The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-02-12

tHHote I'liOiNn hDu tue NIlChgO l-lallOfHi.
II the Union is in danger, ard is TO be saved +,
these Interests, and these platforms, and eve-
iybody standing on them or connected with
them, are TO pass away, before he Union can
be saved. But it will require very short
lire, il this Union is in danger and does re-.
quile. 10 be saved, ior all these interests, and
all these patf rms. and these men to disap
pear. You, and everybody, who shall op
pose, resist, or stand in lhe way Of the pres
crvation Of this Union, will appear rs moths
in u summers eve, when the whrlwind Of
popular indignation arises that shall be excl
ted at the full discovery that the Union is en-
dsngercd.
QUESTION OF TIE TERRITORIES.
| have hope and confidence that this is 10
come arourd just as l have sad and quite
soon enough; because | preccive that allho'
we may shut our eyes TO it, that the country
aud mankind can't shut their eyes to the true
nature of this crisis. There has been n qucs-
tion of Slavery in the Territories Of a real, a
vital nature, in this country for twelve years
L. was the strongest in its developments in
1850, when all the Pacific coast and all the te.-
rItory intervening between it and the Louisiana
Purchase, was thrown upon our hond, all of
sudden, for the purpose Of organizing them
into FREQ and independent Republican Govern
men :, n. basis Of future States.
ADMISSION OF KANSAS.
1t has been an earnest, and regret to say,
an angry controversy, but the admission of
Kansas into the Union yesterday, settled at
least all that was vital or important in the
question, leaving behind nothing but the pas
slons which the contest had cngcndercd.-
Kansas is in the Union, California aud Ore
gon are in the Union, and now the same con-
test divides and distracts this Union for free
dom and Slavery in the Territories Of the
United States just. II, before.
TWENTY FOUR EMBRYO STATES ~ TIE TER
RIToRIEs.
What is the extent Of the Territories which
remain after the admission of Minnesota, Or
cgon, California and Kansas? One million
sixty three thousand fivc hundred square
mlcs--an area twenty four times that Of the
State of New York, the largest of the old
and fully developed States. Twenty -four
such States as that Of New York, are yet to
be organized within the remaining Territories
OF the United States. Now, under what is
accepted by the Administration ms a judicial
decree, upheld by it, and put in practical op
cration by it, every inch Of ,ha! Territory is
slave Territory.
TERRITORIES ALREADY YIELDED 10 SLAVERY.
speak OF that decision, not as accept it :,
but as it is accepted and enforced by the cx-
istiug Administration, Every foot of / is
slave territory as much As nth Carolina. -
Over u considerable portion Of it slave code
has been made bv government created BY
/ the Congress 0! The Unlcd States, and is en-
forced, So that a cording to the claims Of those
who insist upon their right in the Territory Of
the United States for slavery. the whole OF
this one million sixty three thousand miles is
slave Territory. How many slaves are there
in it.: How any has there been brought in
1t during those twelve wears in which it has
not only been relinquiohed in slavery, but in
which fhn CArt aud Legislature, and the
Administration have maintained protected, dc.
Tended and guaranteed slavery there's
TIE NUMBER OF SLAVES IN THE TERRIFIC.
RIEs.
Twenty-four African slaves-one slave for
ever forty lour thousand square miles one
slave for every one Of the twenty four States,
dimensions Of New York. or Pennsy ylvania, or
lndlana-to cover that portion of tho area of
our Republic. See, have followed this thing
in good faith, with zeal and energy, but |
confess that have no fears { slavery now,
when in the peculiar condition Of things which
have existed, slavery has succeeded in plant
ing only one slave in every forty four thou,
sand square miles Of territory. This, then, has
ce, s?d to be practical question. In lieu of
/ it comes up great and vital and fearful
qucslion-the question Of the Unon-the
question or country or no counry-the ques
ton Of hopo-the question Of greatness, or
the question of sinking forever undor the con-
tempt Of mankind.
no FEARS FOR THE CoSrEDERACY.
Why then should l despair that a great
people Of thirty millions will be able to meet
the crisis9 have no fear; this is Confed-
eracy. 1t is rot an Imperial Government or
the government of a single State. 1t is a
Coufederacy, and it is as it ought to be, de.
pendent on the nniued assent Of all the
members Of the Confederacy to its existence,
and subject 10 dissolution 10y their action
But that assent must always be taken by yir-
tue Of the original assent, and he'd until, in
the form prescribed 10y the Constitution itself,
and in tho manner and with, all the condi.
tons which the Constitution prcscrbes, those
who constitute tie Union shall declare that
il shall be no longer The Thirty days, and
sixty days, and ninety days, given us ly the
Disuniouisls. may not DO enough for their
policy aud thcir purposes | hope and trust
that it may be time enough for tho policy and
purposes Of the lovers OF the Union. God
grant that it may be so. But if they shall
Turn out not to be enough, then | sec low
and when all these great contri,anccs vii. be
settled, Just a, The forcfathcrs forcsaw when
they framed the Constitution.
SUDDEN RELIEF 1T HAND.
They promised seventy years ago that ills
present coutrover,v-lbis wHole controversy.
should be submitted to the people Of the Uni
ted States in Convention, called according to
the forms Of the Constitution, and aclirg in
tic manner prescribed by it. Then, sir, this
country will find sudden relief in the pro mpt
and unanimous adoption of the measures nee
cssarv for its salvation; and the world will
see how well and how wisely a great, cn'ight-
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