Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1861-04-06
SPEECH OF A. h. STEVENS.

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SPEECH OF A. H. STEVENS.
The Vice President Of thu Confederate States
gently made a speech at Savannah, Ca, in
hicb be presented-it is presumed-lho views Of
,e Southern Secessionists. The following ex-
-acts will interest our readers. eco tc
THE srArUs OF TEE NEGRO. I
But not TO be tedious il enumerating the nu-
merous changes for the better, allow me to allude !
TO one other, though last, not least; the new Con-
~stitution has put at rest toreuer, all che a%gilaHng
questions relating TO our peculiar iustitutions-
African slavery as it exists among us-the proper
status Of the negro in our foSm OF civilization
This was the immediate cause Of the late rupture
and present revolution. Jefferson, in his forecast,
had anticipated this, as the ''rock on which the old
Union would split lie Has right. What was
conjecture With him, is now q realized fact. But
whether be really comprehended the great truth
upon which that rock stood and stands, may be
doubted. The prevailing ideas entertained by
him and most of the leading statesmen at the time
Of the formation of the old Constitution, were
that the achievement Of the African was in viola
ton Of the laws of nature, that IL was wrong in
principle, socially, morally and politically. 1t was
an evil they knew not we'll how to deal with, but
the general opinien,of men of that day, was that
somehow or other in the order Of Providence, the
Institution would be. eyaneseent and pass away
This idea though not incorporated in the Constitu-
ton, was the prevailing idea at the time. The
0oDstitniion, il is true, secnred every, essential
guaranty 70 the institution. while it should last,
end hence, no Argument can be Justly used against
The constitutional guarantees, thu, secured, be
sass osf The ssopsman; ssgziment Of The DAG
These ideas. hoHsysr, were fanSsmspsaily vropg
They rsatsd upca she ~aasumpliep Of the equality
Of Faess. This was an error. ,It MAS q sandy
foundation, and the idea of Q Government buil'
upoa il; awhen the 'storm came and tho wind
sleE, A. '.sa8 sssssH ss 20 naR a assi
raB RocK UPON WHICH, TEE NEW. GOVERNMENT Ii
IL. ssfsa, Cd FOUNDED.
Our new g~ogernment,is founded upon exactly
The opposite idea its found atoms are laid, its cor
psr stone rests. upon the great truth, that the ne
gro is not equal to the white man. That slavery
subordipation, to the superior race, is his natural
and pomral condition, Applause,
This, oar new government, is the fret, in the
history q the, Eorli, based upon this great phys
ical and moral truth. This truth has been SLOW
in the process of its development. like all Othel
truths in the various departments Of science. /
has been sc, even amongst US. Many who heal
me- perhaps can r~ecollect vel, that this truth wal
not generally admitted, even within their day
Hhe errors Of the past generation still chung &
many as late as twenty years ago.. Those at tn
nortbs who still cling to- these errors, With a yea
above knowledge. we justly dsnominate fanatics
AL fansticism springs from an ALTERATION of tbt
mind; from q defect in reasoning. 1t is q species
Of iAsantyf One of the most striking Characters
ties Of insanity, in many instances, is forming, cor
rect conclusion, from faneied or erroneous premis
o.; 30 With the anti-slave,y fanatics their con,
slasionsyare right if their premises are. They
assnps that the negro is equal, and hence COZ
olsds that he is entitled to equal privileges and
rights wish the white man. If their premises
we're correct, their CONCLUSIONS would be logical
and 5pst = but their premises being wrong, their
vhele argument falls. ] ~reco!leet once Of having
heard q gentleman from one of Northern States,
efgreat power and ability, announce in che House
of Representatives, with imposing effect, tina. we
Of the South. would be compelled, ultimately, to
yisld upon this subject of slavery, that it was i'm.
possible to war successfully against a principle in
politics, as twas 10 physics or mechanics, That
the principle would ultimately prevail. That we
10 NJ maintaining slavery as it exists with US. were
varring against q principle founded in nature, the
OF the equality Of man. The reply j
made 10 him vas, ,hat, upon his own grounds, We
sh0ald succeed, and that be. and his, associates in
ths;E erasede against our iastnaions would uld-
maselg fail. The truth annonnesd, tina. it was
iwsessibis 10 war successfully against 9 principle
IN polhias a. well IS y, physics. and meehanics, i
s&niA,eds bot ssld bin thAtit was he aud those
aeiiag With him VIA were waFripg againak o prin-
eiples They we're attempting 70, make things
equal which the Creator had made unequal. ~,
Ae1 THE SLOW bEyELoFsEkr or TRUTH. bsA
AL have suited, s6s truth Of this principle may
be SLOW 10 develops emf as all sreths are. aAd svs
ef have been, "a the various branches of science.
Ifwss 30 with the principles annOoaeed by GaIllt-
eoAit was 80 with Adam Smith aud biz principles
of political economy. Il was 50 with Harvey,
add his theory e. the circulation of tbe blood. IL
Is stated What not q single one Of the medical pre-
fssslon, living al the time Of The arnouneement
Of the truths made'by aim, admitted thsm.w Now,
shsy afs universally acknowledged May we not
tbsref3re look with cohadenoe 70 the ultimate uni
ysfsss askbosIsd gsmenfOf the tFutbs upon which
ouFt ystem rests. Isis he frst governments ever
instiau,ed upon psineiplss 10 siriss conformity 20
nstnfe. ane me ofdinstiorf Of Psosidencs, 90 far.
nishipg the matsfials of huaan society Many
go~vsfhmenis have been fo6ndsd a1pou thse s~nsIase-
msht ef esttainl cissssSy aBut the slasssa thus on