St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-10-06
Read and Remembers!

We take the following articles from pam
phlet entitled address t. the People OF
Minnesota, &c." Voters, remember that the
Democratic Party is, and has been, the bitter
enemy Of the People, Of Freedom and OF
Rieht: aud also remember ON the llth prox..
md for ever afterwards, to vote it out Of
existence:
THE AaaKHssloxs OF SLAVERY. -,
When the Constitution was adopted in 17a7
! 50 tender were the feelings Of the North uPno
the subject Of slavery, so unpretentlous were
the demands of the South, that in no, way il
the right Of holding slaves recognized: 1hs
word slar. is not mentioned in the whole Con-
stitution Even the recognition of the fact Of
the existence of such class is avoided. Where
the Constitution was compelled to approach
the subject, which is in but three places, it
es }, ia tn, f,lloWins language:
Sec. 2, Art l.-''The migration or importa-
ton Of such persons as any of the States now
existing shall think proper to admit, shall nos
be prohibited, by Congress, prior to the year
One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eight"
Ee. >, Art. 1.-"Representati7es and d.
rect taxes shall be apportioned among tho
sey.r.i States which may be included in This
Union. according to their respective numbers,
whole number Of free persons, including tfc.e
bound to service for a term of years, and
excluding Indians not taxed, thrce-Bfths Of
all Other persons"
Sec >, Art. 4.-''No person held to service
or labor in one State under the laws thereof;
escaping into another, shall, in consequence
Of any law or regulation therein, be discharg-
ed from any such service or labor, tat shall be
delivered up on the claim Of the party to
whom such service or labor is DUE"
Hence as the right Of Slavery was not rec
ognised by the Constitution OF the United
States, it was very plain slavery could have
no existence outside Of the States wherein il
might be established by positive local law
Being against all General Law, nothing but
Particular. law could create or sustain it The
Union had in no way created any such lave,
and hence, slavery was c; thing Of localities.
The following decision Of the Supreme Court
of the State Of Louisiana shows the view for
merly held of slavery extension by the South:
"The taking Of slave to any country, by
the owner, where slavery is not tolerated, op-
crates on the condition Of the slaves and pro-
duccs immediate emancipation. ."-[sec. 9th
louisiana Reports, P. 475.
Here is decision by the Supreme Court OF
South Carolina: =.
ga slave taken to free State,is f,ee.-CCourt
If Appeals South Carolina, 10 Leigh 6?7.
Judge Story, from the Supreme Court Of the
9th volume of Peters Reports, page GIL l,said:
"The state Of slavery is deemed to bo
mere municipal regulate founded upon and
United to the range Of the Territorial laws"
Hence We 60 a step farther. If slavery
could not exisist, except where a previous Law
justified it, all new Territories, being landA
Without laws, were, from their very nature.
levo ed 10 freedom That they were, 50 ad
nitio. or from the beginning, there is sio doubt
That they were SO regarded by the trainers Of
he government is evident, from the United
States Ordinance Of 1789, prohibiting slavery in
he Territory north and west of the Ohio. the
'nly territory then held BY the United States
But slavery, or rather the shareholders for
t, soon began to claim the right Of extension
nto any aud all Territories of the VniteA
co. The struggle that ensucd resulted in
in which the undoubted rights
# Freedom were sacrificed TO- the unjust de-
nands Of the South. 1t. vas agreed. that the
Territory Of the Union should be divided into =
,wo parts, by tho extension Of the southern
ine of Missouri westward; the. north half
thereof should be forever forbidden to the en-
;roachments Of slavery; in the south half
slavery was to be pernitted.J This Was What il
generally known as the Missouri Compromise:
. Here then was the First Eaereachmeat of
The Slave Power: ~.asFE*sssss.
An. Institution, at war4uiih Humanity aud
Liberty, graspa the one h1lf. of snantAinted
Free Lands df the Il siiei, y An institution.
pion, to; death, grows.and sthiives and extends
over Free Soill AsWrsde.a mn sse,odgaired hx'
the Constitution, eleyntcsl ,itselflfo ~ grade
Of q constitution Il Riilt and IN liaem;tte : Il u.