Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-01-17

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Major U. S. A., Commanding.
On motion of Mr. Farrow, the Messages of the Governor
and communications of Major Anderson referred to
the Committee Foreign Affairs and ordered to be print
FAYETTEVILLE, N. c., Jan. 9th, 1861.
Mr.. FULToN-Dear Sir: Enclosed send you an extract
from speech delivered by Hon. VIM. PINcKNEY, in the
Senate United States, February 18TH 1920 the
Sill of Representatives for the admission of
Missouri into the Union. -
This Speech though delivered torty years ago, will
be devoid of interest noo and should be read by every
one.
Respectfully, w.. L.
EXTRACT
But let proceed to take rapid glance at the reasons
which have been assigned for this notion that involuntary
servitude and republican form of government perfect
antpathes. The gentleman from New Hampshire has de-
fined republican to be nat IN winch all Int
that where there slaves it can have no existence
definition is no proof however and even if it be dIgnI
ter not much mended. 1t lord Bacon who says that
oniton is manufactured snS with equal facility political
maxim is the work of induction and cannot stand against
maxim or definition or whatever may be,
at defiance. If go back to antiquity, you will obtain
you gain still less have read that Sparta and Rome,
and Athens and others of the ancient family were re-
preaching perfect democracy than any other gov
which has yet been known in the world Judging
of them also by their fruits they the highest
of republics Sparta could scarcely be any other than
public when Spartan matron could say to her son. just
MORE It was the unconquerabe spirit of liberty nurtured
by republican habits and institutions that Illustrated the
in Sparta established by of the fundamental
laws of having for its the
of liberty it's characteristic. What else it that
oed the whole power of Persia at Marathon and Saams
What other soil than that which the genial repubi
can freedom illuminated and warmed could have produced
such as Leonidas and Mtiades, Themistocles and
Epamnondas? Of Rome would be superfuous to speak
at large. 1t sufficient to the mighty mistress of The
world before Sya the first stab to her liberties and
the great dictator accomplished their final ruin, be
slavery
an ardent love of liberty cherished by republican estab
mens.
If home for instruction upon this point.
perceive the same union uuexemplifed in many state
in which Liberty has temple in every house, altar in
every heart while ounary servude seen in every
direction. 1t denied that those States possess repub
sleep? Why constitutional guaranty suf
ered to be inactive? Why permitted to fatigue you
the representative of saveholding State with the dis
cussion of the mage or think them) that have
been forced into this debate contrary to all the
ces OF taste and prudence DO gentlemen perceive the
consequences which their must Lead if they
OF vaue Do they reflect that they lead to emanc
patton III the old United Staesor to an exclusion OF Della
ware, Maryland and all the south and great portion Of
the west from the Union! Ny honorable friend from Vr-
any thing but the production Of heated BRAIN The State
purge and purify herself from the feculence of civil slavery
and emulate the States the north in their zeal for throw
tore her senators can have any title to appear in this high
assembly will be in vain to urge that the old United
States exceptions to the rather Gas the gentle
men express it that they have no disposition to apply the
rule to them There be exceptions, by implication
expressions X
empon of the old States by Inference justify like
exemption OF Missouri unless they point exclusively to
them as have shown they do not The guarded manner
too in which some of the gentlemen have occasionally
pressed themselves this subject something alarming
They have disposition to NEEDLE with slavery in the old
United States Perhaps but oho shall aoer for their
sccessors Who shall furnish pledge that the principle
once migrated into the constitution, will not grow and
spread and ructy and overhadow the whole land 1t is
the natural office OF such principle to wrese with slavery
Wheresoever finds it. New States coonzed by the apos
ties of this principle, will enable foot fanatcal
crusade against all who still continue to tolerate although
rid of consistently with their safety. At any rate
present orbearing Disposition in few many is not
subject as to which many selfish interests feel
ings connected with the cold calculations of policy
danger from this principle, why SOP There can be no
other answer these jealous slavery can
ing or capable of existing in those States The consttu-
ton, then, admits that slavery and republican form of
government not nconguous 1t associates
them up together and repudates this wild Imagination
which the gentlemen have pressed upon with such
OF triumph But the constitution does more have here
ofore proved 1t comedies that slavery may in new
State as well as in an old onesnce the language which
recognizes slavery comprehends States well as &C.
ua trust then tha shall be forgiven if suggest that
no eccentrlcity in argument can be trying human
patience than formal assertion that constitution to which
saye-h holding States the parties in
slaves are treated as property az well
even tor al augmentation of it, by temporary
eaqse e
as to Others authorizes you determine slavery and
q republican form of government cannot co exist
But republican form of government is that in which
dG Inc men have share IN the public power the slave
holding States will not alone retire from the Union The
OF some of the other states do sa1 ton
UNIVERSAL Suffrage, or universal eligibility. They REQUIRE
c!tzenshp, and age and certain of property
give Title to vote or to be voted for they who have
not tnose quahcatlons just much dsanchsed with
regard 10 the government and its power if they were
slaves They have civil rights indeed (and so have slaves
less degree) they have share in the govern
her province is to obey the laws not assist making
tnem All such States must therefore be
With Virginia and the rest change their system for the
Constitutions being absolutely silent those subjects will
AFFORD them no protection The Union might TINS he In
ced from Union to unit Who does not see that such
How from false notions that the true theory
republican government mistaken and that in such
government rights, political and CIVIL be qualified by
the fundamental law such inducements the
Oh the country deem sufficient? That civil rights may
qnailhed as well as POLITICAL proved by thousand exam
pies Minors, resident Aliens who are in a course of ma
turalzatonthe other sex, whether maids or wives OF
e WIDOWS, furnish sufficient practical proofs of this
AgainiI we are to entertain these hopeful abstrac
lions, ana TO resolve all distractions into their ina
gInary elements In order to recast them upon some
Utopan pan and it be true that all the men In repub
o lcan government must help to WELD its power and
equal IN rights beg leave to ask the honorable gentle
man from New Hampshire, And why not all the aeon1e
they too Gods creatures, and yerv fair bu
very rational and ancestor if we are
give credit to Milton accounted them the Wsest v
uouses dscreetest best although to cav the froh he
had but specimen from which to draw his canclson
and possibly he had had more would not have drawn
ALL They have moreover acknowledged civil rights in
annndance ana upon ABSTRACT principles than the
masculine rulers allow them In fact Some monarchies
too do not exclude them from the throne We have ali
Tread OF EzaDeth OF England of Catharine of Russia
and Zenobia, and long list of royal and i'm
perial danes, about good equal list of royal and i'm
perlal Why it that their exclusion from the power
popular government not destructive republican
not address this question toe honorable
: *Mr. MoTil.