The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-01-26
January 26th, 1850.

Democratic party. from Gov. Msgofin, o
Vice President breckenridge. of this thin;
about the higher law or of this eternal con
hiet between free and slave labor.
TIL IGNORED EXPLANATIONS.
But what did Gov. Seward say? Witt
hat characteristic injustice. all the essentia
lad philosophic qualifications OF that expires
sion have been withheld from the free whit
laborers of the South. What says Govsrno
Sewardl Gov. Seward is a long heade,
man. 1t is not denied that. whatsoever b.
may be. he knows what he is about. heart
one of the most distinguished jurists OF tn,
commonwealth of Kentucky say that he hat
the clearest and most philosophic head o
any man in the Union; and what does TIN
clear headed man sayl Does he leave it ca
pable OF perversion? Does he say thai
because slave labor and free labor are incom
patible that the Republican party are going
TO enslave the white men OF the South. or I,
interfere with the slavery now existing in ths
South? No, Sir! l deny that. l will STATE
substantially what he does say. He says
and this is the important item which is lef
out by the Democratic press, that slthoue /
this philosophical conclusion is going on
whether it is the work of this century or o.
the next, or of ten centuries. or of ten thous
and centuries, he does not undertake to de
termine nor can any other man; but he does
say that it will take place; not by violence
not by John Brown raids. or conflicts oil
bloodshed. but peaceably by the amendment
OF the Constitutions and laws of the severa
Southern States themselves.
+ Is there Democrat here unwilling 10 en-.
dorse that method Of settling the conflict
which Democratic papers assert exist? Sup
pose the great people OF the Commonwealth
of Kentucky choose to throw up the barba
ran relic, who shall object? What says your
Democratic authority? Have you not the
right to do il? Is not that the idea? II it
is not here then is a a"higher law"-the law
of Slavery. higher than that of al! Demo
cratic principles, that is, the same Divine
right against which we fought in the British
] king. by which he claimed to rule over us
without our consent. Whatever it be, be it
even the law of God, that is certainly not
Democracy; it is despotism; it is the same
old Divine right of kings. and nothing else.
disguise it as you may. So said Gov. Sew
ard. SO say l, and SO says the Democratic
party. The Republican party in the States
of the U Union say that it is none of their bus
Iiness-that if South Carolina. Kent lcky and
Virginia choose to own slaves by voluntary
consent, by the ascertained will of the ma
iority of the people, let them hold on to the
institution to all eternity. but, it the people
IAs Sn,,th aralina- GAA-a-i~ - ~ =
their omnipotent power, as the sovereigns
|of their own country. choose to abolish 1t IN
a way that seems to them good, 1t is none of
our business; in Gods name, lie, them do it.
That is the doctrine l have always ayowed
in this Commonwealth. that ina much as l
was free born white citizen OF kentucky.
for the freedom of which my fathers stood,
nv sentiments were for the expulsion of this
system from our Commonwealth; but further
than that did not claim to 60 live choose
to abolish or maintain slavery, 1t is our bus
mess. If Virginia, South Carolina or Mis-
souri, chooses to abolish il, it is their business,
and it is an officious intermeddling that tries
to dictate to Kentucky, and say If l be al
lowed to exercise my constitutional rights.
these people are towards. lnasnuch as 1
leave them free to claim their State sover-
ereignty and powers. 1 claim to exercise my
constitutional rights as citizen within the
/ limits OF my own jurisdiction.
That is the doctrine of the Republican
narty. So far as the southern members ol
that party are concerned. they say that 1t is
our business and none of theirs; but SO tar as
the National Government is concerned, II
was established. as they believe, upon the
basis of equal rights, and they say that into
the free territories of this Union slavery shall
not 90. That is the gr ,und-the distinctive
ground of the Republican party; the only
ground at issue between the great parties o
The United States.
But. as | said before, l do not stand her
to vindicate Gov. Seward, especially; only s.
far as allegations have been made agains
him. and through him have been intende'
to act upon and against the Republican PAL
ltv. have [ alluded to this matter at all.
SEWARD AND JOHN BROWN.
While upon this subject, let US notice til
connection attempted to be made between th
Republican organization as concerned wit
that raid Of John Brown upon Virginia; e
pecially. perhaps it applies TO this dis,lr
guished Senator from New York Preiim
nary to this, allow me to state that upon ii
subject Of slavery there are three dissin
parties in the United States. One that cal
itself par excellence the Abolition party
That began under William Lloyd Garriso
and it is still kept mp. partly by himself, an
partly BY greater than he. this great bus
q boo, Wendell Phillips. What are the do
trines of that party? 1. is fairly and sduar,
Is acknowled ged BY them that the Constit,
ton is slavery document. inasmuch as
binds all the millions of the free States,
case of a seIvile instruction in the Souihel
States, to stand by and defend the rights
the master sgains, the slave. They con
frankly and squarely to the mark. and IS
that inasmuch as from their education ar
the teachings of their consciences they a
unwilling to carry out that part of the cor
pact. that they go for dissolution of ii
Union; le, the slave States 60 to themselve
and le, us 60 to ourselves. II the Southe
States choose to hold slaves let them do
but, inasmuch as we choose not to hold slav
we will not, and we will not bear the respo
sibility of their acts. Let US depart 10 pea
the one from the other. They are. howe
er, non-resistan,s. But let me say, viii
speaking of Phillips, he is the greatest N,
1 ever listened to-I speak Of his intelles
iOne-idea'd as he has been called. there is
versatility and universally in him that
possessed by no other orator. living or dea