Gazette and sentinel., 1860-11-03

jointly contribute to the great prosperity of New Or
leans. You are interested, th9n, in maintaining The
bond that binds the States together. And what is it that
does this? The Constitution il that bond that it is
which binds them togathar and causes them TO work
hsrmouiou-'y together. RrAak this bond, ami they
become dissolved into Two antsgonistc elements, aud
as soon a. those elements become involved in hostilities
New Orleans sinks in that war.
What, then, j. It that can maze the States work hdr-
moniously together, like the planets cour,ing through
their orbits, without ever coming in ruinou> contact
with each other, though each rivals the other in
beauty, !; is the principle on which their uaon was
settled by our fathers. Cloud cheers) Oar fathers,
who fought the Revolution, when they wrote the De.
claration Of Independence, and vixen they made the
compact together by which We must all desire to
stand, found two great races in the country-the black
race and the white race the former in one condition,
the other in another. Now. there are statesmen likely
to 60 into power who have also to deal with these races
the white and the black and these statesmen tell us that
there is an " irreprcssible conflict between the white
race and the black race, and do not see that one race
naturally prevails over the other. Our fathers were
wiser than these modern statesmen-they were better
than these modern statesmen they saw no 4" ire.
pres>ible conflict" between free and slave lab0r-tbey
saw that slave labor Was necessary and natural in parts
of our country, free labor in other parts and they or
gained the country so that each might occupy its
proper sphere-the one above, the o'her beneith-and
so that each night prosper, because free labor could
prosper on tie prosperity Of slave labor. The two
rdces, they saw, are different in their conformation,
in The d,s'inies which Providence des gned for them
and they trsmoi the Government. 10 meet the facts.
AMI these are the facts which stared them in the face,
and their form OF government va, based en- the two
iieaS-one ;ha' the white man and the free white man
wara tho carpa =. tho .,1rr tI,. 49,, e..;.: |
in the black race, and that it was in slavery to the
white race. And they perpetGated this relation by
Recognizing it. They provided, too, for its extension,
by authorizing the continuance OF the African slave
trade for twenty years and for it, protection against
the Efforts Of AbolitiOnistS by providing for the return
OF fugitive slaves. They further strengthened it by
giving to the Slave States a representation Of three
ffths on account Of their ho,diog such property. Un-
der the Constitution, Then, it is clear that the slave.
holder was held, and was intended 10 be held, the equal
OF the non-slaveho,der and this equality is a part of
the Institutions Of our country. The equality of the
Whit race, and their supremacy over the black race, is
a principle OF our government. The slaveholder and
the non-slaveholder have equal rights in the govern
ment and wherever the flag of our country waves. the
and the non.slavehold2r are equally en-.
to It's protection. (Long continued applause)
| say, in so many words, that the equality Of the white
man Is the keystone u the arch Of the Constitution,
no matter whether he is & Shareholder CT a non slave
No matter what religion be professes-uo
matter what property he holds-a white man, under
The Constitution, is the equal Of any other white man.
Now, if these are, as | think can not be
Questioned, political and Constitutional truisms, | pro- :
to bail! an argument on them-tp reason with I
Vou on them, about our common country. l.
Pennsylvania Indiana, Connecticut, Ohio and Maine /
lately held elections, and they have all decided Il
against the principle of the equality of the stakeholder f
md the non-sldveholder, AMI have said that the slave
holder shall not go into the common Territories with h
lis peculiar species Of property. They have further Il
and that the right ooTn slave property, and to extend n
laVe territory, and to protect tho slave owner, shall Q
lot be acknowledged. =
Now, it must be clear that this Government, TO be il
must be preserved on the basis Of the Con- Il
Ntution, and it must be equally clear that the rights of L
be STAKEHOLDER, under it, cannot be destroyed, and the b
nifty of II be preserved. Il must be clear that the c.
pinions and Judgment of our fathers were that the q
was between the stakeholder and the non. A
The written law demonstrates it to be so, n
nd it must be respected in its integrity, or the two Al
arties must separate, and each go on its way and seek Of
8 own salvation. cloud spplause) a.
As for myself, l prefer the Union aud the Constitu. Ell
w NhD CulOu WlIuOuL III =
Qmmense aud prolonged cheering.) Sc
As for myself, have never -ass,ilsd o,s so,i,., Ii
revision Of the Constitution. I am not aware that d
ave ever made a proposition, or that the South has a.
IT any aggression on the rights Of the North under il CT
cheers.) am not aware that | have ever taken anv to
which could trench on the Constitutional
mon. IF ever | have spoken to the point, it bas al. til
avs been in favor Of the Constitution I: altboupb u
ave not, perhaps sung such ~clamorous pelps about WI
Union as some others bat | have ever seated nv. IN
III and worshipped at its altar. (Cheers.) al
Now, this Constitutional Union is in danger. There u
no doubt OF It. You feel it tonight. This vast ~
never would have come fsrth to see n reed ~
AIKEN By the wind. You have come simplv N hear VI
e who has had some opportunity Of knowing the ca
inions prevailing in the North and in the South. As ~
ey have existed during the past few weeks-to "
ar where the Constitutional Union is assai.ed. and To ~
nslder how best to preserve it, I propose to confer a
tn you on that point. ID,
Now, have said that the stakeholder wants nothing ~
his rishiul equality under the Constitution. But it en-,
$ been said, and among others by the distinguished bo,
ntleman from Illinois himself, il has been said here 90,
. Elsewhere by the press and Others 10 his interest, 60
those IN the interest of Mr.. Bell, and by the Black ,
that the Union is in danger from the de-
MS oil the secessionists Of the South. Now. can
1ceive that a Northern man can say this honestly: -
what Southern man can dare to look his Southern "
md In the face and say that the Secessionists of the pa
TN, the most resolute Of them, desire anything but L
preservation Of the Constitutional Union? What cal
the Secessionists? What is the fountain. head of me
complaints? Whence do they spring, What is eau
II aim! They spring from wrong done to our sec. IN I
Of the country, and the sole desire and determi,s dep
are that It shall not be perpetuated. Does any Sc. Wo'