The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-01-02
Again ! repeat. we cannot

petuation of human bondage Again repeat we cannot
} consent
i The President of the United States his recent message
has fit to arragn the twenty-five millions ,,I
the North the bar public opinion to- hold tn u ia
the eXecraiion and Of the civilized world he in,crs
Io servile instruction the dsurers of TIA, public peace
ana constant agitators of the Slavery question told
by him. that the long continued and Incorporate
-lo the Northern people with the question slavery in the
ooutnen states has at length produced its natural effects
and its "magn influence the slaves and insured them
with vague notions of freedom" and that sense of security
no longer exists around the family altar" Born as was in the
North, and loving and chershng her free institutions and
called have BEEN preside of the free States
thus directly pointed by the President cannot pass by with
indifference the libel thus heaped upon Nv own self res
pect and that duty which owe the people my Satetler
honor and good naInewl allow silent under
this calumny lest the civilized world should deem that silence
confession of guilt The charges thus preferred Presi
dent, general in their character without time place or
attendant circumstances deny that the North has ever
sought to interfere with the question Of slavery the
The right of the slavehodng States form regulate
their domestic Institutions their way has been
questioned by the people of the North 1t true
cussed the question of slavery all bearings partic
larly with reference the introduction institution into
the Territories of the West his be crime then indeed
we guilty We have discussed resdes our primary
meetings. Conventions and the halls Legislation
but always with temperance end moderation fully recog
nizng and respecting the rights of the slaveholdn States
When we cease to discuss that other subject the die
tation of set of will be when Const
tuition no longer guarantees freedom, speech of the
when Bunker Hill is no longer remembered when ancestry
and their glorious deeds alike forgotten The free discus
Of this subject and Of Republican principles by Republicans
of the North never finds its way into the South
There is portion of the northern press which for base
rdy and selfish purposes has constantly for the past years
stled into the minds Of southern brothers the vile libel
that the Republican party party of agressioa system
attic organization having solely the liberation of the
slaves and the melting of them to the Re
pubicans the North "fancal ahoonistS" and ever
ready welcome the slave with open arms though he come
with bloody hands from the chaed threshold of his master
This press has always found free circulation South
southern papers have copied largely from it, and it
rsng if at last the people of the savehodng
been made To believe these vile bes and hence
security longer exists around the family altar Such publ
cations if made known slave likely to produce
"magn influence upon his mind and inspire him with
notions of freedom This servi party press merits and will
yet receive the execraons Of all good there has
Incorporate interference Of the people of North with the
question of slavery Southern brothers wholly bameless
In eighteen hundred and fifty the ntelecs nation
Congress assembled this exciting question
and passed series Of laws for the purpose of putting
at The North and the Soul: acquesced and the whole
country became quiet Excitement died away and fraterna
feeling fast springing up throughout the country
i In eighteen hundred and ftywo each of the great political
parties passed resolutions depecang all further agitation upon
the subject of slavery and decaed that
promised and put AT rest The election passed off calmly We
had got rid of the exciting subject and the patriot bated
more freely 1t camness however, that prccedes the
Storm and that storm burst upon the country all It's
fury The Missouri Compromise at fathers made thirty
three before abrogated at the dctaon of the South
that human bondage might be introduced into Territories which
had been forever dedicated To freedom As stunning
of its abrogation passed the country azd upon each
other in establishment and again the slavery question
opened with tenod excitement The patriot bowed his head
in grief he heard the and the whole civilized world
looked on III amazemen and wondered the meaning of
boosted bill of rights All created equal" Again
l ask, southern brothers Wildly blameless?
I You asked to repeal certain laws upon books
known Personal liberty bills which claimed To
conflict with the Constitution, and defeat the of the
Fugitive Slave Law" and deprive our Southern broth
lers of the right Of temporary soiournen in State
with their slaves # these laws unconstitutional and in
conflict with the provisions of the fugitive slave law
certainly they should be repealed The Constitution the
laws of the United States made pursuance thereof the
consideration and respect Congress- 1850 passed
amending the of 1898 providing for the rendition of the
tive slave This abhorret dcgradcs the
free Of the North Save catcher 1t authorizes
the claimant the alleged fugitive be apprehended with
or without process and be taken before
the Federal Government who required hear and determine
the Of such claimant summary Manner and be-
ing presented with expartc aav taken Justice
the peace distant State showing the identity Of the alleged
fugitive and that he does fact the claimant
to make certificate authorizing his removal back to the
State whence he have escaped These expare davts
by the act made conclusive evidence of the right of
claimant the alleged fugitive the State whence he
escaped and by the of the the officer conducting
these summary proceedings is to be paid bounty for decid
ing against the fugitive 1t denesm the right compulsory
to obtain his witnesses 1t denies him the writ
habs Corpus, and trial by jury In short puts him
petey the power of the slave driver and these exparte
affdavs gotten up in the dark than a thousand miles
from his place of made conclusive against his rights
and forever consgn him hopeless bondage Every provis
ion of this amendaory is with justice and human
ty and BETTING the dark ages than the middle of the
century, and yet this and parcel of the
"Supreme law of the land and such be obeyed
The Legislature Of 1855 passed laws which the APP
prevail my immediate predecessor, The first entitled An
tO of of