American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-09-13

George Washington, the Father Of his
country. ina letter to La Fayette, written
in 1893. the year before his death, spoke
of the Institution Of slavery as follows:
Il agree with You cordially in your views
in regard 70 Nrgro slavery. l have long
considered il IA most serious evil, boih SO,
celly aud politically. and should r,ioice
IL any feasible scheme to rid our States OF
such a burden. The Congress Of 1891
adopted an ordinance which forever pro-
hlbits the existence of involuntary seryi-
tute'In our northwestern territory. con
slider IL awisc measure; and though 1t was
ntrolurej by gcn,lcmm from New Eng
land Il met with ll.e approval aud assent OF
nearly all the members from the States
more Immediately interested in slave labor
The prevailing opinion in Virginia is a.
gaipsi ile spread Of slavery in our new
icountry an trust that We Shall ultimate
y have a eoufedcracy Of free States.
woHl's, at any time. gladly rclinquish The
iigh; OF propariy in my own slaves, If ia.
Edicious system Of emancipation could be
devised"
James Madison, il the convention whiah
formed the Constitution Of the u. States,
objected to the word slave being used
in the clause which was inserted for the
rendition Of fugitives. His objections were
agreed 10 by the convention. and the mill.
er term Of "persous owing service or In
In
!. hor." applicable alike-to white apprentices
and black slsvcs, was put in our Cons,i-
tuition. Mr.. Madison said OH that occa.
sion:
9 Il, object to The wo'd 'slaSe appearing
| in Constitution Which. ] trust. is to ht
the charter Of freedom 10 unborn millions
Z nor woulI willingly perpetuaic themen,.
OILY ni tie lact thai slavery existed in oul
! country, Il is a grra evil; and un Ter The
: providence OF God | look forward to some
scheme Of emancipation which shall free
$ us from il. D. not. therefore, let us ap.
p pear as if ne regarded il as perpetual, By
using III our free Constitution an odiou,
, word opposed to every s.nIimout OF liber.
IT,.
r Daniel Webster, in his Marshficll
speech, Sept 18th, 1915, when aluding
10 the men who then held the same posi-
ton on the question of slavery extension
which is now held by Nebraska Demo-
Gratis. said
IL am a(raiI, fellow citizens, that the
generation Of dough faces will be as per-
petual rs The generation of men. For my
part, Think that '-dough-f face is an epithet
not sufficiently reproachful think such
p rsons are dough Eaces aud dough-heatis
and doughso1iS. that they are oil dough
that the coarsest potter may mould them
at pleasure to vessels OF honor or dshonor,
but most readily 10 vessels Of dishonor."
Mr.. Clay, in his last great speech in the
U. 5. Senate, said
! II repeat it, sir, l never can, AMI never
will, AMI no earthly power can make ms
, vote directly or indirectly. to spread sla
very over territory where it does not exist
! Never, while reason holds her seat in my
! brain--never, while the heart sends The
vital fluid through my veins never !"
Il Thomas ii. Benton, said, in the United
: States Senate, that the "enactment Of III,
Missouri Compromise" was:
q "The highest, the most solemn. tn
t most momentous, the most emphatic asser
Q tion OF Congressional power over slavery i
: q territory which has ever been made o
4 could be conceived. 1t not only prohibit
G cd / where it could be legally carried. bu
IS forever prohibited it whore ii had long cx
|. isted."