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2 7th OCT OBE R , 1856
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ci rc u m s ta
mp ted
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nces
a
h er e afte r
WHI G
A N A L YZ E D
No
P OL I CY
A ND
M A N , w ho regards w ith
I LLU S T R A T E D
fear,
or
w ith
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me , the lon
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io n
in thi s Un
can
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cy o f slaveh o lde rs
s o f th e
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3 d of S e ptembe r las t w itho ut s o rro w at the s pirit e vi n
cho ly at the ackn
o w le dgme n
t w hich had the as pe c t
w itho u t melan
w hich has flo ate d in
A nold flag it w as said
ta tio n
s
o f lame n
w e alth fo r a q uarte r o f a ce n
tury pas t
triumph o ve r thi s Co mmon
der its fo lds an army of s eve n
an
d on
ce gath e re d un
ty th ou san
d
n
o w rally h ardly mo re th ana re s pe cta ble c o lor
uar d '
vo ters can
g
What co uld in
du ce a body o f w is e me nto mus ter fo r dis play
de r s uch ci rc u ms tan
ce s an
d clos e u p the ir broke nan
un
d de se rte d
but partie s li ke in
di
ran
ks fo r s e rvice might s ee m mys te rio us
cti ve ho rro r o f di ss o lu tio n T h e y have bee n
stin
vi dual s have anin
es s o f man
y fo r the gaino f a fe w
characte rize d as
the madn
at urally kee p the hall ucin
atio nalive
til
un
T he fe w there fore n
ct
e ve ry h ope o f gainis e xtin
ame s n
or virt u es
ry n
din
sis o f o ur co un
t
either n
Inthe pe n
c
r
i
g
ds hip o u ght to have an
nor pers on
al e s te em
or private frie n
n
y
s t plain an
d in
cu mbe n
w e ight inthe s cal e again
t dutie s
T he se
w hig a ckn
ts are melan
ch oly becau s e th e y are true b u t
o w le dgme n
o w led e w hat is e qually true an
o re
d
m
th e y have omitte d to ackn
g
From the time w hereo f the memo ry o f manr un
ch oly
me lan
ot to the con
neth n
flu en
ce o f B os tonw ith
the political in
trary
exce ptio n has con
scarcely an
trolle d that of M ass achus etts
T he
w
f
w higs have by their o wnsh ow in
r
h
h
o
e
t
e
b
p
ee n
t
e leadin
o
g
g
S tate at least a quarter of a cen
Ho w much of the old
t ur y
h eredi tary in
ce of Bosto nover the other to wn
fluen
s of the S tate
u
n
in
te rru pte d
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ficult to calcu late
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ear
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li
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T h e w h ig p arty has p os s es s e d an
ue s to po ss e s s in
d ye t con
tin
full pro p o rtionacc ordin
u mbe r s all the prin
cipal e le me n
t
s
t
o its n
g
w hich ina re p ublic might be e xpe cte d to re tainin
ce an
d
flue n
d po wer
c o mman
tal e n
ts w ealth e xe mplary private vi rtu e ac
ie d by man
c o mpan
c e s o f ani n
y e vide n
he re n
t di s po s itionto acts o f
c hari ty an
d p ublic mu n
de r s u ch circ u ms tan
Un
iflce n
ce
ce s the
uan
o f th e ir po w e r mi h t have be e n
s io n
ce an
d e ve ne xte n
co n
t in
g
ticipate d
T heir lo s s the re fore o f bo th po s itive an
an
d re lative
m
d
s ane arn
s t an
s o licito us in
n
t
s caus e
an
d
q
u
i
r
w
r
d
e
i
t
o
i
e
e
o
p
y
cy
de n
inall parti e s to thi n
k w e ll o f the ir o wn
T he re is a te n
flu e n
S e lf
d to cas t the blame o f lo s s o f in
ce e ls e w he re
co urs e an
d s e lf kn
t to p artie s
atio nan
o w le dge are qu ite as impo rtan
e xamin
ts
Inthe j u dgme n
t o f a loc ker o n u po ne ve n
dividu als
as to in
s
t
h
i
w
l
x
i
ce o f the w hig party
s te n
t
h
e
o
e
e
h
d re s u lts du rin
an
g
flu e n
lo s s o f in
ce i s chiefly if n
ot w ho lly attrib u table to the fact
ot
ce the ir p o licy has n
that at almo s t e ve ry s tag e o f the ir e xiste n
o f the
bee ninun
c iple an
is o nw ith the moral p rin
d moral fe elin
g
di
n
o dy o f th e pe o ple o f Mas sach use tts
n
d
o tw iths tan
b
r
a
t
n
e
A
g
g
man
y o f the mos t w orthy an
d talen
te d me mbe rs o f th e w hig party
fl ue n
ce o f lo cal
we re dis s atis fie d w i th its co u rs e ye t thro ugh the in
io nbecame
d the o pin
te re s ts th eir vo ice s w e re po w e rle s s an
in
s io n
re d the e xte n
h
i
hi
s
o
s
y
p
a
v
t
t
t
h
w
m
t
e
f
h
a
n
e rally pre valen
t
e
a
e
g
g
de n
cy
d th e pe rpe tuatio no f the s lave holde rs asce n
o f s lave ry an
It may be pro pe r an
d use ful he re to s tate w hat w e re the mo ral
d mo ral fee lin
ciples an
hi
prin
s
ch the p oli tical co urse o f th e
w
g
d
y
fl
n
n
a
n
r
a
ll
o
d
d
w higs have so lo n
e
e
e
e
g
g
iel We bste r inhis s pee ch o f March 1850
for the C on
D an
d the Un
an
io n s o ca lle d s tate s that at the time o f the
s titu ti o n
d the
stitu tio ninbo th the S o uth an
ado ptio no f the Fe de ral C on
d
N orth slave ry w as e qually held ane vi l but tha t the g r ea t g r oun
i
ect i onto i t w as P OLIT I CA L
p
t
t
s Massach use tts
A
s
res
ec
of o b
j
d his tory j us tify me inassertin
t
t
w
as
h
a
hi
s
t
both recollectionan
g
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n
o t the fact
nds back onman
y s ubje cts w ith
s ufficie n
t clearn
to the ye ar 1 7 7 8 an
ess
d from the n
ce to 1 7 88
w he nthe p roces s o f fo rmin
h
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ce s bo th inB os to nan
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do ver the plac e
of my e ducatio n combin
p
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i
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m
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d o f the u n
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e gro s lave ry w as h e ld an
ive rsal dete rmi n
atio nto
t
e
g
