Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-03-21

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ence of the institution of slavery, those
who feel its whitening effects may not
stand up and reproach our posterity by
telling them, 'Your fathers forced it on
this soil" No, sir, we wish to stand clear
of that reproach, which is SO often and so
freely cast on our fathers.
In the very debate which took place
in the Senate on the Kansas bill, if
mistake not, in the speech of an honora-
Bile Senator from North Carolina (Mr.
Badger)-not now a member of this
body-that very reproaeh was hurled
back on the inhabitants of the free States,
and they were told that it was to their
agency and their eupidity that the South
owed the existence of the institution
among them. do not remember, sir,
during the many years that I have been
at this capitol, to have met with more
than three individuals who have not been
willing to admit, and have not admitted,
that, if the question Of slavery were a
new one, for the first time introduced, and
| if the question was submitted to them as
they were about to plant themselves on
the virgin soil of their native State, and
they had the control of it, they would
not have slavery with them. If they
would have it with them, if it were an
original question in their own State, ]
ask them in the name of justice, in the
name of humanity in the name of that
Christianity which teaches US ITO do III.
to others as we would they should do I'M
= to US, p why should they seek now to fas'
ten it upon another Territory? Sir, the
position which l occupy, and which is
occupied by those with whom I act, is
that it may never be reproach to US OF
: to our posterity that, through our agency
and through our want of fidelity to thu
: principles which we profess, this institu
ton which we condemn shall be fastenes
upon this Territory.
Mr.. BUTLER. VIII the Senator al
, low me to give him a matter of stats
tics?
, Mr.. HALE. Certainly.
Mr.. BUTLER. l knew the Senator
would do it, because he Is ready man
: At one time, sir, l thought it probable
that l might have to go to Boston to per
y form duty which my friend from Geor
q gia Mr.. TooMBs has done so mucl
> better than l could; and with that view
! prepared myself with some statistic
on this subject, which desire to presen
n [ desire to state them now, for / know {
n no other way to getting them before
= certain class unless through the speec
b. of the Senator from New Hampshire
He says that, so far from being tainte
with the sin and agency of introducin
y slavery, the North would hold themselve
S. bound by all obligations to which he ha
referred With the view which I hav
mentioned sent to the custom-heuse
NJ Charleston to obtain certain information
Most Of the registers were lost, but fro1
those that remained obtained some il
lt formation which I will state.
lie When the slave trade was suppressed
X it was suppressed by the common vot
re Of the North and the South; and whe
he it was restored, it was restored by tn
in common vote of the North and the Soutl
Iy but after it was restored it was throug
It. northern merchants that slaves were t;
IN ken from Africa They were brougl
ne in northern vessels. Out of forty thol
h. sand-that was the number, for I reco
It. lect it expressly-two thirds were of IL
re North. Five thousand were on aceoul
to Of one northern State, six thousand wei
e. on account of another, and but tw
u thousand on account of South Carolin
at So far as regards the sin of bringir
St them here, l do not think that we are
ID be responsible if we should attempt
F throw it back on those who introduce
o. them.
is Mr.. HALE. Mr. President, I am gls
be to have this piece of information.
he was the very train of argument which
IT. was pursuing. l said that you reproacl
e. ed our fathers, and justly, l have l
T. doubt. have no doubt the Senator
be historically correct.
p MIR. BUTLER. What have stated
en- according to undoubted statistics.
'at Mr.. HALE. 1 have not the slighte
ly doubt OF ii, and | am glad have cot i
's- but what / mean, please God, is, that
shall not be true in the future. | me,