The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-05


Bersminl has taken the lead He has dwels the
serson ttat, In The history OF Eogosn lsw there
es her where q oonuary principle declared
But per mt 70 that csses even tney
wsn coDsdrrso authority The senator knoss seli shsi
old aud baroarous case s \
oiPe which is boash, into activity BY the de~sais
OF en- ADVANCING oiviIxAtion and which once rei,a-
nzed be MED; that jurisprudence Ia ate
dSk lantern, shining Ia pasros CIRCLE, and
changing, nut gs some light, which, slowly emerging
ir m orsrai oA'kpsss grows and spreads with human
mDoveOent, Until at last becomes broaa aaa gsae
dssi~e all Jo0s d.rtoxss to drag doo. "a ,mm r
tai py,scp1e, pAih ,Iausy tmpesse sn England as
Adnk God, II snak,s slavery tmpossale usder he coa
tsa0n, ne uos'y tugs 10 dreg dosn lxnNsnay from TIE
sky
SOME FAIIAons RxrAnxp.
The euorDhy o. tbs pfetepsoo that slavery 10 ssuc
toned by the consuutOo becomes stlu more apparent
when we rsso the constitution 10 the ght Of greet oaso
lhe Declsssuoo of evudepce The luuniustcd intel
letter OF our history, which, In familiar words announces
BY Their Crssior ~th csrsIa cpsIsosSe r.Sss Sst
sncog these are life, liberty. and the pursuit II
hspy1sss; that. % secure these rights, govern.
meats are bsutused among men, deriving their Just
.powsrs from the consent OF tho governed Sor does
The declaration, binam the conscience ell who epjsy
national oct lee kDo~n, but itself key 70 shs arst
when, 81 TIE sucossful close the Revolaoa, the
Oas BE- thu. III has pss eys.
Deco the price and The OF thai the
nature By TIE BLESSINGS q The Asssor Of sse.e rSn
sosy nsvc pssvsaeo oyer al oppositioo, ana form be
oa.s o. shn teen tnaep.noett States Nor, whs.evos
may b sh- privileges Of States In their individual
Usse within their veral local jurisdictions, power
can Do attributed 70 the 10 the abssoce Of positive
declarations Here is the national heart, the national
socl. The sa'ional WILL the national voice. which
enter Into and dnuse through ali the national egs
lAssou. Such the commanoing authorities shch
in nor. Tns1s' vorcs. Ins saS.s Of SS%su nurs.
without distinction Of recognition toe curse OF
no additional support Bt in strict harmony With tnsse
are The Dacy utersDcss the veniion whsh framed
Who ~ pouDceo that he woui concur In uphold
ing oomesuc slavery ~ss nsfarious nstitnton; Of
bricse Gerry u Msssachus who said that we had
nothing with the cu6uct OF the states 70 slavery,
but ought 10 be careful not to give any SANCTION 70 ~
Of Roger sherman and Oliver Ems worth, OF Connect
cut aud Mr.. Gorhsm, Of Massachusetts,, woo all
conourred with Mr.. Gerry and esoec'aliy o.
Mr.. Madison, Of Virginia, who in mild juri1ical
phrase. thought sropg admit In the constitution tue
ioss that there coud be property 10 man. And, last y,
to mpl.ie the elaborate work OF freedom All TO
give expression ali ut,ersnoes. the word servi
tuoe which had been allowed IN the clause the ap
posuopnsLt 'of representatives was struck odi,
TINS snsl exclusion from the constiti,ou OF the
Idea D property IN man ~H on tDe motioo
o. Mr. Randolph, vrgps and Tue reason a.s'suso Tor
the subeutui acooroT Mr. Madison, 10 hs autheu
TIC repors ot The debate, was hat 'tne former GAS
though, the coodi,ou Of slaves ann the atr
the onhgaoIs OF tree p-rtons" Thus nj every pot0t
by great DaopA decss,os. by frank uuersnos ia the
CONVENTION, and b. positive sc In aoj sting the text OF
equivocsi'y rsjcc,ed rhs preeDsi0n which be dts
messed uttry osseless, becomes absurd wcen u Is
considered To that resut pecessarfy conducts II the
ba,bsr OF slavery, IN all s nvelold wro0g, lie really
cmbo Nd IN constitution 70 be beyond tee resc1
probibton ether Cor ssopal or Local IN tie Tern
torres then for lbe came reason II must be eyood
rarn Of pr, hiton scolon by local suhorify
70 zoe ss,e zoe pseIvs .nd: Jus. 30 Ioog ~ we cCpsu
musi be open TO all ITS blasting irfupes And yet tots
Peterson. -hch N ip natural squences, ogerturns
STATE rehtg forwsrd by who profess ID
be the spa ciAl guardians of state rights.
