Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1860-08-16
THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1860.

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ed the north to recognize the existence Of
slavery IN the southern States, and to give
a representative to those States, founded in
part upon their slaves, rested on the sup
position that no ne" slave States were to
bo acquired on the southern frontier, and
slavery vas to be excluded from the north
western territory.
I Not only docs tLls clearly appear from
the debates and history OF the times, but
! as basis OF tbs consideration The south
insisted that where slavery existed it should
not be intcrieTcd with.
with this the Peoples party oc this
/ state unhc=-tahnS'y ac1ulesoe. IN the
Convention and IN The first Congress twas
conceded point that slavery, IN the States
III which 1t existed, was matter Of State
regulation exclusively. Congress had not
the least power over i. All aojtations
and attempts to disturb the relations be-
tween master and slave by persons not Iiv-
| ing IN the slave States. are uuconstitution-
al ii their spirit, and productive Of evil
and mischief No patriot slou counte-
nance them. The regulation Of slavery x
with tho States ,yLara + a,,is+s- ~, ,.,,
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I'"C o"I 'PPuHeAtS are heJ satisfied
win ihe recognition o. these Constitutions
al rights. In speech delivered b. prcsi-
dent Buchanan, from the executive man
sion. at the onopino oe fha r,.aso,,+ ,.,,,,
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N0y''1''e " non ~ .ensIGh O slavery. ae-
YiNeS our routheIh bECJAIcn o1 their rights
III the territories hat, as tie territories
we're acquired by the common service and
common eyertioDs of all-tLa+ +Iay ba,o
the rioht to cqrrv tbair sI,,os sas yravos,
into ~, non, +,,.n;tnr:,- ~. III,
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s'"''9 ~ any SCI VI PIlHclpies NH!ch Viii
deprive you OF y0Rr Ir0peFLy Is against the
very essence OF Hepublican Government, !
and to that extent makes you a slave
he aroumcnt Of Mr. EsurIaoon X no+
originol l. v-as ,.ro,J L. MI. "a,
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'""' answered. py Laulei " epSteF IN MS
speech on the exclusion OF slavery from
the territories.
They say that Ia this way we dcnrive
them Of the opportunity Of going into TINS nc
quired territory with their pranerty. 'Fheir /
property What DO they mean bv 'proner-
ty! We certainly do not deprive them Of
the privilege of going into ths newly acqui /
red Territories with ali that in the general cs-
innate Of human society, I'm the general and /
common and universal understanding Of man /
kind, Is esteemed property. Not at all. The /
truth Is just this:-They have in their own
states peculiar laws, which create property /
IN persons. lhey have system OF local leg .
isIation on winch slavery rests; while every |.
DoGy agrees tittt II IS against natural law or, |
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"hlth pieValis among men, as to what is nat |
ural law
The Southern States have peculiar laws, |
and by those laws there Is property IN slaves. |
Inns Is purely local. lhe real meaning, then. /
OF Southern gentlemen, III making this com (
plant Is, that they cannot 90 into the Terri /
tories Of the United States carrying with them /
their own peculiar local law law whjch ere /
ates property IN persons. This, according to /
their own statement, Is all the ground OF com /
plant they nave. NOW here, think, gentle /
men, they are UNJUST towards us. How an /
Just they are, others will Judge generations /
that will come after us will judge. twill not |
be contended that this sort OF personal slavery /
exists by general law. 1t exists only by 10. |
cal law. do not mean to deny the validity |
Of that local law where 1t IS established; but /
say 1t Is, after all, local law. 1t Is nothing /
more. ana Wherever that local law does net /
extend, property IN persons does not exist. |
Well, sir' what Is now the demand On the /
part OF cur Southern friends? They say =
we VIII carry cur local law with us wherever |
we go. we insist that Congress does us IN
justice unless 1t tesabilshes II the Territories
IN Which we wish to 80 with our own local /
law. Ihls demand tor one resist, and shall
resist, 1t goes upon the idea that there Is an
inequality, unless persons under this local
law, and holding property by authority Of
that law, can 90 into new territory and there
establish that local law, to the exclusion Of
the general law.
Now, our friends seem to think that an