Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-08-10

upplied only With such COARSE food
nd raiment as would keep you in working
rider; il, when your I" oiOner" fell into deb
GU we're sold to pay his debts.-not you
wn; If it were made crime to teach yoC
read and to write; if you were liable tC
'e separated. in the distribution OF assets
m your wives and children; II yor
above ally we're TO fall into the hands o
I brutal master-and you coDdescended Il
dmit that there are some brutal masteri
in AmericR-if. among all tho.e circum
tnnces. some friendly spirits of IN re
generous order were desirous to give lib
rty to you and your families-with whal
'neff4ble disgust would Rot you laugh tC
5corn those who should traduce the gener
,us spirits who would believe you, as 90,
now, pseudo Grishmen-shame upon you
nave tradured and Vili6ed the AboliIionisti
{ 'rth America
But you come forward with a jnsti6ca-
tion, forsooth You say that the Consri
tutiou of America prohibits the abolition
Of Slavery. Paltry and miserable subter
fugeI The Constitution OF Americs is
founded on the Declaration of Iudepen
Ieuce. That Declaration published TO the
world its glorious principles; that Charter
Df your Freedom contained these emphatic
words:
I'VE hold these truths to be self-evident;
that all men are created equal" that they
are endowed by their Creator With certain
inslienahle rights; that amongst these are
"Iite, liberty and pursuit OF happiuessi"-
and the conclusion of that address is in
these words:
..For tho support of this Declaration.
with firm reliance on the protection of
Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to
each other our lives, or fortunes, and our
sacred honor"
There is American honor for you -
There ia prvtane aIlusion to the adorable
Creator!
Recollect that the Declaration does not
limit the equAlity of man. or the right to
life and liberty, TO the white to the brown,
or to the copper colored races. Itincludes
all rnoes. 1t excludes none.
We do not design to argue with you on
the terms of the American Constitutto q f;
~ d yet We cannot help asserting that. in
that Constitution the word "SlHvery" or
"Slsve" ls not to be found There are,
indeed, the words persons bound to labor
but it is not said hoto bound. Aud con-
stitutIonal lawyer or judge, constituting the
American Constitution with reference to
the Declaration of Independence, which Is
t.bouud to labor" ought, in court of jus
tlce, to mean bound by contract to labor;
and should not be held to employ "force8
or compelled to labor" in the absence of all
CO tract, and for the exclusive benefit of
others.
However, we repeat that we do not de.
sign to argue this poiut with yon; as we
proclaim to the world our conviction that
Ia r..
tion Slavery. Slavery is repugnaut to the
first principles IF society; but it is enough
60 say, no regards hmerIcaDs. tnHt
iC ir uttrIiy rrP"EsHnt mat Dec aration
of the Equality OF all men, and to the in
tight OF all men to life and lib.
erty. To this Declaration the tree citizens
OF the United States have, in the persons
of their ancestors, solemIy pledged their
"sACRED HONOR"
We shall. at once, show you how that
''S0crsd honor is basely violsted; and also
how totally devoid of candor
your address is, inasmuch as you rely on
the Constitution of the American States as
the abolition OF Slavery; whilst
you totally omit all mention of one dis
trict. viii, b the Constitutional law, alleged
ny you, does not reach. We mean the
District of Columbia
In the District of Columbia there iB no
Constitutional Law to prevent the Congress
from totally aboIishiER slavery within that
District. Your Capital is there. The Tenn
cle of American Freedom is there--the
Hall Of your Rtpub ican R R-presentatives-
the Hail oty ar Republican Senators--the
Palace of your Republican Presi
dent is thert-tnd Slavery is there. too,
in its most revolving f1rmt The slave
-, Az fra fSF,
in human beings is there-humRn d.sh
is bought and sold. like swine in pig
10 your CApital--your Wash-
ington! Yes. Let Americana be as proud
as they please, this BLACK spot is their es
cutcheon. Even under the shade of the
Temple of their Constitution the man of
color stalks a slave, and the tawny Ameri-
can stalks u tyrant.
The cruelty of the slave system rests not
thert-It goes much farther. The poor
and paItry privilege even Of prayer is de-
MED themi- aud you, even yoT-pseudo-
Irishmeni are the advocates aud vindtcs-
tors of such a system. Whstl would not
you. at least, insist that their grosns should
be heard
1t is carried still further. Even the free
born white Americans are not allowed to
petition upon any subject including the
question of Slavery or at least no such
oetition can be read aloud and priuted.-
And, although the Congress Is enIitled to
abolish Slavery 10 Columbia, the door for
petition, praying that abolition, is closed
without the powers of being opened.
We really think that men, who came
rom gentr rus and warm hearted Ireland.
should shrink into nonentity rather than
become the advocates aud defenders OF the
,ystem of slavery. But NE trust that the
voice of indignant Ireland will scatter
hem. aud prevent them from repeating
such r crime.
10 another point of view, your address
s lf possible, more culpabie. You state
before the AboIitionisls proclaimed
heir wish to have slavery abolished, sev
.ral slaveholding States were preparing
or the gradual emancipation OF their ne
yroes, aud that humane individuals in