, 1860-03-02

degrees, as that the evil will wear off insensibly
and their P!aces be, pari passa, filled up by free
white laboEcrs. If, on the contrary, it is left |
to force itself on, human natute must shudder
ut the prospect held up" Mr. Jefferson did not
mean to say, nor do ], that the power Of eman-
cipation is in the Federal Government. lie
spoke ot1Virginia; and, rs to the power ofeman-
cipation, Ispeak Of the eI,vehoiJiael:tat only.
The Federal Government, however. rs We insist
has the power, Of restraining the extension Of
the institution-thep power to insure that aslaye
insurrection shall never occur en- any Ameri-
can soil which is now free from Sia7ery.
John Browns effort was peculiar 1twasuot |
Stare insuErection. 1t WAS IN attempt by
white rr,cn to Get up a revoi: among s'aSes, in
which the slaves refused to participate. In fact. |
it was SO absurd, thut the slaves, with all their
Ignorance. saw plainly enough it could not sue
coed; That ailalr, in its philosophy, cores
ponds with the many attempts, related in his
tory, at the assassination Of kings and empesors.
An enthusiast broods over the oppression Of
people, till he fancies himself commissioned by
Heaven to libcrate them. He ventures the NJ
tempt, which ends in little less than in his own
execution. :Orsinis attempton Louis Napoleon,
and John Browns attempt at Harper's Ferry,
we're, in their philosophy, precisely the same.
The cagerness to cast blame On old England ia |
the one case, and on New England in the other,
does not disprove the somcIess Of the two
things. And how much would it avail you, il
you could. by the use Of John Brown, Helpers |
| book, and the like, break up the Republican |
| orKanization? Human action can be modified
to soni= extent, but human nature cannot be |
changed: There is . judgment and feeling |
| against Slavery in this nation, which cast At
lea-t million and huff Of votes. iou cannot
destroy that judgment and feeliug-,hat seuti-
ment-by breaking up the political organization
which rnllies around it. You can scarcely scat
terand disperse an army which has been formed
into order in the face OF POUR heaviest i1e; but
fyou could, how much would you gain BY forc-
ing the sentiment which created It OH. of the
peaceful channel OF the balfotbox, into some
other channel? What would that other chan
mel probably BET Would tho number of John
Browns be !cssened or enlarged BY the opera
tion:
DISSOLVE THE UNION! Y.
hut you will break up the Union, rather than
submit to denial Vi Jour Constitutional
rights That has 4 somewhat reckless sound;
but it would be palliated, if not fully justified,
,Stre we proposing, By the mere force Of num-
bers, to deprive you Of some right, p!ainly writ
ten dpwn III the Constitution. But we arc pro-
declarations, you hare specific and well-under.
stood utlusion to m assumed Constitutional
right Of yours, to take slayes into the Federal
Territories. and to hold them there as property.
hut no such right is specifically written IN the
Constitution. That instrument is literally silent
ubout any such right. We, on the contrary,
deny thai such right has any existence in the
| Constitution, even By Implication. Your pur-
pose, then, plainly stated, is, that you will des-
| troy tie Government, unless Tou be allowed to
please, on all points in dispute between you and
, | Us. You will rule or ruin in all events. This,
| pIai.iy stated, is your language to us. Perhaps
f | you will say the Supreme Court has decided the
disputed Constitutional question in your favor.
Not quite SO. But, waiying the lawyers dis.
/ rtr 1afpr rfS1n1 md
have decided the question for you in sort Q!
