Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-01-27
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prominent among the questions before
the present Congress, will be the &C.
QUESTION Of new slave territory
There isa ampant lust of territory.-
Cuba is longed for. The eyes of MANY
are also turning towards portions Of
Mexico and lower California. Nego-
tiations are understood to be pending
for buying up large additions to our do
main. Rumor has it that Nebraska al
sois to be divided, and portion there.
of made the home Of slavery. This
will open anew the discussion of the
whole system Of slavery. You sir.
know too well the Anglo Saxon and
Teutonic elements in our population.
to attempt 10 forbid agitation. There
is yet remnant of old puritanic indie
pendance-obstinacy if you will a
spirit which will adown az no human
bidding. They will allowno questions
to be too sacred for free discussion.-
That is spirit which no array can
"crush out"
Bullion. Sir, your Indiana con-
stituents are watching your position
critically, on the subject of new slave
territory. They expect you to stand
firm to the principle mot another rod
of it shall be added to the states, so
help me God and keep me steadfast."
You know too well the views of the peo-
pie you represent, you remember too
well their repeated instructions, to so
far outrage their wishes, as to add, by
your vote, new slave soil. On this
point you viii not dare do wrong un-
less you aspire to political infamy, and
memory similar to Arnold's. You
will not stand in your place as an
INDIANA SENATOR, and vote to extend
the leprosy of slavery. You DARE
NOT.
Itsurely has not escaped the keen
observation of political argus like
yourself, that in all the free states
there is great dissatisfaction with that
measure saddled on the compromise
to-wit, the Fugitive slave law. Some
years ago. it was my good fortune to
hear you deliver speech in our old
court house (now no more-peace to
its ashes in the case Of Root, charged
with robbing our bank. In that able
speech you justly observed that upon
no subject are men so liable to be mis-
Ia ken, as in reference to persona
identity" True o King" Woulc
your honor believe that zoe had beer
mistaken for each other? An illustra
ton occurs to me. Who can believ,
without difficulty, that in the illustri
Gus leader of the opposition to tn,
democratic administration, we see tn,
same Jesse D. Bright once SO jealous
of party integrity, who denounced
CARRIER in three hours speech 70
simply chiseling the party,-once ,
denouncer ofJohn p. Hale as outsid
of any "healthy political organization,
now voting in coalition with Sewar,
D and Chase? Who can believe il? /
4 our graded schools the pupils demon
strate that il two circles touch eacl
other internally they cannot have tn
) same centre. In this case the tw
Bright circles seem to "touch inter
nally" and that with no gentle friction
g Can they have one centre?
| But to this personal IDENTIFY
: Did the idea for believe you do hav
: an idea somelimes) never occur to 20
: that great power was injustly placed i
the hands of the negro claimer? II
I claims the man as his chattel, he ma
4 be mistaken in the personal identity
still he makes the necessary affidav
and the niggar mnst gol The histor
of arrests in this state is a striking CON
mentary upon this point.
Where is the remedy? This la
forbids your constituents to act as juror
: For no crime save not being slav,
/ holders, they are shut out Of the jur
box, either because they are incon
petent or corrupt. Do you considt
( us as either fools or knaves? As il
> capable TO conceive or to lawless to rel
|! der a Just verdict under oath? Unles
: you so regard us, we insist that tn
: libelous statute be blotted out. Civ
!. us the privilege of deciding as TO ide,
: tity. We demand it. By what rigl
: do such men as Foote, Borland DC
say that our talented citizen, NJ. {
Bright Esq, is incompetent to enter
9 iury-box?
1t seems to be the settled doctrine
. the Cabinet that the Compromise is n
longer to be regarded as a .faaiiy.-
For once the administration is right
!. No law is an absolute finality, unle
an edict Of God or law OF nature
: Even our National Constitution ma
a be changed. The people then, will il
: sist, that you demand some essenti
!. modification Of this measure. III
South itself, denounces it-speaks
% contentious language of it-calls it
n gross blunder, full OF harsh provision
= as directly calculated to drive Il
= north into open hostility. Such is Il
i tone Of some Of the leading journals
i the land Of Palmettos d Oranges
They also state that since the passal
of this law the loss Of The slaves b
been unusually great. The busine
A. Of the underground Railroad has be-
a. unprecedenledly active. So much 8
Y that the road has been just in compile
new trim, and carries all its increa
Ia Of passengers through before day. l
n. not all these facts demonstrate the n
G. cessity fsome modification?
" Your attention Is called to this ma
A. ter by one other fact. Recent julio
i, decisions have placed In the hands
ct the catcher, the power TO NAL treat {
I'd fugitive. Now you are expected
~ seek a modification which will qua
IN the person until decision Is rendcrc
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