Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1860-07-19

aution. Thus the normal condition o
the Territories is confirmed by tn
Constitution. which. when ex'ende,
over them. renders Slavery impossible
while Il writes upon the soil and en-
graves upon the rock every where tn
law OF impartial freedom, without dis
tinction of color or race.
Mr.. President. this argument is now
closed. Pardon me for the time
have occupied. II is long since have
made any such claim upon your atten
ton. Pardon me. also, If have sail
any thing which ought not to hav,
said. | have spoken frankly, and
from the heart: if severely. yet only
with the severity Of sorrowtul can
dor. calling things by their right
names, and letting historic facts tell
their unimpeachable story. ! have
spoken in the patriotic hope of CON
tributing to the welfare of my coun,
try, and also in the assured convic-
ton that what | have said will find a
response in generous souls. | believe
that have said nothing which is not
sustained by well-founded argument
or well-iounded testimony; nothing
which can be controvcrted without q
direct assault upon reason or upon
truth. The two assumptions OF slave
masters have been answered. But this
is not enough. Let the answer be-
come n legislative act by the admis-
sion of Kansas as Free State. Then
will the barbarism of Slavery be re-
PEELED, and the pretension OF property
in man be rebuked. Such an act,
closing this long struggle by the as
surance of peace to the Territory, if
not of tranquility to the whole coun-
try. will be more grateful still as the
herald of that better day near at hand.
when Freedom shall be installed every
where under the National Government;
when the nations flag. wherever it
floats, on sea and land, within the ma
tional Jurisdiction, will not cover a
single slave, and when the Declaration
of independence, now reviled in the
name of Slavery. will once again be
reverenced as the American Magma
Charta of Human Rights. Norris this
all. Such an act will be the first stage
in those triumphs by which the Re-
public-lifted in character so as to be
an example to mankind-will enter at
last upon its noble 'prerogative of
teaching the nations how to live
Thus, Sir, speaking for Freedom in
Kansas, / have spoken for Freedom
every where, and for civilization: and.
as the less is contained in the greater
so are all arts, all sciences, all econo-
mics, all refnements, all charities,
all delights of life. embodied in this
cause. You may reject it, but it will
be only Tor to-day. The sacred ami
mostly between Freedom and Slavery
can end only with the triumph of Free
dom. This same question will soon
be carried before that high tribunal
supreme over Senate and Court, where
the Judges will be counted by millions,
and where the judgment rendered will
be the solemn charge of an enroused
people, instructing new President,
in the name of Freedom, to see that
civilization receives no detriment.
Mr.. CHESTNUT { Dem. 5. y
After the extraordinary, though char
acteristic, speech which has just been
made in the hearing of the Senate. it
is necessary that we should explain
the reasons which we are here invited
to assume. After ranging over Eu-
rope. sneaking through back doors,
and fawning at the feet OF British Ar
istocracy, seeking for pity. but reaping
the rich and just reward of contempt,
the sianderer of States and men reap
pears in the Senate. We had hoped
that we should be relieved from the
miserable outporings of his vulgar
malice. We had hoped that from
what he had left, though ignominious-
ly failed to meet. as the consequence
Of former iasolence, he would become
wiser, if not better. by experience
In this we are disappointed; and we
regret it. Sir, in the heroic ages OF
the world, men were often deiied-
but they were deifcd for the posses
sion and exercise of some virtue, wis.
dom, justice, magnanimity and cour-
age. Yes. Sir. in Egypt they dcifed
beasts and reptiles, but even that bes
tial people worshipped their idol on
account of some supposed virtue. II
has been lett for this age, for thi,
country, and for the Aboltionists oI
Massachusetts, to defy the incarna-
tion of malice, mendacity and COW.
ardice. Sir, we do not intend here tc
be guilty of any such apotheosis o
malignity and meanness. We do moi
intend to contribute. by any conduct
on our part, to swell the Poems at the
shrine of this new idol. No. Sir: and
though, with no expectation but The
hobe of improvement, we are not in
clined by any punishment again tC
send the recipient of punishment hal
looing through the world. yelpine
forth increased volumes of SANDER anC
malice. These are the reasons WHY
we have remained quiet, and shall en-
deavor to remain quiet under tha
which we have heard.
Mr.. SUMNER-Before this ques
tion passes away. think / ought t
make some reply to the Senator from
South Carolina. | exposed to-da,
the barbarism of Slavery, and I believ
that what the Senator has said nigh
well print in the appendix ito m,