Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-12-22
LETTER OF CAsSIUs NJ. CLAY.
slavery---The Evil---The Remedy.


ssAnd can the liberties Of nation thought secure
whom have removed their only firm bases convico
III the minds Of people that these liberties the g
Of God! e Indeed, | trenbe for my country
reflect God is just Ills justice slice
forever tha considering Numbers, natn aud nhtIra
only, revolution of the wheel of fortune,
change of situaton s among possible m
become Probable by supernatural interference! The Al
mighty attribute which take side with III
conte.t."-J.ferso,t's Notes on trsts'a.
Thomas Jefferson never thought Of he absur
dizzy Of debating the question whether Slavery
be evil nor was he ndulgent to The delJsIv.
idea that 1t would be perpetual lie tedu ed tn
subject % It's certain clemrntS: the master mus
Iiberate the slave, or the slave Will eXterminatt
the master This conclusion not weakened b,
the history of The past. The color in III.
ancient Republics enabled The State to efnnn
cipation as n safety valve; yet notwithstanding
tho thorough amalgamntlon Of the freed man with
the FREQ born, servte wars nearly extngnlsheC
by violence tho nobest nations of antiquity
while no man dare say thai Slavery not lhe
secret cause Of their ultimate rutn. But # III:
Justice" should "slcep torcver,' and the tragedy
so awfuly predicted should never occur, slli
must regard slavery the greatest evil tha
ever cursed o nation.
Slavery is evil To the slave, by deprivIng
nearly TIN ee millions Of men Of The best gin d,
God 10 man--l.berty. stop here-ihis Is enough
of Itself give q full anticipation Of the long
catalogue Of human wo, and physical and intel
wake OF Slavery.
Slavery is an evil to the master. II is utterly
subservient Of the Christian religion. 1t violates
the great law upon which that religion is ba sed
and on account Of which 1t vaunts its pre- emf
uencc.
II corrupts our offspring by necessary associar
ton with abandoned and degraded race, in
grating in The young mind aud heart oil The vi
ces and none OF tho virtues.
1t is the source Of indolence and destructive oil
all industry, which III times past among the wIse
has been regarded the first friend Of reIl-
gion, morality and happiness. The poor desplse
labor, because slavery makes 1t degrading. The
mass Of slayehnlders are oilers.
II is the mother of ignorance. The system Of
Common Schools has no. succeeded IN single
Slave Stale. Slavery aud Education are natural
enemies In the Free States one IN 53 over 81
wears is unable TO read nnd wiIte: IN Tho Slave
States ono in ID 3 - unable to write and read!
IT Is opposed 10 Literature even IN the educa-
ted classes. Noble aspirations and tue glory de-
pend upon virtue and good man. The con
scious injustice of Slavery hangs as null stone
abou, the necks Of tho sons OF gcnius and will
not let hem up!
II - destructive of all mechanical excellence
The Freo States build shiPs and steam for
tho raiions of the world--the Slave States i'm
port the handles for their axes-theso primitive
tools of the architect. The educated population
viii not work at all--ihe uneducaied must work
without science and Of course without skill. II
there be n given amount Of mechanical genius =
mong people, II is OF necessity developed IN pro-
portion as q whole or part OF the population are
educated. In the Slave States the small portion
educated is inert.
It's antagonls,ic TO the Fine Arts. Creations
Of beauty and subIIpty are the emboiiments Of
the SOULS imaginings: the fountain must surey
be pure aud placid whence thee glorious and In-
mort al and 10, ely images reflected.-L,berty
has ever been the mother Of the Arts.
IL rstards Population and Wealth Compare
New York end Virginia, Tennessee md Ohio
States of equal natural advantages and equal
ages. The Wealth of the Free States Is IN o
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
Manufactures Of the Slave compared 10 those
of the Free States are as l 10 i nearly, as Is
shown by statistics. | consider the accumuIa-
ton of Wealth IN a les. ratio.
Ii impoveristes tho Soil and defaces the love
hest fea lures Of Nature. Washington advises o
friend 10 remove from Pennsylvania to Virginia
saving that cheap lands in Virginia were as good
as the dear lands in Pennsyiv and nntcipa-
ting The abolition Of Slavery. would be more pro
duc,ye. His an,icipations have Perished-Save-
ry still exists-the wild brier and the red fox
now there the field growth and the inhabitantsi
1t induces National Poverty. Slaves consume
more and produce less than Freemen. Hence
Illusise wealth. productivity and bankruptcy, with
out The copabiity ct bearing adversely or recos-
eriug from its influence: then come despair dis
honor and crime.
II is an evil to the free laborer, by forcing him
by the laws OF competition--suppy aud demand
to work for the wages Of the slave, food and
shelter The poor, in the Slave States, the
most destitute native population IN the Ualted
States.
1t susi,ns the puble sentiment in favor Of the
deadly affray and the duel-those relies Of bar
ba rous age.
1t is tho mother and The Of iiacd lac.
which regard the most horrld of all crimes.
not even excepting particide. which aucient L.
gs!atoss though: ioo impossible 70 &c oses -ugI