Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-08-13

anAvey sentiment Of the North be- neither the cause OF
freedom sentiment Of humanity the active prucpe OF The
extension policy Of the North Were II proposed oy the
south 70 Impose The chain. Of Sevede upon og
be more rev'ing than myself But SIR humanity 70 ne sAss
fusion and extension Into any territory adapted 70 bis eond
ton and the too Obvious 70 be oy ne
dictates the anti extension policy Of New YORK II Is deeply
founded In the ambition Of sectional acendaney dictated In
recollection line Of southern chiefs who have succeeded
TO the executive mantle These are ,he Interests and ps,.oss
rsvoKrs THE JUSTICE oF TIE NORTH.
natural and Inevitable the existence Of such
passions Influences under hs circumstances Of our SYSTEM
let INVOKE the justice Of my northern friends not hsr for
naturally Incident the South under the prospect OF their de-
cnng power and influence In the Conderacy While that pro
raced donIna Of South which has been lOLg aud
felt at the North, always more maenary than real
southern having attained the Presidency except
the concurrence Of oenmes than half and Of
large division OF the North yet nos cannot be disguised that
enceNapproacsss lis end Pocal power aIcendaney In
ona have already passed away rom The forever
fobear haunting the south with the prospect Of er
dssln n 70 tune: great change hiss taken place 10 me h
North; the North and the South The south, Mr Pres
desyed we aud when the South have prospect the ad
mission OF eight additional free tates In rapid succession
know how 70 Of their southern brethren
surprise that they should be lOokl about for some
new guarantee some sdd'na pro feuOh 70 inc" PeeunA co.
O'''" ~-N ms HOLDS FAST TO THE CONSTITUTION
"But sir myself shall hold fast To the Constitution until
see that il no longer nterpOss absolute aggression
and trust that some final adjustment these Ing
questions will yet devised aad adopted upon basis iu
reasonable as not only TO star the Prosres Of daee n
Of local Institutions sectional Interests other
occasional dseDsions will ever be so powerful Tor mcof
70 sunder the bind gsher people"
M BILL OF AFRICAN SLAVERY.
M President conclude remarks without taxing
the the yet further In saying few words
on the sab institution against the extension Of which
territories gentlemen manifest so great horror
denounced In this debate great moral and Po
gevous and oppression to the race which are
subjects IT. blight ana curse 70 the country which
H. and sin upon conssence Of the masters generally am
with this much abused institution by my representa-
tive position IN this Chamber 10 a,s9eaon IN anu 10
repon ID lily TO the tribunal fpubhc sentiment Is me eoe
natural that should make to the aeeu:a'oy charges
For the purposes Of ny argument the origin aud progress Of
slavery In the United States be briefly told Without pre-
f,rmy 10 hiltocsl fact that and half ago.
little few thousand natives OF Africa In form ADD nd
scarcely bearing the impress Of the human race da m
of their own native h4unts caught up
these shores reduced state Of bondage, aad they and their
descendants held slavery until this day what do We nov pc
holds These thousand have become great people,
numbering three millions Of souls evId sar.anzss; each
physical and indicating further 70 ihe race
OF their Search the annals II all history and sre do
you mad ot striking and 50 tcondfH one 80 cory q
coRtea piloH q ne hiicsoPhe re statesmen re S'isi.an
woIld In tee impressive Language OF IN Ne aior from
ssoui r BsntoU sands for an dsrsr avg u must erer
Ms a~dniy cause 70 DROP tar orer e record u i'
Bat there are some other subordinate facts fairly dedu
greater and prominent one which may keshe
nroyed neamen Of his people that yoke
pressed ghn' them and that they
and search the pages Of history aud where wyOu
parable to thus The history Of The Hebrew bondage present. no
pAradpohng wonderful The family OF gaeon he germ Of
the Hebrew naon) Of superior race and civilized There
one soss G .,o,v 81 tSo n.on,es While tie
gou Institutions Of the forbade amagsmaon, social or
laws re sngent end nexorable ether any equal
y social political It'll the race that oos them In bondage
As tn awfuneSs sranesS Of the Institution OF slavery
whatever phen'ied or fanso priests or orr ana rAon
dyn,s may preach whatever they may arm OF chiao pre-
cepts moral and ous responsibilities uhAeVer iDtpea-
lion Of tie Almighty God they announce
stever doctrines theories OF the tquAts OF human fights
complexion by phytlca and mental Development inf
phanhrOpl The disc Piles OF traps endenta creed OF
hypothesis and decare to be violation OF the Law o.
cal they may endued these Of Inferior
aud make them the instrument Of improvem mt and ame
GRAFTON In their condition, well IN that OF masters CT
conquers carrying forward the great work Of civilization.
