The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-06-06
TRUE PRINCIPLES OF MODERN DE.
MOCRACY- SQUATTER SOVERElGN.
TYANDTHE AFRICAN sLAVE.TRADE.

A Speech by Mr.. Gaulden Of Gen gia
Delivered iu the Democratic Con-
rention at Charleston on Tuesday
May 1st. 1860.
70 The following speech Of Mr.. Gaul-
den, of Georgia, in the Charleston Conven.
tion May LIST. is specimen brick Of Mod.
ern Democratic doctrine Mr. Gaulden ev-
identity intends to stick to northern Democ-
racy for be believes they will sooner or Ia
ter "go in" for Slave code. So do We
all save the honest masses:
Mr.. President and fellow Democrats
As l stated to you few moments ago, /
have been confined to my room by severe
indisposisiOn, but learning Of the commo-
ton and the intense excitement which were
existing upon the questions before this body,
l felt it to be my duty, feeble as was, to
drag myself out to the meeting Of my dele.
cation, and when there | was surprised to
find large majority Of that delegation vo-
ting to secede at once from this body.
disagree with those gentlemen. re.
gret to disagree with my berethern from
the South upon any Of the great questions
which interests our common country. l
am Southern States Rights man l be-
lieve am one Of those Southern men who
believe that Slavery is right. morally, re.
ligiously. socially, and politically. Zap
plause. l believe that the institution of
Slavery has done more for this country.
more for civilization, than all other interests
put together. l believe if it were in the
power Of this country to strike down the
institution of Slavery, it would put civiliza-
tion back 200 years Holding then. this
position, that Slavery is right in the point
Of view l have stated, l would demand of
the General Government our whole rights
in this regard. l believe that the General
Government by the constitution never had
any right to legislate upon ttis subject. l
believe that our government was confede-
ration of States for certain specified objects
with limited powers; that the domestic re-
lations of each State are to be and should
be left to themselves, that this eternal
Slavery question has been the bone of con-
tention between the North and South, which
if kept in the Halls of Congress must
break up this Government. l am one of
those who believe in non.intervention, eth.
er in the States or the Territories. Ap-
plause. l am not in favor Of breaking up
this Government upon an impractlcable Is
sue, upon mere theory, a mere abstraction.
Applause. Practically it can be of no
consequence to the South for the reason
that the infant has been strangled before it
was born. Laughter.
You have cut off the supply of slaves +;
you have crippled the institution of slavery
in the States by your unjust laws, and it is
mere folly and madness now to ask for pro-
tection for nonentity, for thing which is
not there. We have no slaves to car
ry to these Territories. We can never
make another slave State with our present
supply Of slaves. But if We could, it would
not be wise for the reason. that if you make
another slave State from our new terrific
ries with the present supply of slaves. you
will be obliged to give up another State,
either Maryland, Delaware or Virginia, to
Free soil upon the North.
tell you fellow Democrats, that the
African slave trader is the Union man
Cheers and laughter l tell you that the
slave trading of Virginia is more immoral
more unchristian in every possible point o.
view, than that African Slave trade which
goes to Africa and brings heather and
worthless man here, makes him useful
man, christianizes him, and his posterity
down the stream Of time to join in the bless
ings of civilization. [Cheers and laughter
Now. fellow Democrats, so far as any pub
lie expression Of opinion of the State o
Virginia-the great slave trading State o
Virginia-has been given, they are all op
posed to the African slave trade.
Dr. Reed of Indiana-I am from Indi
ana. and am in favor of it.
Mr.. Gaulden-Now, gentlemen. We art
told. upon high authority that there is a Ger
tain class Of men who strain at gnat anC
swallow a camel Now. Virginia. which
authorizes the buying of christian men. sepa
rating them from their wives and children
from all the relations and associations ami,
whom they have lived for years, rolls u
her eyes in holy horror when l would g
to Africa. buy savage. aud introduce hin
to the blessings of civilization and Christ
ainity. (Cheers and laughter)
Mr.. Rydners of N. You can get on
or two recruits from New York to join wit
. you.
, The President-The time of the gentle
man has expired. (C1ies Of 70 on.)
3 The President stated that if it was th
unanimous wish of the Conuention, the gel
tleman could proceed.
: Mr.. Gaulden--Now. fellow democrat
the slave trade in Virginia forms might
and powerful reason for its opposition
= the African slave trade, and in this remar
l do not intend any disrespect to my frien(
from Virginia. Virginia, the mother
States and of statesmen. the mother of Pre-
!. idents. l apprehend may err as we'll as ot
er mortals. l am afraid that her error
, this regard, lies in the promptings Of Il
almighty dollar. 1t has been my fortul
E to 90 into that noble old State to buy fe
darkies. and l have had to pay from 81
900 to $4,000 head, when / could 90
J Africa and buy better negroes for s:
, apiece. (Great laughter) Now. UNIQUE
:, tionably. it is to the interest of Virginia
- break down the African slave trade VIII
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