Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-04-20

are number OF representatives 10 be
chosen in every county. In such coun-
ties as now have majority against me,
lei my friends engage &c, support every
unconventional svho zviShes for an Of
fee By SO doing they will lessen the
aversion which those men may have to
nay person, when they see how ready
and wiling my disciples are to give them
fat Office and, petadventure by so do
ing, the assuring may become my dlsci-
pies
my friends gain the sscendancy n
the legislature and in the state, they will
have a number Of judge shihs, and other
Offices to give away. Let them noqu of
fer each Office, to at least zen II their OPP
ponenis No non-conven'i mrs. could be-
SO i,npoliie AS mol TO change MS princi-
pies Tor the COMPLIMENT!
II they get all The aboVe--no doub
each man will bring some (rpnds along
with Rim 10 strengthen my party. A
any rate, have a bate for every FISH, big
or lille--aod hook TO fl their giHs
Seeaad The rich car bay black men
at tess than coat-.(I mean less than they
cos their moinersD -Bu more for them
anon.
Third The hoor-how are they to get
/ slaves will tell you.
But must premise, that the popular
notion That my dominion extends, of
right, over hone bul black mea, is mis-
take. My great maxim, is =" Wight gipes
rigAt :" Their FIRE il is lawful and right
to cnsiave whoever you can. All you
have 10 do, then is to look around you
and consider who you are a5ie to en-
slave.
Starle not at this, O We my disciples !.
Tor unless ye acknowledge this principle,
Iye let go your eager grasp" OF the
woo'-head of The negro, and 1t him 20
tree . For what right have ye but night,
to retain him and his pos,eri,y III bon
| dagt?
This principle being then established,
look about YOU, as before SAID, for vic
tins, and ii | mistake not, you may all
either obtain slaves, or pay your debts
very handi'y without money.
| And lst. The IaaiaHS are your law
! fa booty. Yea, The ing, tanning, and
efisiaQinE them, would be an act oil JUS
tice, raeris and mercy. OF jaatice--tor
! they have ever been your lneeterate enc
mics, aud therefore ought 10 be ensav
ed. 81 merit--tor in So doing you would
| deserve well Of your county. O mer
cY--because they would be better of
vi h you. with plenty OF hog and homi
ny, though in bondage, than in roaming
the deserts hungry aud naked, though
free. Besides, /! you had them under
your aistiht,ne awhile, yoa could teach
them with a coz skin. what tiey are SO
| slow TO learn Vi the Missionaries, mean
| Chsf8haaitY! In fact, every Argument
that Is used, or can be used in iavor Of
continuing aud especially ot ertending
African slavery, applies, with redoubled
iorce, in favor Of enslaving American
savsges ! tnr the Negroes never injured
YOU, bat the Indians have.
But some Of you who want slaves ana
have no money TO buy wll' may be a
| little fearful Of attacking the Indians. for
the purpose of enslaVIng them. won q
recommend such 10 krlnap free negroes,
wherever they can End thenl---and thus
relieve the old slave-states from their
fears and anxieties. They will thank
YOU for The radiance. And you know,
! II you get a convention and form new
constitution, you can inseri clause al
loving OF kidnapping free Negroes. II
yoar cons tuition and laws allow il, and
the states from whence you would kid
nap them allow 1t, who can complain !?
5 me may say the Negroes Nonsense.
they have noihlug ~ say about 1t. They
.' are, and of right ought TO be" siaUes /!
A pretty sight il would be, indeed, 70
see the rc2resen a,ives OF white people
srsvely legisla,lns fer the benefit Of Me-
groes
From the two sources above recon-
4 mcnded, think a sufficient supply may
be Obtained 10 satisfy the reasonable
wishes OF those who are too poor 10 buy,
and yet wan slaves. l will therefore,
according to promise, hold OF. splen-
did bait for the rich-and here ii is:
Let il be made constitutional and la1o-
FIJI to sell debtor to his creditor Tor a
length OF time proportioned to the debt
due the latter. Let the price OF man
be ascerlained, and then il will be an
easy mater to fix on the term o! time he
would have to serve 10 pay the debt.
Or, il the creditor pleased, let hi take
the debtors sons, or daughters. or vile,
Cat the appralsmenl o disinterested men)
for lite. Let, him lake more or less OF
them in proportion to the sum due. BY
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