The New York herald., 1860-12-09

the patient victims their avarce, and very began
marked by every act Of perddy and treachsry which
could add darker hue TO such warfare In 1920, the
Whenever else II is used or its equivalent in thess re-
marks the anti slavery or abolition party Of the Norh)
% exclude the state Of Missouri from adm
sion the Unon because she chose protect African
slavery IN the new State In the House, where they
had : majority, they rejected her application, and
srn, men gave way and admitted the State, but
npon condition Of the exclusion of slavery from
treaty Of 1904 lying nor Il Of SO 90 north latitude, and
outside Of the State Of Missouri This act Of exclusion
S was pds e. tho 5
settled policy Of the government at least from Adams
administration TO that day and has, since slavery
States, violated the constitution itself When we
qured California and New Mexico this party, scorning
al compromises all concessions demanded that slavery
should be forever excluded from them and all other ac
qnstons Of the repablc either by purchase or conaues.
about the troubles of 1880 and political excitement
Of 1884, The South at all times demanded nothing but
equality in the common Territories, equal enjoy
mens Of them with their property, to that extended
70 Northern citizens and their propery-nothing more
we sy G Us eouaw Of enoV
ent equal right TO expansiont s as necessary 70 our
prosperity as yours In 1870 we had less than eight hun
dred thousand slaves Under mild and humane ad-
mnisraton Of the system they have increased above
four millions. The country has expanded to meet this
growing want and Florida, Alabama, Mississippi Louisi
ana Texas Arkansas Kentucky Tennessee and Mssissp
p have received this increasing tide of African labor
tgore Ne ed Is century, az TectSety me Sme
crease he lfricans amoq us in Subordinate condition
Wiu dSouu 10 eleren millions Of persons What shall De
dom gn neS We mst erpana or perish, we are con-
determination Those who tell you that the Terri
sorai question , an 1esract0n ,hn, that You % can m
slave trade both deaf and blind to tho history
Of the last sixty years All Just reasoning, all past his
serthcy have told for twenty years that their object
to pen up slavery within its present mitssurround
it with border of free states and like the scorpion
One thing at Least is certain that aterer may be The effect
Of your exclusion from the Territories there is no dispute
that the North IT, and adopt ii hostile 10
slavery upon this point They all agree they unani
nous in Congress in the States on the rostrum in the
not go into the Territories. They took up
arms arms TO drive it out Of Kansas; and sharps
sins by abolition preachers to do their work. Are they
Mistaken No. they are not The party put it into their
platform at Philadelphia-hey have 1t the stone
Of their Chicago patform-Incoln is on it-pedged to
IT, Hamn Is on it, and pledged to IL; every abotonst
IN ,he Union IN or out Of place. is openly pledged in
This conflict at least irrepressibe s easily under
stood-we demand the equal right with the North to go
slaves included and to be there protected in its peace
able enjoyment by the federal government, until such
Territories may into the Union equal States
then admit them with without slavery, the peo
pie themselves may determine for themselves wa you
manly deed you embrace political degradation and death
But this only OF the points of the the North
agreed deliver up fugitves from labor In pursuance
Of this clause Of the constitution Congress- In 1897
during washingtons administration, passed fugitive
slave law; that act never was faithfully respected all
the North, but 1t not obstruced by State egis
ation until within the last thirty years. but the spirit Of
hostility to our rights became more active and de-
termined and In 1850 that act found totally insult
cient TO recover and return fugves from labor; there
fore the act Of 1850 passed The passage of that act
was sufficient to the demon of abolition all the
North The pulpit, the press, abolition societies. popular
assemblages beched forth nothing but implications and
wS voted J" the an
thirteen States Of the Union, by the most solemn
acts Of legislation, wilfully knowingly. and cor
within their respective limits. say wlfully knowingly
Tuss .na sorg n s sv Wa an Il plain
