Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-12-02


Seward's Speech.
The Slaveeeratic papers all over the
country have set up terrible howl over
Senator Stewards great Rochester speech.
They chsracterize it as an ultra Abolition
production. but, upon careful perusal of
il, anil taking ii as whole, we fail to dis
cover any such characteristic in it. 1t may
be that detached sentences. torn from their
connection, might be distorted by ingeni
Gus partnans to appear like extreme or ul-
ira positions, but not otherwise. We re-
gard it as in strict conformity with the Re-
publican platform of 1856. and by that we
expect to staad or fall. Mr.. Seward, when
he made that speech. did not expect to OBJ
tain the appreciation Of the advocates Of
Slavery extension. neither did our Revolu-
tionary fathers when they boldly declared
that all men were endowed by their Creator
with certain inalicnablc rights. life, liber-
fy and the pursuit Of happiness. expect the
snailes Of tory Royalists and s..vcophants at
ss's-ss~.-s--s ~f o---Sa Ill., pct naverfhe-
less. placing their reliance upon God and
the justice oftheir cause. they dcfantly flung
their truth inscribed banner to the breeze,
determined to conquer or die in defence of
their rights, and the cause Of human lib
erty. The glorious victory they achieved
aftor seven years bloody conflict. inspir
its the hosts or freedom to fight over again
the battle Of. liberty with equal hopes o
a brilliant victory, sooner or later The
Slave Oligarchy are seeking TO convert our
republican form Of government into deS-
potisu, and curse the broad land with the
blight of slavery. but they are destined to
. terrible overthrow. The freemen Of the
North will roll back the tide upon them,
and overwhelm them as were the hosts oi
Pharaoh in the red sea.
The Slaveocratic papers while they con-
denim Senator Stewards Speech as ultra,
laud Senatsr Hammond's Barnwell speech
to the skies. The latter looks to the uni
versatility of slavery in the American States
and Continent, the former to universal
freedom, and of the two Stewards is the
most conservative, because he looks to the
action of the slayeowners for the abolition
of slavery-not to any outside power
The annexed extracts will illustrate:
Mr.. Seward says:
II was III antagonistic political tenden
eiss of the two systems which the first Ma
poleou Was contemplating when he pre-
dicssd Eurpps would ultimately be eithe
ell Cosssck or Ill Republican. Never dis
human s.eacity utter . more prgnan
truth. The two systems are at once per
csivsd to Be incongruous. But they ar
more than incong,uous they arc incompat
ible. They never have permanently exist
ed togslhsr in one country. and they neve
css. Il would Be easy to demonstrate tn
impossibility. from tho irreconcilable con
tnst between their great principles an
chasacfsristics. But the experience Q
na.kind has conclusively established it.
il remains to say on this point only on
word to guard against Misrepresentation
II thoss States are to again become univeI
6 sally slavsholding. do not pretend to So
wi4h what violations of the Constitute
that end shall be accomplished On III
other hand, while / do confidently believ
and hope that my country will yet becom
: 8 Iand Of universal freedom, do not es
Epsct i will be made SO otherwise tina
5hroueh the action Of the several State
es-oporsfing with the Federal Cover
mt, and I'll acting in strict confoimi'
with THAR respective constitutions.
Hammond takes precisely the OPPOSE
view:
You mn not suppose fora ,momeI
thaa am opposed to ''ths extension
~ srsa Of African slavssy." Onstha col
trary believe that Ged created nsero'
for 10 other purpose than to be 1.-The hev
: ers Of wood and drawers Of water"--th
Il 70 b the slaves Of the white race; and
wish to Sc them 10 that capacity on eve
spot On the surface Of the globe where the
lsbos.is- necessary or bens6ciai. Moro
douhk that such will b the final result.
Slave lsbor + seszeely remunerative ev'
row any WHERE. and Win become less 81
less Is mowers, respers. .steam,plow q
Other agricultural implements are introd
esd. The dream Of tie universally
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