Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1823-04-12
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FOR THE SPECTATOR,

have volunteered protest on a solemn
act OF that body (intended for the public
eye and to excite public feeling) and to
some few oil their itinerant and busy fol
lowers, l address myself.
In the filth paragraph of the protest
this truly respectable minority admit the
right OF people to alter and abolish the
form OF their government, yea and TO or
game another more Suitable to their
wishes &c. &c. but the sovereign people
OF Illinois cannot by them be trusted with
an Inherent right, why lorsooth; because
they the minority most conscientiously
believe that it is not called fer by their
wishes. What right have Won gentle
men to presume for the people of ILL
nois that it is unnecessary and inexpe-
dlent for them to NEEDLE with their own
buslness-you certainly take upon your
selves 4 very great prerogalive and with
the exception Of few of your friends Of
a certain sect, the people of Illinois will
1 an sure not thank you, for the pains
You have taken, nor again honor you
with tour Of duty "as sen,ineh on The
watch tower of Liberty" winter
al Vandalia. Because from your acts
il is obvious 10 the most common under
standing that you done your utmost
to deprive them Of their dearest rights.
Your reasoning gentlemen throughout
the whole of this milk and water produ :
ton, is pretty much of piece. You
wish to alarm the people with some un-
derhanded measures that are IN progress
to entail on them as you conceive the
s,.'-., tf osatFrry. could follow you
through IT and show the people OF Illinois
the sovereign contempt you would hold
then in, bu, as some of ynu are harmless
weli meaning men, and doubtless have
gwen the document little consideration,
VIII Tor the present wave the further
dfrnsslon OF it, and give my reasons
wtYl consider The resolution authorizing
the people at their next election to vote
for or against convention on the fol-
lowing grounds, namely.
lss. Set aside the question of slavery
almost every one viii admit that our con-
Stituiion wants revision.
2d. We require The extension of slave
ry n tbs state, TO give zest and enter.
prize 10 its Inhabitants aud 10 introduce
oth,rs tina, are wealthy and able 0 give
stir to business amongst US. Our far-
mefs or many Of them are broken down
by he past sickly seasons, our lands are
lying waste for,the want Of laborers. our
tenensnis are falling into decay for the
want vi occupants, and our state exhl-
bis general scene Of distress and mise
ry t'r The want OF an inlet to southern
emigTaiion. t&s
8 am in favor of the admissionof
Slavery, because il cannot be controyert-
ed s.or denyed that it will better the con-
di',4fi eislaves, comport more with Iiber-
ty asa produce their general emancipa-
ton 'roni bondage al an earlier day than.
1t GOA, are confined to a more limited
disgl of country. As human beings
they are entiiled to the good Offices of a
human and grateful people. Ii is pref
~ Generally admitted or all sides that
Biscks are less subject to disease in
low haF country than whites, indeed we
have abundant proofs Of the fact--hence
our. lands beihg he mos, fertile, our
country healthy (if under cultivation)
eastern emigration having almost entire
ly ceased and began to retrogade. is VI
not therefore an act we owe to ourselves,
to TIE state and to posterity to open me
door to southern emigration. / pnk
notwithstanding the roest of tp re-
spectacle minority in the legis Statue, that
our prosperity requires it, that ne gods
have ordained it That we hsse for the
last few years Iaborrd undsrvery great
and pressin,, difficulties gtring the hot
mpnths is most certain dow many in
stances could / rccounymat have come
under my own immcaae observation,
or whole families bvinl Frustrated by
sickness, not an individual to assist the
other to any kind OF ioqrishment not
even drink Of water y quench the
burning heat, application is made to
neiehbors for help, but without avail,
none is 10 be had on any jerms, and they
are obliged to weather out the storm
without sailo ballast, ,ius the .constifu-
tions Of whole smilie,Aior the wan, Of
little timely aid, are ,hearly destroyed and
those of them thai do survive linger on
TIL cold weatheI sets in, when often
con'plication1f disease follows. These
gentlemen are truths within the know