Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-09-03

tney were CDFl0tlan0; S00 tOoy went
further than that-they held that NO
ono was entitled to political privileges
unless he was the right kind Of =
christian. uaughter.)
They held the views which laid the
foundation Of slavery, in the Theology
|of that time. They sold Qnakers into
slavery; they sold the family Of King
Phillip into slavery. These were the
sentiments that existed in the north in
our early days. When the Constitu-
ton of the United States was formed;
when the delegates from the different
States met in Convention, the Ques-
ton Of slavery was there, and it was
asked when shall the slave trade be put
to an end. Georgia says, now! Vir-
|ginia now! South Carolina says not
yet! Connecticut, not yet! Rhode H.
land, not yet! Massachusetts,, not yet!
Connecticut, G not yet! Rhode Island,
not yet and New Hampshire said not
yet, the slave trade is profitable
Laughter.) a.s a.-
If you read Minot's History of Mas
sachusctts, you will learn that the
great business of New England at one
time was the manufacture of rum
pure rsnt (laughtcr); and when they
made rum, they took it to the coast of
Africa and exchanged it for dawes
Laughter.) ,h@ 5y -.
The slavers land their cargoes on
some uuticquented coast, and forth
with the entire South il charged with
completely in the slave trade. But
they do not at the same time tell you
that slave ships are fitted out from
New England porte; that they glide
tout to sea on their nefarious voyages
beneath tho shade of Bunker HILL
loud applause and laughter.) r
The political power of our country
is in the hands of the free States
The population Of the country in.
creases at the rate of 4 million year;
Of this Increase, the North receives
over seven hundred thousand. This
large majority of the yearly. increase
has given the North her strength in
the contrdcracy. How came the
North by this excess of the increase:
AT the outset we were ,equal-tfe,s we
were all slave States. Now what led
to the abolishmcnt, cf, slavery in the
North, aud thus gave us the basis Of
our present strength? ! will tell you,
friends, aud you all know it to l.e Soy,
The 2De,nocr tic party under Jeffer-
son, i''augurated the. wise and be-
ncticent policy Of Inviting the laborer
Of the old world to plsnt himself down
upon the great and fertile plains OF
our country. Under this policy the
emigrants from Europe focked to the
Northern States, because they found
lin their soil and climate, and in their
institutions, : more congenial home
So you see, my friends, that it has
been under policy inaugurated by
!! Southern Statesmen-a policy which
found its most hitter opponents At the
! North-that our section has become
all powerful in the government. 81 We
have now majority in the Senate, in
the House Of Representatives, and in
the Electoral College; but the census
|of 1850 will show that two-thirds o.
] the members of the House Of Represen
|tatives and an overwhelmning MAORI
|ty in the Senate, represent free States
IL this = time, and are these the cir
cumstances, under which, IN s ire
pressible conflict shall be- -wagcd
against the people and institutions o1
the weaker section2 When the South
was strong aud We were weak, the)
! furnished US no precedent for the
course Of action We now propose e
pursue against them. (Cheers.j These
; being the truths which history teaches
and standing here % l do, at the very
: head waters Of the mighty Mississippi
8 whose arms lock our country together
j teaching us . perpetual lesson Of fra
tcraal love. aud union, l heg you t
| pause before you enter upon q sec
, tional warfare, which will rive asundel
those whom, God has joined together
J (Cheers.) Before you do this, look i
!, history and see II the South has eve
] lhesitated to uphold single measur'
! which was ealcalatsd 70 advance TIL
. whole country, although IN 70 doing
! they have built up the north instead Q
!. tthe south. =. l.,1es. 1sla q ,4,375a~ 3sa5
, There is an instructive difference be
!. tween the two parties. The Demo
> cratic partytis let o!0ns parry. TIL
, Republican party j. > meadg.na party
Z (Deafening cheers- It u great dea
= rteasier to ds'nounoe other people fo
c}their sins than toireforan ourselves--i
nlis !. iRreat deal easier to obtain polite
fIal power BY indaming the'passiohssau'
& preiudices Of our neigh6or5 by Dc
J |nouncing men . Thousand miles AVA,
t|th.p it i to gain influence BY soverl