Litchfield enquirer., 1857-03-19

dise to where they could make profit on them. The opinion thus entertained was universally i'm accordingl negroes of the African race were re- garded Ey them as proper.y, and held and bought and sold as such ID every one of the Thirteen Colo nles wnlen un'.ed in. the Declaration of hdepcnd- snee, all" srterward formed the Constitution: The oos' me of which we have spoken was .strkingly enforced by tke Declaration of Independence Would Chief Justice Fancy have suppose that he is ignorant of the decisions of the courts upon this question. prior to the Declaration of Indepen- dence? or docs he seek to impose upon what he deems our ignorances if so he is mistaken, and thausazds of little children who trace the record of his argument will laugh at his assurance No. he we'll knew that all the way down from the decision of Lord Holt in HOT until to day, the feeling of mankind has responded to the sentiment That all
 men horn free and equal" It is said this de- cision delivered in voice scarcely audible how significant indeed the. suppressst tones well might it be told in whisper that State Rights were a fallacy, and that Slavery was national
 To you voters of Connecticut, this decision is sent for endorsement of you it is asked that you will consent to an opinion. totally annnllng the convictions of those whose. names we speak with
 O''SH' ~"s""iy N~'y tiIS ol tife bCC- iarauon Of Independence. and wholly at variance with your long cherished state ordinances-virtualI gi,ing the slave permission to bring his slaves among you-and among you to hold them as chattels mcrrhantabie. Will you do it.?
 What does all-tlis propose for the administration of Mr. Buchanan the future of Kansas, and quiet of tho country? With all its black injustice it is scarcely less prophetic of the intentions of the Pres ident than is the selection of his Cabinet Old Mir. Casa man that was never known to originate new idea, or do anything but hold fat offices and make paper bullets to throw at old England score tary of State and the position which of all others demands reasonable, liberal minded men, filled by fire eating southerners Floyd of Virginia secretary of War; Thompson of Mississippi, secretary of the Ineror Kansas surrendered to the c,rc of a Mis>is- sippi- slave driver ud~the department to a Virgnian bully. Howell Cobb however is to be the moving nius of the cabnctthe only really strong man among them all, # ercept Mr. 7oucey Old Mr Cas- however, will have the privilege of fuln,i- hating his thunder in windy letters to Engand-thc laughing stock of men and bugbear of school girls
 Let no man now talk of madling course, of a conservative administration of aff.lirs We have set out bold!ymore boldly than the most rabid abo ltionist prohesied, in the pursuit of wrong and tablishmcnt of slavery and that the extension of the accurscd of system is not to be the future po cy of governmcnt-who can doubt? Once more, most earnestly do we call upon very man that can read, to peruse the decissons of the several judges
 in the Scott Case and bear in mind that his vote at the next election if cast in opOsiton to the Rtpub- lcan candidates, is guarantee of those decisions, and admission that there is no such thing as State Rights-that Slavery is national.