The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-09-02

domestic institution Of slavery in the States,
still We wish TO interpOse no object 10 the
people OF those States IN getting rid OF their
slaves whenever they think fit to do 60. We
know that many Of the free States have
passed laws preventing the emigration Of
negroes into their limits. The slave States
have passed laws prohibiting the emancips.
ton OF slaves by their masters unless they are
taken out of the State. The result is this
legislation Is that emancipation must cease
for where are the negrons 10 go? Many
slaves have been emancipated during the last
half century. There are thousands Of free
negroes IN Virginia. But that policy is now
4 stopped, because it is imuracticable, there
berg no way of disposng of a negro when
emaneipated. Many masters Of the South
desire to emancipate their slaves, and espe-
cially is this the case as they approach death !;
for, however they may reason while in health
and thoughtless Of that event which levels all
alike, they are very apt, IN making up their
last account and disposing Of their property,
to think Of the wrong and Injustice they have
dobe by holding some of their fellow men In
bondage, and they are quite willing to etnan-
cipate them. Thousands would be elnanci.
pated il there was any place to which they
could go. for one am very much disposed
to favor the colonization Of such free negroes
as are willing to go to Central America.
:" aut W hosc uo''H'tS w 'Ao3 INV bA 'uS
free negro or slave negro. We, the Repub-
litan party, are the white mah's party (gr cal,
appfause). We are for free white men and
for making white labor respectful and honor
able, which ii never can be WHEN neg'o slave
labor is brought into competition with it (great
appiause).
We wish to settle the Territories with free
white men. and we are willing that this negro
race should go anywhere that it can 10 better
| ;t, ,bs C,,J ,bor
ever they go. We believe it is better for
us that they should not be among US. l be-
lieve it will be better for them to go else
where.
A voice.-Where to?
Mr.. Trnmbnll II would say to any Central
American States. that will make an arrange
ment by which they can be secured in tn 'ir
rights, by which we can protect them in their
rights until they arrive at time when they
car protect and take care OF themselves.
A voice.-Bu! il you can't protect them
here, how can they be protected Ia Central
America !?
/ Mr.. Trumbull.--I would colonize them
1 We colonize Indians on our Western frontier
why can't we colohize the negro as well as
the Indian? We can suffer them to 20 off in
10 4 country by themselves. This Central
America country seems to be adapted to the
negro race. It is unhealthy any enervating
| Tor the WnVe MAN. 1ct tue ueSI OeS Ep uucbc
if they wish, and understand there is no OBJ
lection m the part OF the people Of portions
of Central America to the Negroes coming
there and enjoying an equality of rights.
| applause, and this world give them an OPP
| Dortun.ty 10 improve their condition. would
be glad to see this country ~elievrd Of them,
believing il better both FOR them and for us
that we shonld not mingie together. B sides.
such an outlet, were IL provided, would be the
means Of freeing thousands who would other
wise be continued in slavery.
DOUGLAS AND CONVERSELY OF INSTITUTIONS. -
Twill say word in regard to the argument.
or rather pefversion Il should be called, have
seen going the rounds Of the papers, that it such
stale Of things should take plnce--that the
States should think proper to emancipafe and
send their slaves oft could not ee done with
out producing an uniformity between The in
situations of the different States, and that would
lead to despotislu. 1t is said that our free in
stitutions rest upon the basis Of diversity Of
laws aud institutions in the different States;
and it is argued that If there is uniformity on
thu subject of freedom, there must be unifor-
nifty OF laws for the granite hills ct New
Hampshire, the rice fields of Sor.h Carolina,
the mines Of California. and the prairies OF
Iilinpis
II Is difficult to treat so illogical an inference
seriously, but if il he true that uniformity Oh
the subject Of freedom in the States. requires
uniformity of laws upon all subjects III the
several States, then diversity on the one
subject would require diversity upon all. On
this principle, ! eau prove that the inen who
advocate it, and who say that diversity is the
basis OF or tree institutions are themselves IN
favor of licensing robbers. and burglars and
thieves. and mardercrs and rcpeaii.g ait laws
for pln.s hing such offenders AID why -
\ all fh.. All nj Ia IuIun have
foI prevcnting the commission of such crimes
and as diversity OF iaws is the basis of our free
/, insiutipn-, we mi st repea. our crinina! code
in order to bring il alb mt, lesi by having laws
; i" all the States Furnishing such criminals We
fall iato despItism Now you who are for di-
versity OF isws and institutions in the different
Sta,es must sanction murder, robbery, bnrg,a.
ry aud theft, according to your own mode OF
reasoning The application OF such reasoning
, is as good one wav as the otner, and this shows
. the utter absurdity of charging upon the Re-
I publicans-who would wish that, la the provi.
. dence Of God. not a human peing trod til. fOoi-
stool in the capacity Of slave Cloud app'anse J.
, desire TO have uniformity of laws and ins,itu
, TONS in all the States upon all subjects. say
this, simply turning the argument used agains
us upon those who make il, and showing tina: arr
they Just rs obnoxious to the charge OF advo
eating diversity of laws and institutions upor
al - VIC osS W cu'oS~sAhA e"H0' 49,
upon all.
CONCLUSION.
Having given the views of the Republican
e party a. understand them, in regard to slavery
! designed TO have said something OF the uh
e warrantsble assumption " power by the Fed
{ eral Executive, but am already SO. much ex
( hausted as to be unable to do 80. inteI'det
4 10 rave pointed out to you the nature OF the
' assumptions of power on tie part OF the Fed
r erai Government tending to consolidation ant
: to break down the sovereignty OF the States
Y to have showa ss II can be shown and demon
/ .trated that this party now calling itself dem
: ocra:ic is the old federal party in disguise :
}, Go on good-good-go on and applause.
r 1t is true, and 1t can be demonstrated to b.
: true. The powers which have been usurpet
g BY Pierce and Buchanan wonh have led to th'
: impeachment, l believe, NJ Washington him
$ self. GAppiause. Why. the President o
$ the United States now assumes to raise armie
J, without calling upon Congress. He has enlis
a ted volunteer. without the least authority from
II Congress. He has marched an army away +
, the Rocky Mountains and encamped it there
) during the winter at an expense Of millions AM
q millions OF dollars. without the least authority
u Of law. But all that q Democratic Congress
j. of his patty does is to raise the money to pa!
! for the expedition. cay nothing here IT th'
4 nolicv OF that ex Dedition sneak OF the wan