New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-12-05
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slavery-The Evil-Tne Re,nedy.

God} Indeed, tremble for nv couatry
reflect that God is lust, that His Justice cannot
sleep forever: THAI; considering numbers
means only. revolution Of the wheel of fortune,
change OF suaon among possible events that it may
become probable by supernatural interference. The Al
mighty has attribute which take side with such
contsst."-Je6e'son% Notes on Vtrsinia
Thomas Jefferson never thought Of the ab-
surdity OF debating the question whether Slavery
be az evil, was he indulgent to the deusivc
idea that it would be perpetual. He reduced the
subject to It's certain elemcnts the master must
berate the slave, or the slave will exterminate
the master This conclusion is not weakened by
the history of the past. The same color in the
ancient Republics enabled the State TO use eman.
cipation as a safety valve; yet notwithstanding
the thorough analgamation Of the freed man
with the free born, scrvilc wars nearly cXtinguish-
ed by violence the nobest nations of antiquity:
while no man dare say that Slavery was not the
secret cause of their ultimate ruin. But if His
JUSTICE should sleep for ever and the tragedy
80 awfully predicted should never occur, still
must we regard slavery as the greatest evil that
ever cursed nation.
Slavery is an evil to the slave, by deprivng
nearly three millions of men of the best gift Of
God to man-iberty. | stop heIo--this is
enough Of itself TO give full anticipation of
the long catalogue of human wo, and physical
and intellectual and moral abascnlent which fol-
lows in the wake Of Slavery.
Slavery is an evil to the master 1t is utterly
subseryent Of the Christian religion. 1t violates
the great law upon which that religion is based,
und on account Of which it vaunts its preemi.
nencc.
1t corrupts our offspring by necessary associa-
ton with an abandoned and degraded race, in.
grating in the young mind andhcart all the vices
and none Of the virtues.
Itis the source of Incidence and destructive of
all industry, which in times past among the
wise has ever been regarded as the first friend of
religion, morality and happiness. The poor de-
splsc labor, because slavery makes it degrading
The mass OF Shareholders are dlers.
1t Is the mother of ignorance The system Of
Common Schools has not succeeded in single
Slave State Slavery and Education are natural
enemies. In the Free States one in SO over 2
wears IS unable 10 read and write In the Slave
States one in 1873 is unable to write and read
1t is opposed to Literature even in the educated
classes Noble aspirations and true glory depend
upon virtue and good to man. The conscious
injustice Of Slavery hangs as q milestone about
the ncclss Of the Of genius and will not let
them up.
1t is destructive Of all mechanical excellence.
The Free States build ships and steam cars for
the nations of the world-the Slave States i'm
port the handles for their axes-these primitive
tools of the architect. The educated population
will not work at all--the uneducated must work
without science and Of course without skill. If
there be a given amount of mechanical genus
among people, it is Of necessity developed IN
proportion whole or part of the population
are educated. In the Slave States the small por-
ton educated is inert.
1t is antagonistc to the Fine Arts Creations
of beauty and subinity arc the embodiments of
the souls imaginngs the fountain must surely
lie pure and placid whence these glorious, and
immortal and lovely images are reflected
Liberty has ever been the mother of the Arts.
1t retards Population and Wealth. Compare
New York and Virginia, Tennessee and Ohio
States of equal natural advantages and equal
ages. The Wealth Of the Free States is in a
much greater ratio even superior to that of the
Slave States than the Population of the Free is
greater than that of the Slave States. The Man
uactures Of the Slave as compared to those Of
the Free States are as to 4 nearly as is shown
by statistics. | consider the accumulation of
Wealth in a less ratio.
lest features of Nature. Washington advises
friend to remove from Pennsylvania to Virginia
saying that cheap lands IN Virginia were as good
as the dear lands IN Pennsylvania, and antlclpa
ting the abolition of Slavery would be more pro-
ductive. His antlcipations have perlshed-Slavc
nv still exists-the wild brler and the red fox arc
now there the field growth and the inhabitants
itinduccs National Poverty. Slaves consume
more and produce less than Frcemen Hence
Elusive wealth, prodgahty and bankruptcy, with
cut the capabiity of bearing adversely or recov-
erinr from its influence: then come despair, dis
honor and crime.
1t is an evil to the free laborer, by forcing HIM
bv the laws of pctition-supply and demand
to work for the wages of the slave, food and
shelter The poor in the Slave States, arc the
most destitute native population IN the United
States.
Itsustains the public sentiment IN favor OF the
deadly ARRAY and the duel--those relics OF bar
barous age.
1t is the mother and the nurse of Lynch }aw,
which regard as the most horud OF all crimes,
no, even excepting Parrlcide, which ancient !e
gislators thought too impossible to be ever sup
POSED in the legal code. Ii all the blood thus
shed in the South could be gathered together, the
horrid image which Emmett drew of the cruelty
Of his Judges would grow pale IN view OF this
greater terror.
Where all these evils exist, how can Liberty,
Constitutional Liberty, live No indeed, It can
not, and has not existed IN conjunction with
Slavery. We arc but'nomina lreemen, for though
born to all the privileges known 10 the Consrltu
ton and the laws, written and prescnplvc, we
have seen struck down with the leaden hand OF
j Slavery, the most glorious banner that freedom
ftca of rial no