The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1856-08-05
NO.5lI.

shis, eithcT Knows nlinseI 10 DC Knave, or
Others know him To be fool. For surely
every sensible man knows that the part Of
the Missouri Compromise TO which the North
objected is not the part which has been rc-
pealed. A man in debt TO you TO the sum
of 500, insists upon your taking a broken
winded horse in full pay. 10 this you OBJ
ject, but agree to take the animal for what
he is worth. Accordingly he leaves him
with you, but soon after, he steals the horse
and runs away. On ovcrtaking and arrest
ing him he rails at you for your inconsistency.
You did not want to take the horse and ye,
you oppose him in taking him off Now
what you objected to was not having the
horse, but that you didn't have horse enough.
What the North objected to in 1920 was no.
that freedom was to be secured to the Terri.
tory North of SO som, but that it was not
equally secured to all the rest--Missouri in.
cluded. Il,
After Missouri, Arkansas came in ls.
SO. And thus the Louisiana purchase has
already added three new slave states.
a. Then there came fourth aggression.
nay two of them in single year--tho ad.
mission of Florida and the annexation of
Texas in ls45. Florida had been secured by
purchase in 1919, and Texas decided away.
And it is curious coincidence that they both
afterward came into the Union as states in
the same year and in the same week. We
paid Texas for Florida, then got Texas back
-! will not stop to say how-and brought
both in as Slave States within three DAYS of
each other. This was most fearful ageres-
sion OF the slave power-and avowedy for
the purpose of strengthening slavery against
the growth of the Free States Thus two
more Slave States were added to the con.
federacy. And the end is not yet. -Four
more by the very terms Of admission may be
carved out of Texas to knock for admission
hereafter. But before that shall be, wo
trust that Freedom will have her backbone
thoroughly ossified, and then we shall have
that part of the enactment duly repealed.
5. Then in five years aferward lin 1s5o)
there came another aggressive movement in
securing the passage Of that bill Of abomina.
tions-"that act Of infamy and inhumanitv
known as the Fugitive Slave Law" An
net that makes free hunting ground for sla.
yery's blood-hounds of every foot of United
States soil. An act that outrages every sen.
iment Of humanity, and tramples in the dust
very generous impulse of the human soul
IN act that confers upon an irresponsible
commissioner the highest judicial poyer-
hat of deciding upon the liberty of man
nd all his posterity to the end of time; and
hen offers to this Commissioner bribe for
naking decision in favor of slavery;-an
ct that makes an er parte affidavit of any
wo knavish conspirators sufficient warrant
Or arresting and sending into slavery any
lember Of this assembly; and that requires
le commissioner in case of our arrest to
md us off with the utmost despatch, forbid.
ing US time or opportunity for making de-
nee An act that annus the trial by jury
the decision Of the mightest question that
'er affects the life of a human being; for
''The love of Liberty with life 10 given;
And life itself the inferior gjf Of Heauen."
.an act that plucks down the flaming sword
at was set to guard the tree of Liberty
e habeas corpus; an act that in all the fea.
res of its transcendent wrong, so far out
Ups its fellows us TO put to the blush tho
spotic edicts of Gar, Sultan, autocrat or
'pe AN act that is 81 utterly repugnant
civil or religious liberty, as to subject to
es and imprisonment a conscientious Chris.
n citizen for doing what his religion and
conscience authoritatively commaud--
hen we think Of the men that enacted this.
exclaim with the patriarch-"O my soul,
ne not thou into their secret; unto their
emily, mine honor be not thou United"
ID yet at this hour the suffrages of FREQ
,ple are solicited to elect to the highest
CO in he Republic man whose name has
ome forever infamous by the approval of
t enactment when formerly by the vista.
] of God, he was placed in the Prcsden-
chair. But, thank Heaven, the North
spewed him out.
!. Coupled with this enactment was an
er in obedience to the imperious demands
lavery, and more likely to end in evil than
namely, the organization of Utah and
W Mexico with the gate open for slavery.
Of the principles involved in this legisla-
/ shall speak hereafter. For the pres
leave it.
{. Last in order comes that most daring
presumptuous aggression Of slavery which
his very hour is involving us in civil war,
has brought us to the verge of scene of
Or that makes the heart quake to think Of
nd that will make the nerves of strong
/ to tremble before we are through with
n the enactment for the admission of
souri, with her slaves was clause forever
libiting slavery in any remaining portion
no Louisiana purchase north of 364 deg.
t had been regarded as strong wall,
ing defiance to Slavery and saying to
nad waters, "hitherto shalt thou come,
no farther and here shall thy proud
IS DO stayed" But slavery had grown
9 insoleut and audacious, and flushed
the victories which it had obtained on
y battlefield, and clatcd especially, with
,cent conquest in 1850, like haugh-
Babylon it said in its heart:-I will
nd into Heaven, will exalt my throne
e the stars of God, l will sit also upon
mount Of the congregation, IN THE SIDES
HE NORTH; / will ascend above tho
hts of the clouds; will be like the Most
l." Pledges wcrc forgotten. Sacred
pacts and compromises werc blank parch-
!. Faith was broken; history was falsi-
sophstry stood for loric; defamation