The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-30

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RENTED your hoDors or some authoritative rnural, wn
deter NINE submit, moet RESPECTFULLY thai the only DO
sire have nanestco mere o. else~nere IA reference 70
THIS question has been to draw no mind Of the court and
the intelligent MAD OF tho ter,can people, the true
question which undsrles this whole eopioot, ana maj
the question 10 winch friend has addressed sne oest
gumen. y The pom, 70 which mainly addressed my
self sD the Opening and on = win now say very lev
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the law OF Of the law OF man, Of natural law or
sau,a al insce ard thr course cf Ms argument, at
ssreoi place he called your attention the enormsy OF
lpe result ia .t ia ,as case -aa. thsse sighL ps-sons
aud not caiy Oey but hsc poslef;iy " TIE reniossst
coneigped 10 tins shocziDg coDd,t,on Of ahject
6opaags ana slavery. Why, aog very small aud
i,spd must certainly have used TIA microscope or re-
versed the telescope, when, N seekmg 70 present this
Ivss3s 70 s Sess IA. = aos a o, , ma ne
Why, your Honors please, erri:ory embraces a.
ths least estimate three millions OF bese human beings
vine, by our la@s and Institutions, cxisting in
those sates and as every one a'm protected IN those
States b. the federal consutioa only consigned
10 hopeless bond Throughout their whole ves ou;
like ccndon is their numerous postsry consigned 70 the
remotrst time They have since the Union was formed,
multiplied three four fold, and constantly increas
ing and multiplying. Il not eight persons aud their
posry but three millions and their counsiess pcsteriy
That arc 70 be forever passed INTO or left 70 this siae OF sno
lection 70 their masters N slavery ana forever
son why call your iionors aSenGon 70 us masnMuae
b shis that you may contemplate it IN the
p
A. that is as q sin--as . violation of natural
usvce and the Law OF Sod-that 1t is monstrous scheme
OF nauy for defraudng the aboror Of lis Of
Shose sins that crieth aloud daily to heaven for
geapoethat II is OF unbrdss rapine fraud aud
plumber by which these millions and thsir osery TO
be oppressed thrOughous all tas. Now, Ia IL SIM Is
This outrage against divine law and nasara iusticcp IF
be such outrage then say 1t " sin Of the greatest
Dagntude--ot the mos, enormous and nagtous charac
Ter that ever was presented the hsnlan mind The
who shrink back from Il with horror s utterly
unworthy OF the name Of man 70 no trivial offence,
k,f with l,u,ifl md
that ourselves for supporting because We
have made Kind of bargain 70 support It. The
tongue Of human being Is capable % depicting its
nifty it ia in the power OF tho human heart To-
lust conception of its wicekness and cruelty Add what
to be thus sinful thus unjust, thus oaageous Look at
this question N American citizens members OF this great
repuAhc-consider il as patriots ask yoa what ought
70 be the eec! this system OF slavery is sinful aud
tusH Why its existence under system Of law, sup
ported by Jurisprudence sustained by tae fun1anen
ial aw OF the land public and crying reproach against
she whole nation Ought just, enlightened, honest
Frenchman or Engshman TO meet, shakehaDds with,
entertain at his table OF these Southern shareholders
Certainly not There would be propriety in his
doing II than in Of our lair country women, OF pure life
and morale, associaing in public with who the
most unworthy Of her There would be pro-
prety il than OF your honcrs associating with
hghwayman or pickpockct, merely because 10 the village
o. his residence there was bad police or no Law to bring
him to Justice say we arraign Southern brethren
al The bar OF human society totally unit 10 associate
with any honest European gentleman Ard should like
- know what have to say about pous solves
here Al the North Our Southern ncghbors having been
brought MP with this institution in their midst
having been taught na; was Just and
ignorancc and they might be tolerated as not wicked
but only benghted and in error But what think you Of
who say il wicked who write upon their statute books
IN their supreme sovereign capacity that is wicked and
Who yet live under constitution and compact by which
they agree to support and sustain TO the full extent Of
