American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-09-15
DOMESTIC sLAvERY.-The Literary Ca


DOMESTIC SLAVERY.--The-L Literary Ca
det, paper published at Providence' lately chargeo
Me- ]. Holmes, OF Maine, with being the unolush
ing advocate of domestic slavery" To this Mr.
II. presents to the public retutation founded on
documents. These are, an address TO the people
OF Maine, written at Washington, in $40, and soon
after published in the newspapers OF that State
aud sundry letters from Hon. ]. B. Thomas, R..
M. johnson, and Thomas Jefferson, approving OF
the sentiments contained in that address, Annex
ed is the letter from Mr.. Jefferson, which Mr..
Holmes presents as his shield, his defence, his
strong tower' and which in his opinion will out
weigh the censure Of thousands Of demsgogucs in
The garb Of philanthropy Boston Courier.
MONTICELLO, April go 1890.
thank you, dear sir, for the copy you have been
so kind as to send me Of the letter TO your consu
ents on the Missouri Question. 1t is perfect
justification to them. | had for long time ceased
10 read newspapers or pay any attention 10 puoic
affairs, confident that they in good hands. and
content to be passenger in our bark to the shore
from which am not distant Bet this momentous
question, like Ere bell in the night, awakened and
filled me with terror. considered il at once as
the knell Of the Union. it is hushed indeed tor
the moment---but this is a repreve only. not hnai
sentence, A geographical line, coinciding with
marked principle, moral and political, once con
ceived and held up TO the angry passions OF men
win never be obterated; and every new Irritation
will mark 1t deeper and deeper. can say with
conscious truth, that there is not a man on
sarth who would sacrifice more than would to re.
!eve us from this heavy repre- oach IN any Pracfica
5te way. The cession Of that kind OF property,
Tor SO il is misnamed, is bagatee, which would
not cost second thought. it, in that way
general emancipation and erpatriation could be
effected; and gradually and with due sacrifices
think It might be.-But as il is, we have the vol
by the ear, and we can neither hold him nor let
tim go. Justice is in one scale and seit preserva
zion in the other. Of one thing am certain, that.
the passage Of slaves from State TO another.
would not make slave OF single human being
who would not be so without it, their dlffu
sion over a greater surface would make them indi
viually happier, and proportonably facilitate the
accomplishment OF their emancipation, ty dividing
the burden on greater number Of coad utors-
An abstinence too from this act OF power, would
remove the jealousy excited by the undertaking oil
Con- ress TO regulate the condition OF The different
descriptions OF men composing State. This
certainly is the exclusive right OF every State,
which nothing in the Constitution has taken from
them and given to the general Government. Could
Congress- for example, say that the non.freemen
Df Connecticut shall be freemen, they shall not
emgrae TO any other State
regret that am now TO die in .he belief ,ha!
she useless sacrifice Of themselves. by the genera
lion of 10 to acquire sef-governmenl and hapIi
mesa to their country, is to be thrown away by the
pnwise and unworthy passions Of their sens, and
that my only consolation is TO be that live not TO
weep over it. II they would bu, dlspassiona'ey
weigh the blessings they would throw away, agaInsi
an abstract principls likely TO be effected by
union than by session they would pause before they
would perpetrate this act Of suicide on themselves
and OF treason against the hopes of The world.
10 yourself the ia hiu adyocate OF union.
tender the Off ring OF my high esteem and respect.
TIL JEFFERSON.
70 ne HIN. Jous HoIMEs IF tt' Slate IF .fiine,
n0,s IN Congress al Uasailgton.