Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1830-03-02

masters. BY means of missionaries anc
political tracts, the scheme was in grea
measure successful. Thousands of these
deladed victims Of fanatacism were sedu.
ced into the enjoyment of freedom in oul
aorthern cities. And what has been the
consequence Go to these cities now
and ask the question. Visit the dark and
narrow lanes, and obscure recesses which
have been assigned by common consent as
the abodes Of those outcasts of the world
1.-The free people of colour. Sir, there
does not exist, on the face of the whole
earth a population so poor, so wretched,
SO vile, SO ioathsome, so utterly destitute
OF all the comforts, conveniences, and de-
cencies of life as the unfortunate blacks
Of Philadelphia, and New York, and Bos-
ton. Liberty has been to them the grea-
test of calamities, the heaviest Of curses.
Sir, Ihave had some opportunities of maxi
ing comparisons between the condition OF
the free negroes Of the North, and the
slaves Of the South, and the comparison
has left not only aa indeliabIe impression
ofthe superionr advantages of the latter,
but has gone far 10 reconcile me to slavery
ITSELF Never have felt so forcibly that
touching description, /" the foxes have
holes. land the birds OF the air have nests,
but the SON of RAN hath not where to lay
his head" as when / have seen this un-
happy race naked and houseless, almost
starving in the streets and abandoned by
all the world. Sir, | have seen in the
neighbeurhood of one of the most moral,
religious and refined cities of the North,
family offree blacks. driven to the caves
Of the rock, and there obtaining preca-
rious subsistence from charity and plumb
ef.
When the gentleman from Massachu-
sets. adopts and reiterates the old charge
Of ,0eakaess, as resulting from Slavery, |
must be permitted TO call for the proof Of
those blighting effects which he sscribes
to its influence. suspect that, when the
subject is closely examined, it will be
found that there is not much force eyenin
the plausible objection of the want of phys
zeal pO,cer in save-holding States. The
power ola country is compounded Of its
population and its wealth and, in medern
times, where, from the very form and
structure ofsociety, by far the greater per-
ton of the people must, even during the
continuance of the most desolating wars,
be employed in the cultivation of the soil.
and other peaceful pursuits--it may be
well doubled whether slave-holding States,
by reason Of the SUPERIOR value of their
productions, are not able to maintain a
number Of troops in the field, fully equal
10 what could be supported by States with
alarger white population, but not possess
ed of equal resources. Ii is popular err
our to suppose that, in any possible state
OF things, the people Of country could
ever be called out en- masse. or that hall,
OF third, or even fifth part Of the phys
ieai force Of any country could ever be
brought into the field. The difficulty is
not to procure men, but to provide the
means of maintaining them and, in this
view of the subject, it may be asked wheth-
er the Southern States are not a source of
strength and poUcr and not Of ,ceakness
to the country! Whether they have not
contributed, and are not now contributing
largely to the wealth and prosperity of ey-
cry State in this Union From state
ment which l hold in my hand, it appears
that in 10 years, from 1918 to 1927, in
elusive, the whole amount of the domestick
exports of the United States was $751;
81 ,045, of which, three articles, (pro-
duct of slaUe labour,) viz cotton, rice,
and tobacco, amounted TO $3.50 ,2O3 ,232
equal to about t,co thirds of the ,Chole. 1t
is not true, as has been supposed, that the
advantages of this labour are confined al
most exclusively to the Southern States.
Sir, I am thoroughly convinced that, at
this time the States North of the Poto-
mack actually derive greater profits from
the laboar Of our slares than soe do our
-selres. 1t appears from our publick docu-
ments. that. in seven years, from 1921 to
1927, inclusive. the Six Southern States,
exported $3.50, 337 ,2sl. and imported only
S55. 6i6,30l. Now the difference between
these two sums. (near $4,000, 900 pass
ed through the hands of Northern mer-
chants, and enabled them to carry on their
commercial operations with all the world.
Such part of these goods as found its way
back to cur hands came charged with the
duties as well as the profits Of the mer-
chant, the ship owner, and host of 9TH
ers. who found employment in carrying
on these immense exchanges, and for such
part as was consumed at the North, we
received in exchange, Northern manm-
features, charged with an Increased price,
to cover all the taxes which the Northern
consumer had been compelled to pay on
the imported article. 1t will be seen,
therefore, at glance, how much slave la
bour has contributed to the wealth and
prosperity of the U. S., and how largely
our Northern brethren have participated
in the profits Of that labour. Sir, on this
suhieet will 0uote an authoritv (which