The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-10-08
Local Intelligence.


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every consideration e eSpelicney cantinufto eau
upon this Government to emancjp4ie The slaves
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ing sn against ihe authority Of these United
States.
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A. Chis,ian Ministers. We tender lie ile fbyern-
NEST. III gis contest oar constant syulasily, cut
earnest prayers, and cur cordial ald peshcriHe
sil IL m righteous means fgr tie Suppression Oh
t',s anA0ly rebellion
Tie resolutions on the State Il ,hs E.feu BE-
mg under consideration, tie Rev = j, Archi-
hill, ia reply to } $. Pe.tloue, sail
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tea reporting these resolutions, il may prhars,
be fitting that should sag ewwosIs mdeicuse
Of the afhrmations which they eGbedy Before
LONG 50, however, allgw me, yery tr'ety, to no
ticc one or two Of the positions taken by The gen
tleman who just preceded me- These positions
seem to me, very extraordinary in their eharac-
ter. And say this with the most perfect respect
FOR the venerable brother, whom It has been my
happiness, for many years, to number among my
personal friends.
We are told, Sir, that the resolutions are un-
constitutional, and the reason assigned for this is,
that the Constitution Of the United States guar
antees and protects the institution Of slavery in
the different States Of this Union. In answer TO
mis-, have to say, first of all, that do not adj
nit and do not believe the doctrine thus enun-
ciated. The Constitution Of these United States
believe to he anti-slayery and not pro-savery
instrument believe il was made for the secu-
ry and protection Of freedom, and not to forge
It i only through the grossest judicial peryerson
that that nstrument-the charter Of liberty,
through The length and breadth Of the hand, has
been made % minister 20 tie cnslayemcut Of MIL
lions, whose rights and interests, in common with
those Of the whole people, it was framed 10 secure
and Defend Yet more, IL these provisions Of the
Constitution which are supposed 70 provide for
The institution Of slavery, DID in reality, contain
and iu5ol,c all, md even more than all, which
il is claimed tMt they embrace, then, by all the
principles Of the common law, they are null and
void They are in contryenton ofthosc fuuda- 4
mental rules Of right, which are before III human
enaclments, and above them all, The great writers 1
on law agree in affirming that no provisions Of
written nsielmen.s o. Of legislative cnaotments /
can annu or suspend those natural rights Of our
common humanity. They are immuhble and
eternal They belong TO mankind, not because
Ihes have been wrested from tyrsnts by the pow
e. Of the sword, nor yet, becanse they are guar
lntcei by written instruments Of government
among men, but because the Constitution Of the .
Union secures them, because they are the gift .
# God to the race Here they are the same in all
line and among al people. They constitute "a
iigher law" than all the hehests ef human log
station; and every thing that would coniraycne
hem, or come IN collision With them Is to be re-
garded and treated as ot no authority. If then
ho Constitution Of this country did, indeed, con-
ain such provisions as is affirmed, they would be
aitAout any force Or effect
am aware, Mr.. President that the doctrines
which have now indicated are not received BY
many, perhaps not by even majority Of tie real
rends Of freedom among US. But there is anoth-
II reply to be made to The objection that these res
luiions are unconstitutional, which is entirely
Independent Of The considerations which have
lready urged. lfthe Constitution id indeed au-
horize the system Of slavery and if Is provisions
= this behalf have been hitherto obligatory upon
Is, still those who are in rebellion against the
government may not claim the immunities and
privileges secured by an instrument whose au-
hority they have deded, and against whose cxis.
enee aud perpetuity they are to-day waging a
lUody and relentless war II is among the
trangcst Ct all delusions that we should be called
pen to regard constitutional provisions in behalf
( men, who have openly rejected Tie Constitu-
ION, and who are seeking, by all the means within
heir reach, to annihilate it. When they took up I
rms against the government aud the Constitu-
ion, they debagrel themselves from all right to
lain is immunities and enjoy its proteation.--
hey forfeited, to its violated majority, not only
heir entire property, but their own lives also
lenceforth whatever property they possess, or
fhaiever protection they receive, they owe either I