East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-06-27

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the slave States have ever been, aud sill
are, in all respects, made more favored than
the free. Ofthe fourteen Presidents who
have been elected, seven we've citi2ensof
slave States, and OF The seven remaining
three represented Southern principles,
and received the vote of the Southern
people; so that, in oar whole hist1ly, hut
four Presidents have been chosen who
can be elaimctl as tllc SPECIAL .elmmpioas
of the policy and principles Of the free
States, and even these 80 oaly in mod
flied seBse. Docs this lnpk a IL the
South hat cverbeen deprived ofhey equal
share of the honors and powers OF the
Government Fins Supreme Goart-has
decided that tao citizens of the slave
States can, ut will, take their slaves into
all the Territories of the United States;
aud this decision, which has never been
resisted or iaterfered with in a single
case, is the law of the lanl, and the Whole
power of the Government is pledged to
enforce it. That it will be LOYALTY en-
forced by the present Administration,
entertain no donbt. 4 Republican Con
gross at the late session, organized three
new Territories, and in the Organic law
of neither was there introduced, OF at
tempted 10 be introduced tine slightest
restriction upon the rights Of the south-
crn emigrant to bring his slaves with
him. At this moment, therefore, and
| state il without qualifcation-thcrc is
not Territory belonging 10 the United
States into which the Southern people
may not introduce their slaves at pleas
IRE, and enjoy there complete protection
Kentucky should consider this great aud
undeniable fact, before which all the
frothy rant Of jenagoguos and disunion-
lists must disappear as a bank of tog be-
fore the wind But were il otherwise,
and did defect exist in our organic law
or in the practical administration OF the
Government, in reference 70 the rights
of Southern shareholders in the Tcrri.
tories, still the question would be mere
abstraction, siuce the laws of climate for.
bid the csta blishment of slavery in such
latitudes; and TO destroy such institutions
as ours for such cause, instead OF
patiently trying 10 remove it, would be
little short Of natural insanity. 1t would
be to burn the house down over our head,
merely because thore is a leak in tho
roof; to scuttlc the ship in mid ocean
merely because there is difference oil
opinion among the crew as 10 the point
of the compass to which the vessel should
be steered; it would be, in fact, to apply
the knife to the throat instead of to the
cancer of the patient. rtE.I
Bnt what remains? Though, say tn
disunionists, the Fugitive Slave law il
honestly enforced ,!aud though, under tht
shelter of the Supreme Court, we car
take our slaves into the Territories, We
the Northern people will persist in dis
cussing the institution of slavery, anC
therefore we will break up the Govern
ment. Ii is true that slavery has beer
veryintemperateiy discussed in the North
and it is equally true that until we hav,
an Asiatic despotisln, crushing ont al
freedom of speech and of the press, TIN
discussion will probably continue. Il
this age and country all institutions
human and divine, are discussed, and s.
discussion must 60 to the wall, wher
they ought to go. 1t is not pretended
however, that the discussion Of slavery
which has been continued in our coun
try for more than forty years, have i
any manner disturbed or weakened tn
foundation of the institution. On tn
contrary, we learn from tho press of til
seeded States that their SLAVES wer
nev& more tranquil or obedient. Their
are zealots---happily few in nnmber--bot
North aud South, whose language .uho
this question is alike extravagant an
alike deserving our condemnation. =
Those who assert that slavery should b
extirpated by the sword, and those wh
maintain that the great mission of til
white man upon earth is to. ens!ave til
black, are not far apart in the folly an
atrocity of their sentiments. .-...
Kentucky, in her soul, abhors the A
rican slave trade, and turns away wit
unspeakablc horror and loathing form Ill
red alters of Dahomey, But althoug
this traffic has been temporarily interdic
ed by the seeded States, it is well undo
stood that this step has been taken as
mere measure of policy for tho purpo,
Of impressing the Border States, and
conciliating the European powers. III
ultimate legalization Of this trade, by
Republic protesting to be based upon A
rcan servitnde, must follow as certaiuI
as does the conclusion from the proins,
of a mathematical proposition Is Ker
tucky prepared to see the hand upon II
dial-plate of her civilization rudely thru
back century, and TO stand before II
world confessed champion. of tho Africa
slave hunter? Is She, with unsullied fam
ready to become pander to the rapact
ofthc African slave trader, who burden
the very winds Of the sea with the moar
of the wrctched captives whose limbs
has loaded with chains, and whose hear
he has broken? / do not, / cannot, b,
lieve H. ' ia so
For this catalogue Of what Kentucl,
must suffer in abandoning her preser
honored and secure position, and becon
ing a member Of the Southern Con fede
acy, what will be her indemnity? Notl
ing, absolutely nothing. The ill-wovc
ambition Of some Of her sons may poss
bly, reach the Presidency Of the new r,
public; that is all. Alasl alas for thu