Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-05-12


''NoY gentlemen, say to you frankly, am
the last man 10 object to going into power.
Laughter And especially to going into
power over the present dynasty that is fastened
upon the country But am the last man that
will consent TO 60 into power by Ignoring or
sacrificing the Slavery question. APPLAUSE
If my voice could be heard by the whole
country to nightly the Anti-Slavery men of
the country tonight of all parties, would say
to them, resolve it-write ii over your door
posts-engrave it on the lids of your Bibles
proclaim il at the rising of the sun and the
going down of the same, and in the broad hight
Of noon, that any party in America, be that
party Wing, Democrat or American, that lifts
its finger to arrest the Anti-Slavery movement,
to repress the Anti-Slavery sentiment, or pro-
scribe the Ant-Slavery men, it surely shall
begin to die loud applause lit would deserve
to die;it will die; and by the blessing OF God
| shall do what little can to make 1T die.
"The time has come for us Of the free States
to see to it that the race of Northen politicians
who have served the South, can never more
serve the North. [Applause.l We believe in
the doctrine-the old Calvinistic doctrine of
immediate repentance laughter -ofsudden
conversion. | mean the doctrine of election.
Renewed laughter And we are easy to
forgive, but i hope no Northern man, unless
he is committed fully committed to the extent
of all he is and all he hopes to be in the future
will ever be permitted to serve the North IN
Congress more. That | regard to be the
bounden duty of the people.
"Now, if there are any here tonight who
would like to build up new party IN America,
and we have quite number OF that class OF
men about the country-and / must confess
that | would like to see new organization IN
America-an organization that should be
truly American, truly Democratic, an organi
cation that would be progressive, liberal,
American party, embracing in its 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 go into power in 1856 by Ignoring 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 antislavery 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 to the whole coun-
try that we are in favor Of the immediate abo-
lition of slavery, wherever we have the consti-
tutional power to abolish it. Let it be distinctly
understood that our object is the emancipation
of the bondsmen in America. We do not pro-
pose to interfere with slavery in the slave
States. In those States they have the power
and are responsible for the existence of slavery.
But in the District of Columbia and in the
Territories slavery exists there by our authority
and we have the constitutional power TO abolish
it, and we intend to abolish it. Loud APP
plause.
ave intend to repeal the act of 1907 under
which the domestic slave-traffic is now carried
on under the protection of the national flag;
we intend to repeal Internationally the fugitive
slave act of 1850. Applause. And we mean
that Kansas shall never come into this Union
as slave State. Never. Loud cries of No,
never
"Let it be understood, he continued, that we
are devoted to theConstitution and the Union.
Our object is to make freedom national and
slavery sectional. Just before the adjourn
ment of the last session, Mr.. Mason, of Vir-
GINA, told the Senate that if the next House
of Representatives 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
on the Senate and walk cut of the hail.
"a VoIcE-Let him GO.
~ 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 luminary from Virginia should be with
drawn. Loud laughter. But there is no dan
ger Of Virginia leaving the Union. Why, she
has got two or three hundred pledges of her
devotion TO the Union in the persons of the
sons of her first families, who are feeding out
ofthe public cribs at Washington. Laughter |"
Comment is unnecessary. In preceding
paragraph the Senator claims the Know-noth-
ing triumphs in Massachusetts, New Hamp-
shire, and Connecticut as dnti-slaceyy triumphs
Considering that he SO lately aspired to be "a
State.rights man" and "strict construc-
tionist,n he manilests in the above extracts
most rancorous spirit against Virginia, the
great expounder Of those doctrines and against
Senator Mason, one Of her most distinguished
statesmen Of the present day.
1t is fit that the Know-notbings Of Virginia
shall see how CONTEMPORARY their proud old
Commonwealth is spokenof by the great pillar
Of northern Knownothingism. Can there
longer be sympathy and utilization between
any party in Virginia and men who hold such
incendiary sentiments as the northern Know
nothings are proved to entertain2 Our very
gorge rises at the thought