Speech of Hon. Chas, D. Martin, of Ohio, on the Slavery Question

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Excerpt from Speech of Hon. Chas, D. Martin, of Ohio, on the Slavery Question: Delivered in the House of Representatives, May 19, 1860 Such sympathy was not necessary for its occurrence, nor can it be obtained for its repetition. Those marauders were doubtless encouraged by the unpatriotic teachings of the leaders of the self-styled Republican party. For that party has notoriously and unblushingly employed every epithet of disparagement, and every form of misrepresentation of the people and institutions of the slaveholding States. Its orators and press have been too successful in their efforts to incense the great mass of the party with bitter hostility toward their confederate brethren of the South. And, alas! too often has religions fanaticism been invoked and the sacred office debased in fomenting strife and discontent under the wholesome restraint of existing laws. The thorough investigation now being prosecuted before the Senate committee, will, in my judgment, undoubtedly show that of the teeming millions of the North but a very insignificant and irresponsible number were actually implicated in that raid. Nevertheless, sir, the offence was of the gravest character. The States of this Union, in the formation of the Confederacy, deposed, to a very material extent, the character and functions of independent sovereignties, and invested the central Government with the duty and power of protecting each and all the States. By the terms of the constitutional compact, the States voluntarily deprived themselves of the power to lay duties and keep troops or ships of war in time of peace. These high qualities of sovereignty are solely conferred on the General Government ; and the privileges of citizenship are extended and guarantied alike to all the citizens of the Confederacy. The General Government is thus wisely adapted and fully capable to protect and defend the people of the several States from foreign invasion. But the main protection afforded to the people of one State against invasions and incursions by the people of another, is the sense of justice and fraternal duty which has hitherto been all-sufficient. Yet, sir, it is undoubtedly clear that if the people of any section of the country are constantly annoyed by such murderous raids as the one to which I have alluded, the very ends of government will be defeated. The sanctity of homo, the security of lite, liberty, and the protection of property, are the legitimate ends of all good government. Every citizen is entitled to the reasonable assurance of these great rights. He is entitled to enjoy, peaceably and without fear of molestation, the fruits of bis labor and the comforts of home, under his own vine and fig-tree. The outrage at Harper´s Ferry, and the frequent incursions into the border slaveholding States for the purpose of stealing and running off their slave property, are not only flagrant violations of the private rights of the persons injured, but are also public crimes of the most serious import. If such unwarrantable transactions are persisted in, the direst political calamities will inevitably ensue. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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