Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-12-27


slavery in the Territories, the laws even Of
the free States of the Union would yield to
that paramount authority
Denying this authority, he said:
IF slaves are voluntarily carried into such
a jurisdiction. (where slavery does not exist, J
their chains instantly drop off, and they be.
come free, emancipated, liberated from their
bondage"
Tie Senator fiom Illinois, CMr Douglas, }
the author of the Kauzas and Nebraska act.
IN reply to this extraordinary claim, that the
Constitution carries slavery into the Terrific.
ries, and that to deny it would be the denial
ofthe equality of the States, said: 1" 1t is no
violation OF Southern rights to prohibit slave
ry, for "neither the North nor South, as
such, have any rights there at ALL" The de-
NAL of this extraordinary assumption on the
part of slaveholding politicians, BY Northern
Senators on the Democratic side of the Cham
Der, are of little value. The Democratic party
has its head in the South, its tail in the
North, and there iron heels are on that. The
power of the Democratic party is in the South
Gentlemen of the Democratic party in the
North mist follow Southern lead. You have
been forced from one position to another.
You were forced to abandon your position in
favor of the Wilmot proviso." You were
driven to stand upon the shifting sands of
popular sovereignty, and you are now being
driven from even that position. The Rich
mond Enquirer tells US that squatter sover-
eighty has been repudiated by the Cincinnati
platform. "The Democrats of the South"
it tells us, seek not merely to retain slavery
where it is, bnt to extend it into regions
where it is yet unknown. Northern Demo-
Gratis agree to its extension as matter of right
on our part" 1t is the glory of the Northern
Democracy that it files III and follows its
Southern leaders and masters. l predict that
the doctrines maintained on this floor by the
Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Brown) will
yet be adopted by the Northern Democracy,
unless deferred by the newly developed
strength of the awakened and aroused free.
men of the North.
The Senator from Texas spoke of Northern
fanaticism. Does he suppose that the people
of the North are so stolid, ignorant, and de-
luded, as to be deceived on question of such
transcendent magnitude
Mr.. Rusk-Win the Senator allow>me to
interrupt h;ms
Mr.. Wilson-Certainly.
Mr.. Rusk.I do not know that 1 used the
term fanatcism, but / have as frequently
spoken Of the slavery agitation, and have as
frequently expressed the conviction which is
on my mind, that all the hue and cry about
slavery is raised, not by the people of the
North not by the mechanics not by the
hard listed farmers; but by disappointed poll
iticians, who desire to get into office on a sec.
tional issue,
Mr.. Wilson, hore the senator from Tex
as, and those who act with him, will disabuse
their minds right speedily of that idea. Cast
your eye over the North; take New England,
with her one hundred and fifty thousand pop
ular majority against your candidate take
the great State of New York take the whole
line of Northern States and when YOU look
at them, remember that we have large plu-
rality III all OF them, except in a small por-
ton, included within about forty thousand
square miles of territory, and we intend to
burn that over in the next four years. | allude
to Eastern and Central Pennsylvania, South.
ern Indiana, Southern Illinois, and small
portion of New Jersey. There we mean to dis
cuss the question, and have it well and clear.
ly defined and understood. The rest of the
North is ours. If you believe that the peo-
pie are fanatics or that their leaders deceive
them, remember one thing, that in 1850 there
were in the United States nearly eight hundred
thousand free persons above twenty years of
age who could hot read or write Only ninety
four thousand out of this e:giit hundred thou.
sand happen to live in the States which FIRE.
mont has carried. Remember another thing,
that the State of Massachusetts, which YOU
consider so ultra people so easily deluded
prints, within a few thousand, and circu.
lates more newspapers within the State, than
all the fifteen Southern States of the Union
Remember they have more volumes in their
public Libraries than all the slave States. Re-
member they give away more money to the
Rihle and MisNinnarv and
societies every year, than the entire slavehold-
ing States; and they have done SO during the
last quarter Of a century.
tell you, sir, that the people are ahead of
us, and that is what you fear. You say that
they are deceived by us, and then you turn
round and declare that you cannot RELY on our
disclaimers, because the people will pass be,
yond the direction and control of political
leaders. The people understand this question,
Sir; they know their responsibilities, their
powers, and their duties.
The Senator from South Carolina, think.
informed us that he did not see any of the in.
huenees OF the slave power, and there was GER
talnly none of it in the Senate Why, sir
from the origin of the Government to the pres
ent time, the Senate of the United States has
been more or less controlled by that power
Do you not know that if any nominee sent
here for confirmation is suspected of being un-
sound on the slavery question, his rejection is
foregone conclusions Governor Everett,
when he fl st entered the House of Rspresen-
tatves, announced his sentiments upon the
slavery question in language which brought
upon him the censures of John Randolph and
Churchill c. Cambre,eng. In spite of the
known moderation of his views, when his
name was before the Senate for confirmation
as Minister to England, it required the power