Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-06-27


worthy Of ,laveholder.-.that a civilized people. inhab-
itiny any country. had n r,ht TO dispossess barbarians OF
their land. II residing on IL. or in the ueighbourhood, be-
cause such people did no good to themselves or Others"
I should like TO know which werS the b,rbarians. the Con-
Rress or the Indiansf We see in these two instances, rs
/ have observed before, without mentioning Others. that
everything was to be sacrificed TO the slaveho,ding Interests.
and that the compromise aforementioned, Obtained or;si-
nally in an evil hour, rendered the people Of the oorth help
Ices as to any opposition 10 the south. however uajust the
measures Of the latter might be. l. il not a CALLING mattel,
a matter Of constant irritation 20 the former, living andcr the
same Government, aud as good subjects as the latter, tofcei
that they are to obey laws which their eouscienees d,sap-
prove. and TO feel. moreover, that they have no hope OF an
smelors,ed systeml-fors slavery has been so firmly rivet'ed
and rsuniied into the customs OF tho state by inc n,acsfna-
tons OF the Legislature, htst suggested BY the planters,
that nothing but the abolition Of slavery itself can give any
hope OF reformation. No msn IL chosen to take ohhee un-
der the Government and how many hundred pabhc Offices
are there IN the United StatcsI who docs not pledge hiniseit
by an oath that he will take up and secure every fugitive
slave he may meet Win, thathe may DO re'u,ned 70 ms mas
tor, even though such n return n promoi'ec oy ,ne law o.
SOd. The consequence OF such law mas oeen, mat some
OF the oeet magistrates u inc 'anu give uPe'ery year tnen
no' oo'ng np'e 70 reep"Sns ms nJuueuon W ue
consclenccs and the laws oi "od. linus eNery thing y
aone oy saVeno'ains So'eInnrn. 20 op"oa s.s's.y. -
Soo u 'u 'opeuo Puvne "nIe "an u
VINO 10 maze 20 ensnse ms views WIN respeet 70 slavery
IA os~1. ue sun,1ee.% mS -
ou' ~ih ~ gooo reops ue nortnc consent uh-
nave no VINO 'nsii own IN iegisisuon. "mt hey De any
longer the degraded gaoles OF the sonuh Tor all Their fugi-
tive siavesl VIII they be pleased with any more gaSging
biUsi II they submit To this, then they must be conten'
with their present degraded constitution. But VIII they
be better on II Texas should be annesed to their repubhef
No. IL Texas should bring with her Into the union a
number OF new slave states, and two representatives should
be allowed To each, ass proposed, then the number OF
votes hostile TO the north would be increased, 50 that the
people OF the northern states would have no nope ~ha'-
ever, from ,heir No'es' OF a change IN tnet pohneai con-
d''ion' iheir ena'ns would be only nve'ted Tao tas'et' Tor
,hey would sun nave a slavehoidlng CAoinet, and a slave
holding congress aud their enemies would DC more nu-
inefou' man before. NOW what sood Is TO ne expected
from suen men a 'nese, . 10 an uprish' administrator
OF the affairs OF sta'ef men OF hardened hearts, men daily
ian,iat WIN cruelty ana lnlnshee' men ~ho act on the
principe OF eHped'eney. instead OF mat o. honour and homes
" '"u w." pp1 70 nave no = " VOC oe'o1e he.r
Eyes ~ Peop,e u ue norm rave s'feauy seen sueh
IA o"ioe 70 { COST o VIII sdeh men 'ose hcir
10 ~ res oNeauSe 'ueS VI more III NUMBER lnah %
en, : ~ nope men o' az Smeno'auon % lhe
texas snouid DC aoaed 10 me uniou' ana
nj is Wna' me nottneLh sa.es want an9 all 'ney want
Ana now. my ilends oi the norm, suffer me from the