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Editorial
October 4, 1862
Daily State Sentinel
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
What is this article about?
Editorial quotes Henry Clay's 1839 U.S. Senate speech arguing that granting liberty to African descendants is incompatible with European Americans' liberty, justifying slavery as a necessary exception to preserve the Union and state powers.
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The Liberty of the Negroes Incompatible with that of the Whites.
We invite the attention of the reader to the following extract from the great speech of Henry Clay, delivered in the United States Senate on the 9th of February, 1839:
I am, Mr. President, no friend of slavery. The Searcher of all hearts knows that every pulsation of mine beats high and strong in the cause of civil liberty. Wherever it is safe and practicable, I desire to see every portion of the human family in the enjoyment of it. But I prefer the liberty of my own race to that of any other race. The liberty of the descendants of Africa in the United States is incompatible with the safety and liberty of the European descendants. Their slavery forms an exception, resulting from a stern and inexorable necessity, to the general liberty in the United States. We did not originate, nor are we responsible for this necessity. Their liberty, if it were possible, could only be established by violating the incontestable powers of the States, and in subverting the Union. And beneath the ruins of the Union would be buried, sooner or later, the liberty of both races.
We invite the attention of the reader to the following extract from the great speech of Henry Clay, delivered in the United States Senate on the 9th of February, 1839:
I am, Mr. President, no friend of slavery. The Searcher of all hearts knows that every pulsation of mine beats high and strong in the cause of civil liberty. Wherever it is safe and practicable, I desire to see every portion of the human family in the enjoyment of it. But I prefer the liberty of my own race to that of any other race. The liberty of the descendants of Africa in the United States is incompatible with the safety and liberty of the European descendants. Their slavery forms an exception, resulting from a stern and inexorable necessity, to the general liberty in the United States. We did not originate, nor are we responsible for this necessity. Their liberty, if it were possible, could only be established by violating the incontestable powers of the States, and in subverting the Union. And beneath the ruins of the Union would be buried, sooner or later, the liberty of both races.
What sub-type of article is it?
Slavery Abolition
Constitutional
What keywords are associated?
Slavery
Civil Liberty
Racial Incompatibility
Henry Clay Speech
Union Preservation
What entities or persons were involved?
Henry Clay
United States Senate
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Incompatibility Of Liberty For Negroes And Whites
Stance / Tone
Defense Of Slavery As Necessary Exception
Key Figures
Henry Clay
United States Senate
Key Arguments
No Friend Of Slavery But Prefers Liberty Of Own Race
Liberty Of African Descendants Incompatible With Safety And Liberty Of European Descendants
Slavery Is Exception Due To Stern Necessity
Did Not Originate The Necessity
Liberty For Them Would Violate State Powers And Subvert Union
Union's Ruin Would Bury Liberty Of Both Races