The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-09-18
Aggregate vote of eleven States
Vote of New York -


Vote of New York 522, 294
Being 1875 votes more than all the others.
These elecen States, Virginia included,) that
gave in 1852 less vote than New FORK for Pres
dent have t,cenfy-t,co Senators-New York has
only tco!
Shareholders have political advantages denied
to all other men A man who owns one thou
sand slaves has the same political power over his
slave property as six hundred inhabitants in the
free States. His power is superior to that of most
of the voters in a town of ordinary size. He has
besides, Individually, the same political power MS
the richest man in free State. This additional
right-six hundred strong-is solely in considera-
ton of his owning one thousand slaves as prop
ertyi
Mr.. Chairman it will be seen by the foregoing
statements that the cost of territory purchased
is 1892, 764,92s. Out of all this territory
purchased, but one free State 0owa) has been
admitted
Mr. Clay admitted this, in his speech made in
the Senate in 1850 (See Appendix to Globe,
vol. %, page 1861 He said:
"Whah have been the acqu >itons made by this country
and 10 what interests have they conduced? Florida
where Slavery exists has been introduced All the most
valuable part of Louisiana has also been added TO the
tent and consideration of the siavehodng portion OF the
Union.
A Louisiana, with the exception of what lies north
sAn Texas all the Territories which have been ae-
CURED by the Government during sixty of the
ration of that Government, have been slave Territories
theatres of Slavery with the exception have ment oned
lying north ;S0 Boy"
Not one inch Of territory has ever been pur-
chased or acquired of any foreign Power, since
the Constitution was adopted, at the instance of
the free States, or which was intended for their
benefit.
Yet the free States have paid more than two
thirds of the entire cost of all these acquisitions
of territory, and the consequent expenditures
since incurred. They have borne their full share
in the wars which led to or resulted from these
acquisitions in the expenditure of money, and in
the sacrifice of human life.
Mr. Chairman, have now finished this branch
of my remarks, and proceed to consider, during
the short time left me, the influences of Slavery,
| as illustrated by the acts of the bogus Legisla-
ture of Kansas, the wrongs and oppression
inflicted on the Free State people in Kansas, in
this House, and in this city,
Section l3 (page 37s) of the laws passed by
the Pro- Slavery bogus Legislature of Kansas ex-
cludes all but Slavery men from the jury box,
in all cases relating directly or indirectly to Sla-
very Here it is:
"No person who is opposed to the holding
slaves, who does admit the right hold slaves in
this Territory. shall he juror any in which the
right 10 hold any in slavery is involved any
cause in which any injury done TO by any
slave is in issue i'll any criminal proceeding the
violation of law enacted for the protection of slave
property ri for the punishment Ocris
the right TO such property
Again: The organic law organizing Kansas pro-
vdes, in section 80, that the official oath to be
taken by the Governor and Secretary, the Judges,
and all other cicI officers said TERRITORY" shall be-
=" to support the Constitution of the United States,
and faithfully to discharge the duties of their
respective Offices" No more no less But the
Legislators of Kansas with the same disregard of
the Congressional law that marked their other
acts, enacted another kind of official oath, on
page ABB OF their code, as follows:
SEC Al officers elected appointed any exist
ing or subsequently enacted laws of Territory shall
take and subscribe me following oath of office II 49,
do soemhly swear upon the holy Evanc lists Almighty
God. that will support the Constitution of the United
States, and that will support and sustain the provisions
OF an act entitled An TO organize the Territories of
Nebraska ana Kansas and the provisions the law of
Stare Lar and faithfully and mpartally and to the best
OF my ability aemean my self IN the discharge of my duties
IN The ONCE OF - so help me God"
You cannot fail to notice that in this new oath.
framed by the bogus Legislature, the Fugitive
Slave Law is elevated to "higher law than
the Constitution for the officer is merely to
support" the latter, but is required to swear
that he will "support AND SUSTAIN" the other
On pages GOA and $685. chapter l5I, will be
found IAN act to punish offences against slave
property" 1t is in violation of the Constitution
of the United States Section IL of that chapter
! reads:
"If any free person. by speaking or by wiring assert
or maintain that hare the rsh 10 ho STAR, IN
this Tsrritry shall introduce hi. Territory print
publish write, circulate TO he introduced into
this Territory WRITTEN printed, published or circulated
IN this Territory, amy book, paper magazine pamphlet
or circular containing denial of the right Of persons
TO hold slaves in this Terriory-such person shall be
deemed GUILTY OF FELONY. punished by
at hard labor for term OF not less than years.
Again: In violation of the Constitution of the
United States, " abridging the freedom of the
press, is the 18th section of the same law in the
Kansas code, page 605
lf any person PRINT crite introduce into publish OF
circulate or cause to be brought INTO printed written pub
ished, or circulated shall knowingly aid or assist in
bringing into, printing, publishing circulating within
this Territory any book pamphlet hand
bill or circular containing amy statements arguments
ortnto' sentiment doctrine advice innueno cacula
tsd TO produce d'sordery dangerous rebelous dsa
fiction among the slaves this Terrory or 10 induce
such slaves to escape from the service their masters
or TO resist her auhoryhe shall be guilty felony,
and be punished by imprisonment and hard labor for
| term not less than five years.
! And, under this atrociously unconstitutional
provision, man who drought into" the Ter