In the Senate the bill for the rendition OF fugtives was
unanimously passed. and nearly unanimously passed by
the House Of Representatives and signed by Washington
All the courts the United States federal and State,
from the Supreme Court of the United states to the JUS
tce Courts OF all the States whose action have ever been
under y notice. This constitution TO mean and
intend the rendition Of fugitive slaves BY law Of Congress-
which might be aided thwarted by State legislation,
until the decision tho Supreme Court of Wisconsin held
otherwise, and that decision unanimously overrued
by Northern and Southern judges in the Supreme Court
and which court In the unanimously affirmed
the constitutionality Of the act OF 1880 But se acts
not only annaed BY the abolition Leg's'aues o@ an
nE1ed under circumstrnces Of dtrocity and d1grord
tion unknown 10 the legislation Of any ciriliset
people in the wo-ld. Some of them punish US
even claiming slave within their limits, even by
his consent 9th BY ingenious contrivances pre-
their limits, where they seek TO compel you go, and
then punish you by fine and infamous punshments Tor
asserting your rights and falling to gs' sa, then rs Ths
their oft repeated oatbe Yet some excellent people
among want some more OF such securities for our
rights, peace and security. God Almighty nave
mercy upon these poor people they listen 10 such
sellors No OF flesh them. Another one OF
guarantees In the constitution was, that fugtvcs
from Justice committing crimes In State and nceing
10 another should be delivered by the state into which
they might fee 70 tho authorities Of the State from
whence they ned and where the crime committed.
This constitutional principle s nothing more than
the law Of nations necessary TO the security am Tran
of anAS
Acknowledged that have treaties with all civilized
nations by which that duty is mutually secured In AL
high crimes political excepted), AMI s every day
executed by us aud FOR under their treaties But
early 1887 3stwo citizens Of Maine came " Swan
nah, stole slave, ned 10 Maine, AMI two successive
Governors refused TO deliver up the cuprts, the real
grievance being that they had only stolen shves-a
pious work rather 70 De snoodr"ssa nnn na a,
It is true the Legislature authorized the Governor TO
call convention Of the people TO take into
the mode Of redress. But what are called moderate,
wise counsels prevailed Excellent conservs,ive-aye,
that's the word'-c nservative men advised us not
10 disturb the glorious Union about so small mat
ter we submitted and submission brought ~ legitimate
fruts Within year two after similar case occurred
nth New York while Seward Governor. lie re-
fused and attempted himself under the idea that
.ams armand on him with Ike results and like subms
sion and from that day to this that constitutional rg
has been Nor,ssrn Srs,sren having in this
an In ali Others gained inch, demanded an ell we sii
fanccd that this provision Of the constitution would no
ysn and foolish hope Last year John Brown made raid
pn Virginia He with torch and rhe with the pir
oee OF subvertng government exciting insurecton
mopr her slaves and numbering her peaceaoie inhao
tans he succeeded only in committing murder and arson
md treason ono his sccompces a sonl escaped u
ohio vas demsnded and ~ Ohio refused 70
rive him up; another fed Iowa he, too was demand
cd refused II s true both of these mscr.anu Stno
violation OF the constitution and thcr oaths With nimy
pretexts about fores but they failed 70 hide rom
s the great fact that sympathy with the cause OF
John Brown which gave sanctuary 70 his confederates IL
fhcse rnsu had have ed Great Britain OF France we
would have received them back and inflicted upon them
rhe just punishment for their infamous crimes
,,nder our treaties nut they wiser; they
fed amsng our brethren: we had no teaty
9TH them, We had only constitution and their caths
Of fidelity 70 II failed and their mnrdcrers are ree
ready again apply the torch 70 your dwell
ara hn assaretns knife and ths poisoned bowl 70 ynu
nna vour family 10 you not love these brethrenf on,
what glorious Union especially " 10 insure domestic
tranquility" -,
have shown you what this party his done and do
lared IN the national connses n the state Legslures,
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