The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-04-26
Apridl 26th, 1850.

placed upon earth radiant in the bloom o
youth: her cheek glowing with the color o
the rose, which expands and tades away like
that of tie lily, her eyes sparkling ike tht
depths of blue, and her tresses falling around
her neck like the locks os the morning. L,
the mole on that fair round neck. or the war
on that plump. soft hand. THE WOMAN WHOM
the bridegroom swore 10 love and cherishs
Say. Sir, Is II So. there is the Constitution
instinct with Freedom radiant with the
principles OF universal liberty. Seizing the in
spired utterauccs of our Magma Charfa, and
reducing them 10 practical and organic reali-
cation. Now. Sir. | insisf that If the clauses
that are deemed 10 refer 10 the subject oi
Slavery mean all that the widest enthusias,
claims them TO mean, they bear 10 other rela-
ton or proportion TO the Constitution which
| swear to support than The excrescence On
the hand neck does TO the woman whom
the bridegroom vowed to love and cherish
he loves her not tor these things, but IL spite
Of them So love the Constitution not in
consequence of these things which are al
eyed TO be in it, but In spite of them. But
you will say thowomau had a right to sport
an excrescence on her hand If she chose.
concede it; and as Federal law maker, con
cede that the States have right to sport this
fungus of Slavery. because il is beyond nv
reach. But time rolls away. This youthful
pair have years OF middle age upon them
Olive plants have sprung up around the par
ent stem. The woman has gone mad She
gloats over the excrescence which has spread
AID covered her entire hand. She exclaims
Husband. this is dear. sweet darling. "A
real love OF a wart. and | want 10 ingrait it
on the hands of all our daughters l had it
when | was married; you vowed to protect
me, and | claim the right to transfer IL to all
he children. If you do not. will go to In
diana and get divorce. | will dissolve the
Union between US The husband, calm
and firm. replies: my dear. | have in
dulged YOU 10 this whim about Your hand,
because took you for better or for worse
ard thought it one of your individual rights,
which | was not at liberty to disturb But if
you propose to transfer this deformlty to the
daughters l say distinctly an! decidedly, 1t
cannot be done. This is my prerogative and
[ must exercise it" So | say to the Slavery
Propagandists who desire to transplant Sa
very TO the Territories, and thus fasten it up
on the daughters OF the Republic. Nv
dears, il cannot be done" | saw therefore,
Mr.. Chairman. that there is no Justification
for this practice Of slavehold,ng. from the
tact that the enslaved race are an inferior
race; no justification, from the pretended fact
that it imparts Christianity and civilization
to them; and none in the guarantees of the
Constitution. Now, there are some Christ
ians on the Other side of the House;I want to
put it to them in all cardor--for while l in
tend to speak of slaveholding WITT as severe
erms of reprobation possibly can. l d.
not intend to offend anv individual PERSONAL,
i wan. to know OF you, Christian gentle
when YOU do not give them homes
\ Mem ber.-Giye them what?
Mr.. L.--Homes; legal sanction TO tht
conjugsl and parental relations. How are
Won going to Christianizc men whom yot
urn out TO herd together like the butfaloe,
that roam upon the Westcrn prairies You
cannot do it. 1t may be asked, Sir, when
confess that have no control over this mat
Ter, WHY discuss it why talk about it
Mr.. Sngleton--I want to know if the
gentleman gives homes
Mr. Ii must decline to yield to the gen
ileman.
Mr. Singleton--I want 20 answer the gen
tleman's question by asking him another.
want to know if he gives homes to the ne
groes he carries from the South 10 Clnad;
lud other places
A Member The negroes he steals
Tie Charman--The gentleman from Mis-
ssSippi is not in order.
Mr. Barksdale--I hope my colleague vii
hold no parley with that pe1ureI negr
thief
Mr. Ii is asked. why discuss this ques
tione Why talk about l.. when it is confes
sed that we have no constitutional power /
legislate upon it : | will tell you. Mr. Chair
man Il will be recollected that Mr. Web
!ster once said, when speaking of the threat
ened nterpostion of Russia to snatch Kos
suth from the protection of Turkey. for tn
purpose of sacrificing him the altar
despotism: "Gentlemen, there is somethin
ION earth greater than arbitrary or despou
l"power. The lightning has its power an
.the whirlwind has its power, and the cart
"Quake has its power; but there is somethin
.among men more capable of shaking despo
&c thrones than lightning. whirlwnd {
-"earthquake; and that is the excited n
..srou~ed indignation Of The whole civiliza
ssworl1.''
The Avon to the Severn runs
The Severn 20 the sea;
The Wlckiifs's lust shall spread ab-oal
Wide the waters be"
To continue the quotation with diferel
application and slight variation of the la
guage | say gentlemen, if the blood of ina
cent men is taken by an absolute. una ialtit
uniustihable violation OF natural law. wh
will appease, what will it pacify9 Il "
rningie with the earth; it will mix with Il
waters of the ocean; the whole clviliz
world viii snuff it in the air, and it will
turn with awful retribution on the heads
those yioIators Of natural law and univars
t Justice. | cannot say when. or in whs. rr
+; but Depend upon it, if such acts take p'te
= then Slavery must look out for the cons
4 auences Sir. before the public sentiment
I the Christian and civilized world. [ propo
To hold up to universal reProbation this prs
D tice of slaveholiing- | propose to holI
/, up in all its atrocity, in all its hideousne
: just as gentlemen have been holding up
;. practice of poly gamy, and r-probating it; a
i Sir. that the public sentiment OF the civiIiz
Il world will burn upon this practice of Slave
= and ultimately secure its removal iu the or
~ = H. G.