The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-22


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Ths soul Of Virginia dlrsg period fouad also Ssrvid
uttranss through Jefferson, who BY his preciou. and
innorssi xords has enrolled hinss among tbs sarlls
gina Convention Of l774 he openly .vossd Wills ,iod
cadss the rights Of Brihsh Amsrlsa that hs ssoiuoa
thee soios where vas u.sspp, insrodss.s 10
their infant ststsn And them ssAin in tas Dsssr.tiou
eEs sp0 Vi. s: sao% e .as.
tbroushout tbs land "Ws hold these truths to be self
evident ys our country speaking BY the vsss OF JET
endowed With certain inalisnabls Rights that am ong
tn. are hfs liberty, and the purset Of hs ,pnss5
brought wasd a. sly - l7 RESOLUTION 70 sxeiuds
slavery from al the tsYory led or 70 BE- sedet bv
the States Of the feder. nsladins the whole
hamA.
Lost q erst b sSss vote only thh MEASURE was
Massachusetts and in l7s7 vas finally sonr Ssd 8 the
ordinance OF the North Western territory By unani
nog: vote q the States Thu. early s.d d.octiy DO
our rsDubic and their dstsrninAton to place the ns
tiosa govsrisnt wbia the sphere Of IL urisdl ,tos
The federal csas6sutioa was adopted In I7ss. And
here W discern the same spirit rhs emphatic words OF
upoa it, Nps baptsma VOWS shsn Il claimed it, pIsee
among the natoss Of the EARTH mot forgoton The
preamble @ ths sons'utioa rsnsus thsm whsa II ds.
.
bl.saisss q liberty 70 ourselves and posssrisy.n
ordssd not to ssaSsh SECURE or sasetion slavery
not 70 propots the spsoal interest OF alAvsholsrs
nss TO .a' ss,, ia any y form nan
the bsss.si Of liberty" The disersdtsbls words slave
ment while clause suSseq usuty added By way OF
msnt and thsrsfore aeccrding to the rules Of in
ous.s witch oacu.ssd IKE The so' bsosrno. q ins
dsp~ocence prae dcslly applied carry freedom to
Al sithin the sphere Of it, Influence. It was specifically
without due prsssnmsnt inciotusnt or Other judicial
ist.raist upon ~ is ~
~t,bis the national Jurisdiction.
ton. that sAvy like thu slavs trade Vas REGARDED :.
umpoary, and II seems to have supposed by msuy
NAV they void beth disappear tosethst Nor DO any
lion moro burn ng than those which gowed ON the o. Of
the Fshsrs Early in the convention Gonvsrnsur Nor
OF broke forth in The language OF An
soo iionist-"Hs never would IN uphoidng DO.
nestle me slavery vas nsfarious institution Il
n ns cnI's q In another mood and with mild
init IN the ccnstmtion the idea Of property in man"
And Wsshisgton In letters written near this period
svowsd "tna It was among his first wishes 70 sec some
pc. sdopted y which slavery may b abolished bylaw"
'na: . :. sD ha ana I'm his .hoHd not b
usd.r wa.hDston And here there il fact Of peculiar
The time that this great chsf took his ars oath % sup
tort the constitution Of the United Sates the
,inse slAvs On the see an sIscabs piracy the trade
IN slaves WAS s to the national scandal tolerated un
Der tho national Dag In tbs States ectonAi insu
tuition beneath the shelter Of the local laws slavery nm
happily found home But in the only territories 81 This
time bsoosag to the nation, the broad region Of the
bean S.s the sSopon 81 II:
conlisutioc. The District OF Columbia with it fatal
Fntsrinr upon his high duties, w.shiasson, himself an
sooto.st was surrounded By mon Who BY their lives
.na ds''Tsa 0pi.0. wer. p.dsss 70 warfare With
Who s.d early sSH1 that .ss ":
s,eirsgious breach Of trust" Their. ssoist, q
New ni had only recently yrSs Law. Of God are held
Tor those who, 'though& tie statsO There was sho
10 slavery ~ nA spoilers purity and commanding
EYerk until 81 the nomiuation OF wsshinstos he b
came Chief justice Of the United States In his sight
sxsis:s which ministers Of the gospel shoud testify
and which the govsrnnsnt should EEK In every way 70
Were IN tn. Legislature" /. wross would present
biz for sas p.sYs:; nth sr;:. e.rs and S1s. nsvs
be- All Aasisa soass int. mi: nsasSrs her prayers 70
Heaven wiii DO inpious.
his own Virginia OF Patrick Hssry amid
soatss,sss that he mater Of slaves, cr,isg:-
IN got ssnses justify y Hewsys. sulgssls ny
a.s.. ..s =: S:s p..sss s.s ss:ns ny
wast OF confermIty 10 them.
Such porcs - thsss, ally eomsg from our leaders bs.
'ors TO the true sIoriss Of the eountsy:-
E..p s ssSss ss; sss ~ Ss s:.i s.s:
the ordinance Of freedom Ton the Nthwsstsfa Territory
aad thus ratified the prohibition Of slAvsy In ali The
sos "a ibis act we're me. sh roa the sSors Of the 0os
vsAon and therefore familiar with it, policy Bat there
another voice which bears testimony 10 th same dirsc
ion Among the petitions presented 10 the 6rst CosGsss
was from The Abolition Sosesy Of Pennsylvania,
sgnsd by Benjamin FraAkiin President. This
abs votary Of freedom, vho thtsushour long lie had
spIssddIy served country homo and
name NJ ssd to the D,osraton Of Independence gave
ADDED importance even 70 that srs,t and thea
10 with the charm Of wisdom-ia whom more than Ia
my other the spirit Of American institarons ~
maely the purposes and aspirations Of the foun
this vsDersbe stssmsn than eighty four years Of sge,
70 d.sns sne s.SS snd ~ u: lat
.ct Of his loSg LIE solsmAlJ sntrsatsd
that wouli be plsed 10 the restoration OF
a.. srs 70 dssrsssd mo psSstus
~. 70 s1s n ~ Il !ss w
st.sesmsn descended 70 the tomb but he su to
call upon Congress- In Nom uabls words, TO step 70 the
verge Of the power vested IN Il 70 discourage slsysry
policy Of the fathers Net enecaragsnsn but disoour
SEGMENT Of slavery vas thsr rule. !.
r1s memorial OF FfAokNn. with other memorials Of .
similar character, was rsfsrred 10 committee and mu,h
debated the House, which finally sanctioned ,hs follow
ing resolution and drsotsd the TO bs entered upon
its journals, Wis -
patti Of IN ths thsn Within any Of
any raul, r.sus:s .Si:S Ssn:sS ana Ss. policy
require.
This resolution, declaring the prsoipls Of intsrven
ton BY Congress with slavery In the States adopted
BY The same Copgsss which had solsmnly affirmed the
prohibition Of slavery In al the existing tsrtoy Of the
Union And 10 these double acts 81 tbs arst orgAui
sAtcn OF the and the recorded sentiments Of
ousdsrs that take my stand and challenge AL ques
ten
A. this time there wss strictly NO dividing lice in the
county between an slavery and pro slavery. The anti
slavery interest thoroughly national psrvadng Alike
sentiment Of the entire people The pro slavery In
tt-t -ss strictly personal ard Feuniary and had its
simply In the individual reA Of savsholdsrs
Il 9, n plated slsvsry only domstsio nshtaton-
not political sls neptsnd merely stipulated for its
secu,i whore actually existed within the States.
SIR the original policy Of the country II clear and
QomnsndiQuslx exrrsks4d Il intAr