The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-19

power they have for many centuries withheld from its
legitimate owners the people This is what Union,
our constitution with its compromises doing for our
selves and the human | ask, viii the non slave
holding States in the Madness OF power trample under
loot these sacred compromises, and take the conse
quences? Surely, IT these compromises worth max
ing TO build up this Union, all wise and good men
must and feel the indispensable necessity of pre-
serving them, to perpetuate it.
Never sir, never believe they mediate such
crime For If this mighty fabric falls the great hope of
man for freedom will be crushed for under the
IRON heel OF despOsm.
The black race being of lower order of intellect
will be the last to reach high state of civilization The
negro in our southern States is now, under the rule of
the white man, gradually undergoing the process OF civil
ization, and moving to his native home the track of
the sun lie is carrying with hun the civilization Of his
republican master
the St Lawrence Its northern limit may be said to
have already travelled south to the Potomac the white
race closing up in its rear In another century, his
pilgrimage, the negro will have passed the Mississippi,
and the whites will close upon his heels there Obstrct
not his passage to his native home, or you consgn him
to certain destruction.
union-for the sake OF both races, that you will put.
stop to these mad efforts against the real interests of the
negro, and the peace of this confederacy
have faith, abiding faith in the good sense and in
tegrty OF the peoples and, do you may lei demagogue
ism fanacism rule for the hour the end the people
will rescue the constitution from your criminal attacks
Who is there not proud of being called citizen of this
mighty republic reared as if by magic, to power and
glory dazzling to the imagination Already has its poll
OF intelligence happiness and comfort before unknown
tothe race. Yes, may safely add, unknown to the
aborng white race OF Europe Already, by their labor,
have the blacks of the south given such prosperity to the
non slaveholdng States to attract the attention of
mankind
Yes, sir, believe that African slavery in the south
instead of being political evil is great political ad-
vantage, not only 10 us, but to the world | believe
it has BEEN and will be- of the principal instruments
in emancpatng the white race In one or two centuries
this great work will be achieved. Europe will be as free
and happy as ourselves. Our power which will give
this reedom has been obtained chiefly through slave la
bor and be preserved the end and increased by
the same means. By the time the white race shall be
really free you will find the black man of the United
States in his native home within the tropics prepared for
selfgovernment and ready there to his benighed
fellow black from the barbarism under which he has
grovelled for ages.
1t may be asked, if am friend to equal rights 1t is
the fondest wish of my heart that mankind may be happy
yiruous, and free; and every effort of my life shall be
devoted to accomplish these holy ends.
Let our Union progress in Its mission Let it stretch lis
arms to the Pacific, and control the commerce of that
ocean 1t will give riches, and power TO spread
gon and civilization to the barbarous and benighted pa
gans of Asia Let the now we'll nigh desert waste be-
tween the Mississippi and the Pacific be filled up by
and our children Let agricultural States both slave
holding and slave holding wheel into our great ma
tonal army on its march to perfect civilization,
and break down all obstacles to our intercourse with The
world. If so, fifty years will not eapse ere the des
TIMES OF the human will be in hands May Goi,
in his infinite wisdom direct that power when lodgel
with to the security Of virtue, happiness, and free
dom to man.