The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-12


their virtues cannot from condemnation the essential
wrong which now expose. mention them to show that
DONE and offer 1t In extenuaton Such, fellow citizens,
slavery appears in It's law, and also In s influence
on society. BAD as IL is, modestly kept al home;
II did not stalk into the national jurisdiction and enter
into the national government within the reach Of our
votes should not summon you on this occasion 70 unite
against ii-(applause)-or whatever may be the prompt
ipes Of sympathy and Of sodke philanthropy aohing 10
than that pol tca duties depend absolutely
upon our political responsibilities and since we are mol
politically responsible for slavery IN Charleston or in Con-
sartinore SO in neither place have We any political du
ties regard in either Of those go capitals Ia
ment wherever exists must and surround its vic
Tins with our prayers but our action while inspired ey
| Law and the constitution. {Applause) And here tn
field is ample. Indeed, slavery existed nowher
within the national jurisdiction, az II clearly does, GU
duties would still be urgent 10 grappe with and counter
act that perlcous influence, which, through an oigar
chicai combination Of ave masters, unknown TO the
constituop anticipated by founders and exist
defiance OF their example, has entered into and pos
sessed the national government like evil spirit This
influence which, welding at will all the powers OF the ma
goyernmeneven those Of the judiciary itsef-has
become formidable to freedom verywhere, ciuchmg vio
leptly at the Territories and achg the free States
themselves witness the claim still undecided in the
the last resort Of citizen OF Virginia to hold slaves
ncw s. vautng for a long time unobserved, even
while exercising controlling power IN our politics.
Al first nid and shy from an undoubted consciousness
OF It's guilt it avoided discussion; but II was no less de-
isrnned in its policy The Southern Senator who boast
cd that for sixty the slave States had governed the
county knew we'll their constant nferority TO the free
states in population, wealth. manufacture, commerce.
schools churches lbrs aud all the activities Of true
civilization well that the slave States had conri-
bued nothing the literature Of the country, in po
ica economy and the science Of Inch they
osoisen fory bale thsSfy Knew we'll hat by no
principle Justice could this long predominance be
planned or ynoaed but he forgot to confess
agency True It is that, in the game of Office and legsa
the slave States have always won They have played
with loaded ijce-oaded with slavery Tue trick of the
auomaton chess player for so long time an ncomrehsn-
o,cs q, The free STATS max move on he beard
and Tho stuu SfafaQ ct
strive Tor free trade and the cry has been check Let
them coward rrotction, and again II is CHECK"
cry is s,i .ehecS" Wherever shey moved whether for
backward, to the right or left, wherever they
bic check" But the secret is now discovered Amid the
well arranged machinery which seemed give motion 10
the victorious chess player was concealed motive force
Which has not been .stiInated-the slave power. 1t
is the slave power which has been the perpetual victor,
saying always check 10 the free states And II 10 the
slave power which, according of the Senator,
the floor Of the Senate has for sixty years governed
the country. (Appause) The actual number Of slave
holders so long time nnkDown aud on this account
was naturally exaggerated IL was often represented 70
sentative from Massachusetts, whose will be
cherished for bis devotion 10 human rights mean the
| late Horace Mapn-tapplsuse)-wr rndely Interrupted
on the floor Ut Congress BY member Alabama, Who
sversd that the number of Shareholders was ns many as
| a,0oo,@o. Qangh'er.l AT tlat time there was no
IN, ul document by Which this exlravagance could be
corrected But last have It, The late taken
1850 shows that the whole number OF this peculiar
cisss-embraeirg men, women and Children all tcid,
who unfof'un 10 hold slaves or be Interested
in this called properywas only 34 900; ana Of this
number the large part are small Shareholders leaving only
81 eco perscrs the Of the great Of slaves
substantial Of this dominant class
And yet this small ogarchy, odious in origin, without
spy hundation in that Justice which the essential basis
civilized association, stuck together only by
conederncy in all the five headed wrong u slavery, and
| G, nstituting in Itself Na9nam Latrccaipma great
robberhood-has by the confession OF one OF its own
leaders for sixty years governed the republic To this
eld two thngs have Corcurred. First, It's associated
wealth. being the asserted value Of its human flesh con
stitutbg hagtous capital of two thousond millions OF
dollars and scconoh It's peculiar representation in tho
House Of Representative where, under the threcihs
Of the constitution, ninety members actually hold
has are the ssvemasssrs an enormous corporation or
stock company by the sce OF which the United states
fk, with ts petty thirty millions Of capital and without
| esnee feel hunlbled when dwell on the amazing
disIropotion Of Offices usu,ped by this olssrchy.ss
b.einhiug all the great posts " the repubcthc Prcsi
dccy the Vice Presidency, seats in the Cabinet seats
retrally hands this the free States,
with uble the population Of slave States have only four
thoFo four II must be said that three Northern
With southern principles and in the humber places at
the departments the extraordinary dsproporton
rrcvais Out Of the whole number q ;227) there en-
rloyed, All nom The free States, but moetly with
soutLe,n nepes and SOC from the slave States These
instance are typical There s n,hing In the national
government which tho obgrchy does not appropriate.
