv and 10 perform even
these lover grades Of labor Bot say that with YOU
wh they ose their position 10 the social scale when
they DO Il. With yOu i mast be done by whites, and
therefore The WHITES lose posilIou with this meRal
labor ptriornsd b and the equality among the
whites II preserved.
+ II the senator iron Massachusetts, mir. SUMxrpl
wants 10 ses specimen Of that equality spoken Of BY
much auded BY himself the other day ei me advise him
10 come 70 Mississippi. We will there show hm what
be has n Massachusetts, and what he never
will free Sisie-a whole community standing on
peileci level and oi them the tiihe ot hars
breadth higher 10 the social scale Than another This is
equAHy; This i social equay-the egualliy 10 which
al men were born, and which loses IN a slave
State bot sy dishonesty imnoraliiy Of some sort
n will not pause 10 CONSIDER The black mans condition
10 this country conTased with that OF hs fellows in
his native home. Thsre is enough 10 L 10 awaken our
tkOugbts, and seriously inquire whether il -
not possible. and probable hai God, Ia His proV
denCe, has brought The Alcans from andsi the barba-
rem and cannIbaism o their native Jungle and placed
their ee On these bapy shores, where. undsr the be-
ngn influence OF laws, they may learn morality and
Christianity and, in Heavens own good time rsturn 10
m he pail q GATsness and eesih that has tested long
on lheiF stretched county
Bui enough Of the | did not intend 10 have spoken
ul Tie negro, or oi hls Influence The social condition
oi our country. We who own slaves are satisfied with
our condition IN every respect add those who do not
them may bope will 10 no way be made account
able Tor The sln we commit IN holding them In bondage
Asking pardon for Ihis dgression conc back. Mr.
President 20 TIE subect under discussion The right Of
tbe people o Territory 10 exclude slavery or in other
voras. 70 declare That not to be property Territory
belonging % all he States which "a recognized a.
property b the Urtted States and held ss proper-
" Gftreh States 81 Ibis Union II must be admitted
thai ihe power which makes such a declaration and
maintains , - invested with the very highest attributes
ol sovereignty sovereignty which the government
has not cared 70 exercise ~ TIE Territories acquired from
Mexico,
II The senator from Michigan, il understand him as
sens toe sovereignty ci tbe people The Territories over
property IN The Territories ! should like 10 know Al
what lime this sovereignty attaches does II 90 with the
a. etfr.m r. Il