The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-02-16

he uses italics to mark out the point and pith
| il Is:
| '' If the Republican party, as is asserted
"by the leaders, don't mean TO meddie with
Slavery aohere Il erists, where do they in
"tend to NEEDLE ,citA 1t ="
| For the purpose Of throwing some light
| on this medling question. and giving our
| Republican clubs the benefit of sound DEN.
ocRArrc elucidation. We quote the following
facts and arguments. to which We ask our
| neighbor's serious consideration:
Our fathers found slavery existing 10 a
portion of the States OF this eoniederacy-
Though they regretted its existence, and de-
plored the necessity of its recognition, vet.
yielding to the imperious demands OF harmo
ny, they deemed its recognition as the lesser
of the two evils They chose the least
Where slavery did erist, as existence aoas
recognized; but its e1teasion never met with
favor from those who formed that sacred in
strument OF our liberties. Were they alive
now, and sitting in solemn conclave in the
Halls OF Congress. these impoteat Mreatners
Of disunion scould be frosrned into silence
What does the South want? Her rights
in the territories She has them. Her cit
liens are as free to 20 with their horses, their
wagons. their wives and their children, as
the citizens of the North Will that not sat-
isfy the South Has it some peculiar right
which the North does not possess. and does
-,el 4.
into tie free territories a species Of property.
,ehich tie free labor ofthe North regards as
a pestUeace, and tchich il KNOWS TO BE ITS
NATURAL ENEMY? MOST CERTAINLY
NOT. There IS a right stronger thor hat
claimed by the .>outa;; TIE NtfTUP4L
RIGHT OF NAN. It as a right ,ohtch
ooerridcs al others. Il IS onsaipoteat, ar
reslStible. L dcknorledSes an EQUAL
rfght, bit superior. IL gees hard IA
haad scitt fts EQUAL, 6ut not rttb the SLAVE.
II breaties and Tires IN The pure atmosphere
Of FREED on hit s1focates in the atmos
phere Of SLiTERY. Il asserts only the
great principle Of LIFE. that Of SELF
PRESER VA TION. ,chea it says that tie
FERTILE PLfINS AND SMILING
T4LLLES OF OUR NEW LANDS,
SH1LL BE FREE
If the South is contentwith Slavery where
it now exists, we are. ALL WE ASK, Is,
THAT IT SHALL REMAIN WHERE
1t is. If, in grasping for more, they lore
all. the people of the South will have only
themselves to blame. By their an reasonable
tenants IN Congress anil through The press,
they are begetiing a spirit 10 the Norh,
which is to be regretted, but not condemned. |
Arrogance must be met by irmness; and,
if in the conflict hate is engendered, AFRO |
gance has only itself TO blame
What think you of these sentiments,
neighbor Elder, falling. as they do. from the /
lips of one who has never been ANYTHING
else than pure, upadulterated Democrat?
And is not your question as fully and salts
factorily answered and discussed, in regard TO
the true position occupied by the Republican
party, as to its disposition 10 NEEDLE with
slavery where it exists" had all the Re. /
publican clubs in the land ans wered the QUE l.
~. after reasonable time spent in its dis !
cussion, as emphatically as this Democratic
orator: If the South is content with slavery
where. 1T now EXISTS, we are all are ask,
is, hat 1T shall remain ubere IT ts''2