The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1860-08-04
Ml,. BELL ON SLAVERY.

Mr' bch ulhc"sees i"uy the moral anu
economical effects 81 the institution Of
slavery. and the legal and constitutional
4, rights OF Shareholders, The sound South.
cr doctrine on this point Is maintained
with clearncss and ability. Dir, He'll af.
firms not only the right OF protection to
slave prcrcr,yin the Territories, but the
express recognition of slavery in The Fed.
sral Constitution His views Of the eco.
nomcal relations Of slavery are marked.
alsc, hy sound sense and distinguished
for practical Wisdom. II my Southern
man demands more than IL here conceded
and claimed by Mr. He'll, lac must 20 out.
eide the Lat of candidates now before the
people for the Presidency,
Mr.. Bell said
| II IL conicnled that the South "a secuted IN the
full b,ucf, uf III. doctrine held 10y soue Of The
most distinguished champions Of iis rights, who
maintain that the Constitution rnorn,o ,,.opr,
thai the flag OF the union protects the citizen in u,
enjoyment Of lis lights OF property Of every de-
scrirtiou recognized such IN any Of the States.
IN every scaand in every Territory Of the Union.
The ,oundr,ss of The general docttur held un this
point. think cmnot well be- questioned OF dis
proved snd II the question related to Territory
situated az Oregon was wh'n The tnited States
came into possession of Il. wop,ri, IN Slaves
would be- entitled 10 the protection ofthr Laws anil
Constitution IL the United States
The cause Of ~ dom, IN the South rs well ~ IN
the North, is vel up in the Constitution aud
in the t'nion fhrse onco hrokrn down, Snai,hy
and military drspotsn become inheritance.
W. have arrived q, point "l time IN on history.
which will constitute IN epoch tc which thc
iuiuic historian will rcGr, aud from Il d,luce the
eaum Of "ut decline az . nation, y " increased
prosperity and grandeur. SIT. no man who loves
bis country. no man who has any Just pride in
the reflection thu he ia al American citizen. but
must desire that these dissonsicns should r,apr
II h not . mer Duration whr,l,f we shall pr.
serve N" Union. Tho question IL whether mutual
lrud aud conGd,ncr shall continue To nnimhtc
and encourage mutvn Hort IN promoting anil
multiplying common hrn,ii,4 or VIII Tho mutual
hatred aud diStiud shall Ft,p IN ~ check III
progress, to difisri AMI ,cnlound all Joint cnJra
,ura for the comu,r Iturr. ~ Gne. 10 entail
upon he county oIl ,br ,,is II ,udl',. discord.
That is The question aud When ,ou p,.s,n'
| that isPue 20 me, say Al once. give me- acpa,s-
| ration Ci,, ne lisuniuri give me- snvtiug in
prirrnrr to Union suasmcd onl, hv power
by constitutional snd legal tr-, without cond.
j. nee
am net 60 bc d,ui"d, NJ President. BY ihe
sppeals from The North, upon The subject of hu.
man wrcsg' and the violation Of human right.
Were 1t proposed by the South 20 i'm
pose III" chains Of scryitude Upon a single human
being now free. there IL no man living to whom
such proposition would be more rr, citing than
To- myself hut. ait. humanity to The -Mve no,
lcsi than justice to the mast't recommends tho
policy of DIVISION AM rNrIsioS into any now
territory adapted 10 his condition and The rttsors
, az too obvious To- be misunderstood ~ ,h dull.
| cst mclhrt
A. To- 'ho l,wfuncn ~ .infulnc., If the inrtitu.
iion Of slsvril--whatcvcr frnscd or f,usic
priests. OF more learned and rational diyin,s may
|
pr"c'pis Of moral and religious duties aud r.spcu.
sibites' whatever Interpretation Of the law 81
nature az Of Almighi. ood they may sasosnce
whatever doctrines OF theories ol the equality of
human rights, and of the various races Of man.
Kind, diversified ~ they are hy complexion BY
physical formation aud mental Development che
discipl,. Of a transccnjcntal creed Of any kind
hold ~ teach however they may dcgmstise upon
this hypothesis, and declare II to bc violation of
the law eft nature by any one race. with whatever
superiority Of mental on physical faculties they may
b" endured, 20 sulIugac these of All inferior race,
aud makc them the instruments Of improvement
and omcliolaiiun in their own condition. and in
that ol t'"ir masters and conqurrors. IN carrying
iorv AID the great wolk of civration--un,il We
shall b. enlightened by revelation from a higher
source than themselves. must claim tho privilege
of interpreting the law of nature by what see
revealed in the history Of mankind from the
earliest period of recorded time unconti addicted by
Divine authority. I must interpret that Law to
| the prominent facts connected with this subject.
as they have s,ood ou, in the past and M they
stand out before At this day Looking through
the eye. of history. have sccn slavery 81 invo'.
| untaty sgtvitudc the instrument aud hand maid
If llindoo Egyptian. Assyrian, jewish, Greek
and Roman civilization. ! have s'cn tho institu-
ton recognized by the throcraiic government of
the Jews, the chosen dcposilorios Of tho Word Of
Life; Nv Democratic Athens aud Republican
Rome. i have sccr. upon the overthrow of
Roman civilization by those savage hoIdos of the
Moth. that these new masters oi Western Europe.
and their successors adopted and continued to
uphold the same institution uudc, varihu' modi-
6cationa, adapted to both the changing condition
Of both slave aud MASTER. sud siill under an al.
,ancing civilization, until a comparatively recent
period ! soc the same institution tolerated aud
maintained in Eost'in Eutop' At this day. ] ace
the native iscc of I'll British India at this moment
bowing thu neck under system Of guasi-slavcty
But above ALL have scrn here On this continent,
aud in these uuicd S,atoF, the o,gipal lorls OF
the soil subducd- some of them reduced To
slavery, others expelled. driven out-and the
r,mnaut still held in suburdnaton and all this