Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-07-17

atiOnal Society, State Societies have been form
cd in every free State in the Union. aux liary 70
the for mer; and these have branch societies in
counties and towns. Each OF the State Societies,
like tie Parent Society. holds . public anniver
sary; each branch society also holds its annual
meeting. Besides these meetings. there are ire
qusnt occasional conventions. either National,
State or county, which serve greatly to keep the
public attention awake. and to disseminate the
principles Of the Society.
Several of the State organizations support anti
slavery papers Massachusetts, has two, New
York two. Pennsylvania two, Maine one, Yer
mont one, New Hampshire one. Connecticut one
Ohio one, Illinois one. ana Michigan one--n all
thirteen periodicals devoted exclusively to the an
ii slavery cause Most Of the State Societies like
wise employ lecturers within thei- own bounds,
and sustain repositories Of anti -alavsry books.
Within the Last three or four years the Anti
slavery Society has effected much in the field of
political action. The objects they have sought to
accomplish by this kind of action are the abolition
OF slavery in the District Of Columbia, and IA TOE
Territories under the jurisdiction OF Congress;
the extinction OF the internal slave trade; tie re-
lection of the slaveholding Territories demanding
admission a. slave States into the Union; and the
recognition OF the independence OF Hayti Over
these subjects Congress has constitutional control,
and therefore they are legitimate objects Of effort
politically Oh the part of Abolitionists. Besides
the above named Objects the Abolitionists have
sought the 70 cal oil certain laws in several of the
nOminally tree States. which are oppressive to the
colored citizen and to the fugitive from slavery
who may take refuge in these States, or pass
through them on their way to Canada. These
ends have been sought by means Of petitions ad-
dressed to the National and State Legislatures re-
spschvely. Many of the latter have been induced
to pass laws, securing the objects sought by the
of. &l.> A H.,
litionists have connected the questioning of can
didates for State and National officers resDecting
their views upon the various subjects embraced in
the petitions. Hitherto the Aboltionists have ab.
stained from forming q separate political party,
though the necessity of this measure, as the only
practical and efficient one is now strongly advo-
Gated by some of the most prominent Abolition
lists. The friends of the slave throughout the
country are now discussing this question. What
the result will be 10 not yet fully developed"
The result was the determination to form the
party; and though it will be . short depression,
We will here give its line of succession
The party was politically organized at Warsaw,
New York, by the nomination of James O. Biz
ney for the President Of the United States and
Francis /. Lemoyne for Vice President. II as
sumed the name Abolition. Its candidates were
sectional. being both from the free Staten. The
two political parties existing before and as its rise
were the Democratic and Wing. The candidate
OF the former. in that year. for President, was
Van Buren,; of the latter. Harrison. These par
ties were both national, taking theircandidats for
President from the free, for Vice President from
the slave States. Thus these latter parties have
continued down to this time
In lS44 the Abolition, then having changed ia
name to that of Liberty party. renominated Bir
ney. then Of Michigan, for President, and Thorn.
as Morris. of Ohio, tor Vice President, both from
the free States. Polk and Dallas, and Clay and
Frelnghuysen. two from the free and two from
the slave States were candidates Of the Whis
and Democratic parties.
In lS4o the Abolition, then assumed the name
OF Free Soil party. nominated Mr.. Van Burer
for Presiden: and Mr.. Adams for Vice President
(Mr Lincoln's Minister to gland both from
the free States. The candidates of the Wing anc
Democratic parties of that year were Taylor and
Fillmore, and Gas. and Butler, two from the FIRE,
and two from the slave States
In 1852 the Abolition, then calling itself thu
Free Democratic and Free Soil party, nominatec
Hale and Julien for President and Vice president
both from the free States, and both now ardent
supporters Of Lincoln and Hamn.
The candidates of the Wing and Democratic
parties of that year were Scott and Graham, and
Pierce and King. equally divided between tn.
free and slave States
In 1856 the candidates Of the Abolition. thsr
calling itself the Republican party, we're Fro
mont and Dayton. both from the free States.
The candidates of the Wing and Democratic
parties of that year were Fillmore and Donaldson
and Buchanan and Breckenridge. equally divides
between the free and slave States.
In 1860 the candidates Of the same Republican
party were Lincoln and Hamlin. both from the fret
States.
The candidates Of the Wing and Democratic
parties were equally divided between the free ane
slave States. l
Returning from this depression to the question
of the abolition of slavery in the District OF Co
lumbis, let me remark, the object was one which
could not be accomplished through Congress. nj
the abolition leaders must have known. Slaves
are property; and. though Congress possesses the
same legislative power in the district in question
that a State Legislature does in State it car
not deprive their owners of them, because the
Constitution OF the United States withholds from
Congress the power to deprive the citizen of his
property. as the Constitution of the State with
holds such power from the State Legislature.
Why. then. did they petition Congress to do Q
thing it had no power to do? Why did Congress
receive such petitionsi Would our Legislature
receive petitions asking them to con6scate the
property of an unoffending citizen7 Would j,
not be considered trifing with time and legisla
tive business TO give up days. weeks, months
session after session to such petitonsl lfl
And il Congress possessed the power the in
justice of its exercise to the citizens of the Dis
trict. who. had they remained under the govern
ment of Maryland and Virginia, would not have
been thus deprived of their property-ths injustc,
of its exercise towards Maryland and Virginia
creating in the heart of them nest of free ne
groes for maraudng and ncendiary attacks--th'
injustice of its exercise to the South. whose mem
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servants to Washington during the sessions O
Congress would be reasons forbidding its sxsrciss
against the consent. ut least, of the District, psr
haps, Of the whole South. .aosnB
Why, then, did the Abolitionists forward, ana
why did the Abolition members of Congress re
ceive and present such petitionsi Il was becaus,
such q course furnished the preteIt. the means o.
attacking slavery in the Southern States, and pro
curing through the channel of Abolition speechc.
made on the presentation OF such petitions anC
published all over the Union in the official re
ports. the circulation Of incendiary document,
and incendiary matter among the slaves Of the
South. This is, in fact. admitted, in anoths
part of the report above quoted from. See the
report in Slavery and the internal slave trade in
the United States" on p. 255
BY such means it was designed to destroy the
institution of slavery throughout the South. Said
Mr. Clay, in the United States Senate, These mer
are resolved to persevere in the pursuit Of their Oh
ject. at all hazards, and without regard TO any
consequences. however calamitous they may be
With them the rights Of property are nothing; the
deficiency Of the powers of the General Govern
ment is nothing; the acknowledged and incon
testable powers Of the States are nothing; civil
war, dissolution of the Union and the overthrow
of governments in which concentrated the
fondest hopes Of the civilized world are nothing
A single idea has taken possession Of their minds
and onward they pursue il, overlooking all bar
riers, reckless and regardless of all consequences
With then, the immediate abolition Of slavery in
the District of Columbia. and in the Territory oil
Florida, the prohibition OF the removal of slave
from State to State. and the refusal to admit any
new States. comprising within its limits the nsti-
tuition of domestic slavery. are but so many means
conducting to the accomplishment Of the ultimats
but psrilous end at which they avowedly and
boldly aim. viz universala BOLTON. pesceably il
they can. forcibly if they must. Their object j,
avowed and proclaimed As a further means oil
accomplishing il, they are endeavoring 70 array
one portion of the Union against another. With
that view, in ali their leading prints and publica
tons the alleged horrors Of slavery are depicted