Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-02-17

slavery, in The one State, and its ab,rnl.
other, thought could discern The rem ~ IA. "a.
of The Missouri question, introduced M, r ,,
debate, for objects be,, known to the per,I.. IH
himself. Did that gentleman, sir, vns""
formed the determination to cross he son,t.
border, in order 10 invade the Safe o. S
Carolina, deem il prudrn', or nece,,, wv"
enIis, under his banner the pryudic,, NJ ~ %
vorid, which ike S,0iss troops may be eng. ~
in any capsr, and are prepared TO srr,e n.y..
any LEADER Did he desire 10 avail bim,,m ""',
those remorseIess allies Mepassiona Of m.nI. =.
Of which i, may BE- more iru!y said, than ,f,r.
savage tribes Of the wilderness. ",ba, =
Guown rule Of warfare is an inti,t,imi.
Slaughter of all ages. sexes, AMI condi ,o"'s
Or was it supposed, sir, that in premed,,,..
aad unprovoked attack upon the south !, ~.
advisable to begin by gearie admoni,io,
orr supposed weakness, in order to preycn NJ
from making that firm and manly resg,..'
due to our nwn char ac,er, and Our dear. +.
te'tNs? Was the significant HAT Of he u,oI,.,
OF si0rehoiding States, when contras,ed win Il,
superior strength Of free Siaies ike the pl,pS
.he weapon half drawn from It's scabb.rJ =,
tended 10 enforce the lessons Of prudeuc, a.
oi patriotism; which the gentleman haIt,p,
I'd, OUT OF his abundant generosi !, era,uou,
Is to bestow upon Us? Mr.. President. ,te IN
preston which hiss gone abroad, Of tho y,,.
ness Of The South, as Connected with n. ,,,
question, exposes US TO such Constant ar,,E,
ha, done US so much injury, and is c.lgv3,
to D, oduce such infinite ml,chief>, ha' ! o.,
brace the occasion presented by The rem.k, r.
h. gentleman from ssaohusrils. to drrl..
lha, we arc ready 10 meet the Ques lo6 pgor,,
" and feariessly | is on, from which ", a.
not dispo,rd 20 shrink, IN whare,e, talm O.
under wha'cver circumstances il may Jrp,.
sed upon us. We are ready 10 make IN y,
issue with 'be gentlemen, Us 10 the mhu.rc.t
slavery on individual md national charatu-
on the prosperity and greatness, either Of u.
United States OF Of particular Sta'es ST.
when arraigneG before the bar Of public OH,
Mon, on This charge of slavery, We can ssrd
with conscious rec:itude, and put ourselves ID |
on God and our conntry. Sir we will no con.
SEN, 10 look a, slavery in the abstract. View
not stop TO inquire whe her the black mar : |
Some philosophers have conleGdrd is ofsar,
fsrior race, nor whe her his color and coaa,
ton are he effects Of curse inhclsd ior hl |
off noes Of his ancestors! We deal 10 no al.
sfrqciions. We will 70, look back % nqar
whether our Fathers were gulllless in loraa.,
ing slaves into this country! II an Irqgal
should ever be Instituted in these matters, bon
ever, il will be found that the pro6s Of /. |
slave trade were NOT confined to lhr Soulb-
Southern Ships and Southern sailors wut aG |
the instruments Of bringing slaves TO he stau
of America; nor did our mercnaDs 'sAp f. |
prof of that "accursed traffic" Blu, 81 "
will pass over all this. If slavery, as L
now exists in This country, be an evil, We
he PRESENT day found ii really made 10 4"
hands Finding our lots cast among s,'|
pie, whom god had maniiesly CommIuedH
our care, we did MOI sit down 10 sptcu'sr o.
abstract questions Of theoretical liberty. w
met II as prsctiele question Of ob'tsnhoH 81.
duiy We resolved to make the best OF l1eN'
ua,ion in which providence hid placed Us, %:
TO fulfill the high irust which had de'o'rd W
on Us as the owners of slaves, in The osI VI!
in which a trust could be fulfilled, phn'N
spreading misery aud ruin Throughout the Iin!
W. found we had TO deal with people "n'A
physical, moral and intellectual habits md 'oH'
ger, totally disqualified them from The tt@'
mrnt Of The blessings Of freedom We coTi 0"
send them back TO the shores from WIZ"
their fathers had been taken their num'
for babe the ihongh', even il We did h'l q"
that their condition here is inHnI'ely pre'd'N
to what i, possibly could be amo' b. '"''
sands, and savage tribes OF Airloa; sTd !"
wholly irreconcilrabe with all our nol0m
humanity 10 lea: asunder the tender irS ".'
they bad formed among US, 10 sra ny '"' "
iugs Of false Philanthropy VIVA '-
men,ary on thr wisdom, justice and h0"I"
Of the southern slave owner, Is pir'e0"'
the example Of certain benevolent as,o'I,
and charitable individuals elsewhere onfu
week tears over suHtrings witch bad nO'h"
encr only in their own sickiy im'gl'' y"
these friends OF humanity" set 'H'""'
20 work o seduce the slave
the South from their masters. bv ""'D,
missionaries and political tracts, 'hr NV
was in great measure successful '"'O'
Of these drIuded victims OF fana ac'Sn' WV
do ed in'o the enjoymens OF freedom " ~.
northern cities. And what has been ,"' ~,
sequence? Go TO these clues now. ana
QUESTION. Visit the dark and nafro"
and obscure recesses waich have b'ri a'''
BY common consent as the abodts "i INC
cas- Of he worId-the free people o' CIV d,
Sir, there does not exist, on the lace
Who'll earth population SO poor, SO WI
so vile, 80 loath some, so utterly deS'Iu'
the comforts, convenience, AID oc''"' ,.r;,
life, as the unfortunate blacks Of Phi'a 'eP'