New-York daily tribune., 1856-04-30


todeth the waters in the hollow Of bis hard ths they
earie ior the purpose Of forging fei;ers for human
limbs. / tell you ths; they had q nobier and su-
birn.r nilsson; il TO found here what the world
bsd never sser-a Church without Pope and State
without KiIg Immense cheeripg. | know that
that cesPotic power rum which they fed, under the
darkness and the cover Of the uigh'-for you know
that under the darkness and the cover of the
night that these old who laid the foundation Of
Massachusetts, Colony escaped from the graves OF their
atlers and the scenes Of their chdhood-I know gen.
fed pursued them into the wilderness. | know
that the hsg Of ST. George fostei In every sea,
the Kidnapped children of Africa but know
that the Colonists rejected the attempt to fasten
here in their midst the system Of mel ial bondage.
They oathed the idea. They had found out long be-
fore tia, the sublime truth that God had made OF one
blood al nations Of men who dwell upon this earth
Loud cheering. And hence I say Il. and say il
gladly here 10 night that Virginia, the mother Of Gesd
heroes ard dead patriots and dead statesmen but
thank God the mother of living empres-yirginis
the first among the family of nations to raise her
voice against this internal traffic lApplausel. And
now we are to be told that the Union was formed for
the purpose of perpetuating it. | deny It Loud
ohtersl. say that the history Of our country-snd
you know that history never esfashes the assertion
have only to tuIn you TO that history. Bear with me
a moment while call your attention to the fact that
the people in the State OF Virginia, in al or
nearly all her counties, met in her primary Assem-
blsges before the frst blood flowed at Lexing-
ton and protested against this traffic Applausel.
beg to read here one or two resolutions, because
thty happen bear directly upon that question of
Ere edom or Slavery in Kansas. find, my fellow citi
zens, that in June INA there was general meeting
of the reeholden and inhabitants Of Prince Georges
County, in Virginia, wherein II was resolved, among
other things that the African trade is injurious to the
Colony, because it obsructs the population Of It by
ireemen, prevents manufacturers and other useful
people from settling and occasions an annual IN.
"cres in the balance of trade against this Colony.
B, cause il obstructs the population of 1t by reemen
find that a similar meeting was held in Cupepper
Courty, in Virginia, at about the same time and
ar other in NaI semond County, and another the
10th Of July, in the County of Fairfax George
W ashir gtOn, esquire ID the chair Enthusiastic ap'
pause at which il resolved that 1t l. the opinion
of this meeting that during our present difficulties
and distress slaves ought 10 be imported into any
of the British Colonies, and in this connection, we
take this opportunity Of declaring )st earnest
wish entire stop put forever to such wicked
cruel, and unnatural trade Loud applause. They
had no idea of putting it under the perpetual safe
guard of the Union Laughter and applause they
wished to put stop forever to such cruel, wcke
ano unnatural trade Cheers. This sentiment was
net confined to Virginia. told you that it was every
where that il run through all the colonies. note
amongs other things the resolution and declaration Of
the State Of Georgia, IN the No. IN the very same
spiit They declared their disapprobaton and abbor
re1 of the unnatural practice of Slavery in America
Next the State Of Georgia issued resolve against the
perpeuaton of Slavery. As step further, Congress
mbled at Philadelphia and entered into what Is
known az the Articles of Association, and regret
that have them not here this evening. These con
stituted articles of association and of the public poity
of the United States and l beg leave here to state
that to all hese articles are appended, without one
exception all the representatives in this Congress- and
that they declared that they would have no inter
couse with any State that continues the unnatural
and internal traffic in the souls and bodies of men,
Icheers and find, my fellow citizens, az one OF the
signers Of those Articles of Association the name of
George Washington lLong continued cheersl Then
We follow this movement into another step. Anterior
10 the Declaration of Independence, they framed an
dress sganft the grievances imposed by the British
king al d then they appealed from the throne, and
from Parliament to the great heart OF the British ma
ton and issued an address to that people directly and
this was signed also by the representatives of each OF
the thirteen colonies, and among these signatures
stands in letters of living light" the immortal name
of Washington lcheersl, and in that address oc'
cur words strongly denouneng traffic IN slaves.
And hose words ought to blister the faces OF those men
at the American Capitol who try prostitute the Con
stutiOn and the Union of the states to the unhaowed
purpose of perpetuatng Americen Slavery lcheerl-
system which had its odgment IN the several states,
which was wholly local, and with which the United
States lad nothing to co. An attempt was made to
Introduce Slavery into the Constitution. Mr.. Butler
of South Carolna-I do not wish to speak unkindly
Of South Carolina | do not intend 10 say anything
dsrespectfu of that State, but | say that she IS
unfortunate Laughter and cheers 1t was left
for the Representative of South Carolina alone
to DO this; and l am sorry to say that he bears
meeting ILaughterl. Well, Mr.. Madison-who il
sometimes called the Father of the Constitution and
believe rightysaid that that clause must not go into
the Constitution Of the United States" Because we
intend this Constitution to be the great Charter Of
human liberty TO the unborn millions who shall enjoy
its protection and who should never that such
" an Institution rs Slavery was ever known ID our
% midst" lCheersl. Why these men intended that
the institution should die, they had found out the
great truth that lie cannot live forever-that 1t
must die lChter. And the idea that one man has the
right to make merchandise Of the bones and sinews of
another is stppendous lie and dcaDno live Cheering
Why they never dreamed of peTpetuating Slavery
The very bell which With iron tongue summoned these
old together tO fame the immortal Declaration IN
which they declared "That ell men created free
and equal, and that they ndosed by their Gre
- ator with certain nalenabe nights, that old bell
had inscribed ON it these words: Proclaim Liberty
throughout all lands, to all the inhabitants thereof
Yet they wanted TO estabish Union in order to
place the institution of Slavery under safeguard, or
in the words of President Pierce in the of de-
fense and protection" Laughter. Well, gentlemen,
an Alabama Senator named Cay-it was no; tse Clay,
Cheers and laughterl-it not the immortal man
who said that as long a. God allowed the vital
curept to flow through his veins, he
would never, by word or thought, BY mind or will,
aid in admitting one rood Of Free territory 10 the ever
lasting curse Of human bondage ongcontnued cheer
ingl but another Clay altogether laughter, Clay Of
Alabama renewed laughter in the Senate OF the
United States, had found out IN reang some speeches
in that instrument of free thought, that internal ma
chine the untetteTed Press Of the North that one m
H. Seward ,deafenirg cheers had yentured TO say
that this thing should not be pepetuaed and he con-
sidered II an HnpardOnaOle SIN 20 say thst ne lhtu-
ton was not 30 last forever. Now the people OF the
United Ststes, and especially Of the Free North,
have 10 notion Of that kind they understand
well enough that there il nothing eternal but
God Truth and ustce-their hope and confidence
les a.ways been in the ultimate triumph Of truth
aLd Justice. ! tel you that the great thiOD-
hing. uusatng heart Of every lover OF Freedom
throughout this and have caught the -pirtstirrog
ochoes Of your own immortal poet, turning 10 Ar;
Brsnu. Immortal, say before he has yet tasted
death three cheer ior NJ. Brysr'. say the rit
of tie great heart %: the American people have caught
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