Year: 1860

proved True w e shall see hereafter
But knowing that the principles of JUS
tice are uniform and eternal, l presume
to believe that these principles will pre-
vail, and human rights be maintained.
l am not ignorant of the fact that those
who suppose they may rightfully make
merchandise of mothers and their chill.
dren, seem to think they can shape the
designs of Providence, and re-write
the history of humanity, reversing
everything our father thought, aud for
the maintenance of which they periled
life and honor. 1 must be pardoned
for disagreeing with them, and protest.
ing against such conclusions.


The extension of negro slavery into
the Territories of the United States has
become settled policy of the Demo
cratic party. This reality cannot be
disguised, and ought not to be denied.
1t is really accounted for. Unity OF
interest, and unity of desire will al
ways produce perfect concentration
Of strength.


The fortunes of the South have be-
come completely identified with their
peculiar domestic relations. By their
harmony they have been enabled to
govern the Democratic party, and thus,
far, to govern the country through the
agency of that party. The vital force
of that organization being in the South,
and slavery propagandism regarded
there as necessity, it cannot be con-
sidered strange that the influence of the
party should be so directed as to forti-
fly doctrines most congenial to the sup
posed welfare of those who direct its
machinery. To many it has seemed
unaccountable that Executive action
and Legislative and Judicial proceed
ings should be SO shaped, from year to
year, as to strengthen the few at the
expense of the most of the people. Let
it no longer be regarded as marvel or
mystery, the responsibility of it rests
with those Northern men in whom we
have reposed our confidence ans
clothed with garments of authority. Ex-
anime the recorded votes in our Nation
al Congress, and there learn why it is
that Northern labor and capital are
constantly borne down by the enormous
weight of Southern exaotion. When
your reasonable requests are denied, /
tell you, with earnestness and emphasis
it is because eight millions of men con-
troll eighteen millions through our rep
resentatives elected by party pledged
to interests adverse to ours. Slavery
educates its statesmen in high school
under able professors. 1t teaches that
the Northern men are cowardly, and
that their ambition is linked with ava
rice; and unfortunately for us it has
arguments to fortify its faith. In hall
a century it may not be credited that
less than half dozen men, trained un.
der these circumstances, SO alarmed a
Pennsylvania President as to induce
him to recast message, violate his
plighted faith upon which he was elec-
ted, disgrace his native State, and de-
grade the high office to which he had
then but recently been elected. And
yet, not only this has been done, almost
within our presence, but the represent.
atives of free constituencies have been
induced to lend their aid to force SER
vile labor into competition with that OF
the white man, and a slave State into
the sisterhood of independencies, to
throw the balance of powers against
their own people. Some of these are
now not only respectable members Of
the Douglas church, but missionaries
among the unbelieving and outside
barbarians. have some of them very
distinctly in my recollection, and i,
would be quite refreshing to hear their
remarks in laudation of popular sover.
eighty, such as they denied to Kansas


and in denunciation of Southern de-


mands, to which they succumbed as re-
luctantly:a as thrice-seduced damsel tc
her lover. / believe it was Mirabeau
who said, "the presents of despotisn


are always dangerous" he should have
included, in his remark, the threat ot
the tyrant, as well as his reward.
I The allegations that Southern combi


nations are formed for the purpose
of counteracting opposition extremists
7 is sheer false pretense, resorted to a:
blind and cheat. No fears ever
sprung from such parentage. Slave


ry does not exist by legal enactment
anywhere; it is the child of force, and


as the esentiment of the world is against
it, it cannot live without the sustaining


hand of power. Surrounded by an at
mosphere of freedom it is necessarily
unsafe, and statuary safeguards ani
defences became necessary. Vassalagt


and subjection never impress them
selves, without violence upon the natur
, al man, whilst, on the contrary, the sen
timent of freedom must forever disturb
the subjects of despotism. The
t South, to be safe, must, therefore, ex
tend through and beyond all the coun
teryailing, influences to which l have
| referred, and consequently our frontier
possessions must be captured. But al
, the inherent weakness of the South j,
) not equal to this task, craft is resorted
to to supply the needed assistance
, Upon whom can this be more advan
t tageously brought to bear, than Presi
} dent without courage, judge withou
} candor, a legislator without integrity
4 We are sold or betrayed hourly, ant
if we had not mere forbearanoe thar
discretion, we would terrify traitors
, Millions of acres of fertile lands, ever,
> now and then, are filched from our in