III shall be enlightened by revelation from higher source
OF nature revealed In the history Of rank nd fou
earliest period Of recorded time uReonradeed BY Divine au-
taory must interpret the Law recording the prominent facts
with the ashley have stood out In the past and
as they before this day Locking through The eyes
Of history have slavery ornVounsy seWud ee hand
maid OF HndoO Egyptian AsSy ran Jewish, Greek and Roman
cIvz ion. have the institution recognized BY the theo
cratic Jswsthe chosen depoares OF the
WORD LFs-by democratic Athens and republican Rome
upon the overthrow OF Roman civilization by the
horde OF the NORTH that those new mast oil wea Europe
aud their adopted and continued to uphold the sane
various modh athens adopted 10 the
condition OF both slave and master and stu under al Advancing
cvz on, until comparatively recent period isee ne came
the naive Of al Brit sh uda al this moment eoEing
III neck under system OF Qad slavery Bu above all have
seen this continent and In these United States the org
the soil ubiued slavery others expelled driven
the still held in snd all this under
nierpre alton Of III law " natnr which h)lia good at this
among northern brethren and have yet IN reserve that
ran race whose labor Is sajeci tbe viii masters
thai their condition cannot be changed,
though heir masters should unl without obstruction alike to the
aud welfare OF both master and slave These the
lights by which read and neIpIet the law Of nature
upon the eountry which tolerated IT, To the great fact
TO which have uors tan once alluded eon9ned win The y
ten OF equal laws wh Oh our ancestors brought 70 these Shores
perfected and consolidated at the Revolution and by The aop
present form Of Unlon indebted the world Is
Indebted fr that other great IN me history o. t7
aud Of the nation phenomeron IN all us bearings
even ourselves and which, In all future time viii be the itud
admit alton Of TIE horaa and pho.ophrI mean no' the
founding republic these hn eny the ab de only
savage nOmadc tribes but It's Hmszng growth and deve
opneG. II, asek5 'pi g ron se , ing al % a.
bute Of hrs. rate power great republican empreable not
lind and sea against hostile world sane time
example, shaking their foundations the depoc powers Of the
amanyind SIR The fAb.d birth OF full psnopy
head Of love- truth, and Action would scarcely be
wpaIsG or greater @ .S6n o Tn0u the clue which
mHLing all ao for American enterprise aud
ees fee Ab9 with all the inspiring advantages Of
system Of government doubt tcA tier the Ioosr and
Jte uHtg ,ooHh hare attained more than ore "a
nor pres Rerdordisary proportions, bat for he much
rd institution cfsrrery rich aud varied
ts nursery OF the military ample revenue the public
ced your manufactures; rich. popunu and splendid e.
all an may tea 10 this institution their t0t riag,
their present. ggdaHc PrOpyf nours Ell built up
present amazing height and grandeur by the great staples
| OF the u produ IL us slave labor
Yet slavery every In which has existed from the
primitive period Of rsanzed societyon It's hest and pat
archa form 10 this time IN Of the globe and In all Its
The hcent result. Of African siaverv in the Uo
contributing hundred varied forms aud modes through pe
Oh Of houands o. yers to the anchor on Of the condition
Ofmsnknd generally though sonnet abuse aad perverted
Institutions, Of religion ares conr b
advance The Of eEaon; though you please
GU general good yet slavery all It's
against the viii Of God by those who claim
seror Illumination the subject This may be bot
that ths conclusion confidently announced not
lived In accordance with the bsconin method Of reasoning
BY which taught that from great many particular and
well established facts In the phycAl economy may safely
general law Of physical nature ana 50 Of morals and
and preumpuous Erragn nent Of the Of Providence
sterOus know them TO be- for eeb9 to de Hare that
which permitted from the beginning,
men aud nations, q contrary b 10 trA
has studied the hhtory Of civilization the proTr
ofsocyofaws and have perceived that
tain abstracs hsoreic truths whether In civil or religious poll
societies governments unded by segrees
every step according the advance OF scety from Its
the equality Of natural rights Of sefgoyenmeni and
freedom Of speech and opinion lhess general truths though
seldom admitted In their length and breadh 10 the
practical operations OF with law gves
have led TO denv they
they have at time been suddenly embraced by the eontro
applied eKces without due regard the
don the people who we're 10 be Affected and hence they have
40 a failed Of s. in some Of the most hahy civilized nations
Europe Bat It's the point refer TO the emancpG-
the slaves 81 Domingo Of the first explosive effects
o the sudden recognition Of the rights Of by the French
Pile would din cult 10 demonstrate at this day, that the
OF humanity ofhuman progress has been In the
beautiful bland is believe, now. pretty well understood,
that British statesmen committed in the policy Of
India Emancipation forced upon them by anaea reorners
driven 10 adopt sentiment, instead Of practical
TRUTH foundation Of radical change In the social condition
people who not prepared either to appreciate profit
b. IT, the reformation Ia religion and church government