Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-01-18
c Correspondence.
I Continued from ,ceeA 5cJore last. /

Continued from Ieefk 5gfUre last.
ain opposed to slavery and the spread Of
il, f1r another reason. II carries wi.h it an
unjust reIr, sentation. i! no clnce SONS are
made by the s,uth II they fall back on their
original state rights. held outside or prior u
tHe federal compact; If the slayeholdlng
states take that ..dvAntAse. and stll iemaln
within the union uf these states. then | ray
slavery carries with il an unjust representa-
ton
believe they now have twenty-one Repre-.
scntntiycs III Congress, based On slave prop-
eriy. Stil | huI no tiult with It, il the
,laye states will fulfill their part OF the cun-
tract Al! the concessions aud cbmpromlseS
made hy the North. or South, IN the firm =
tlJn OF the government should be fulfilled 10
the letter \ union Of these states could
never have been c5nsum1tei, wit ont con
ccssion and amical agreements from all parts
Of the Union,
1t is contenIed BY the south, that they
should carry their slaves into any OF the
territories OF the United States on the ground
t.at they are property. and that they have
as good right to take their property 'nt9
the territories, AS hcpcopleoi the north have
theirs. | would ask, has there nJt always
been distinction made in this country, be
tween sEares and other property The con-
stitution of our government makes distinct.
ion, all the laws enacted on that subject by
congress from the formation Of the govern
ment down makes u distinction, you cannot
lind ON the rtcorls Of the country. " here any
other being or thing, has bcea prohibited
from landing in our ports, we can bring INTO
this country, any species OF property known
to our government, land it. pay the duties
and take 1t away. Slaves You cannot, and
the reason for this distinction is quite appar-
ent, (a,ide from the law prohibiting their be-
Ing lAnded.)
The importation aud entry, Of all proper
ty or goods, Is under the laws and regulation
ot the general government, slaves do not
come uHder the meaning, oi property or
goods. as interpreted by t { government, they
are sectional property, and cen only exist by
local iaw, the importation Of them, ihto the
United States. is declared piracy, the high
est crime known 10 our laws.
In many countries the Import duties are
high on all description oi goods or property
So much 81 that the consumer IS completely
trodIen dow, with the cxhorbtant demands
by the way Of duties, IN some countries they
have their Royal monopolies, IN others, the
mpIrt duties On many articles are - hiIh
it amounts 10 prohibition, but her; IN the
United Stats, the duties un the lmplrtitl1n
If i slave. is stil higher for 1t hangs the M
port or kldn4pper ty the neck On Gtllows
almost as high as Humans
HAT is the property that the people OF the
lave states, demand shall be carried into the
territorirs, on the same footing, or under as
favorable circumstances as the people OF the
free states, would carry u bag ot cofee, or
any other imported article, or other proper
".
II slaves were property by any natural
ri .ht, or national right, we uisht be inuac-
ed TO consider the subject, but they are not
property by any right but by an arbitrary
wrong, ii property ut all.
1t there m he property in man (which l
d. not admit) they are property within 'he
local laws ut any state or states making them
So. but without the limits Of such local law -,
thew are not, the slave holder has no rights
over the slaves, outside OF the local law that
binds him, except what the cons i'uuoh pro-
yides, aud that only TO reclaim the fugitive
The claim set up for protection oil slave prop
erty, ia the territories, IS an after lhous"',
aud is one of the encroachments ATTEMPTED
to be grasped among Others OF the same eiass'
and is as novel. as Tor the right to carry tnein
there, both stand upon the same foundation
and both equally absurd. i,
| will repeat what have already intima-
ted. that the repeal Of the Missouri eompfo-
mis-. and the attempt To force slavery on an
unwilling reople in Kansas, has done more
To DISTRICT the councils of the nation ana
the confidence OF the people than any other
transaction the government ever undertook
The whole history Of that unfortunate terri
tory !. a tale of unmitigatei fraud
Territorial officers were appointed ana
Withdrawn or compelled to resgn for even
attempting to do justice, frau we're pfac, rae,
ticed at the elections and n n.tce taken
except eyer, & 10 encourage it, murderers and rob
bers were rewarded with Offices IN pr 'p'r'loh ,
to the enorrnity OF their erimes' h'uses ~
stores and barns were burned, pastures ana
felds pillagcd, printing presses destroyed ana