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that have leave to 20 these Territories upon terms
equality with yo equal in this great conederacy,
and enjoy my own property receiving the protection OF
government until they shall come irto the Union
as sovereign States and choose their institutions.
demand second that property in slaves be entitled
the same protection from government as all other pro-
rerty and that the government shall never interfere
with the right OF state 70 abolish protect slavery
in Its own limits. We demand that a common govern
ment shall use its to protect our property as well
as yours. We pay much as you do. Our property s
subject to taxation We claim that that government
which recognizes property for taxation should give it
the same protection y does to your property Shall y
House mol And throughout the length and breadth
of your whole conspiracy arrst the constitution there
glance Withhold IL, and you don't get my obedience.
There is the philosophy Of the armed men that have
laton Of my own my native land beneath the sod than
that they should support for hour such govern
ment Protection is the price OF obedience rywhere
IN all countries 1t is the only thing that makes govern
Mens respectable. Deny it, and you cannot have free
subjects for citizens. You may have slaves demand,
thifd tnat persons committing crimes against slave pro-
perty one State shall be delivered by another State
70 wnlcn .ney may have fed That s another OF the
then referred the fourth article of the
constitution as supporting this demand and proceeded
nS STe q hs
men who have stolen negroes, IL those negroes were
slaves This was done long ago in Maine We remon-
etrated and appealed for fraternity But this article OF
the constitution has been dead letter TO from that
day to this. The Senator from New York Nir. seward)
gina. He said u was not againft tho laws Of
New York TO steal negroes and he would deliver
up the man And tnese are our cqnleda aratesmoGr
swore to it, but you cannot bind them by an oath.
They have higher law. ! suppose you viii under
take to whip freemen into loving such brethren that
You will have good time Of IL, doubt. We want
that provision OF the constitution carried out OF course
you look out for pretexts. knew bold per-
urer that would moi invent some pretext The next de-
mand that fugitive slaves shall be surrendered accord
ing to the act Of 1850 The constitution has provided for
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But the Northern States have tried always to evade this
First they got up the fiction that they entitled to
the habeas corpus in the States to which the fugitive
had fed. They did require that Tor a white
White men might be delivered up every day. but not
slaves lie then referred to the speech Of the senator
from Vermont (Mr. Colamer) In reply 10 his own and
read from the act OF Vermont in 1885, declaring slaves
ree whether coming voluntarily or involuntary TO tho
State.
Mr.. CoIAMu, frep) of VT, said he did no. refer
to that act at all.
Blr. Tooxns said by a mistake in reference, he was
prior act, the Senator took advan
tago OF that mistake 1t adr0ty gnorantiy done,
don't know which; and this Is another Of our sisters,
for whom to have great an attachment There
clear act, but in the course Of the Pilgrims Pro-
grcss they came 70 make this refusal without any act at
all They Aubvert the constitution now without
passing Personal Liberty bills undertake to say here
that black republican Legislature will say s
their duty to render back fugitive slaves They don't in
tend do it, They intend get possession Of this 60
vcrnment, and to use their power against u.s. The
next demand is, that no State shall pass any
other State When the Senator from Illinois, (Mr. Doug
las) introduced bill here last winter 70 prevent inva
sion Mr. Lincoln, in his speech At New York. called II
scdition bill. These i've provisions demand, and
will take them and examine them in detail and show
what they These thirteen colonies had bond OF
union whatever-no more than jamaica and Australia
have to-day. They separate ana independent of
each other An tho union between them that ever
was made n in writing They made two writ
ten contracts; one was known as the old articles
Of confederation. They declared 1t should be per-
friends Of the Union But they it did not
work. The difficulty was, that after the war there
troubles about the regulations Of Congress; but
above all there were financial troubles. The govern
ment had means OF getting at the pockets oi the
people, ard but for that one difficulty, the present
Cove nment never would have been framed, and ye.
am toid that the Union is cementci bs a bond Of tho
blood of the brave men of the revolution. Sir 10
false. IL has cost DROP Many OF these men
voted against it. 1t carried in the Conven
tion Of Virginia by only five votes. Tho great
mass OF the people of Georgia, ! know, would
rather stay in the Union, but believe It is govern
mcnt hat has done hing for and had the
opportunity, should have voted with the men who
tc asce because while did not believe Il good
eon act was bound by my oath ard my honor and by
HAT common prudence which leafs mon TO hold what
they nave instead OF dying TO oangcrs ty know not
of Aad have given Y, and would have IT. my
m 10 sSppOs' ,a ana , ns Az 'no %
arc nominated In the bond. They acted upon T. :
| conclusion by declaring that the powers not grant
| cd TO the government, or forbidden 10 the
Sntes, belonged TO the States respectively Now tho
Law Il nature and OF .commoa siice wip thai, 10
common government equal rggts should be enjoy ID.
Even despotic governments have laid down this prin
ciplo. There u whore we stand. II, in common Jas-
tice, equal rights belong % our states. when dd we
| right Tho Northern doctrine was the same many
| years ago They denounced Madison for tho Virginia
because they presumed TO mpagn the decisions Of the
supreme Court. That was the universal judg
tli- Union. Very wen Canaa to the compact Il is
not "a the bond TO exclude a from tho common Terri
tory The Supreme Court has decided have right 10
20 there and right to be protected there But Mr. Lin
coin says ~ dent care FOR the Supreme Cnurt-I will
you out anyhow Then you must take my construc
ton Of the constitution You won't take the Supreme
Court the arb.er, the opinions Of Madison Jeier
the fathers. You take nothing but your own udg
mont Your States discard the and consrue-
ton and cay you win drive us out Come and do H..
You will ind us ready. Come and do H. Ii this Is tho
argument then the sword alone becomes the
oil rbiter. may be secession may be revolution but
IL free country In and standing for the right
Here is the Court and fathers for y years But the
sluon--we have progressive policy as wel ~ pro
grcssive religion? Tho leaders this floor have said
wIa Ss o 'nes aSe
and make mockery Of Justice. But ~ll now
proceed with the charges against this or-aniza-
ry against us. The Constitution gives them no
warrant for this thing. Your Chicago platform
very much Ike the unjust Judge that
You neither fear God regard lie read from the
Chicago platform the article denying the legal existence
treaty ot 1903 null aud void, and no law al all You
declare that the acts by which orSanzed and pro
!
sssippi all null and void and no laws and you
declare that the decision Of the Supreme Court OF the
United States s null and void and law, end that
there IL no constitution but the Chicago platform.
You swear to support this government with this under
standing But my friend from Kentucky Ir Crittenden)
says can't sccede--wc can't rovolutioniSr What
can we dor Why, Won can submit, for, they say, we
are the sirongest, end will hang you. ! will take
that right. VIII take the constitution, and win de
fcnd against tn sword or the halter We willing
to dclnd that right with the halter around necks
and 70 meet these black republicans, their dons
and allies whenever they chose to come We say
your principle are complete subvcrsion - all our
rights VI property You say, you val oyertlrn the
constitution and the Supreme Court and sey ,hss year
VII shall be the law Of the United States. Al uese
propositions have given came mp In the committee,
and voted against by the black ruhcans 10 that
committee. presume not tho Cltro,ne men OF
trat party But every principle received tnc
condemnation OF every of thom, according 70
my recollection resolution involy ing tho same prn.
ciIcs Introduced by distinguished colleague OF
mine the House, but was voted down, believe, oy
a. unanimous vote OF the black republican party Pos
rihy tho OF the Northwest Thought the domination
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