The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-07-16

W. ""'Sn they had as good title rs any
other portion Of this Union, and they had
a right to expect that the slavery agita.
.ion would cease. II anybody has right
TO complain of this breach of faith. i is
the South. The slavery agitation has
been continued from 1920 up TO this time.
there has been no remission in il. If il
has partially died out on some occasions,
t.e irst opportunity which presented it.
sell has been seized to revive it with still
greater virulencc.
MIR. President, do not propose to po
further on this subject. 1t has been 30
ouen dlscussel that it would be an nm.
necessary waite of the time of the Serate
,or me to TEMPT TO discuss it again /;
put n agitation seems to have arisen
out OF the question Of slavery; and on
that have something to say, though bu,
very little. Sir, the Sou,l-.he slave
otatcs-are not propagandists; they are
content With their institutions AS they are.
they are content with that form Of civil.
zation which exists amongst them. ,hoy
desire not 10 extend it 10 New England
or 10 any other portion Of the United
States, who do not choose to receive il.
But, sir, whilst they are wiling to do this.
there is nothing in their nature. and there
is nothing in their institutions, which in
cl'nes them To submit tame!v to any ar
greSsions on their rights. II slavery be n
>'", II IS ours. and We are wiling 10 bear
1t. N,i,h'r New England nor any other
section OF the country comes in for any
participation Of it. IL, as has been said.
IL Is an incubus on the advance of civil.
zatioa-ii 1t is an incubus on the cnero:es
o' any pgorle-that incubus rests on our
peop!", ami does not paralyze any other
section. If we are willing to bear il. why
sn 'Hld others desire to relieve us Of tha,
OF which we do not complain!
But II is said, "You are not content 70
keep your institutions in your own section,
but you desire 10 extend them to Kansas. &"
Wei, sir, If we desire to extend them to
Kansas, have we not right to do so |?
Does not Kansas belong in part 20 the
Louisiana purchase! Did we no, nav
equality do not say we paid more-but
"c paid our tuI! share of the price of that
country. Ii gentlemen wish TO know why
we particularly desire to have Kansas. |
can tell them. If the slavery agitation
had ceased, and il, after the Missour; com
promise, those who live in the free States
would have been content TO allow tbinos
20 remain rs they were, there would never
nave been any movement 10 change that
understanding between the two sections
ofthe country. But, sir, no sooner had
they succeeded in placing the Missouri re.
s'rclIon on our settlement Of that north
western country, than both Houses of
congress were flooded with petitions 10
abolish slavery in the District of Colum.
bia, to abolish what was called the slave
trade between the States, and, more than
that, to abolish it in the forts and ar,i.
sons and every other place over Which
Congress had amy jurisdiction. Did mot
hear the Senator from Massachusetts IMr
Wilson say, that 1t was the intention Of
hIs. party TO abolish slavery IN the Terrific
r'es, in the District of Columbia, and every
'cIe else where they had powerl IL
I ey will abolish it wherever they have
the power, they will get the power when.
ever they can. The same spirit which
would exercise the power will ge, the
-, - -; "ne"e,ei can Let any man
,,',"; @ - =" .hc map o, inns immense
i"' i .N''''u'hs nom ihe Atlantic to
't acme ocean, ana he VIII see space
there, outside of the existing States, abun.
uan "Ise 10 make States enough to
SWe EW, .he gentlemen what they desire
Ir.;e He"e.er you nave SIXTY States in this
y mon, 'nree iour'hs OF them can alter the
oI"s.i'u''Vn ,,I'su ana abolish slavery every.
,yau, 1'. :n,. ON nave ln'rty one now; you
70 o"m o .~e",} .h'he' mHe,e are they
- w. ID"'e 'o,u hansas ana Nebraska can,
"no ON rew MeSico WI make bali as
;n,n "', =, os.''orn'a may be well divided
of,b y ."'ee "'a'eS ara there IS no doubt
+, ' "'o ".s, , venture 10 say, mat with.
hs ane,>,',..';..y @ neNs 'oly OF my years u Will
be 'J,;."n ,,. 'he INDIANS VIII
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