Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1823-03-15

produced by the existence of siaver7t
among US. The whole commerce be-
tween master and slave, is a perpetua,
exercise OF the most boisterous passions,
the most anremitting destotism en- the
one part, and degrading submission on
the other. Our children see this and
learn to initiate il; for man is an inita-
tive animal. This quality is the germ of
all education in him. From his cradle
to his grave he is learning to do what he
sees others do. If parent could find
10 motive, either in his philanthropy or
his sel.-loye, for restraining the intern
perance OF bis passions towards his
slave, it should always be sufficient
one thai his child is present. But gene
rally il is not sufficient. The paren,
storms, The child looks on; catches the
lineaments OF wrath; puts on the same
airs in the circle oil smaller slaves gives
a loose to the worst of passions; and
TINS nursed, educated, and ecercised in
TYRANNY, cannot bur be stamped by ii
with odious hecuiiaaities. Tie man
mast be a hrodigy zvto can retain his
manners and his moraiS andehraved bVI
such circumstances. And with what ex-
ecralion should the statesman be loaded,
who, permitting one halt Of the citizens
thus to trample on the rights of the
other, transforms those into DESPOTS,
and these into enemies; destroys the
morals OF the one part, and the amor
hat-ie Of the o!hur? For if slave can
| baye country IN this world, il must be
airy other in preference 10 tina, in which
he is born to live and labor for another:
IN which he must lock up the faculties
lof his nature conlrihute, as far as de
ponds on bis individual endeavors, TO the
eyanishment oil the human race, or en-
tail his own miserable condition on the
endless generations proceeding from
him. wish the morals OF the people,
their Industry also is destroyed. Fo,,
! IN warm climate, no man viii labor for
himself who can make another labor for
him. las is SO true, that OF the pro-
pletors OF slaves, very small proper
lion indeed are ever seen TO LABOR. And
can the liberties of nation be thought
secure, when we have removed their on
| " firm basis, conviction in the minds
ps the people that these liberties are the
gift Of God {? That they are nor TO be
Oioiatedbut with his zprath /? Indeed.
TREMBLE FOR MY COUNTRY
WHEN | REFLECT THAT GOD.
us JUST: THAT HIS JUSTICE
CANNOT SLEEP FOR EVER that,
considering numbers, nature, and ma
lural means only, revolution Of the
wheel OF fortune, an e,rchange Of sitnQ.
lion is among hossi6ie euents that il
may become probable by apheruaturat
interference THE ALMIGHTY
HAS NO ATTRIBUTE WHICH
CAN TAKE SIDE WITH US IN
SUCH A CONTEST. Bat it is iu-
possible 10 be temperate, and to pursue
his subject through the various consi-
deraiions Of policy, OF morals, OF history
aatural and civil. We must be content
cd to hope they zvW farce their 4yay in
to eoery ones mind. think change
already percepiibe, since The origin OF
+ be present revolution. Ths. spirit OF
~ H'H"'Ni 40 aPa h'rl5 ''at Vi tiS oiasS
/ Using from the dust; his condition mol
! lying; the way I hope preparing, un-
der the auspices Of heaven, Tor total
emancipation; and that this is disposed.
lin HE order Of events, TO be with the
onsent of the masters, rather Than BY
their ertirhahion.'s
| II any doubts could ever have existed
Of the real objects Of the advocates Of a
conventioD, they cannot fail 10 disappear
when view is taken Of die means which
have been taken 10 promote that mea-
sure. Can any one believe that the Her
cuiean exertions which we haye witness
ed--the shameful decepiions which have
been praclised-afo the great expenses
which have been incurred, to intluce
members of the General Assembly to
vote contrary to their own ideas of pro-
priety, have been prompted merely by
a desire TO abolish the council Of revision
Or the county commissioners couris !?
Above all, can it be believed that any
members of the legislature would, for
such tri1ing objects, have encountered
that universal and spontaneous burst OF
indignation which has been eliciIed from
the people by the dlsgraccfnl transactions