Our political and constitutional rights, so called, are but the natural and inherent rights of man, asserted, carried out, and secured by modes of human contrivance.
But, although America cannot be justly charged with violating the rights of Turkey, Turkey nevertheless can be justly charged with violating the rights of America.
But as well may you, when urging a man up-hill with a heavy load upon his back, and with your lash also upon his back, tell him, that be has nothing to do either with the load or the lash.
There is one class of men, whom it especially behoves to be tenacious of the right of free discussion. I mean the poor.
The poor North has much to do with slavery. It staggers under its load and smarts under its lash.
True, permanent peace can never be restored, until slavery, the occasion of the war, has ceased.
