Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-10-04

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Extracts from IA speech delivered by Hon.
HOratiO Seq mOur, atSt. Paul, Minnesota.
| Why is it that good men have ben taught Ct
late years u cherish something like hatred tC
ward their fellow eountrymen, because they chance
to live in circumstances aud under institutions DIFF
| ferent from our -OEn? Why is it that we are for
geiful of the cost at which liberty achieved?
Why Is il that the very institutions which have
tribuied so much to cur great prosperity are held
| in such light regard? Nos, an northern man,
standing on northern soil aud spraking northern
| men, and, in speaking of the Souih-though be-
| lisve with the Nor,h that they have meu among
| Them who are sel6sh-yet after all, body,
! imagine them IS psiriO 10 men, who love their
| country, as brothers Of my own, men whom with
to see live in the kibdy memories Of every citizen
of this great and glorious landlherefort, in speak
Jag of me erisn rise and history of this difference
between northern and southern men, l shall speak
of the faults Of the North, as consider it in good
| tsste and true manhood to speak plainly 20 those
| WIN hear me- and kindly of those who are away
!
! struggling for common rights, slavery existed in
/ all our colonies; there exception it was on
! eVerv rood of ground. We had no difficulty on ao-
! couut of slavery then, in achieving indepen-
| 3enee But since that time slavery has be en- abol
jshed over more than half Of this land of 1t IL
| now in comparatively contracted limits, and new
We hear that il must lead alienation of the people
| and the disruption Of this great COnfedsrsoy. l
fear that We Of the North unjust and not ALTO
eether courageous, in our treatment Of brethren
| OF the South. How came slavery in the United
| Safest Who brought the negro from Africai The
| South never hed ships. The men Of New York,
| Ehere came ftom the men Of Massachusetts, and
! the men Of Rhode Island, we're those who stole
! Them from their homes aud brought them over TO
| the shambles here. Who laid the foundations Of
slavery which underie the Institutions of many Of
| our States? The time was when, over the whole
length sad breadth Of this land CT ours, the peo
| pie did not recognize the black man as having any
| political righls Now, my friends, that is just
irue of Massachusetts, as OF South Carolina, and
JUDGE Taney, in stating merely stated historical
fact and known TO bes by eFery student OF hstor,
| The Other dsy, iu looking over the papers which
| came into MY Lands, found original document,
bill of sale for II slave from man in MassaLhu-
setts TO man in Neg York, aud thai paper throws
IA nat remaIk she ghl over his whole question of
| ,laverv 1t cOnme iced thus: $40 all Christian
people to when ILe'e presents may come, ], Marx
| Rose sell my slave" sc. The peePe OF Massaehu-
liticaI privileges unless they Be-e CHRISTIANS; and
they went further than Ihet-they held that no one
vas entitled 10 political privileges nnless he was
the right kind of Christian. They held the views
Iieh laid the foundation Of slavery in the theology
| of that line They sold Qnakers into slavery
sold the family OF King Phil p into slavery. These
were the sentiments that existed in the North in
| our early days when the Constitution of the
United States was formed when the delegates from
the different States met in convention, the question
of slavery there. aud 1t was asked when shall
the slave trade be put end? Georgia says, now;
| Virgins says, now; South Carolina says not ye';
! Connecticut not yet; Rhode Islsad, EOt yet; Mas
sschusetts. not yet; ard New Hampshire said no;
yeI-the slave trace is profitable. II you will read
''Minot's History Of Massachusetts, you will learn
that the great business of New England was al one
! time The manufacture of rum-pure rum: and
when they made rum they took 1t 10 the coast OF
| Africa and exchanged it for slaves. The slavers
landed their cargoes on some unfrequented shores
| Of the southern coast, and forthwith the entire
South yes charged with completely in the slave
| trsde. But they do not at the same time tell you
| that the slave ships sTe fitted out from New Eng
land portsthat they glide out to sea on their meta
| rious voyages beneath the shsde Of Bunker HILL
The pohtcal poWer of cur eoEntry is Ia tAe hands
| of the free SIstes The population Of the eoualry
increases at the rate Of o millioa year; Of this
| increase the North receives over seven hundred
| thousand This large majority OF the yearly IL
/
| fsderaey How came the Sorth by this excess Of
| the increase! At the outset VIC we're tqusl-then
| we were all slave States. Now. whst led to the
adjustment CT slavery in the North and thas gave
| us the basis Of our present sIrengthi will tell
you, my friends, and you all know 1t to be Sc The
| DemocI attic party under Jefferson iuaugarsted the
viss aad bent seent pulley of inviting the lab2rer
| of the old world to plant himself down upon the
great and fertile plains CT oHr ceuhtAy Under this
| policy the emigrants from Europe tOeked to the
| northern States because they found IN their soil
| and climate and in their institutions, mere ceu-
/ Oenial home So you see, nay friends thu, II has
! been under q policy insuguraied by Southern
| stslasmen-a policy yhich found IFS most bitter
| onponents at the Horih-tbat our section has be
| come all powerful in the government We have
now o majority in the Senate, Ia the House OF
ReureAenta tiyes and in the Electoral COliegei but
the census of 1859 will chow that Wo-thirds Of the
| members of the House o. Representatives, and sn
oyerwhelmirg majority ia the Senste, represent free
Sta,ts L. this q time, and are these cIrcumstan=
ees under which - irrepressible conflict " shall
he weged against tie people and instiu ions Of the
wesker section! When the South was stroug,
and ne were weak, they furnished US no precedent
for the course of action We nov propose 70 pursue
against them.
