The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-09-18

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= much for the parliamentary question:
Now there are two OF three polisical questions
arising in tai> ease, which wish 10 stae dis
pass.onateIy; not to argue. but % state The
honorable member from Georgia Mr. Ber-
rI-n.) for whom | have great respect and
with whom it IS my delight to cultivate per
>oual friendship, has stated. with great pro
priety. the Importance OF this question. The
exclusion OF Slavery from Territories He
has said dat Ii i a question Interesting 10 the
South and 10 the North aud one which may
very well also attract the attention OF mankind
tie has moi stated any part of this too strong
iy- II a. Such question. Without doubt,
il Is a question which may well attract the
attention OF maEhin8 On the subject iuvolv-
cd in this debate. the whole world is no. now
asleep. l. Is wide awake: aud | agree with
the honorable member. that, if what is now
proposed 10 be done by us who resist this
amendment Is, as he >upposes, unjust aud in
furious to any portion OF this community. or
against its constitutional rights tha; injustice
should be presented To the civilized world,
and re, who concur in the proceedings, ought
to submit ourselves 70 its rebuke am glad
lhat The honorable gentleman proposes 10 re
fer this question to the great tribunal of
tribunal OF the American People. 1t Is prop
er-~it is a question Of magnitude enough, to
all the civilized nations OF the earth. 10 call
from those who support the one side or the
other, statement of the grounds upon which
Ghev act
Now propose 10 state as briefly as | can
the grounds upon which | proceed, historical
and constitutional. In the first place To view
he
founded in 1897. and the government under
it. organized l9a9, do recognize the existence
Of slavery in certain States then belonging TO
the nion: and . particular description ol
slavery. | hope that what [ am about 10 say
may be received without any suPposigon that
| l4'cnd the slightest disr~pect Ba. thi~
particular description Of slavery does not.
believe, now exist in Europe, nor in any other
civilized portion of the inhabitabIe globe l.
is not predial slavery. 1t is not analogous to
the ease Of the greasaI slaves, or slaves sIebe
odSertptj OF Russia. or Hungary. or other
States. l. Is peculiar system of personal
slavery, by which the person VINO IS called a
slave Is transferable chatteI, from hand to
hand | speak OF this as fact. And will
say farther, perhaps other gentlemen may re-
member the instances. that although slavery
a system Of servtude attached to the earth,
' y '' III. ~ fh'
"'' ''- ' p'e>'i'' ',i"'.le'i' aware "I any pace
on the globe, IN which this property of man
IN human being rs Il slave. transferable as
a chatle, exists, except America.
Now, that 1t existed, in the form in which
it still exists in certain ) atcs, at the formation
ot this Constitution, and that the trainers of
that instrument. and those who adopted it
agreed that, as far as II eJiNed, il should not
be disturbed or interfered with by the general
80 1 q il.IIe"'' tlleLe - no uodo|
''e o'Ll>'i'u'ion "t ,l'' Coi.ed States reco5
MES MES II A9 an eA sung ial,--"h eAisjlng Feia-
..''' 1s,' me "-,A"I'''h's "' t'e southern
''eS' 90 no tt4i II an '.tsf'fatt1R, be
CAUSE .''' se'In = nor s.Pi'iteao'9 Z" Tor that
F,slt rttn,+ Il W. 'ieht
country, that ~!stt, ,l&4.4l-,-I '-' '''er oi
the colonies BY her, against Their consent and
tlat which is now considered cherished
..iastitution,' was then regarded a.. W.II
urt saw an eUi, but a. eeia .mea- upon -he
colonies OF the poilc. OF tnc mo her country
q o5nst fkeu 9c.shrS
Tn. Constitution was alopted in 1893,
Went in:o operation ia l7-9 When 1t was
adopted. the state OF the country was this.
Slavery existed in the Southern States. there
,,,..a y..rz. l4rre extent Of unoccupjed terri
-,rv. thewhole North western territory, which.
i. wa, understood. was destined 'o BE- formed
into Sa.e~. aa8 It was then determined jha.
II, d1rseg should exist IN fh'~ Territory. l
gather now. as matter OF inference from
jne history OF the time ana the history OF the
deha e, that The Prevailing motives with the
Nor-h tsr agreeing 70 ttIs recognition OF IN,
existence Of Slavery IN Southern Safes ana
g.v1us u representation to those states iouh'
j IN part upon their slaYes' rested on the
>upPo>liIon thai no acqoisi'ioh OF Ieff''of!
would te made 10 iorin NJ" '9.A'es oA S''e
Southern frontier oi ms country, eI-heF y
# ces>loa or conquest Ne one 'ol S'li % az!