Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1860-03-08

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Court has decided it to be Con~,itu-
tional. and i, to be enforced. be-
lieve the Fugitive Slave Law Of 1893
BY Gen. Washington, /,
effective, and much less obi
Gus. than the existing law. Do you
ii,cover any Abolitionism in thar?--
Does any Democrat discover it? Doe.
any man who deserves to he outside Of
a lnuatie asylum OF peni,ent;ary make
q charge OF A5olitionism against that?
RESTRICTION or SLAVERY.
/ am an Aboii,ionis;, it is said
because | propose to restrict the cx-
tension OF slavery. Gentlemen.
stand where Henry Clay stood. erect
no new affairs, ! introduce no new
form of Worship. He said, no earthly
power shall induce me to vote for q
: pecifc measure for the introduction
of slavery where il had not before ex-
i,ted.' So say I ant | say with him,
that no human power shall ever com
pei me to interfere with slavery where
it legally exists in the different States
by virt.c Of local law. | prefer free
institutions, because / am here 10 en.
JOY them.
The people of Kentucky. Tennes-
see and Carolina prefer their lave in
that is their business. ant
not mine. and we have no tight, n,
power, ami no disposition to meddl'
with them. There is the extent OF m,
Abo.iiionism. lam willing to stan
upon the platform Of the great com
moner,' whose memory we so mnci
revere, and whose name we 50 muci
love. Let that sentiment, non 'exien
SION Of slavery into the Territories 0
the Uniie,l States. blazon upon ever,
banner and swell every battle.eiy unit
the O1,ober election. Is there any
Abol,ioni>m ia ali this p? What j, ia,
historical connection ot the diileren
parties ln,he United Slates, in reSpec
to this question oL>lasery ~
HELPER'S ) CRISIS. ~
Y word here, les; | forget it, some
thing has been said O. Helpers book
never inlorsed the book; refused I,
subscribe for the book; never rea'
the book. bat | have read extract
from it Which. never could inlorse -
Good Cod do | desire TO stir up cisi
war in Kentucky. where the ashes %
all my blood relations lie? No, sir
we have no right to interfere witt
Kentucky. and | have no such desire
So much for the Helper book.
SLAVERY AND PARTIES.
What is the connection in time,
past cf the Democratic party with ihi,
controversy about slavery ? You al,
familiar with the argument, but th'
risk of fatiguing you. to the contrar,
notwithstanding, must recapltulat,
somewhat
Before the adoption of the presen
Constitution. slavery was an exciting
element in American politics; storm,
debates were had on 1t in the old Con
gresS. from 1874 to l1S7. The frs
proposition was by Mr.. Jefferson. tc
exclude slavery from the Territories
That proposition failed to receive tn
votes Of a majority of two-thir,ls o
the Congress. In l7S1 the proposi
ton was introduced 10y Nathan Dan,
Of Massachusetts,, and it became law
and we are here, or the most of us are
because that ordinance did pass. be
cause we prefer free Institutions,
appeal to the Kentuckians who ar,
seated around me, to tell me WHY ar,
you here ? Simply becansc SLAYER,
was not here. Dii yon leave Hcn,uc
ky because there were more nobl
souls on earth ? Diiyou leave Ken
tncky because you could fml bette
society upon the green earth than ex
i>,s there? Are there any men NOR
noble than the pioneer descendants O
Boone. AMI OF llaIdin.an. those othe
men who brought the ax.anlthe Bible
AMI general civilization into the State
No. sin! You left Kentucky beraus
you preferred tree Institutions. Tha
is the reason you mast give.
Heretofore this question has assun,
ell. when agitatei. always scc'iona
a>pect-not wholly sectional pe,hap
before the las; thirty years. The Or
'ltnance of 81 was passed. lioweveI
by the united voice AMI votes of Mort
anil South. and unicr that Onlinanc
this county was devoted TO the inter
e>ts Of freedom. it was male by ths
one act tn. nobicst residence for free
men which the maniIi .en.e OF kin
Providence ever spread upon the earil
You are satisfied wit. II. You woal
not change ii if you hal tho power
II. then. you do no, desire to chang