rid o f eve r
race o f thi s c o lo n
t
i
al i n
e ritan
ce
e
i
n
fl
ue n
of
T
h
c
e
h
y
w
m
re w e re
the c le rgy amo n
h
o
t
h
e
i
n
t
h
a
t
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s ide
a
o
t
h
n
s
o
g
y
cre as in in
l
vie w s o f s lave ry
an
d the in
li
t
e
a
o
n
v
ili
z
e
n
a
n
d
c
i
t
i
ce
g
g
li
f
r
h
o f the a e
l
ace d ins t ro n
re
e
f
e
o
l
m
p
b
p
p
e
t
e
i
co
e
t
h
e
n
o
e
g
g
i
n
s tit uti on w i th the p ri n
c
i
l
a
t
i
ili
f
p
b
t
o
t
h
a
e
s
o
f
m
rican
h
t
A
t
e
e
p
y
R e vo luti on S o that be fo re the formatio no f the Fe de ral Co n
s ti
w ith b ut fe w i f an
t uti on e ve ry n
e gro w ithinthe S tate
x
e
c
e
y
p
cipate d
s ha d be e n
e man
T his w as the re s ult o f moral prin
tio n
P
i
t
s
d fee li n
o
l
i
c
a
i
c
o uld n
l
t
v
ciples an
o
t
h
a
e
b
n
e
e
I
w
t
as
g
s iderati o n
s on
this s u bj e ct had be g unto h ave
be fo re political con
s us o f 17 90 the first un
T he ce n
flu en
de r the Co n
in
ce
s tit ution
Mas sachusetts had the nthe glo ry
is c o n
clu s ive o nthi s po in
t
in
E
D
o othe r S ta te o f re tu rn
S
H
H
N
V
A
o
L
s hare d by n
S
A
E
g
Inthe C dn
ve n
tio no f de le gate s o f Massac h use tts in17 88 o n
stitu tion anan
the ado ptio no f the Fe de ral Co n
tipathy to n
e gro
ctly man
Inthe galle ry of the ch urch in
ifes ted
s lave ry w as dis tin
Fe de ral S tree t I w itn
ess e d th e de bate s o f that Co n
ve n
tio n
d
' an
w
l
m
a
n
t
d
h
as
e
v
e
n
n
e
e
p
y
i
m
p
r
e
e
ss
d
w
e
i
t
tho ugh a youn
h
t
h
e
g
ds o f the con
stitu tio nhad to e n
diffic ultie s w hi ch the fri en
co un
te r
aus eo us dru g
ho w it w as ke pt o u t o f s ight
to fo rce do w nthat n
s o mu ch as n
m
e
d
i
n
h
on
a
s
t
i
t
e
c
t
i
t
u
o
n
w
by
w
n
h
o
o t be in
a
o
f
g
y
re se n
t
o se
i
o nw e re mixe d u
h
t
atio n an
in
e
d
r
e
p
d
t
a
x
a
t
s w ee te n
g
p
By this it was prete n
de d to co mpe n
sate th e N o rth fo r
to ge the r
its loss o f po litical po w e r by th e taxationo f slave s inthe S o u th
e g ro c hildre nin
By the eflect of this it w as sai d that five n
S o u th
Carolin
o rs o f N e w
a w o uld pay as mu c h tax as the three Go ve rn
d Con
n
ally
Hampshire Mas sachusetts an
Fin
ectic ut
the b as e
ce ss io nw as
us tifie d by the excitin hall u cin
ati o n that by the
co n
g
j
pas sage o f the con
s titu tion
s lavery w o uld rece ive its mo rtal
d di e o f a con
s um ti on
A
h
t
w ou n
d an
t
e pre s e n
d
a
if
t
i
e
t
d
i
y
p
o t be qu es tio n
I
can
n
t
e d that the
at all it will be o f a
l
e thora
p
d to s lavery w as amo n
e
belief that it w ould p ut anen
m
t
h
os
t
g
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s titu ti on
inMas sachus e tts
pow erful cau se s o f the adoptiono f the con
By the pas sage of that provis io ns he s old h er birthright e quality
s sach ar
a s tro n as s
Lik
o u s p o tta e
I
e
fo r a me s s o f pois on
g
g
s
s he s aw that re s t w as
o o d an
b
d
w
t
e entw o b ur de n
cro u chin
e
g
g
d be came
t an
d bow ed h e r s ho ul de rs to bear an
the lan
d ple asan
o w nto that
Had a prophetic s pirit made kn
t fo r trib u te
a s ervan
nihilatin
s tead o f an
i
c
n
e
r
m
e
t
o
t
a
i
n
e
d
t
h
co n
ve n
tio n that in
g
g
o f a p olicy w hich w o uld s pre ad s lave ry from the Ohio to the
flu e n
ce w o ul d c orrupt th e s piri t o f libe rty in
that its in
E quato r
the fre e S tate s the ms e lve s
that n
e w S tates inco u n
trie s fo re ign
ion w o ul d be admitte d in
to it fo r the s ole p urp os e o f
t o the Un
di n
t
h
e area o f s lave ry
h
at C o nre ss i nde fian
t
e xte n
c
f
e
o
t
h
e
g
g
s titu tion fo r this e n
limitati o no f the co n
d w o ul d as su me to its e lf
ce
ipote n
that c ompro mises w o uld be broke n in
political o mn
s ul t
d vio le n
timidatio n an
ce re s o rte d to e ve ninth e halls o f
thre at in
legis lationinorde r to make s lavery tri u mphan
t
that the auth o rs
o rmities w o u ld be applau de d by le gi s lat ure s an
d the
o f th e se e n
d fin
d in
dividuals bas e e n
an
o u gh to
chi e fs o f the slave S ta te s
ce an
d en
an
c o u rag e the m i n
th e free S tate s
c o un
te n
the pro vis io n
s tit utio nsan
in
s lave ry w o uld h ave bee n
ctio n
o f the c o n
re
d
ec
t
e
g
j
d a dis h on
o r w itho ut a di ss e n
as a dis g race an
tien
t
ciple an
d mo ral fee lin
a
m
on
S uch w as the s tate of moral prin
g
g
e gro s lavery at
th e pe o ple o f Mas sac hu s e tts onth e s ubj ec t o f n
stit u tio n
S oonafte r that
the time o f the ado pti o no f the con
n
e
i
n
hi
s
f
li
b
s
p
r
a
d
n
h
f
r
S
t
e
s
i
t
a
t a chan
t
ee
e
n
t
o
e
t
e
e
a
e
e ve n
g
g
g
d o the r pas s io n
s
vy j e alo us y ri val ry ambiti o nan
inw hich fro m e n
parties arose of w hi ch the s laveholders had the ta ct to avai l the m
A n allian
ce w as
s o o n fo rme d
s el ve s
b e tw e en s laveholdin
g
d N o rthernan
d Middl e S tate de moc rats o nthe bas is
aris tocrats an
d s ervice ' the fo rmer to e n
satio nan
sure pa
p
d
l
ace an
o f c o mpe n
y
promo tion the latte r to yie ld o be dien
ce an
d blin
d un
hesitatin
g
de r the au s pice s o f this coaliti o n the most malig
Un
s u bmis s ion
s fals e hoo ds an
tati o n
ies w e re in
t mis re pre s e n
d cal umn
ve n
te d
an
n
d M iddle S tate p re sse s co un
d is su e d from S o u th ernan
an
ten
an
ce d
d exagge rate d by thos e o f the de mocracy inth e N orth
s pread an
s t the admin
is tration
s of Was hin
d
A
t
n
a
n
By
h
se
o
d
a
m
s
t
e
again
g
s the fri e n
ds of bo th w e re drive nou t o f p ow e r an
d the
mean
un
de r Jeflerson c ommen
D urin
as ty o f s lave holde rs
ce d
dyn
g
to vogue the on
t bu t
e apparen
ci ples came in
this pe ri od two p rin
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o t avo w e d 'the
n
n
d acte d u pon
pproved
