American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-05-13

The following extracts from it. it will be seen
that he boldly and e.oquently defends the South
from The attacks Of the Northern fanatics;
''in their miserable freedom, so called, they
nave o.ea ii The rate Of Two 70 one, in state
Oh slavery. Interest or humari;y may abolish
abstract slavery, bat the interposition Of Om-
Impotence seems necessary TO relieve the negro
from Tie wcig", G. disabilities beneath which
he Is crushed. The declaration Of his freedom
Is Z fraud II every State Of this Union. Roth
prejudice and law proclaim i, impossible in the
eNslng state OF things The ordinary cngibi-
Mics o. citizenship are no where his. 5iIe
Wh'te man and Tie negro may not separate. as
to the 'bounds OF habitatiou. " but thew Ia M,
canno, combine. I'aeY may be together. bat
to n'nsio Is Impossible. The distinction. for
example a. ]! relates to color aluIc, aauei,rs so
founded III an lHvincibie law Of uat1r", that in
no instance, IN tie history Of clyiza,Ioo. has
Il yielded 10 tie influence Of cncums,4nces.-
THIS may be all and utterly uroau: our bySi-
ness Is with the fact OILS? Kindred reasons
and Argument may oo multiplied Indefinitely
D!spfoPo:uonatc, inadequate compensation for
labor, IS assumed as fundamental eiameut-
one oi TIE chiet disadvantages u slyecy, ana
Il Is an argument principally relied upon by
aho!,non'sts, of every sect and color, and vet i
IS susceptible OF the dearest demonstration,
that the SLAVE OF the South. gin an annual esti-
mate,J gets more than tie tree negro Of the
North; and, by the showing of tic Northern
argument, is less 4 slave. every victim of in
jGslce Is a slave, ana such IS the NEGRO every
where n the North. Crashed by Tie indirect
tyranny OF law, and the intolerance Of public
oplnono he is the miserable victim Of all kinds
ol injustice and hardship. And what must be
Tie sober Gecsi"n OF history with regard to
those who pity the negro until he becomes free,
ahC lhen stdryo him TO death; The nucted
question o! negro rights and worth, ard his IT,
Lie 10 Northern sympathy and protection, are
cropped the moment the negro becomes free,
ana appeals TO The Northern cont Of errors for
the promised boon OF eqGal, social and political
fghls' Notwithstanding all the paradeG hu-
manly OF the Forth on the subject, 40 actual
e10tHtof o. Savely has euer taken place la the
OllieH States. lEe proclamation to this effect
is an imposition upon the civilized world The
serViluoe oi the negro, and the Injustice and
harcShIp OF his lot have merely changed their
loFln' The lega! principle o! slavery is abolish
ed IN the North, but al! New England, New
York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Sc, do not contain
single negro who is free, in the sense of the
Decaiatlon OF American ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
one. No where does the negro meet the white
uan-no where is he met by him upon terms
OF equality. There is nc civil, social, 6ones-
tic, or even religious intercommnntv of enioy-
mont or suffering. They are deprived Of the
most important rights Of mankind. Both by
law and Puolic opinion they are condemned TO
hereditary degradation and misery. Their H.
berty is lie and cheat. In what DO they
ind themselves free, except to be neglected.
scorned, and trodden under foot Prejudice,
manners and custom, turn aside and bear down
the frultless provisions of lerislation There IS
that consltuentiy interviewer with the ponular
feeling of the American people, in relat!on TO
the unfortunate negro, which law can never
cnace' 1t is even true, that the prejudice a.
gainst the negro increases with The progress of
emancipation. Take any Of the Northern
States-taat which nearest approaches the Ito
pa O! modern aboltionism, and notuithstand-
lng Tie Acknowledgement of the negro III law. if
Il Whle person marry negro, inJitmr is the re-
suit. Free negroes, with very few exceptions
as " places, dare not avail themselves of the
nght OF suffrage, even where it is allowed -
hey are no where credible witnesses apaInsI
White PERSONS the attempt Of the late Gene
raj Conference TO make item such, notwith-
standing
There IS not State in the Union where
negro is essentially an equal party in an action
at law. Where is the negro admitted as equal
peer and compatrot with the white mani
Where as Juror, Judge, or counsellor? Is there
any office OF trust OF honor to which he is eliri-
bic! What school receives the two races to-
gethef without being placed under the public
ban! Can the negIos money procure him n
seal at The Theatre or Opera without some sir
MAJ OF his ln'erority offered in atonement 10
Those who Wlst! it to be understood thew
but tolerate his presence, albeit they have
StcoFn nm free ana eqpqR What hospital or
poor house receives hlm, except apart from the
privileged white sufferer, without, it NAV be (
nail the sense or virtue OF the negro? Even the .
Jhurcl assigns him distant seat and different
ltar. The grave itself perpetnates the dis,inc-
.op, by disownng the fellowship of his dust.
III lie and death alike, he is prescribed and
.roddeh under loot as an alien and outcast, and
lis degradation Is thus made to accompany him
o the very gates OF Heaven. And all this is
rue TO much greater extent in the North
nan IN the South. The free negro @. The
orth Is used-allowed to live, If he can, and
II any rate Is at perfect liberty 10 die, but no
Where Is he protected, encouraged, and reward
I'd, IN all the liberty-loving North. Paradox
;ai as II may seem, there is nothing resembling
and equality of moral relation be-
ween the races, except in the South, where
he one, in the proportion of seven in ten, is
'nsiaved to the other Here, to q great ex-
ent, the children of the two races grow up to-
'ethet, and, as general rule, cherish for each
'tber, IN greater or less degree interest and at
achment Similar reasoning applies to the
circle, as it regards adults. There
$ natural sense of obligation and kindness,
N the one hand, and of dependence and graft
ude on the other, leading to many of the kind
n oihces oil human intercourse, without which
he heart must be utterly desolate. do not
lam Tor the South that this view oil the sub
ect applies to all slave holding individuals ana
a'nlies' lhefe are but too many exceptions
o the rule, and shall not attempt to protect
mem rom the eXecration they deserve, for ne