Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-04-10

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and under all circumstances. Because he
admits, that if it was an original question |
whether slaves should be introduced !
among US, but few citizens would be found
to agree to it, and none more opposed to
it than himself. The argument is, tina,
the evil of slavery is incurable; that the
attempt to eradicate it would commence
struggle which would exterminate one
race or the other. What a lamentabIe
picture of our Government, so often pro-
nounced the best upon earth! The seeds
of disease, which were interviewer into
Its hrst existence, have now become so
incorporated into its frame, that they can
not be extracted without dssolving the
whole fabric; that we must endure the
evil without hope and without complaint.
Our very natures must be changed before
we can be brought tamely to submit to
this doctrine. The evil will be remedied;
and, to use the language of Jefferson
again, "this people will yet be free."-
I The senator finds consolation, however,
in the midst of this existing evil, in color
and caste. The black race (says he, is
the strong ground'of slavery in our coun-
try. Yes, it is color, not right and JUS
tlce, that is to continue forever slavery in
our country. 1t is prejudice against color
which is the strong ground of the slave
holders hope. Is that prejudice founded
in nature, or is it the effect of base and
sordid Interest," Let the mixed race which
we see here, from black to almost perfect
white, springing from white fathers, an
swer this question. Slavery has no Just
foundation in color; it rests exclusively
upon usurpation, tyranny, oppressive
fraud, and force. These were its parents
In every age and country of the world.
The senator says, the next or greater
difficulty to emancipation, is the amount
OF property it would take from the own
ers All ideas Of right and wrong are
confounded in these words: emancipate
property, emancipate horse, or an OK.
would not only be an unmeaning but a
ludicrous expression. To emancipate, is
to set free from slavery. To emancipate.
Is TO set free man, not property. The
senator estimates the number of slaves
men now held in bondage-at three mill
IONS in the United States. Is this state.
ment made here by the same voice which
was heard in this capitol in favor of the
Liberties of Greece, and for the emancipa-
ton of our South American brethren
from political thraldom2 1t is. And has
all its fervor in favor of liberty been ex.
hausted upon foreign countries, so as not
to leave single whisper in favor of three
millions of men in our country. ROW
grooming under the most CALLING Cypress
ion the world ever SAVE No, Sir. Sor.
did interest rules the hour. Men are
made property, and paper is made money;
and the senator, no doubt, sees in these
two particular institutions power. which,
If united, will be able to accomplish all
his wishes. He informs us that some
have computed the slaves to be worth the
average omount of $500 each. He will
estimate within bounds at $4OO each
Making the amount 81 100000, 900 worth
OF slave property. heard this state
ment, Mr.. President, with emotions of the
deepest feeling. BY what rule of polit-
ical or commercial arithmetic does the
senator calculate the amount of property
in human beings2 Can it be fancy or
fact, that hear such calculation, that the
people of the United States own $1,000
100000 double the amount Of all the
specie in the worldly worth of property in
human ffesh2 And this property is own
ed, the gentleman informs us, by all
classes OF society, forming part of all our
contracts within our own country and in
Europe. / should have been glad, Sir, !
10 have been spared the hearing of dec
loration OF this kind, especially fiop the
high source and, the place from which it I
has emanated. But the assertion has
gohe forth that we have 81 ,20O,OO0,00O |
worth Of slave property. at the South; and
can any man go close his understanding
here as not plainly to perceive, that the
power OF this vast amount of property at
the South is now uniting itself to the
banking power of the North, in order to
govern the destinies of this country p
Six hundred millions of banking capital (
is to be brought into this coalition, and
the slave power and the bank power are
thus to unite in order to break down the
present administration. There can be no
mistake, as believe, in this matter. The
aristocracy of the North, who, by the |
power Of corrupt banking system, and
the aristocracy ofthe South, by the power
OF the slave system, both fa,tening upon
the labor Of others, are now about 10 unite. |
in order to make the reign of each per-
petual. Is there an independent Ameri- |
can TO be found, who will become the
fecreant slave to such an unholy combin-
ation2 Is this another compromise to
barter the Liberties Of the country for per-
sonal ggrandlzement2 Resistance 10 !
tyrants is obedience to Godr'
4 The senator further insists, "that what
the law makes property is propertv,u-