m axim o f early ti me s in Mas sach use tts
E ve ry man fo r his
c o un
da n
try an
d Go d fo r u s all
w as s u pe rs e de d an
e w ve rs io n
d as
practically be came pre dominan
E ve ry manfo r hi ms elf an
t
d s ec ure d
to gods o urs are mo n
e y an
d pow e r to be w ors hipe d an
d acte d u p o n
at
ate ve r s ac rifice
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an
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at e le ctio n
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in
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s ult
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s iono f s lavery
for the exte n
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I have illus trate d ina rece n
t p ubli catio nthe man
fo reignS tate s w e re admitte d in
to the Un
i o nw itho ut the co n
se n
t
re s s s o n
o f the old S ta te s by anus urpatio no f po w e r by Co n
u
g
c on
s titu tion
al th at Je fle rs onhims e lf s lave h olde r as he w as s tarte d
s th at C o nre s s h ad n
s u ch po w e r
back He w arn
o
e d his p arti san
g
n
that its con
ce s w o ul d be anan
ihilationo f the obligati on
s
s e qu e n
’
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a p re
o f the c on
s titut io nan
d make it a dead le tte r
g p
h en
s ive th at i f th e qu e s tionw as s u bmitted to the free S tate s the
t
h
s lave S tate s in
n
w
t
e rritorie s mi ht be
o pportu n
ity o f makin
e
e
g
g
los t he omitte d to apply hi s ve to to the bill for the admis s io n of
a ' w arn
in
at the same time his partisan
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t
h
i
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ce s o f that us ur pati oncon
utmo s t to kee p the co n
s e qu e n
ceale d from
From this momen
t the s lave S tates kn
the free S ta te s
e w that all
n
ihilate d that Co n
the li mita ti on
s in
the co n
s tit utio nw e re an
re ss
g
d th e area o f s lavery might be e x
t an
ipote n
w as thereafte r omn
de d at the ir will
T o this o bj e ct their po licy has e ve r s in
te n
ce
ce as inly dir ec te d
un
i
n
w
h
at
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bee n u n
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betw eenslavery an
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ty or thirty years an
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s lave h olde rs
ce w as in
tro duce d
in
flue n
h
h
ul ti vati o n o f cotto ninthe
t
years the profits aris in
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hi
ch at firs t be ganthere to be co n
in
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localitie s w he re cotto nspin
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w as fo rme d o ut of the bro ke nmate rials o f the o ld parties which
d circ umstan
ti me an
ces had dis s olve d an
d was co mpos e d o f re
tly fle dge d politician
s wi th a mixt ure o f s o me democrats an
cen
d
s o me fe de ralis ts w ho
o in
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w
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c iple s w e re to th eir min
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t
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field
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ot fro m an
a
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ame had a savo r o f li be rty
o f the R e vo lutionbut be cau s e the n
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a n
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tified w ith the cotto ns pin
n
in
d o f co urse became ide n
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g
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t
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g
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s lave hol de r w e re e s po us e d w ith z eal un
g
ite d S tates o f w hi ch th e p rovisi onfor
o f the Un
s tituti on
the co n
terest
thr o u gh the self de ce ptio no f in
ru n
aw ay slave s
in
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t feature
beganto appear a most importan
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atio n
to secure the un
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stro us machin
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s co urge an
s o f like te m
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d patriotis m o f the w higs oo ze d
aw ay
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T he patriotism o f the wh igs prove d e qu ally elas tic
ua e an
h
w
ready
T he y at o n
by lan
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w
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u
n
to take the Un
o
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v
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r
b
d
e
o
,
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ce inthe po licy of s lave h olde rs w as
qualifi e d acqmescen
an as s u ran
ce to the m th at the patriotis m o f th e w hi s w o uld
g
ded
stretch as far as the gro w th of cotto ncou ld be e xten
Onthe
co urage men
t they immediate ly put intrai na w ar
basis of t his en
With Me xic o fo r the farther exte n
sio nof the area of slave r
A
t
y
the first n
otice o f thi s de s ign the patrio tis m o f the whi gs to ok
s
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fire an
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s
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diss o lu tio n
perpetuati ono f slavery
s o f the Un
ion
d
the d uty of the free S tate s n
ce o f
Indefian
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these w in
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otwith
s w ar w ith Mexic o was de clare d
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d
v
i
o
l
e
n
c
e
g
p
y
4
.
