, 1860-10-03

rics in tie Uaised Statsa, a.d for every seat in
congress, The people might sel=ct men sp.
are1tly as brave, ~ truthful, as fearless and
5 drm Us Oven Itovsj1y. !ApplAuse ]
You may til The ais Of Congress ai:h zen
rem a.l the free States who ssem to le ~ re1i.
,hlo aa Owen Loyejay; hut o. t1e ctHuxoE Of |
he slavery bucie IN tbs bal! they begin to VA
.er and fnil. TasY retire. They ruler ,hem-
elves 10 be demoraI:zsl; and they return to
Eeoor4lize tie pcorle. Slavery neTer haaitates
. raise ,he c..rror Of tho traEpe.s to te1ify
h. tir;ld.
Slavery has, too, another argument for the
;m!d than terror; il is power. Tas coocsntra.
ion fslavery gives it = fesr ul political power.
cu know how loEg It hss been The Controlling
'orer in :bs e1eeaave departments OF The s, Gos,
- e1pected-to punish these who oppose It, to
reHard 1hpse WIN tsrye it. ali representatives
ira naturally ambitious; all representatives
Ike fame it they do NOT like peculiarly rewards
tlay ike The die.pctions Ct place. They ltketo
be popular. When the people are demor4ized
bs Hho is eops.au! becomes olensive and OBJ
coxlous; ne loses position nnd tbe party chooses
soma c,kez representative who will ba les Oh
uoxiou4 Tlels Gtmora;lzsd Tepres -nta:1yes
;nculcats among the people prouiscuous lessons
ant sastal, themselves By adopting comproni.
ses. They compromise : fA7, IT pDsst3'e. As TO
thrm:etves f1sl and let freedom take Hhat re-
Kn.ins.
com.cuni!5 tins Jemora|ized By its repre-.
is fearful of coos5d:ring the subject
Of slavery =: all. II does no: like to lo3k baek
upon its record; it does not dare to look 10:
ward to zee what are to be the c1usequencea Of
erro7s. 1t desires peace and qalet. We stall
see in 8 aamen. what fearful sacrifices hava |
been nude uuder the influence Of this demoral- |
iza:ien ofthe power Of the government.
The frat &C: Of demora:z ttlon was to sur |
render th4 Territory Of Arkansas end the Ter
%n nnfn~ u,,A ata f1Ft
pl;catiou ai re rest OF the Territory OF Loutsi-
aua scqused oy purchase fIcm France, that
lev souih Of thirty s;x degrees 1h;1ty minutes
north latitude. Take up your nnaps when you
Ko hcne, A1d STE what 4 bEoAd he:tof country,
living south of that line was surrendered, with
the States Of Missouri aud Arkantas' to slavery.
Nert, under the influence OF t1is sane tetnor-
al;z4:iop, tue whole Of the peninsula Of Florida,
acquitted from Spair, was au4 u4rendered 10 Stare.
r., rendering it practically useless ior all the
pA:;onal purposes for which it Was acquired,
making it burthsu Instead Of natiouAt safe-
goa,d in the Gntr Of Mex CO
But Texas was surrendered to slavery. aud
br ,uehs in with tie grauitous agreement that
tour tiave S.a'cs should be made Gu. OF that
Territory. Mex, in 1850, U.ah and New
Mexico w.re abandoned to slasery. At
Ter these eEents, tcl!o~i.g in quick
succeEs'on, came the ahroEation, In the
year 1851. Of The restriction cont, centa1te !. Cd n
haan Stimulated thst Vi, nertn Of &c der 80 uiu..
excep1i1c the State Of Missouri, ,shou.d be dedi
c1t,5 - free3orn. Th.t ras Abaodorea to
slavery to take it If she could get il; snd the
administration Of The goTernuch' Of the United
n-.,t -, ~ faror ia necunanov hg slcFary. Al
11..;.;.ra.a c,nseorsrc. cs,na the rtfnsa1. m
~ nnrt of thr rational r,yeruuent--fori i. was
pr. ctical refusal, or nexlect-to admit Kanaus
into the Uniyn because she would not accept
s'aseF5'
Aftes this demor alzatlon nad been carried
cut in tht &c Fraetrai measures, ~hat tlSht haa
the natoo TO be surprised "Fe" us ffes'deat
and the Supreme Court as Isst stpronolncea'h 'hat.
which in no prcriens year: ether o. them ~ould
hare dared 10 assert sna Nons.Nnt1an o.
ours ia not Constitution OF liberty. but That it
il Constitution o. hnmaa poeuslss; tnat s'a'
| very IS the 1oIma coEul.ion OF Tue emerlc
| people On each acre Ut the DOMAIN OF me oui'
ted otases not ORGANIZED into elates-fnat IS 10
| ray, that wherever Tits panner o. eues, tals
star '6paegea oaanes, Mn"se a,otes % "e aea. ee.s,
brAie 30 lIgoi7-"heresef mat pannef n'ats
o7era natlon4l snip OF nasional Territory,
1here1s a land not ct freedom, Luz Of slavery!
