Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-05-19

1OTRtNt, Uut uop0 w ANo'thCih d"h,
unless he IS committeG-fully committed to
the extent Of all he is and all he hopes to
be in iuture-will ever be permitted tc
serve the North in Congress more. Thai
1 regard 10 be the bounden duty Of the
people.
"Now if there are any here tonight who
would like to build up a new party in
America, and we have quite a number Of
that class Of men about the country--and
must confess that would like TO see a
new organization in America-an organi
cation that should be truly American, truly
Democratic, an organization that would be
a progressive, liberal, American party, en-
bracrng in lis affections the whole country,
and the people of the whole country Of
every color. But If there are any here
who hope to organize such party and
hope to 90 into power in 1855 by ignore
ing the slavery question, ask them to
turn back only seven years in our history
The great Wing and Democratic parties
burst on that fatal error.
"The time has come for the anti-slave-
~ men of all parties to have.it distinctly
understood that they cannot be driven or
seduced into the abandonment of anti
slavery principles, and they cannot take
any lawful part IN organizing party to
carry the country in 1856 that ignores the
question of human slavery The time
has come to declare it 10 the whole coun-
t'J that we are in favor Of the immediate
abolition Of slavery, wherever we have
the constitutional power to abolish it. Let
it be distinctly understood that our object
is the emancipation Of the bondsmen in
America. We DO not propose TO interfere
will, slavery in the slave States. In those
States they have the power and are re-
sponsibe for che existence ossIayegy. But
in the District of Columbia and in the
Territories, slavery exists there by our
authority; aud we have the constitutional
power to abolish it aud we intend to
abolish it. Loud applause.
I'VE intend to repeal the act Of 1907
under which the domestic slave-traflic is
now carried on under the protection Of the
national flag; we intend to repeal uncon-
ditionally the fugitive slave act of 1850.
Applause. And we mean that Kansas
shall never come into this Union slave
State. Never. Loud cries Of mo, new
err
LET it be understood, he continued,
that we are devoted to the Constitution
and the Union. Our object is to make
freedom national and slavery sectional.
Just before the adjournment Of the last ses-
sion, Mr.. Mason, Of Virginia. told the
Senate that if the next House Of Represent
tative should place upon the Civil and
Diplomatic bill provision for repeating
the fugitive slave law, or restoring freedom
to Nebraska and Kansas, he should turn
his back Oh the Senate and walk oas Of
the hall,
"a Voice-Let him go.
ri venture to say that the Union would
stand. and the States would move in their
orbit round the central sun Of the Union,
even if the great lumenary from Virginia
should be withdrawn. Loud laughter.
But there is no danger Of Virginia leaving
the Union. Why, she has got two or
three hundred pledges Of her devotion to
the Union in persons Of the sons Of her
first families, who are feeding out Of the
public CRIBS at Washington. Laughter, ]