The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-07-18

| ment does not restrain them from the sisui6-
cant atsurdity of demanding for their sisves
not merely the territory already beloaging 10
and Mexico. If the South have sny re.son for
aiding encouraging, aud shielding. the 6libus-
ter, which they are willing 10 declare. il is
| iound, unquestiOnably, in this pretence. Thi,
| Is. then. their position. and to the maintenance
OF which. rs infer. they mean. sooner or later
TO commit the Democratic party. and 10 have
| Recognised by Congressional action. II NAV
be thus plainly stated: slaves are now % hish
| III price and land 50 low. as to show great
demand for the former; and therefore the for.
eign slave trade must be renewed, and the lava
abolishing it repealed. Then. again. slave ter
| ritory must be added. to afford an outlet far
surplus labor; and 10 acquire it, treaties must
be broken down. the national honor tarnishssl
and the country, if needs be- eribroiled in ser
vile civil, and foreign wars. Here, presume.
we are to look for that true conservative ma
tionalsm which. under the patronizing guidance
of Presidents, Cabinets. and small officials
brands Northern devotion 10 the Union. the
Constitution. the laws. and the sound principles
OF republican government, As sectional and un-
| friendly. Such demands must lie resisted Ia tn.
! last They can mean but one thing; and. un-
checked, they can end in but one thing-unlim-
ited slavery expansion. and the subsection of
| the North.
| Souoierh statesmen and politicians, resting
upon The CONCLUSION. 10 force slavery into the
mastery over freedom. the North is mot only 10
Toe shackled. but weakened BY starvation Di-
rectng all their efforts to erect line of slave
lNitiements around the free States We could
| scarcely expect them ~ strengthen our means
oi resistance, and consequently We must not be
surprised to lind all kindly and genial leRisla
tion denied Us. Those who see nothing sieuif.
cant IN the failure here, or in the Senate Of all
measures conducive to the interests of Northern
capital and labor, are invariably the least re-
fectivc of our people, and those who are most
safely relied upon to make up party Conyen-
tions. and 80 to shape their faces as 10 receive
masters smile. The North ask but a fair
share of the benefits Of Government. and they
will soon have il, in the only way by which Il
should he reached: by doing equal and exact
justice, and by forcing others to follow their ex.
ample. 1t is possible, know, that. mortified
by defeat, those who drive US to this resolve
may desire to follow the example Of Sardanap-
alus, to fire the temple and perish in the flames;
but We will save both it and them
Sir, this discussion has been 70 me by no
means pleasant one but the general charge
OF fanatcism so constantly thundered against
| the North, because Of mere individual delin-
quencies, has become SO nauseating, that have
felt myself forced into it. l have stated nv
facts and drawn my conclusions They are true
and Legitimate, and ] throw them before the
country, desiring but an impartial judgment
| upon tnem. terminate the accusers. and prove
them guilty oi the charge they themselves pre-
Ter. Inc South are the accusers, and sectional
ism their accusation; and how can they explain
away the circumstances have arrayed against
then-requiring the church 10 justify slavery;
driving the North into an acquescence in their
demands, that the Union may be shielded; clo-
sing the doors against fIee States, until the ca
precious price hxed ior Their admission is paid,
prosecuting PRESIDENTS to Southern schemes;
using the enunclatlons ot party Tor local aud
selnsh purposes py allowing or denying sover-
eishty 20 the people, as tneir interests may IN
cline; diaegarding the most sacred compacts
and statutes, IN re-Opening the slave trade and
encouraging land piracy to build up slave
States; and Withholding all legislation iavOring
the growth and prosperity OF the NorthY Ger
tain II ~ II fh', Nn!th ever enfered the iiste Tor
III tne race.
MI. chairman, you value higniy your title to
American ciuzensnip, because IL Is honorable
IL mas oeen maze so Ny tne natura! operaeons
Oh tne poiilcai system under wnlch we i've:
Our CONSTITUTION was framed IN iiberallty and
justice; anu un'u recently we nave all rever-
enced IL. its humane principles, ratner IMAM
soil anu ciih@te' nave maze us great nat'on
IL recognizes no mrtnrignt Preroganves end
disposes, as lar as possible, oi all artanc'ai dis
tinctions between men. IL records no single
seiiish thought; ON the contrary, ns pniian
, thropy Is as proad as tne eartn. IL mas made
our country ia1ner 10 tne iatneriess, refuge
for the pursued and persecuted-the citadel oi
freedom IT mas doubled our population, Peo-
pied new STATES, increased productive ener-
prise, vindlcated us origin ana estapiished tne
sacred character OF lis m,saon. As taf n n.i-
man forecast can discover, the only obstacle I'D
the broad road Ot empire which irovidence
, seems to have mar ked Out Tor US Is the connict
OF sectional institutions and interests tnls
: cannot he prevented, It certainly need not be
. encouraged. have NO right, directly or lndi'
: rectly, to interfere with The domestic estauisn
. ments of my friend In South carolina, ana
: deny his right to interfere with NINE. we arr
: both shielded by the same law. u! mine nas'
merits to recommend them above has, and pow
: err and influence beyond bis, that II ms III ior
3 tune or his Ill choice, and he must not quarre
Z with me on that account much less contene
J. that his shall be accepted karIy Chr'@'sniiy
y disturbed the business of Demetrus, iessenlne
q the demand ior silver shrines but be WAS no.
, justified on that account Tor insIstng upon tn'
e worship oi Diana Eacn must pe ieit 10 tn'
" people, for 'heir unrestricted acceptance ot re
d lection, ~ advantage, convenience, or Isney
3 may dictate They VAL eventualiy difpose
lie all such difficulties, whether we VIII IL OF not
NJ 1t IL popular power SIR; that mas made
I'd what We are; IL viii lead us Oh 70 oA..n
s. mares, and awake TO blissiui reaiIues; ProPnt