Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-05-24

Collamer, that should the Senator from
Michigan, Mr.. Cass. who believes that
Slavery cannot exist in Territory, unless
introduced by special legislative acts, venture
there with his moderate opinions, his doom
must be that of a felon! To this extent are
the great liberties Of speech and of the press
subverted. Secondly, by another act, entitled
'An Act concerning Attorneys at Law" no
person can practice as an attorney, unless he
shall obtain license from the Territorial
courts, which, of course, a tyrannical disere-
ton will be free to deny; and after obtaining
such license, he is constrained to take an oath,
not only to support the Constitution of the
United States, but also TO support and sus.
tain mark here the re- duplication. the
Territorial act, and the Fugitive Slave Bill,
thus erecting test for the function of the
bar, calculated to exclude citizens who hon
estly regard that latter legislative enormitv as
unit to be obeyed. And, thirdly, by another
act, entitled Gan Act concerning Jurors" all
persons ''conscientously opposed to holding
slaves" or mot admitting the right to hold
slaves in the Territory are excluded from
the jury on every question, civil or criminal,
arising out of asserted slave property; while,
in all cases the summo ming of the july is left
without one word of restraint to the omar
shall, sheriff, or other officer who are thus
tree to pack 1t according to their tyrannical
discretion.
For the ready enforcement of all stntutes
against Human Freedom, the President had
already furnished powerful quota OF officers,
in the Governor, Chief Justice, Judges, s. C.
rotary. Attorney, and Marshal. The Legisla-
ture completed this part of The work, by con-
shutting in each county, Board Of Commits
stoners, composed of two persons, associated
with the Probate Judge, whose duty it is to
"appoint County Treasurer, Coroner, Jus
tees OF the Peace, Constables, and all other
officers provided for by law" and then pro.
coded to the choice of this very Board thus
deegating and diffusing their usurped power,
and tyrannicaly imposing upon the lie rritory
a crowd of officers, in whose appointment
the people have had no voice, directly OF indi-
rectly.
And still the final, memorable work remained
A Legislature, renovated in both branches,
could not assemb until 1858, so that, during
this long intermediate period, this whole sys-
TEN must continue in the likeness of law,
unless overturned by the Federal Government,
or, in default of such interposition, by gem
erous uprising of an oppressed people. Bat
It was necessary to guard against the posi-
btllty OF change, even, tardily, at future
election; and this was done by two different
acts; under the first of which. all who will
not take the oath TO support the Fugitive Slave
Bill are excluded from the elective franchise
and under the second of which, all others are
entitled to vote VINO shall tender a tax of one
dollar to the Sheriff OIL the day of election;
thus, by provision of Territorial law, disfrar-
chising all opposed to Slavery, and at the
same time opening the door to the votes of
the invaders; by an unconstitutional shibbo-
leth excluding from the polls the mass of ac-
tual settlers, and by making the franchise de-
pend upon petty tax only, admitting to the
polls the mass of bordere. from Missouri.
Thus, by tyrannical torethought, the Usurpa-
ton not only fortified all that it did, but 1t
assumed se!fperpetuatinq energy.
Thus was the Crime consum mated. Slave.
ry now stand erect, clanking its chains on the
Territory of Kanzas, surrounded bv code of
death, and trampling upon all cherished hber-
ties, whether OF speech, the ress, the bar, the
trial by jury, or the electoral franchise. And,
sir, all this has been done, not merely to intro
duce wrong, which III itself is a denial of all
rights, and in dread of which a mother has re-
Gently taken the life of her offspring not
merely, as has been sometimes said, to pro-
tect slavery i'll Missouri, since it is futile for
this State TO complain of Freedom on the side
OF Kamzas, when Freedom exists without COM
piaint on the side of Iowa, and also on the side
OF Illinois but it has been done for the sake of
political power,In order to bring two ne " slave
holding Senators upon thia floor, and thus 10
fortfy in the National Government the des-
perate chances Of waning ohgarchy. As the
ship, voyaging on pleasant summer seas, is
assai led by pirate crew, and robbed. for the
sake of its douboons and dollaTs-so is this
beautiful Territory now assaulted in its peace
and prosperity, and robbed, III order to wrest
Its political power to the side of slavery. Even
now the black flag of the land pirates from
Missouri, waves at the mast head; in their
laws you hear the pirate yell, and see the flash
of the pirate knife; while, incredible to re-
late the President, gathering the slave power
at his back, testlhes pirates sympathy.
Sir, this was all done in the name of popu-
! lar sovereignty. And this is the close of the
tragedy. Popular sovereignty, which, when
truly understood, is a fountain OF just pow er,
has ended in popular slavery: not merely in
the subsection of the unhappy African race,
but OF this proud Caucasian blood which you
boast The profession with which YOU began. of
all by the people, has been lost in the wretch
ed reality, of nothing for the people. Popular
sovereignty, in whose dereitful name plrghted
faith was broken, and an ancient landmark of
Freedom was overturned, now lifts itself be-
fore us, like Sin, in the terrible picture of
Milton
THAT seemed woman to the waist and fair,
But ended foul in any scAly fold
NoluminOus and vast serpent armed
With mortal sting; about her middle round
Acry of hell-hounds never ceasing barked
With wide Ceberean months full loud and rung
hdeous peal; yet, when they list would creep,
1t aught dsuroed their noise, into her womb,
An kennelthere, yet thers still barked AMI howled
Within, unseen"
The image is complete at all points and,
with this exposure, | take my leave of the
Crime against Kanzas.
IL. Emerging from all the blackness of
this Crime, III which we seem to have been
lost, as in a savage wood, and turning our
backs upon it, as upon desolation and death,
from which, while Others have suffered. we
have escaped, come now to The APOLOGIES
which the Cline has found. Sir, well NAV
you start at the suggestion that such a series
OF wrongs, SO clearly proved by various testi.
mony, SO openly confessed by the wrong.
doors. and so widely recognised throughout
the country, should find Apologies. But the
partisan spirit, now, as in other DAYS hesi-
tates at nothing. The great Grimes of his.
tory have never been without Apologies. The
massacre of st. bartholomew, which you now
instinctively condemn, was at the time, an.
pauded in high quarters, and even common.
GRATED by Papal medal, which still NAV be
procured at Rome as the Crime against X an.
zas. which is hardly less conspicuous in dread
full eminence, has been shielded on this hoor
by extenuating words, and even by Presi-
dental message, which, like the rapal medal,
can never be forgotten IN considering the mad
ness and perversity of man.
Sir, the Crime cannot be denied The
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