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Show 11 f\V ._'LA\ ERY CAN HI~ A BOLT HED. ('01'{1 of oligarl'ltic·:d oldl'll"iotl. On an il\'l' l':t~l. tli. nf1k R or ~· ... rr:~taryof ~t: tt ~ ... ·<·rc·t<d'Y t~t' tl1 ·Tn·:t ur: f" ·crl'l:tr} >f'lh~· Intl'rior ~L'<'t· -. taryul'thc u ,.: , ~ ... ·,·r ·tary of'\\ :1 r, I ,o..,t nw .... t ·r-( ~l'lll'l':t l ancl . \ t t orney-(; L'lleral li:t\· IH:~~,.. 11 IIIHh r ti ll' <'CIIll rol oJ' ..,]:t,· '-dri \ cr.., tH.':trl.' two t IIi rd ... ol' th · tilll•. The { IJil•t' ,Ju .. tin·~ and the .\ ........ o('i:tll' ,J(t ti<'L'~ or tilL' ~ltpl'l:l lll' Court of tl II} l nit~..tl ~ta .... , th • Pr '"Hll'llh pro lL'll l. ol' the ~t'll:tte and tl1e ,'pt·akC>r of tlH• Jloll ..... Cllf J!l'Jlt' ·~L·ll(:t(i\l~'-'1 h:tV in :tlaq_;C lll:l,jori( 'of' in:t:ttlC'L's, h l:ll i:il:tvv-b!'l <'elL·!'.:-. f'rotll tl1 l-'ontl1ern ~id of' th' P otmnn ·. Fi\ ~!arc. J.oldin!! Pn·~idenb l1:n • ben r •el decl to the <·hi .f mng·i .... trar.; of tiJ r: l'pltblic, \\ ldl. 110 IHill -~l:n •holder ltn.-, '('l' lll'ld tit l of1ic lllOt' I tlwn a it1•rl · tu·nt. e Tlllb '' . e' plainly tlJUt \en tl1 · non ~la,· ·l1older:4 uf tl1e ·orth to" lw::- · fr' ·dolll llL'l'~Y cntcrpri"'L\ int ·lligL'lH' WLnlth, population, pow<' l', progr " ... ~. ancl pro~p •rity our <'<>Unt ry j.., almost ·xc·lu:-.in:lv itHl •l>l ·<1 for it~ hi: . dt pu~ilion nmtmg tl10 lntlioJlS of' tlt \ •artlt lt:t\' ])(\,;l :ti'1'<W:llltl_v t1 'lli 'll a <lu · participation in tl1 ltOllOl'!-3 Of federal oOirc. \\'lt l'll ' tl1 · stt tll ol' all\ illainirs ball l~:t\' c0a-; <l 1.o •xi"t, then the riglJh or thc IIOI H-l:t\ (•lw1dl'I'S of' tb ~ • .,.ortll of llto ~ 10iltlt, or tll(: Eat :wd ol' tbl' \\ L':'t will b' duly n•co~nin•11 an1l r '"P ·dc<l· nut before. For th l:t-..t !'i\t ) - ·igld, y<·ar'-', ...,]:t\ ·lwl<1cr-; ll:t\· been tl1o ole untl Cl)ll..,tHnt rcpt·L ..... ·tlf:ttin·: of' tlt ~outh ntl<l wJwt l Ht\'0 t1 1 ·y ucrompli-.. ltt•d? 1 r ·q11ir ·~b ut litt] tim' ami ~·w wonls, tot ·1l1l1e :-.tory of t!H' ir int1isei'L'L't and uuhallowl'tl pc~rf'ontl!ttH' •s. ] n f:t<'l, with \\ lwt \\C h:tn· alr ·ady ":li~ l , g ·~tll t'<.'K alon wouhl :--tdlico 1o an-.;wc·r tho i11quir~·. "• can lll:Jl\L' m·tlhL'l' :t nwr trntld'ul nor l' tnpl lati<' n •pl 1luu1 to point to Clllr thin]_, inlutbitL•d ~tall'"', io onr fi •ld" <le:-.poil '<1 of th ei r Yin~in ~~~il In tit • d •..:pit":tl,l· pri!'' of 1an(1'-l to 0111' llll\ i ... itecl <"iti ·-.; nn<l tn\\t, to o11r Y:l<':tnt 1I:trl>or~ and idle