The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-09-15


it protected therein. They appealed TO
the King in council, aud got an order
4 caiust the colonies, compelling. Virginia
to have mere slaves. whether she wanted .
them OF not The struggle went on until .
1112. when the House o. Burgesses adopt .
cd 4 memorial to the King of England /
telling h.la thGt. unless he abandoned that
policy and allowed the colony of Virginia
- regulate the slavery question to suit her
sell, His Majesty would lose his dominiou5
in America.
N;~-n!a. therefore. cianeI the right to
decide the slavery question for her$ei:
Tha: Is ali / claim Tor I colony now I'M
,neasc applause
The only question : whether an Ameri-
can citizen. under the Constitution. is not
entitled to - many privileges in a terrific
" Is B.iti-. subject WAS in colony be-
fore the Revolution II he Is not do
not kno.; what lac has gained by that Re
volu,ion. Loud Cheers Our fathers, as
Colonis:s. claimed the right under the Bri-
fish Constitution. We ROW claim it in
obedience To the American Constitution.
[cleer~. and We claim for our settlers in
the territories only these rgiits and priv
legcs which cur fathers fought for and OBJ
tanned in tie Revolution
The AbolIj.o"i~tS. under Mr. Lincoln.
and the scccs>ion;s-s, u-der Mr. Brecl.en-
i'd r,r,-,a,,s,7 49,. tI,at This priyilcge
J. all r:-ht in rclncct to sovereign states.
hu, ;Ley deny IL application 10 the terri
tor-cs They tell rs tlraf a territory Is 10;
= sover.:.-u bower. a:.J therefore. cannot
REGULATE hc. oyu institutions, that moth
inE but sovciei-uties can regulate their
own affairs. Let me inquire whether the
British colonies in Americ:, were sovereign
,o,yey- when thev demanded that ri.hI =?
itEeer-1 Oar father, demanded this in
icren, r.-.st OF ~clfeoycralne5st. not for
s-v.;,f ~, ,,...7- hr. for Je.erdert colo
MOS fan. la-ar,Ia,,+ T,.r,;ro--as dcpcud
On ,.,,,;--.t That 49, tI,ai,. de,3e,I
Ti,v d-J no. r.~atorl that thqv ,vora
sovo-.irr f.,,+ ~. s.i.r ;l.c, W., entitled
!, 70 i,l..r.-r. iii c-saI. .,.o:r,na,,t i,
thc-. ,Ior,e-t-. ,.,,I.,.-,.,,- r1,ionrs1 IT,
'ror-.- toll -l-,,, IN rc,Iv that the colo
ne J.I ~, ,i,,,r. ,.,I,t- II,a, tIo.c Witch
yv..ra Granted Inv t,.r E;,,,, in The charter
and .,a.r,,,or, .,s rf,c Kim .,r,,roJ tbai,.
So. - KIM ,..,iI - tto,,, o-,-,,-
rErr.. ,yr, -c-.- vow, ..,.,,[.,,II., .,a,,ti,.
,nan in VIRGINIA Who ,iSn;tJ tI,,: ,,Trr,osi-
tf,n One t;eoro. Vy;sj,j.r.rrn, I,5 o.e
-,-l,--,.,. I-=..,-l,,, r.Io,,' .,,,,I .o,.,.,,I
9TH. ,...r..taila ,,.,-tIa,,,C,I ~ III cI,ss
tofI -, 'P,;.:.r. TS;r,, 49,, tI,,,.' III ,,,t
49,. Ill. ,i-,,,s from liz, o,,,I H., ao,,f,i
not take them away. They hsd tie hartii-
hood 10 >gy 10 A. the Tnili OF Eng,
lend. that DIZZY rot their rights from God
-Aiili-ity. ana intended to defend them
iiie"t ari .duss. They did defend them
md when tlrv could not acquire the
Ii-Lt 1f self Government without iadeueud
c...e. t....v IN. f,i.i. tho Declaration II In
J-r,.ula.Ies - .i!f. means 7,,,;,:....I,a
IftI,, nu. :. .c.,,,s that the iIrcirIes al
E-7-.-- A., Third and Lori H,r,I nf hi.
STATE. understand. ;j,. .rc,.r1cnt ;r-t :,
vel a= t-.;r T.rr.I....-..,..s
They tell u that III. reor!. Of the Tel.
rital..- Lar. 10 ri-.hte ercsi.t those which