T ha t
a s tro
,
,
,
,
,
n
ve rsatio n
s w ith
.
nof
n
d o nothe r o ccas io n
s o u r co n
c urre n
i on
ce i no pin
that me morial an
th e s u bj ect o f s lave ry w as man
d I was highly grab
i fes ted ' an
on
s of direct appro bati on
of m
l
an
ified by his re peate d e xpre ss ion
y
d
u a e an
co urse in
o nres s in1 8 1 1 o nthe pas sa e of the bill
C
g
g g
g
ciden
ion O ur coin
to the Un
ce
fo r the admissi onof Lo uis ian
a in
or of all his
io non this s ubject w as co n
firme d by the ten
ino pin
D
urin that
c dis course s fo r mo re than
b
li
i
r ty
t
d
h
r
i
ears
e
u
o
g
p
p
y
d admiratio nthe e viden
I w itn
e s se d w ith pleas ure an
ce o f his
d the triumphs o f hi s gen
ius
I regarded him as a lumi
t an
ta len
itu de de s tin
e d in due time to beco me the
ary o f the firs t magn
n
of
i
n
m
orn
i
as ke d o n
h
e
s tar o f ou r Un
on Had I be en
t
ruli n
g
g
o nthe s ub e ct of
io n
s
the 7 th o f March 1 850 ho w my o pin
j
Inmy
co
M r We bs ter
.
o
nthe
co s t ru ctio
,
,
,
.
,
,
,
.
.
,
,
,
,
,
.
'
,
,
,
ll
n
s lavery, coi cide d
his,
wi th
I
have d eemed mys elf j ustified
'
d pride that they were iden
an
should
l
s
re
l
d
e
u
i
n
p
w
i
e
a
t
h
m
inreplyin
g
g
'
d o nthat day had I see nO rionor A rcturu s fall from
tidal
An
.
d ashes at my feet, I could scarcely have
h eavenan
d turnto dus t an
ishe d than
at the s uddendes cen
t of M r We bste r
beenmore aston
from the lofty stationhe had alw ays before occupi ed, as the cham
.
T he discre pan
cy of t hat s pee ch w ith his
s , combin
an
d opin
ion
ed w ith the approx
t period, of anele cti onof Presiden
distan
t o f the
r
o
s
f
e
e
o
n
S
t
e
t
h
f
e
t
a
i
p
o us political cours e
v
i
re
p
.
a
t
o
n
imation
,
d
Un
d als o with the w e ll kn
sire of Bo s
ited S tate s , an
ow nstron
e
g
l
d
m
a
n
t
o
e
tonw higs to s ec him inpos se ssionof that station
,
y
co ur se an
f
e
n
o
p
w
a
o
t
h
d
li
o
tertain
the i dea that this chan
c
en
s
g
y
h
a
l
o
d
a
s
t
t
o
d
h
e
a
dl
a
h
a
n
h
a
t
f
fi
ce
p
r
se
n
in
n
se
t
a
h
e
e
T
es
s
g
g
.
in
tellectual greatn
e ss of M r We bs ter ,
n
cide in
e ss of it, to coin
these sen
ts
s ciousn
timen
th ought too highly
co
a d o f hi s o w
n
n
I
the
attri uted
b
cha
party w hich
the
me n
, he
of
the
.
.
hi
s political
n
e
i
n
g
su
pported
him
course
to
Like t oo man
y
.
s to
bli gatio n
his
o
of our
u
li
c
b
p
al re latio n
n pro fession
d in
terests with tho se o f
s an
n
u
o
w
n
e
w
h
n
k
n
w
er
a
il
s
w
hi
c
h
v
eake n
e
n
f
t
o
the stam
u
o
n
e
i
p
fiden
de pen
den
ce of his co urs e ' leavin
the public con
c e inthe in
g
d whether the in
it dou btfu l inthe public min
teres t o f cli en
ts or
of the c li que w hic h re wards him p redomin
ate s o ver his po litical
combi ed
,
-
,
,
,
'
,
,
determin
e , w het her
ce
in n
flue
his
w oul d have
public
as a
course .
public in
teres t
t as
S elf re lian
-
s most
private o bligation
M r Webs ter w as he n
e ve r
or
,
n
i
e
a
n
ture d ons uch a chan
l
a
a
e
hi
s
n
d
w
u
s
e
v
i
n
g g
g
l es s he h ad beenpreviously ass ured of s u pport
manun
.
ve
,
,
l
i
di
c
h
m
a
A ccordin
m
e
a
t
e
t
s
h
o
t
y
e
p
o
h
f
t
h
f
e
f
e
e
7
a
t
e
M
rch,
r
l
,
y
g
1 860, it w as p ublicly as serted, inthis vicin
ity, ge n
e rall y be lie ved,
an
ever, as I have heard, bee ncon
d has n
tradi c te d, that previo us to
its delivery Mr Webs te r addre s sed by letter to on
e or more le ad
1
.
h
w
o
u
l
in
s
h
t
h
e
i
t
r
o
r
t
e
e
t
l
r
p
l
a
h
e
o
w
di
u
h
h
f
n
o
e
c
t
s
o
i
t
n
r
e
i
,
,
g
g
g
g
g
q
How far may I go onthe subject of slavery, an
d be supporte d by
an
d that the reply return
e d w as ,
Go as far as yo u
the whigs
‘
d
u
l
a
a
n
e
o
m
a
ur
se
s
pp
r
W
f
o
u
o
s
r
b
e
a
e
d
o
r
t
h
e
t
h
e
s
h
u
e
s
t
e
,
p
y
y
were the exact terms o f the qu es tionor the an
swer, I am n
ot able
.
