The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-11-23

in the constitution, and is carried where
yer the constitution prevails-ttat it is as
sacred in Ohio as in Kansas, and as firmly |
10 be upheld in either, az on the banks Of |
the Sabine. Wherever the flag Of the |
Union floats there every citizen is entitled
to protection in all his rights, that are
national and constitutional. Such would
be the ease with regard to slave property
if slavery is national
THE DETERMINATIONS NEVER .uouGHr A
HARDSHIP ny THE SOUTH.
But this is not so. 1t is not claimed
even by the South, and never has been.
that slave-owner has right to remove
with negroes to a free State, and call on
the United States Government to protect
him in his property Yet his right to 90
to free state is as perfect, under the
United States constitution, as it to to 90
to a free territory. Was Kansas acquired
by the common blood and treasure of the
Union ? So was Iowa, and what right
has Iowa, any more than Kansas, to dis
criminate against property SO as 10 de-
prlve the citizens Of any portion Of the
Union Of their national and constitutional
rights This discrimination against slave
property, as regards emigration into free
State. we have Tins shown Lo. oInavs
existed and ncvor Inv tho South hoon
tbouobt = hardship And ,yhv9 Re-.
cause, perhaps, the citizens of the slave
states (clt that in thc nrivilo 70 n vote on
their slaves. chat specie. or nyonnrtv had
obtained IL peculiar and tr.,nscnndcn, adj.
VANTAGE over all other rroror,v ia tbo
Union. that more than con,pcI,o,.l for
il, one restriction. 10 wit that if ,hould
NOT enter into and establish itself in FREQ
states.
# the South is fired Of this discrin,ino.
ton AGAINST slave property which has ok.
isted since the Government was established
and desires it abandoned. then the South
should proposo 70 abandon. also. fine nriv.
ileges that such property ENJOYS Surely.
if is only fair that nronerty shoulJ in
point of fact. become equal befora if claims
to 90 as equal in to the common territory
Of the Union. II the South decline the
one. how can it fairly claim the other2
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WI 'a'es uoe' hot' therefore regard
'i'e no"'auiilisS,oii Vi slavery mo the Ter
I!'or!es o' 'ne Union 81 eS'anhShing Il as
'lhctlon oet"eeh properly nut SIMPLY as
MAINTAINING ulS'lhctlon already es-
saoilsneu' "'liipsiS ussen,eu TO ny the
0ou'n at inc Iori'latloh OF 'he government
ana ever SINCE 1T Is only at the instance
VI 'nIscnlc'ouS ue'ilagogues 'ha' 'ne 0outh
IS now tempted 10 chahge us position ana
PROMISES of the constitutions Asa true
and uprioht citizen. who loves his countrv's
well kent faith as he does his own nriv,te
honor, Mr. Bates opposes the attempt Of
Southern fanatics to make slavery over
leap its original rights, limitations and re-
lations to other property OF the Union,
lnasmuch as the entire democratic
party OF the free states are as decidedly
opposed as even the Republican party, to
the extension OF slavery over territory
previously free, it is quite evident Con-
grcss will never intervene to protect slave
property in the territories. Such being
the fact, those southern men, who object
to Mr. Bates rs slavery restrictionist,
might well ask themselves whether more
Of honor or advantage is gained by asking
what cannot be had, and submitting to the
fatal necessity OF denial and defeat; or
asking only that tn present limits, priv
ilcges and guarantees Of slavery be main
tanned, and obtaining il with the cheerful
and hearty concurrence Of nine-tenths of all
parties in the Union.
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II tue "'uo'i"' uellocracy oH'r more 10
'h' N"u'n' we snow 'n'y 'H'r "hat 'Aey
cannon eve anu 90 no. mean 10 Try TO
give ne history o! N"'''as IS 100 re-
cent an" 100 instructive IN Wni'h' we saw
the most violent Pro-''aV'ry democrats, as
they progressed tnemse,Ve'' alter getting
men ana money from me Nou'h' by hum
ureuH ana ny 'nousahuH' |" save hahSas
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cl,r;n., thot slavery nave, he'd Leo, nm