Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-05-04

evident and incontrovertible facts" are
at war with reason and experience, at
is of the nature of man" (says Judge
Tucker, OF MissurD "that, pent up in a
narrow compass, and confined to poor
soil, the species is propagaled but slow
ly. Spread over large expanse of fer
tile country, it increases like the leaves
Of the forest"
The E" ease and comfort" of slaves will
no doubt be wonderfully Promoted by
parting husbands and wives, parents and
children, and forcing some into new
country while others are held in slavery
in distant land. Slavery in Illinois and
slavery in other states, are pretty much
the same thing.
Brlssot has formed very romantic
idea OF the wonderful advantages to be
derived rom the introduction slavery.
LIST. We shall then once more " hear
the Finsiing Of cash" l hope Brissot
IS hike the man, who, being almost fa-
mishcd, sal down by a bakers shop,
when the mere scent arising from the
bread satisfied his hunger. If so, Bris-
sot may perhaps be satisfied by merely
hearing the gIngling of cash. But for
my par, | must confess | could not be
SO easily satisfied. | desire to handle
the cash myself; and il am unable TO
do this, i will afford me no pleasure to
hear purse proud, naughty, slave hold
ing nabob "gingle his cash" But this
" glnghng OF cash" is merely creature
oil Btissot's !mag inatlon Il is not in III.
Save states, but in the FREE states, whera
such sounds are most generally heard.
Kentucky and Tennessee issued their
stae paper trash before we issued ours,
ana Missouri followed close al our heels.
Thus there were three SLAVE states to
one free state forced mo lhe ami elAe-
daS, ra9g d, safe paper system.
-. The siave-boldtrs, SAWS Brissot.
" will furnish wives tor our sons. AID
husbands for our daughters" NV
am somewhat at loss whether Brissut
expects his sons and daughters TO in,e--
marry With the Stare holders, or with tn.
SfapeS themselves. In the latter case.
he would undoubtedly be entitled tn a
hremtam from President Craw ford, who
certainly cannot be less DESTROYS of pro
noting internarrlages between the wines
and blacks, than between the whites and
Indians But in the former case. Bris-
sol's idea is as visionary as that respect
h'g the glnging OF cash. Young ladies'
and gentlemen who are possessed of a
number OF cnrfy-heads, are not very apt
to lnternarry wIfh those who " have roe
negro to their names;" and who have
to { work like negroes" for livelihood.
Il Brlssol's sons and daughters are de-
termined to marry none but slave hold
ers. they will assurediy live and die old
bachelors and cid maids.
Would it not be more reasonable for
Br'ssot, and all Others who baker for
slavery, TO remove to Missouri. or some
other slave State, where they can er,oy
the boosted advantages oil slavery SET
tied IN this state, Under the firm persua-
sion that II was always to remain free
8tafe--that the perpetual exclusion Of
slavery was guaranteed by Congress, in
the Ordinance OF 1887. Most OF the
erpigran's to this state settled here under
the same impression. On the Other
hand, there is not man who can ,ruly
say that he settled in Illinois in the be-
liet that he would be permitted to bring
slaves into the state. Wou d not tho
introduction of slavery, therefore, be
gross Infringement of private rights
wish some of the sable advocates" Of
slavery would say something abou. the
justice OF Introducing it into Illinois, aud
not waste all their ink in DISCUSSING its
hoEcy.
A FARMER.
april "a, 1924.
FOR THE SPECTATOR.