, 1860-04-16

| ou say this Is horrld. know 1t Is horrld.
know it is hor7id to hold men in slavery. I
| know it is horrid to doom four million human
beings to the condition of chattels, to be held
pro 7sul|ts, pro nao7tris, pro qvrdrrpedis, taken
for no persons, for dead persons, forfour-
footed beasts-men as much entitled 10
1nony Of all religious societies in the slave
States is that the.slares still heather, and it
isan utter impossibifity to Christiaaize them and
ciyiljze them by this process.
The third point that is relied on to justify
slayeho1dng is, that it is constitutional that It
is guaranteed By the Constitution of the United
States. Now, Mr. Chairman, hare heard it de-
clared over and oyer again that the Constitution
| guarantees s1arery. 1denyit~ In no article, in
no section, in no line, in no word, in M syl-
liable, can there be any recognition or sa1lction
Of human slavery found in the Constitution Of
the United States. It is nst there. 1t always
recognizes human beings as persons, and never
| as property. It does not use the word " slave"
'slavery."' Why, sir, when I came up to
take the oath to support the Constitution,
passed round How can Lorejoy swear to
support the Constitution: How can be take
| the OATH" could take the oath to support
the Constitution, because believe in the Con
stitution, because hold to it, because my heart
| is loyal to it, Every part and parcel and por-
| tio1 Of it believe in; but do not beliesc in
the construction put upon it by those who claim
| its recognition and sanction Of the practice Of
| slavsho1ding-
lii. BARkspA1E-yo, sir you stand there to-
dny an Infamous, periured villain. [Calls to
Mr. AsnxorE-Yes, be is,a perjured villain;
| and he perjures himself every hour he occu-
pies seat on this floor. lienewcd calls to
| order.1
Mr.. SlScLErox-And negro-thief into the
bargain:
Mr. LovE1or-I swore to support The Con
stitution because believe in it. do not De-
liere in tleir construction of it. 1t is as well
known rs any historical fact can be known,
| that tho trainers of the Constitution 80
| worded it as that it ncyer should recog-
bhgiauing to the ending Of it. But the
| advocates Of slarcry haze affirmed strange
| doctrine III regard 10 the Constitution. They
think that because swore to support tho Con.
| stitution, swore to support the practice of
| s!aveholdiug. Sir, s!arello!diug in Virginia Is
| IN more under the consrol or guarantee Of the
| Constitution than slavery in Cuba, or Brazil,
or aar other part Of the world, is under the
control Or guarantee Of the Constitution
ona purticlc.
Mr. MrCLErSASp-1 wish to osk the gentle
I man whether BIZ has always held that the Con-
| stitution deserved to be sustained and accept
| ed-whether, At any time in his lift, he held
that the Constitution ought TO be trodden un-
| der foot2
Mr. LoyElor-Nerer, sir; never. I always
defended it. aud always will, whether i. be
| against the democrats, who persert it, or the
d;sunionists, who trample on it.
| Mr.. McCLERsASD-H the gentleman says he
| never said 20, aul not prepared to contradict
him, TOR know nothing. personally, about it;
but 1 hzd understood that the gentleman once
uttered this laaguass: The Constitution was
| trodden under foot"
Mr. LovE1or-fes. Tint Was thrown in NY
| face once before here, aud denied it. 1t never
| bad the least foundation in truth. 1 always de-
Tended the Constitution, because it was for lib
ery. 1t was ordained by the people Of the
United States, not By superannunted old
mummy OF judge-and Jesuit ut that-but
ty the people Of the United States, to establish
Justice, secure tic blessings Of liberty for thcn-
selves and their posteEity, and to secure the
natural rights Of every human being within its
| exclusive Jurisdiction. Therefore, lore it.
| These n,cn can perceive nothing in the Con-
s!itution but slavery. i young man lcsds
b!ushing bride to tile a3tar, and takes the mar
ital yow before God aud attendant witnesses to
lore, cherish and protect her. Tllere she stands
the dsineat tling tlAt God has fashioned ard
youth; ter check glowing with the color Of the
rose, which expands and tadcs nway into that
| of the liz; her eyes sparkling like this stars
from the depths OF blue: and Lcr tresses falling
around her neck like the LOCKS Of the morning.
