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

Slid Mr.. Webster. in 1850, "it 10 nv 6rm opr.
Ion this day, III g vi b q the last twenty yeus
much motley mas been collected and paid 20 the
abolition societies, abolition presses. and abO-
ftion Lecturers, as would purchase the freedom of
every slave, man, woman and child, in the State
oil Maryland and send them all 10 Liberia. have
no doubt of H. But I have vet 20 learn that the
oenevoenee Of these abolition socisties has
Al any time taken that particular turn" 10 Deb.
p. 92S.
The South complained OF this remorseless cru
s.de against them; they opposed the reception Of
the abolition petitions. and once threatened 10
Withdraw from Congress, or. at least, 20 sscede
from the halls, if the course Of receiving and dis
cussing them was continued. A compromise was
agreed on whereby thew were TO be received. 90
a. not 70 infringe the right Of petition, but taey
were 70 be laid on the table without debate. 2
Bent 80 years. p. l59. II Bent. Deb 563. As
though It was an infringement Of the right Of pc
tlton TO refuse 70 receive those asking She doing
OF an unconstitutional and illegal act
The South. also. became suspicious of North
srn men, they lost confidence, and occasionally
lynched or tarred and feathersd NOrthsrn friend
under the apprehension that he was a disguised
agent to excite slaves ~ insurrection. or TO run
away.
Now. what did the South do touching hi, .bo
liton question, that should subject il to censurei
Will some one point out wherein they we're wrong,
aggressive upon the North.
r. .. 1 shall, necessarily. pass over. in these
gsnsralItles, many sources Of irritation &c the
South, which have been constantly occurring
such as:
j. Denunciation Of Southern institutions and
her public men. acts recognized a cause of war
BY the laws of nations if carried 10 a certain ex-
tent. See Peltiers trial and conviction in Eng.
land for libelling the French government; and
Lord George Gordon.s for lbelling the Rus
sian
2 Excommunieating the Protestant Southern
Church on the ground that sla reholders could not
70 TO Heaven, when, in truth. the Bible expressly
sanctions slavery. have now before me Greek,
Latin, and an English testament. / find the
word translated sercanf from the Greek 10 doulos
find the word translated serranf from the Latin
is sercus. find both these words in the original
languages mean sLare, and that they are the same
words, which. in all profane authors, are trsnsla
ted slaee. See numerous examples collected in
Becker's Charicles.
3. Secreting and running of to Canada. South
srn slaves, in direct violation Of the Constitu-
| ton.
4. The enactment Of laws in the Northern
States. Furnishing the enforcement Of that clause
OF the Constitution requiring the returning Of fu-
gtivs slaves.
S. The proceedings, a. late 40 1850, in Con.
| Z 49, vi she W PtSfeit cuhiCut ttAfes
TO escape from the District of Columbia, in which
Mr.. Clay said such an entcing away was an .'ag-
erosion" This bill proposes to pus an end to the
aggression "If the Senator will only agree that
this aggression shall termin.te-that no more
slaves shall be taken from the District, we will
not ask the passage of the bill"
Mr.. Chase, now Mr.. Lincolns Secretary Of the
Treasury, opposed the bill Nr. Hale moved tina
the bill be committed to the Committee on the
District Of Columbia, with instructions 80 ts
amend il ss to"AsoLIsH sLAvrRr IN THE DsrxIcl
or COLUMBIA"
The yeas and nays were ordered. and who. now,
can il be believed voted in 1850, TO abolish
slavery in that District Here are the yeas:
"Messrs Baldwin, CHAsk, Davis of Massachu.
setts. Dodge. Ewing. Hale. HANLIs. SKwAkD and
Winthrop. But see the proceedings in l6 Bent
Deb. PIP. 60l-2.
Other topics must be passed over. The creates
only can be noticed.