, 1859-07-25

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| /: G:a speech delivered it Go3snnbus. souih
Catoaino, on W sth Of 1aly, xhs Hon. Willlan
I. Yaooey dtseoursed n follows Of .nsnifest
desfoy and Tie neeessity Of reYiying tho A{ii-
can SLAVE trade: -, -
We see <ast neighborinR domains inviting The
progress Of our Institutions. All this maKuifi-
cent continent south Of US to- the Isth,nus Of
Darien, destiny points ont rs the ield Of our
operations. The Spanish race has utterly @ failed
n lts mission to civilize those regions. They
iulsd in the attempt to lulI up industrial pros.
perity upon the slavery Of the Tudian race. In
tbs attempt they warred against naturc. No
oihcr race vas ever designed to bc slaycs Int
the African race. They hare also failed in e.
cry government experiment they hare made.
and theY Lave tried many. They can neither
maintain republic nor mpua1cbicat form Of
government; they have not The Wisdom to de-
rise proper laws; they t,aye not the character
.stics that would make them properly obedicnt
to laws. Their country presenis q rast specta.
Gle Of anarchy aud confusion, in which neither
ne, LIBERTY or property arc safe. 1t il covered
all over With vast semiheathenish idolatry. No
mum courersant With the fate Of nations can
fa, to see that it is brt question of time, wien
~ th,s region slall be occupied by the Anglo
people the arts, the blessings Of good govern
lnent' and to carry to them the higher blessings
Of Christian civilization.
:. But yet. wliils fitted for this magnificent dcs-
tiny ID tie purity and suticiency Of our ciyil{-
zatlon. We are denied all power of expanding
oEer it. by the unjust action Of cur own CIV.
ernu'ent The great question for Us to solTe il
what shoi! be our course in relation to this
unjust pol!cyt How are wc to disenthral our
6elEess Such a question demands 4 union Of
seaument, as veil as union Of nction among
the people. We are told that VIC are pF0gress-
'ng towards its proper solution, because It is
said that it il now stronger t'1au erer within
the 4"!on' and, therefore, may hope to control
tie Union. In opc sense this il true. and not
true 10 the sense in which it has been uttered,
The South is stronger nov than ale was twenty
years ago. She is stronger, because more uni
ted; because party shackles sit more lightly
upon her people; because she has determined
the question Of the morality Of slarery in its
faroE; because she has determined the question
Of its great primary value in its fasor; becaus.
she has determined the political behring's Of
aaVery in its fayor.
But while We are thus stronger within our.
selves. we are not relatively stronger, consider
ca With reference to our opponents They, ,aoo*
ire more united io sentiment against Us There
are bnt two great factions Of tie North. One
would crush us by tue direct aetion of the gene
us by hostile territorial Legislation. But ihe true
question Is not, are We stronger than we luTe
been, but are VIC n4 strong as our necessities re-
quitee Arc VIC "a strong as We rightfal!y ought
to be? This question must be answered in The
negative Can We hare any hope Of richting
ourselves aud doing justice to ourselves n he
unlon7 If there i such hope, it would he our
duty to make the attempt For one hayc no
s',ch hope, hut I'M determined to &C. with those
wlo hare such hope, as long. and only rs long
as It may te reasonably indulged. Not 80 much
with any expectation that the South viii obtain
Justice IN the Union, as with The hope lint by
thus acting within u reasonable time, there viii
be obtained unity amongst our people in going
out Of the Union. [Applausc.] If We rcmain
IN the Union, We must demand 4 repeal Of cvery
unconstitutional act against the Institution Of
slavery. We must demand the repeal Of the
acts Of 1907, l6l9, 1851. We mnst demand tt.at
It shall be a settled policy Of this government,
that wherever slavery shall exist under tie nag
of this Union, it shail receive ful! aud adequate
protection from the federal government. lap
plause.l 1--we can obtain these demands, then
We shall be in condition to lii tue glorious des
tiny that amaits us. When ne l,aye obtained |
thaae demands within the Union. VIC may look 10 \
measures for the acquisition Of ncw territories |
tit Tor slave population. Without them tue &C. |
QUESTIONS Of such territories would but pzoJe /
another curee to the South't