Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-08-26

Mr.. EDITOR: Permit a t;,ikative Shanghai,
through your columns to present his respectful
compliments to Old Line Wing" and to ask
his attention to the following extract from " cb-
ster:
(Websters speech i'll the Senate August II,
1913. the Oregon Biu-)
Gentlemen declare that we invade their
rights, that we deprive them of participation
in the enjoyment of the territories acquired by
the common services and common exertion of
all Is this true? How deprive? OF what do
We deprive them? Why they say we deprive
them of the privilege Of carrying their slaves,
as slaves, into the new territories. Well, sir,
what is the amount of that? They say that in
this way, deprive them of the opportunity of
going into this acquired territory with their
property. Their "proPerty?" What do they
mean by property" We certainly do not de-
privc them Of the privilege of going into these
newly acquired territories with all that, IN the
general estimation ofhuman society, in the gen.
2gal and common and universal understanding
Of mankind. is esteemed property. Not a all
The truth is just this. They have IL their own
States peculiar laws, which create property in
persons They hare system of local legisla-
ton on which slavery rests; while everybody
agrees that it is against natural law, or at least
the common understanding that prevails among
men as to what is natural law.
The southern States have peculiar laws, and
by those laws there is property in Slaves This
is purely local. The real meaning, then, of the
Southern Gentlemen, in making this complaint.
IS, that they cannot go into the territories of the
United States, carrying with them their own
peculiar local law, law which creates proner-
~ In slaves. This, according to their own state
ments, Is all the ground of complaint thew have
Now here, think, gentlemen are unjust toward
u.s. How TN Just they are, others will Judge,
generations that viii come after US, will Judge
They say We viii carry our local laws with
US Wherever We go. We insist that Congress
does us injustice unless it establishes in the ter
rltory III which we wish TO go, our own local
law. This demand | FOR ONE, RESIST AND SHALL
RESIST 1t goes upon the idea that there is an
inequality, unless persons under this local law
and holding property by authority OF that law,
can go into a new territory, and there establish
a local law, to the exclusion of the general
law
Is there nothing to be said on the other side
IN relation to inequality? Sir, from the date of
this Constitution, and In the counsels that form.
ed and established this Constitution, and. SIM
pose IN all ineG judgments since it IS received
as a settle truth that slave labor and free Ia
Dor do not exist well together Wherever Labor
Is performed mainly by the slave, it is regarded
as degrading TO the freemen The freemea of
the \ orth, therefore, have deep interest in
keeping labor free, EXCLUSIVELY FREE, in the new
territories"
Il hare radGe ZIP ma mind for one t5ot ,,,d no
circumstances ar consent to tie further eztDs;,,
oT Tie area OF Stare5y in the United States. or 10
the further increase OF Slave representation in +
the House OF Representatives
Next week l propose 10 give my learned
friend specimen of the same sort from Hen
~ Clay-and then If /" Old Line Wing !" Is nm
perhaps i shall go deeper into the /
stores of eloqueace, and quote from that pro-
ound Jurlst, eminent philosopher sagacious adj I
nlalstrator, hardy warrior, and majestic orator.
Franklin Pierce. Ss,vGHu