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

lack race % put on sn equsIlsy viii the
sh'te-she negro raised 20 The cosdhiou Of
white man. with equal rights. aaa equal
'rivileg's. The whole political fabric ssls
d BY our fathers With 20 much esrs. wish %
much wisdom, st such enormous ssesi6es of
Hood and treasure. nsy. fos Ill hs cares,
opple 70 tfe ground. mass of ruins, which
'ohuf'sn sk,lI can ever again sscoas,suet.
Before dismissing The branch Of shs sub-
sct. there j. one qusaion which ! wish %
'at 70 The chai'msn Of the eommitaes who
reported these bills.
The second section Of the 6rst article Of
ne Constitution psovides: "Thet rsprs.
entssion and direct taxes shall Be sppor.
ioned among the several States which may
e included within this Union. necosding %
heir respective numbers. which shall BE-
BY adding to the whole number
u free people. including those bound 10 ser.
rice for term Of years. and excluding Ia.
iians not taxed. three6fshs of al other per.
sons"
The slave population Of che Uaised States.
under The census Of 1861. wss .. .05S5e7. OF.
10 round numbers. cay 100000 Nov q
the extra session Of Congres last sumner.
you levied : direct tax Of $4,000 900 on sIl
he sts,es. loyal . we'll q disIoys free o
well % slsvs. In sll the lsusf. he slaves
are valued . property. The se5ssgsss
value cannot be less than sixteen hundred
niIions Of doNars- II you eonfIscass their
end ems sepsse their SLAVES, you
utterly snnihilate The propsrsy-ihs ssx
that the owners % these slaves would have
hsd TO psy must Be psid BY The owners Of
'esI or psrsonsl properly IN The SLAVE Ssasss.
~ BY owners Of the same descsIps psion Of prop.
ssty 10 the free Sistss. Ths govnamsnt
cannot lose Il. Our ,sxes srs Laid IL pro.
portion 70 the pressing wsnis o. the Tsssss
ny. Ifyou compel nos-sIsssho ldsn Of shS
border States 70 make Up shIs deficiency.
vou hsvs IN return for the 10y 81 lhsss
people. who ssved tho bcrdw elsles q he
imposed on them % undue
burden Of taxstion.
Let us, who reside 10 the ncn-sIsveholdise
s,stes. not dsner ounelves that ihIs will not
be the result. II wssxpunge b. our lseis.
siion. one thousand six hundred Millions o.
ia the sIaveholding States, Il ID o.
y to see that the amount ofisxat;on which.
without ema ncipation or con6scation. would
isve been collected IN the sIsvsholding
states. must. from. necessity, % apportionsd
,mong the free States.
The financial affairs Of the Government
must. At a. hsssrds, be protected. The
Treasury must not Be 90 depleted o that the
:redit Of the Government : is endangered OF
destroyed. Il is due 10 our public c'editoss.
% our gallant army and navy. that shIs sho'd
,ot be %. Tie money must b had q al
,szsrds. come from what quarter Il may.
Will The free States Willingly have added
o the enormous tsxs,ion, under which they
viii suffer from direct tax alton. and imposs
ind excise duties. this additional burden. Be.
ng that proportion Of the dirsct tx levied
10 the slave States. r. no emaneipatlon sskes
,lscei Il this the premium that the Aboli.
ionist is willing 70 pay for ths abolition Of
,lsveryi I do not know what Massschu.
'etss may do. but I Do know the Wsstsrn
States would not pay dollar Of Il. The
negro u not The article they purchassd. nor
: that the price they sgreed 70 psy for 4.
Mr.. Speaker, much, during The discussion
ws hsvs had here The last week. be- been
aid In reference 70 The flaws Of nslions,'
md the right TO con6sests the property, real
Ind personal. Of persons engaged 10 The 70
bellion, o. who have aided end absstsd Il. q.
b. those Who claim ,hst right. drawn iron
he principles Of element cry writsn % =.
lernationsl law vsuslls Gso:ius, Pnfsa-
iorf, and those who hsvs treated on he sub
iect in The lss, century. Thsss mus,y and
moth-esten works have been porsd over. and
quoted % authority for these ousvaessuss u
legal, spd unconstitutional biIIs now under
Even our own elementary
works-- w hesion. Story. Kent--hsvs been
searched over, page By Psge, and line ~
line. 10 afford : jusii6casion for Tile most
unjust snd arbitrary conduct On the Psst q