w:tt r-pO\H' I' to tlte <1rearv ab::-CIH'C 0 :--l1ippin~ :tll«l 11\atltlf':tdorie', to our nnpcn ... ionvcl soldi '1':-l of.th. T!t·roln· tion, !1 ) th million: ot' li\'ing nwnmn nt of ignornnr ', to tl1 -..qualid Jll)\~l .. J'ty ol' •th \ wltifl''-' • :lll'd to the utter \VJ' •tell dness or th I bl:ul-... J·~t tlier dll'l'<'tly or Jl llllr dly, nre pro-~l:t\'t' ry po1it 1ci:ms \rho hnre o~LPJl!atiotbly 'ict up prl'lt'nsioll" to Hlat smnnship, J'('spon. iblr ft>l' (\\'N,Y dJsltonor:thl~ \\' :tknL·~s and in 'qu:tlity tltat t•xi~t.., b twe ·n tll' ~ortl1 :uHI th' ~outh. l.et. tltem shirk th r "'pon"ibility il' thl'Y cnn · lmt it j, tllnrally ill1}10 .... ::-ible f'ur th •m to clo , o. \V hww ]10w l'{':tclv tlll'V h:n\' :dw:ty ~H:>cn to <'itc til num rknl .tren~t lt of ill .Tortl1,ns ~ ralid L X<)ll .... l' 1nr th ·ir inability 1o procnr appropriation-4 from tilL' (;l1 1101'fll ( ;L,\'ll'lllll 11t, f'or Jllll'Jl0Sl'4 o[' internal illiJll'O\'l'lliCilt for 111' ..,(aJ,lj ... h· llll·nt. of' linl'"'i of O<'(':lll ~~ :nnet'H to P.<mth .. \111 erit':lll and EuropL':I ll pori'. ' lltHl !oJ' th' nc<·olnpli:....lt !IIL'IIt of otl1cr olljt'l'h. ' Bl' l'ore thut npolog,v \'L'f ·~r.npe~ from tltt·it· lip' :t;.!ain, l L·t tl1 'Il l t'L'Illllll1Jel' that the nnJuericul "cal..nt:~" ol' tlt Huutlt i" wlwl1y attril>lltable to thei r own imbccih! .,tnti~J~l. 1I_<ul th • ~ 'outh rn ~t~1.t ·~, in U<'Cordnnec with til priucipll'' er lll<'t:lt\·<1 lll IIH· Ueclnrution of Tnd pend ·n abo1i'-'1t •d lavery at the 110\V ::;LA V EJ>Y '..\.N DJ·; .AD LI llED. 70 , 111 l, tilllC' the ~or! It 'I'll ~tate-; alwli~lll1 t1 it, tl1 'I' wonltl lt;t\ <' het'll 1 111 ... inl'l'. n 111 l 111w .. t :1:--!' 11 n d I) at tl1 i ~ 111 omt•Jtf a I :t r~ ·r we a 1t lt i t•r, " j..,L'l' .nl tnOJ'C poW rf11l pnplll:tfinll, ~011IIJ o!' , fa..,.on :IIIIi })i~oll\ Jin ', t!Jnn tl.t•ru un\\' j.., north ol' it. Tl1i · lad hl'illg- ~o "vll ·~taLJi..,ln·cl tltat no r• 1-.nnable 111:111 <ll'lli(·~ iL i JL' 'idL•nL t !tnt t II' oligar<'II,\ \\'ill lmv, to J ,N' nrwtller ~nl>lerf11g' f'or vcn tL'lllporal') rvliL·f'. Lntil -..]:t\' ~ ry and ~la\' ·holders c as' to l>' tl1 • or!ly fa\'on·d ohj 1 •c·t~ or led ... lation in tl1 ~uuth, tlt North will <'otltin11e to maintain tJ 1. ll"<'l'ltdt~ I'Y inC\ •ry itnport:tnt p:u·•i ·ular. \\'itlt tltO'-'l' llli..,<·l•ivn>ll~ Ph.ie<'t ott of t!Jo \\<l}' it \\'ottltlnoL re<ptir tl! IIOll -~l:t \ellolcler.., ol' tltl' ~o11t!J more than u quarter or :t (' ntury to brill~ her llp, in all r '"J> ·c·tr., to a loriott cclualit,\ \\ itlt tl1o ~ortb · nor \\ uul1l it takl' thL'lll lliiii'IJ loJIO", IJ' 1 --nrpa ... the lat(l'l', wiii<'lt i: tit· 111o~t \ i!.!;or·ou · and IJonnraldl• ri,•:d }d tlte.r h~tYO in th' world. Throe-quarte rs of a <'entun. II IJH', ' il' ,larcr)' i · aboli ·l1ell witllin th next ten .' •:tr'-', a.; it ou~lll to l)l' tl~t· .onth \\ill,\\ beli v ',be as 11111 ·I t g r ~atL·r titan til • .... urLl1, a-; th' ~nrtl 1 i· now rrreatcr tkut tl1' ~o11tl t. Thn·L·-q unrten-l ()r a <'L'tltun liL'Il<'. it' • I t~e.'unth retain~ ~l:t\' ·ry which Gocl forbid! ~11' \\Ill lJ(' to th · \orth rnn·b the ~:tmo tltat Pulanlli · to Hn'-'::-ia, tlt:tt C11b:t j..., to ~p:till, or t!J:1t I daml i~ tu Ent.dand. \rhnt w \\':tilt an<llllll ' t hns ' a: tit\ onl.' .lit' lll :llh or :tt!;tinill!! t a po ... ition wortlty of ~ 'nn•rcign f;tntt•: in tlti ~ )min ·ntly prngn•..,:--i\ • and ntilitaritm ng i: ;tn ' tl •rgct ic in tell igL' ll t <'II I L'rpri~illl-!, 'irt tltlll~, athl un~huckled populttLioll ; an u1Jt ranltll ·lll'<l pr ·s~, n11cl tl1 Fn:l'd()tll uf Jll'l'C'It.e Fur our:elYe~ as white p •ople a11d l'or tltc li LL!: I'ot·~ and 11tlH·r }l'NJll of \\ hale\ 'I' <'olor or condition '\\ '<lt•JI1;ttHl all th ri~· ht .... , interc- ... niHl prerng:tli\'t'S that HI'L: gu:trant 'Ld 1o ('())'J'L' pondin~ ('l:h"'l'" or IIHlllkind in th · ::\orth in England in Franc· ' in (;cnnnuy, nr in any otlll:r eh ilized atHl en light ' ll L'cl c·otmt r.v. \ ny propo..,ition that Ill:ty he otl'en·d l'Oilreding le:~ ti1H11 t],i:.; tl 'lll :tncl "ill h • prolllptly and di~dailt f• tll.\· n·jL·et ·d. •'pea kin~ of lit\ lloll -~ l ~w •holtl er:-~ or tit . Noulh, (; 'O J'fl M. \\' ·--ion :t b z~alotb <·oluhorer in lite eau.., ofFrl'L'llolll, ~nys: "Th non·. lanhnldin·~ rl1itf'~ of the RnutlJ. being- not 1<' · than ~rYrn·t<·nth~ r r tb \\holen!l~liiJt'l'ol'\\'lllte.-. \\ >tlltl '-'1'1'1 11 to lH• Pillillt•d tnsomPillq<tlt) intn tlt ·· r 1 tu,~lt·olHlltluu; und l""lll'!'iall.\. as t lit',\' lt.tY<' no ll':tl politll'.tl '' l'l).!ht or I'Oil..,id •t uf II Ill the 'Olllllr.\. nnd litllt· npportunitv to ~]ll':tk l'nr tht•m .... t•h, ~. I h:t\t' ht ll r ll~·c ut1\' yt~ .tr:o~ a n ·.td C' r 111' S lllll1 ·! 1 11 '\\::-;p:IJll'l's, :tltd a n·. dt'l' and ltl•:u noll ' tt ll ~r ·ton,u deh.ttt•..,: 11111. :11 'I tltnt tillll ' , I dt1 1111t lt't'" l··,·t t'\'f1 l' to ll ,l\t' ... , '' ll Pr r:~ llt.!'l! IIOII · ~Ia\t IJoJtl i11' \\ )JitP-.. 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