Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-01-10


our territories, was a slave aggres- !;
sion on the North, land used it as a
pernieious pretext to engender Sec
tional strife. |
They have denied the right of
property in our slaves, and denied
their constitutional obligation to de-
liver them up, on claim Of the owner.
and have DISTRACTED the execution
Of the fugitive slave law by mobs
and murder.
They have reviled the coosti.u-
ton of their fathers by pronouncing
it covenant with hell, and have
defel it BY proelaiming "higher
law" in its teeth.
They have denounced our Supreme
Federal judiciary as a "citadel of
slavery" impeached its integrity,
and Knocked its judgmsnts-and
this not only by few irresponsible
brawling fanatics. but 10 the legisla-
tive action of thirteen sovereign
States which have showc the crest
OF notification in their 'Liberty
Bills"
They have invaded our States,
she'd innocent blood, stirred different
servile instructions, burnt our
houses, poisoned our waters, and a
desperate outlaw, Montgomery, is
now engaged in the work of plumber
and murder on the western border Of
Missouri.
And last. they have organized a
great political party on the grand
central idea Of hostility TO slavery,
and they are marching with all their
converging forces, TO make captive
OF the Federal Government,
We have now traced the abolition
movements from the foundation of
our government, working up, and
up, and up, like a coral reef from
the depths of the ocean, through the
social, religious, and political els-
ments of the North, uut;l we see
them cropping out 10 treason, rebel
ion and revolution.
What does it all mean? Did you
ever think of it? Why dc the abo.
litionists wish TO clothe themselves
with all the panoply of the Federal
Government its law making, law-ex-
eouting military, and naval powers?
Is it to protect, or to destroy the
institution of slavery? Lst their
own representative men answer
Mr.. Seward says--"lt is an ire
pressible conflict between opposing
and enduring forces, and it means
that the United States must, and
will, sooner or later, become entirely
slave holding nation, or entirely
a free labor nation"
What does tho same Senator
think of the result OF the conaic.
as expressed at later day in the
Senate?
"a free Republican Government
like this, notwithstanding all its con-
satuti0nal checks, cannot long resist
and counteraet the progress Of socie-
ty. Free labor has at last apprehen-
dsd itsrights aud its destiny, and
is organizing itself ts assume The
government of the Republic. 1t will
hencsforth meet you boldly and res
olutelJ here (Washington.) II will
meet you everywhere, in the terri
tories and cut Of them whenever you
may 60 to extend slavery. 1t has
driven you back in California and
Kansas, it will invade you soon in
Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia,
Missouri, and Texas. 1t will meet
you in Arizona, in Central America,
and even in Cuba" 1.-THE
interest of the whole race demands
the ultimate emancipation of all
men. Whether that eomsummation
shall be allowed to take effect with
needfal aud wise precautions, against
sudden change and disaster, or bur-
ried on by violence is all that re.
mains for you to decide. . -
1t is for yourselves, and not for US
TO decide how long and through what
further notifications and disasters
the contest sha. be protracted be-
fore freedom shall enjoy her. assured
triumph" i
But by what plan do they design |
70 operate for its accomplishment?
Mr.. Sumner says: "The work
cannot step. Qaickened by the tri-
umph now at hand, with a Republi-
can President in power, State after
State quitting the condition Of ter
ritory, and spurniBg slavery will be
welcomed into our plural uni. and