Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1860-04-05

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The Hon. T. P. STANTON. OF Kan
sas. has been talking very scceptably
to the Republicans of Connscticut.--
We make few extracts from one Of
his speeches:
II was his honest belief that the
Democratic party at this day was fair
ly to be called the representative Of
the interests OF the slsvehoiding peo-
pie of the Confederscy. (Applauss)
The Republican party had become the
representative Of free society. which
the Southern people pronounce fail
urc. (Applause. He had not the
prejudices of most against the slave
institution. lie thought the South
perfectly justified in retaining Slavery
under their present circumstances
He thought his audience in the same
circumstances. in contact with the
same number of Africans. would, no
doubt, hold them In subordination.-
But he believed that the South shonld
ameliorate the condition of the slaves.
and abandon the idea that Slavery
must be perpetual. If the slaves were
to be free in some future generation
they ought to be gradually improved
for a state of freedom. (Applause.
The Southern negro was different
from the Northern. They were half
civilized. incapable of taking care of
themselves, and 10 turn them loose
would he the greatest calamity that
could befall the North and South
All the white races OF Europe and
Asia have been slaves. The condition
of Slavery has been universal at some
period, and at certain point of prog
ress Slavery is natural. When max
ing this remark on one occasion, he
had been accused Of calling Slavery a
Divine institution. He said no such
thing. He made the simple general
ization that all the white races at some
period mad established Slavery. But
Slavery disappears before progress
Its disappearance is equally natural.
for liberty is also natural in certain
stage of development. Nothing can
prevent the emancipation of Southern
slaves but the intermixture of addi'
tional Africans to keep the blacks
savage and degraded. (Applause. j.
In this contest, though he was willing
to concede Southern rights. he felt
that the Republican party. represent
ing free institutions as against slave
institutions, demanded his indorse-
ment, because of the two he thought
freedom the better. (Applause.) 1t
was impossible to avoid this conflict
Ideas and principles are inhexible.
and can not be annihilsted. 1t was
impossible to avoid conflict between
the free and slave systems. rl,.
He excepted the fact that existed in
the nature of things, that opposite
ideas would conflict until the truth
should prevail. This conflict should
not be an angry. violent, and danger
Gus one, overthrowing the peace Of the
government. (Applause.)
While he believed that were the
two sections oe the Confederacy sepa-
rate, wars might arise between them,
our plan of union was such as to pre-
l
vent such strife. Although such q
difference among nations of Europe
might create blood shed, such a con-
tingency was prevented by the ties oi
! common brotherhood between the
North and South. If any conflict Of
arms should come. it would be in the
Territories or on account of them
He believed that the only peaceable
and legitimate solution of the question
would be through the people of the
Territories themselves He held it to
be demonstrable, that no future State
could ever ask to enter the Union as a
slaveholding State, provided the peo'
pie were allowed to regulate their own
affairs. Well had Mr. Seward said
The battle has been already fought,
and the victory won." (Applause.
/ When he found the Democrats clearly
abandoning Popular Sovereignty. and
t the Republicans favoring the exercis'
| ofpower by Congress to keep Slavery
out Of the Territories. he soon founC
/ the Republicans assuming the forsak
en- ground of the Democracy. an
: himself fighting side by side will
, them in Kansas. The Democrats
e party had yet to purge itself Of wrong
while the Republicans stood by thei
principles OF freedom. (Applsuse.)
a The Senatorial Inquisition-Plan
/, th ofJohn Brown.
/ Horace White Of the Chicago pres
!, and Tribune. who was summoned {
: Washington TO testify before th