Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-03-02

designed to put the subject quietly oh from ou s; uon
that Of the peope not prepared to vote denhvs9 .p
m a that is not to be submitted to the people When they
have their wishes at the polls then can we ac
w. but not till then This amendment had nopea was ee o
most Of ,h leading objection all propositions upon 'hs must
complicated and embarrassing subject 1t does not oea po m
emancipation as hs nope Of no man
fo years if he can send beyond inc
limits of The hmsei and to be approved ny the
neonle before it can acted on BY the Legislature.
] char,e upon the discussion of this subject the ex-
element of the public mind l. the discussion s que
that Virginia six per cent STOCK whose ] five ner
with scrupuuus punctuay, to be IN foreign mahes NV. p
can't heow Ohio stock of the character-a state OF pu
teray Growth? it this that assurances are so per
cent higher here than in the Northern towns ana
m a nav one Agent has been instructed to decline aoso
utely further inurances That your capas nave oeeh u
deferred from vesng their funds in real estate severa "
months to have made hoera ohers o
it, now declare that nothing could induce them TO vest
dollar in an, real property East Of the Mountains That many
our best citizens awaiting with intense interest the opera
films Of this BODY prepared if hope is held out tor better
state of things to transport themselves and their ames to some
State, where the of the lives OF their OFFSPRING may o u
der more hopeful prosperous circumstances; thus threatening
ALARMING tons in of your landed property Dscred
tied and Responding home Is all this to be ascbed TO
soht dscu ssion?o the decent consideration" OF the respectful
memorals of YOUR citizens? No. S 1t the unfortunate
the last six months which has awakened the public
mud the Grave condition; is the dark
the appalling the desparng future II expectation the
slave population, hitherto OF increase must in 1860
be O2s OOO in 1900 100000 Isl wise to fold
indifference upon it, remediabe evl!To shut
in imitation of the sagacy of the Ostrich who If it hides
eve behind pebble, magines its huge body concealed from It's
Would silence restore the deatke apathy of the
gro mind! might to let sleep ITS torpor; but has
not its dark chaos been iumlned Does moi move and ee
and thnke Has eSstence The hour of eradication the
evil ,dyancIng-t must come Whether effected by the
energy minds by the bloody OF SOuhamp
ton and st. Domingo is tale TOR future history!
Ey,,oe, from Mr.. Fa.lkaer's Speech-Friduy JAM co.
Sill am Sratifed perceive that gentleman has
in Hail. the avowed advocate slavery The day has gone
by could be listened to with patience
forbearauce regret SIR that should find those amongst
U.s. lists of discussion It's apooS,as except alone
ground Of uncomfortable necessity And yet who could
listened the eloquent remarks OF the gentleman from
Brunswick being forced to conclude he at least consider
ed slavery to be defended upon principle yet be-
inc Invested of of It's enormy approached
lce. ,
Sir if there be one, who with that gentleman the
of this nstuion let request him to
pare the condition of the vehong portion of this Common
weabaen, desolate and scared as were by the avengng
hand of Heaven, with the which we have OF this same
those who first broke ITS virgin SOIL 10 what this
change ascrbabq? Alone the whitening and blasting effects Of
slavery If this does NOT satisfy him. let request hm 70
Norhern States of the Unionand be- him
happiness and couentment which through
countryside busy and cheerful sound of indusyte
rapid swelling growth of their opuaon-heir and
institutions of educ aionheir skill and proficiency the useful
arsheir enterprise and public spirihe of their
and manufacturing industry; and above ALL their de-
voted attachment the from which they derive their
protection with the DIVISION dconen Incidence and p"verty
Southern To what Sir is all this ascbable TO that
organization of society by which half Of its nha
bants arayed and feeling against the other half
that unfortunate state OF society In which eenn regard labor
as dssra efu-and slaves shrink from burden tyannCaly
Imposed upon hem-tO that condition of things which half
million of your population feel sympathy with the
in the osperty Of which forbidden participate, and
at whose hands they moth
Ing but injustice.
If this houd not be sufficient and the curious and ncreuous
suggest that the which has been advered
to- and manifest might be traced difference of climate
or other distinct from SLAYER, itself permit refer him
to the of Kentucky and Ohono difference OF soil
no diversity of cmateno diversity the original settlement of
those States account for the remarkable dispopoon in
their national advancement Separated by river alone; they
purposey and provdenay designed exh
bit in their the difference which necessarily results
from country free FROM and country afflicted WITH the of
slavery The may BE- SAID Of the States Of Missouri
and Illinois
Sir still ne should hesitate in the apprehension of this mpor
tant political TRUTH that slavery which no local avan
can let invite him back again his
tive State-and point the tragedy Of Southampton There SIR
unguised and the vision Il" all the evils Of sa
ypry WRITTEN There may be practical
mentary upon institution. as attual exists amongst
Eutract from M. MarshaFs >peech-Friday January co.
But admitting the subject cannot be approached without dan
ger now the great question for determn. whether by de-
Law il NAV not fcauy process Of time at
tain ma ntude transcendng feeble powers. We
10 our children he Their thev shall incur the
Hazard of attempting something Gentlemen let things
evil will itself Sir let things alone but they
si alone. We the march of time,
of events We change of