The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-03-13


successful. and even the whites shnuki roma,
"ne half would he FREQ blacks? Again: Ano,be,
gentleman from Ohm. Mr.. 'rhuruan,1 has told
US that the people in that State were more on
posed 10 the abolition Of slavery in Kentuekx
Than the people Of Kentucky itself, because. in
The event of IL. the free blacks from that State
could not be kept out Of Ohio. And, even the
gentleman from New York, (Mr. Raihbnn. y who
Is SO active on this occasiun in referring to ,Ls
pfnposi'lon OF The governor Of Virginia. TO send
all the free negroes out Of State said that Tho
northern States would resist their being landed
among them. With these feelings, on the mar,
OF northern men. when they object to such small
infusion OF free negroes into their population, how
is il possible they can believe that we will eve,
consent to the abolition of slavery, by which more
than half of our population would b. free negroes
1t they are to remain among US. And the idea
ot removing three millions Of negroes is prepo..
ferrous. Sir, no one believes that voluntary abol.
ton can take place for ages. If ever If volon-
tary emancipation is out of the question, wha,
will be the result of emancipation effected bv
force2 In the first place. the Thing is impossible
Any organized and excessive attempt al il, BY SER
vile insurrection. (and that is the only mode
which holds out the slightest chance of effec,inu
~ would insure the determination of the black
race. But suppose | am mistaken in This. Tn.
only other alternative left would be The extermi.
nation Of the whites, which never can take Mac.
until the south is deuged in blood, and is made
one vast scene Of desolation The strife wonld
be one between races and il would never end
until the one or the other was completely subdned
or exterminated. The abolitionists must and do
Know this. They, the professed friends of the
negro, must look 10 the suhjugaiion or extermiua.
ton ct the white men, Of course, and not Of The
negro Now. throw out of view the scenes of
horror through which we must pass, before this ia
effected. But suppose wla, have shown ia i'm.
ef1p tod A.
horrible consequences at which have hinted
would the negro In that case he benefited a.
Look To 81. Domingo. Ii was almost paradisr
II was one OF the most beautiful and prosperops
portions of the earth By the means of seryile
insurrectlon, inslgated, and aided by British IA
naiics, the terrors Of which no pen can describe.
and no heart contemplate, without horfor-amiJ
which there indiscrmnate massacre or
the whites, without regard to age, sex, or condi
ton-slavery was abolished. Aud what has been
the consequences Ever since, il has been Lar,
TO pieces by intestine broils and confusion. and
now II is desolation the inhabitants having 70.
lapsed almost into barbarism! Look To Jamaica
mere, under the protection of the British govern
ment, the slaves, after probation Of ten wears
were emancipated. Emancipation never can
again be effected under such favorable auspices.
In The first place, the master was compensated in
money TOR his slave, and consequently suffered
less from sense of wrong. In The next a pro
stationary term of ten years we're gone thronoh
with. Well, what has been the result? I read
last summer, with great care and interest the de-
bate in the British House of Commons ON the re-
duclion Of the sugar duties; and. as from the be-
ginning predicted, il was admitted ON all sides
that the abolition of slavery in the West Indies
had been total failure. The production of the
island had greatly fallen off and il was admitted
that, while the planter had been ruined, the con-
dnlon OF the negro was anything but ameliora,ed
Sir, was not surprised a, this. read at the
time the debates in the House of Commons in
favor of The abolition of slavery 1t was contend
ed there, as il is here, that free labor was more
effective than slave; and it was argued that not
only the happiness of the negro but the prosperi-
ty OF the islands. would be greatly promoted |
knew and predicted, as every one al all acquaint-
ed with the negro character did, that all these
calculations would utterly fail. | SO viewed has
debate at the time, and so predicted am not
wise after the fact. AS general rule, free
negroes will not follow any steady employment.
With them, idleness and liberty are synunymo
lie only values freedom that he may not be forced
10 work. He does not understand or value ber-
!y, coupled with the condition of Iaboring. he
has to follow steady labor he would no, give you
iig for mis- freedom. The produciiveness of tha
island has not only fallen of. hut in spite of all
the exertions of the British government, the
negroes are fast becoming idle savages.
But suppose you are unsuccessful. as you will
be. in your general abolition movements, do you
| snppuse that you W i'll make the negro happier BY
constantly exciting him to disconlent2 You may
harass the master. hut will you benefit the slave
There is notorious fact which ii seems 10
me ought to strike every fair mind at the north
II Is this: The repugnance to negro slavery is in
proportion 10 the ignorance of the institution
These who know least of it have the greatest
horror of it.. What norihen man, after he re.
moves to The south, retains his repngnance TO
negro slavery2 Do they not invariably become
slave owners; and what is the worst Of it they
| are always the hardest task masters.
In reference, however, TO this idea which finds
favor in this debate of combining slavery within
circumscribed limits, lie, me ask, do you thereby
benefit either the master slave2 Do you not
injure both, particularly the la,ter7 Does not
every one know that the sparser the slave popula-
lion, the better they are clothed and fed. TIE
negroes of masters who have few Of them fare
infinitely better than Of those who have large
| number. In the first case, they almost form
part Of the same family. and thew fare il does