| way. The Court have substantially said, it Is
your Constitutional right to take Slaves into the
: Federal Territories, and to hold them there Us
! property. When say the decision was naae % 'g
; i sort Of way, mean it WAS made in disidsd
!, Court by bare majority Of the Judges, aud
r they not qnite agreeing with one another III the
reasons for making it; that it is made as that
n its avowed supporters disagree with one anoth
sr about its ncaning and that :,,ts IT. was n;an5
That "the right Of property in +:
slave is distinctly and expressly affirmed in tht
e Constitution" An inspection Of the Constltu
) ton will show that the right Of property in ;
n slave is not distinctly aud expressly affirmed il
l. it. Bear in mind the Judges donot pledge thei
judicial opinion that such right IS implicitly at
:. 1iirmcd III the Constitution but ttey p!edg
th-ir veracity that it is distinctly and e1prcss
!. affirmed .heIc-" distinctly that l., not min
/
j. IL words mcaniag just that, without the ad G
lc any inference, and susceptible Of no othe
le cial opinion that such right is .ai!med IN til
IL instrument by implication, it would BE- open
is others 10 show that neither the word "slaye
ce nor "slayesy" is to be found in the Coustist
tg ton, nor the word "property" even, III an
IT connection with language alluding to the thing
H. slave, or slavery, and that wherever in that II
c. strument the slave is alluded to, he is called
Or | .'pcrson;' - and wherever lis masters leg:
at right in relation to him is alluded to, it is spoke
to OF as "scryice or labor DUE" Us debt pay
,e able in service or labor. Also, it would be opv
to show, by cotemporaneous history, that th
mode Of ulluding TO slares and slavery, lnstea
!. Of speaknS Of them, was employed on purpos
~ to exclude from tile Constitution the ldea til:
y there could be property in man. To show u
1s | this, is easy aud certain. When this obyiol
70 mistake of the Judges shall be brought to the
'e notice. Is it not reasonable to expect that the
pn will withdraw the mistaken statement and r
~ consider the conclusion based upon il: And the
ct tits 10 he remembered that - our futhers wi
G. framed the government underwh1ch We live =
y the men rho made the Consttution-decidcdtb tb
" ~: saao constitutional question in our favor, lon
H. aa ag:-scctei It without division among then
'e selgs when making the decision; without dlsi*le
ou auouC themselves about the meaning Of it aft'
nc it was made, aud 80 far as any evidence IS LET
-. without basiDg it upon any mistaken statcmel
=" uf facts. Under atl these circumstances. {
t. ~ ~ Gora9t tsa, nniass sych court decisit
for sn's w. = sss1I h a. onca suhn,it,ed tn as
gh -. .n5 6no1 -r,e of noiit;cai act;onY n
L. .,' ,i ~ ah;ds the niact;on of .nubc:
er, :,ant noa W.. ~ hat snnnosed event Fon sa
led Lsss.uT11. s, +; 10 17ntan nd then yor 81
a, toa W. W. s;n,s ,f ha1inr .,estroye L vii
OF ."1 1'at5,vs, That Is cool. 4 hi-hwayu,an Lol
he "p9u p..aI ~ - 49,. NV. anil mntisrs ihronrh Il
rn- p,,' =. st,nG md deliyer. or shall Xii 70
,ur nNI ,i,.n 1n, vii he murderer" TO be SUI
yo- aIu 49, ~ so,,,.r daman..I of me-my mon,
tn. W. mua. ~ ~, o,sn md had clear 1i.ht to ke
,ur h., :, "a, NJ 1nnrc ,nv own than u,y vote
,ur I ou aa5 tbo threat of death 10 me. 10 e
,ed ny JIM a'~ 'a "nI ,be threat of ,lestructi,
.oe. .,a .as ,1n;n t - a~t,rt nv rotc can scarce
-, tHe ;s.,;sh'.J un,3' Il, 1,r;nc;nie
- oc Distinguished ~ P''A~'s'~'
srE FEM WORDS TO hEFtB-1cA>s'
a.. i few words now to Republicans. It is c
mi cccdngy desirable that ali parts Of this gre
'as Conf.deracy shall he at peace, and in harmon
icy one with another. Let us Republicans do o
Isl. part to have it SO. Even though much provoke
Ter let US do nothing through passion and III te
are pcr. Even though the Southern people will =
ns: 30 much us listen to III, let US calmly consi
silI :h.ir demands, aud yield to them if, in our
ion iibe,ute view Of our duty, We possibly c.
opt judging by all they say anu do, and BY the St
iecs ana nature Of their controversy with US,