Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-09-28

the preS leHi In that address be went luic an sr,t
mcucsl calculation ,o prove that ia Tie prnc,s' OF
time slavery might be entirely etadlealed lmm the
states, byaunua.,y sending to A.rica number eQua
TO the increase 1.-THE cp.orrj population.
In that address Mr. Cay amply uanlItsts hIs OPP
position To slavery BY styling d; "a curse, "'he
deepest stain upon The character of our county,
and "ihe greatest of human cV'ls.' 10 the same
address BE ai>a ss>eys, that the States by adopting
tie views and p',cy 81 the colonization <lclsiN
may ui themselves a s,svtry. The loluUn. pa
ngraph from lht above mentioned address, IS quo
ted from page SIS al Claws speeches, some time
since collected and published.
Limited as the PROJECT ~, 10y The socltly 10 COZ
ooy 10 be- formed by Tie tree aud qncons,raued con.
snt of free person, ol color, II Is 100 objection, but
on the contrary, a great recommendation pl the
plan that II admits OF being taken up and appIyd on
a scale OF much more comprehensive utility The
society knows, and 1t affords Just cause Of thcta-
ton, that all, ur any 81 The States which tolerate
slavery, may carry the scheme of colonization INTO
effect, IN regard TO the saves within their respective
limits, aud thus ultimately rad themselves Of an uni
yetSally acknowledged curse
Again, al page $40, he SAYS; "Such, Mr. Vice
President is the PROJECT of the society; aud such is
the extension and use which moy be made OF the
principle OF colonization, ~ application TO uut slave
population, by those States which arr alone compc-
tent to undertake and execute It. All, or any one OF
the States which tolerate slavery, may adopt aud
execute IT, by cooperation or separate cNcftIon II
could he INSTRUMENTAL IN cradiga,nE thus deepest
stain upon the character 0l our country ana remov-
ing all cause Of rtpreaeh on account ct IT, by nfelgu
nations i'll could only be instrumental N Ilddug oil
this foul blot that rcyrrcd State that gave me hrjh,
or that not less beloved State which kindly adopted
me as her sou, would not exchange the proud
satisfaction winch should ENJOY, Tor the hunur ulall
the triumphs ever dccfetd IN lhe most successful
cOnQuerur,"
And, also, at page $40 lie further says. oOur
friends who are cutoed with this greatest of human
evils, deserve the kndcSt attention and consldcra-
| ton. Their safety aud their property are bot, IN
volycd. But the liberal and candid among thcm
vii not cannot expect that every project 10 deliver
our country from It, is To be crushed because ul
possible and IDEAL danger"
Although the address rcpudiaies the Idea Of ANY
| dlcct interference with tins subject IN any of u,
States nevertheless in 1t MI Clay uyows his uppo-
ston to the institution al slavery and an CXpecta
lion , much will be done towards It's final abol-
ton hy the efforts % &c colonization society Has
MI Van Buren, ever lent any rup,52ganee or sup.
port to such views and pruccis' Has he ever ~
cArtd slavery a CURSE ~ stain on the rational chm
mccri Do YOU, fellow citizens, concur Ia sueh
sentiments
Itisawcn known fact that Mr. Clay advocated the
|
States fr several years and was wont TO repruaeh Mr.
Calhoun with "belng too hard upon the abouomsu-'
II is true that ut the late season Of Congress- alter the
abolition question had been put TO rest by Athcuons
resolutions and the eXeruons of the democratic party
Mr. Clay came INTO the Senate aid made most Hour
ishng and yocicratng speech against tho abouonsls,
| Over ths speech ms parl2ans hose sung loud ho1an-
mas and We seek not to deprive Inn Of all the merit
which properly belongs 10 the ondcng Of this new dra-
ma Ii Mir / lay has abandoned hs hCrcsy, we It.
ioce to hear IT, and regret hc had mol offered The South
| the aid Of hs influence upon tins subject, when II was
most needed, a. would have been Of signal service But
the feast having been made over the tall OF aholonsln
before the prodgal returned there can be no necessity
for saurherng the lat'cd calf II Is for the American
people 10 determine whether thus last step Of Mr. Clay
was the result Of conviction, of patriotism, and scusc
Of duty; or, whether il had ~ origin IN motives Of IN.
| tercs,ed ambition and scii-aggrandzcmcut.
In his last speech thls subject, Mr. Clay acquitted
Mr.. Van Buren, Of any ifcndImess 10 the views d the
abotonsts. ard against the destinations Of the wings
Of this State we oppose the testimony Of their leader
and champion, Mr., lay
THE CURRENCY
Fellow Citizens: The present condition Of the cur.
rencv is am object well calculated TO cIcit your most
serious consideration For long series OF years The,
banks hive been the scpurge and bane Of the Republic
In times Of profound peace The commerce and business
of the country II subject to all the depression and de-
raurcnent which IN other nations, only attend upon the
rayapes Of war stranger who had just set foot upon
our shores would conclude from the general state Of
our currency and the wide spread reim Of insolvency
,ybicb peryades tie trading and Specializing classcs,
that the State was just emerging from some terrible CT
| al and intestine commOton, or from the bighhg c
| forts If foreign n1ason But what would be ls ron
atrruaton on nquring for thus civil connection ths
army Of hostile invaders, TO have pointed out to ms as
oni.hed eyes as the authors Of the calamity, horde
of tnoned corporations, whose lofty ediices towering
| Ia ,he skies stand the enduring monuments OF pco.
! ules folIy N hat would be ms feelings on behoidmg
The managers Of these Institutions the peunyless spe
rula,ors Of Yesterday, WallUHlng N wealth and luxury
bich in fraud they had Nrung from w toll, industry
and swea.bounh earnings Of an honest and contdlng
! peoulc and TO see them as they moved past Inn IN
! their cIarots Of public plumber, sineloyolisy smIld
over the havoc and misery which Their nlany had pro-
| duccd He would inqure-do these people breed
vampires to suck from Their yalB the last principle OF
! life Do they create political monsters TO cat out
their substance and make the mansions Of plenty the
| abode1 OF famine and despair What Ilirdoo super
stition has possessed the people that they throw them
selves into the power Of hs bank ugcuau, to be bro
! kcn beneath liz giant wheels! Can this people, he
would saw be called free, who quietly submits to be
/ plundered Of half then earnings an imposition winch
| would shake 10 the dust the most despotc throne of
the old world? And that, too, not TO support wars Of
conquest or Elo1y' hot W tS'a""7i ~
ing or works Of public Improvement not to ador their
cites or TO beauty their country, but 10 bGid up an
ignorant besotted and mercenary arstocracy Of soTdd
noney-changers, the very Israelites Of humanity
Lei itnever again be said Of the Mlssssppans, that
they are turbulent and dsobcdent to the laws, for they
are patien, and ong-suferlng'
The evils Of deprecated currency operate with
peculiar hardship upon the industry ofhe coiton-gow-
ing States The price Of this great staple IS regulated
By the foreign demand and supply, and s Of course
measured by the specie standard Of value which pre-
walls IN the countries to which it is exported While
tie cotton-growcr Is compelled to purchase i's lands
slaves, stock, provisions, and every article which goc'
into the cost Of The production Of cotton, by the paper
prccs, he il obliged to sell h,s product by the specie
standard Of Europe Thus TO him the depreciation q
the currency. or, 10 other words the enhanced prce'
which the paper money induces, i total ana fFeir1ey
able loss II 10 tax upon hla labor, or "H'ch he re-