St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-02-21

the end of time the lesson of tho
Savior and the example Of his life vii
command the alteration of mankind az
long as the ages last. When tho
strong Stoop to lift up the oppressed
humanity applauds to the ends of tn,
earth and when the strong Cypress
the weak, they are never loved. The
sight Of oppression never arouses
Iplcasurable cmotions--but ever pain
tul it is so now, it ever has been so
and it ever will be so to the end OF
time, and probably in the world OF
spirits, through eternity. If there be
any place in Gods universe where
this law Of the mind does not exist
or where oppression can excite ap,
pIausc, it is not in the free States i,
is not in slave States it is not on
earth !; it is not in Heaven. Men with
their feelings unpervcrtcd do not love
oppression angels do not love op
preston the Almighty Maker of all
does not love oppression ; in Gods
great domain, who is it that loves op,
preston ? and who loves the oppress
or? These emotions are not volunta.
ry ; you cannot compel men to love
if you would and you have no right
to cocrcc them if you could.
But, in point Of fact, the complaint
is not true as charged, and its proof
is founded in erroneous casuistry.
An overwhelming majority Of the
people of the free States believe tina,
the mass Of the slaves, as now situa
ted, arc incapable Of the enjoyment Of
freedom with safety to themselves oil
to the white people. They regard the
slavery of the great mass of the ne
grocs of the South as an existing ne
ccssity, which no human goodness Oh
wisdom can at present change. They
understand the danger of tampcring
with slaves, and the frightful conse
qucnces that might arise from an un
guarded expression in their presence
calculated to excite unkind feelings
towards their masters they arc
in your houses, and nurseries, as well
as on your farms and plantations
and could 50 easily, with grain OF
virulcnt poison dropped in food or a
well, destroy whole families and com
munitics and our people would be
no more likely to excite a temper pro-
luctive Of such result than the pco
pie Of your own States. You hav,
slavery in your midst 3; and how yo'
can dispose Of it God only knows
But while yon retain these people. yot
must provide for them as best you can
humanity ana Ihr's'iah'ty demand
this at your hahds: Ana "heh you
do tins III Gooa iai'h' "i,n0"t VIOLA
ting the common laws OF humanity
and the principles OF Christianity, You
are not hated Oy any one anywhere
1t Is only when you hoId them Tor the
sordld purposes OF gam ignoring theii
common claims 10 tnc sympathy "I
the human lamiiy', 'nat IL becomes
odIous ana ha'elul IL Is when you
Extensively thrust IL upon US as great
good to be desired ana extended and
pcrpctuatcd by all thc powers OF the
National government that cNcites
loathlnG among the people OF the
North. Now, II 1t shaI! appear that
you have wahtohly eNciteu th's oppo-
sitl"n to slavery, 1t VIII follow that
you have no Just cause 10 dissolve
the Onlon on that account. Ihis
brings me to the consideration OF your
next demand.
=. You demand that the Tree States
shall SO modify their laws as to per
NIT you to hold slaves within theIi
Jurisdictions, Tor purposes OF transit
and temporary soJourn !; that Is, tc
tolerate and protect slavery because
your convenience ana interest require
1t. lou demand that the Tree states
shall confer on your cltizens privileges
that are not conferred on their own
| inquire here AGAIN, what rGcIproci
ty there Is IN sucu a claim ask OF
what prlnclPle OF international law, OF
INTERNATIONAL intercourse, You can put
tortn sucil demana~-that one sovc
rc'Gnty snail confer on the citizens o
another sovereignty rights which i
denies to ITS own people! We were
told the other DAY, by the Senator from
Virginia, Mr.. Mason, that gentlemen
OF the south ieel Inundated at being
restrained by contederates IN the
Union from passing through thci
Territories with slaves, and command
ing their services during temporary
stay-attemptlnS the first, their prop
erty Is conhscated, as IN the Lennon
case attempting the latter, they be
come felons that such laws manfes
malignant hatred OF the South, wtlct
requires total separation, or the re
peal OF these laws, and other satlstac
tory guarantees to be promptly ten
dcred by the other free States.
This Is, to say the least, not yer,
modest demand. Taken IN It's length
and breadth and depth, 1t is this : tina
eighteen free States shall each prompt
ly agree that the slavcholdlng laws o
the slave States shall be extended int