Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-10-20

VI A>@" VIM h"S cccu ueH'oiiuS speech on
ahr .daties of the democratic party, and among
other things he lodges the Slavery question,
now at issue, by insisting that the North shall
not interfere with the Slavery Of the South
He does not say that the South shall no longer
,respass upon the rights Of; the North by ex-
tending Slavery into Territory dedicated 10
Freednm---,his would not suit his purpose, but
he exades the main question, and seeks to make
political capital, at least with the South, by
s'pitching into" the Aboli,ionists Of the North.
Hear him: ~'.t
p; THE NORTH SHOULD LET SLAVERY ALONE.
= The People of the North are uniformly opposed
to slavery, not from hostility to the South, but
because it is repugnant to our sentiments
In conformity with our views. we have abolished
slavery here, and, having exercised our right in
our own way, NO should be willing to let other
communities have the same rights and privileges
we have enjoyed. We are hound to act upon our
faith in the principles of self-governmcnt. We
have enough to do at this time to secure good
government for New York, Let US leave each
State of this confederacy upon the high and hon
orable ground of its constitutional rights-no
trying to in jure by assault, nor to degrade by
sympathy. Let Us show our respect for tho rights
for good government elsewhere by governing
ourselves wisely and we'll. Let US trust that each
community like our own, when left free to act,
will find out for itself, and not through others,
what concerns its progress, happiness, and good
government. ~ . -
INTERFERENCE WITH OTHERS. s..l..y
1t is obvious that agitation with respect to
slavery in the States-rmcasures for adv ancing
personal interests under the cover of protective
tariffs-for profusc expenditures for internal im-
provcments-for the support by the public treas
ury of different schemes TO promote private wealth
aud intcrests-havc common origin in mistaken
views of constitutional law. ..
The heresies of cOercive temperance laws,
know nothingism, and sectional organizations,
have their origin in one common error-a desire
to interfere with the actions, consciences, and af
fairs of others. The moment the democratic prin-
c;ples-tlat men are to be let alone unless they
invade the rights of others, and States allowed to
govern themselves-are departed from, We know
not into what vagaries and incon> istencies COM
mnnirias may run. If New York must be agita-
ted by the conduct of other communities, let us
not overleap the broad expanse of our country
and the great Missouri and Mississippi rivers to
dcnounce the hardy pioneer struggling with the
trials and hardships of frontier life. r-., p
~ e MASSACHUSETTS ARRA!GHKD.
Those who wish to engage in the impertinent
business of denouncing the conduct of others,
without wandering away to the remote South, or
losing themselves in the western praries, can find
themes enough in the past history and present
conduct of an adjoining State, which invites criti-
cism by its political and Legislative policy. Would
it not be moro consistent and useful to enter into
this field? But what should we think of men
who should propose to organize party against
becnuse they could show that she
paralyzed our arms and threatened open treason
and alliance with enemies in our last contest
with Great Britain for rights essential to our ma
tional existence, dignity and honor that it an
nuallys commentaries the landing of the Pilgrim
Fathers on Plymouth Rock with audations for
the zeal and energy which led them to fly from
oppression in their native land that she offers up
praises to the Providence which guided them over
the dangers of the great deep, and for the rest of
the year dehounees government for letting more
of the poor, oppressed, and prosecuted find a
home in our abundant and fertile territories; that
she boasts of her early commercial enterprise, in
Guiding the slave trade, and demands that the
South shall make immediate restitution for the
wrongs done to the negro; that she insists she will
not give up the fugitive slave because he is poor
and oppressed, and yet sends back across the
ocean feeble women and children to perish with
the exhaustion and fatigue of the return voyage,
merely because they are destitute and weak; that
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western territories, and sends back to Europe
others because they have been thus aided that
she collects money, and organizes bands of men
to control legislation in Kansas, and is shocke ed at
the violent interference Of Missouri? 1t is mem
toned among recent items of news, that SLAYER
sailed from Boston to steal Africans and carry
them into bondage; but this circumstan will be
forgotten in the indignation aroused by pulpit
and press, by an unfounde1 report of q transfer
OF slaves in Kansas. She insists that the negro
of the South can and should govern himself, and
passes coercve temperance law because she de
MES the ability of her own citizens to practise
self-control. She demands punishment for ille-
gat violence. upon its citizens by Mssourians, and
refuses restitution and remedy for outrages upon
defenceless womea. She is SO much engaged by
laWlcssness west Of Missouri, that she cannot see
the blackened walls which tell Of the outragcs of
mobs within view of its seat of government
With laudations Of Webster, she practses upon
tho principles of bis great rival, Calhoun; she de-
Dounces notification in South Carolina and fol-
lows her example, and is at this time particularly
engaged in seeing that the acts of Congress arc
obeyed in Nebraska and resisted in Massachusetts.
This toadying to the Slave Power will prove
about as profitable to Gov. s. as it has to Ste.
phen "A. Douglas. sesy 1t is not the North
that is seeking to interfere with Slavery, but it
is. the South seeking to interfere with Free
dom.-Ga and for this interference the South has
called down upon its own head the indignation
of the North.
The whole drift of Governor Seymours
speech is pettifogging plea in favor of the
Souh-a miserable attempt to shield the
South from the odium of acting in bad faith
towards the North. With what apparent
adroitness he avoids committing himself on the
repeal of the Missouri Compromise. "Many
believe its repeal great wrong" &c. He does
not say that he believed its repeal great wrong
but he whips the devil round the stump in
hopes to gain the good will of the Democracy
of the North and the good will of the Slavery
Oligarchy Of the South. We are inclined to
think that his Excellency won't make this card
win. But hear him on the Compromise. How
daintily he touches 1t: -
- REPEAL OF the, MISSOURI COMPROMISE.
Those who are trying to form q sectional party
found their hopes upon differences of opinion
among democrats with regard to territorial oues-
tons, and they expect to draw some into their or
ganlzation who differ from them on ninety nine
points, because they may possibly agree upon one,
and that one not involved in this election. 1t is
true that the repeal of the Missouri Compromise
was condemned by many, regretted BY others, and
approved by a third class. Many deemed its re-
peal great wrong; others regretted it rs inexpe-
dent, and others again believed the only way to