The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-10-31
From the Sanlac JeEersonan.
Mr.. r. III Thompson the slavery O"es-
ttou and Free Homesteads.

We give below some extracts from the speech
es made in this village, by the Hon. +. ii. Ihonl-
son, Democratic candidate for Representative IN
this District. Surely the Sentiments no ntters
before his constituents ought TO be extensively
circulated and as the Democratic Leader y Gut
st-does not herald them iorth-we take the
liberty of selecting few paragraphs from the
speeches Of this man Of large legislative expe-
rence and ability"
First, on the peculiar institution :"-On Iri-
day evening, 2Sth ultimo, in this village, he
Proclaimed" do rot stand up TO defend slave
ry-I am hot in favor Of slavery, but We always
had slavery, and always will have II; and while
all other sins are denounced in the Bible, there
is not one word against slavery from Genesis 10
Revelations. Wherever slavery il profitable,
men will have it. Slavery may be crime, but
while men can make money out of it, they Will
have slavery. The same is true in regard 10
other crimes-ior example, you have men here
among YOU making money out OF that which IS
q crime, such As gambling aud the sale OF ardent
spirits. Why, in the name of God, did not Con-
| gress prohibit polygamy in Utah Because
they could not. A man may go out there and
| have fifteen or twenty wives, OF as many as lat
can support. God knows one is enough have
found il So"
| I'm the above we have beautiful illustration
of 1.-THE great principle" Following out TIN;
mode of reasoning, that men will have what the.
consider profitable in the territories, aud tina
" 10 power on earth can prevent them, anC
| the only conclusion 10 De arrived al Is, that |
number of horse thieves and murderers ms,
band themselves together and migrate TO one
the territories Of the United States, live an:
thrive there--call a convention, get up constr
tuition with clause permitting and sanctlohih:
horse thieveing or murder, or highway robbery
or any other crime in the calendar, apply Tor al
mission into the Union as y sovereign State, ant
under such constitution it becomes the duty o
Congress 10 admit them, mo power on earii
being able TO hinder them
On the following Monday, Oct. lst, Mr.. Thorn
son gave Us the benefit of the following:
" Any man who would take forty acres G
land under that law tour free homestead law
ought 10 be sent to the States Prison.
In regard to slavery, he put forth tie follow
ing in his last speech here:
at is ordained that the negro should work i
the rice and cotton fields and no where else
The Almighty has designated by soil and cilmat
where slavery should exist in our country-ha
lived the hounds-ani it is no use for men I
intefere with it, Higher Power has ordained
! and no power on earth can change it-couI
stop it where it is destined to go, nor force
where il is ordained not TO GO
| Now, if these things bc so, We thiuk III
great principle Of popular sovereignty is scat
tered 10 the four winds The Douglas Democrat
| in these parts were not willing TO go to 'hes
lengths prcs ious the appearance iii our midst {
f this great champion of popular sovereignty; bu
now we presume, they prepared. Wonde
why they don't report, in full, the speeches {
their candidate for Representative in Congress