Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1839-02-14

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III. CI.aY.-The speech ct Mr.. Gay. de-
lvcred IN the Senate, on Thursday last, on The
Abolition question, has been spoken Of on all
sides. As one Of SURPRISING 1Lii;y ard elect
seldom cquallcl by any previous cGon of rs
IIlcd author" THIS great srccch iTpcur, m
the National InieilircnccT,--lu, II VII (.a-s 4
Correspondent OF the Baltimore Va,r who
Listened To Mr.. Clay dehveras ~ ".o,c r4any
81 rs charms Of coursc. A. language csan,l pa
cal tie rcrsr1S.yc nlsh.nss ct tie &c, nor por-
Tray 'lc happy action OF thc accomplished sp.aA-
"r SGiicient will appear, however, 10 ensure tie
reputation of rs aI;hor cayiaL'c I.a,EoI;al.ty.-
Had he fallen dead, IS some of the ooac.ud.n:
senieaees escaped las lips, AIs. Clay had said
and done enough f,r .slory." Ire Chic. M
gSisscy 81 the UGina, II lie should ever reach II,
The highest, brightest, create; 81: Of ffceuacn
cannot, in TIC jusl Jadgm-ui Of pl>,cn.y. add
the 'tyihc of HAIR Inc 10 the fame Of such :
inan."
We shall f4ycr ou- readers v.iA tie whole OF
Mr- Gays speech "a our actr. For The present
we give only brief eXtr1ci Mr.. 9. saii-
&" The next obstacle in tie way Of abolition
arises out nt tn fact of tie presence an the.
slave States OF three millions - slaves, rhcy
are there, dispersed iAron1h,u; the land, p1fi
and p1rcc! OF our population. They were Ito'l
INTO The country originally undcr Tie auihoriir
al The parent Government WhlSi We were colo
lies, an hcIr importation WIS continued in
spite Of al tie TeIioGsiraArcS Of eur aqcts.oT5.
III the question were an orrin1l question, vlIc-
iher. there being no slaves within Tie countrv
we should introduce them aud incoIp 1ri:c il.ef,
into car society, tl.t would lc q totally different
question Few, II am, OF il.c ciiiIrns OF t.4r L.
States would 10 found 10 favor the.g introduce
IN IN -,
surPneiiion, their admission with more deter
1aiaed RESOLUTION and co;-clcnunus rcaasnarcc
ihan should. Bat that :, EOi the question H.
The SLAVES are here; no practical scheme f.r
her removal or separation from II, has been
Yet devised or proposed AMI the t!ac lasuIr, a.
wha, . best To- bc dom, with Them H. hur;aa
Affairs We are often constrained bv the force Of
cHeumstaaces aad imc actual state of t,,in.s 10
$40 what We would not DO ID that state of ih.agS
did noi exist T.: si1vcs are here. and Le!c
must remain, IN some condition; ami, repeat.
how are ihey 10 be lest governed; What - lc,t
o. be done FOR their happiness AMI our opvas H.
The slave State, the alternative D. that lie u LIZ.
man must govern o." BLACK, or the black govern
The white. Ia several OF th.>c .i.at,e The ntr,-
Der 81 uic saws ., rf-l'er ial1 t'i-f OF tie white
population An inmc Late af.,'itlln az slavery
In them, rs thrSe uitrl-abc'lilrn.,t nros =.
would be- followed by desperate struggle for
,nmeiia asccndIncy Of tie h.ac,s race oyer th.
Whlic race or rather Il woIH e. followed "
instantaneous collisions between Tic fwo r.f.s
winch would break on; into q cigil war thai
would eni ~ the ext Tmina,ion or snb.uyaiion
al Inc one race or thr other Ia such an ai,srua-
hVc. who can hrs.tac' /, Il not better f,r hoih
pafiies tnai ih- cSrIng state 81 thinss Should B.,
pic'fF'eI, instead ol esp sitg i,scm 10 Inc hefrI-
Die sinics ani col,e-', which would tu-,tl1hl,,
n'ieai IN immediate ahoitlhn3 THIS IS ourtr,a
ground % d'.cucc l1s iir ln;inurd cxi,;, sc. az
slavery 10 cur c,1a,ry. u O.. TIA, v.-h our
gHs ~ fsH. .f.
winch m NV opinion, forms our Justification "a
IN eyes 90 al Chrsieujon.
'hiri n7rtinrni - imm-li.;c ri,lf.an
as 10 te found 90 tl- in.n.bsr aiaouat ol c1nltsi
which {, iavciiei On sl1vr prrprry The tai.l
h"nhc' ~ sitre. "a ihc iu.iei Saics. accofd,ay
!" ne ia'i enumeration 81 DC population was
Iuir upNaris oi tao million. ~trt1,. tf.,r
incrcss' az ratt1. which it prlSlblv rs a. re
Per c-ii pr annuin, their present number would
Be Three millions. The asrrsre vsiue Il slave.
at tins time - siaici by persons sell Informed
u be as high as I've hundred dollars each To
. certainly wiinin tic m4rs ieg 90. suppose IA Al
- oniy Tour hundred dollars. Tic total tair.
then, hy hat estimate, OF u- slave prap-ftr. tn
me United Staies, Is twelve hu1'fcI millions of
"S"afs. Ihis property Is -cIihrou..bYut al
classes ard Conditions 81 snclfiy n le ow1rl
~ widow and oryhsus, hy th~ aceI anil InGrfn.
as wei as u'e spuhd ari vigorous. II g. tie
subject ~ mortgage. darls ~ fft.f and ft-r1y
settlements II ha, been in an, r,e i.st.nf. .-
mer11s debts contracted uprp %. faith. anI d.
ihc fpic reliance, 90 many Instances. Of CREDITORS
within ani without t.e slave States. B. e f'.r ose.
ineni al ,l- debts duc to ilem. AaI NV r ID.
Tashiy proposed, bv "a single fatof l,rraan.n.
~ annihfaie uiis immcnse anouut a. pfor~u.'
10 annihiiaie % without indemnity and uifnaU,
rofnpfnssiiou Go iis owners bocs aur consilr-
rate man belize Do 90 tc possible o. effect such
~ OBJECT without c1ayusl1n. revolution. ana
boodshcd2
know thai there ies vision rt DOGMA " hi~b
holds that negro slaves cannot he iile suf.rf Of
propefty ! shaii not dwell hong vih t..i. sn.-.
.ulauge Abstraction. Tu8i b lrrty a4ir.,t..r
Law declares 70 ~ properly. Tea hundred years
81 legislation have sanctioned AMI slurf.fef De- T
Cro Saves as property Under 80 fI. 0.rms 81
government which have existed upan th.s ralf-
bent daring that long space of hnic.-sulef n,e
British Governmeui--unfcr be- Colonial Govern
m,ni-undrr al NE STATE C.u1tilf. las anI CO. .
vcrnmenis-ani under iie FcteraI Grrefnn.rnf
itsolf--ufey have been Deliberately AMI safrr-s'r
rrcaRn0ei a. ihr Legitimate sui rris ~ PROPERTY.
To ne Wid spec g'atous 81 the f.sfs and sanora-
tors stands opposed ta- ff-f. ihai in ~ uninfer-
rupted period q two huailfcd years Duration. I
under every form II human legislation. ssd bv I
al the departments q hnnan government. An. /
can neero slaves have hcen he'd ard frso~cfrd I