True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-03-08


man black & the white man white, 4 o Eivo them
other repu sive constitutional ditferelc .. II
not neces airy or m to mn 'ntan, nor sh ~ en.
d avSr TO prove, that It Nas any part o. hs dvhe
intention that TIN, one "a ac sh udl,. held N per
pemal bon iags by tho Other. but this VIII say
slhst those whom Hu has created different ana mas
decla Cd thor physical structure and colo.
gu / ut TO bc kopt asmnh Z, should not DO broneh.
Eg her ny any process whatev'r OF unnasural
aulalgAma,io,. VT "
Blu if tho tangcrs Of tho civil contest which
have supposed uld' bc avoided, separation or
amalpamation il the only peaceful alternative if
were possible to fac;uat the cjcct OF Abolition.
The ahnliionsts oppose all colonization, il II ess-
tably follows wateyc- they may protest o. "e
clar that thy arc in favor OF amaigamat!on
havc hoard of none Of h ultra-ab st"n'sts iur-
niahor in Their own fami les or pc, sons examples
Of intcr,narrape Who 10 to begin il Is 1t their
purpose mt My TO create pinchng compctt'en
between black labor and whit, labor, hut do they
inton also to contaminate tho indus rious and ia~
borioas classes of society At The nort', BY reSo-
J, TIM sdmixturc Of til, black element. sr
Ii is frequently asked, What is TO become OF
tho African race among us7 Arc they forever to
: roinain in b ndage1 That question was asked
moro than huff ! century ago. 1t MAS oceh an.
sworcd by more Than fifty years Of prosperity out
lilc chequered from this use. Il will be repeat
I'D fifty or hundred years hence Tho true an
swcr 10, that tho same Providence who has h'.h.
crto guided AID governed us. and avcrted all
serious evils from tho existing relation between the
two racrs, will guide and govern our roste'ty'
Sufficient TO tho day is the evil thereof We have
ps.,ar;,,a ;li snd ~, ps,ns If ;ts own prcserva.
.;os "a rrasn.r;,v n !. oslv in The most dire
full event which can hcfal this People that this
great interest," and all other Of our grcateat inter-
ests would be put in jeopardy. Although i" par.
.sss ~, ,,t,s !, on,v constitute. onc-fiih Of
IT" h. III sn,,n,.,;on ns ~. Halted S. tes. And,
49,. 10 s.'a.anat.s of tbe two races. tho Eu-
!. ss."s !. co.I,.as. ,ho,.h s,o,,lv ua;n NO upon
sls African portion rh;. IA Ct is demonstrated by
AZ :s,;.T .,,,...t -. NV, ,,o,ri,,;on Let II.
cs,.a ,ho"' ~ ;ndn,ro in Il omv fprebod ngs
.sa,,, ~, .i ;mnc,et rahs f,turc But. II wo may
a,to,nn, \, III the vii aud cont emulate what lies
aav" :, r I'm 'h.ve ven,urcd on specu.
IT.. ,han,. ~; !, ,vh;ch will M. now troubl.
nan h., wb;c, ,,,s hcon nuhl;.h,d 10 tho world
Ansosd;n,r ~ ,i,,, ;,-,so pro.ress oftims. some
IN. hnnd-eJ =, 4 CIV NJ two hundred Years hence
Nh ~ ..s,;,.as g ,ho L,,cL r,ce win roman
among o,,r no.tsr;,v.
M p.o,;d.nt y; ,bo ,e,;od or thc formation of
.,. r.'s,;,,,,;n, .ni nf,arw,,d. onr patr q ic
s.,..,o, .nnrehenJ.d ianwor 10 Tho Union ON
100 c,,.,. Ono WA. ho Aileabenv Mountains d.
.,d;.s 49," ,,,..rs ,h;oh aou into The Atlanic &
f.ui, sf M..;co Thov nrc.ented 4 natural sepa.
r.t;nr Tat danes. bns vanished belore the no..
IL .ah;o.s,an,s - no sn;r, of ntcrnnl impreve.
go. "a u,e ;,uor,., roa;,. n Fulton. And
now nowhere is found more loyal attacnmeh'
to the Union than among those very cstetn
people, who, it was unprecedented, would DO Inc
first to burst its tics.
"a The other cause, domestic slavery, hap ~ the
cole remaining cause which is likely to disturb
eur harmony, continues TO exist. IL was th'f
which created the g'catcst obstacle and Tie mos'
anxious s-lictnde in the dc ibcrations OF the Con
vention that adopted tho general Constitution
And it 10 this subject that has ever boon regarde:
s.
DESTROYS Of the permancncy of"ur Union. Tho
Father of his Count y, in his last affecting ane
solemn appeal to his follow cit Gems, deprecated
as most caamitous event, tho Geographca
divisions which II IN ght produce. The Convention
wisely left ~ the several stat the power over tht
institute Of slavery, as power not necessary Il
the plan Of union which it devised, and as ont
with which the G, neral Gover. ncnt could not b
invested without plant ng tho seeds OF certain
destruction. There let it r,main un disturbed b.,
any unhallowed hand.
Sir, am not in the habit of speaking lightly o
the possibility Of dissolving this happy Union III
Senate knows that have precated illusions
on ordinary occnrions, TO that dire'ul event. Th
country will testify that, if there be any thing
the history Of my public career worthy Of recol
lection il in tn. truth and s'nceri Of my arden
devotion to its lastirg preservation But VI
should DO false in our allegiance to it, il We dl
not discriminate brtween the imaginary and rea
dangers by " l,ich it may BIO assaulted. Aboliti Il
should no 10 ger DO regard US an imaginar
danger. The alb ii ionists. let mo suppose, sue
coed in their esont aim of uniting the inhab