, 1860-07-16

ehy. From he beginning, iii lte rfsssit nosti
ofthc 1scpubiio-ths Presidency, ths Vice Pres
ideucy, HeatH in the Cabinet, seats in tho Su.
preme court-seeu to have been almost per-
retns!ly II their hants. At this moment. the
Tree States, with double the population Of the
Judges OF the Supreme Court; and Of these
four it must be said three are Northern men
with Southern principles; and in the humber
placee nt tho Departments. the enme e1traordi-
nary dispfaporhon prevails: Out Of the whole
States. but mostly with Southern principles,
and s06 from the slave States. These instances
| are typical. Thers il nothing fp the National
Government which the 0lgafchy does not ap.
| propriate. Down to this moment It has held
the keys Of eyery otiice, from the President to
| IFS bidding. Il orgunizes Courts It directs
| fhs Army and Navy. It manages every de.
| p:r,ment Of public bnsinesss. It 1resides over
tie census. It controls the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition. founded BY the generous charities Of
foreigner. to promoter 7he interests Of mankind.
Audit subsidies the National Press, alike il
tia National Capital and in the renotest vii
lAses Of the North.
In maintaining its power, the Slave Oliearrhy
has applied q test for Office very different from
| kl1t 0l @EAE1p0A@ Ii AG AQne6L{ l$ ne fAJt6.
| full TO the Constitution These things are Ill
| forgotten now in the single question, which
| signalizes the great change which has taken
| p'.ce, Is he faithful to slavery." With ar
fnsant ostraclstn, it excludes from every na>
tonal Office all Who cannot respond to this test
| So complete a8d Irrational has this tyranny be.
come, that at This moment while now speak,
could Washington. or Jefferson, or Fsnukl,S, or
| John Jay, once more descend from their spbsres
ahove. 10 1niugle in our atai1s, and bless Us
with sleir wisdom, not one OF them, with his re-.
| cord Of unrftractfd opinions on Slavery could
| receive nomination for the Presidency from
either branch Of the disided Democratic party,
| or from thnt other political combination, known
as Tho Union party; nor, stranger still, could
| either OF these salnted patriots, whose names
a'"ae open perpetual fountain Of gratitud, ia
a1l your hearts, be confirmed by the Senate Of
the United States for any political junction
whatever, not even for tue local Office Of Post
! master. What now say amid your natural
| establishment hare often sud before in 3D.
dressing tue people, and I have more than once
uttered from ny seat in the Senate, aud no msn
there has made answer, for no man who has sat
in its secret sessions and there learned the test
which is practically applied, could make ans-
wcr; and ask you to accept this statement as
my testimony, derived from the experience
which has been my lot: Yes, fellow citizens,
bad this test prevailed IN the earlier days,
Washiagton--hrst in war. first in pence, irsEin
the hearta Of hts countrymen-eould not have
been created generatissimo nf the American
e9n'a dre, no. nase M 1assn ns place
Independence; aud Franklin could not have
gene forth to France with the commission of
the infant Republic 10 secure the inva auabls al
lance Of that ancient Kingdom; nor could John
Jay, as first Chief Justice, have lent to our in
fant Judiciary the grace Of his name and char
acter.
Standing on the bent necks Of an enslaved
r.ca-wi,ii fnnr n!linns nj human heinvx os tha
b1sct o,srh1e f.arvaf,ics to sup,,o~t ~ 1"rar
lie Save OIiearcby erects itseif into lordls
cns.a which h7ooEs m onnos;.;on. Rut when
sneak Of caste I mean uofhine truiy no1te. ami
ar;stoc,atic. As despotlsm is simnly aS ahu:c
of n.ouarchv. 50 an oii9arcby ia sirn}v an ahusa
~ aristnersrv. nnlass + he th.t mnet rn,1pr of
ali. the ar1stocracy Of the skin." Dei,rered
from slavery. md having the interests Of sayerr
| always in view, our oligatchy must usturaly
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uAss s'N ,s1u ,l1s e.+ .te. >1ees W ~"
h!l tnnt IS oao IL aaseFJ-its auaacilT, IT'S I'M
morality. It's crue.ts, US robbery, l's meannesa,
rs ignorance, ''s s nhsoarous a;1sssaso Q! hamau
oollgat'on, muat a'i &C 1ept'uncea IN lts repre-
| sentative: !! rs eoneateny nesAatea at noth'ng
tp serse Us setaah ehas, II s!np1! acts IN har-
mony "ltn e'asety' lroua ~oee !; draws US hie-
oso9d. iita EeasP % po"ee n1s :ke tnc h9nca-
| h4ek Nchata; II IA !s!seooou i. copies 1ago,
| and IL in character 1t Is as brutal as the un-
taught Ga'ioln.
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DISHONESTY or THE SLAVE POWER.
Tbe seul slckens in contemplating the aets of
/ dishonest tvracny which haye hctn nernatrataj
by this do1niuccrinr power. I cannot rive
| tLeir history now. but looking at the aid His.
souri, Compromise, founded on the admission
| Of Missouri as u xtarc State, and in cons;dera.
ton thereof the prohibition Of slavery in othrr
ou1lyipy territory. and seeing how-af1er nm ar.
o.icscenca OF thirty. two Years. md The irr..
clamable POSSESSION by slavery Of its esnecial
| share in Tie provisions Of Ibis Compromise-in
violation ol sys!y 9o'1ga''on Of honor, compact
| disregard Of the outgnshing sentiments Of III
Tas ogrrtu1ned and tie vast reaon p tne@
as Kansas and Nebraska was opened to slavery.
| Looking aeSt Ut the Juggling tltl by which this
was accomplished, aecias,ns tbat ITS object was
d,,na.,;e ;nl';,,;cn1 IN 1a;r tsn ar ~. y 'ae1 J
seeing how, in spite of these express words,
the courageous settlers there were left prey
TO iuvad1nk hordes from Missouri, Who, cnter-
| ing the Territory. organized 4 usurpatioo,
| "Alcn ~ rnslttse !av rtoccedcH 10 ih>teu sia-
vsry upon that beautiful soil, aud to surround
it With acode OF dcathi looking at the Lecotnp
ton Constitution, that masterpiece Of wicked
cnntrlvanee, by 'slic'' this same people, in or
] ganiz:ng fos State, were frauduftntly prevent
ed from passing upoa tue question OF slavery
aud seeing how the infamous counterfeit,
though repudiu'ed by the people, was openly
adopted 1y tue President, and By him cor
ruptly urged upon CongEesa, with Ill the power
o. E's Aom1Eistra'loa. 10y Looking at these things
anu otneEs "nlcn h!l Inc mlnd, feel how vain
ms to expect truce or compromise with the
slave oi,gafcns; rnn'c III iath, no compact
can b!nd T. whlie aiI interpretations Of the Con.
sthnf'on. tt'ehals 70 freedom. though sanction
dsn,s nrs rrcsremon,n,siv r.;s.tsd rp'. ptsGs.
the incompatible poem OF Gosih, on being told
that in he'll Itself the Laws prevail, says;
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| IN w1,ci, Vanh;s,onh;1.a ranloe.
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CORRUPTION THE OFFSPRING OF stAvERr.
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Ia ser 1hat lie cnrruni;ons H. which tha
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