Hence, It has followed, thas tite pH1ion up 10
1854 surrendered ail In" unoccuplea PORTIONS ol
this continent to slavery aro thereby prac:t'
caliy exc uded lfee'nen-bec1u.e experience
ell ahowA THAI when y"u nave made
slave IA. rlioFE, freedom RTo'ds II; Just ~ much
a. wnea ycn make free State, like Kansas
slavery disappears ircrn H.
have eal that the ciuatry "as demofaifed
by iss pailticAl representatives; pus 9hese poli
tiel represe2.al:.ts bare Their agents. Al
| lrru rc.=ssaElsy tall iato Eoma poilucal party
ind INTO ontno religious sect. Ambition s"sr;
ia oo1h poht1ca' eas1:es .. aaa feusoos aeeA =. -
gaia cih@e Dit Il pe!4''eai parry AaI saa!e -
favor, when tue nstlen was US o'Atz -, - y
came necessary tns1 ene = Saoa,aa'e saoa'o Nv ~
tolerant VI e'aeefy; - 1e's;oos fosts st WI
acautlous 10 e1eena tusr ar ha losr a1a~s2
Ina consequence "as taAt 60 ~ 3eet 20
haa parry npoa Pat1s; surrey nau lsls.ou,
.ect upon feneaoas tee.; san'sn assef ras cautsn
Hat a4as' ahtn tae %" " tn"t ee4,, !seeaoa
haa 70 part t1o no 1eils'on9 eee' tntou9aoo
ta's "h5!s counsy.
A. people who are defnofai1ed are eash
| GpeFattd upon 1ne1 STE easl@ Aep! Pe[s's'e9'
/ ly IN tue sasne erroneous nao1 WHICH mas ae
, mora:lzed them me ness agency LOT caaupG .h:
lug 70 extend the po"'f oi Atesel5 upon W,
/ continent, Is thst Of alarm. FeasS o. aA Hlao
ere a"aAsnoa III s1e pIous u .,;.sat eats' . ;.
, them Is tie tear OF tarnu:ence, o1 omofoes.
. cru conmot3ons' ana q c.sn "al. ln7 "'ns'
nola't1 IL tn1 3'a,G osn IL! 49,. o. -,
tro'hnHs' aao Ilsu" asnuo saus si"' ~ e. =.
i. the na1uiat eoe1al+a 81 .u5ss nas.es' @a.,
! cousse, tuat sia'so a. 4As1eoa e .a. =. =
5a3ie ~nasn noos ,hen' VI sao,;. ~ -,
nslu ID uoaea oas sAeAau -; s-.1 VI ss.-s =: ~
oaegssousi n.y., .afss: :? - e5 ~ ,'s,s-
b tast as e'sl 1een 'oa9uea ~ tuss e'aa5, ,sas,
{ pouc3 1a es:aosscsa nn.cn saFpteofes nsLas L.o
. 9! speech ana lseeeGat " uSoa.e, % ~. - w.
|, ne=as SosoEa1ess Hnne ~ eASnus 1no ~:
E license ot csba1h 10 tnnss "ne aotocA'e .ue
!. tefests Of slavery. ifis iaek oi 1Feeuom
J. epeesa ana lreeaon u esaaae ~ 'o,omeu u,
ela'e o1A:ea ~ TAG necessary coaesl =.
l. tacre - 30 sedon OF suhfsge. - tost u !
te Last fEes'denk'al 'lectlon-'ne tfst "pea II
= QUESTION *As 1ser distinctly hfoa9 oe.o1s
= Ameftean p7opie-soe1e "eie ~ e'1'e 2tate"
b "hleo o4ao' po1 ras op,n & toi .Tlo, h'.
ID Hasss lf.e nea n.s4. :Hss oa1 ,ne4 ~ ~. :,
sNe'y' =. eas e.oe o.y ~ ~. ~ ~ 49, -
D. ala1e. II ls very eaas ~ eee :aa' t@' e1"e III
IS prevail. tA4ashses a7a App'anse !,
10 me esna!:o1 ol e''4 sccef! - nuIn I y
1t fo!anR ID not'o oe eoone sA'19 leH l.en " =
at A'efj nan Hno "isnes 10 eAp'eTs ~ u'a eu"!ee
be not especceu 70 &C. :n ~ marHe' 80 "ss'u p
er ducss has lev men Hlii:os 70 o9 maft5IS'
10 is1en-S' aau euGu ~ so'a. nae ar ~, -
st seFy nuDeEo9s.in our Gay Nearly gre nai
at tue united stAtss, faen-1hat la, a1! tae asA
m Sta:ss, are ~ cEcs aFrayed oa the side o. 5.
ug trs, and behold taen! Ihey tell US that Hep
10 l1caa.sna, which invites them t" dlseass lie
'er jet. IL stc:luEa', had they arc national.
lte the a.Ave Staea ure not wiliir Z to rest cont
y, with this exclusion Of all freedom Of sut1rs
I'd Of epeech and Of debute on this subj .ct Of ais
he r. within their own alisdsct:on. bus they
Ess, q'ire the Tee StAes to accept the sane eys
ht- ter taems eiFes. iney 1ne1at 1nat aiIon
IN th=y may BE- an:s q: ho:ue to keep Gown Il
I'D slaves, if we will be quiet, Jet ther cannot
ere era:o 9 oiscusscn OF s'aTrtry Ia the fft sta
ign rs We thereby enecuFa-e tha a'aFes ID D. me
Sta:es 70 lnanrlec11on aSo sealHop: AUS 81
len naEat might fail to 1eaca AID convince US. Il
ia- much Us We. ours; lsss, are safe from any I
ger CT inanrfeeilon IN the t1ave States:
lsll But tlsy bring Ii home to ous fea1s BY d y
I'd, irg th1t Iaesr psece is Of more Importance
sud | the interest Of the na'ion; thai ihsy pl
mt slavery even to uuioa that ii We will not
ted uaie.ca IL allowing them to maintain, fol
yht- a,i extend sIsvery on uuequel terms, then
uh- dissol. tho Urion, aud We will all 70 dowa
e ia c.lhe-. or Ee at &uuer . camn:on desols
7lo Tnere ire fow men-spd there on hit to be
all tew-who would be 81 intent on TIE rubje:
yert | ESTABLISHING ire. .6o1l that they wou1d cor
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