. Patriotic addresses in America and England : from 1850 to 1885, on slavery, the Civil War, and the development of civil liberty in the United States . e of the noblest na-tional men, and with almost unanimous consent justifiedthe felony—this party have published a platform, and nom-inated a candidate for the next four critical years in ourhistory. All those tendencies which, from time to time,have broken out from the necessities of the slave systemare, in this platform, reduced to the form of politicaldoctrines. Upon these new and revolutionary doctrines,born of the womb and nursed upon the
. Patriotic addresses in America and England : from 1850 to 1885, on slavery, the Civil War, and the development of civil liberty in the United States . e of the noblest na-tional men, and with almost unanimous consent justifiedthe felony—this party have published a platform, and nom-inated a candidate for the next four critical years in ourhistory. All those tendencies which, from time to time,have broken out from the necessities of the slave systemare, in this platform, reduced to the form of politicaldoctrines. Upon these new and revolutionary doctrines,born of the womb and nursed upon the bosom of Slavery,it is proposed to shape the policy of the next Administra-tion, and Mr. Buchanan has accepted the platform, and ispledged, if elected, to execute the doctrines of that plat-form. * Charles Sumner, of Massachusetts, while sitting at his desk in theSenate Chamber, was assaulted by Preston Brooks, of South Carolina,who so beat him, defenseless and held down by his desk, that his life wasdespaired of; and in fact he died about eighteen years after (March 11,1874)from an illness proceeding from his injuries received in that C a. £v-£e_, ^ ^tsL^syiU** ON WHICH SIDE IS PEACE? 201 We ask every considerate man, will it be possible, withsuch a history coming on, to avoid a conflict, comparedwith which anything we have ever known will be childsplay ? Is that the road to peace which proposes to turnover to Southern hands, for construction and control, ourConstitution, our National Government, our armed forces,and our whole Territory? When the arms of the Southshall be made strong, and her feet shall be made firm uponthe high places of Government, is there anything in thebearing and temper of the South hitherto which may leadus to hope for moderation ? Will not her necessities makeher as violent hereafter as heretofore? If the lions whelpis dangerous even when kenneled, will it become harmlesswhen grown to the full lion, and roving at its will in un-restrained
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