The pilot. [volume] (Baltimore [Md.]) 1840-1840, 1840-04-13

| VI the Wllte.-0OHe Oh the endnclpdlOfS propose
an Immediate abolition. What is the proposition
| then, as it regards these States and parts of
States but the alternatives of amalgamation with
the blacks or an exchange of situations with
| them! Is there any man Of common sense who
does not believe that the emancipated blacks, be-
ing majority, will not insist upon full partci-
patton Of political rights with the whites; and
when possessed of these, they will not contend
| for full share of social rights also? What but
the extremity of weakness and folly could induce
any one 10 think, that such propositions as these
could be listened to by people so intelligent as
the Southern States? FurtheT.-The emancipa-
tors generally declare that il is their intention to
effect their object (although their acts contradict
the assertion) by no other means than by con-
vincing the Shareholders that the immediate
emancipation of the slaves is called for, both by
| moral obligation and sound policy. An unfedg-
ed youth, at the moment of his leaving (indeed
in many instances before he has left IT'D his The
illogical Seminary undertakes to give lectures
upon morals to the countrymen Of Wythe, Tuck
er, Pendleton and LoWndeS, and lessons of polit-
ical wisdom to States, whose affairs have so re-
Gently been directed by Jefferson and Madison
Macon and Crawford. Is it possible, that in
stances of greater vanity and presumption could
be exhibited But the course pursued by the
emancipatorS is unconstitutional do not say
that there are any words in the Constitution
which forbid the discussions they are engaged
in;-l know that there are not. And there is
EFeA du dItlClG WHICH SFf'''''
CIulCno tIr
right to express and publish their opinions with
out restriction. But in the construction of the
Constitution, it is always necessary to refer to
the circumstances under which it was framed,
and to ascertain its meaning by comparison of
its provisions with each other and with the pre-
| vious situation Of the several States who were
parties to it. In portion of these, slavery was
| recognized, and they took care to have the right
secured to them, TO follow and reclaim such of
| fnU IN other States The Law
of Congress passed under this power, have provi-
| ded punishment 10 any who shall oppose or inter-
rupt the exercise of this right. Now can any one
believe, that the instrument which contains pro-
vision of this kind, which authorizes master to
| pursue his slave into another State, take him
back, and provides punishment for any citizen
or citizens of that State who should oppose him,
should, at the same time, authorize the latter c
assemble together, to pass Resolutions and adopt
Addresses not only to encourage the Slaves to
leave their masters, butte cut their Threats before
| they do so?
| insist that if the citizens of the non-slave
| holding States can avail themselves of the arti-
Gle ofthe Constitution which prohibits the res
friction of speech or the press, to publish any
thing injurious to the rights of the slave-hoding
States. that they can goto the extreme that have
mentioned and effect any thing further which
writing or speaking could effect But, fellow
citizens these are not the principles of the Con-
sttuton Such construction would defeat one
of the great objects of its formation, which was
that of securing the peace and harmony of the
States which were parties to 1t. The liberty OF
speech and of the press, were given as the most
effectual means to preserve to each and every
citizen their own rights, and to the States the
| rights which appertain TO them at the time Of
their adoption 1t could never have been ex-
pected that it would be used by the citizens OF
| one portion of the States for the purpose of de-
priving those of another portion OF the rights
which they had reserved at the adoption OF the
Constitution, and in the exercise of which none
but themselves have any concern or interest. IL
| slavery is an evil, it is with them. Ii there is
guilt in it. the guilt is theirs, not ours since ne-
Their the States where it does not exist, nor the
Government of the United States, can, without
usurpation of power and the violation oil a So
lemn compact do any thing 10 remove it without
the consent of those who are Immediately infer
ested. But they will neither ask for aid, nor con-
sent to be aided, whilst the illegal, prosecuting
and dangerous movements are in progress, of
which complain; the interest of all concerned
requires that these should be stopped immediate
lv-This can only be done by the force OF pub
lie opinion, and that cannot too soon be Dfougnl
into operation. Every movement which is MADE
bv the AboitioniSts. in the on-Save-holdlng
States, is viewed by our Southern brethren as an
attack upon their rights, and which, If persisted
in must in the end eradicate those feelings OF at
tachment and affection between the citizens OF all
: the States, which was produced by community
| of interests and dangers in the war OF the heV-
olution, which was the foundation of our happy
union; and by a continuance of which, 1t can
alone be preserved Ientreat you then, to frown
upon measures which are TO produce results so
: much to be deprecated. The opinion which |
have now given, have omitted no opportunity
for the last two years to lay before the people OF
nv own State. have taken the liberty to ex-
press them here knowing that even if they
should unfortunately not accord with yours, they
| would he kindly received"
Gen. Harrison has just addressed letter, OF
which the following is an extract, TO dlstln-
guished member of Congress from South caro-
lima.
az saw some time since an article from The
Charleston Courier stating that my Vincennes
speech contained all the South had right to ex-
meet on the abolition question. In subsequent
article however, the Editor says that had con,
cealed my sentiments on the subject after had
been brought out as candidate for the Presiden-
f CIV. Inthis, the Editor greatly errs. The speech
/ was delivered at Vincennes, in June, 1888; AT
that time my name was upon every anli-admin-
istration paper in Indiana, as the opposition can
didate. and upon most of those in Ohio, and
had been nominated in very considerable num-
Der of public meetings, many months. before
i NV first nomination at Harrisburg, Ia. took