The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-01-25
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is SLAVERY RIGHT?

We admire the style Of Mr.. CHARLES
O'CoNNER. In his defense of Slavery,
he is open, bold, direct He made the
Leading speech in defence Of that crime
al the great Union meeting in New York.
The committee wishing to publish re-
port of that meeting addressed note to
Mr.. O'Conner, requesting copy of his
speech. To this he responds with the
following direct reply:
GRxrLEMEN:-The measure you pro-
pose meets my entire and hearty ap2ro-
val .s-. g.
have long thought that our disputes
concerning Negro Slavery would soon ter
inmate if the public mind could be drawn
to the true issue, and stca lily fixed upon
it. To effect this object was the sole aim
of my address.
Though its ministers can never permit
the NV of the land to be questioned by
private judgment, there is, nevertheless,
such thing rs natural justice. Natural
Justice has the Divine sanction; and It is
impossible that any human Law which
conflicts with it should long endure:
You all will admit, that within certain
limits, Mt least, our Constitution does con-
tain positive guarantees for the preserve
ton of Negro Slavery in the old States
through MI time, unless the local LegIs-
latures shall think fit to abolish it. And,
consequently, if Negro Slavery, however
humanely administered or iudiciously reg
ulated. be an institution which couiijcts
with natural Justice and with Gods law,
surely the most vehement and extreme
admirers of John Browns sentiments are
rioht: and their denunciations against the
Constitution, and against the most hal
lowed names connected with it, are per-
fsctly justifable. 80
The friends of truth-the patriotic A
,mericans who would sustain their coun
try's honor against foreign rivalry, AID
defend their country's interests against all
ASSISTANTS, err greatly when they contend
with these men on any point but one
Their general principles eannotbe refu-
tad. their logic is irresstibie; the error,
ifany there be, is in their promises
They assert that Negro Slavery is I'M
inst. This, and this alone ofall they say,
Is capable Of being fairly argued a
gainst. 7es aa a.A S,
If this proposition cannot be refuted,
our Union cannot endure, and it ought
not to endure. E
Onr NEGRO bondmen can neither be ex-
terminated nor transported TO Africa
Tbev are too numerous for either proc
sss. and either, Impractical, would involve
a violation of humanity. If they were
emancipated, they would relapse into bar
barism, or set Of negro states would
arise in our midst, possessing political
equality, and entitled to social equality
The division of parties would soon make
the negro members, powerful body IL
Conoress-would place some of them IN
bioh political stations, and occasionally
admit one of them into the Executive
chair. --.rEv rrEy
!. vain to say that this could be en-
dursd, it is simply impossible.
- What then remains to be discusseds
a.s The negro race is upon US. With I
Sgf1on-titution which held them in bond
ARE. our Federal Union might be pre-
served; but if so holding them in. bond
noe be Forbidden thingby God and N a
tire We cannot lawfully SO hold them
and the Union must perish. bas s. i,
This IS the inevitable result of that con
Act which has now reached It's eli
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Among US at theNorth, the soleqIues
,;on for rejection, study, and friendly IN
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