Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-12-27

barbarous in barbarous in spirit barbarous
while it deveopes everywhere alike in the individuals and
in the society Of which he forms part the essential ee
Violence brutality injustice, barbarism must be re-
produced in the lives of all who live within their fatal
sphere The that is eaten by enters into and be-
part of his body the madden which is eaten by
dog changes his bones to red and the slavery which
ve in all its vefnd foulness must become part OF
themselves discolorng their very sous blotng their char
and breaking forth in moral leprosy This language
is strong but evidence stronger. Some there
may be of happy nature like honorable Senator's who can
thus feed and not be harmed Mhrdates fed Poison aud
lived, and it may be there is moral Mthrdaes who can
swallow without bane the poison of slavery Mr. Sumner
Send abroad the wings of the wind that am com
mitted committed the fullest extent in favor Of immed
and unconditional abolition slavery wherever ex-
lists under the authority of the Constitution of the United
If all created equal rghtfully &C
quire hold dominion or property in another man.
without his If all created equal one man
rghuy he service the labor of another
without his The subjugaton of one man to
another by force to compel involuntary labor or ser
subverts that equality between the parties which the
Creator estabIshed.-Mr. Eeooard
"A this is just and sound; but assuming the same pre-
misses, towit That all men equal by the law OF nature
and of nations the right of property in slaves falls to the
ground for who equal the other cannot be the
property of that other But answer that the
Constitution recognizes property in slaves 1t would be
sufficient then, to reply that This eonutiona oehgaLon
because repGgnant to the law of nature
and of natiOns.-Mr SeouGrd
at is written the Constitution of the United States, in
violation of the divine law that shall surrender the ug
You blush these things because they are
! familiar as household words Mr. SeoCdrd.
!
more easily than we can reconcile the people 10 Its
usurraJlOn."
The people of the United States can and they
WILL accept principles unconstitutional apd 80 ab
horrent Never, Let the Court recede Whether
its pot cal sentiments and PRACTICES and bring them
harmony with the Constitution and the laws OF nature
Mr.. Sendrd.
Similar extracts from the same and other equally high
authorities might be produced to indefinite extent.
have confined myself to SenaorS-men high IN author
ty and who bring to the support OF their doctrines un-
questioned evidence of the sanction and approval of the
people they represent of these Senators have been
endorsed by reelection to the Senate and by elevation
to other posts of honor and distinction Some if not
all of Them indebted for their positions and popular
ity to the very avOWals upon which am commenting.
1t is than idle to say that the people con Tenn
these doctrines and that they the eXravagant ebul
ltions of excited partzans This IS impossible Other
wise these sentiments would not be repeated and relter
aed in aud of season. by these Senator'S 0nd always
with than usual emphasis and bitterness as the
time for their reelection approaches Nor would State
Legislatures continue to them to Congress If the
people did not approve and sanction the doctrine thus
announced by those chosen to represent Them
i In the other branch of Congress- the Black Repub-
can representatives have gone further than Sen
ators in their abuse and denunciaon, not only OF the
institution of slavery. but Of Shareholders No language
is deemed too harsh-nO epthet too coarse-no de-
nuncation bitter in the estimation of these men, to
be applied to the people OF the South. The official re-
cord of Congress filled with the most int1ammatory
appeals only to tue people of the North. but to the
slaves of the South, melting insurrection, stimulating
rev0s, encouraging and murder, and denOuncng
i shareholders pirates and barbarans shall not stop
to make quotations from these speeches.. 1t Is only
necessary to open any volume of the Congressional Globe
for the last few years. and turn to the speech of any
Black Republican the subject of slavery, and you
will find ample evidence of the truth of the statement
/ To such extent has this habit the part OF
beIs of Congress- of abusing the people OF the South
gone that citizen OF Southern State cannot visit the
Capitol of his country, and lnger for an hour Ill its
halls during the session of Congress, without hearing
language and epithes applied himself and section of
the most offensive and insulting character. The vener-
able OF all sections who served IN Congress twenty
five and thirty years ago. listen to these discussions
read them in the papers with equal astonlshment aud
modification. | will not pause to comment upon this
state of things but will proceed with my inquiry into
the principles and objects of this party.
| Whilst these announcements ale being made 10 the
halls of Congress- and by those who have been commits
stoned to speak for the people of the North it is not
strange that the public press should be filled with SINH
lar sentiments, only clothed possible 10 more vu
language. simply alude to the fact without intending
to weaken the argument by bringing to the witness
stand the lower order of Black Republicans of the class
i of Webb Wentworth Greeley, &c. They simply do
the bidding Of wiser heads With them it is thrift
With the Others it is NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
the fact that many instruments be found to do
the mental work only evidence of the extent to which
the doctrines and principles have taken root in the pop
ular heart.
There is dogma of this party which has been so
solemny enunciaed both by their national conventions
and Mr. Lincoln, that it is worthy of serious consider
alton. aude to the doctrine of negro equality. The
sereOtyped expression OF the Declaration of lndepen
dence, that all born equal" has been perver-
ted from its plain and truthful meaning, and made the
basis OF political dogma which strikes at the ver
foundation of the institution of slavery. Mr. Lincoln
and his party assert that this doctrine of equality applies
to the negro and necessarily there can exist no such
| Is in hot
Mr. Lincoln and his party have spoken with distinct
ness that admits of no question equvocation If they
right the institution of slavery it exists in the
southern States is in direct violation of the fundamental
principles OF our Government; and to say that they
would not all the power i'll their hands to eradicate
the evil and restore the Government its ancient
tdh, would be to write themselves down selfconviced
traitors, both to principle and duty.
These principles have not only been declared in the
mpassoned language of its advocates and defenders bu
have at length found their way into the satutebooks
ten of the Northern States.
Every good citizen, north and south, admits that the
Constitution OF the United States, express terms, re
quires fugitive slaves to be delivered up to the
: owners, when escaping into another State. Congress
has discharged its duty passing laws to carry this
constitutional obligation and far, every Executive
has complied with bis oath of Office to see the law duly
executed The impediments thrown in the way by law
less mobs the threats of violence to which the
has been, OF different occasions subjected and the ex
;, pense to which both the Government and the owner
have been put, matters OF small consideration
pared with the more pregnant fact that ten sovereign
States of the Union have nterposed their strong
protect the thief punish the owner, and conscate TIT
property of the citizen of sister State. Such are thu
passed by these northern States to defeat the ugi
tive slave act of Congress- and annu plain provision
u of the Constitution of the United States.
These laws the legitimate fruits of the principle
and teachings of the Black Republican party and hav
therefore very naturally made their appearance upon th
satuebooks OF States under the control and the baud
of that party Their existence and should not
be overlooked by those who DESTROYS of knowing
what this party will do the subject OF slavery when