Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1858-05-13

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VII the etcsoar1es and many Vi the comforts q ne
Fur TINS reasoh tohnccscut snouiu ever eAels le
iniiucnse ~ tne general government ann nass ~
r.sesl.e coiisc'eu unael SUCH .AMs - -. = ..
wise dlscrni4a1ion IN asor 81 tnis species u
is m. .., av;tatesthe
.ns - t ss interests 81
cs .he risnss - t'le o'ss:ss, a..1 J viii
'.s -. 3. s.,s.si .i,e,v int, the Territories
syIs \! - *, 1snst;.nt,on ,f our
c'''cae 10y. - = y, ss the n.ons Of Kansas
~, - constitution which they
u.uo. s Wy IT aard $40 tls Immediate
.,, - 81 ti, Mes n ,.if:tion.
10 ., 8 .xe,,fiye officer of our national
- r ks Iis,ed 4 that Slavery existed in
na s,. ~ the aas,ye of the Kansas
- ~. ,asisr fhe CONSTITUTION Of the Uuiteti
,i s 4 a,,s,ls Is nj this moment as much
- 8, - q, =. 8 GEORGIA ,,r south Carolina Take
ti, Il, connection with the ,ise which
@ nades ~ l,e army Of the
iS ~ H.; ~ the ,,le,lyes ,yicl, It
49, u. e ,n,u},r a,vereiguty and to submit
~ ~ 10 slavery 10 the decision of the people
~ m sha,s smy restriction or qualification
81 = ..,sss 1870; ,~;fh IN. efforts which the adj
y. 49, a M 5, haye that Terr;torv al,
go. ths IinE,n7 AZ State under the Ie-
!. ESQ Atnt;on ana We are not surprised
ti,.. ~. s;,,ds .f a,r citizens are fllvd with ap-
M s,r At f,,ture pccc and Welt re OF the
r. ~. co,,rsa wi,irh the administration
= w ,.cts sbolJ hc r,-y,rdei as
mas ~ ,ss,r. e NAV ra,,se onest;ons to
p.: ns... -. states and the Nation Govern
1870 iii st;ii more seriously disturb our
t,:s, o,,sst;onx hn wing reference to the rights
III the states and the powers Of the government.
" -, ,sD n 1.s.d =; r.go Il, lind clarse in the
nase Ma very in the rsrr;tors
ii exists in the sates because it is the creature of
locstlaw live 90 back Y the formation OF the
general goyermelt. We hnn thi. .nc cohs eii.ioh
aas.;n, u ~, sanss time Questions which rel
III ~ Ga v,rv ne-pcxed and retarded the action of
h,th bfuiics Rut they acted in concert and it was
we'll understood that the provision in the Constitu
ti.m for delivering mp claim, persons held to SER
vice 10 one state. and escaping INTO another. was
paef for the purpose Vt satlsiying those oIa1cs ~hieh
wore not then 70 IAsor 9. .akg ~ ., ~ ro,
Slavery. and thai conslnea.lon =. ~. suei
Ions they g .ns g. that
rronua. s'ase.s rnsnce IF Isl was adoped by
very u.e s r'b;ty ;nyoIuntarv seryitude except
go, f. ali Tho territories which belonged 10
Ne general government. This was regarded by all
:. s,lsnn Compact which was to remain forever in
vioalle. For sixty years after that time, the iegis
lasipn Of Congress recognized the existence OF mi
constitutional power to prohibit this lns.ltunn IN
our territories Inc doctrine .na' poHes , II ~ IL
u recent tte anu Io.',a.s IL the erma
pcctatioias Of thos; ~ho Psr.is.is'''" - s
tim OF the Fe s , M,aour; Com promse and the
.,.t ,a.aa - est.hl;sh slavery North Of that line
- .arr;ts,y which has been devoted to freedom
Ina onneI he question Of extending freedom South
II that lime in territory which had been deyoted
=, slavery rhe struggle now is to determine wheth
~ tie Constitution which was ordained to establish
liberty shall DO perverted to establish slavery
The agitation which this sn,9ecs mas csuS; :. s +
deeply to be regretted but 90 no, @ese w.,
ec 9c nn1il VIC in their own way',-
their os Domestic is1su..ons ~ - aetahl;sh oy
eesss - use our h,nd,ye return to and
,snn nss ssI hy the nrincpes pn which the gov
eminent was founded Them and not till then, will
the American people cease =. as,,,,.r.,
and peace ps fes.s !. ,asont th' subjects with
! nave sh H.e;,. ~ " p''''A' >''>'N
euu ps rss and fail, and are forgotten, hut prin
80 ;aynlS;nr our business our education. on,
49, e ~ ,istisn snhilanthropy and our civil lib