The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-12-30

cation, but not many. Tue effort hdn pie
yousy been made. principally in the north,
TO array the North against the South, and
the South against the North and thus EN-
differing them against each other until no
Southern man would vote for u Northern
candidate, and no Northern man would
trust Southern candidate. can well un
derstand how INSCRIPTIONS politicians IN
the North, who prefer their own aggran
dlzements to the peace of their country.
and prohibit the perpetuity of this Union,
may advocate this doctrine, AZ they belong
to the stronger section. But how long was
it before that doctrine prevailed Did we
Of the North desire sectional power so long
as we were the minority and you the ma
| jority! So long as the free States were the
minority section, the North adhered to the
doctrine that each State should manage its
own domestic affairs without interference
from the other States OF the federal govern
ment. But when in the progress of events
the free States increased till they obtained
the majority in the House of Representa-
tives, and then tic in the Senate, ambi-
tious men found that by organizing section
al parties, and belonging TO the strongest
fiction, they could ride into power. Thus
the Black Republican or Abolition party is
sectional in its organization, in its princ-
pies, and in its whole line OF policy. Every
argument they use is addressed To Northern
ambition. and is directed against the South
ern people and Southern institutions.
OF course the Abolition party Of the
North had baneiul influence on some
Southern people by inducing them to form
Southern party in opposition to the
Northern Abolition party. Thus, you see,
the attempt made to introduce the test, not
whether representative is faithful to his
own State, and to the federal compact, but
whether he is true TO the North or faithful
to the South. Let me remind you that the
Constitution recognizes no suoh drDons. 1t
recognizes no North and no South, but one
Republic under one Constitution, aud thlr.
ty.two independent States bound together
by one federal compact Hence ] say TO
you that owe no allegiance either to the
North or to the South. My allegiance is
to my own State, and through that State to
the Federal Government, and to no other
power on earth. Let this principle be OBJ
served and acted upon in good faith, and
there will always be peace between the
North and the South, and between oil the
States OF this glorious confederacy. When
| addressed this argument to the Northern
men---and especially to large crowds of
Abolitonists, US ] have often doDe-l was
answered that slavery is so great and mon
strous an evil, that their conscience will not
permit them to be quiet in regard to it,
even after they have performed their whole
duty in their own States. They bring for
ward the Declaration Of Independence, AMI
read it with wonderful satisfaction. ! can
| give you their dogmas, as presented in every
Abolition cathecism. They take the De
claration OF Independence, as ] have said,
! and read this passage: We hold these
truths to be seI-eyldent that all men are
created equal, and endowed by their Creator
with certain inaenablc rights, among
which are life, liberty, and pursuit Of happi
ness" They stop aud say, Doesn't that
/ Declaration tell as thai all men arr created
equal! J. not a negrOe II man, and is he
not therefore, the equal Of The white man
Was he not made equal by bis Creator, and
il his equality not, therefore nallenable by
divine law Then how eau y0u reduce him
to au inferior position by any human law -
,,,,: ,bo, h,y,. s,.o,.cd.J IN ;n,osin, %,
"ome ,yeaI,.n;,d.d men and ,o,nc old wo.
,o.r and children unt,I tL,y have elueoteI
,,,.'r,,;-n ,,In r,,lrg 6.,;nyo fb,t H.
- ,tr;r Lrnib.~ nd crr.
n;1tfd 20 tcll con ts,t many eve, n yopr
southern mon. have aaailcd under that mr..
yum nj and f.ilel to m.plr NV answer
i tbi. WL,e tArr.u.rs 81 TO- d.. arat.on
declared that IN ucn wgrr cuunl they had
M re(.r,ure 10 thu negro They were
Smoking Of white mtg--m,a Of taropoau
y,du unI Iurousan descent Thy had uu
r,lrrpuc. 10 the negro or aDv Other inferior
. o. dpndD race Aud nov for The proof
a. the poIut, as have submitted II at hon"
t lou mud bear 50 uind that when TIC De
c'ar.lon ~ mat. III" tnlJHr' yer" all
-.ayeaoiJng. Eyery G4n that s.EGed the
DECLARATION trfres n'oi Il s.sv. holding con.
s,i'Hcucy. Bearing thc-t actsin mind 'e!'