, 1860-12-18

hrcn taught to bslieye thai slayery Is wEong-
this Is the root Of the evil. Northern Demo-
Gratis we're as much corrupted in this respect
ms Republicans. The sentiment Of the feop,e
must b. changed or The shareholders could not
stay In tile Union. II had been suggested TO
utter the Constitution, making the States into
which slaves escape, liable in damages for the
va1le Of the slayes. The idea was not only
impracticable but absurd. What would suci,
clause, he worth? low arc you
Who will collect an execution for tho
price Of slave from the States OF New York.
Ohio Or MASSACHUSETTS,? Away with such ST.
rrernc nonsense! such miserable qnack rene
dies! But does this Tnion.sa,iny Committee
propose to enact eiave code for the Terrific
his to appcase tue shareholders: Who seri-
ousay expects that such a remedy as that will
Le enacted By this or any subsequent Con
grcssg What party in the North will agree to
anything of tAe sort: II The Republicans
have just cast 1,650oo0 vote. against
and tic Douglas non-intcrvt tn:ion-squattersos
crcisuty-D Democrats have pollei oycr 10000
votes for MY Great Principle" which is as
hostile to slave code as the Wilmot-Proyiso
doctrine Of the Republicans. liow futile,
| thcn,to expect that thc arrEant, ,Abo}itionlzed
| North will ever consent to the lsssags Of
law protecting slavery In tho Western Terri
| torirsy And tell Senators here to-day, that
the Southern people will never bc satisfied with
| anything short Vi Congressional nlate- Code 70
protect :siate'y IN tie 1t7TiteTaa- We are cnt'-
| tied to Slayc-Code, aud il we cannot get 1t In
| tho Union, VIC shall acce our rights cut OF the
| UuiUn. Territorial expansion NC shall have at
| all IIazert}s. Before the 4il Of March teven
| States will have declared their independence,
and established II Confedcrncy Of their OVID.
Iyerson proceeded IN this strain Of remark
Gfr
rover Of the North, aud low It's colonies were
oye1rnnning and tnk3ng possession Of 81 the
public domain. cutting it up into free States
aud elbow M out the shareholders hy the hot
hcd PROCESS Of free Stale immigration to the
West The border slave States complain of
the cotton States for the secession movement
now In progress. Tley say VIC have no bust
ness to take them cut Of the Union aSainst
their. will We'll, sir, if u,cy don't want to 20,
let them stay. But they complain Of us for
making 50 mucl noise aud confusion about fu
gitivc slaves when our section lose no slavef,
aud that thcy who suffer make no threats. on
taat account, to dissolve the Union. I kno1o
see 10 rot sHdtr in this re.pat: It is
not At all for the want Of good faith
in the Northern people to forces rcclaiming
slaves nor their personal Liberty bills, that VIC
intend to break up the Union. The trouble is
far deeper. 1t lies in the vitiatcd sentiment Of
the North, n their notion that AlGtxTy is .r1ong.
They must give up that; they must admit our
s'aycs, into all Tie Territories, and protevt
them ny Congressional enactment They
must recognize slaves .. property under tic
| political confcdcrocy with them. ] speak the
sentiments of nsnc1cnths of the people Of the
cotton states. The bur1er States may choose
to remain with thu North. They can live aud
flourish without slavery. Their sol! md cli'
mate a1e not appropriate TO elave labor. Ne
grocs, rs 1aborer1, arc af little valuc to them,
| hut with us, they arc essential In the cultlva.
tion. OF tropical products. The border States
| may become free md help swell the power aud
arrogance Of :hc No1tA. Our destiny is to ex'
poud eouthward into the tropics. Ii tho bor.
security that the African slave trade Will mol
be rcopcued, and then what will become o.
| The great monopoly Of the negro market now
enjoycd BY the border States, Including Soutl
Caruliua. What will their slarcs be worth or
their hands: ! want to say word to tht
and joins US, Washington city will bc contln
ned us the capitol Of . Southern Coufcdcracy
, | Tic buildings arc ready to our land. The IA
:. cilitics for travelling and the transmission
t news have almost aun;hi!ated distance aud ou
: distant slave Statcs would as soou CONE t
Nn3Aington Us TO Georgia. 49,
> But il We are obstructed by the tardy actio1
OF Maryland mud Virginia, and opposed nm
{ goadcd by the taunts Of the owners OF brio
and morter here, we will permanently flx oul
seat OF government elsewhere and these a ma
the habitations Of beauty, grace and c!eaEsanct
instead Of echoin. to the scenes OF mirth N
! melody will become the habltations Of bat
lizards aul owls Be careful that you do nj
obllge us to pronounce tho words, "too Late.
Iye.son WIS followed BY Pnsh (Dcmocfat I
ohio,) in tolerab1y sasr, lightweight Epeecl
rather wordy, but not bad considering II
quarter it came from. The main point In