The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-02-04
VOL. XII.

ton, began his labors in the Con,inent,I g.
ing mar a De leI,loty we then owned and ali NOV
Iltory that we might thereafter acquire shouI5 81 e &
free from what he considered the con,sn; ioreys;
bhshnng influences Of Human Slavery Tbossshg and
from the persevt rance with which JeferS courage
his policy. In l7s2-s4-s5 and Sc the soaered
II ..Sa' pssnsIy succeeded and The o
tory which we then owned. Yet sir in go me len.
history, written as with q sunbeam upon The IA az aI
OF the room In which this tribunal now aS.t{ was
stand up in 1857, 10 declare 10 the world ihsJ
trade and Slavery so uni ersav 80 'he slave
acknowledged, that nobody questioned the tS ahs
OF tnc franc, ana nobody supposed il caDahs ~
questioned. Not content with oyerurninG o. beng
OF judicial authority be found I'm eve "hole ns
rope, sna every STATE Of this Union and OF her
solemn recorded decision, they go on 10 male h oNt
al and then go further and undertake 10 ,e, s'oN
chapiet which adorns the brows Of the msH 80 ron Ia
luiion the PROUD est and sirest of their he'o
that was the sincerity of the profe salons 49, . Az
IN regard TO the rights Of human nature I, - y mac,
court In their charity undertake 70 throw the h'
ignorance over these men, and say thew did ~, e
stand what they meant Sir they did unae,, mo- uAeet
The country understood it, There was a iesio " az
ar, ,,, o. Sno slavery tme Which ::
iound be aiming out on the pages of The wri,ing, 81
IL the opinions of the Supreme Court are ,rus ,A,
these men In the worst position of any men " no. } %
Iouno on The pages OF our history The oni,o v e
G ooun DC Iue II makes the immortal suibo,, -
me Deciarotion OF Independence liars before C
nypoctes before the world; for they Law down H. S
nmens broad full, and explicit and then thew Sa 81,
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recutude of their intentions but il Won bs TOT As
Paeine Court, they were merely clubbing on So
dney Went INTO The courts of the Most Hgt ana
hoeny 10 their principles the price they wondr No.
success and now IL is attempted TO cbeat tbs, -,
tue poor boon OF integrity; and il is said thar H.
not mean so and that when they said All me" r. uiu
all willie men and when they said thai The co",'
waged was for the right of ma kind The Sunrs,n
OF the United States would have YOU believe b. ~
meant II was TO establish Slavery, Aeainsi Ina,
mere now and everywhere and tell the SUPREME Co..
lat 'hese thngs are SO Impregnaby fixed In the hear
oil The people, on the page of history in the recosc
ana TRADITIONS OF men, that il will require meher sso
man they have made or can make to ovenurn a, n
snake tnese settled convictions OF the popusr
Ing and of the popular heart
Sir, you are proposing TO carry ont this D,ed g.
decision by forcing upon the people OF Kansas Cons
tioh against which they have demonstrated and 10 ybct
there can be no shadow of doubt very large por,oD A.
them are opposed. Will il succeed, / do no, know. ~
IS nor Tor me to say; but will say this # you fo,
that-lf you persevere in that aiiemp-I think bore H.
men of Kansas will fight. hope they will resisl M NO.
ana 10 death the attempt TO force them 10 a submissor
against which their fathers to WI ch ibsr
never would have submitted Let tell you sr /
stand not here TO use the language OF Intimidation or OF
menace but you kindle the fires OF civil war IN ibs
country by attempt force that Constitution on iSs
necks ~ an unwilling people; and you will light tts
that all Democracy cannot quench-aye, there vii
come up many another Peter the Hermit that will on
through the length and the breadth this and lie ling H.
story OF your wrongs your outrages; and they vii
stir The public heart they will raise a feeling IN h
country such as has never yet been raised The mep
OF this country will go forth, they did of oden time IN
anoiher crusade but II will not be 10 redeem
The dead sepulchIe where the body of the Cruched ha
air land which God has given be the abode of eeme
from the oesecraon OF desposm soug be imposed
upon them III the name OF perfect freedom and DOB.
ular sovereignty"