The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-15

mo person held service labor in State under
the laws thereof escaping into another shall, in conse
ouence of any law regulation therein be discharged
from such service labor but shall be delivered up
claim of the party to whom such service labor may be
due
As northern men we may, and we do regret that there
should be slave to flee master to pursue; but
grets matter how praseworthy interfere with
the mandates of the constitution 1t is stipulated there
in the planest language that the slave sha be delivered
up and no sophstry gloss IT, Ii cannot be erased
from the page of the constitution by of New Hampshire
of the North 1t viii not either for de-
claim in State conventions the the last
wing convention against this particular fugitive-slye
law though they would sanction any law carry
into effect this obligation of the constitution They don't
propose any other law by which 10 accomplish it, They
do not that there shall be any law upon the subject
Now this fugve-saye law or some other of like eff
cheney is of vital Importance 10 the South. Were 1t not
for legislation of the kind, they would in time be
despoed Of all their property and of the of their
enterprise aud weathe culture of southern staples II
is unnecessary enumerate the nmberess reasons which
must urge the South which would urge the North under
like circumstances TO dissolve all connection with those
who refuse them their rights in this regard
The last proposition of this platform of the oppos-
ton is the admission into the Union of new States
unless their constitutions expressly preclude slavery This
proposition is narrow SECTIONAL different from all
preconceived notions of the intention of the trainers
TO give it serious consideration And would not had
not party which claims to be competent control the
destines OF this republic formally adopted it in State CON
venons part Of their creed and faith. What is the
proposition? IL is that Congress shall refuse to admit
State having republican form of government into the
Union unless its constitution prohibits slavery. Congress
refuse From whence does derive that power Not from
the constitution The power conferred by it on Congress.
additions to the Union, is in the following terms
Neo States may be admitted By Congress into This Union"
But nowhere is the power delegated to impose condition
on State which would cause it to stand on footing diff
erent from the Oh STATES pass upon the persons who
shall compose Staeto declare conditions of adj
mission into the Uniono up that there shall be no
such relation master and servant in Staesto in
erre with the local of the people of States
This question is being considered applied States
let it be remembered, nat segst.oyes
This proposition of the opposition if carried out would
create and another Union in which there would be
two orders of States At present. the existing thrtyone
members of the confederacy coequal in sovereignty
They have complete Sovereignty within their borders except
in those which, for the good of all they lodged power
in the federal government But the States admitted
under the proposition of the opposition would be ss
sovereignty and power. They would be shorn of the ab-
ty to manage all their domestic concerns in their own
way while the constitution clearly contempates the add-
ton the Union Of new States, similar ia character and
equal in sovereignty TO the old Besides 10 crown ALL the
the citizens of each State shall be entitled to all the prv
eges and m,nuntes of citizens of the several States"
Now the citizens of Georgia and those of New Hampshire
if they WISH can, under the constitution, hold slaves in
their several States but this proposition forbds the
privilege and immunity to the citizens Of The new
States. And then how err tongress enforce the pro-
hibon Does the constitution olothe the government
with any power to enforce it Suppose, after State was
admitted the condition that it prohibited slavery
should establish il its local law alleging that as
an American State it was sovereign EitRin 1t. boundary
and that no huan p2Wer had right 10 Interfere with Its
internal concerns Ia 1t to be supposed fer moment that
the free States could go step in the way of enforcing the
condition of Congress without civil war? Could they
without reudng the Union attempt change the internal
law of any of them? What would be done now if Con
gress should the right to abolish slavery in any
of the old States Who does not see that in sncb
case, the noble fabric OF our Union would last day
And yet this principle of slave States involves
precisely the same issue proposition would TO abolish
slavery in State Il Congress can vote slavery out of
State it rple il H. If vote ont Of Kansas if
admitted under these conditions and her people after ad-
mission fit to establish slavery IL can vote it into New
Hampshire The Boston Post in recent article of com
handing ability has exhausted this whole question of no
more slave States and shown its utter absurdy in the
clearest light
Now, with the startling fact staring us in the face that
the opposition has avowed and is conteuding for, such
comprehensive platform of treason and iniguity s there
any other path open TO duty or patriotism but to meet
these cohorts of faction who thus recklessy minister
ing 10 Of slavery agitation which, if persisted in,
must eventually break up the Union promptly openly and
manluy TO denounce them in the press upon the stump in
the workshop and where congregae together Let
them out and deend IL they their platform ftrea-
sonabe agaonl Let them justify before the people il they
WILL their scheme to oberac portion of the constitution
itself! Let hep il they dare, advocate before the young
men Of New IIampshrethey who, with Others of like
age, hold the future of this young and happy republic in
their own handsthese principles which must if
full, break up and dsnember the AMERICAN UNIoN-a
Union born of the agones and ccnened by the blood of
their fathers; Union which affords the painting mil
lions of the Old World the only hope for republican
dom Union which, ms has been the source under
Providence of prosperity this time is the
pledge Of continuance of the blessings have
oyed and which sacrediy bound 10 transmit our
children. Let them the be commenced now, at
once to-day openly and boldly upon the question of
slavery and all other questions in Issue between the party
which maintains the constitution and the parties which
oppose it, and let it be upon which standard victory
will perch in New Hampshire Let there be avoiding of
the issue, significant silence upon important questions
If the democratic party in New Hampshire cannot stand in
defending the rights of all the States under the constitu
ton il best that the fact be known Of all But at
least let be that brave old organization, whose
members are, which dares TO any responsibility
matter how perous in defence of this Union and The
multiplied and multiplying blessings il secures.
GALLANT coMBArAST.-The Constantinople cores
pendent of the London Times gives the following account