Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1860-07-12
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exclusion from knowledge. and the
robbery Of the fruits Of anoiher's la
bor. al these having the single object
Of compelling men Ia work without
wages, while its barbarism was still
further aitested by tracing the Law
in It's origin 10 bsrbarOns Africa: and.
secondly. it has been exposed in =
careful examination of the economical
results OF slavery. illustrated BY a con-
trast between the Free States ani the
slave States. sustained BIZ the official
hgnres. From this exposure Of slave
ryl proceeded 10 consi,ler its influences
on slave-masters: whose true character
stands confessed. first in the law Of
slavery. which i their work; next in
their relations heiween them and their
slaves. maintained by three inhnman
In'irum mt; next. in the relations
with each other. aud with society. a.
here we have seen them al home under
the Immediate influence of slavery
aiso Iii communities Gf which they are
a paft-practising violence, and push
lng II everywhere. in streetfight and
duel; especially raging against all
who question the preteniions of slave
~; entering even into the Free States.
bat not in lawleSS outbreaks only. nj.
50 in official acts. a. of Georgia and
South Carolina, Nth regard To two
Massachusetts, citizens, and then as
eendlng in audacity. entering the halls
OF Congress, where they have ragged.
as at home. against all who set them
selves against their assumptions. while
the gloomy arGy OF nnQnestionable
facts has been closed by pogtraying
the melancholy INCONSISTENCIES which
constitutes one of the distinctive fca-
lures of this barbarism.
Sach is my answer TO the assump-
tion Of fact in behalf of slavery bv
Senators on the other side. But be-
fore passing to that other assumption
OF constitutional law. which cons,i-
tutcS the second branch of this discus.
sion. | aid testimony t. the influences
of slavery on slave-me sters I'm other
countries, whioh is too important to
be neglected, aud may properly lind a
place here. Among those who have
done most to press forward in Russia
that sublime act of emancipation hy
which the present Emperor is win
ming luster, not only for his own coun.
try. but our age. l. VI. Tonreueneif.-
Originally slaye-ma>ter himself, with
numerous slaves. and residing where
slavery prevailed. he saw. with ll.e in
stincts OF a noble character. the essen
tial barbariSm Of this relation, AMI in
an elaborate work ON Russia. which
is now before me. he exposed il with
rare ability anil courage. Thus lac
speaks OF It's influence on slave MAJ
ters:
But II slavery degrades the slave. il de-
grades more the master. This IS an old ad-
age, aud long observations have proved 10
me that this fadatc j. not a paradox. La
fact, how can that man respect his own dix :
nlt;, hIs own rights. who has learned not To
respect the rights or the dignity OF be tel
10" mani What cuntr0l can the moral aud
religious sentiments have over "A man Who
sees himself invested with power 90 emi-
nently contrar, 10 morals and religion The
continual exercise of al unjust claim, even
when II is moderated. finishes by coIrIptine
the character of the man and spoi.sng has
Judgment. The possession of n
slave beng the result OF injustice the r.la-
az 81 a.
otherwise than succession of injustices-
Among good mlsters--and il is agreed TO
CAL so those who do not abuse their power
a much as they N ht-these relations ar.
clothed with forms less repuguant than
} among others, but here the difference stop
Who could rem tia always pure when carried
away by his disposition excited by his t.m.
per, drawn by caprice, he csn with impui.ity
Cypress, Insult, humiliate l!s fellOwsl And
let u be carefully remarked that int,lli.
sence, civilization, do not avail. The en-.
lghteEed man, the civilized man, is non.
the less man; that he should not ooprcss
Il IL necessary that il should be lmpossibl.
Tor him to Cypress All men can not, lik.
, Louis XIV. throw their stick from the win
dow when they feel desire TO strike.
La RHssie ct Les Russes, U0i. H.. p. 1878
Another authority. unim peachabl.
ut all points, whose fortune it has beer
from extensive travels. to see SLAYER,
IN the most various conditions-I ~
e fer to the great Airican traveller. DR.
g Livingstone-fhus touches the charac
: ter ci slave-masters:
u can never cease 20 lie unfeigneji
I thankful that was not born ir a land .
: slaves. No one can understand the unui
tsrable meanI ess Of the slave y stem on th
minds OF those ~ho. but for the strange ol
: liquuy which prevents them from f,elin
= the degradation Of not being gentle me
e enough To pay for services rendered, weul
be equal IN virtue 10 ourselves. Fraud bs
:, comes as natural TO them 'as paying one
: way II 10 the rest Of mankiud.'
! IL4rsngsioRe's 7rgrels, chap. H., D. =.
!, Thus does the experience Of SLAYER
:. IN other countries confirm the SAD ex
! periencc among US.
l. SECOND ASSUMPTION = Discar,iin
= now all the presunpfuVus boasts fo
"A Slavery. and bearing in mind its e,
4 sential barbarism. l come to consids
: that second assumption of Senator
Is on the other side, which i. Of cour~'
D. inspired by the hrst even ii not it, in
= mediate consequence. that. under ti
1. Constitution. slave masters NAV tai
IA their slaves into the National Ierr
er tories, AMI thtre continue 10 hol
:. them. as at home IA the Slave State
nj and that this would be the case IN "a
o. Territ ry newly acqrirsd. BY purcha
Is or bv war. a. of Mexico on the Sou'
a or Canada on the North. And here
W begin by the remark. that a the a
'Fe sumption of constitutional law Is i
as spired by the assumption Of f-et WI
~ regard TO the "ennobing" charact
At Of slavery. 20 IL nh, lose n uch