12
n
eve r dou bted it was insome de ree true
8
n
1
i
r
1
3
a
cc
u
e
e
t
g
racy is u n
importan
t to m
p
re se n
p
u rpos e
t
y
T hat s pe ec h did receive the u n
qu alified approbationan
d s upport
ot o n
ly o f mo s t o f th e le aders b ut apparen
n
tly o f a great pr o po r
tiono f t he w hi gs
A pape r e xpre ss in
t
appro bat ion
t
h
a
a
n
d
g
s u pport was circ u late d an
d sign
ed n
ly by the eli te o f the
ot on
w higs but by n
e arl
a t ho u san
othe rs w h o dazz le d by th e s ple n
d
y
dor o f the s pe ake r s tale n
ts w e re u n
w illin
t
o
e
f
u
r
se
o
i
n
t
t
h
o
e
g
j
mul titude mappr ovin
s pe e ch the bearins an
d
q
a
c
o
n
s
e
n
s
f
e
ce
o
u
g
g
ts hav e prove d the y co uld n
w hich e ve n
ot have s ufficien
tly co n
sid
d
ot Un
d did n
ders tan
A j us tly e steem e d gen
tlemanof the
e red an
r
con
u
l
s
t
r
i
ra
a
t
e
M
e
t
e
t
o
W
b
p
bar w as fo un
d w illin
n
r
t
h
e
e
n
e
c
s
e
g
g
o f an
en
th u sias tic mu ltit u de as se mble d inBo wdo inS qu are o nthe
T o which he respo n
wis dom an
d patrio tism o f that s peech
ded
ami d th e applaus e s o f th e c ro w d as se mble d o nth e oc cas io nwi th
s o f than
kfuln
e ss w hich w e re unu e stio n
iate e xpre s sion
approp r
a
q
d p robable c on
atu re an
ue n
He w e ll kn
e w th e n
seq
bly he artfe lt
d was glad e n
o u gh to go dow nto fu ture time s
ce s of that s pee ch an
dors e rs man
y re spon
s ible e n
y o f w ho m had by their
w ith s o man
y thi n
ter for man
ail e d themse lve s do w nto the cou n
s ign
atu re s n
s
g
t at the ti me w o uld n
w hich th o ugh curre n
ed
ot be
tain
i t con
din
N otw iths tan
by p o ste rity
t
h
e se de mo n
rece ived as tru e coin
g
d of fe llow ship o f opin
i o nby s uch m ul ti
s o f app ro val an
s tration
t w as at th at time an
d is at this
t ude s that s pee ch inmy j u dgme n
ei
day regarde d by a majo rity o f th e people o f Mas sachu s ett s as n
an
d that su ch w ill be the
ter that o f a state sm ano r a patrio t
s an
d in
fl u en
ce s o f the
decis io nof future time s w henthe pas si on
ay I can
n
pre se n
o t dou bt
I leave the
t day s hall h ave p as s e d aw
io nto the test o f time
My pre sen
t o bj e ct on
ly
tru th o f this o pin
qualifi ed s upport by the w higs of this S peech of
is to adduce the u n
en
t cau se of that lo ss of pop ul arity an
e p ro min
d
Mr We bs ter as on
o w ledge
po wer whi ch they ackn
T o mo re re ce n
t de mo n
s tration
s
h
s ame re s ult I s hall on
t
e
l
rie fly allu de
din
t
o
b
o f th e w higs te n
g
y
T he firs t of these is their co urs e inre s pect to the N e bras ka an
d
d the repe al o f the M is souri compromise bo th of
an
sas act
'an
n
l
t
o th e a
ll
s
a
e
t
i
o
o
f
s
a
e
l
r
s
v
h
o
d
w hich accordin
e
w
r
e
c
l
u
d
i
n
e
e
d
g
g
o f w hich M r
Webster s 7 th o f
in the compro mis e o f 1 850
d w o rk
March s peech of that year was the groun
Onthe avow al
s broke forth
o f thi s poli cy the w hi gs as onfo rmer like occas ion
have
-r
.
.
,
.
,
,
,
,
’
,
,
,
.
.
,
,
,
,
.
,
,
.
,
,
'
,
,
.
,
,
,
,
,
'
,
,
.
.
,
.
,
.
,
,
,
.
,
,
,
,
‘
’
.
’
-
.
’
,
,
,
13
for tho se
ac ts
we re derived from the fugitive
s un
t
d
r
i
e
from the proceedi n
g
s,
stration
T o the se ve rbal de mon
l
s ave
of
law
1850,
or
.
n s oonsuccee ded
q
r e las tic
s
h
i
an
d the w higs are apparen
tly n
t
o
e
c
o w pre parin
t
t
h
e
r
t
g
if B uchan
an
patri otis m so as to take in'an
sas as a s lave S tate
n
o
m
i
o
e
s
r
i
r
n
a
t
t
s
e
o
t
h
a
e
i
n
o
f
p
s
h
s
d
e
i
c
f
P
n
i
T
h
t
o
s
s
i
n
o
r
e
i
a
l
e
g
’
Fi llmo re withdraws votes from Fre mo n
t as effect ually as if the y
ables the m to e scape fro m the o di um of
vo te d fo r B u cha n
d en
an an
w
i
t
h
s
u
h
s lave h olde rs
n
i
t
u
bein
b
e
t
o
i
n
fl
u
e
n
o
f
d
o
t
e
c
e
t
e
t
c
a
n
g
j
th e m inthe cry o f sectio n
d cauc us res olu
alis m
T he ir s peeche s an
s man
ifes t a compara tive in
tion
oe to the o u trage s o nM r
difie re n
s as
S umn
e r an
d t he fre e citize n
s of 'an
A ll these facts are s ymp
d ha ve co mpell e d it is be lieve d a maj ority of the citi
tomatic an
t remn
an
ze n
cl us ionthat the pres e n
s o f M assachus etts to the co n
ts
ru e s upporters o f co n
s
t
u tion
a
l
t
i
o lon
e
r
of the w hi g party are n
t
g
teres ts o f co t
liberty b ut intru th represen
tatives of the un
ited in
d co ttons pin
i
an
o thi n
l
s
i
n
t
h
e
d be in
e
s
n
e rs
tongro we rs an
n
g
g
o f the s lave po w e r
t
ur e
o rthe rnw in
h
e
n
Un
T
i o n but th e n
a
g
r
o m c o tto ni s
p
i
c
a
ll
y
s
d originof this in
e
te re s t re s ul tin
f
r
a
h
an
t
g
g
’
forth in M r We bs ter s spe ech o f 7 th of March 1 850 as it
an
d it also happily shadow s fo rth the n
at u re
res pec ts the S o uth
ac uies ce ce
,
,
.
