Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-04-19


sENATuh bAfARD's SPEECH,
TN tie condition Of HE country, March 90 2l %
In these DAYS if n public man wonts o., ,aa.,.
the minds of the pconlc Lc shoniI hn r','
clear, or to cnmpcislte for the absence Of ,haso
qualities be mi,st alorn liz tla,,l,, -, ~ ~
the grace and brnutv of style an lena,,n ,,' '''
he can command The most nor,;af 49, ''a as
this almost interminablr sneecl c,,, VI
er its bIeyity or its rbetnric mo ,a.,',-,
substance of 10 many solid pnges of woris ,sh;ai,
it took the honorable Srnntnr tbroa ln,,, WHY"
liver. may be obtained from ver cs. w
Here are some snecimrn h,icls ,ra,,, ~ RS
fabric. 's'
Tonr;,yi, < x =. A ,,rr,,, H.. .i.-,-,
ment TO the Union T. \ s ho,o a, III -,
endeayoreJ so Ia ounrd ,n,, ~ gu ''ii'Vs
no word has ever fallen franz NV Ina T.; a, .ia'
aud no motion Inns ever been intraisa,I
into this body. which Womb have ,ha ,,,ys, n'e
10 increase md foster tbn snc,; 'ho teuuency
between the neone nf linra,,
country. Sc f'''"' VI tut
!Secvnitm / \ = 81 ,,roooo,i .,.u. 49,
sderation of the cause with s,r, Nv n eYu
to the With,rnwoI ~ sevan S,a,as nus , ~
Federal Union If il nor r S'a's7 from 'ne
the ms and outs. * l. 4 bnt tha suuts'o ~
he found in tho Tao, ,ho. a - ~ S"u9o WIN
trinmnbe1 \ 4 ,yhnso I,,,i 90 pni'y has
slavery sep,;nont All ,,', "'i'ou 70 'ue anu
that tIe general InnSnooe oS ~ Vnu.ps iuta Is
lndenen,lencc that ali ,nn aa ns .seai"'iun o.
incIn,Ias ,ho 49, -, 81 's''e" e'lu"'
nuent tho r,ns,,,,,iaa ~ 49,, '"'', We uo,ise
that nrincinlo All ia r. =" -. ~ lretei oy
liniteJ S,ates H. 10 ha ,'aii uss'o oo'n III 'ne
equal rights and privileges with tue white nnn
throughout all parts Of The Union 'rhe Adolf.
Zionist proper ayOws openly his hostility TO the
institution slavery, aud his purpose to extin-
gulsl IT, even by disuniOn Tie Republican OF
milder type still bases his action and his party
connection upon the anti slavery sentiment and
seeks to attain the same object while he adheres
to the Union, but desires, by construction Of the
Constitution, and indirect measures, to attain
the same result" PIP. %, III
The honorable Senator next atraigns President
Lincoln for having introduced, at n poItieA
convention held at Springfield in 1854. a re.
solution in favor Of abrOgating the fugitive slaye
law, and when Informed by Senator rri mhni
that Mr.. Lincoln Ind distinctly rcpudiatel hnv.
ing had anything TO do with any such oonven-
tion, explains himself to the Senate as follows:
81 have no personal knowledge of tho foct !
cut this (e res0iuti9Rl out OCa ptlJie Ds,er ,,rnt
cd during The last cInpass. have never seen
any contradiction of it, Sc" I'D. %. %.
Pretty business for II grave Senator. who pro
iesses "a devoted attachment to the IIninn IN
ransack newspaper files and cut from their
columns stale and repudinted cnlumnips ngnins,
a political opponent, aud which can only bnve
the effect OF increasing sectional alienation.
Even Mr. Douglas, who originated the cnlnmv
had long before abandoned il, and il was lcft f1r
the Senator from Delaware 10 attemnt Ia .av. /,
from oblivion Had the Senator only glanced nj
the speeches of Mr. Lincoln, he womb bnvc
known better. Eut again lie cannot be ienisd
aud will not he denied, thntin bis ynriou snsrcbes
he MIR lincoln has asserted the prinei,Ie ,ba,
the equality of all men includes the nngr,, race
that no distinction of raee .bould be ,nale ~
Sc D. % '
Now, let us sec whnt Mr.. Lincoln bas soii
about The fugitive slave law. and npern enn.i;,,
.In regard to the Fugitive slave Law Layy
never hesitated to saw and n nor no,s Lo.;,a,
to saw. that think under tbe Con.t;,m,i,,, ,t
United States, the people Of the snn,her s,o ,ns
are entitled to a Conelessionnl r,oityn siass
Law. Having said that. hive hn nnihinr w
saw in regard 10 the existing Nm. A., -ly, "
further thnn think it should /, yc .e,n fran,a,i
so as to be free from some nj tlc otisc,;o, ,l,
pertain To il wthout lrssenin, tie oiiono,, t',ai
inasmuch as we are not now in nm nei,,t;on Il,
regard TO an alteration or moliGcati9n nf ,ha,