Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-12-27

ai,caus 6iered that Everybody against IT, and that it
was ia course of ULTIMs"E EXTINCTION
I'VE are now far into fifth year since policy in
itated the avowed object and confident promise OF
putting an slavery agitation Under the operati
of that policy that agitation only ceased but
constantly augmented In opinion will not cease
until crisis shall have been reached an passed.
du ided against itsef cannot stnd beieue is Coz
cerTment cannot endure rmanently half sGoe and half
free DO not expect the Union to be dssoL ed do not
DIVIDED: IT ONE THING OR ALL
Either the cppnoen Of saDeTy a0,a ARREST The further
spread of It, and place 1t Uhere the public mind shall rest
the belief that is IN The course ULTIMATE EXTINCTION
its advocates will push it forward till it shall become alike
lawful in all the States OLD as well as North well
South
Commenting on this, he afterwards said
only said what expected ccoud take place. made
prediction only it NAV have been foolish perhaps
in of ultimate do noe0, hooeuer
hete3 need be no longer any difficulty about that"
" IL were IN Congress- and vote should come up on a
question whether slavery should be prohibited in Ter
rtory, IN spite 1 the Ured Scott declSlon would VOTE TIL AT
1T SHOULD
What do say is that no man good enough govern
another man 0ltOut the other mans consent say tins Is
plDbliCdniSm Our Declaration of independence says:
" We hold these truths 10 be seevdent,-that all men
created equal that they are endowed by their Creator
with certain lnaienabe rights that among these are he
and the pursuit of happiness that to these
rights governments instituted among men, DERIVING
their Just po1er from the consent Of the 90U9ned
" have quoted much at this time merely to show that
according to ancient faith the of government
are derived from the of the governed Now the
relation of and slave is pro tdto UoluOn Of S
principle The Ter not only governs the SldUe without
his consent but be governs him by e of rules altogether
different those which he pres:ribes for himself Allow
all the governed EQUAL VOICE IN THE GOVERNMEAT and
that and that only is, seltgOVernment.
Again. in a speech delivered in Chicago, during the
last Presidential election which we find published in
the Illinois State Journal the State organ of the Black
Republican iry Of Illinois, the 10th of September,
1856, Mr. Lincoln sad
'Ihat idea in political opinion, the begin
ming was and until recently continued to be- the eqeay of
although
whatever inequality there seemed to he matter of
necessity constant working has been steady pro-
gress towards the PRACTICAL EQUALITY OF ALL MEN.
Let past dhererces as nothing be- and with steady eye
the real issue, let reiDaugurae the good old central
ideas of the Republic We do it. The human heart is
with God is with We sha again he able to de-
clare that all the States States equal yet that all
citizens citizens equal but renew the broader bet
ter declaration, including both these and much more that
all men are created equal"
ct, again. his speech at Chicago, the 10th O.
July, 1858, MIR. Lincoln said
81 should like know if, taking the old Declaration OF
Independence which declares that linen equal upon
principle and making exceptions to It, where will 1t stop
If one it does not mean why not another
say, does not other man If that declaration
is not the truth, let get the statute book in which
find it, and tear out Who is bold to do it If is
nOttrue, let 1t out. [Cries of No nol Let IL
stick to it, then let stand firmly by it, then
Let discard all this quibbing about this and the 9th
er manths and that and the other race beng in
feror and therefore they must be placed an interior
the standard that have left Let
all these things and unite people through
this shall stand up declaring
that all men created equal. leave you.
hoping that the lamp Of liberty wi burn in your bosoms
until there shall longer be doubt that all men
/ ed free and equal"
In these declarations Mr. Lincoln has covered the en-
tire abolition patiOrm-hatred OF slavery, disregard OF
judicial decisions, negro equality, and, matter OF
course, the ultimate extinction of slavery. None OF
these docttncs however, left to inference, far
Mr. Lincoln is concerned, see he has avowed them
in the planest and cearest language. They
ceeded by the bodness of Seward the maignty of Gid
dngS or the nfamy of Garrison 1t was the knowledge
of these facts which induced his nomination by the Re
publican party; and by the free circulation which has
been given to them in the canvass it would seem that
Mr. Lincoln is indebted to their popularity for his cleo
ton The inSinCerty of his dSavOwal Of the doctrine
Of negro equality when pressed to the WALL after the
solemn declarations have quoted is too transparent to
require remark.
