The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1859-02-03

ar than anv constitutional sanction, L fol-
lows thai sIayeholdiny is founded in natural
law: i Is God given aud in3estructlble
right: il is above all me -elv human laws; Il
cannot be destroyed or impaired oE any
earthly power. This dogma, II true a. al,
Is all true; If good in and for Kansas, I Is
equally good in and for Maine, aad Tor every
STATE In The Union. Il IS truth OF unIyer-
sal application, aud can be le-itimately r.
sisted nowhere. And pray, sir, what does
an acknawle3 gment Of il involse9 Why,
undoubtedly this, That as the right 70 hold
slaves is from the Almighty. il is wrong and
evan imp;aus 10 deny ii; thls whatsoever re
}A.iou G ! Ia. established among his crea-
lures Is not only rilht, bu. one which hu-
man laws mast assail IN yaia; and that gov
ernmeuts aud institutions based upon differ
ent relations ara false and Immoral; they are
in opposition - the laws ct God = IN VIOLA
ton Of his holy VIII; they mock his wisdom
and power. Hence. you perceive, Mr. Chair
man that every free S.ate Is established up
on false and a.heistie principles while those
States which acknowledge the Divine right oi
men to hold property in men are IN harmony
with the highest laws, are true and religious
States, and may wcI look for the fayors and
oeasijcions Of Heaven.
T4us W. arrive at the logical conclusion,
tha. Il government which does not rest on the
olir4rchical theory of eastes or classes, IS ~
rlgntful or Legitimate government This j.
the lesson OF the Lecomptoa constitution;
and tD obtain a practical recognition OF i by
the Coastess Of the United States i5 what
the Shareholders designed to accomplish by
The admission Of Kansas under that consti-
tuition.
Heretofore, in the admission of States IN
,,th !.
or pratec ing slavery, there has been no such
acceptance OF the oljgarchical idea would
have resulted from tie admission ST Kansas
under the L compton constitution; for in no
previous instance has tha constitution pre-
seutcd by State applying for admission,
contained a provision like tue one which
have read from the Lecompton constitution.
Those constitutions. 50 far as | have been IN
formed have III been framed on tie hypoth-
esis that slavery might BE- established or ra--
ulateI bv positive law, and not that il exist
cd by natural or universal law. They have
never assumed that slavery was Of Inherent
right, and the laws inhibIting it were viola
tious OF the higher law, and therefore, void.
From gher provisions, no inference could be-
drawn that freedom was not as good as slave
~; aud we know historically that their frau-
ers with few exceptions, ragarded slavery
as an evil; and that until within a few years,
ths great majority Of the citizens Of slave
States have looked upon all legal and cous.j-
tucionll guarantees OF the slave system with
in the States as the adiuncts Of a state OF SO
cety which woaIt soon pass away. The con-
stitution to wh.ch [ have referred, con tanoj
provisions for the regulation of an existln :
evil; but the Leeompton constitution denied
tha. slavery was an evil, and affirmed is in
trinsic rightfulness and its universal necessi-
tv The former treated slavery as thing 20
be endured for a time, notwithstanding It's oil
irarchical chararter; the lattcr. rs an iastitu-
ton To be cherished and defended On account
Of that character \ Safe which tolerat
= system oligarchlca in its nature, aad which
IL knows not how to be well rid Of, NAV
nevertheless. be republican Safe, Within
the uetal0c o: tHe Federal Constitutions t,l
Is government and temper may on the wuolc
bs rep.5..ata; whereas, a Sa,a in which
such a syssem should be in acebr l4acs win
il central IDEAS Tue out.row.a Of il cher
>hed p,.,tr aa1 the subz.rltam Of its society
eouI NJ. with any proprlsty be calIel re
publican.
Tae extraordinary article Of the Lec3mp
ton csHst4gIIpu VA, net necessary f3r la-
protection If Slavery in Kansas. for t4l~ ems
might have been effected hF such provisions
as nave 2eta embodied ia the Constitution o
other ; lteS, bn. Tor th@ design ct the slave.
holders II was o' the first importance /
they coali succeed ia bfla-ja- Kansas iat
the a5oa With 4 constitution not merely pro
tee ta5 . establishing slavery, bus also de
ciarInS !. 10 o4 4 ltst an! Indispensable rell
ton IN every well ordered society anl in ey
cry true government, it was believed that al
serious opposition to slavery and its exten
SIM, in rims. pa-f0trv 15-Dull faaSa -,
transformation OF the Government from
Ja.on OF tree States % a confederation OF q.
i5aFeh'e9 "'usI oe easy and certain. Fail
ing to carry this point. the Democratic part.
next insisted. TO the ent that the olgtrcAi
cal idea should IN some way be declared pre-
teraote to the republican. that Safe wit
slave cousIta ION should come into tn