Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-01-30

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anil deep.toned maledIc,Ions on goyernms,.
which would have wrested from them tn. b,.I
earnings of honest labor. and made them bepo,,S
They will leave behind them moreover a deser,.d
and desolate country-or it may be, should ,bs
prohibition of slavery becume general. thew will
leave YOU a county, with the SUI rradded ieg,c,
of black pupu'aton-a land which echoes to II.
voice of the slave alone. Then. indeed, Sir. vii,
the dreams .. fancy. have bacunr facts. 4 the %.
etc fiction, Of the present day. have become mat.
ter of his.ory-and then may b. sung. with ali
the soiemnties vi reality moan!!' requiems over
the departed glory OF people. who IN the bright
er days of our history, were esteemed lovers Of
their country.
Mr.. Speaker, the gentleman from Aibemare--
the descendant Of Jefferson-has thought prone,
to designate for the commencement Of this scheme
the fourth of July. Sir. this isa glorious dar and
dear to the memory and heart OF every votary Of
freedom. and every lover Of equal handed justice
I'D right. Its associations are of the most IN.
n.i> ID and un dulterated purity and subimi,y,
an,i ~ recollection brings TO the heart, no SEMI
men on' gratitude, no emotions but Thanksgiving
Siri;, with al its hallowrd associations, is record
ed IN Ara.rn's chancery,-But should it b. he
pleasure Of Ibis body. in an evil hour, to connect
with 1t, history, the abortion of this unjust. par
tial. tyrannical and lnonstr0us measure, permit
me. in the prcsenre Of my country, to offer,
prayer to heaven. that ''the recording Angel, as
he writes it down. may drop tear upon it, and
blot it out forever"
Extract from Mr. Danirs Spsech
! Sir, much has been sad about the miserab.
condition of our slaves They have been repre-
sented as a pour, degraded and wretched class
of the community. If gentlemen will look to
the condition of the poorer classes Of society ID
those very countries, which have been hedu ph
our view as bright examples OF the prosperity and
happiness. that attend nations free from the blight
ing evil OF slavery, which has been made the theme
of SO much elOquence in this House. they will
find objects possessing much higher claims to their
cuinmisserati0n, than the slavesfn Virginia Lei
them turn their eyes to Great Britain, and ,hey
will behold in that most powerful OF the nations
of the earth, a mass Of corruption and of misery,
over which the PhiIanthropis may indeed mourn
In fact. the lower orders Of almost every nation
in Europe. would benefit Dy the exchange Of rae'
condition for that of our slaves. In the Po,.es
sion & enjoyment Of those comforts, without ~brch
liberty, ave, even life is almost a curse. rattle,
than blessag-they yield TO our slaves, whoars
well treated, and all sir, now are well treated
| Self interest. the laws of the land and the pow.
erfnI influence of public sentiment, al! combine
to procure for them in abundance, the comtos
and neccssaries, and even many of the Injuries
Of life. They are happy, and feelings Of s't'
| tude have. in most instances, attached them ~
& they would continue to be happy and to lOsr III
modern philanthropy did not use so many arsa'
ments to convince them that they are miserable
and ought to hate Us at their oppressors sT
me, sir, happier man than one of these do"s
tics, in the possession Of kind and IndulseA
owner Proud OF his master, he assumes his nans
apes his manner. puts on his air Of dignity, andk
as has been said by a most observant writer, "m
of the veriest AristOcrats in the world" Thes
remarks, it is true, will not apply to most OF tben'
but we confidently believe that majority of thee
would look upon it as an act Of cruelty on oar
part to break asunder the ties which bind then
to their masters and their families, and to send :
them, unprovided for, to strange and dstar
land We too, sir, are comparatively happy II (
the possession of them. Show me nation "hc' /
the petty factions Of its own free c'izeus, Tx 1
mobs and riots Of its lower orders have mol car .
ed more distress, and spread more alarm osera
face Of the country, than has been yet occaN"
| Ell Nv WIS Clam ~ Jul community. III wv Wv
ed and populous countries of Europe, few monn Z
pass away withou; witnessing disturbances Of !
much wider extent and more alarming charadd Z
than the one which has been justly regarded
the cause of the present discussion. The break'. s
upa factory in England. the introduction Of sons I
labor saving machine, sudden reduction IN !"
wages of the laboring classes, so frequently al Z
Unexpectedly brought about, result yearly IN o.
currences that cause greater loss Of peace an' /
life than has ever yet been occasioned by the slave
of our country.
Ertraet from Mr.. Brodnar's Sstsca
Mr. Speaker, in reviewing what has allen'r0
those who have preceded me in this debate
cannot omit to notice an idea Of the gen'lsnh
from Campbell, mr. Rives;) for cannot h'f {
regarding its tendency as unfortunate. 10 u,
ing prophetic vision Of the future destInI''
Old Virginia, he permitted his imag ination "
warmed, until it beosme disturbed by PhaD"I
of most horrible import-whenhe looked to'@a
to the day when this Hall shoHld be occupied
negro Legislature! Sir, did the gentleman
! low his heated fancy to roam SO wildly INTO w
regions Of romance. as really to suppose, W
such an event was within the range-not Of Pr 4
| babIIites-but even Of possibilities! | iel' ."