Such then, are the sentiments and principles which
an overwhelming ma Ory of the North have endorsed
by their votes for the announced and defended
them.
In this inquiry into the doctrines and principles OF
the Black Republican party, cannot leave unno-
tced the announcements which have been made to the
country by their ablest recognized leaders. Gladly
would turn from the nauseatiug recital but to learn
and appreciate the truth of the CASE we must look to
the whole record, however STEPPED in ntamy or Gov
cred with fsehood afix to these extracts the names
OF the Senators who uttered then-names, | regret tC
say too familiar to all the readers Of American politics
Thus, these dddgonoSc systems are continually coming
into closer contact and COLLISION results Shall tell you
what this collision means? They who think accidental
unnecessary the work of interested fauatca agator
therefore ephemera mistake the altogether 1t
lRREPRESSBLE CONFLICT between opposing enduring
forces, and it that the United States
sooner or LATER become entirely slavehoding nation
entirely free labor nation. Either the and rice
fields Of South Carolina and the sugar plantations of Lou
sana, viii ultimately be titled by free labor, Charles
ton and New Orleans become marts for legitimate chan
disc alone else the rye fields wheat fields Massa
chusets and New ok again be surrendered by their farm
to slave culture and to the production of slaves
Boston New York become market for trade
in the bodies and souls Of men, 1t is the failure appre
hends this great truth that induces many unsuccessful
temp at final compromise between the slave free States
and the existence Of this great fact that renders al
such pretended compromises when made, and EPHE
MERAI."-Lr. Se.odrd.
The interest of the white man demand the ultimate
emancipation of all Whether that shall
be allowed to take effect with neednl and wise precauton
against sudden change and disaster be hur ed b.
violence, Is all that remains for to Seq
ard
Savery be limited to its present bounds; can b.
amelorated 1t can be- and must be abolished and yo
and can and must DO It, The task as simple ano easy
its consumnation will be benecent and its rewards glow
ng only requires to follow this simple rule of action
TO DO everywhere ana on every occasion what
not to neglect refuse to do what at any time be
at that precise time and that particular
we cannot do more. Circumstances determine possibilities
Extend dial welcome to the fugitive who lays his
ry limbs at your door, and defend him you would you
paterna gods"
Z" Corr ect your that slavery has any Constu
on4 Which may not be EEnEAsED and ough
parties of the country into effective aggression 1po
islavery.'-Mr SeaUdrd.
What commentary upon the history of man is the fact
that eighteen years after the death of John Quincy Adams
the people have for their standard bearer baham Lincoln
cOntessng the obligations of the HIGHER LAW which the
Sage of Quincy proclaimed and conendng for veal
for life DEATH in the IRREPREsSBLE CONFLICT between
freedom and slavery desire only to say that we are
the LAST stage of the conflict before the great rumphan
Inauguration of this policy Government Uni
! ted S ates. Mr.. SeIUdrd.
" In what have done cannot claim to have acted from
any particular consideration of the cOored people, sep
arate and distinct class in the community but from the sim
pie conviction that all the individuals of that class
bers Of the community and in virtue of their manhood
entitled to every original right enjoyed by any other
ber We feel therefore, that all legal distinction between
individuals Of the community founded in such crcum
stances color, origin and the like hostile to the
MUS OF Institutions and incompatible with the true thee
of American liberty Slavery and oppression
or American liberty must perish.
In Massachusetts, and in most if not ALL the New Eng
land States the colored and the white absoule
befo the law