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monstrous sentiments If MN who 1T time
If commotton have gained power over the
minds Of their contemporaries has singular
attraction. Should any one at the present day
bc disposed 10 form such IA collection for the
benefit of postcFity, be should eettalnly take
Joseph E. Brown to The Legislature Of Geor-
gia-a document which the future historian Of
the United States will hardly fail to quotc NJ
illustrating the height I'd which party madress
reached ut tho time Of the great Presidential
election Of 1S60.
ous composition, which in paris seems more
like burlesque Of the southern political style
than serious state paper; but It would be Il
vain attempt to convey notion Of its contents
except By something like an abstract. Which
We will therefore i've our readers. Go'@THor
Bropn- though III pretr,ttiouay logical a. a frfaeh
3,amptletee7, *<ts out tcih a principle r'ieh, j
rar .tf only scith. Neu England, bni sciM tie
Drifixh Empire and tte1y 7,o9er in Europe. He
bases the morality vi retaliation on the fact
that the northerners are grossly dishonest lu
ncslcctin. to capture fugitive sllSts, inasmurh
rs t1ey inherit the fortunes made by northern
tlavcdcaless in t-e old times, and also them.
selves make money by manufacturing and sell
Ing cotton which il tho produce Of slave 1aboT:
This argument is 20 conclusive in the eyes OF
the Governor that he dcyutes something Gke
i column Of our ty7 { to It's Illustration. -.
Governor Browns theory il, that in selling
negroes sixty years ago The northernc1s guy
cnantcd for the quiet possession Of them and
their progeny forever. To prevent the slave
owners, therefore, from Introducing their
tluyes freely into tie northern States and car
rying them back again, is as great an invasion
Of southern rights ns If the Charleston or sa-
val,latl authorities, wcrc to seize fankec ira
icrs stock of goods. It has, Of cnursc, escaped
Int
equally 10 England. Our forefathers were
we're large slnve trnders, our fortunes have
leeu ina, .tscd ty selling ttpgroes to the Amer
lean PLANTERS anil ret VIC Ieryersefy and dis
honestly declare that a Georgian gcnticinans
cnlnTca servant becomes Tree man directly
ssLe, l.c tourllcs British ground. According
Is, every right Of retaliation which the sonth'
4.rn States have against Massa'huFctts they
have also against Engisn Should, then, the
mild wisdom of the Goycsnor pre- all. aud
southern tuniudura"y be established pu Brown1
itc principles, VT must expect to h sc soule
very pcrelnptoIy drnands made On ns, and III
c:lsc or REFUSAL to he tr<ea even Is tue north
ern flecsoilcrs. What measures are to be
adopted against tilclu it ulay therefore tc ill.,
trrrstlng ~ inquire
We afc told that "prolably the records Of
no state or nation i'll Chrlstcndoul are moro
.Litke,lcd with Tit deep stain Of disgrace
caused bya wilf,sl violation uf public faith !"
II
slavery legislation. ''1s u1lr merchant goes
1herc to trtde, and carries with him his slave
body servant (which llc LIS Ms nlucll natur-
nj right tu do IL. :: citizen Of Massachusetts
ilas to carry his ,,a"y:,.c viii him wheu l'n
travels thIonsll iror2i4). the taws Of thai Sta
take from him biz Property and refuse to per
III him IL lIrn. xili him WHEN hc rctur1 =
to lis hume" 1Ae infimy Of such co.d .
urges the Guycrnus to r, c.l Il relleiy, aud i,e
fails It in international law. ''Ail writer's TIL
government =" acuie>cc III tic Justice OF IT,
pri.als when TIL: citizens Of one Sta'e are in
Jnrcd ly ,he T,ublc ac:s IF anptlscE. 1t
IL the d.t; Ut Georgia, therefore, whcn-
ever our OF hrr citizens, no matter
huw' humble, is robbed of lis rropt ri =,
to demand prompt compensation, ana in DE-
5al.t, to make rcrrtsals. by scixin. the prop
.rtv OF the offending St;,.e ur n:tinn, wht'r-
ever il Ii to be tnund." Tie law Of nations
Iors not conilne Tie injured State to tue seiz-
1irc Of the public property Of the offending
State. thor:, Governor l}ruwn recommends
to the Legislature tic lnssi.ey "f law to clll-
power the Governor to ''rctzc euclI amount Of
thr 1,unsy or property Of s,icI ot{rntlin" and
taithcss State which nay he found within the
limits Of THIS State rs HAY he amply sufficient
iulv tn indemnity "-tlIc tiuycr'i"r is through
uut rather redundant i'll sfv'c-"-urll citizen
If this State whu may lave bccu rubbed Of his
lruEcTty hy the failure bt such 1atllltss State
tudi-cItar:. liz constitutional obligations. But
This Is not I'LL. The Nustt* ruvrs are uut only to
I'a rs,b1eA every time Il SIaic refuses to aid it.
