The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-09-20
For the FsiIa.linr
Johm .. Retd's Speech.


1t somehow 50 happened thai l became
one Of the meager title audiepee At Eng ne
House No. 8. on Thursday evening las, up
this article inflicted most intolerable bore |
with an auger of Douglas Democracy. !
whose shank was about two hours and a
half long. The Declaration of Ind-pen- |
dence and the Chicago Platform were his
text. After ventilating the causes OF the
Revolution. ike old woman
her leather bed. The Judge aver
red thai that part Of the Declaration which
says: I'VE hold these truths to be seli-evi
cent that all men are created equal; that
they are endowed by their Creator with
certain inalienabie rights; that among these
are lie, liberty and the pursuit OF happi-
ness" was q relative term. intended by the
author to apply to the British subjects alone
OF tie Colonies. and meant that they were
in these respects equal to those born III
London or B licking ham Palace
French, Germans, Italians, Seandinavians
as well as Africans were ali ignored. By
and-bv lie came To the second clause OF the
Chicago Platform which reads: The main
tainance of the princit les promulgated IN
The Declaration OF Independence and EN-
bodied in the Fedora Constitution. Is es-
sential 10 the preservation OF our Republ-
can institutions that the Federal Constitu
tion The rights OF he States, and the union
of the States must anu shall be presses we'd;
aud that We reasserI these truths 10 Dc Sell
evident that all men are created equal; that
they are endowed by their Creator with GER
tain inalienabie righ that among these are
lie. liberty and the pursuit OF happiness.
To these, said he. the authors oil the chicago
Platform intended TO give much broader
construction than that gwen 10 the Deciara-
ton of Independence by the Patriots OF
'76. and is the Abolition plank Of the Re-
publican Platform. aud means negro equal
Ity. The evidence given was, that On that
plank stood Liucoin, the Republican party
with such old Aboiitionists as Sumner, Hale
and Giddings. He would hot, said he,
charge that ali the Republicans We're Aboli-
tionists, but there they stocd upon platform
whose tendencies were in that diroclion--the
legitimate results OF which would be aboll
ton aud dissolution OF this great and
mighty Republ.c-lhe last Lope OF uni'er-
sal freed m.
The next terra frma upon which the
Judge lit was squatter sovereignty ana the
nationality OF the u, ugias moiety OF the
Democracy that They were kInd
of committee on friendly relations, oc,u-
plying a political emlnence aloug the sill
yer thread Of the beautiful ONO, on one
side of which were the tire eaters OF the
South and the other the sectional Black he
pubIcans of The North, with IL thousand dag
gers III then thought whetled on their grit
ted hearts 10 stab at the iife OF the other.
This part Of the speech was bloody en-
tertainnelt-tuli Of gunpow der designs des-
embed In that graphic sly peculiar To a
poel--author OF the .'Guizar aud show ed
the utter impossibillty Of Southern subnls-
sion to the election OF MIR. Lincoln.
1t is often a great Inconvenience for short
sighted and tine serving politicians that III. y
make records tor themselves. Ills same
JUICE Reid became candidate tor the Sea-
ate in l849. To succeed he became KIND
OF misretoe upon the back OF George w
Julian, and foot pad for The Cnder uround
Raj road" By this means he succeeded
While III the Senate, the real simon pure
Aboliiion:sls sent HIM petition tor the lie
peal # What was Lno"n as tie "Blacl
Laws" The petition WAS appropriately re
tened to a select Committee composed O
John S REID. George Evans, OF Henry AID
Jacob BIugl, of Randolph. On the I'd O
January 1850. the Judge made report
which my be found III the Senate Journa
Iage 334, and from which l make the fol
lowing extracts. as the whole is too lengthy
tor present time AID space:
1.-The grand truths which are contained
in the ever memorable declaration OF indie
pendence hlch severed all connection be
tween the Government oi Great britain anC
our beloved county, being TAMIL 10 every
American ciuzeu, force themselves upon ouI
minds at the present time aid demand oil u'
iuii and fair 10 vestIgs.lon oil and concern
ing the laws referred 10 IN the nuinerousl
ii, ned petitions which lie before US, pray
ing for Ell her repeal or AL amelioration O
the laws vi the State made tor the specis
government of tie colored population--iaw'
Infringing some OF the dearest aud most sa
cred rights OF man.
"ln presenting our views on this subject
We 40 SO without any feeling of affection
more than that which ought TO warm The
bosom of every lover OF justice, of equa
rights, and true benevolence. These grane
truths, FIRST uttered by our revolutionary faith
ers in language not ~ be misunderstood BY
the British Government asserted aud main
tanned the principles, that all men are ere
a,ed irre and equal; Tho JUICES zeal l.,
him to add the "ord tiee, 1t Lot being Ii
the original al all l:.at they are endoivee
By their Creator With CERTAIN inaiienab.s
rights; that among these are lie, liberty ane
the pursuit OF happiness. Be
ing deeply impressed with tie importance
OF the subject before Us, aud believing it i
our duty to examine carefully the rights 0
our colored population. and the acrong
which our present laws are guilty OF iLfic
ting on these unfortunate persons; and turn
ing our eyes back to The eaIiy formation 0
our Territorial Government. and the OTdI
nance of 1877. we cannot but admire tn.
noble Sentiments which animated Tue Blossoms
OF those great statesmen WHO introduced
and carried out the celebrated OtdIna4 ce
by wnlch slavery aud involuntary servisust.
are forever prohibited within our State, o,n
erwise than iu Inc punishment vi crime
VIVA, is slavery? WHAT Is this dreadful
evil ot which all mankind OF every nation
and of every creed have been taught Il
fear and guard against? Slavery i.
the loss OF each or all of the grand anu III
alieuable rights OF mankind. known as tn.