The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-11-04
AFRICAN SLAVERY IN THE NORTH AN
WEST.

Inc leading point In the late able speech OF
Senator Seward at Rochester, was to show'that
the inevitable effect of the continued suprema-
generous as to say that he would not impute
such design to the leaders of that party who
we're then candidates before the people of New
York, but that the Slave Power, which is the
eliminating spirit of that party, will NECESSARILY
push it to that result. Whatever Northern
doughfaces may design or desire, beyond the
spoils, there can be no doubt that their Southern
masters will require them to reopen the free
States to the introduction of African slaves.
The Washington Union, on the 18th of last
November, was 30 frank as to state this propo-
sition in unmistakab}e terms, which no subse-
quent CLOSES can explain away. The follow
ing is an extract from long and leading edi-
torial article ip the Union of that date:
The Constitution declares that 'the citizens
of each State shall be entitled to all the privi-
leges and imLnunities of citizens in the several
States.' Every citizen of one State, coming
into another State, has therefore q right TO
the protection of his person, and that property
which is recog missed as such by the Constitu.
ton of the United States, any law of State to
the contrary notwithstanding. SO far from
any State having q right TO deprive him Of this
property, it is its bounden duty to protect him
in its possession.
"If these views are correct-and we believe
it would be dificu 1t to invalidate them-n fol-
lotcs that all State ldps, phether organic or
otherwise, arhich prohibit citizen Of one State
from SETTLING TN another, and bringing his
slors property urih him, and most especially
declaring ii for feited, are direct Uislasions o.
the original intention Of a Gorernm ent which
as before stat ell is the protection of person and
property, and of the Constitution of the United
States, which recognises property in slaves, and
| declares tIat the citizens of each State shall
be entitled to all the privileges and immunitiei
OF citize',s in the several States among th'
most ess entail of which is the protection of per
son and property"
This article appeared Just after the Presiden
had determined to repudiate his Instructions h
Walker, suetain the Infamous frauds perpetra
ted at Oxford and other precincts in Kansas
and thereby force upon the people of that Tel
ritory the hated Lecompton Constitution. Tn
elections in New York, Pennsylvania, an
other Northern as we'll as Southern States, ha
recently come of, with results highly Hatterin
to the Administration and the effect was
produce an exuberance of feeling, and
gree of confidence in the prestige of the part
. which knew no bounds. The demands of tt
Slave Oligarchy rose in proportion to the su
, cess of the party, as they always have risen al
always will rise and the President, who befo
the elections indicated respectfully conserv
, tive course, was now ready to push Slavery
The Pole, in order to CRAFTY the Southern FIJI
eaters, whose continual bowling" might
terpose obstacles to his denomination. 1t "
under such circumstances that the article fro
t which the above extract is taken made its q
pearance. 1t was evidently prepared With cal
and An article so important in its chsract
\ emanatng from the official organ, printed Z
!, der the Presidents eye, and by his suthori
d could not have appeared without first und
!, going ministerial censorship. 1t was no
!, coma dered squib of q penny a-liner, bat
= Eferste unofficial State paper, intended to ins
J, surate revolution. This paper boldly denor
b ces all State laws, ~ neither organic or 9th
L wise, which prohibit citizen of one State fri
SETTLING in anoths r, and bringing his sla
= property with him." No sophistry can expl.
# away this language, whose simple purport
n that the Democratic ps,rty mean to carry A
= can Slavery into every State of the Union.
y The same idea has been uppermost in
= minds of the propa gsndists of Slavery e
afl since the overthrow Of the Missouri Conn
mise. The immedists success which stten