The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1862-03-26
PATRIOTIC SPEECH OF SENATOR
CARLISLE.
Designs of AbolitiOnism Exposed and
Commented Upon!

spoke as follows:
do not propose to detain the Senate
by declaring, as did the Senator from Hi
nois (Mr. Browning), what ! may do in
the future, when an exigency may arise.
which in my opinion never will arise. l
am content TO deal with the present, and
in my opinion it would be well if we
would act upon the old maxim, "Suffi-
cient for the day is the evil thereof" l
believe that the Supreme Court would
have to declare this bill unconstitutional,
in case arising under il, if it could be
brought before that tribunal for its decis-
ion. 1t proposes TO con6scate all and ev-
cry kind of property, and to reduce to
beggary and want whole people, with
out judicial trial or legal investigation.
But the bill denies the constitutional right
to test the constitutionalty of the act be-
fore the tribunal created by the constitu-
ton. 1t would seem rs if the friends Of
the bill, knowing this fact, had expressly
framed it so that its unconstitutionallty
could rot be pronounced upon by the Su-
preme Court. All the property of every
citizen in the seeded States would be for
feited by this BILL Such II sweeping
proposition, so unjust and cruel meas
ure, one calculated to continue the war
forever, and exhaust the whole country,
never has been in the history of the world,
and, predict, never will be again submit
ted to legislative assembly representing
a civilized community. The lack of pow
er in Congress TO interfere with slavery
in the States has always been admitted
heretofore by the most ultra abolitionist,
and because this was so they have de-
nounced the constitution as q covenant
with death and league with hell. The
ablest speech on the subject Of this war
was made by the representative of Kan
sas (Mr Conway. 1t is speech which
must challenge admiration from those
who differ with its author, by its bold
frankness and candor. The member from
Kansas, with drectness, meets the ques-
ton, and there is no mistaking his posi-
ton. Not one dollar or man will he vote
for the restoration of the government
Millions for an anti-savery war, but not
one cent to restore the supremacy Of the
constitution by war. Do | misrepreseut
him? Let him speak for himself:
"For one, shall not vote another dol
lar or man for this war until it assumes q
+ different standing, and tends directly to an
anti-slavery result. Millions for freedom
but not one cent for slavery"
To accomplish his purpose-the aboli
ton of slavery-he would even recognize
, the so called Confederate States as an in
dependent power, and would conquer Sc
ceded States and hold them as subject
provinces. Hear him again:
: "To recognize the Confederate States
for their benefit is no part of our duty
= but to shape our policy to accord will
!. events, and enable us TO fulfill high pur
, pose, is what we arc imperatively calleC
upon 20 do. The fiction upon which w
f are now proceeding binds us to slavery
5 and hence the national arms, instead o
: being directed against it, are held wher
they may at any moment be required t
be turned to its defence.
"The wish of the masses of our peopl
: is to conquer the seeded States to tn
4 authority of the Union, and hold them n
7 subject provinces"
> The member from Kansas admits tina
= his purposes cannot be accomplished con
II stitutionally, and expressly refers to th
: bill now before the Senate, and shows
!, ; 10 be unconstitutional. Hear him again
d "Slavery cannot be abolished in a Stat
- by act of Congress. The thing is impo'
y sible. Congress is the legislative branc
/ of the government, performing It's dutie
u under certain constitutional Limitations
Slavery in the States is outside of thos
D. limitations 1t can be abolished only b
st the States themselves, or by the Execl
tive, an time of aOar, on principles of pul
l. lie law, as ably expounded many yea
{. ago by John Quincy Adams. In Il
t., suppression of insurrection, however, Il
Executive has not this power, unless Il
or insurgents have ceased TO be parties
$ our constitutional Union; in which ca
It. they have, in fact, ceased to be insurgent
and became belligerents.
NJ "The overthrow of slavery by conf
n eating the property of rebel slaveholde
'f. seems to me to be utterly impractlcabl
nd consistently with the plain requirement
- of the constitution. A bill has recen
nd ly been introduced into the Sena
IA, to declare the property of all persol
al engaged in the rebellion forfeit, and
nd recting the President to execute its pr
visions summarily without the intorpo'
n tion Of civil process for trial or judgmer
to This bill is unconstitutional. The fif
amendment to the constitution provid
- that, No person shall be deprived of III
,ry w liberty, or property, without due proce
Of law And the sixth amendment
- as follows: In all criminal prosecution