Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-11-19

pretext can bemade or found for the accep-
lance Of the pro-slavvry Constitution by
Congress. our Northern Democrats will
use it, however lying and transparent it
may be, rather than suffer the division OF
their party, which is inevitable, if that Con.
stitution should be rejected But for all
that we don't believe that any prcicxt can
be manufactured that will suit, and that
the labor of the recent convention is thrown
away. - @#- &c
Of the clause relating to slavery hs gives
the following copy: Lts ga seI
j THE SLAVE SECTIONS AS ApoYrLD.
{PEEAxBLE, The rights of property are
before anil higher than any constitutional
sanction. and the rights OF the owner of a
slave to such slave and its increase is the
same and as inviolable As the rights of the
owners ofany property.
SECTIoN lst. The Legislature shall have
no power to pass laws for the emancipa-
ton of slaves, without the consent of their
owners. or without paying their owners,
on emancipation, full equivalent in mon
ey for the slave so emancipatcd. They
shalt have no power to prevent immigrants
to the State from bringing with them such
persons as are deemed slaves by the laws
Of any one of the United States or Ter ito
ries, SO long as any person of the same age
or description shall be continued in slavery
by the laws of this State: Provided, that
such person or slave DO the 6ong .fds prop
erty of such--immigrant; and provided,
also that laws may be passed to prohibit
the introduction into this State of slaves
who have committed high crimes in other
States or Territories They shall have
power to oblige the owners of slaves to
treat them with humanity, to provide for
them necessary food and clothing, to alb
stain from all injuries to them extending
to life and limb; and in case of their neg
lcct or refusal to comply with the direction
of such laws, to have such slave or slaves
sold for the benefit of the owner or own
ers.
SEC. ID. In the prosecution of slaves
for crimes of higher grade than petit larce-
ny, the Legislature shall have no power to
deprive them Of an impartial trial by petit
jury. ifa'H
SEC. 81 Any person who shall mali
ciously .dismember. or deprive slave Of
life, shall suffer such punishment as would
be inflicted, in case the like offense had
been committed on free white person, and
on the like proof, except in case of insur-
rcction of such slave.
The report ofthe committee who return
ell the above as the provision they recon-
mcni. was adopted by vote of forty two
to one. In the debate OH its adoption a
pro-slavery member namcl Randolph made
the following speech. which. whether in
Jest or earnest. is most terrible satire on
the teaching of the Democratic party as to
slavery:
Ma. PREsIDESr:-What does the gentle
man mean by talking about traffic in hu-
man flesh? Does he Henderson think
that niggers are human, that they are flesh
and blood like ourselves? Why, if John
Randolph believed that niggcrs were hu-
man.. no matter however slight n degree,
this Convention would not find John Ran
dolph on the floor Of this. hall advocating
slavery. MOI If Inc thought that niggers
were human flesh and blood. possessed Of
human feelings. affections and thoughts,
having an immortal soul, John Randolph
would be an abolitionist. What. buy and
sell your own flesh and blood Trade in
human flesh! mol gentlemen. he believed
in no such silly stuff a. that; and for gem
tlemen affecting to hold that slavery was
abstractly right, and put themselves for
ward as advocates of Southern rights. to
talk about tn, "trfiiac in human flesh and
blood," was simply balderdash. lie
didn't believe niggers TO DO human any
moro than horse or dog. Ii he did
he should advocate their right to free
dom. I
~ niggcr, he held. was q animals
cross between the babboon and the man,
anil he could prove his doctrine BY chapter
AMI verse. and by tho niggcrs themselves
~
not their hair woolly, lips thick. nose fiat,
skull thick-ani couldn't any anaromist
tell the bones Of niger from those OF
any human being. He held that niggcrs
were animals. but little more intelligent
than dog. and but ono remove from a bah
DON. and he hopcdsgcntlemcn would.notta talk
such nonsense rs 'thc traffic in human flesh
and blood disgracing our lair soil" again
lie shouldv vote against tho amendment. be-
cause he did not want niger traders to have
the opportunity to bring here oil the vicious
aud diseased niggcrs with which..the South
was overrm.'' i.ist
Ur The Marshall County RcpuJiieon i
temporarily suspended. We hope it will
soon resume. We cannot aff,rd TO lose
so sprightly and able q paper from the Re
publican ranks Of Northern Indiana. Tn,
people of the county should take hold o
the matter, and give Mr. MArrrScLy, III
able editor, such substantial assurances Al