The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-07-05

| non, practically, tno reverse OF all THIS IS
true. The exceptions arc only ia a few
of The border counties Of slave States, ad-
joining the free States, and in three or
four cities whose commercial intercourse
is extensive in the North. In all these
fifteen Save States. class is dominant
which fills all the offices, and controls the
Legislative, executive, and Judicial de-
partments of the Government. They do
not pretend to be loyal to the national
Constitution, or obedient to the laws pas
scd in pursuance thereof, but claim that
their first and highest allegiance is duo to
their several State governments and their
institution of human slavery. They care
nothing for the Union, except 20 far as it
subserves their purposes Of building up
extending their peculiar institution, and
perpetuating their own political power.
They trample upon all treaties, compacts,
and compromises on this continent, and
neither respect or obey any law or judi
cial decision that does not sustain their
Iimpcrious demands for special legislation
and protection.
Trained In the disunion school Of Cal
houn, they reject not only the teachings
of the fathers, but the doctrines of that
Christianity which cnjoius upon all, ,wheth-
er as individuals, communities, or States
the duty of doing unto the least and weak
est as they would that others should do
unto them. Hence in all the slave States
the constitutional rights of an American
citizen arc not respected; the constitution.
al guarantee for free speech and free
press is q mockery; free schools and an
enlightened Christianity an impossibility.
The laws to suppress the slave trade are
openly disregarded; and violence and mob
law reign supreme. The laborers npon
whose toll these States exist are slaves.
and have been declared not to be citizens
though born upon the soil, but simply
persons with no moral, social, or natural
rights, that the dominant race are bound
to respect, if the mere ipSe digt of the
Supreme Court is to be regarded as law.
Their obedience and subjugation are Sc
cured by enactment and usages the most
barbarous and tyrannical ever known to
man. a reign Of terror secures the obe-
dience and cooperation oithe poor whites;
and because ofthis submission, they are
claimed as loyal friends of the institution
of slavery. But their loyalty is, in fact
humiliating submission to the privileged
class-a submission as abject In most Of
these fifteen States as is the submission
of the most spirit -humbled slave. The
guarantees of the national Constitution,
so far as they affect the individual rights
of an American citizens, are denied alike
to all men who are not Of this privileged
class or their open allies; and to be an
American citizen secures no protection
from insult and outrage unjust imprison-
ment and terrible punlshments, and even
death. So complete is this reign of ter
ror that no man can print, or speak, OF
preach, or pray, unless he does it in the
manner prescribed by this privileged class.
These two torms OF government and soci-
city are the antipodes of each other, and
cannot co.cxist and peacefully endure
There must, of necessity, be serious con
flicts and constant struggles for the as
cendancy; and eventually the one mus
give way to the other. There is then
an =" irrepreSsiJlc conflict" as the distin
guished Senator from New York has said
between the two forces or forms of gov
ernment and society; and it will con,in
ne until freedom or slavery shall have
complete domination in every department
Of the Government.
This privileged class, with Calhoun
and his political disciples, have had, will
the exception of one or two short inter
walls. almost complete possession OF every
department Of the national Government
for the past twenty years. Taking ad
vantage of the woll,known loyalty of tn,
people Of the free States 10 the Constitu
! tion and the Union, and their habtual re
| spect for all laws and decisions of the ju
= dical department Of the Federal an,
, State governments, they have, by threat
) cning 10 dissolve the Union, and by ap
| peals made in the sacred name Of Dcmoc
racy, secured the corporation and aid o
thousands Of patriotic citizens in the fire.
I States who are conscientiously oppose,
+, to the institution of slavery. They hav
: thus been enabled to obtain and keep pos
| session of every department of the Gov
: crnment, and so TO shape its Legislative
/, executive. and judicial action as to foster
j build up, and extend this monstrou
Q wrong OF human Slavery, and mako it
$ national, instead of State and local in
= stitution, il the Dred Scott decision is
c be taken and held, as tho President an
a his party declare it is, the correct inter
g probation of the Constitution.
$ / propose, Mr.. Chairman, to show th
g House and tho country how one depart
! ment of the Government has been taxi
f possession OF by this privileged class
o mean the supreme judiciary. l propof
C to show that, while they have been preacl
: ing concessions and compromises TO u!
If they have for years been secretly 40
l. cautiously at work to obtain complct
is control Of this important, as well as MOI
l. dangerous, department of the Fedcri
r Government. That this department Of Il
&c Government is dangerous, think the hi,
IN tory of its usurpations since its organic
rs lion will show.
n The opinions of some of the ablost ME
h; of the Revolution many of whom oppo
SO ed the organization Of this court with Il
ID powers granted to it, and predicted wi
I'd singular foresight tho dangers to whie
I'd Tho rinhin Of ninunms and snvnrairn Stat