The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-04-10

Ii Is Tor me 70
'nothiog extsnuate,
Nor set down sught in malice"
l only desire the Democracy to see to
what indignities they must be subjected, If
they manifest any uuwilliDgness to bow
down and worship this black Juggernaut OF
slavery. Unsound, rotten. corrupt. To
show that slavery propagandism controls
the Democratic party, and is now mould
ing its destinios, only notice that Mr.. Bu-
chanan, in his late message. says:
81 cordially congratulate YOU upon the final
settlement, by the supreme Court OF the tnlted
States of the question Of slavery in the Terrific
riss. The right has been established OF any cit
izen to take his property, Of any kind, including
slaves, into the common Territories belonging
equally to all the States o. the Confederacy, and
TO have it protected there under the Federal
Constitution. Neither Congress nor a Territorial
Legislature, nor any human power, has any au-
thority to annul or impair this vested right"
ask the Democratic party, where now
il your popular sovereignty! Where the
right Of the people of the Territories
What will become Of that portion who were
leaders of the radical Barnburners What
a record will stare them in the face Free
Sellers in 1913. popular sovereignty men
in 1856, denyers of both in 1860.
When did you, gentlemen, first incorpo-
rate this article into your creed? Did you
believe it when you begged from Congress
the privilege to retake your slaves in the
Territories! Did you believe it in 1854
$3.50, when, at the sacrifice of much
money and blood you were determined to
force slavery into Kansas? If the people
in that Territory had no right to exclude
slavery, you never would have waged 80
cruel and unnatural warfare Why did
you struggle, if the Constitution gave you
all you could obtain after hard.fought vic
tory? No, gentlemen, you never believed
it not for one moment. 1t was not until
defeat stared you in the face in Kansas,
that you sought to arm yourself with last
and doubtful resort.
Within few weeks, the Legislature Of
Nebraska, by law, prohibited slavery there.
in; and the willing tool Of this Admins
tration vetoed the bill. The people Of
that Territory, now numbering some forty
or fifty thousand, along whose rivers villa
ges and cities are springing up as if BY
magic. whose prairies are teeming with the
fruits of free and educated industry, are
told that they cannot frame their domestic
institutions. even to keeping back the T." hit
ter water that causeth the curse"
Only few days since, the Legislature
of Kansas enacted law prohibiting slavery
within the Territory, and another plant
Administration-pro.slavery Executive We
toes the bill /; and that people. who were
assured by the Democratic party on this
floor. year ago. that they had age and ex-
perience and numbers sufficient to assume
the rights and position of sovereign State,
if they would only submit to Constitution
recognising human bondage, are now told
that they have no inherent or delegated
power to stop the tread of the slave hunter.
Yet what Democratic leaders, what Demo-
cratic organs, even in the free States. dare
rebuke the insolence and spurn the out
rage? Possibly you may turn on us. and
say, Why do we object; that We were op-
posed to the Nebraska bill? You told US,
in 1854, that the men of the North, in
1920, opposed the Missouri line; granted.
Did that give you the right, when you
wrenched all but that from Us, to turn and
steal that little also. And when. again,
you drive us to the wall, and take all but
tho uncertain privilege Of popular rights,
and tell US We must wage the warfare on
the soil of the Territories and, while We
protest that you leave us SO little, must We
quietly submit that you should finally come
and despoil US even of that ?
1t is due to truth to say that, in the cir
Gle of the Democratic family, on this sub
ject there is an irrepressible conflict now
waging; they differ about the meaning of
the Constitution quarrel about the Gin
einnati platform, seeming to forget it was
designed to have a Northern as we'll as
Southern exposure; and have furious
contest as to what has been decided by the
bred Scott decision. This organization
will allow no federation of individual opin.
ion on this slavery question. You may
claim il, as did Calico and Wickliffe, at
the risk of the anathemas Of religious
despotism. See the political executions Of
the last two years. No matter how humble
the man, how unimportant his situation, if
be suffered the least glimmer of anti-slavery
sentiment he must be excluded from the
pale Of the party. as warning to all others
that like rebellion should merit and re.
eeive like fate.
Pause for moment, and see the posi-
tions Democratic leaders must assume in
waging this unholy war to extend slavery.
Senator Jefferson Davis said, in Mississ-
ippi. in July last:
"rhus for long period error scattered her
seed broadcast, while reason, in over confidence,
seood passive. The recent free discussion by
the press and on the forum have dispelled dele |
sioss rhieh had obse.red the minds of a genera. |
ton, until even among ourselves il was more |
easy to find the apolcy,ss than the defender"
Alexander H. Stephens. the acknowl
edged leader Of the Democracy on this
6oor during the last Congress, said in
Georgia, in june last:
"Negro slavery is but in its infancy; it is q
mere problem Of our Government; owr fathers |
did NJ sade,ssa~d 1t. Igrans that tie pubic |
ssss Of ths South were once against II, 6sst they
did net ssdsrstand It,"
Concluded Neu Week.)
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