The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-02-26
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Mr. BIO. Dunean--In Cons
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Mr. Bs0 Dunean--In Con-
yention. p, 3 se5s57
aEaPaxssDEa,rs The question
before Us today, IS one Of relief in
aaiffsrsut form, from tine one we
had nr:last week. AS that meas
arsfwas stamped by its opponents
asastes-la,or for the sake Of kill.
ing it, and asst has become fash
ienable for every. one to set him,
self right on the question Of rehef,
l. naay be allowable for neto state
here more clearly what was my
understanding. of the petition to
Gen. Candy, and nay ideas of relief
I wish it definitely understood
pnee for ali, that I am no repad
atienist, and no advocate for stay
hsss 3 am opposed to- both in
priBeipie, and on constitutional
grounds. Ifkeasht at first, and
atill think, that as; o matter of ae-
strses justice, old, debts. should be
sealed, somewhat to accord with
tie present vslue Of property, on
thas the property ITSELF should be
returned IS pay. Thai, however,
/ donot regard assatsaE IKE repn-
dsation. But even that idea
have aow given UP, and VII be
sasis6edR We succeed inthe meas
ure now before ms, and in .estab-
lshing !. liberal homestead law: to
be,retrsspeetVe. Z believe we
can establish both, SO they:*3in
stand the test Of the eourts;s and
assio the absolute necessity Of eaf..
arding all the relief possible to
the country, I am confident no,
'iatslligest paa u shis eoas ssRtion
for one moment doubts. Indeed
thsfsis saafeeiy apsoa shilene msu
bersin the Convention, who, has
not spoken emit freely ID favor of
relief. e is SO manifest that the
fafnrs welfars Of enc country de-,
msnds,rekef tor al :elassesaike,
thassso oneis wiling TO have his
name recorded rs opposed tosis X
Now as z understood the pet:;
aion to Gen. Canb5, i was only ter
gain time % mature other meas
ures d relief TO repudafe, or
to nassaessa:ss-law :ss os ts osienger,aasa-
tien. ,,..,. I - ~:
One Of the measures proposes
weshase before us pow the other,
weeWnl have before rs IN the aas-
oussiaH the homesteadlaw IN
the Constitution. -sss.+s4'- s~S22 . ; - ::
WewM BowSenser upon che: ex-
aninatioa. Of the question before
usgand hope to establish clearly,
that We; have the power to- annul
allsdebts erob gationsof any kind
for slaves, and that justice andthe
fatnss welfare Of the country de-
nand that we should do SO. F am
we'll aware that themoss trouble
seme point in thesway Is the right
of eontFaet. x But u not the very
esssnes of every eontraes value
Sos Ealue24 K..I sella piece of
propersy, and it rs afterwards
found that the property is not
ssaad, or that the titles 70 ii are
not good, I am not entitled to pay:
foris, because there has not been
value for vslne. st makes no DIFF
ference BhatesersS asato whether
Or net I knew the property was
not. sound or the titles not safe.
L not this exactly the case with
eeatssess for slaves? The very
essence of all eontraets-yalue for
value-has been violated in all
contracts for slaves during the last
ten or twenty. years. The titles
to slave property have been found
entirely pnsound, snd are conse-
saentlv, in the eyes of the law
null and void. So that in either
view of the case, as to the validity
of the titles, or as to the sacred
ness of contracts, we are entitled
to set aside all these contracts, as
in the eyes of the law, absolutely
illegal, nun and void.
Again, all of us ip this Conyen.