The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-05-09

"a scourge. blight. and mildew. blast
ing the soil wherever it existed" The
history of the State of Virginia. compared
with the State Of New York. told the whole
story upon this subject New.York wa:
his native State. and Virginia the mothe,
of the State Of his adoption; he had right
to speak of them. Virginia. in the days Of
her Revolutionary statesmen. when Wash
ington and Jefferson controlled her destiny
when she was true to herself and to the
principles of the American Revolution then
she stamped upon the territory where be
now resided her eternal denunciation Of
the system Of Slavery. At the beginning
of this century Virginia had almost doub-
led the population Of the State of New.
York. Virginia had as noble harbors and
rivers, perhaps better soil, and better
climate than New-York. She had been
blessed by the Almighty Being, who made
the universe. with all the elements of great
ness with which New.York herself had
been blessed Yet to-day New.York had
over 100000 Of population. more than
three times the white population Of Virgin
ia. Why was this? 1t was the existence
of negro-slavery upon the soil Of Virginia,
which had retarded her progress. worn ont
her soil, and thrown her into premature
decay, while it had been the existence of
our free .laboring population of the North.
with all its advantages, that has pressed
this State forward to take its present high
rank in our glorious Confederacy. He was
informed not long since by an eyewitness
Of the condition of the country around the
very church in which Washington wor-
shipped when he lived at Mount Vernon
Some dispute arose between him and an
ancestor of Senator Mason as to the posi-.
tion of the church; but by the infuenc of
Washington it was located at the center of
the parish in rich surrounding country.
1t was then attended by large number Of
people. The country was filled with wealth,
finely developed, and fairly cultivated
Within the last ten years his informant
was in the neighborhood of this church.
Slave plantation labor had done its work
exhausting the soil in that neighborhood.
Everything was falling into decay. The
very fields which once were cultivated and
rich are now growing up into Piuo LaIrens,
where the wolves are returning to howl
over the desolation of Slavery. He told
me that with his own eyes he saw it, This
very church was open and was made stall
for cattle; and the very pew in which
Washington sat was one Of these stalls
[" Shame shame 20 A gentleman, a
large STAKEHOLDER, living rear my place
Woodland, Kentucky-has bought out the
whole neighborhood, including a village
which existed formerly, and the very church
where his mother was in the habit of taking
him, to worship, has been turned into sta
bic for the shareholders race-horses-
Why, fellow. citizens, Gen. Marion has told
you the whole of this question when he
said that where this system exists to any
considerable extent. the rich have no need
of the poor. do not discuss the question
for the purpose of interfering with Slavery
where it exists. The Republican party is
pledged. over and over again, that under
no circumstances will they interfere with
it an the Slave States, but the South have
compelled the North the discuss the Slave
ry question by attempting to force the ex.
tension of Slavery into the Free Territories
of the United States. We are in the midst
of q Revolution, repeat, not altogether
bloodless, which if it be not ended by the
success of the Republican party, will resul,
in the undermining Of the Government
What do the Democracy party propose do.
ing in this state of things! To put chain
on the hands Of Congress, denying the pow
er Of legislating on the subject Of Slavery
in the Territories. They do not stop there
They insist that the people of the Terrific
ries have no power to exclude Slavery
They take still a third step. Mr.. Buchan
an declares in his Message that the Su
preme Court of the United Statas have ir
represibly fixed the institution of Slavery
in the Territories of the United States, ant
that neither Congress nor the people o
the Territories, nor any other human pow
er, can exclude it without annulling thi
vested right. And while this party VIII
opposed to us, claiming to be the Democrat
ic party, are to-day disputing at Charleston
about Congressional Intervention or non
Intervention by the people of the Terrific
ries to prevent the introduction of Slavery
what is the rule upon which they all agree
They all agree in favor of judicial interver
ton, Mr.. Douglas, as we'll as Mr.. Davis {
Mississippi and Mr.. Bayard of Delaware
Mr.. Douglas. in his speech, expressly ad
mits that. by virtue of the decision in th
bred Scott case, any person may take hi
slaves into the Territories And, admi
} ting that the STAKEHOLDER can take his proI
erty there, as matter of course he ca
, hold 1t there. Now, what is the diferene
, between Congressional or Judicial intervel
t tiono What difference whether by Coz
, gressional power or by judicial power Slav
J ~ is taken into the Territories, to the pe
} pie of the Territories, if the slave be bel
: by cham of brass or a chain of iron
). They all agree in the principle that IL
r slave may be held there. and might be
;. Canada or Mexico the day after they we
J. annexed to the United States, althous
: these had been free countries for two hu
!. dred years before. This changes the who
i doctrine Of the American Government
r the very foundation. As told you sho
5 time since. l worked with the Democra.
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