The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-04-09

20 ne world as evidence of the 1ruihfpIness
o. sueh heartfelt sympathy extracts from the
laws1os Indana ard Illinois.
The Clerk read, as follows
"Skc. l. No negro or n,uIIals6 shall come
into or settle in the State after the adoption
Of his consultation.
Sac q All contracts made with any me-
gro or mullatio coming into the Stale con.
ifafy 10 he provisions eff foregoing Sec
lion shall be void, and any person who shall
employ such negro or mulIatto or Otherwise
encourage himto remain in the Stale, shall
be fired in any sum mol less than len dol
lars nor more Than $500.
Sac 3. All fines which may be collected
Tor violation of the provisions of this arti
Gle, or Of any law which may hereafter be
passed for the purpose Of carrying the same
inio execution, shall be set apar, and appro-
pr'sted for the colonization of such negroes
and nuliaito,ss aId their descendants as NAV
be m the Stale a. the adoption of this con-
s''iuilon. and may be willing to emigrats
SIC 4. The General Assembly shall pass
laws 10 carry out the provisions Of this ar.
ticIe.-C Constitution Of IadiGna, arr. 10.
Skc 6. All contracts made with negroes
or mullaitoes who shall have come into lie
Stale Of Indiana subsequent 10 the ist day
oi November, A. D. 1851, are hereby de
ciaTed mil and void
SEc. 7. Any person who shall employ
negro or mullatto who shall have come inio
the State OF Indiana subsequent 10 the sIst
day OF October, in lhs gear 1851: or shall
hereafter come into the said State, or who
shall encourage such negro or mullaito 10
semain IN The State, shall be fined in any
sum not less than len dollars, nor more than
$500 -dn act 10 enforce The I3th article of the
Consiiiuiion Of Indiana.
Tbs General Assembly shall al its frs,
session under the amended Constitution
pass such laws as will eHectuaiiy prohibit
Tree persons of color from emigratine TO and
ssiilIDg in this State and to effectually pre-.
vent the owners oil slaves from bringing
them into this State for the purpose of set.
ting them Tree .''- Constitution Of Dino,s, arr
~
Ms- Chairman, the extracts rad fully il
lnsiraie, in the most satisfactory manner,
the pure and deep feeling, and kind and
benevolent intentions OF the gentlemen re.
ieFred TO, and are proof positive, 70 doubt
oi the high iored sentiments and opinions
ol The constituents they SO earnestly and
faithfully represent They certainly require
no iurihef comment from me. They carry
their own commentator.
4 must indeed be a desperate case that
has TO perrert passages of Scripture 10 prop
up. The able gentleman from Massachu-
se''s, Mr. Elliot) told us the other day 10
Tree the slaves and then trust 10 Providence
Tor direction ior unto the day sufficient
Is the work ihereofn If the gentleman had
examined the original a little closer, he
Bishi have ionnd that ii contained an argu-
ment against him aud not for him. Perhaps
the gentleman did make The discovery and
tried an improved edition; bat, sad 10 re-
Late be only jumped from the mud into the
mjre.
The work that is row on our hands is
more than can be completed in our days,
then do bot increase the labor by placing
is.is new difficulty in the way: for, to use
le-genleman own words, "sufficieni unto
ihs day is the work ihereof." Let Us first
cast aside the evils that already besei us,
and not increase The burden, since we al
ready have as much as we can bear, for
Sufficient ualo the day is the evil there
ON
Sir, is this war for the snhjugation OF
The South, or The overthrow of febeIlion7-
is-;i contest for the maintenance of the
Government. or for The usaipienance of alb.
olitionism Is this war fof The Union,
The Constitution, and the laws, or is il a war
for disunion Do you wish 10 change all
his sirife from noble and grand effort 20
suppress rebellion into The " irrepressibIe
confiicta1 Iftbis be your object, then vote
ior these measures. and nu will break this
Union into so many fragments that recon-
siructiou viii never even be dreamed Of
With the well~known facts of this rebellion
staring as in The face, TO advocate this abo
lition policy seems 10 me 10 be almost in
sanity. While am so opposed TO these
measures. sill wish TO do the rebels as
much damage as possible, but in a humane
and constitutional way. We are not now
discussing the abstract right or wrong of
slavery. bnt only the advisabiiiy of abol
isliing il as means Of snppressing this re-
beIiion. While am opposed to any such
Wholesale robbery as is here proposed, still
ihisk The slaves OF rebels shonId be no
more respected than any other kind OF prop
srty- Our path of duty is perfectly clear
Reject this abolition policy, lei ihe Admins
isiralion be true to lis noble position. and
snccess Is ours: Adopt il, and you sacri-
fee The happiness and prosperity of twenty
millions Of loyal men you destroy the
hope and glory Of The world thai you may
give 10 few thousand slaves that liberty
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