New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-20
DEMANDS or THE NEGRO INTERES
EXPANSION AND MORE SLAVES.

Address OF THE HON. ". l.. YANcEf OF ALABAMA,
Delrered at Colu.bia, July s. 1850
LADIES AID GENTLEMEN: { desire 10 tender my
scbro s.dgnepts TO the lade, for the honor tdey
have done NE by their abundance this occasion.
And fellow cit zens, Will at address myself to
you on the gu. stons that have called you together.
Allow me TO say in advance that, leaving home in
search of bes'h one of the resolutions made in my
mil g. and which indeed, friends exacted Of me, was
not to make any public address. Yet this night
violate that promise upon two copsdera'ions-one Of
which is a general o0e, that the South in emer-
gency is entitled TO the OpioiOn of the humblest of
her sons the other rolling one, is the rever-
ence which have for tue Sta of South Carolina,
and the regard which l have for those principles
which she has ever advocsted for the promotion
OF the true interests of the South and the regard
entertain for the earnest, self sacrificing patriotism
which in times past has ever distinguished her peo-
ple and which trust will not be forfeited in the future
by any course which the State may take.
II has been said iately-not wisely, think-by a
very eminent gentleman, that fathers did not UNI
derstand the question of Slavery. 1t hink they un-
ders 'OOd it well understoO it well as we-snd
they gave evidence of the fact by that wise states
mai hip with which they framed the institutions under
which We live; SDd the orly sense in which the re-
mark may be true is that they may not have compre-
bended that full industrial and pecuLary value, as
since developed by the machinery of the cotton gin
ard spinning Jenny, which were not then invented.
But our fathers showed their knowledge Of its i'm
poItsnce by making it one Of the three primary OBJ
jects of constitutional protection which were-:he
equality Of the several States the revenue question
ana lat, not least, the question Of Slavery Thsy
irterwove this Institution into the legislative and
cutve power Of the country. No other species Of
property considered to demand special protection.
Wherever Slavery exists, in proportion to that NUN
Der, there an increase of legislative power in Con-
grt.s given to that State OF all the species Of prop
erty which existed a, toat time slave property was
the only one which fathers deemed necessary to
protect against the aggressive attacks Of faDatclsm
by avowed provision in the Constitution. Our fathers
also apprehended in that day that they did not nave
sufc,ncy of slave property and the State of South
Carolina with other r-usedto become part of the
new Government uress by the Constitution sbe should
be protected in the importation of African slaves until
tie Year 1905 So vglsIt they in their guardian
ship Of this institution, that it was provided there
should be no amendment Of the Consultation which
II Oud deprive the of tnis right Of importation before
the year 1873. lyon 10 into the Constitution, you
viii ind this provision in lts If article. II IS express
~ SAID that amendment should in any degree Affect
that clause Ct the Constitution which prohibited Con-
gress from iLterdctIg tie saye-trade. So that while
il might be amended in reference TO any other CON-
neI0a industrial interests, there was DO power OF
amendment which could reach the slsve-trade before
the year 1868. Thus il will be seeD IL csnnO, he truly
ssd that our fathers cid IT unCers and the institution
OF Slavery and the necessities Of III protection The
Constitution Is full Of protection, but yields nowhere
the power 10 irjure.
Have no complaints to make against the Constitu-
ton For one tbitk the only plant that can be
IA to-daV hat hag hee di.rev led nd
lated to frampe upon the nights and power Of
the South by political ard religious demagogues. When
cur Government went into operation, the great inter-
which attracted almost the entire attention of the
Government our foreign relations La the con-
fic between England, Farce and other governments,
the personal ara mercal interests Of citizens
suffered Until the close Of the war Of 1872 which is
well called the second war Of independence.
These questions being settled, Government turned
rs attention more entirely TO domestic Affairs. ard par
icuary to lie great revenue question. The leep!s-
tive course Of the GoyenneLt upon tia: question
greatly excited the attention If the South, and finally
brought South Carolina 10 tie point Of resistance OF
what they supposed to be an uncuus i,uona and nju
nous exercise OF the taxing power In making aad
CCnductirg this issue with tie GeEelal Government 1t
was the good fortune Of ne state Of South Carolaa 70
diseaon.b es 1t were, frOu. tue rG6bSh q ,Le pas
tee long dormant doctrine q. STATES Rlsn,s: Inc
discussion Of tits question by the statesmen OF ScGth
Carol De has done mere 70 educate the South in the
true principles C the Government than any Otner
event IN lis history. think al tne Il realy valuable
IL public opinion Of TIE South at his time, ofsinstei
and learned in tie scaool South Carohes founded
IN that day. II will ret do or Sog't Caroioa u tnlnk
she lss become ifosted from re Other Southern
S,ses II will rot 90 for South Carolina to thiLk she
may not lead the advance. u Is the Interested cry
Of mere party politician. that South Caroihs assumes
naughty dictatorship IN the South. In some OF the
Souihe states a species of bsstaff repgbIcarsm lad
arisen into the a-oeLdert and had displaced me earlier
ard wiser doctrine Of State soverelgnty. Bus it l.
glory enough for this Old Safe that she las refur-
bisLed those great truths upon which res. the con-
.titu,iopal rights # the South.
In NY opinion il Is the true, earnest aId Wei settled
conviction Of the great masses, not ony In Alsbam.
but in other States Of the South, tlat t. South
CaselIa heTsyIYa Of those great principles, cepsi.g