The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-03-28
NUMBER 8.


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for freedom, because the public conscience
remains inert? Yes, much can be done.
Slavery can be limited to its present
bounds -, .t,,4 ,s.,.stz,ar,
That is the first thing that can be done;
slavery can be limited to its present
bounds What else? fzi senrork
sit can be ameliorated, 1T can ~iand
must be abolished, and you and Lean spd
: must do it," 49, efF 20 ieshise14 fsfsT
There you End are two propositions;
first slavery was to be limited 70 The
Sta es in which it was then situated.AIt
did not then exist in any Territory. Sla-
very was confined to the States. The
first proposition was that slavery must be
restricted aud confined to those States
: The second was that he as New Yorker
: and they the people of Ohio must and
would abolish it; that is to say abolishft
in the States. They could establish 1t-no
where else. Every appeal nude to north
: ern prejudices and passion, is against the
: institution of slavery everywhere, ahdthey
would not be able TO retain their :AtoH-
ton allies, the rank ont andieoutsAboii-
tonists unless they held outlthe hope that
: i. was the mission of The Republican party
: if successful to abolish slavery in the
States as well as in the Territories of the
. Union.
= = know they tell MS that al this is TO
q be done according to the oCJnstitutioh;
, they would not violate the aGenstitnnidn
> except SO far as the. Constitution violates
= = the law of God-that is ail-and they are
to be the judges how far the Constitution
;; does violate the law of God. They say
. that every clause in the Constitution that
: recognizes property in slaves, ism siolu-
:, ton of the Divine law, and hence should
10 not be obeyed, aud with that interpseta-
- ~ ton and say, t"We will give youaalh ;yeur
le rights under the Constitution as 4Nsosx-
s plain it!' ss.,.l49 ,;s .,-af4, 4aiSssis
N Then the Senator devoted about Q third
of his speech to very beautiful homily
of on the glories of our Union. All that he
n has said, all that any other man has ever
o. said all that the most eloquent tongue
vn can ever utter. in behalf Of the blessings
e: and the advantages of this glorious Union,
r l fully endorse. But still, sir, am pre-
be pared to say, that the Uuion is glorious
let only when the Constitution is preserved
e. inviolate. He eulogized the UnieHs !.
,es ltoo, am for the Union: I endorse the ca
DIV ogies; but still, what is the Union worth,
it unless the Constitution is preserved and
N. maintained involate in all its provisional
ro- Sir, l have no faith in the Union loving
l | r L -
/; l the Constitution in good faith, as our
ew fathers made it. Professions Of fidelity
ust to ,he Union will be taken for nsught
for unless they are accompanied by obedience
ith to the Constitution uponwhich the Unior
rm rests. / have right to insist that the
Constitution shall be maintained ainyiolate
The in all its parts, not only that which suit1
his the temper Of the North, but every clause
- of that Constitution, whether you like It
ole or dislike it. Your oath to support the
of Constitution binds you to every line, word.
em and syllable ofthe instrument. You have
to no right to say that any given clanseiis in
our violation of the Divine, law, and that,
lad therefore, you viii not observe it. The
for man who disobeys any one clause, on The
u,y pretext thatit violates the Divine law, or On
rri, any other prext, violates his oath Of Office
av, But, sir, what a commentary is this pro
.ar. text that the Constitution is q, ,yiclatiol
not of the Divine law, upon those revolution.
ary fathers whose eulogies We have heard
!, here to day Did the trainers of that 10
Ivy strument frame Constitution in violation
Nv ~ of the law of God2 If so, howfdor you
conscience allow you to take the oath .
49, Office? If the Senator from New Y .rl
ou' still holds to his declaration that tn
"a clause in the Constitution relative to fugi
1" r,N tive slave is violation of the Divine laV
~ how burst he, as an honest man, take q
r;ad oath to support the instrument? Ibid b
~ understand that he was defying the a.
80 thority of Heaven when he took the oat
q to support that Instrument
the Thus, we see, the radical difference bs
e to tween the Republican parry and the Den
he ocratic party is this: We stand by u
sin. Constitution as our fathers made It, andb
n to the decision ofthe constituted authoritie
h to as they are pronounced in obedience
heir the Constitution. They repudiate u
I instrument, substitute theirgown viii II
aci. that of the constituted authorities, anu,
orth such provisions as tne'r iaaat'cisnb'or pr
res. judice, or policy may declare to be iu yi'
car. lation to Gods law, and then say. a"W
ieh, viii protect all your rights under the Co
o do stitution as expounded by ourselves 2b'
not as expeunded by ourselves, but not |
FORK expounded by the tribunal created for th
lent, purpose"
their MT. fresident shaii not OCCUPY 10
they ther time In the discussion OF TINS qoesti'
,at / to night. did not intend to utter
a the word; and should not have uttered
ohio. word upor the subject. if the Senat
from New York had not mnde bro
.ause arraignment of the Democratic party, q
ouse- especially of that portion of the action
Soil the party for which l was most imme'