The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-03

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else but in the States2
We have had intimations that the enemies of domest
slavery expect their final triumph through the action
the southern States that by sort OF "moral suason,
the of slaves viii be induced finally give then
up. On this precise point shall have something to
presently Before proceed to that point however let mi
make passing allusion TO the hgheraw doctrine of thu
senator from New York From the first volume of Red
fields authorized edition OF the senator's speeches reat
the following
"We hold arbitrary authority anything, whether
regulates stewardship the constitution the do
main to union, to justice, to defence to welfare and
liberty. Bur THERE A HIGHER THE coNsrTTU
Tios which regulates our authority over the domain
A higher law The SENATOR by universal admission
has the honor if be honor of having first taught in
the political schools of country this doctrine of high
er law want to show how apt some Of his scholars are
Some Of the pupils of the distinguished senator from New
York assembled in convention in the State of Ohio for the
purpose of nominating canddateor governor and re-
solved as follows
those lowera doctors of divinity who hold human laws
abope the laws of God in their teachings
ssopsd That we hereby gvst be distinctly under
stood by this nation and the world that aboonists
ness and our hopes for it in our conformity to the laws
God and support for the rights of man to the
to Him in all civil relations and Offices, whether
friends citizens as public functionaries sworn support
third clause Of the instrument whenever applied in the
OF FUGITIVE SLAVE, UTTERLY VOID and con-
as forming no part OF the constitution Of the uni
ted States whenever called upon sworn to sup
port it," .. - +. .....
There the result of the senator's teachings He
the influence Of his great and his high position to
declare before the Senate and to the world that there
law higher than the constitution. His pupils taking up
the doctrine declare that when they to support
the constitution they at liberty to treat null and
void that clause which requires the return of the fugitive
slave Whether the pupils understand precisely the in
sructor intended to teach it is not my business to deter
mine. That is duty which devolves the senator him
Loat
them believe there is law higher than the constitution
and that they following his teachings repudate the
stuton and spurn the obligations of the oath that binds
them to support it. One set of his admrng friends march
right home to victory by planting their feet the neck of
the constitution and another part cry out for anti
slavery constitution antslavery Bible and antslavey
God. .r.s. -.
But sir have other speeches contained in an au-
thorzed edition of the senator's works. but suppose from
the tte-page not less entitled to credit read from
pamphlet entitled "The Dangers of Extending Slavery and
the Contest and the Crisis; speeches of William
Seward published by the Republican Association. The
tenth English edition. Buell. Blanchard printers WASH
very small editions have received great favor in certain
quarters Now beg to call attention to few passages
from the speech delivered at Albany October H. 1856
do for several reasons and, among them for this
want TO show how little thought of the idea
of moral suason of aboshng slavery through the
of the masters when this speech made This idea of
moral suasionof bringing the of slaves to the
great work Of emancipatonwas not thought when this
speech delivered The senator is too well acquainted
with the springs Of human action to suppose that he could
induce shareholders to adopt his ideas by language
such as l shall now read: .~.a#af #-g..-l
All agree that every case and all hazards
arisocracy must be abhorred and avoided republican
institutions must be defended and preserved.
Think it not strange extravagant when say that an
arisocracy has already arisen here and that already
undermining de republic An arisocracy could not arise in
any country where there privileged Glass; and
special foundation which such class could permanently
m stand On the State however republican
enduring special foundation and that class s ooSn
classes are continually growing weaker and weaker
"A privileged class has existed in this country from an
early period Of its settlement Shareholders constitute
class They have special foundation which to stand
namely, personal doMinion slapes."
Was it by language such this that the senator hoped
bring the Shareholders the point of joining in his
great scheme of emancipation Was there an attack
nsidous better calculated bring the slave
holder into dscred2 little further the senator ex-
claims "Oh, how blessed thing it is for brethren to
dwell together in unity p He bury Caesar not
to praise him. While he speaks of his brethren of the
South he teaches Others to regard them enemies He
says they are enemies OF liberty already engaged in under
mining the renGblic. Hn@ .a
senator's audience the occasion referred to- were
told plainly that the Shareholders of the South constituted
privileged cassan arstocracyand that an arisocracy
was dangerous to the existence of the republic Why did
he thus teach unless he meant to bring this privileged class
into reproach2 If there be in the South privileged class
arisocracy in the language of the senaorand that
risooracy dangerous the existence of the republic
does the senator propose remedy Does he sim
ply to complain of the existence of the evil without at
tempting, in any capacity whatever to remedy tibet evil
He goes on: 40 4 ua. -aa .5a a.-H ! ''2s VI N
"The spirit of the revolutionary age was adverse to that
privileged cass America and Europe firmly engaged
then m prosecuting what expected be speedy
plete, and n'ipersai abolition Of African slapery"
Here again. the universal abolition of African slavery
spoken Of as an act necessary to place the
harmony with the spirit of the revolutionary age Still
there was design to interfere with slavery in the States
The great scheme of upesat abolition be carried
out through the influence of moral uasion and that inu
ence to be eecuay exered by calling the slavehod
privileged classan arstocracy whose special prvi
leges dangerous to the republic and the liberties of
the people
ooh, shame where is thy blush p'
See how the lays down proposition after an
other dovetalng each into its predecessor in
draw the public mind to particular conclusion that
cuson being that by all the memories of their revolution
ary sires by all their hopes of preserving republcansm
in this country they called upon to wage ceaseess
unrelenng and neverdying warfare slavery wherever
it exists and yet the senator here to-day and
friends dreamed of assang slavery in the States
After going on through long argument which have no
time 70 read the Senate patience to hear the senator
says-I read again from the Albany speech:
will only ask in concluding this humiating rehearsal
whether there not in this favored country privileged
class whether it does not stand enduring foundation
whether 1t is not growing stronger and stronger while the
unprvieged class grows weaker and weaker whether its
further growth and extent would not be- merely detr
mental but dangerous and whether there any hope to
arrest that growth and extension hereafter the attempt
shall not be made now
The change that has become last so necessary as
to be made il is necessary. The tohoe number of
shareholders only three hundred and y thousandone
hundredth part of the entire population Of the country If
you add their parents, children immediate relatives and de-
mi rtpft the