Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-10-08

4, b.yc.n never happen that the new slave Power has
become ndr ptndent fret, whlo The national nag has
sunk away the contest, there s an objection which,
ia IN spr of Christian light, thank God cannot be
come-Ine.s the great Powers which. by solemn cove
nnts braided slavery shall forget their yowt while
England the declared prorcress OF the African race and
Frauce the declared Champion Of IDEAS, both brrak
away from the rres stbe cgc Of their history and turn
the ouo4s upon the past VAIN honor; van ls huuitn
confidence il these natEs ~ moment al hPh duty
thus iguobly fall kruuwt and grace IS dead Like The
other objection this is Of fact Also for II ~ iurdtd
the character the sayemonger prrenslon claiming
-.ugnion ali OF which is TACT Perhaps II may be 'a'd
That 1t question Of policy; but It Il OF policy witch
iaght be beyond question: if the fact be established
Something is n-cessa than that the new Power
shall be de aco independent 1t must be dc Jacto iii to
independent and from the nature of the
nation viii judge Of this fitness as fact In undertaking
Ia acknowledge Power, you proclaim It's fitness Tor
Welcome and association il the family OF nations. Can
England put forth such proclamation IN favor Of hr
whIppers Of and sellers Of children Can France
permit Louis Napoleon to put forth such proclamation!
Aud here the threshold ot this nqmty the true state
Of the question must not be forgotten III ~ not whether
old and existing relations shall be continued with Power
which permits slavery but whether relations shall be be-
gun with Power which not merely permits slavery
but builds its whole ntoerabe pretenslon upon this bar
barisn. . No slave State is wstchword with
which already familiar but even this cry does not
reveal the full opposltono this new revolt against cylza
tom for, if disposed to admit new slave State
there must be- among who have not yet lost all
drcency, und1ng resistance to the admission o
slave Power haSpg such an uhquestioned origin and
such an STONED purpose that which now laInts
IN piracy aud blood be fore the civilized world, seeking
cognon for It's criminal chmera. Here is nothing for
casusiry Duty Is as PLAN AS the moral law or the
multiplication table.
Look tor Il moment at the unprecedented character of
this pretenson President had been elected BY the peo-
pie the autumn Of l-G0 who was known 10 De against
The extension Of slavery This all He had not yet
entered upon The performance Of his duties, But the
slave gers that slavery at home must suffer under
s popular Judgment against its extension and they re,
belei Under this alton st alter State pretended
10 wi hdraw from the Union aud to construct new Con
fderacy whose corner stone was slavery CoHsti
tuition was adopted which declared, IN hese words No
law DENYING or mpairng the right OF property IN negro
slaves shall be passed - and III all territory actual
acquired the s tuition Of negro slavery as It no" exists
in the Confederate States shall be recognised and pro
teced by Congress and the Territorial government DO
not start These are the authentic words Of the text Iou
Will find them III the Constitution
Such was the unaterabe fabric Of The Government
Nor WAS there any doubt hesitation IN procalmng It's
distinctive chs racter It's Vice President Dir STEPHENS
who hus far had been remarked for his moderation on
slavery as if smtten with daboc light undertook to
pain and yindicate the Magma Charta Just adopted Ills
words already familiar bnt they cannot Dc omitted 70
accurate statement OF the case. The new Consttu
ton he said has put at rrst forever al he agitaiiEg
qIsstions relating to our peculiar Institution African
slery II exists among u.s. which ne proceeds 70 de-
care was the immediate Of the late rupture aud
present revolution" The Vice President then announced
uneauivucaly the change tEas had taken place Admit
ring that the prevailing idea ~ The leading states
en- at the foundation Of the old Constitution that the
sa Of African wrong IN principle socially,
morally and itcH;, 81 thit " Vthaton o. Inc
laws nature, he dennunces tie idea ~ fundamentally
wrorg" and pIoc aims the new Government as ouneed
up exactly the opposite dea There was no disguise.
Its oundaria a. ayoWs, are Lard, lts cornerstone
upon great truth that the negro not equal T.
the white that slavery snboTdnaton 70 the superior
race, bis nhtdral snd normal condtnn Not content
with exhibiting the untried foundation, he beautifully claims
for the Government The priority OF in7ention Our
GVyeruEeut" he yaunts, is the Fret IN the history
Of the world based upon this great physc philosophical
and moral truth This Btour which rcted by the
Er-f hutli il he llrt
And then priority Of invebtiun were mt enough, he
proceeds t. claim the Government future supre
macy ray 100 thar il is sIreaty growing Power, which
i true 10 Itseil s destiny and IL high mission VIII be
come lhr cCnlf trolling Power upon this continent
Since Satan frat declared the " corner atone Of hsnrw
government and Openly denounced the Almighty throne
there has been baphemy Of equal audacity In human
history nothing but it-elf be s parallel Here was
the gauntlet thrown down t. heaven and EARTH while
disgusting barbarsm proclaimed the cvilza-
ton Two years have already passed but, as The rebel
lion began, IL il Governor ~ south Caroinh
IN message to the Legislature late as 81 April 1863
took up the boastlu strn and congratulated the rebe
slavemongers that they were refined cultivated, and
enlightened people, aud that the new Government was
the finest type that the world bebrd God cave
the mark And leading journal, more than any other
the organ Of the savemogers, ba. uttered The orsn4
yauHt with than the original brutality After dwell
ing the grsnd aud lofty destiny before the
new Government the Richmond Examiner Of the 2Sh al
May, 1868, proceeds folOwd: Would that all Of us
understood and laid to heart tie true nature that
and that dcrtty and the responsibility impo-es. The
establishment nl the AnHltn'fhfl - distinct
action against the whole Of the mistaken cvza.
ton Of the age For liberty, equality and fraternity We
have deliberately substituted slavery, subordnato and
government Revrreuty feel that Coniederacy
Godeept Mrs onaTy 10 the nations with great truths IL
preach We must speak thus boldly but whose hath ears
~ hear LIT him hear" 1t is this God sent missionary /,
the nations which it is now proposed to welcome Mt the
househo,d hearth Of the civilized world
Unhappy there old nations, still toeratng slavery
already IN the family but now, for the first time ia bis
tory nation cIsms admission there, which not only
n IL tn re
the judgment 0 mankind against this outrage,
t. make it chief support aud glory, that all recogn
ton Of the Power will be the recognition Of sacr
Iegious preteusou
with vast blood stone for tie mighty base
principle. Elsewhere II has been instrument only
here It il the Inspiration Esevhrre il has been kept
back in becoming modesty; here 1t il pushed for
ward in ali it, british uakedness Elsewhere il has claim
ed nothing but liberty 10 live here il claims liberty Il
rule with uubonuded empire at hnme and abroad. Look
1T this candidate Power you will in its whole continue
existence from its Apha to it, Omega, and it is nthnl
but slavery. Its origin slavery ts main spring is sa
very its object is slavery. Wherever it appears what
and nothing else that with the contrion Of Satan
might cry out
Me miserablel which way shall | Nv
Infinite wrath and Infinite despair
Which way lily is hell myself am hell"
The rebellion is slavery IN slavery on horseback
slavery on foot slavery raging the battefeld saveIl
raging On the quarter deck robbng destroying burning
killing n order uphold his candidate Power Its leps
ation is simply slavery in statutes slavery il chapters
slavery in sectors, with enactpg clause Its dipo
macy slavery pretended snbastadors slavery in :un