Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-10-02
From she y. i. Evening Post
Has White Man 4 Right 10 Life

That southern planter, the owner OF
slaves, should desire. on migrating to i
territory of The United States, D hr pro-
Itcted Iu what he claIfns as his properly.
Is. w admit, a naturai feeling. H ha,
been accustomed TO dominion over slaves
ali his litetune. aud II Is not strange tha,
nv should cling 10 an old habit
But even Southern planter would ad-
mIt Ihai there are things Of more impor-
tauce than property Ia negroes. \ white
mau lie, they must allow. Is of far
greater valur than his right TO have u
black man whom Iney eau sell TO HE
hightsl bidder. We do noI mean al ,rrs-
Ell to say anything ia disparag gelueni ot
the prerogal.ve OF owning II fellow crea-
ture: We SIMPLY wish 10 lay down the
clear position that. valuable and de,ira-
bic rs II may br, life is far greater
blessing. All writers on public law have.
therefore, very properly pa sne right 10
iIte before the right to properly.
In the controversy winch IS going on
respecting the right % import slaves INTO
The territories OF our republic. one side
has, uuhapPIy, IN lis Z al for a certain
species OF prop -r'v. wholly forgotten The
respect winch Is due o human life The
owner OF slave migrales with his bond
man to one Of the Territories. Al. the
South is open-moulhed IN maintaining
his right 10 hold the man as his slave al
his new residence. A Methodist of The
northern church goes down 10 Texas
The people among whom he comes de-
2, = ,, q
nouy as the door-keeper of picture
gallery takes away the walking stick or
umbrella OF a visitor who Is about 10 en-
ter. The champions OF Southern rights
assemble, AMI for no other Teas n tAan
;hat the pour man is u member of | At
DIVISION OF the NJ -tAodisl denomination
winch calls itself the Methodist Eplsco-
pal Church North, they hang him on the
nearest Tree. The victim is orthodox, but
h belongs 20 northern religious organ
Izatiou, aud is therefore suspected oI be-
ing an a6ulitOuISt. Ia the catalogue ol
southern rIguIs me right Of u man 10 his
lie has no place. Tuat every mn ha<
a rIgAt 10 Owu negro lsau IurOutrovrr-
uble maxim % cOnstltu'Ionai law; that
every man has right 10 life. though that
tie one OF the principles lad down IN our
d -claralion ot dependence, they by no
means admit.
We are not al all surprised that there
should be mn who tlIuk that those who
. tuiS lcugtl IN their al for the rights
of property 90 hule 10 far. Tn Car
cago papers publish leuer tro.n the
K =. Dr. Ely. the ,-itlor of lh- N0rfh-
/ 4
deuG Buchanan, Ia wuICu. speaking III
brhalt Of the northern branch OF the
NJ ~Ihodlst Episcopal Church, he d,v'Iis
upon the proceedings OF which is IN. III
/ bers nave been made tae victims IL Tex
as, aud particularly on the hanging oI
/ The Rev. Mr.. B-wlry. with whom h,
+ was p~rsonally acquainted. The VI 9Th
odis. CaurCu, he remarks, is not p0tit-
/ zeal organization; lis meDhers are l0ya
peaceabie and ohedieut 10 the laws, and
IN that character they have right 10 eu.
Ter IL safety, and iuhabii without mol-s-
latiou, auy part of the domain OF lhe Uui-
trd States Many of the people OF tne
slave States, he observes, prefer 10 be-
long 10 The northern branch OF the NJ eth
uJio, Church, and for these he claims
/ prrtect liberty 10 do SO.
Il seems 10 us uOrtheruers that Dr.
Eddy IS rlgnt III requiring that no mat
should be uangrd III Texas, or anywhere
. els for brlongiHg 10 thc Northern NJ III
0d'sl Church. Whether Mr.. Buchanan
10 wno.E the doctors lc,rr IS addressed
win vlc.. the matter in that hight we can
not say but the time IS II hduG wAei
the republic Will have n rs head Cine
Magistrate wao admits, 10 lis fulies. x
tent the right of an innocent aud peace
able man to nte, Whatever may be Ia:
Opinions on the slavery question
Ia the meantime, before these fanatic'
call upon theft felew citizens OF th'
North to allow their claim TO posses
slaves within the territories ia which w'
nave all Il common Interest, let then
show that they rellglousiy respecI lh'
right OF their northern brethren to tn
life when God has gwen them. Unu
that infinitely greater rIght--tor sue
they must allow II 10 be--suaN be full,
recognized ID practice, 10y the slave par
y, shame should keep them silent o.
the other question.