,
,
.
'
.
a
.
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
-
-
,
,
.
,
'
,
.
,
d
n
h
ro wt
g
a
time
that
f
s peech
0
o
f th e twinco ttonin
te re s t inthe N orth
t
i
o
p
a do
the
o
,
t on
me n
u the
’
,
,
nof
there was
.
At
the
s titution
s
r
s
t
r
Con
W
b
t
a
e
s
i
e
M
t
e
n
,
,
tire coin
en
ciden
d con
cur ren
ce of se n
ce a n
ti
the
'
.
t
t
w
r
b
h
o
t
h
a
n
d
e
h
o
e
e
n
N
u
t
t
e
S
h
e
,
f
y
re ar ded a s a mo ra l an
ut
s la
d
s oci a l evil '
b
g
l
s ub e ct o
j
i nbo th i t wa s
s a ver
t
e S outh n
t
n
o t re a r ded in
h
as i t was then
ow
h
I
as
g
in
tha t q
n
s ti tuti ona cheris he d i n
s ti tuti onin
uar ter
ow become an
no s courg e but a g rea t relig i ous s oci a l an
d mora l bles s
n
o eoil
in
hi
s s tate me n
T
t
o f M r We bs te r i s true
erfectly so
p
T
e
h
g
i
i
f
o
o
o
n
u
l
p
n
e
s
b
y
e
o
n
t
h
ec
s
v
e
o
f
a
caus e o f thi s cha n
t
h
e
r
g
j
d j us tly
to the rap id g row th an
d s uddenexten
s i on
attrib ute s an
a ve a n
ew de s i re to
tati on
s of the S outh which
of the cottonp lan
g
us e i ts la bor
c ous e
t
o s read i t
romote s la very
d
Of
a
n
p
p
es s
r
u en
e says M r We bster
t
t
h
er e
rew u
an
ea ern
o
o
h
e
r
c
f
q
g
p
g
a n
e w are a or n
of the eo t
ew are as j br the culti va ti on
tm i tory
d me as ur es lea din
w
ere brou ht a bout
toncrop a n
t
o this res ult
g
g
e
ra i dl
a
a
t
t
n
o
n
e
t
r
h
t
e
d
o
e
r
n
t
u
r
o
er
e
h
S
m
e
a
d
l
ea
h
n
h
e
o
n
u
t
f
f
p y
very
is
,
.
,
,
,
'
'
,
,
'
.
.
,
'
.
,
,
,
,
,
'
,
-
.
,
'
.
,
,
,
-
,
,
,
,
,
i
14
head
f
res s to
Con
g
f
o
t
t
t
i
n
a
n
men
t they havin
m
b
o
m
i
h
e
h
g
j y
the g over
o
bramhes
'
,
ds
n
m azp li s h their
e
a
A fte r
.
a s tateme
such
n
t
n
c ern
an
i
n
n
d in
us ti ce of this policy ' somethin
co
g
g
j
rofits Of cottonb
f
cin
f
f
c
t
h
o
m
o
r
a
l
te rbal an
t
h
e
e
e
e
t
s
the coun
g
p
y
the character of the mas te r onthe social improve
of slavery o n
t he i i q ui ty
,
B ut in
stead
j
ect
to be
o f such
vie w s
or
se
n
timen
ts
,
proceeds
he thus
t
resen
em
in
r en
uen
ced b wha t a ears to them their
t
e
g
y
pp
p
fl
o
uts to her n
I in
her
p
a tural
It has
est view
ed has beenn
dis hon
A l l that has happ en
m
i
n
d
i
d
h
h
w
a d
h
u
m
a
w
e
t
h
o
s e s cen
es
a
s
i
u
t
h
e
n
a
o
ll
o
w
l
e
n
c
e
n
c
,
f
y
fl
i nthe chan
e whi ch has
g
view
come over
.
.
of
the
e xte
n
s io nof
n
s laver
I
y
.
re fe r
n
ly because inthis
to it
o
,
s of the
neq lly graphic delin
the affecti n
eationof its growth in
h abit n
t
f pa ticul ar l alities inthe free S tate
in
With the
a
ua
a
o
r
s o
s.
oc
i
es
n
n
j
mul tiplied inthe free S tates, particularly i nthe N orth
t
o
M
s
r
s
r
W
b
l
f
i
n
fl
u
e
c
n
A ccordin
e
se
t
e
a
l
w
a
s
e
t
h
e
t
e
i
e
s
t
n
r
,
g
y
humanmi n
d an
atural ' o f course there
d acts uponit T his is n
'
o thin
s
lfi
i s init n
s
h
n
h
e
h
p
w
i
n
i
n
l
t
di
s
k
h
o
o
o
n
e
s
t
n
e
i
n
ee
i
,
,
g
g
g
e
.
-
.
'
.
men slave s, becaus e it is for the in
teres t o f the S outh
t
h
er
r
For the same reason
n
o
hi
n
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n
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a cha
sive culture o f cot tonraised the val ue o f s lave labor
n
d
e pe n
l
t to an
en
on
l
k
e d in
t
e
w
h
o
oo
inthe S o uth was apparen
d
y
y
d that this chan
i
ts an
d opin
io n
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s 'a n
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p
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a
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o
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create a s tron
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p
p
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that the
e xte
,
is
u
n
de n
iable
n
.
