, 1857-08-21

honestly believed the Declaration Of Inde-
pendence meant negroes as well ss white
men, they were bound to advocate every
law so as to carry out their principle.
Their position on this subject would charge
the signers Of that Declaration with hypoc-
risy b making il to the world and going
on to fght battles on the principle thus as
serted. But no vindication is needed from
ne Of those immortal men who drafted aud
signed end proclaimed to the world the
Declaration Of Independence. They did
what they professed = they had reference
70 the white man aud to him only when
they declared all men were created equal
They were in a struggle with Great Brit
ain The principle they were asserting
I. was that British subject born on Ameri-
can soil was equal 70 British subject born
In Englaud-that q British subject here
was entitled 10 all the rights, privileges
, and immnnities under the British Constitu-
ton that q British subject in England en-
ioyed that their rights were inaiiennble,
and hence that Parliament, whose power
was OmnipOtent, had no power to alieHate'
them, They did not mean the negroes
and Indians--they did Rot say We white
men and negroes, Eeroi' born equal but
they Msga speRkiRgl of the race Of people
Who cplonized Ameriea--who ruled Ameri-
"a apd who were declaring the liberties Of
Americans, when they proclaimed the self
,,eFident truth that those men were born
frpo and equal. And il you will examine
tbe journal Of the Continental Congress,
you viii end this great principle carried
ont. No lone Of the e0lpRies wonldf the0
consent o che Declaration, Of lndepend-
enee until ,they had placed on the record
the express reservation, that each colony
reserved and retained 10 itself the sole aad
.exelasiFeo right ofrsgHlatiRg its own do
umesiic concerns and police regulations. 1t
Was made a. fapdamental condition OF the
sDcclaration, that this right should be for
ever reserved beyond, the power Of Con
sgreps Or other confederation Of power on
earth, except The free will Of their, own
people. The articles Of confedeEgtion were
based 1pone the same great fundamental
principle, and the Constitution Of TIE Uni
tod States vas adopted for the purpose Of
preserving and carrying into efEeet the
same great principle that made Us Que
I~NI'lN W ffN1N ~ 4~lAI~N NAIrefl but Aeccttpu
% each State and each locality the solo
and exclusive privilege Of managing its
oWnsdomestic cpneern& 81 .6il
AZ that day the negro vas looked upon
es a being Of an inferior race All history
had proved that in no part Of the world,
or Of the worlds history, had the negro
eyer shown himself capable Of selfgoyern-
ment, and 4 was not the intention Of the
,faunders of this Government to violate that
greaf laRol God, which made the distinc-
ton between Tie Vhito aud the black man.
That distinction Is plain and palpable, and
Il has been the rule Of civilization aud Of
Christianity he world over, that uhpu0r er
any Que man, of - Of men, were ihaspa-
PIE oi taking care Of themselves, they
lAonld consent % be governed BY those
who we're capable of mapagipg their qifaifs
Tor them. 4 IS on that .principlei that
your courts Of justice appoint guaFdiaus 10
take charge Of The iliot the luuatic, The
insane. blind dumb, he unfortunate, what
ffer may he his cppdlllon, And II history
had proved that the negro race, as race,
were incapable Of sell'gogerpment, 1t was
not only tne right but the duty Of those
Who gere capable, % proglde for them, 1t
did not necessarily fqllew thai they were to
pc reduced 70 slasery The true principle
4 thst ne inlerlpg raee should be allowed
y enjoy pll their rig ghts{ which their nature
~ capable 81 exercising and enjoying, CON
aisienfiy with TIE good Of society. would
mot advocate that the negro should be
w55Id s .E.eSd and secavs q X W. IRON a.l. =.