cltclin@ negro, .ttt they are IT. be murdered
with imlnnity. IN tie history # tis Frr's.
fonm7l;tn nuthinJ mt,t ut.u ions il recorded
ttun The 1,rvfxstA II Go1. D'uacH, that ''1ha
1ellal Cvslc and all otiitr laws nf this Stat1
yhicl, ,,r.,tcct the lives, liberty and property
ar otl1r States while in this State be- rryaj-
ed,'' 20 far rs regards my Slate which rviusta
to rccugnise fl,e owners i'rorrrty III his slare
f;ot H.. H. nr.uLt, ,c,;fi,y :, xnx,tx:" ,,rxxtol
ami Evrt Mu hIx rouusIx r:Y nf,,T b. .rtio,f:rt
:rhs rcu;,lr Of Mn a-sachu>et,>, Vermont, Mirli.
ro,,. Maine. I{luIc Island, Connecticut, New
p: York AMI Wisconsin. rs uiu.r tho nrjucinal
offenders, would 1T nc,. hc declared '.wii.uut
tic protection of the laws o: this State" and
3: It would rest with lit. t;nycrnor to restore
them tu such protection when their respective
t,vcru,,,r,,t, rhouId hare met thu views uf tv
st,nti.rn n,rtv
at;rr Tx. ,:,c,, fin mad s,hrn,c of ,,rohibit.
;ns tr,,. witl, the :,.ili,,,st States. ly dis.
, ,.r5m;n,,inv d,,ti,s in t:,yuT If tI,nsc Who's.
,c..i';';;n" * more sa,;sl,ct.,ry hrens u,lit,
; ns,nr,] i, is rrco1,,,,,r1ltI.l tl,;t different
.,,, ~ ~ - ,'r ,.,,t tI,a1l In. hid On
ill.,. ,,r1n,t ;,,i,s If ryrry SI,tc wi, uerl,.ts
- ,.rr, M The rr;,,..inj..s ri f1,c F,,+i1iys
r.i,vr law and y svst,.,n II iu,,i;ition is IL he
> r.t,hl;sI,.,i in order to discover What annu:t
~ S,rt,,fr,, ruot}. il sul YEARLY Ill the State
r. fAry ruriie, r;,I n,, f;p,%r,uf. 7,co,,,,,,eu.
s,cxx;,a xr,,aj,G ,,,a r, ,.,T1ar Naf hjs f3r,ue,
<.rr.n,,;s ;n,yl,'. ntJ Iu sI;xsipu Int ,,tr I'll.
~, ,,f snc..e e:,,,, l,r tHi,ts wnnld In, easy
,n,n,,h Sl,u,I fhc irr;trd Stufrs t;oyrrn
,n,n, c~.rru,,. ant. t;.or.in1, ci,Izcn for trra
md t,t n,,is liz: ~ ssu,i,l] ,ca}iac u-umrt
" ,,y sczr and lam: M mon the ncur,>t trc,
1w.i of the subjects III e,,rh government fol
'a,cIl citizen Of Gcnr.:a whose lift. should b.
"thus Illegally taken." The remainder II tn.
message. Is de1otcA tr IL %iew Of Suutheri
:! ,.ro.,cc,s. which 1hc Governor thinks ,,ls,s
cheering. England is dependent on cotto,1
:,l,l therefore would have !,r friendly tu th
cotton Statee. As to nr.rn insurrrction, HI
s,oas m,t h.lieyc IN II. sUuF slaves arc se,;a!
II unler,he eyes M their masters and over
secfs' ft" I'll t!len1 can ieau or "lht. lug;
roaGs "r ot'e! lna1i!e c"hte!a'lce. lux
nave no m'' ''s::l1eS' ~ "'""e
coinhl:''Isai, 20 on WIN each olheI =;
tls:fc. lLe! ~ anu 1stosn1Ae anesi ~ ~: |;
.i1"flty ~ = race, anu sie's sacie:!aehee o!i tne.
"ntrs wn''sc smile o. 1al.f;1'"G''o1s y eohs1un.r
laslt his.e5l eiy".!fen; ne"ev = :eus,.
seoe11lsn !: Itnpos:lnie, .auu:Ms 'ciHaIs, ~
c's 'nte il,' "'"' 't' ~. u1.'u' ~, .s.