The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-09-29

/" { can extend r..Tery INTO new ierr.-
tJ..s- and create new slave State, only by
reopeA.rg the African slay. trade
lhe above rather remarkable deci.la-
t:on wac made - Mr seward il lie speech
st D~.,olt H. i 3ir Seward pronounce,
th" opinion that the extension Of slavery
.Uto IL. Territories deTeli, on the revival
Of the African slave trade. II h" = cor
rrct-snd certainly the Biac. Republican,
should 10; diSyUt. an ~ rgt'rf~z sentence
from the mouth Of their great oracle
th-r" i 70 excuse Tor the agitation they
are f~ruentiug about the introduction of
slavery INTO The Territories. II cannot De
pretended that there j, any prospect Of the
renewal Of the traffic in -i-veo with Africa.
There are AT tie South few eNtrerni i-t-
who occasionally declare jhemsslve- in "a
yOr Of ,gcH - measure Bat even those
extremists frankly admit that the public
sentiment al the South does not support
tleu IN such declarations. A the North
or III the West pe never heard that any
body or any party favored the reopening
OF TINS trade. There = to lie, then, 10 r.
opening Of the save trade, but, without
such a r.opeuiEC- there can be no exteu-
slou Of slavery into tn. Territories or, IN
other words, there !, no pTObabIlIt, what
ever that slavery viii be thu. extended
Well, If there y no such probability. why
organize party u prevent what cannot
h.rpen2 WLy -et on foot = mischievou>
agitation 10 light with a supposed evil
" Inch = no future chapter of human
events Ii il m extraordinary occurrence
for s.y age Of The worlds history tu.t
large rarty should "a created 20 bstt.t
with y hat tA- greatest amongst IL Leaders
eO.~ILIy and autHCT.tt.Dr.y declares IL
effect 10 ie -L4aor.
Why .hea DO they a-.ta;e? Certainly
not to prevent the spread Ct slavery
" hat .s i FOR. then The answer j, - at
tack snd extlHgu!sE slavery where It ex-
l.ts. that Is, III lAe States. Gradually, 1t
t.- by htt!c, tAat pu pose leaks out, at
tyst. there were earnest remoustrauce-
from the Republican pre>se. that any such
impuiat.oU SAouil be fastened on the par
~. Bat those remou-trauce- grow weaker
=, time ti.es and the party proGre>ses-
The true intent of this agitation /, eyinCed
IN -Gch speeches a. tuo>e of Summer and
Carl SChurz. which, though protesting To-
speak against slavery IN the IerriJorIe..
aim the mott OF then blows and a.! their
sincerely a!mei ones-all that they deliver
with ! wilI-drIiU>t slavery in the States.
TO the same purpose i the iutiInation II
A.4c I'-tCH-!'= E''i"St@l''A VIM a. "c 1enC
from the I,rtpc OF saturday last:
Were al. our present ,layes os.nac& to
the cotton States and the residue made
free, slavery would not cutlast the next
generation. As it il, the number OF Anne
rican slaves, though undoubtedly tormida
ble, Is but one clement of pro slavery
strength: the fact that slavery occupies
and rules half the area of the United
States is another quite as formidable
Delaware. with but a handful Of slaves, is
as loyal and serviceeble to the slave power
as Florida, and Will be TIL politically revo-
lutionzed
Such texts show that tho Black Repub-
licans are simply an An,i-Slavery or Aboli-
ton party. TO that complexion it has
come at last. Along with the triumph of
such a party, so composed as this is and so
numerous, we can easily imagine influen-
ces operating against the slave Institution
in the States which will soon produce p
cyisi2, of which We have seen the fore-ha
dowing in the invasion OF Virginia. and
see, now passing before our eyes, i'll the
disturbances in rexas-.V1. Rsppticsn.