The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1855-06-02

can be carried by the American party, and we
attach to each the number of electoral votes
they are entitled to: Pennsylvania ~, Massa-
|chusetts lS, Maine 8, Delaware 3, New Jersey
l. Illinois II Indiana 13, Rhode Island 3, New
York 30, Ohio2 %, CONNECTICUT 8, New Hamp-
} shire g. Vermont 5--making in all 100 electo-
raj votes, being eleven more than are required
for the choice Of President. These figures
show that, as party, we are independent Of
any southern support whatever, and therefore
the temptation or the necessity Of bidding for
southern votes does not exist for the two great
States of the Union are now secured to the
American party. Virginia and Maryland arc
sure to 20 for the American ticket, but with
out the aid Of single vote from these almost
northern states, we shall elect in 1865 an Ame-
rican President. The slavery question cannot
affect the American party, for its whole power
and all its hopes are north Of Mason and Dix
on's line. It's aspirations are for freedom, and
when the party is accused of being pro-savery,
lot its defenders point the men who utter the
base lie to every election that has occurred
since the party sprung into existence. We
know it defeated Benton because he pondcred
to the vile appetites and taste Of the foreign
vote of St Louis; but in the north it has sent
to the hall of Congress as able defenders Of hu-
man liberty as he is-in fact more so, for he Is
not in favor Of restoring the Missouri Compro-
mise. As to Claytons views, we know Of no
journal that il American that ever endorsed
them. The party never has, and we hope new
or WILL illuminate anti-slavery resolves for the
purpose of humbugging the masses, but it will
do right, move right, and act right, and in ev-
cry free state in the Union will give new pro-
lection to every citizen within its borders. Its
first national aim is to procure an alteration OF
the naturalization laws, and upon that point
they will know no sectional division; but upon
the great question of freedom and slavery, eve
ry northern American freeman will raise his
voice for liberty; and Banks, De Witt, and
Trafton will utter upon the floor of Congress
the sentiments Of this new party. That for
eign element that has given the pro-slavery DEM
ocratic party the control Of this country will
, soon lose the means Of augmentng its numbers;
, and when that's effected freedom in this repub-
lie is secure. The prize we are battling for is
liberty to ALL" and when Americans rule
America we shall obtain it, and not till then.
Read their speeches and resolutions and Judge them
by their acts Here isa sample from one who is
elected to Congress, from Boston, Massachusetts, the
Hon. Edward Burlingame.
He commenced by saying that in speaking
for freedom he should not be choice in the
selection of terms by which to characterize
slavery. Slavery had betrayed us, and the
time had come for an outraged people to ex-
press their sentiments in language not to be
misunderstood -
Mr.. b. ascribed the origin of slavery to Pope
Martin V. who issued Bull sanctioning Afri-
can slavery. 1t was also sanctioned by several
OF his successors. 1t was brought in this coun-
try under the cross and in the garb of human
ity, but IL was never sanctioned here by pas
sve law. 80
He then asked what is slavery? In the lam
guagc of Wesley he would answer, ".lhe sum
of all villanes" The fitness of this dcscrip-
ton was then shown by a reference to facts
Our fathers hated it and hoped il would soon
die away, But cotton gave it pecuniary
power and the slave representation political
power, which has controlled the whole country.
The idea OF force being used by the South to
extend slavery was rdiculed. The power of
the South is political one, and with that she
has smilten our commerce, our manufactures,
and every interest Of freedom. Ia4r
The means by which slavery has secured the
control OF the general government were then
spoken Of The men Of the South are men of
one idea. They make politics their study while
at the North the reverse is true. lie could not
agree with Wendell Phillips in his plan of dis
solving the Union, nor With Ralph Waldo
Emerson in his proposition to purchase the
slaves, as remedy for slavery.
If asked to state specifically what he would
do he would answer--ls. rcpcal The NcJrashu
bH; I'd. repeal the fugitive siarc kaac; Sd. abolish
slarery IN Me District Of ColumJia; 4tA aJoliM
e inter- State stare trade; mert he acoud declare
tAat starery shoud nat sprcad to one incl ofMc
territory ofMe Union; he aooull then put Me Cor
ermmem actually amd pcrpetually on The side of
freedom--by which he meant that bright-eyed
boy in Massachusetts should have as good n
chance for promotion in the Navy as a boy of
one of the first families in Virginia. He would
have judges who believed in higher law, and
in an anti-slayery constitution, an anti-slayery
Bible, and anti-slayery God !,
Having thus denationalized slavery he would
not menace 1t in the State where 1t exists, but
would say to the States it is your local insttu-
ton hug it to your bosoms until it destroys
you But he would say You must let our free
dom alone. (Applause.) If you but touch