The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-01-24

r tlan ~ Ahy, r, Ril rights reserved {
It tau States ago vested ehis, all fieal
I, posse sod by the General G0yernman
S are vested rights Suppose iho State
e hal reserved 10 themselves tbs rieb
j. 10 coin money a1d regulate DE raiar
thereof. ibat would be a ycaed right,
: and win any gentleman say tAat !
b from experience il had been foand {,
j operate injurioasly 10 the best later
l esis Of The nation, the Constitution
: eoaid not Be 10 amended as to divtsU
. the States Of the right d coin moseY,
and place the power in The bands 81
Congress
: Precisely 50 with tho question oi
slavery. il was a vexed and trouble
. some question when the constitution
was sormed. II was then considered
J 70 be local question,and that il would
melt away before the advance Of a
Christian civilization ike dew before
the morning sun. Bat experiace has
shown otherwise. II grew 10 become
monster. Ii cried Give, Give, and
never said enough "Room for the
leper,' was the cry, and the North
stood aback and said Pass on, until
from few thousand il became almost
one sixth OF the nation.
Is such a reserved right Gas shown
from experieace) consistent With
full, free. and perfect developemcnt or
a republican form Of government? Isl
there no antagonism between free IN
stituiions and the arisiocratic and cur
sed system Of slavery
Now, sir, If the Congress Of tha
United States finds that such antaeo.
nism does exist that slavery strikes
q blow at the heart Of rational life i
that it eadan gers free Institutions and |
republican form Of government that
il is incompatible with the theory ofE
ourgovernnent that both cannot sur
yiye, can it be said there 10 no power
to propose an amendment TO the con.
stiluion which shall remove the dan
ger Sir, / think net No gentle
nian upon the floor Of this House ha
defended the system save one--lbe
gentleman from New York Dir. Fer
nando Wood and when be said thar
slavery was the. normal end best con-
diIion for tho negro race, a negro il !
the gallery exclaimed, u don't thin
msssa has read his Bible much or he
not ssy that. a Just condemnation
Of g sentiment which outraees tie mo-
raj sense. of tho civilized world. ILL.,
commend tho geutlemah to the bless
ed Book which the poorNnan tylonqht
be had not read. In il he will find
that God made man-uot tie white
man, not the black man, but man ID
His own image, and broathed into lis
nostrils his own breath of life. And
for bis encouragement let mo say 10 i
him that be win find there promises of {
infinite mercy, and that by giving cvca j
a poor black disciple cup Of water ii {
the name Of his Divine Master. M i
shall not lose his reward. Out Of The
mouth Of babes ard sucklings cometh q
wisdom, and | hope the gentleman 9
will not scof at the lesson taught him !
~ the poor Jlack1nqa. Y
Sir, It is conceded, think, that The r
States wherein slavery exists, having i
exclusive jurisdiction over The subject i
natter can pass al ordnance oi eman- u
'ipation freeing the slaves without re- il
the master. II this ii SO, 81
hen what becomes Of the argument il
IS to vested rights in property The n
,Tound upon Which a state may thus RI
ct is simply this the existence of b
lavery and property in slaves is in 4
lrious and prejudicial to the safety of v
be State hence the State has right 4
Q say TO the people, You shall no v
1nger hold slaves as property. II is v
nalogous to a case where the State 81
nds within its borders an article Of ii
roperty which is injurious to the pub ol
c health or public morals. II clear h'
7 is the right Of the State to declare I'll
iat such an article shall not be held
! property. Now, sir, if states, hav. "
g The exclusive control, persht in |
olding property which is ia the judge en-
ent ot Congress ruinous 70 the ma Of
onsand viii not yield it up, then do
oasress may through the people, by ca
amendment TO the Constitution take ity
way these reserved rights, and say foi
ch property shall no longer exist as pa
be
Sir, | was surprised on yesterday er!
the remark OF my learned friend %
lm Ohio Dir. Pendleion On the tllr
her side. If ! understood him Ia = I
e warmth Of his zeal, his energy, his inc
xiety in this matter, he said 10 the re-
smbers upon this side Of the House, geI
a matter either Of threat or warn.
2, Look to It well, You yourselves,
nllemen, that you do not do that
iich may strike at The bonds Of this cha
r great and glorious Union" What vi
the gentleman mean by remark reli
that kndi Does he not know that wot
great teacher, the father Of seces- On
q and notification, himself said that I'm
indiFidlslity Of South Carolina pla
S merged IN three iourihs of the ,led
.te Legislatures q this Union p no,
oald be % beyond hi great teach hay
aal
And 1lat does the gentleman mean
ea he ays .f-gcia b. uto fraiafa ]
aIbna " Does he mean ibat tlis iaf
verrmeHi uader 0ar Con iiiatiea ~
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