Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-12-03

'lncoasilara6ls OIj'e'' to which hav, just r.f.r.
! Bu', i WI , r,7-atrl. ar, ~ IN h,v, n, IA.
dtmaiiy t.r Ih. IL ,..nses Of this wtrl N y;co =,
3 y p7sols 10 max u a7y p scuniary ind .m.
"Ht' u lh7 justice oi lh war OF our pan entitled
b u ~ mdrd II. II country has been laid
"aIe' h'T cities bur3cd. Ur occuaied by our
fo'PS' her means 50 exhausted that sh, ia unable
10 pay even her own armies. And every DAVIS
prosecution oi the war, whilst il would augment
'he amount OF our Indemnify, would lesson the
aoHl'y oi Mexico l0pay il. We have seen. how.
ever that there is anulher form in hich W.. are
10 demand indemnify. Il il To BE- territorial in.
demny ] hope, for ryasons a'rcady stated.
thai thr FIRE braLd will not be brought into our
Country.
Among the resolutions, which !, Is nv in,en.
lion TO present frr vour consideration. a, Ihe con.
G'u''on OF us addr IS, one proposes, in your b.
hS'I ana rtue. 10 disayow. in the most positive
manner any dcsr., on our pHrt, 10 acquire any
Ior.VI territory whatever, for The purpose of in
'ro'aclng slav ~ into it. do not know that any
cdtzan oiIhe UuiIrd States Cnierlalns such wish.
But such motive has been often imputed To the
slave States, and therefore think it necessary to
notice II on this occasion. My opinions IN the
subject of slavery are well known. Thrv have
the morIt, II II be one, Of consistency. unlormi.
~. and long duration. | have even garJ-d
slavery as great evil, wrong. for The pr sent,
! lear, an unremediabie wrong To Ils uniorlunai,
Wcum'. ! should lulcc il not a single slave
breahcd the air or was within the Limits of our
cduntry. Bat h,r3 Ih,y are, TO be d alt wnh as
vel rs We Can, with due consideration of all
circumstances "tf.cuUg the security, salty aud
happiness Of both RACES.
Every SAFE has the supreme, uncontrolled and
exclusive power to decade iur lsclf whethrr sla-
very shall cease or conlluu. within its limlIs,
without any exterior intervention from any quar-.
ter. In STATS, VII, re thr slaves 0ulnumO H..
whites, as Is IhJ case with several, tbs hat k9
could not b. cmanc:pal.d and invested with all
ihh rghls Oi iF3emeH, without bccumlng the gov.
ernIng race in those States. CoEIsiun, and con-
Hlcis' between th' Two races wsuid BE- inevitable,
anu hlrr Sh"ckn < scenes OF rapInc and carnage,
Ihi extinction or expulsion Ui The backs would
c,rlaIhiy idke place, ia iha Suite of krnuCky.
near hi'y years ago. Ihuugh, the Iropouron Of
SaVeS' IA cGmfar S0n With ,ha whites. was SO in
considerable thai We mgh safely adopt n system
OI gtadual emancipation that would ultimately
eradlCale thus evil IA our outa. That $, stem
was totally different from The immediate aburll on
"I slavery Tor which lhe parry oil lhs Abolilion-
lists oi the r senI day conIeiL. Nhlh lh
nave intended Il ur EUt, IL Is INV calm aud deIID.
crate beIlei, thai hry have done lncalcuiabe mis-.
ehet even 10 the very cause which tn have es.
poused, 10 say nolhlLg ci the dlscord which has
been produced between dbl rent par.s Vi The y.
mon.
According to tho system, we attempted neur
''e CLOSE OI lhd laS' century, al slaves IN belrg
were 10 remain such. but IA, Whu ~ Ght b. bora
subsequent TO speclhed day, were 10 become
"'e al 'he uga ol iwenty-clghr, and, during their
se''Ice' wtra 10 b; taught 10 read, write, and CT.
pher. Thus instead 0i beng thrown upon the
community, ignorant and u"pr,partd, as would
bj The cu'o ny immediate enaucipa ion, tn
would have entered upon The possession Of their
freedom, capable ot some degree OF enjoying ii.
A"er hard struggle, the system was def aled,
aad regret II extremely, as, it II had been adopt.
ed, our SIats would now be nearly rid OF thai re.
prOach.
SInco that epoch a schsms or unmixed brncvo.
l"ncc has srrung up which, # il had existed NJ
thai tine, would have obvlaied one of the great.
eat objections which was maIJ To gradual eman.
clpauOn, that waI The continuance OF the cman-
c'pa'ed slaves 10 ABIDE among rs. THAI sch me
II ihI Amcrran ConzaIlun Society. About
tweny-eghl years ago, a " Individuals myself
annGg lh1m, IN Iug5Ih2r IN the Guy OF Na,h'
lngt0n, aud laid the foundations of that society.
IL has gonI Oh amidst ex,rlOrlnary d,htulrS
and tra,S, SusunIug itself almost enlrtIy by
spontaneous nnd voluntary contributions, lrOm
Int.VIJua bdncvolencr, without scarcely any aid
from Government. The Colonies, planted un.
der ia auspices, ure now we'll established com.
munitlrs, wl,h churches, schools. and other in.
s,ttullons Opp'ruinng 10 the civilized saIe.--
| They have mpdo successful war in r,pelhug al.
tack, and invaSions by their barturous and saw.
age neighbor. They have mad, rr1ales, annex
I'd territories to tho dominion, and are blessed
"lth free representative Government. r..
Gently r'ud 'ssagG trIn one OF their Cover.
nor' TO their L gslaIurr, which, in point OF com.
poslon, and IN careful attention To Tho public at
alrS at The Republic, would compare advanlag''
ouslv with tbs messages Vi lhe Governors of our
own States. am n"' very Supcr,tlli0us, but d.
solemnIy believe thai these Coonles ar1 bleSt
with the smiles of Providence; and, If W. may
ddr5 uuCmIt penetrating Tho veil hy which liJ
conceaS hlS ail.wlsa dl 'pcnSauns from mortal
eyes, that he designs that ArlCa shall % the ri.
ugc, ana lh' home ol lh1 iScrndanl3 of lis sons
a"d dnoghrrs, I"rn and drgg d Ir"tn Ih,ir nave
land, BY IawlUSs violence.
II Is PhllanIhropic aud conao,irg reflection
thai tho moral and physical Condition OF Tho Al.
rlcan race in the United Sut $, even in state OF
s,a. ry, is lar brcr Ihan il would have been If
their ancestors had ncv,r been brought iron their
native land. Aud il IL should bo me dtlr1o nl
tho Cir, al Ruler Of Ih1 umN rSe that their de-
scendanlS shall DO mais ns,rumuntS N HIS hands
IN Iha establishment oI CNlIiz uou anI nc Cnns.
taG RIigr"n throughout Anta, oar rsgras, On
account oI tho or elnaI wrong, viii b. greatly
mt gated:
/, may b" argued that ia al hitting Ih' iajus
rco Of slavery, sJmn the notes'ny "a al msan'
laIeous rrparaon oi that iUlusnca. Un,or,u.