Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-11-10

deny this proposition. and insist that
although we had the right to abolish
Slavery in our own States, we are
nevertheless bound to aid them in mp
holding it in va. / am aware that
this now constitutes the great issue be.
tween our political parties. But re-
peat, it Is not part of my present pur-
pose to argue these points. 1t is suf-
ficient to say that nearly oil of our
people Of the Free States maintain and
believe the doctrine. as | have laid it
down, "that our obligation to defend
the Slave States against invasion or
domestic violence, has no more refer
ence to Slavery than to her imprison-
ed offenders
Perhaps for the better illustration OF
my subject. ought to say, that by the
Constitution, Pennsylvania and all the
States convened with each other to
surrender fugitive slaves, and to grant
to the citizens of each State all the
immunities and privileges of citizens
of the several States. That both these
covenants have proved inconvenient.-
The Slave States say they can not
grant to the colored citizens of our
Free States the same immunities and
privileges which their own citizens en-
Joy, without endangering the institu-
tion of Slavery. That is doubtless
true. Neither can the Free States
seize and return fugitive slaves with
out establishing Slavery to that ex-
tent within their own Territories. The
covenants are mutual and dependent.
If one be performed. both doubtless
will be. If one be violated, the other
ought not to be performed. do not
argue this point. l lay it down as a
plain proposition-saying the people
of the Free States generally believe it
This belief of the great body of our
people is the predicate from which /
draw deductions.
L certainly hazard nothing in say
ing that the people of all the States
desire to do their duty toward each
other, and are willing that each State
shall enjoy all the Constitutional priv
ileges; and that patriotism demands
that they shall maintain their own
rights and the rights of their State.
Pennsylvania and other States have
abolished the institution, her people
desiring to be free from the contagion
of oppression. However, individuals
from political or interested motives
may labor to subject her people to the
support of Slavery. i hesitate not to
say that nine tenths of her citizens, Of
all parties wish to be entirely separ-
ated and divorced from any and from
all participation in the support of Sla-
very, and this is the prevailing senti-
ment throughout all the Free States
They feel that they have a right tc
maintain their own freedom, uncon-
taminated by oppression, and they
wish to enforce that right. Here is
the key which unlocks the record of al
our political difficulties. That record
is open to every one. All can read
all can understand it.
1t is certain that strong feeling OF
dissatisfaction exists throughout all
the free and most of the slave States
Indeed, the term d;ssotiyaction does
not express the popular feeling. Ii
some of our Northern States it has
risen to that of Indignation agains
those who have prostituted. and are
now prostituting. the influence and
power of the Government to the sup
port and extension of Slavery instead
of Freedom; to invade the rights o
the free States, instead of maintaining
the rights of all the States. This feel
ing was produced by the constant en-
croachments upon the rights of the fre'
States, for many years. One outrage
after another has been perpetrated
each exciting remark. denunciatioI
and deeper feeling, until they culmin
: ated in the despotism exerted, and tn
murders committed, In Kansas Their
thev drove Brown and his associate
to that desperation which will Ion:
make an era in our political history
This is not the time to speak o
, Brown and his companions. Thos
who most bitterly assail his move
: ments. speak of him more highly thar
: | could. | must speak Of the future
e must not unnecessarily excite feeling
: on the one hand. nor omit importan
e truths on the other.
Most of Browns companions ar
t dead; at least the more .tortumat
: among them have departed. The other
: will probably soon follow Their sa'
S fate will occupy a brief page in tn
S history of our nation. Those who We
C survive seem to have anticipated tn
: result. and are now waiting its con
sumation. | recollect an instance o
: somewhat similar character. Whe
h the Africans of Algiers seized and en-
Il | SlaNeu AlueIlCduS, NC SOhs "h "4 an
j and navy to butcher them, declaring
r them unworthy Of existence.
5 While our fleet lay off the port c
j. Algiers, a larger ship was in sight ly
i ing under the protection of the gun
$ of that immense fortress. The Amer
: lean commander proposed to send
j., boat for the purpose of blowing up tn
v ship. The plans were laid. arrange
e ments were perfected, and at the silen
i hour of twelve, at night. about twent
o men solemnly and silently shoe
hands with their companions, entere
!, the boat. and struck out boldly to CAP
e ture an immense ship, in order to lIt
: crate their fellow men from bondage
o They died: not one returned. The'
o plan was ill-conceived. 1t failed. br
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