Down this moment has held the keys OF every Office,
from the President TO the humbest Postmaster, compel
| ling all TO do is bidding. IL organizes Cabinets 1t
canizes Cours 1t directs the army and navy. II
over the sensns II control. the Smithsonian Institution,
founded by tie generous charity OF foreigner 70 pro
mote the interests of mankind. And II subsidies
tie national press, alike IN the national capital
and in the remotcst village Of the North In
aiied test COZ Office very different from that Of Jeer
son: ais he honcstS he capable Is nc faithful to the
the single question, which sgnezes the great change
which has taken place, "ls be faithful to slavery, With
arrogant ostraosm excludes from every national Office
all WHO cannot respond TO this test SO complete aud IRA
onal las this tyranny become that at this nohent while
ilew speak, could wnhnson or Jee, SON. or FRANKLIN,
their spheres above, 70 mingc in our Affairs and bless US
with t6tr wisdom, not one Of them with his recorded,
ton Tor the Presidency from eher brunch Of tie divided
dtnccratic party, from that other political combina
tion known rs the Union party which held It's convention
az Ranoro-(aughtcr)- stranger stu, could either
of these santed patriots, whose names alone open
PERPETUAL fountain q gratitude, In al your hearts,
any political function whatever, not even ior the
ioc.i Office OF rostmaser. What now say amid your
. natural sstonishment, ! have often said before in
address pg The pcoYle and have than uttered
frem my ID the senate and no man there has made
answer, for who has sat IN lis secret sessions,
and thu learned the tst which Is practically applied,
could make answer; and sl You % accept this state
mcnt my testimony, derived from the experience
which has been my lot. Yes, fellow citizens, had this
test prevailed In the earlier days, Washington, first In
war rst in peace FIRST IN the hearts Of his counrymen,
could not baye been created seneralissmo Of the mer
forces; jefferson could not have taken bis place on
the COMMITTEES 10 dIaf The Declaration Of indepcndence
and Franklin could not have gone forth TO France with
the commission OF the infant republic, TO secure The IN
valuable Ralcc 81 that ancient kingdom nor could John
JAZZ FIRST Chief JrEtcc have lent ~ our mint Judi
ciary the grace ~ his and character. applause
s,udg on tho bent uecks Of onslaved raccwth four
. millions Of human beings AZ the black marble Carya
support ~ power the slave ogarchy reefs itself
= into a ordy caste which brooks no opposition. But
| when sTeek ~ csste mean nothing truly polite ;
and when speak of oiirnrchy mean nothing truly aris-
tcctic As d,sIotism simply an abuse Of monarchy,
20 an orsrchy simply abuse Of aristocracy unless
IL be that p.ost vulgar % all the "aTAtocracy OF The
= | slim" (srpauso.) Derived from slavery, and having
the Interests az slavery always IN view. our ogarchy
naturally take lis character from this Eve headed
!. | wrong -
! Things bad begun make strong themselves by IN.
All that h bad Ia sl~vcry-its audscy, its immortality,
cruelty its robbery It's meanncss It's ignorance, s
barbarous disregard OF human rights and ts barbarous
disregard OF human obligation, nus all be reproduced In
It's representative. f the slave oiigarchy bcsafes at
nothing its selfish ends simply acts in harmo.
| nv with slavery, nom which i draws its lie ood IL
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