The national Republican., 1862-04-14

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dences in a,u ~ aDivsn pr Ne
YosA. all Of L. DdeS, q IndlsG, (bo4|
gentlemen distinguished BY extremely conser.
vative tendencies,) Of the general acknowledg.
osst ef the truth, that The end Of national agitar
ton Of questions Of slavery h 10 be found, not In
patchwork compromises, but BY exercising on
he side Of freedom al tho power which Con-
essss hss, and thaslesyipg notAips TO bs,tl,e
subject matter Of debate.
Mr. Diven said - --L --.''
al wish to say TO those who regard this, 1.-THE
bill TO abolish slavery In the District Of Colum'
bs, AZ but tho hrst link In the chain that IA to
extend TO the interference by the 9eneral
Government with slavery in the States, that
think they are mistaken. ] believe they could
not do more towards quieting the agitation Of
the slavery question than by voting for q bill
ss this and Sy carrying n ns
tuition. The power given TO Congress will then
have been spent, and thero will be no more
right claimed for Congress on the subject.'
Mr. Dunn said '..
at is a doctrine OF the Republican party
that Congress has the right, the constitutional
power, toinhibit slavery In the Territories, and
abolish II In the District Of Columbia. believe
that the present troubles that ailiict the nation
have come upon US because we ceased TO fol-
low the footsteps Of our fathers with reference
to slavery. They evidently regarded slavery
as Inconsistent with our theory OF Government
and expected It gradually to be removed under
the benehcent Influences OF our FREQ institu
tutinns. They endeavefed, as best they could
to found this Government on the broad princi
pies Of mans natural rights. Their early pol
Icy WAS against slavery. One ot their nrst grea'
ss m q sSsSs r,yoTg Sy S5anA1Ss s.s FS% S
regard slavery as An institution 10 be cher
| ished and strengthened, but As an evil. to bs
\ tolerated where 1t was protected by State Ju
risdiotion. .,....
''Sr, let us return to the policy Of our fathers
and then we shall have peace. Let The nation
4 be divorced from slavery. Let slavery cease
wherever the national authority ts exclusive
Leave II in the slave States to be managet
solely by those who are responsible for It's con
unuanGe there, and then We may hope tha
this unhappy agitation In the public councils o
= the nation will cease. And, sir, must say tina
\ In my judgment, in no way could the repre-
4 sentatiyes Of the slave States do y greater ser
Woe TO their people than by aiding to restof
Il the policy Of this Government to that estsb
\ lished BY Washington and Adams, JeGerso
h and Franklin" .. ....., .,.,
These are words Of wisdom, and, cominI
\ from such sources, may command an attention
\ at the South which may result 10 an eventua
acceptance Of their teachings. Of
Mr.. Lincoln, In his debate with Judge Doug
las, 10 1855, we'll said that, when the "publi
mind rested iu the belief " that slavery was
the course Of gradual extinction, there was n
agitation, but that when this belief" was eh,
ken by aggressive movements tending TO th
eternal perpetuation of slavery, agitation be
came inevitable, and would continue SO long q
this cause for II continued.
If shareholders have now learnt wisdom
even If tardily--they will rejoice rather tha
complain, If Congress shalt follow up the abb
N lition Of slavery here, by iutsrdcung 1t in a
H the Territories, organized and unorganized, q,
N quired and to be acquired, and shall repeal a
laws authorizing the recapture, within the Te
n ritories, Of fugitive slaves. This Is the sub
stance of one Of the sections Of the hill orga,
iziug Arizona, Introduced BY Gen. Ashley,
l Ohio, and Of the bill 10 make freedom nationa
. introduced by Nr. Arnold, Of IlIinoir. Slsv
holders have really little or nothing 10 hop
10 the actual condition Of thing, in the va
| Of extending their institution over new area
and their best chance to enjoy whatever Of
may survive this war, ia 70 submit with grac
10 such slcgal declaration Of fact, as will TAI
the whole subject out Of the arena Of nation
politics ., ...tr.. o.. nsa.,.. e., IT,,
This IN tiis true wisdom, from the point
view Of the interests Of Shareholders themseive
!. Peace - for them, who, Of all others, shou
desire peace. connectsd, as they are, with 9
institution most obnoxious to the ill-wiit,
mankind, is only to be found, as Mt. Dunn, WI
is not their enemy, well says, in "returnt 10 D
policy of our tdt.zsp =, ,,a.,.L ,rir. o Il ar