The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-04-16
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OF MIR. MARSH OF PREBLE

WHEREAS. the Supreme Cour: of the
United States, have in their late decision
in the case of Dred Scott, virtually deci.
ded that the owners of slaves may bring
and send them into States where slavery
is prohibited, and still retain their owner
ship in such slaves, which decision, in IF
feet, declares that slavery may exist in this
and other free States, and whereas it is
deemed essential to the welfare of this
State that slavery be utterly excluded
from its limits, therefore
"ReSOiUed, That the standing commit
tee on Federal Relations, be instructed 10
inquire whether any, and if any, what
Legislation is required to prevent the in.
tr duction of slavery into this State; and
that said committee report by bill Or 9TH
erwise."
Mr.. PRESIDENT: l will briefly say to
our Democratic brethren on the other side
Of the chamber, that while their platform
avows the fact that the only "sound and
safe solution Of the slavery question" is
non interference with slavery in the States
or Territories or in the District Of Colum-
bia, and out of which MIR. Buchanan said
he would not remove one plank, confirm.
ed by his inaugural and sanctioned by the
recent decision of ma ajority of the Uni
ted States Supreme Court in the Dred
Scott case, we have and continue TO main
tam the national principle of "non-inter-
ference with freedom in all the free States
and Territories" You have cut loose
from the Constitution which declares that
'rhe United States shall guarantee to each
State in this Union a Republican form of
government, and from all your antece-
dents, national and State, virtually say
ing that the trainers of the Constitution,
the ordinance of 1897, and all subsequent
similar acts, were wrong. In short, that
Washington, Jefferson, Jackson. Van Bu-
rem and Polk, all of whom approved and
signed ordinances or territorial bills pro-
hibiting slavery in the Territories, did
not understand the Constitution; were ig-
norant, totally ignorant of the rights Ol
the Shareholder, and therefore violated
that instrument, and that the wise men
who adopted the Kansas Nebraska bill
and the Cincinnati Platform were its true
expounders. l desire to say to my Dem
ocratic friends that, standing upon the
record as you now do, giving to Slavery
under the national Constitution the right
to 60 into the territories unrestricted and
unmolesled, in defiance of any law Of Con.
gress. and protecting it there by the ma
lioual arms, and the national treasury,
you must blot out your record, both in
Congress and out of Congress, in your
National and State conventions, in the
Legislature of Ohio, in all Of which you
have repeatedly and solemnly declared
it as your firm resolve, in conformity to
the principles and practice of the Demo
cratic party, to carry out the purpose oI
prohibiting Slavery in the territories; and
stand forth as the advocates OF the polti
cal dogmas of the South, in throwing the
flag OF the Republic around its introduc'
ton into the territories; and there you
must stand ard be ranked among the
propagandists of Slavery, as willing 10 lei
the 347, 900 shareholders Of the South,
with their three millions of human
chattels, control not only the destinies
Of twenty-three millions of freemen but
the vast free empire Of land west of the
Father of waters, and whteh as yet is bu
partially contsS e yithNthe accursed
liyrant sin; Bhic liEe The usurper. adopts
no rule obedience to his behests, ac
knowIedges no equality but that which
Igives him supremacy, and in the execu
ton of his purpose neither hesitates moi
haIts, until success crowns the effort, and
! he in the pienlitude Of power, in defan
menace. sits enthfoned upon The ruins o
The proud temple of civil. religious and
Political equality, paralizlng the arm o
mechanical, agricultural and commercial
enterprise; and prostrating every energy
and ambition, but that which is fostereC
and embraced in his own polluted house
hold. Until you in sober second thoughts
return to the doctrine of the fathers of th,
Republic, and learn again to repeat will
sincerity the language of James Buchan
an, in l848, as follows: Having urget
the adoption of the Missouri Compromise
the inference is irresistible, that Congress
in my opinion, possesses the power t.
legislate upon the subject of slavery il
the Territories. what an absurdity j
would be, then, if whilst asserting thi
sovereign power in Congress, which pow
er must from its nature be exclusive,
should in the same breath, also CLAIM
this identical power for the population o
territory in an unorganized capacity
In conclusion desire TO reiterate and re
affirm every sentiment contained in m.
Berks county letter. ! cling to the Mis-
souri, Compromise with greater tenacit
, than ever. and yet firmly believe that
will be adopted by Congress" And re
adopt the resolution affirmed by you j
your State Convention in Ohio, in l84f
, and $50, to wit:
+ "Resoived. That the people of Ohio
now, as they have always done. look "
on the institution Of slavery as an -eyi
and unfayorable to the full devclopmeT
Of the spirit and practical benefits of fire
/ institutions, and that entertaining thet
! sentiments they will feel it to be their d.
ty to use all power consistent with the nj
tiOnal compact to prevent its increase,
mitigate and finally to eradicate the, evi
Confirmed by your acts in your Natiol
.ll H. 1910 na1 l., ~