The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-08-01

0 borders OF Mexico may be deuson. BIZ
! II promises more to rational humanity lha
any other PROJECT yet suggested. At a
! events, the annexation Of Texas cannot bu
} Tend TO diminish the alleged evils and COW
. ers Of slaveholding."
/ agree in nearly all Of the yiows EXPIRES
sed by the distinguished writer, as TO tn
fleets Of this measure, which can under
stand. But the Rllocution Of the euthanas,
requires key. Arc not these slartlin.
views! Are they not enough at eas, Il
induce Southern men to pause and reflec
before they rush headlong into a meusut,
OF such poflentous importance, with more
precipitation aud less discussion than wef,
ever before known in measure of e0na
magnitude MIR. Walker, very dislin
2uished Southern maa, has published let
ter upon this subject. /, IS divided into d!f.
lcrenl heads. One OF which is the following
Adaitting 7s, as secures The rtiaetioa fsldrerp
4 lsslayery, then, never 10 Disappear from
the Union : Ii confined within its present
limits, DO mol perceive when or no. il is
to terminate. IL is true, Mr.. G.. Tucker.
Tie distinguished Nugiran, aud professor
% their great university, has demonstrated
'hai, IN period not exceeding 50 years,
and probably less, from The density Of pop
Hlsiion IN oil The slavcholding States, hired
labor would be as abundant and cheap as
slave labor, and that all pecuaidry motive
iof the continuance Of slavery would then
have ceased. Bot would il therefore, then
disappear No, it certainly would not:
for, Of the lowest ratio, the slaves would
hen number ut Teas, 10 millions. Could
such mass be emancipattd } And, If SO.
What would be the result! We have seen.
BY the census and other proof, that one
sirih Of the free blacks aust be supported at
eA.npblIc expense; aud that at the low
rat~tt $50 each, ii would cost Ss0.O0
00Rper annum to be raised by taxation 10
support the free blacks then in the South
requiring support, namely. l,G6G geo, if
maeamssiou we're permitted; but as such
Q IaA could not be collected, emancipation
would pc, as il now is, prohibited By lar, 4
and slavery could not disappear 10 this man
ner, even "hcn il become unprofable.-
No, lg1nillious OF free blacks permitted 10
foam IA: large in The limits Of The South
.onld I-IeE Lc tolerated. Again, then, the
iues' Us Ssket i = /, ~ ness.s ~ d,s,,
penr IRON The Uni6n! Tins IS d sIuTufhg :
md momeDious question; but the answer
S easy, and The proof is clear /; Il piU Ger.
diaig disappear il Icras il re aaaered 10
ne Union not by abolition, but, against
lnd IN spite Of al! lis phrcnzy, slowly and
gradually, by jifidslon, as II has alteady
hus nearly receded from several Of The
more northern Of the slaveholdng States.
nd as Il will continue thus more rapidly
o recede by the remuneration Of Texas,
nd finally, 10 the dsiant future, without
hook, without abolition, without convll
ION, disappear into and through Texas, il
0 Mexico and Central and Southern Ameti
a, Thus, that same overriding Providence
lat watched over the landing Of the cmi
rants and pilgrims at jamestown oud Ply
mouth; that gave US the victory in our
trogglc for independence tina. guided by
rs inspiration the trainers Of our wonder.
u Constitution that has thus far preserV
d tins great t1ion from dangers so many .
BOLTON, us most dangerous aud Internal
'c-will open Texas as the salcly.valve,
ITO aud through which slavery will slowly {
nd gradually feeedc, and finally disappear (
ITO tho boundcss regions of Mexico and |
e ,,'ia "a ard sIr Southern America Beyond
the ratio of ten 10 one over Tue w"re9'' Z
nd holding, as they do, the Government
nd mos, Of the Offices in their own posses
ion, they will never permit the ens'a'eihen'
,r any portion Of the colored race, "''cn
noLesnnd executes The laws OF the country.
III believed, with Mr.. Walker, that auo, I
.,,;on either vas or would become benehciai
ar necessary for the South, ! should Ger
,o,nly he IN myor Of annexation, as both me
nost certain and hes. mode OF accomplish
inr In, object. Bot do not think so, but
believe, on the contrary, that II "ouu oe
iuIirious, deeply rjnuous, and IN 'he e"u
des,ractiye 10 tho slaves themselves, a'sas
,,ons ia The whole Union, md absolutely
,,,no,,s 10 the South. Holding these oph'
IONS my object is mol 10 postpone ms te.
.ol fo, short time, but to prevent II ior
ever. WIZ any one ut'lS o'lS VI
oos,ions /, That the most ciiicac'oos
measure in favor of abolition would DO 70
Ies,roy the value Of slave labor . nat
tho reduction Of the price Of cotton to . or
! cents would destroy the value OF slave "a
nor IN the Old slave States >. That any
llaruc increase Of the quantity Of cotton pro-
duccd would have the effect TO reduce ~
price to that point, OF even lower say, l"'
example, sudden increase OF ouU,oo'
IhnIes and, 4. That the annexation oil OK
las would cause such an increased ptouue
toni Much the larger portion OF Tue pro
dnce Of slave labor is cotton. IL IS III
+ pflce Of cotton which regulates exclusively
The value of slaves, as of almost every ON
or article. Let it be borne IN m'no' lot
, that Texas is admirably adapted to the pre-
duc,ion of sugar, long staple cotton ana u
!. bacco-tho only other articles, with the e.
eepliou of rice, which are produced oy s'a'
! labor. But, if the price Of cotton IS u
n thus ruinously reduced by over produc'lo,
), i will no, be denied that slave labor can
= emnloyed in Texas with at least twice u
,e oro6. which il yields in the average OF II
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