Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-08-30
AbolftiOnism.

Abolitionists have recently made new
7;scoverv. They have made the sublime
discovery that Freedom Is national and that
sIa,,e,v IS local. and "has no rights beyond the
inrisdiction of the local AG1Cs which sustain it,
In other words they contend and persist that
the Federal Government has nothing to do
with slavery, save t. crush il, under the plea
that freedom is national. Now, every school
hoy knows. or ought to know, that at the
time of the adoption Of the Constitution OF
the United States, nearly every state IN the
Union held slaves, and that the Constitution
not only recognizes slavery, but guarantees to
all the States the right to hold slaves that
chooses to do so. 1t recognizes slavery in
making the slaves basis of epresentatlon.-
It also provides for the suppression Of domes-
tic instructions. 1t also declares that slaves,
as ''fugitives from service" shall be deliver
ed up;r and it also recognizes property in
slaves In other words the American flag
has held and recognised slaves as property,
not only in the States, but on the high seas,
and IN the islands of the ocean. Such being
the case. why should men tell falsehoods
and say that the south, or slavery "has no
rights beyond the local laws which sustains
it?'' Was the Constitution of the United
States made, and the Federal Government
established, for the free States alone? Or
were they made and established 10 secure
equal rights and Pyivileges to the people OF
each and every State in the Union? The
Constitution also provided and declared that
the Stare trade should not be prohibited fol-
twenty years, and said provision was inserted
and made irrepealable for the special BENEFIT e
the Yankees who owned the most of the
ships of the country, and who desired to be
come enriched by that traffic. Does tina
clause in the Constitution prove, or look like
the trainers of that instrument hated slavery
Gas Abolitionists contend they did,) or tina
they desired its extinction? Any man tina
can believe that the privilege of imPortin;
slaves into the country for twenty years, di,
not look rather to the perpetuity of the inst
tuition than to its humiliation, must not hav
one idea above goose.
Abolitionists of the present day. wcuI
have the people believe, that the twenty year
that we're allowed for the importation c
slaves into the Country, had a tendency t
rid the Country of slavery, and that the fra
mers of the Constitution so considered it
that it was only away they had of national
. izing freedom. Who will be gulled by sue
Abolition falsehoods? The truth is, bot
freedom and slavery are ational,-both al
interviewer in the. Government, but Abolition
! lists cannot reconcile the fact to their tende
consciences. VIM. l.. Garrison, who is a lead
ing Abolitionists, (ike all other Abolitionists
D cannot become reconciled to the idea, thu
: freedom and slavery can exist in the one an
n same Government, = hence he says, 9Th
Union is a lie." 'The American Union is a
impostor, covenant with death and an agree
e ment with hell" lie says truly the Unio
}, is nothing but union with slavery and slau
G holders. hence he contends it is lie and say
r down with the Constitution and the laws
With him and all Abolitionists there is Il
: compromise-no chance between evils. VIII;
o Garrison teaches is about what Abolitionis
o believe,-but the time is not yet, for them I
: declare fully their hellish purposes, as he hi
done As soon however, as all free-sollers b.
4 come Abolitionists,-which by the way
e quite as certain as tadpoles become frogs
b as the habitual dram drinker, will become
be drunkard-then they will be prepare
to do any thing, if It be to disregard and d,
stroy all laws, and to trample the Flag of OIL
e Nation under their unhallowed feet. Sue
: must be the final result and end of Abolition
d ism, if successful. 1t is plain to every thinl
: ing mind, what Abolition doctrines will les
3 men ultimately to do. Their doctrines are
u war with the Constitution, and with all Law
: that sanction or recognize slavery. Their do
e trines are dramatically opposed to the Go
= eminent and if they succeed the Cover
ment must fall Such being the true state
the case, who, will hesitate to decide be;wet
: the alternative of stand by and in favor
1t the Government and its laws on the one han
against Abolitionism, rebellion, war, anarcf
n and confusion on the other? UNION.