St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-09-22
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licanism and democracy that was possible
consistent with tho peace and order Of So,
ciety, were the distinctive features and es-
sentials of our government. With it arose
a new era in tho world. An crs when the
theories Of sages and philanthropist Of ill
preceding ages were for the first time
put into national practice. It was hoped,
it was expected, that the career thus COM
menceds Sodld 5 through all time with
unbroken vitality and uneeasing growth
The unfortunate condition Of another race
in part of the Union was universally re-.
garded with regret and with hopes Of its
speedy obliteration! This is shown BY
the recorded sentiments of the Fathers Of
our government. Gen. Washington, the
Father of his country expressed tho hope
that he would live to zee institution abol-
ished in all parts of the Union. He said:
"It is a most serious evil, and !. should re-
joice in any feasible scheme to rid the
States Of such burden" .l95-.s~. -'"5a
Thomas Jefferson the great apostle Of
Democracy, said: ,s =: =. s:
at is still in our power to direct the
process of emancipation and deportation
peaceably, and in such slow degree that
the evil will wear of insensibly, and their
place be filed up with white laborers. -
Benjamin Franklin, the Sage and Phi
losopher Of the American Revolution, says:
"We earnestly beseech you that yor
will countenance the restoration of liberty
to those unhappy men, who alone, in this
land Of freedom are degraded into perpet-
ual bondage, and who amidst the general
| Joy of surrounding freemen, are groaning
in seryile subjection." 49,
That these sentiments were echoed BY
the early government Of the Union il pro
we'd as follows:
LIST. The government joined to cut Of
the supply of slavery by prohibiting th'
further importation of Slaves into th'
! country after certain period, by making
tho trade in slaves an offence punishable
by death, and by placing it in tho sam
category with Piracy! ---.>-' .->
| I'd. But, as if the founders Of the gov
ernment were not stis6ed With the inter
diction of nutriment to the institution
they sought still fa.thcr to promote it, II
moval by prohibiting its extension beyon
the bounds it then occupied In .l78
|by the celebrated Ordinace in reference
the Northwestern Territory, Congress 70,
bid the spread of slavery over what va
then the only Territory held BY the Unite
States. 4, -, -. - .-...:.... r,..:,
Here then We have abundant preof {
the light in which the institution Y,
originally regarded. 1 By the action t
ken by the first Congress ever convene
of the United States colonies. 2. By th
original draft of the Declaration of Ind
pendence amended in complacence to tw
Southern States. 8. By the whole Spir
of Liberty breathing and ~pervading th
Declaration of Independence-the eommo
Law af our System-the Meagre Chart
of our Liberties the basis of our nation
: Existence Absolute Foundation Vi
on which was erected the whole magnif
cent Structure of our Institutions an
principles. 4. By the sentiments ex
pressed by the Founders Of the Cover
ment 5. By the Prohibition of the sla,
: trade. 6. BY the Prohibition of the ez
! tension Of Slavery to the Free Territori'
3 Of the Union. .s.,z n