The North-Carolina standard., 1844-05-15
$ VOLUME x.--NUMBERs4ss a
TERMsASs PER. ANNUM,
.PAY.ABLE In .g1H.aeNCE. !.

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/ In addition, i deserves to.he remassad that ia.
Massachusetts, ssWbere the cRahge 20 this ancienf
relation OF the two races was first made, tRoW
more than sixty years since, whegeAhe great et
fEeal Rasbeep exhibited in their beIIalf and ~iil -
their quR4bereis comparatively fewe.( but, lIIle
more than 5000 in@a population o6 10000 1tha
condition ofthe African isaTnongs tbe most yFstc-:
ted.s BY lhe latest aYhentic ACCOUNTS, there vas
one ont OF every twenty-one of t1e black, p6pul6-
tot every thirteen was either deaf and dpmb, bpd,
idiot, insane. or in prison. Onihe othsr hand,
the census ahdother auhenIic sourcesos iAforma,
ton establish the. fact that the condition ofthe
African race throughout all the States where
the ancient relation between the Two has been res
tainedp enjoys a degree. of health and comfort
which may we'll compare with that of the IaboF-
ing population of any country in Chrislendom;.
and it may be added. that in no otherconaitiors or
IN any oher age or ceunry, has the negro race ever
sstaned 50 high an elevation in morals intelIi.,
egence, or ciVllization. =, : : -.z5.'S4' 4 80
ksuch he . uaNxetet Cd s6snda;dn. of tberaee.
in their changed relation, where their number is
comparatively few, and wheFeso much interest
is manifested, fol. their Improvements, bat would
it be in thpse States where the two races arc nar-
lY equal ii numbers, and where, in consequence,
would necessarily spring up mBiual fear, jealousy.
and hatred between them2 Il may, in truth be
assumed as a ruaxim, that two races differing So
greatly. and in so many respects capnot possibly
exist tosether in The same country, where theirs
numbers are pearly equal, without lhe one being
subject to the other. Experience has proved that
the existing relation IN which the one is subjected
tothe other in the sIavehodng States, is consistens
with ;heReaceand safety Of fbothfwi.b great improve
mept to the inferiors while tue same experience:
proves that the relation which it's the desire and
ehjfct Of Great Britain substitute in It's stead,
in this and all other countEies, npder the pIaus-,
BILE name of the abolition of slavery, would. Gf It.
did not destroy the inferior. by confietsto which
it would lrad) reduce it TO the. extremes of vice
and wretchedness. In This view Of The subject IL
may be asserted that what is called slavery, is in
reality a,pof1cal institution essepiaI TO the pe1er,
SAFETY and prosperity of those States of the Union.
in which, it exists Without tien controverting
the wisdom and humanity of. the policy of Great
Brigin, SO far as her own possessions arc conceru<
ed, may be safely affirmed, without reference TO
the means. by .Yhach it would sbe effected that
could she succeed in accomplishing, in the Unit
ed States. what she avowsi 10 be her desir",
and the object of her constant exertions TO effect
throughout the world, ga far from being wise or.
humane, She would involve inlbe greatest cllami.
ty the whole country, :and especially the rare,
which it is the avowed"obiect of her exertioa to
benefit -
Tie undersigned avails hfmself of this occa,,
sion to renew TO the Right Hon. Mr. Pakenhaik
the assurance Of his distinguished consideration
J. C. CALHOUN.
Ri Hon Richard Pakeaham, &c.