, 1862-01-06

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eupposes no superiority Of right in its sub
jccts. one over another, but implies perfect
equality between them in respect to the end
aimed at-the ono object Of Justice between
man and man. 1t ls an Instrument Of nature; |
and whatever transient Influences may for |
time intervene to warp it from its appointed |
way, it VIII forever, Ike the magnetic needle,
revert back to the eternal current which God
has set to bind it to its course. Consequently,
between it and slaTerJ there is in principle,
is to accomplish the identical result which the
other is bound By its Law to prevent. To doui-
nate Government, and keep it from obeyiug
the true principle of its being, is therefore the
chief task Of slavery. 1t must suhvert Gov |
ern1uent7 With respect to itself, to have an
existence. Nor is this ILL Government arises |
from the elementary spirit Of Justice operating |
to the end Of maintaining among men the d. |
vine order. Slavery is at war with this ele- |
mcntary spirit, and consequently 10 merely
to the force Of natural justice. It must,
therefore, Eubvert this, which it can only do
through the forms Of authority; hence it
must control the machinery and symbols Of
Government. Thus possessing the power Of
the State, it can confer upon itself legal
existence Of sfnvery necessarily involves its
mastery Of the Government in some form or
other. But the tenacity Of Government to the
Law Of its being, gives it 4 powerful tendency,
"ItA tAHt pttfE1iEA, Lt 1CEAf ~ 1to iENG kNAA-
lions, which calls for an equally strong or-
posing influence to counteract this tendency
Hence Shareholders are forever at work, forti-
flying themselves in the Government, BY aug
menting In every possible way their political
control.
Security is The grcat necessity OF slavery;
security is what it wants and 1ntist have. The
value Of property in slaycs, like that of any
other, depends upon its tenure. But secure
tenure is much more difficult to get for slaves
than for erdtnary property. The latter may
cept those Of the widest anarchy; because
mankind recognize and respect, instlnctiyely,
| the natural and necessary property which Is in
| the order Of nature Incident to man. The re-
| lation which the universal sense recognizes
and respects is man and property, several but
connected, the one idea excluding the other
as in the same being. Given the idea Of naan,
and that Of property pertaining to him follows,
under the inflexible laws governing the asso-
citation Of ideas. But holding men US property
| ideas. Men cannot be held rs property and
| yet stand to property as principal to supple
| ment. Nature is violated. Logic is contra
! dlcted. Moral anarchy prevails. And hence
the currents Of human thought, linked with
those offeelinEg5, running upon eternal princi-
property is *tpeenliar.' With respect to other
kinds Of property, no one will disturb it un-
less some one intends to steal it. But Is to
slave property the danger is that Interference
fayorite epithet with Shareholders, is only an
other name for an Abolitionist." It being
Only possible TO render slavery secure br IL
tcrposing Inc embodied force Of the commu.
niiY, in its Government, against the natural
impulse Of c:sch dlsinterestcd member thereof
to ktTile it down, the stakeholder must not
only uo7eR tile Government to keen it from
doing Justice between hin,scf aud bondman
! but he must own il that he NAV use it rs j
sllicld against Incidental intcrYention, Tct il
| is constantly liable TO he sWcnt ont of his
hands ana carried back to its natural orbit b5
The powerful tide If hn1oan thonrht and feel
| ing which never CEASE 10 now. Aud SO he i;
| never at rest. He must be always rolling hi:
stone. 4 prccarious tenor Of his slases is in
fear Of losing The mower of governing excite!
in 15s n,;nd 5is;ons-to him thc rnnsf ,i5cnn
of universal EMANCIPATION The probabiIit,
of If vocs directly home to his noeket nv reil,i
c;nr fhe NJ rl-et yaine IF bia s1sves
sLAFE-AAsIEHs MUST CONTROL 1HE GOVERN
AEST.
It is, therefore, by no means enough for bin
to- have present possession Of Government
must have guarantcys. It results that I'll.
,, | n,ore he gets the more he wants. He can, G
, | course, never get absolute guarantees, hecaus
| he is in conflict with the Absolute The NOR
world moves, and Governments move with il
sad both move, though irregularly, N the d
! tuition continues more OF less in question, i
! spite of ;lI he can do. Thus slaye-holding II
= | eyitably begets an intense and ever augment
! ing list Of power, which nothing can fully AZ
y pease, but Which would, if rot oyeEeoms, &C
: ty to another, until it covered the whole cor
= tincnt with its black pail
- The annals OF our country abound with j
= lustratious to enforce this teaching. Th
= | shareholders commenced under our systcl
y with much more than d moderate degree {
f. power. They were uppermost in both House
= Of Congress and in the judiciary and Execl
!. tive Departments. It is true, they might, j
J. the Senate, be ultimately overcome; and Il
r. constantly expanding population Of the fl
'c North might soon neutzalizc them in II
House. Nevertheless, they could at al tint
| choose their own President. They h.d vot
~ in the Electoral College equal to their enti
L. vote in Congress; and, while their unity Vii
is Of course, perfect, the North was at al tim
D. more or less divided. Its rival candidates i
IN the Presidency would compete for the vote
rs the shareholders, Tor permission to take Il
s. Office IN trust tor them, and use it under The
ct dlctatlon. The patronage and power oi Il
le Executive office, were ample to have enable
le them, BY keeping the other Department
genetally filled with their serTitots. to d
inmate over the country
e. THIS was their original policy. IN pursuan
I'd OF it,, they elected nearly AZ our president
lie | appointed our Judiciary carried our cong1te
er men; admitted M1ssour1, Arkansas, tiorld
DC and texas InVoivca US ln the var W1tn Mc
in leo; passed the fugitive slave law; annull
Ut the Missouri compromise; carried on the y
ce against Kansas and Kept that State ont OF
3s. Union 1oT 1our years governed the count
"a IN short, entirely III thelr own way 1oF ttir'
fourths Of century. Asa part Of this poll
to they subsidized large number q the pn6
ng men and puollc press o. the Noftn. !
n DemocEatlc party was their tool as long
to !hey wanted 70 use II anu thcn thcy pFoht
mic pieces anu threw II away.
to Ihelr plan OF operaeloa& was, indeed, m.
10 excellent, and IN hnlS& sk11l1ul as shel
tor need never nave L. purpose. !
They were not con the vast po"e
the gave lhcm- lhe1f &s1nc1s 1mPcncd lhem
fhc look bey0no II 10 ELL greater agggraho1zem
49, and stabhty.
LIE 3cs5 saG4i = t.e1aa .usshAee - es++,o5 =,
- | nose OF: Mr.. Calhoun and his disciples to
" " ranize tie Soutl into distinct State. ET
1t 14c Subsequent movement of the southern lie
la9 ers has hai reference to Kris purpose, In
nA nrndenre has been k,ncc tben their cen
re- fdaa-in5erEndenre in ar mt of The I'M
aad Thc;r f;rst effnTt affnr +his ras +n make 81
1e Sta4ns n,,i. of III 1he TarTftories and to M
IN the+, and r. con|;1ra tha acon7sition of
n r;.nrr a1ong the snnthern 1ina for tte +:
ntl- nn,rosa VIII, view r. cnnstit,te the AR
ave f1ha rc1n,anent orDz,n of tI',s South Acc{
ino1E ne M;ssou8 comnro1o7se Was ennu1}
der NhJ,,e1s IL 5;;aoJ ~ y - Ta-;+,r;ns an :,
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