T he
ta le ts, the ir wealth,
party
call ed
the
whigs,
n
d their private virtue
a
,
n
t intheir
fiden
co
w ere
active
inmean
s
16
iable poli cy of the whigs be in
b
n
den
t
o
m
o
v
e
o
n
e
if
o
t
re
n
o
t
h
g
ress an
u
st a
p
d
t
o
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e
n
e
r
al to n
f
o
c
th es e me nfrom C on
e
e
o
li
y
g
gg
g
d
to the electo s of the other dis tricts to sen
t o that bo dy as their
r
tatives menw ho will be accepta ble to the slaveho lde rs
re pre se n
e ss o f
d to avo id all such as pos ses s the s ame truth an
d fearless n
an
d s pirit
N ow the re is n
c um
o d uty mo re plainan
d in
tempe r an
ben
d
t onthe free State s at a c ris is lik e the p re se n
t thanto sen
res s w ho have n
o pe culiar in
w
i
r
es
t
s
i
n
t
e
mm
o
n
me nt o Con
t
h
co
g
menfaithful to the great in
te rests of li be rty M d
slaveh olde rs
d w ho if doo me d to meet
blackguards onthe
ity an
h uman
o t fli n
re s s w ill n
ch from fulfillin th e ir dutie s in
floor o f Co n
g
g
d
age adapte d to the s u b e ct the ir adve rs arie s an
occa
sion
u
t
e
lan
h
g
j
s an
d to this p u b
I have bee nchi efly led to these an
imadve rsi o n
s e o f the w ro n an
d
i
n
us
t
i
e
e
d
lication fro m a dee p se n
o
n
e
o
t
o
e
n
g
j
tati ve s from Mas s ach us etts inthe plain
or bo th o f the s e R e p res en
s t t he m in
s made again
thos e w hig co n
uatio n
tion
ve n
s an
in
d the
si n
u po nth e m
s fo un
d
d
e
I
p
h
a
e
n
r
o
v
e
co urse o f p rocee din
s
o
n
a
l
g
or M r B urlin
ame
ks n
d
a
n
tan
ce w ith M r Ban
v
h
e
n
ac quain
a
o
g
e
e
r
see
n
e
i
t
h
r
o
f
m
h
a
v
I
y
e
t
h
e
n
e
v
i
a
f
fi
n
o
re collec tio nof havin
t
g
Bu t the re are ce rtaingreat
with their p re vi ous poli ti cal cours e
dationo f N atio n
prin
ciples w hich lie at the fo un
al p ros pe rity an
d
l
li
ratel
d
v
i
S tate character w hich if an
p
eo
p
e
e
b
e
o
t
l
e
a
t
h
e
i
r
y
y
t is ce rtainan
pun
d the j us tice of Heave nw ill n
ish men
ot lo n be
g
e of th e se great prin
ci ples
On
appli cable to R e p ubli cs
de layed
u
,
,
,
,
,
,
s
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,
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,
,
,
,
,
.
,
mus t be t ru e to
w he nre pres e n
tatives ar e faithful to their
tho se w ho s e rve the m
s tituen
ts mus t be fai th ful to their re prese n
tative s ,
dutie s , thei r co n
d rival as piran
ts to make them
tere s ts an
ot pe uit ri val in
dn
an
is , that if
a
people
w o uld be w e ll
se rved,
the
y
q
s to tho s e w ho have hon
min
dful o f their o bli gation
o rably u phe ld
n
try
d character of their co un
te re s ts an
N o mancan
the true in
ua e abo ve quo ted
sin
the lan
do ubt that the in
uatio n
s in
cluded in
g g
a
m
o
t
o
te n
de d to apply e ither to Ban
ks or Burlin
e
r
b
o
h
w e re in
t
g
r be in s u pe rs ede d
t
t
n
h
t
h
a
l
as
h
e
ro
l
d
f
or
e
i
h
e
y
i
irn
t
t
m
py g
g
g
ce to the s lave ho lde rs to pro pititiate w hom
had give nj us t o ffe n
t
othe rs mu s t be sen
o in
I thin
k I do n
j us tice to those tw o w hig leaders whe nI
sin
s w ere in
uati on
dubitable that those in
ten
ded to be
ta ke it as in
tati ves
Un
de r thi s
applie d to on
e o r both of these R e prese n
t to eve ry c itizenina rep ublic
ciden
impressio nI use the right in
u
.
,
,
,
,
,
.
,
,
.
,
,
,
s in
ion
xpress opin
di rect oppositio n
to the charges those in
s in
ua
tio n
s imply
Mr Bu rlin
a
m
b
pp
y
e
i
n
h
t
e
i
n
i
e
d
v
id
ua
l
ar
n
t
l
a
e
g
g
the mos t o bn
o xi o us to thes e le ader s , I sha ll e xclusi ve ly adapt m
y
de fen
ce to the lanua e use d by hi m inhi s s peech de live red in
g g
Co n
r
e
s
o
n
t
h
e
u
n
s
l
t
o
f
l
w
as
J
e
t
t
o
hich thos e in
s in
uatio n
s
g
mos t e vide n
tly w ere in
ded to apply
te n
Inoppos itio nto w hich I
main
t ainthat that s pee ch inthe circ ums tan
ces u n
de r w hich it w as
deli vere d was timely j us t app rop riate an
d hon
o rable an
d w hich
if the people o f Mas sach u se tts at the e n
s u in e lectio n
f
a
il
s
t
o
g
s uppo rt the y will thu s far inm j ud men
t
b
e
di
s
i
n
r
a
ll
ac
d
e
,
g
y
g
time p resen
t an
d fut ure
In it M r B urlin
M
m
a
d
e
n
e
f
e
d
a
ssa
s
g
ch us e tts ag ain
st
r os
s mis re p re se n
n
q
t
i
o
s
a
n
t
a
s
d
d
s
i
l
a
n
u
r
h
a
e
e
w
t
l
g
truth an
w
d abili ty ' re futin
h
i
t
t
re fe re n
b
h
p
y
o
c
d
e
t
o
as
t
r
a
n
hi
s
t
o
g
t times e vide n
th e p rese n
cin re s earch j u d me n
t
a
n
d
a
I
n
i
t
c
t
t
g
g
he s peaks of fre e dom an
d slave ry in a spirit an
d interms in
w hi ch the y o ught to be s po k enof e ve ryw here
He arraign
s
Pre side n
t Pierce be fore the bar o f public o pin
io ninlan
age at
u
g
on
ce se ve re appr opriate j us t an
He spo ke o f ' an
tary
d parli ame n
d the E migran
sas an
t A id Society accordin
o
u
h
n
i
n
a
r
i
t
t
a
h
t
t
r
d
g
g
He turn
s pi rit
e d in
to w e ll deserve d ri dicule the ab u sive ro do
tade di rected by slavehol der s again
s t the farmer s o f M assach u
mon
d the o pe ra t ives inhe r man
u fact o rie s do in full j us tice an
se tts an
d
g
d
an
ample prai s e t o th o se faithful
lli
en
l
ab o ri ous
i
n
i
n
t
e
i
v
t
g
g
g
d s pe ak of
clas se s w ho m s laveho lde rs are accu s to me d to de cry an
I
s i t for a
roe s
t
h
e ir ow nn
e
ferio r i nthe sc ale o f be in
as
as in
g
g
m
a
e
s peech s o full o f truth o f j u stice o f po w er th at M r B u rlin
g
st itu e n
a
ts ' Shall So uth C arolin
is to be dis charged by his con
champi on
d o vation
t
h
e
s Br o oks for bei n
or w ith re w ards an
ho n
g
i
rin
ciple an
ct
n
d
p
a
of slavery w ho m hi s tory w ill record as be in
g
bu t little above the le ve l o f an as s ass in' Shall M assachus etts
m
e w ho h as pro ve d himse lf the
a
dis mis s indis grace M r Bu rli n
g
to
e
,
.