] II The mole en- that fair round neck, or The wart
oa that plump, soft hand, TIE wa4AS Thom the
! bridegroom swore ~ lore and cherish: Say,
sir, is il? So there is the Coustilution-instirct
with freedom. radient with the. principles of
universal liberty, seizing the inspired utterancc
Of cur Nagna chartn, and rednciag them 'q
iusiSt that it the clauses that are deemed TO re.
fer to the snbJect Of slavery mean all that the
widest enthusiast c1zsms to mean, they bear no
other relation or proportion to the Constit-
ution which s'7ear to support, than the ex-
| In AVID Snoe %..% q
moman whom the bridegroom vowed to lore md
cherish. lie loves her not for these things, but
in spite Of them.
l. So love the Constitution, not in consequence
Of these little things which arc alleged to he in
it, but in spite Of them. But you will say, the
her hand If she chose. | concede it and MS i,
Federal law-maker, concede that the States
hare the right to sport this fuugns o. slavery,
because il is beyond my reach. But time rolls
Away. This youthful pair huve years Of middle
age upon them. Olive plants hare sprung up
around the parent stem. The woman has gone e
mad. She gfoats over the e1crescence which
| has spread and covers her entire hand. She cx-
claims, Husband, this is dear, sweet, darling,
y real lore ofa wart, and | want 10 irgraft it On
the bands of n1l cur daughters. had it when
was married you vowed to pEotc:: n,c. aud
clam the right to transfer it TO all the children
If you do not, I will 60 to Indiana, ard get
divorce. will dissolre the union between u.s."
The hus sband, calm and firm, replies, My dear,
| hare INDUCED you in this whim about your
aud thought it one Of your Individual rights,
which was not at liberty to disturb. But if
you propose to transfer this dcforn1i,r to the
daughters, say, distinctly :ud decidedly, it
carnot he done This is INF preruyatirc, aud
must exercise it," So say to the slavery pro.
rnyandists who desire 10 transplant slavery to
the Territories, and thus fasten it upon the
daughters Of tl'c Eepub1c, "My dears, it can
not he Done"
say, therefore, Mr. Chairman, that there il
no justification tor this practice Of fslnyeholdiug,
frou the fact that the ensia7ed race arc ar, iafe
rios race. No justification from the pretended
fact that !: imparts Christianity and Civilization
to them; and none in the guarantees Of the
Constitution. Now. there some Christian
men on the other side Of the House; want to
put j. to them, in all eandor-for while intend
10 speak Of slareholding with as severe terms Of
reprobatlon as possibly can, do not intend to
ufeud any indiyidual personn]ly-I want to
know Of you Christian gentlemen, how you are
going to christianize men When you do not gire
them homes.
4 MrxnER-Giye them whate
Mr.. LoyEJor-Hemes-al legal sanction to the
conjugal and parental relations. How are you
| going to christianize men whom you turn ont
| 10 herd together like the bufaloes that roam
upon the Western pra'ries! You cannot do it.
Ii may be asked, sir, when confess t. at
/ hare no control over this matter, whv discuss
it why talk about it?
Mr.. Slsc1EroS-1 want to know if the gentle
man gives homes
3r. LovE1oE-l must decline to 1iell to the
| gentleman.
Mr. S1SGIEroS-1 want to answer the gentle
| mans question By asking him another. want
to know il be gives homes to the negroes he
carries from the South to Canada aud other
places?
siExBER-Thc negroes be steals.
! The CuA1RAAS-The gentleman from Missis-
| sippi is not in order.
3lr. BARkspALE-l hope my colleague will
hold no parley with that .perjured negro.thicf.
Mr. 1ovEJor-lt is asked why discuss this
question. Why talk about it. when it is con-
| iessed that We hare no constitutional power to
leeis1ate upon it? I will tell you, Mr. Chair
| E.&-.: It will be ;recoliected that Mr. Webster
once said, when speaking Of the threatene j in
terposition Of Russia to snatch kossuth fSon
the protection Of TaEka5. ias H. 49,
g. :, -4..u on 1he altar Of despotism.
'Ueutlemeu, there is something on earth c1eat-
er than arbitrary or dcspotic power. Thalicht-
ming has its power, and the whirlwind has It's
power. and the earthquake has it's power: but
there IS something among men more capable Of
shaking dcspotic thrones than lightning, vhirl.
wind, or earthquake; aud that il the excited
and aroused Indignation Of the whole civilized
| world"
| "The Aro3 to the SeyeEn yut.
I The Severn to the Sea;
And w1ekltas's dust thsil .pread abroad
| Wide ~ the waters be-