EQUALITY or sTArrs
dpdsin 10 oven that other agument, brought
forward by Senators uno, a. nyios the sqasiy Of mao,
SPEC ouey equally OF the States; aud from
eiason, that ssvems,srs are enus'ss. in lns
nsme OF equality, 70 take their slaves into the /
constitution BIT this assumcut comes back TO tbs irst
pfetspscp, that tlavee Se Recognized as property IN
Dos. a. We are sl~ays brousn nor can any sounding
Legations Of State equality svoo u Aud YET TINS very
Sgensps oe,s os sns s.,s, ~. ",.ns,,,
under the ttuiop tpen, uooer ths pvosh'o-xDosn
as the ,hres ms rule shich touoos represen'saon
IN the Bouse such pess,rs there property
from the slave Stats, st'n voice 40 vote
whle there no such property representation from the
fr.e States With earrg insqua ~, the representation
OF slave Slater nrst "persoas and SECOND
ly . large part OF thrir prrteuded property ~hie
miilcps Of property uerepresen'ec. mus, .ncnever
trpsicp nsnf,st Assuming the preteuslon IL
property IN er the consrfupon. you SLAP 10 hs
asrspte iosqusFy bet~esn the save states asi ths
free aud sssunrg the equality Of States In the
fsoe tpe ~hoe prtctson Ct property IN man under the
copstuticn
dtcan 70 dwell also that other Argument which
IN the 81 poi ulsr severe goty unoerasss 10 SO
cure TO The people Territories the wicked possr-
slave ,n.9 eno nss ss sSis prssosou ~ss 20, oast
es By the Dec srssiop o. Incepeceencs sn-a
sppour al derive their Just
from the cent, OF the governed" snf ~ any
within The jasacuoa Of the constitution, ~n.sa
snis os,rsse. sSa Witch c.rcfu,ly excluses The
10. of property while sn-rocccs all persoos
with the shsrt ~ cftzcn, such pr~'essi 10
coas srst wnas yer u may 10 else shsre, pusr .,
versispty within The soh~re OF the constitution rS rf
sT,,,,.s ssr",s,.s. :. "h,n H. ooos.rsiuu jus
uoe; does " aiov any men 70 sssrrt rish' ID 90
wss' be ps:ss eIc.p .nsn ns = 49,. 70 ~, ss'
tempt W make slave. But this preunson,
wsre s.sr,s a 'a-sous bad .srse
proceeding csssnAly . xAis snoss 70 AVOID sss TIM
psoons ao~~soa p.tssen freedom sna slsvery-vsiu
sss ssins .rshe vo,cs e Jscos .hns hanis srv
hands ~ E~au-uay dismissed stn sh- osocr k,nfrst
pvvsepsccs cr savery while the $4,000 iron l'ioos'
(ur Dousa.), Who has sandered so lar In ih seaport,
-rn~wssr srss end
wedeed u hat urnbee Which be s'ross b rssi-
And here clcp~ branch Il the s-sunrr,, vhsca
49, as@ s.-s-oi fr. W., s.s esssy b-oass ~ ssrs
rs- ~ ,lrp~ry , .stathsNd sup-s-se oil s<,~y
fr1>ury Hut eposgo been scae on tins hsa1 At the
r,ss OF reps pow gather tos-ther Zoe ssslnp
ton thsa alaye asers The coustufi,u, tsxe
tbe SAVES r~srrcrss AMI ccoruue 70 hsa then
a. IN the Stands IN tvo presensoas, arst toAf man
mar hold prop~~sy man. And reccsdy thsi toh pro
p~rsy 10 rscoep~ed cocsti,uuoc. bgt have
snas the prespded property In sapis on resssn
While the TOO sp~ct.l Ss omeots BY ~hfcn has
szurv~c nr,t s~s~f tEersory Of and onfly
sh~ Of Asmare Grcs~iy insri 1ett N
nod such q prrssrrou And ~c have rexs sen ia.
tnss pee ~usen hss wile pot In the cou.titue
% w reascn Asf ser~y 70 n ssch an "Tsnr. ear ter
fsaf u cs~ fra sstyn,f oily "rssvfrs" nasces aaf
,rords If ttss crnsss,' that the beuea rvl-.
qseuoaet W. The ~enst CONSISTENT sin nc prfoo q
o. s1vsr ced islr son tina, NJ sue, "p"sive ssoc
ton IN wtros n 'isfeseuols rlrsrues csn be foto
the constfU-fn, vris hr'm,uy nth Tire Ds-lssiisn
of Indep nc s6- Adsrsss Of tue ocuta nts i'm
gross tne t~uppsr.rtoas s.riN TO-
bon and ssp~.,xiv Of the Coovrnuen sa7sstut
ING is.rvics" ter sssvtuoe." the gruand that tns
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