The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-02-11

OrecaSt had anticipated t'.', L
rock upon which the old Union would f,
nit He was right What was coYec- =
IRE with him is now realized fact. But y
whether he fully comprehended the great t
ruth unon which that rock stood ana t
,tqnds NAV be doubted. The prerd'hng /
IDEAS entertained by him and nostot me I
,eadiag statesmen at the time Of the tor,
nation of the old Constitution aoere that
The ensldrement of the African tcdS an
rotation of the la,cs of Nature, that ~
,ros ,rron6 an principle, socially, moral ,
IN, and politically. 1t was an eVli 'ney
knew not well how to deal with; but Ihe
general opinion of the men OF that gay
was. that, somehow or other, In the oruer
of Providence, the institution would De
evanescent, and pass away. This ldea'
though not incorporated in the Consiitu-
ton. was the prevailing idea at the time
The Constitution, it is true, secured eve
~ essential guaranty to the institution, i
while it should last; and hence no argu-
ment can be Justly urged against the |
Constitutional guarantees thus secureu'
because Of the co anon sentiment OF lne
dav Those ideas, hOWeCer, acere Junda-
mentaUy acrong. They rested upon me
! TINS iodS an erfi-JF~-feaIaitu-- OF races.
dation; and the idea Of the government
built upon it-when the storm came and
the wind blew, it fell
/" OR ne,c government is founded up
on EXACTLY tie opposite ideas; ats Jo1Ia-
dations are laid, ats corner stone rests,
upon the great truth that the negro as
not equal to the ch,te man; that staceIV,
standardization to the superior race, as his
natural and moral condition (Ap-
plouse) This oar neto government IS the
first, in the history Of the acorld, based
upon this great physical, philosophical,
and moral truth.
This truth has been slow in the pro
cess of its development like all other
truths in the various departments OF SCI
enee. 1t is so even amongst us. Many
who hear me- perhaps, can recollect well
that this truth was not generally admit
ted, even in their day. The errors of the
past generation still chung to many as late
as twenty years ago Those at the North
who still cling to these errors with zeal
above knowledge we justly denominate
fanatics All fanaticism springs from
an alteration of the mind, from a defect
in reasoning. 1t is a species of insanity.
One of the most striking characteristics
of insanity, in many instances, is form
ing correct conclusions from fancied or
erroneous premises. So with the anti
Slavery fanatics; their conclusions are
right. if their premises are. They as
sumo that the negro is equal, and hence
conclude that he is entitled to equal
privileges and rights with the white
man. If their premises were correct
their conclusions would be logical and
lust but their premises being wrong
their whole argument fails.
Y X
In the conflict thus far, success has
been on our side, complete Throughout
the length and breadth Of the Confede
rate States. 1t is upon this, as hav'
stated, our social fabric is firmly planted
and cannot permit myself to doubt thu
ultimate success of full recognition O
9 tbeere sSh If 5menf
as all truths are, and ever have been. il
the various branches of science 1t wa
SO with tire principles announced b,
6alileo-it was SO with Adam Smith anc
his principles of political economy. I
was SO with Harvey, and his circulation
OF the blood. 1t is stated that not 6
single one of the medical profession, liv
ing at the time of the announcement O
the truths made by him, admitted them
Now, they are universally acknowled red
May we not therefore look with conf
dence the to the ultimate universal ac
knowledgement Of the truths upon which
our system rests ? 1t is the first Gov.
ernment ever Instituted upon principles
IN strict conformity to nature, and the
ordination of Providence, in furnishing
the materials Of human society. Many
Governments have been founded upon
the principles of certain classes: but the
classes thus enslaved we're of the same
race and in violation Of the laws Of ma
ture. Our system commits no such vio-
lation OF natures laws. The negro by
nature, or by the curse against Canaan,
Is iitted for that condition which he oc-
cuples IN our system. The architect. in
the construction Of buildings laws the
foundation with the proper material-the
granlte-thcn comes the brick or the
marble. The substratum Of our society
IS made Of the material fitted by nature
Tor It, and by experience we know that it
IS the best, not only Tor the superior but
Tor the inferior race, that it should be so.
1t is, indeed, in conformity with the
Creator IT'S not for as to inquire into
the 'cisdom Of Ills ordinances o.. to ques.
ton them. Forhis own purposes He has
made one race to differ with another, as
he has made lone star to differ from
another in glory"
The great o jects Of humanity are best
"ttetnea, - whom eoufuruuutt- to ht5-frrvr5-
and degrees, in the formation of Govern.
ments as well as in all things else. Our
in strict conformity with these laws
TINS stone which was rejected bv the
FIRST builders, is become tie chiefstone
81 lie corner in our new edifce. fan
plause
Mr. Stephens had legitimate
right to expound the principle for which
the Southern States were willing TO
plunge the country into civil war. He
was fresh from the convention which had
ordained the new constitution, with slave
ry as its chief corner stone He had but
just been elected Vice President of the
Coniederacy, with slavery as its founda-