New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-29
p7IITTCAL INTELLIGENCE.
SPEECH OF CARL SEIZURE.
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..,,,,e 70 pay canoes the origin of great problems
Al 90 not mean 70 solve, TO charge those who dehne
A., ustars OF an existing difficulty with having ofg-
,s.di,-tbese exPedieDts winch the opponept' Oh
,o.,orv n ovemepts have resorted TO since man.
l,o ras history. An appeal to ignorance ortmdiy |
:. their last hope when all resources OF logic ana
o,sn,ept are exhausted. The old comedy is repeated
AGAIN aud again.
IT. assertions that the great contest between Free
Ard Sav. Ls,or has no foundation in fact, that the
on Of tie Slavery controversy is 10 be found in the
,s,iei,p, # a few Northern Abolitionsts, and that
those who freak Of an "iepressible conflict" are to
he made re-. eusble for its exstenCethese form e
NATIVE staple of those who possess either not
..eaetv e. ough TO discern, not courage enough TO
Etate facts as they are,
In investigating the causes Of the great struggle
winch has for years kept the msSs u the people In
cons ant uns asress and excitement aa endeavor to
ae 18th the most perfect fairness. shall not indulge
n any denunci siions. shall impesch the motives OF
no one I shall not appeal to prejudice or passion
invite Won 10 pss the actual state OF Things
with calmness and imparnsh'y.
n h OF of the beat traits of human natdre that we
form our fsst opinions matters Of general interest
fIou our il nate OF right and wrong Our moral
iupressioaa the dictates of cOnseleuce5 the gene
cue rules Of our hearts are the sources iron wmch
suT hrst convictions spring Bat custom, material IN
trtT ard natural ineiDauons To acqolrsce IN tnaI
which IS wne,hsr night or wrong, that RS in@t'9
which, has brought 70 uch suffering upon humhnlI! arc
ant OvtTTus the naive instincts OF our moral nature
Ibe are III killed. over the gale cast OF cadon the
II sless q their ching powers ls lost ana qu7s-
lie ,sse DlIaiy moral are mpersepuoy changed lnto
Qu.ttlODs OF material mJeFtst, l4lloIai eVVhO"yj Vi
ROlucsl power. . ~,
Tie reop of the Son have evidently gone through
that 10 r. ard TO the Institution OF Slavery they
have become accustomed 10 ldentiy It's existence win
Of society,", While even large
ns,oity Of the people Of the North were rather n-
elneo 10 ser &c their moral objections 70 IT, and to &C
Quesce until It's immediate interference win matters
OF general interest gave new Impulse 70 ther native
2 aptiuathy. Although i am not ashamed 10 confess,
tha The moral meris Of the question would alone have
be, more than Sufficient 10 make me an Ann-S4 very
man vet | will cOntne myself 10 discussion OF It's
p1sctcal effects III order TO make myself Ineligible
even TO those who do Lot sympathize with me. THIS
h he first time that have had the honor 10 address
me. tpC 10 a Slave State, and even now l owe the
priyeSe of expressing ny opinions freely and without
restran, 20 the Crcuus auce chat, although ma Slave
State stand upon the sO OF free city, and under
the generous protection OF Tree men. lAPplanse.
MUTT call " a pr5viiegc what ought TO be unlveN
sally respected as the sacred Oirthrght OF every Amer
ic4n citizen Ask any STAKEHOLDER who may be present
IN this ysst assembly whether he does not deem 1t
wrong and uDusthable that l, an Anti-Siavery man,
should be permitted TO give public expression OF my
views in a Slave ate whether he would not be ia
favor OF silencing me by whatever means within his
reach whether 1 would not be slenced at once IN
strong slaveholdug con munty Z l do not mean 10
blame nm for il, Let give him fair hearing. The
STAKEHOLDER will state his political views substantially
as follows:
" On a point of astronomy, or chemistry,
or medicine, you may entertain and express what
ever opinion You please; but we cannot permit you
20 discuss the relauOn between master and servant
exits here In the Slave ates, for III doing you
would endanger safety and undermine social
system. Our condition such th.t the slightest move
VI insubO dInaOn once started, is apt to grow
with uncomfortable rapldty; we have, therefore, to
II eyerYthuQ that
allow Zee discussion OF the subject; have 70 re-
move from our midst every incendiary elements we
cannot be expected 10 tolerate opinions persons
among us that opposed tie rdhng order Of hngs
Whichever a nischlevous attempt Is made, we are
obliged 10 reprs 10 with such energy ana severity
70 sTke terror into the hearts of those might be
capable OF repeating the attempt. Our condition re-
quDes the prompest action, aid if in cases of nm
neLt danger the regular pr cess OF the Courts is
allow uncertain We are obliged 10 resort TO lynch
law in order 10 supply It's Deficiencies.
Moreover, We must adapt our rules and customs
Government 10 The peculiar wants Of social Organi
cation In order 70 be safe we must ntrust the Gov
eminent in it's general administration, well It's de-
t6Is, 70 those who by tDeir interests, bound
10 be the natural guardians Of he system. Hence
safety requires that the political power in States
should be put into tue bauJs of Shareholders and where
We have law TO that effect custom uphOds the
"ln DER 10 put the political ascendcncy of those
who most nere ted IN the preservation of Slavery
upon col basis, we must put down anything that
would produce and foster Independent aspirations
among the other glasses of society. 1t would not only
be educate the slaves bat highly dangerous
20 extend 10 the great Of poor WHITE non.save
holders the means of duCston; for in doing 30 we
might raise element influence and pc wer whose
erests not identical with those of the STAKEHOLDER.
This Is our policy OF set-preseryauon, and we are
bouDd 10 enforce II.
sir l mean 10 be Just 10 the Shareholders and
strange may SOUND 10 the pTOprety Of their
policy, agree with bin. Having Identified their 80.
elal exstel with the existence Of Slavery they
not act Otherwise.
1t is necessity that urges them on. 1t is true that
Slavery an lutammabe element A stray spark of
thoU ght hope may a terrible contagration.
The torch Of tree speech and press which gives Zht
% the house Of Liberty very apt 10 Get fire the
house Of Slavery. What is natural than that
the torch sLou be extuguished where there is such
an abundance of explosive material
1t Is tue that IN slaveuOldDg com nunity the strict
est EubJrCiL alUn must be enforced that the m4nte
Of established order requires the most rigorous
preventive and represslve measures, which VIII not
always allow Of strict observance of the rules of le
gal process is equally that the making and the
execution of the laws be safely intrusted only 70
those who, by their position, bound 10 the riding
interest," true, that popular education dangerous 10
the exclusive rule Of exclusive class true that men
be Kept sUpid il order 10 be kept Obedent WHAT'S
more consistent therefore, than that fundamental liber
tee should be dlsregarded whenever they become
daI rous that the safeguards Of human rights in the
administration Of justice should be aside whenever
the gency calls for prompt and energetic action
that the should be Left uneducaed IN order 10
give the slaveholding Obgarchy undisputed sway
IN one woid that the rignts the liberties, and the
curty OF the Individual snould have yield the para
mount consideration Of the safety Of the ruling INTEREST,"
AL lhls true aid accepting the premises all these
necessltes exist lou seem startled at this proposition
Hnd ask, What is the msutlon that demands for its
protection such measures The Slave States are by no
original in tns respect. Lot at The Kingdom of
Naples, where the ruling power Is governed by similar