The daily union., 1854-03-05
THE UNION: WASHINGTON SUNDAY MORNING. MARCH s. 1854

must consist 10 perpetual oscillation between negro
Darbafsm and negro slavery unless they extemnae the
black race enilrey, consummation which oi them
would profess TO seek any rate. But they say that
they have no power 70 emancipae slavery within the
otaes Ihey know, then, that IL cannot be done and
u abolition cannot be effected. why pursue this OF
annoyance and agitation, which the seeds OF jeal-
ousy between The master and slave which interrupts the
course OF amelorailDg legislation, and which impedes
The progress both OF whites and backsi Ii is simply
mischief of no good end. No useful purpose. accord
ing 10 your own confession can be accomplished. You
nave no power by which you set them loose and
why, then, pursue which have effect ex-
cept TO make them miserable
You pursae IT, you say because slavery eyIl--a
great evil Suppose that is To the slaves loose
upon the community would be sill greater evil both 10
blacks and whies as all experience proves What, then,
IL 10 be done wise would say, let alone leave
the subject 10 those who know best how TO deal with it,
and whose interest is to deal with that subject kindly
and justly The lights OF Christian civilization beam on the
South as well as the North. and the spirit of the age per
vades all the sections OF conederacy But these gentle
men seem delight in ing and overcharg
ed pictures OF slavery. The from Massachusetts
MT, sumkEnl says "Wlthout father without a
mother almost without God, the slave has nothing but
master" When asked his name and place oil abode,
according TO the formula of the tme and upon his trial
Tor lie, II was Danton who said "My name il to be
found in the Pantheon of history; my residence will
soon be with annihation." And here, sir is a repre-
sentative from grave, religious Massachusetts, the
earliest home OF the Puritan fathers. who rises declare
IN his place that human being, fellow creature,
man who walks the earth in the image of his Maker,
''alroI without God Whose government does he i'm
pugni That OF man or Of Provdencel If he be without
God it is either because there is no God or because He
does not extend His providence over the slave Such,
sir. is the spirit in which the from Massachu-
sets approaches this grave matter Of practical legislation
and such the consideration in which he holds his brother
without father and without mother"
Well, sir, II there be no fathers mothers among
slaves, very certain that there be no sons and
daughters, aud the remoseess rhetoric of the sena.
tor which takes away everything else from Them leaves
death instead OF hope at the bottom of the box becomes
demonstrabe that this evil OF slavery must expire by
s own limitation and cannot last long The senator has
thus discovered an anli-savery provso which, in efficacy
far exceeds that OF Wmot Such is the extravaganza Of
pictures which the senator draws and such the rhetoric
upon which he would feel justified in sapping The found
aon of society he could Ii he will lend me his pallet
and brush and give the use of portion of those
dark colos in which he delights indulge, can draw
io nm pictures out OF the husband and
vile, parent and child master and servant which shall be
as horrible and true any which he has drawn in de-
piciing slavery. But shall we on that account destroy
the pa.ria posas? Shall we break down the con,uga
reauonsS Shall put end to all contracts for wages
and hire because oil hardship and misery times
arise on, OF them' Why not! Because, sir although
evils 40 occasionally arse much more good s produced
by those relations than would be accom-
pshed BY destroying them And is not far better for
both TO respect the condition OF slavery, where the he
and black live together, than 10 DESTROY t Has
not experience taught US this And if considerations of
the greater good justify the continuance OF one sci of re-
lations, why not the olher' Passion may suggest dis
tlnction between the cases. but can find none
But, Mr.. President, rejoice 10 believe that the dcsii
mes OF THIS country are not IN hands like those OF the
senators from Massachusetts and Ohio | am glad 10
know and 10 see that the great democratic party OF the
Tree States IN tins country awak ening 10 sense OF
their high missions that they feel that they have great
work to perform and mean 10 discharge their duty Long
Msbpan e r G,s S ana p patriotic ,h from
by blows so vigorous that trust it can never re
cover. Walking IN the path, The able senator
from Illinois lMr DovsLAsl has manfully taken upon
himself the responsibility Of introducing this great
measure oil peaceay sir, and OF national strength And
Indiana, ever faithful and true when the constitution
and The union are at stake, comes bravey up to the
work. Pennsylvania, too, the glorious old Keystone
has never done more than she doing slreng
and consolidate the arch OF this great confederacy under
the lead OF her intrepid sons And New Jersey true to
the traditions Of Trenton and Princeton and warmed BY
blood which flows from The sources with that
which stained her snowcoyered battle fields in the war
OF the revolution, will maatain the constitution which
II cost her 50 much TO secure New Hampshire too not
only here but from the hghes, OF American power
is calling her sons 10 the rescue, and ralyng them in
solid column 10 guard the peace OF the country IRON the
assaults oil It's enemies And gallant young Iowa. The
game cock OF the Northwest, with a step tina, ne yer
faers, and courage iha, hacbes is mastering
her sons into service at the first roll call for the defenders
OF the constitution and the rights which il has guaran-
tied 70 all. Last but not leas in this noble array lei
not California be forgotten, the infant Hercules OF the
West, which, even from ou, its cradle, has stretched
forth the strong hand 10 crush the head of the serpent OF
abotonism
When this grand democratic procession file pas,
as, and consider the objects upon which is bent is
there IN all The country who will not say NAV lis
march ever be forward and onward, so long az il is
guided by such counses and led by such Is the re
heart in American bosom which could cherish the
wish TO devote to destruction any OF that gallant
band which Is thus engaged Destruction Who talks
Of il Who dreams OF II Who is 10 destroy them
Not the grateful South Not the North the East or
the West, which ought 10 be proud OF such sons, who
return 10 their constituents and truly say: we find
you this day stronger, happier, united people
than you were when met at the Capitol upon the sl
Monday In December; for we have removed from this
great conedeTacy sore cause OF STRIFE disturbance and
collision. We have made your government eff
Gent ior all the purposes OF usefulness and in that ei
cheney you Of The North have more interest tha
those oil the South because you have Of those IN
eress which the government is called upon guard and
protects and have accomplished this great
triumph by the simplest OF all ptocessestbs OF extend
ing the jurisdiction OF the constitution all the sub
lecs oil federal legislation. We have applied true and
Just principles TO the question OF slavery common with
all others, and thus removed the great stumbling block
in your path TO power and fame Its broad sgis now
The whole county, in all it's partsslaveho oldng
and non slavehoding-th all who dwell beneath its
shadow may live in the peace OF conscious security
We have done this, because we were taught by our
fathers 10 believe that IN doing we should take the
surest means "to form perfect union establish
justice TO insure domestic tranquility, provide for the
common defence, to promote the general weisre and TO
secure the blessings OF liberty TO ourselves and pos
terity."
Mr. President The issues of all human action are un-
certain No undertake TO predict positively that
virtue will with lis foil reward in this world
bu, this much may be said with entire certainty that be
who succeeds 10 marrying bis name TO great principle
achieves fame as impefishable truth itself.
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