whatever written in that compact, and who any
Of these unhappy victims should escape from the slavery
10 which he is consigned and fly hiher for shelter would
and return him. ut least would permit his master
here, seize him and carry him back into bondage
Why, have We know II is wicked aud per-
nicous, If II be and yet sit down and live under
system OF law which compels its support to this extent
and whenever one or US is elected 70 public Office he puts
his hand upon the sacred book and pledges himself to be
h ell things faithful to that law and TO support that con-
ssisnton Why, say free and enlightened European
might excuse benighted Southcrner; but II he has
of honor il be has OF justice, II he has due
self respect, he will turn his back tho wifuy offending
Northern the vest of the vile. The patriot must
contemplate bis country as whole az unit, and him
self honored in being enrolled among It's citizens Can
he be patriotic American who Joins in the cry Of Exeter
Hall against his countrys constitution, who joins with
the foreign adversary in denouncng as foul reproach
to the name OF humanity, outrage against common
decency, thing which exists in defiance OF natural jus
toe and the Law Of God Why have only say initial
ing the language or Him whose words recorded In
the Sacred voiume-(.nd suppose. in an humble way,
may strive TO initiate whatever find In his exam
for Northern friends who have fallen into
,a fatal delason, fa,lsr fcrcyc them for they know
said for them. Certainly, the sentiment Of pat
riotsm which made the gallant Decatur declare
WOulQ
pretty eftectuay cast out from the bosom OF
every American who can join in this ou.cry Of the
stranger, the rival and the haer pronouncnE the CON
winch by i terms ana letter unustiy and cruelty
holds three millions Of human beings who well
ted 70 liberty, In hopeless and ntoIcrabe bondage.
said in my opening that did not how any honest
could understandngy believe that negro slavery Is thus
wicked and unjust and yet retain in his bosom the sent
how any man can have lively. proper, Just, solid
sentiment OF patriotism (uness il Is that narrow patriot
and ch,to
out the great glorious present and future Of vast
sountry and join In the cutlery against the constitution Of
ms Of ana 50 a @ pson Of 4 as
formed by those States now holding slaves.
Therefore, whcthcr> men look to the law Of
God to the principles Of natural and justice,
patriotism that would sacrifice all things except justice
S hs Snsn s hE~
disastrous and destructive crusade against negro slavery
They 40 y not aud thus e Their only
30 excuse their views and 70 support their course from
very lustrious aud very distinguished men Certain
marks Of the lustrous Washington certain remarks Of
Thomas jefferson, quite frequently cited in this
nection. No sound minded, rational man believes that
here at this day. living witnesses OF the condition OF our
country witnesses Of its progress and IT'D probable future
hey would be willing TO repeat in the sense in which they
They would be found If they were he the side OF
their country, its protection as whole, its prosperity,
1ou no m | sna its ,b honor 1n
covered with the undying stigma in-
wrought with the perpetuation Of injustice They
would not be found pronouncug the first sentence in the
oonstituton--that made TO Establish justice'-a
piece Of hypocr ky and falsehood They would not be
found maintaining that tho phrases concerning human
equality found In the Declaration Of Independence and
the constitution of Virginia intended TO include
negroes No man OF common sense but can see that
ahese words not intended to include negroes. The
then existing state OF facts and the practice Of those men
who used hsm prove that they were not used in the
commended for. That your Honors please, is
fully eucdaed in the bred Scott decision We are there
told what must be ackno wcdged-thst 1t was free
white who established this republic They made
their Declaration OF Independence their constitution and
seragio They did not Intend TO invite the idoatrous
Chinese. with their temples and their idols. They
did not intend to declare that the African negroes
were men, citizens or inhabitants IN the political sense,
Of these words. say the men who held slaves and who
impossible to suppose they could Aad { my learned