The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1862-06-25

friends from Kentucky and Msssachusette,
Messrs. Csitsenden and Thomss. The proc
visions Of the constitution "lay directly inl
the path, and are fatal obaruciions sol
sny legislation con6scs,ing property - the
penalty Of treason, except a. the result Of
the judicial trial and sentence or the often.
der" Though under The Constitution. up
on conviction and trial for tresson, you take
. life estate" only. under these bills. you
get the fee simple
Sir, the difference between Judicial sction
and legislative conf scsiion 10 % vide and
distinct % the ina gination Of msn cen con.
ceive. This con6scation 10 Z legislative
not . Judicial. proceeding. There is mo-
court, no jury, no trial. You decide here
upon informst sione-withous process.
without sompIsnt. Without Indictment
that these people are guilty you deny them
even the poor privilege Of pleading ."nos
guilty. you Get % witness. Judge. execu-
ton er; you decide what punishment, hey
shall suffer; you deny them 81 right Of trial.
To such gross injrssics, In the name Of the
Constitution we have all sworn 20 obey.
protest. and II my name stands recorded
alone sesinst these bills, Il shall be % en-.
Tered. and 60 down to posteri'y among the
records Of ths Thiriy-sesenih Congress.
Sir. know no better or trues remarks on
this sane subject, thsn those made BY Mr.
Clay. 10 his speech on AboIisionisu, deliv.
cred in the United States Senate. February
7h. 1889. (See Coltons Clsy's speeches.
vol. III. page 1897
lfProm Henry Csy's Speech on Abolition,
Ideliveredin ihs U. s. Senate FEB 7th. 1882
This properly (slsve) 10 difFused
throu ghout al classes and conditions Of 60
lcIety. I, 10 owned By widows snd orphans.
Iby the aged and in6rm. - veil o By the
sound and vigorous. I. 70 the subjsct Of
morsgsgrs deeds Of trust. and fsmilv sIlot-
ments. II has been made the basis Of nu-
merous debts contracted upon lie faith and
j. the sole reliance. 10 many instances, Of
creditors within end without the slave States,
for the debts due them. And now il 10 RASH
~ proposed. BY single feat Of legislation.
70 snnihilste that enormous property. To
annihilsie without Indemnity, and without
10 its owners. Does any
cons scienlious man believe II possible 10 ef-
feet such On object without convulsion. rev.
olution, and bloodshedi
abolition should no longer be regarded
IS IN imaginary danger. The Aboliiionists.
let me suppose. succeed 10 their present aim,
ia turning the inhabitants Of the free States
against the inhabitants Of the slave Stsiesi
union on one side will beget union on the
other. and in the process Of reciprccl con-
solidsiiop will be attended with ell the vio-
lent prsjudices. embittered passions. and i'm
plsca animosities which ever de graded
or deformed human nature. A virt ual die
solution Of the Union will have taken place.
while the form Of its existence remsins.
The mes. valuable element Of union, mutual
kind ness, the feelings Of ~ mpsthy. the fra
,ernsl bonds, which nov happily unite %.
will have been extinguished! One section
will stand IN nenacing and hostile array
against the other. Collision OF opinion
viii be quickly followed BY the clash Of arms.
I will no, atiemp, TO describe scenes which
now happily lie concealed from our view.
|Abolitionists themselves would shrink back
lin disney and horror st the contemplation Of
IdesoIsted felds. confsersted cities. murder
ed inhsbitsnts. and the overthrow Of the
|6nest fabric Of human government inst ever
rose 10 animate the hopes Of civiIized man. 4
Sir. this great and good man this patriot
and salesman. rests from his labors. and
litter lly "his works do follow him." Let
los, while We revere his memory, cherish his
and follow his advice. The
Abolition party have sue ceeded in their de.
sign (even q that early period sgitssed) o.
turning the inhsbissnt sof the free States
srsins, the inhabitants Of the slave States !"
"A virtual dissolution Of fhe Union" hss
t,ken place, awhiIe The mere form Of iss ex-
s,ence alone rsmains."
"Ons section stands in hostile array
seaios. snoiherf = and yet the Abolitioniss
does no. ''shrink back 10 DISNEY and horror"
., the contemplation Of the miseriss he hss