Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-02-03

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they are in opposition to the laws Of
Col; in violation of His holy will /;
they mock His wisdom ami power.
Hence, Won perceive. Mr.. Chairman.
that every free State is established mp
on false AMI a,heistic principles while
those States which recognize the Di-
vine right of men to hold property in
men are in harmony with the highest
laws are true AMI religions States !:
anil may well look for the favors anil
bcncIictions of Heaven. Thus We ar
rive at the logical conclusion. that a
Government which does not rest upon
the oligarchical theory of castes or
classes Is no rightful AMI legitimate
Government. This is the lesson of the
Lccompton Constitution; and to obtain
practical recognition of it by the
Congress of the United States. is what
the shareholders designed to accom-
pliSh by the admission of Kansas un-
der that Constitution.
Heretofore, in the admission of
States into the Union with Con>titu-
iionS establishing or protesting Slav-
cry. there has been no such acceptance
of the oligarchical id,a ~ would have
resulted from the admission of Kansas
under the Lecompton Constitution !;
for in no previous instance has the
CQnstitution presented Iy State ap-
plying for admission contained a pro-
vision lks the one which | have real
from the Leronpton ConstiIutio,r
These Constitutions. so far n | am
informed, have all been famed an the
hypothesis that Slavery might lie cs-
tablishcA or regulated by positive law
an | no; that it existed bv natural and
universal law. They have never as
~ume1 that Slavery was OF Inherent
right. and hat laws inhihiling i, were
violations of the higher law. and
therefore voil. From their provisions
NJ inference could he drawn that Free
dom was not a, good n slavery and
we know. historically. that their fra
lacrs. with f:w exceptions. regarded
Slavery MS an evil AMI that until
within "a few years the great majority
Of the citizens OF the slave State, have
looked upon all legal and coa>;itu-
ti,nal guarantees OF the slave system
within Tia. S,a;c ~ tli' aliunrts of II
>'ate OF society which would soon
pass away. TA, Constitutions t.
which ] have rclcYyc | contained pro-
visions for tn, regulation Of an exist.
ing evil but the l.acompton Consti-
tuition denied that Slavery was an evil,
and affirmed lis intrinsic rishtfulness
and It's universal me- tsaitv The for
mcr treated Slavery as a thing to be en-
dared for a time. notwithstanding its
oligarchiral chala ter the latter aS an
institution to lac cherished anl defend
81 on account oi that character. \
State which to.cratcs n system oligar-
chical in It's nature. and which II
knows not how TO be well rid of. NAV.
nevertheless. he a republican State,
within the meaning of the Federal
Constitution; & for its government and
temper may, on the whole. be r:puhli.
can whereas. State in which such
n system should bc in accordance with
It's central ideas, the outgrowth of it,
cherished poliiy and the sub>tratum o.
its society, could not. with any pro.
priciy. lie called republican.
This extraordinary article of til.
Leeompton Constitution was not nee
c Sc ~ for the protection of Slavery il
Kansas for this end might have beer
effected 10y such provisions as have
been embodied in the Constitutions o
other States but for the designs o
the Shareholders it was of the first inn
portancc. If they could succeed il
bringing Kansas into the Union with
Constitution not merely protecting
or establishing Slavery. but also lie
claring it to be a just AMI indispcnsa
bic relation in every well-orlered so
ricty AMI in every true Government
it was believed that all serious oppo
sition to Slavery and lis extension il
.'iis country would cease. and that tn,
transformation of the Government
from n Union OF free States to a con
: federation OF oligarchies would be cas-,
and certain Failing to carry thi,
) point, the Democratic party next in
sisted, to the end that the oligarchica
, idea should in some way be declares
preferable to the republican. that ;
! State with a slave Constitution shoul,
/ come into the Union with fosty-fv
: thousand inhabitants. ani protcste
, that no free State should be aimitte,
D with less than nincty-three thousaa
I Mr. Chairman. have dwelt longer
I perhaps. than was necessary. upol
: these facts and references but j dc
n sired to show, by the most incontest
t able proofs, what the ulteiior design
T. Of the Slavery propaganlists are. an
] that the Democratic party is their or
n gan and representative. and fully com
= mittcd to the work of executing thei
] commands.
: Now, sir, the other idca-thc Dem
y ocratic as opposed to the aristocratic
g the Republican as contra.listinguisc
I. from the oligarchic-the idea upo
4 which this government was founded
J. will never be left without represen
o tativc among the political parties :
4 the country. When, after years {
d unca>iness and apprehension. it b,
came apparent to the people of the frc
States that the Democratic party. as
II calls itself. had been subsidized by ii
) Shareholders, and it was seen tn.
/ among the organizations of the ia
: there was no one which. frop its con
il bincd carncStncs> and liberality, W:
e competent TO maintain the cause oflil
n erty and rcpublicanisin against IL
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