The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-18

the raising Of that banner is 70 DO reoced here In
most sncsie and accursed fse"g 70 BE- encouraged
setting out with his pratical crew for the purpose o.
Bringing Africans to this country in violation Of tue law
the land Let 60 Let these triumphs over the gov
eminent continue-and then. and then and then what
TO be the resuls Oh the institution Of jury trial which
bulwaIks OF human liberty, which was respect
ed by oil the generations from whom we: are
freedom wherever the same is 70 be found the glory
of England that great principle asserted In arms more
than once by British freemsa-naTe pl Of
every State declares shall be kept nvolae that sacred
process by Of which honest men, good and true
men, Of sense, Of conscience, men who respect
their oatbs, who deal fairly between man and man.
who fear not the powerful who attempt not TO conciate
the rch but who with honest manly consciences dare to
do equity and justice 10 all men, according 10 the law
that Institution Is now to be dshonored too. Appause
I'D gentleman is not satisfied TO have the government
Union, 10 have the appellant tribunal Of the country
which has done much for OIL especially for us Of
to be dishonored For what cay the gentlemen South
ern juries will acquit" Let man go on these adven-
png Peion upon Ossa, stilI twelve Southern men
jury will acquit say ii they do they peure themselves
This piracy 70 be honored first, and then the perjury
South Carolina. / DON'T believe it. The gentleman
is mistaken. He may consider 4 honorable, but nine.
,enths of his countrymen will look upon II as
gross insult, as / maintain ii is. l stand here to
vindicate the character and reputation Of that go-
anS s To- ana not s to o
in South Carolina except by those who influenced by
love OF GAIN who go across the deep ON pracal enter
prices and by few men who dare to sustain these gno
Bile and hwnss actions. Earnest applause) Now,
think that have made out that particular point The
ment dare TO Interfere for the maintenance Of law by its
appointed funconaries, ready TO resist the and
another Lexington and Concord will blaze forth" &c
said again that "saveiy must to itself the moral
force Of an aggressive attitudes and must say 70 the
general that charged with the safe keeping
OF that institution we will trust it to no other hands"
l say the institution called slavery, guaranteed by the
constitution Of the United States projected heretofore
under the ags Of federal power is yet in my Judgment
be sustained by the Of the United States
by the Supreme Court Of the Union, and the judicial
officers OF the Union There where our laid
the charge, in part In part have 1t in keeping;
and for ONE shall constantly demand Of the federal gov
eminent, through all its funconaries to maintain our
rights nvolate consider that the true Southern doc
ne. But all this is to be done for the purpose Of accom-
pshing great practical object Now, let us see what
conversed with friends on the subject and have en-
deavored to understand from their teachings more than
my own reasctions have been born slave State am
familiar with the institution all my Life, have dwe in its
midst here for thirty years, and have defended it
in the national councils as your representative never
heard assailed in my life that did not defend It, Inever
considered 1t an evil system; know 1t is noble system.
believe the most important interest of the country
cia and tending to advance civilization believe it
Is the best institution for the African go in for using
maintaining it invioats and giving just supremacy
But needs no vulgar trrzpng up on the part Of tho
general government Ge It fair scope and verge and 1t
that in less than two years from this time, wise
we will have slave State in Southern California. TIC
State has been divided within the hist six months for that
purpose. The vote in oregon having slave State
was very close and would have been made slave State
lest he State shoula be admitted into the the
Union Oregon is well adapted for slavery. knew its
climate and soil, and know that both are admirably
adapted for elavery 1t s mlder climate, If possible
than ours, and has only three weeks Of winter. The
soil is rich, and the people want slaves to
clear away the forest and cultivate the land
If you rely on your constitutional rights you
will have slavery in Oregon, in Washington Territory
acquired territories Of Chihuahua Sonora and snaoa
| Act with wsdom-act with moderation and with
ghtened regard to the true character of cur ennobng
institution member OF this Convention has made me
some notes which ON going to ennaody in my Speech
and which contain suggestions that all q you patr
G S ~ Se va q pr ns ss Of slave
know and every man Of sense Encws that The value Of
slave property must be in proportion TO the price of cot
ton The gentlemen from South Carolina says that the
down the price Of slaves and my taller friend from Mis-
siaspp snola Davis does net hesitate to say that, in
his cpnion Of the greatest advantages arising from
the Teopening Of the slave trade would be that slaves
BE- be a 80 seap that the poor men Of the
tst simply this to say-as was, indeed admitted by ny
friend De Bow If the price Of ulaves diminished il
moncpoIss ali Il !. swsya 50. There IS nc soab
crease The production q oosson Svsiod, ana
does not every ma. knew that ,, 's price
| demand viii be precisely tho same If you 90 not
make this importation ocslavcs will be you TO- If
down? the price Of cotton comes down does not tho
price Of slaves DOWN the price Of slaves comes
down whya Because every man values his property
IN proportion to its actual intrinsic worth. sieve s
he is worth $50 WV Is srsnaed a a vransa
and the cher middle Sasss are 7e'y much inclined ca,
opaa , sSus ai G ~ soor E ~ !; - aa
from Iayyend Dla,sais and fginia these States would
Be COM 0es6 IN less then ten o. fifteen years 10 ernapae
cation Of slsveholdns rights would you be Wiling to light
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man see tht that is absu-dity Therefore, the pama.
SSsse sess msR ' WITH s e Ss x
vitality The system tie abolitionists of the North
con d for an esp0nt by means Of which the
ton of be slavehodere # the South, they weud
sentleme consulted Win Seward 4 Company suSS'
am They did not BIZ. feel very certain that al.
it is pract cay what the abolonss must Of all things
desire. SO Mr.. Footo went on to read and TO give
his assent Ind approval to tie suggestions handed him
his friend and to which be aad previously alluded They
are as folio VIZ
rns Ua 1s ne Hf Of slave labor
he SssHa
which concentrate The energies Of the whole North for
s9Hs s1sst republican be elected shall
porting horde of valid Africans corrupt then and thereby
add to.o.r domestic troubles.
The our slaves is in ratio to double
in tweny three and half years We now be- zen four
AID five millions In 1885 HAIL have by increase
between nine and asn million. and BY the expected emanc
slaves viii be pent up within or eleven Southern
States slppose-what must inevitably hsppen-tha by the
admission Of Territories there shall majority
change he constitution VIII not ourselves and children
without sending for thousands and perhaps millions Af
repeal the laws az asked for the North vii, on NV tho
exclusive benefit whilst shall have 10 bear it's butens
The North will invest the capital furnish the ships ard the
eeamer and pour flood of Africans the South 70 decrease
the value q her agriculture and add to the expense export
ing It. by the ncrease OF ffeghs Is we'll as 10 orceie
south increase its police and finally Of hc
horde when ON the state Of public affairs opinions
Of Christian dom sganst we shall find trouble enough 70
ske care Of ourselves this the ground Of appeal
But when 10 asked to violate existing set
government de6ance the proposition 700 onstrous be
+ mentioned Tor moment.
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