.
l
,
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,
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,
,
,
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,
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'
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,
.
h
i
t
d
e r o f he r characte r an
d
l
f
b
erty
e fai th ful de fen
n
o
m
re w ill
s ui n elec tio n
s
t
h
e
o r ' If s uch he the res ult o f the e n
ho n
g
ce th at the s pirit o f the fathers o f th e
ee d of further e vi de n
o n
be n
s miss io n T he s peech of Bur
re volu ti onhas e vapo rate d in tran
d
as a citiz eno f M as
ame w as time ly fai thful appropriate an
lin
g
ed t o
d prayer is that he may be re turn
my hope an
s achuse tts
m
ore o f
i
t
h
i
m
w
h
d
as man
y
ctio n an
l
e
e
re s s at th e co min
C on
g
g
ed
d spirit as canbe obtain
like temper an
cham
o
,
,
1
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.
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n
mpelle d me
t to
presen
my
d w eighed
t truths , to be co n
sidered an
s these importan
fe llow citiz en
d
i
f
t
h
e cotton
n
o
cern
i
e
in
t
t
by them n
d infuture, con
t
h
e
y
o w an
g
s ts
s last I c on
s ider, at
i
n
n
i
n
t
e
re
Of
t
hi
s pin
d
cotton
n
a
n
w
i
o
r
g
g
g
t
Un
der
thi s time , the whi g party li ttle else thanan embodimen
le d in
ce , Mass achus e tts has bee n
to a ourse of po licy,
flue n
its in
c
d ridic ule of slaveholders ,
w hi ch has made he r the re pro ac h an
der to their power an
d con
tributed to
while she has beena pan
A
se s e
o
f
publi c
duty has
to
co
-
-
.
.
the ir
s uc ce s s .
Fo r man
y
years
tho ugh
,
n
n
ecte d wi th
n
ot
co
i
cs ,
o
l
t
i
p
I
have
o
n
ize inthat
State qu estio n
didates
I re cogn
s voted for w hig can
cies add exe mplarin
e s s of
party man
y value d frie n
ds , the exce llen
n
w
h
o
l
a
d
l
ow le d e
I
y
w ho se pri vate vi rt ue s I ackn
a
m
o
m
i
n
g
g
g
all
,
.
,
clu de
in
divi dual whom the w hi gs have
the
cad didate of
a
m
M r Burlin
e
,
g
.
d of
n
a
w ho m
s electe d as
I
re oice
j
to
the
s
rival
peak as
or t o the man
nn
t inall the qualitie s an
d vi rt ues w hich do hon
d the citize n' an
d fr om w hom I have receive d e viden
ces of
an
ds hi p w hi ch I have pleas ure inac kn
fri en
ow ledgin
g
If as it is said the ho pe o f w hig s ucce ss inthis n
atio n is
omin
the expe ctatio no f aid from the de mocrati c party to whom as w ell
a
as to the slave holders the di s grace o f Burli n
e
w
u
l
b
e
hi
m
o
d
hl
g
g y
ratif i n ' the n I afli rm n
o e ve n
y
p
m
i
t
c
u
l
d
r
s
m
m
o
b
e
o
t
o
a
t
c
o
e
f
g
y g
the c o rru pte d s pirit of the time s
Ina R ep ublic there canbe n
o
e mi e
.
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
.
,
niono f capital with democracy ins upport of the power an
d
tere s ts o f s lave ry
His tory impresse s n
in
o truth more un
iver
d fo rcibly thanthat the first stage of moral deteriorati on
sall y an
ina free Stat e is that period w he nwealth becomes the prodomi
i
n
fl
ue n
ce an
n
atin
d
f
p
u
b
li
c
t
ake s th e con
l
a
f
f
a
i
r
W
t
r
o
o
s
e
n
h
g
w eal th co mes in
to p owe r the s piri t of liberty n
ever fails to go ou t
N o mancanhave watche d the co urse of e ven
ionfor
ts inthis U n
ros pe rit
p
the pas t fifty years witho ut perce ivin
t
h
r
t
t
h
a
t
e
ea
g
g
y
is hed an
d deteriorated that
of the free State s has graduall y dimin
u
,
.
,
,
,
.
,
,
.
,
love
of
freedom w hich was
'
M ay the
the fathe rs
res ult o f
s till
the a
presides
be queathed to
imin
g
o ver
the
them
by the
fo un
ders
npro ve that the
destin
itnof the ir s on
s '
electio
of
spirit o
f