ence to the inherent rights of the people of which all mankind would he against- us in
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Journal is really in fa-
y but tha rights of man and
know the fate of her efforts of prupapan
di-m of that kind. Hut if, anbappily, we
should bo involved in war, in civil war, be
tween the two parts of this Confederacy, in
which the effort upon the one side should be
to retrain the introduction of slavery into
taole should we present to the astonishment
of mankind, in an effort, not to propagate
rights, bo*— 1 must say it, though I trust it
will be understood to bo paid with no doj-uro
to excite feeling—u war to propagate wrongs
in the Territories thus acquired from Mexi
co. It would be a war in whieb we should
have no sunpatbies, no good wishes in
which our own history its«lf would be against
from tb(
0 u on
vor of this summary process of squelching constantly rspronched our British ancestors
the remnants of life out of its favoritfi sickly for tho introduction of slavery into this eoun
i try. And allow me to say th'it, in my pm
ion, it is one of the best defences which can
^mtrvxniml ol tbo Rer-
down to tbe preneot time, we ha.o
Why and Wti»reV»««. 1 be made to preserve tho institution of slavery
N.«, if lb. ,.o.ition of tbe old Whin p.rtt in th» oouatrj, that it »a. force) upon u. Ha. f®»''' '°,i V
anil tbo prwent Hepubliean part, identio.1 again.t tbe ».»be. of our unoe.tor.-of our hou.h .oolma ». 1! in. V
own American colonial ancestors—and by
the^ifndity of our British commercial an
cestors.