IN, az being the truths which history teaches, 91d
standing here as | do, at the very head waters OF
the mighty Mississippi. whose srms lock our cour
( try together, teaching US perpetual lesson oil
GFaieTnal love anu uu DeG you PduS0 OSipA
Won enter upon q sectional warfare, which will rive
4 asSnaer those whom God has jJined together. Be
fire yo do this look at History aud see If the South
has eyeS hsstated to upholl single measure which
| was calculated TO advance the whole country; al
though in doing 70 they have built up the NORM
instead OF the SoHth There is an distinctive differ
snce btWesn the tEo parties. The Democratic
marty is q lie -slone Psrfy--the Repubiicsn party
| il meddling party. b is q great deal easier
10 denounce other people for their SINS than lC
| reform ourselves-it great deal easier 10 OF
| tain political power fy indamIDg me Pass'o
| and crpiudces of our ntighbors, by d. nonncl
,oen a M ,ussud miles away, than il is tog in L.
ar.nee nv poverUing cur walk in life by Toe pIin-
c;n AZ of Iatice or To dctases Of sound patriot
lam La it not too true that the reverae OF tns mas
Leen hurtful TO the moraIs Of our peoPle-snu nuFc
suI 10 the pulpit, of which speak Win All teVef-
o,ce. and TO tLe holy doctrines which should rs
-, f,on, the holg desk? Is it not too true, my Re
.rbljo,n friends ssl riffs for Kansas. or curse
e. tbs ,utb has weigh ed more in tae poltlcal see
} tb,n private virtues or public service! nhents
| cores slavery? We have seen who prolonged
! Yaw. nv friends, co you sVer SOP 70 enqu~s
wLo ,,nbolds it? Il is sustained BY the hfm o.
ws.tar Wearsr & Plants'," and tWO OF the
| ,,oar live nm Norti. Every oae knows thai
p, Co. the looms of New Eog.aad sud OF Oll
FnvIand Il could not live day. rae louoe'
| dennnoiatjous against slavery are maze py mel
I ;th ootton shirts on their backs. The mostterVen
nlrTf q 4
Tha ran themselves for repcse at night IN cottoI
sheets. who lay their heads upon cotton ioSS, an'
% 70 sleep thanking God that they are better thai
- s.men down South" ] was called upon som
vesrs ago, whils Governor Of New York Sy a dep
action 81 Ouakers from Great Britain, TO lay DC
c.. me 8. Testimony" sglinst slavery. As the,
,Tisbed listened TO them We afterwards Tell INT
a conversation and the question srose, Why the pee
ME of Earope were 80 oppressed and bnrdtned 9
kss7ily by taxation. We attributed 70 the a'ns'
saees in heir lsuguage-the great number OF ma
tionsIi.ies, divided by imaginary hnes-'ne pen
y,osintsipine large standing armies. We then sPek
a. the bIsst condition of Europe il oil the's RVS
governments could be moulded into enc speakin
2 common language. having eOmmos 'ynpAtaie'
WITH no custom houses to annoy, ana 10 stsndin
armies to threatsai sad ny quaker If'eho
warrOed With euthusasm st the glorious picture an
$1,000 ths earnest wish thEt such y Day migf
;, -. o. lin N Houid come The true nillsninu