Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-02-21

dom, be means freedom as distinguished from Afri-
can slavery. They cannot live undSF the same ma
tionsl Tule-"it is political and moral impossible
ity' II he dots not mean thnt the federal govern.
ment must interpose 10 destroy this Infamous"
chattel siaV5ry, he meaIs nothing. And yet we
are to be told thar the President rendered himself
Infamous for stating that the party 10 which that
gentleman belongs was irfamed with q desire 70
interfere with the domestic institutions Of the
States.
Another member, from Ohio, rMr. Sspp in one
Of his eloquent outOurs,s Of inspiration, SAID:
"Yes, with that freedom End Fremont and Day.
ton embsZoned on the ample folds Of our national
banner we will drive the rase minions Of slavery
from their control Of the government and we viii
use its powers TO build up our new country tree
from the tsiats Of slavery, and make America
worthy Of being the North Star Of freedom, by
which the eye Of the exile can be guided with
safety to the sylum Of liberty"
Well sir in order to drive the bass minions Of
slavery from their eats here, be must infringe their
constitutional right; and in order to free this coun
try from these tsiuts Of slavery which seem to be
offensive = the delicate organs Of the gentleman
from Ohio, he must destroy slavery; and in order
to destroy it, he most unlsWfully and unoOnstitu.
tlonaliy interfere with It. Bat sir, thess gentle
men (honest sOuk) do not mean 10 interfere with
the domestic Institutions of the StateP. mem
Der from Massachusetts Mr.. Traftonl who unites
with himself the character of priest, prophet, and
legislator, 10 a speech on this floor iu which he
quoted alternately from Uncle Toms Cabin and the
Bible, [cries of "WhO is he2" "Who is il? said
"Mr. Chairman, what il the cause of all this sgi-
tstlonf 1t is ssVery-s system 30 opposed to all
Just notions OF repl0icanlsn, so Tepugnsnt 10 all
the sentiments OF freedom IN tie human heart, so
Inconsistent vi h the great principles OF hb-rty,
for which our fathers fought, that it is not even
namsd in our constitution, not provided for in that
instrument, but only suffered to exist as an evil
which it v as supposed would soon die cut and
| come to an end"
d says further:
"But sls'l sir, that dream of the sages and ph-
triots Of the olden time has not been realized"
A little further on, be adds:
'Ibe QUESTION natural = arises, what right have
| their owners TO property in MANI Who gave you
this right? What is the ground Of the singular
| claim? Is it creation? No, sir. God made man,
and says, All souls are minel Is it conquest? No;
| you have net been at wsr with Africa, and taken
| prisoners, who, by the laws of ancient warfare,
| have forfeited their freedom to you. Is it pur-
| chase? Who had any authority to sell and ccnFey
! to you human being? Stow a DILL Of sale from
| your Maker, and we will admit il to be suthorIta'
| tive; until that time we demur. No, sir; on the
| eternal principles Of right one man Cannot own
another until authority is given by the Creator
! would be pleased to answer the questions Of
that member here 80 IS to get him out Of a diff
Guilty into which he seems to have fallen with r.
| gard to point Of history. If he will make ex-
animation into the quest ons be then prOpOunded,
be will f d that the ancestors Of the men who
compose his party kidnapped the negroes from
| Africa, sold them to the southern men, put TIE
money in their pockets, and no " their descendant
are assisting in stealing them second time, anc
then reading lectures to US on morality
But, sir, to the point The member from Mas
sachusetJs says tbst slavery is not named IL the
constitution, only Suffered to exist that unless We
can show bill Of sale from the Creator, he demurs
u the titIe and yet, sir he has no desire TO inter
! f5re with the domestic Institutions Of the State
SIR, if slavery has no law TO protect it, and if 1t b.
the great wrong which the member from Msssa
chusetls concei5es it to be, viii he not raise III
voice and bis arm to eradicate It?
CONCLUDED To MORROW