Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1856-05-28
From the Albany Atlas and Argus
We are in the midst of Observation-Disclosures
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From the Albany Atlas and Argus
We are in the midst of Revolutionary Victory
OF Death
That the whole spirit and scope Of the Re-
publican movement and of the political dema-
gogues who direct it is hostile to the very ex-
lstence OF our present Constitution aud form
of government admits of no doubt. These
politicians, despairing of recognition and plun
der at the hands of the aolioie country. have
determined to influence the passions of a sec
ton, and put themselves at the head Of the
most crazy and fanatical anti-slayery feeling
which has been developed in the Northern
States AS q specimen of the incendiary
sentiments which mast characterise the move
nents of Black Republicanism, we may refer
to the doctrines put forth few DAYS ago at
the annual meeting of the American Anti Sla-
very Society in the city of New York. Wm.
Lloyd Garrison presided. Among the reso-
lutioEs adopted were the following:
Reso!ged, That the right to enslave hu-
man being, on any pretence whatever, is not
debatable question, any more than the right
to commit adultery, burglary, high way rob
berry, or piracy.
RcsOJCed, That we are struggling not for
the non-extension, but for the non-existencc
of slavery; not to make it sectional but to
drive it ont Of the land not TO restore the
Missouri Compromise but to terminate all
compromises; not to repeal the aggressions Of
the slave power upon the northern rights, but
to secure freedom and equality to all who
dwell upon American soil, making the imbru
ted slave the test Of all statesmaushp, all pat
riotisin. all philanthropy ard all true religion
Here we have the doctrines Of Black Re
publicanisn boldly and broadly stated They
are not simply the F' non-extension of slavery
to new territory, but It's tnon-existence" in
the Staaes where it has been established; not
simply to resist slavery in its present limits
and make it :. SECTIONAL" but TO drive it out
of the laud = not TO restore the Missouri Com
promise, but TO g terminate all compromises -
And the argument is put on the ground that
slavery has no rights, any more than adul-
terry, burglary, highway robbery or piracy"
no rights, in the language of the -ABaay .}eur-
mats Kansas meeting at our State Capitol,
- except the right to be killed'-the same
rights which, according to the Joorsal, Sher-
III Jones had in Kansas
These positions Of the anti-slayerY gathering
in New lork-which is but branch of this
boasted republican '' movement for freedom"
are in accordance with the following rcsoiu
tions reported by Greeley to the Republican
State Convention held at Syracuse last fall,
and adopted by that body:
- 'ReSo!ced, That the Federal Government, |
being one of defined and limited powers, &c, |
We most earnestly deny Its right TO establish, |
uphold, or tolerate slavery in any portion of
the public domain, or to connive at It's exis- I
tence in the Federal Territory by any means
whatever.
< ResoIced, That since there can be no le-
gal slavery in the Territories Of our Union. !
there can be no slave States legally formed |
out Of such Territories" &c.
These resolutions 90 the length of saving
that slavery has no constitutional rights--no |
right Of existence-no rights g except to be
kiiled"-in any State formed since The adop-
ton of the Constitution. Thy assume that
the general government cannot, under the
Constitution. even g tolerate" or let alone sla-
very in the Territories, but must suppress it.
Frcm this position they derive their next ocn-
clusion, that the Constitution foTbids the for
nation of slave States out Of such Territories.
and therefore that slavery has no constitution
al existence except in the original thirteen
States.
Thus we see Greeley and Garrison, Seward
and Theodore Parker, standing side by side
upon the same platform. But we are not left
to inference IN relation to the intimate associ-
ations of these congenial minds. The Rev
@ Theodore Parker, as the principal speaker,
on the occasion of this New York jubilee,
publicly extended the right hand of fellowship
to Seward. The Tribune reports him as say
ing:
'sThose engaged in this enterprise might
be divided into two classes, political reformers
and non-p0litical reformers, who do not seek
any government office, legislative or executive.
The speaker drew contrast between the two.
showing that the first followed while the lat
ter led put lie sentiment. Looking at the diff
ferent forces which went to organize the anti
slavery sentiment, he spoke Of the Republican
party. and placed chief among It's leaders the
Hon. Wm. Henry Seward Of whom he said
there was not a Senator of the present day so
able, so far-sighted, so cautious so wise, so
and apparently so gifted with
power to organize ideas into men, and to ad-
minister that organization! He knew of 9th
er great men, but it detracted nothing from
them, and was great honor to the second
when MIR. Seward was first. Applause r
Mr.. Parker was right in haiiing the Re-
publican party aud its leader. Mr. Seward, as
d full communion with him, his distinguished
friend Mr. Garrison, and the sentiments put
orth in the resolutions OF the meeting Nor
lid It at all mar the homogeneousuess of the
occasion, but rather illustrated the extent and
variety Of extraya@ant isms, combined under
he name of RepublicanisnI, that Mrs. Lucy
Stone, and Mrs. lucrctia Mott, and Mr.
Charles L. Remond (colored) were present
Upon the PLATFORM and lent their smiles and
heir sweet persuasive eloquence to this cor
Hal exchange of endearments between Abo-
ition and Republican politicians.
But this is not all. Garrison and Parker,
md sweet ,rc,7 CFooa ord ,e,stroyl., 4 ,,,-o,;,