The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-12-09

arbnrous and savage neignbOrs. They oil
ave made treaties, annexed territories TO "
heir dominion, and are blessed with free u
representative Government. recently b
cad message from one of their Govern e
rs 10 their Legislature which, in point of Il
aud ia careful attention to The &
ublc affairs of their Republic, would y
compare advan,agenusly with the MESA ?
res OF the Governors Of our own States. S
am not very supersIllious, but do sol.
EMMY believe that these colonies are blest {
with the smiles Of Providence and, If We |
may dare attempt penetrating the veil By !
which he conceals his al.wise dispense.
tons from mortal ewes, that he designs /,
hat Africa shall be the refuge and the
home OF the descendants Of lis sons aud
torn and dragged from their
native land by la~less violence.
Il Is phllanthropic and consoling re.
Election that the moral and physical condi.
ton of the African race in the United .
States, even in state of slavery, is far
better than il would have been if their an.
cestors had never been brought from their
native Iand. Aud i II should be the de.
cree of the Great Ruler Of the universe
THAI their descendants shall be made in.
strumeus 10 His hands 10 the establish.
ment OF civilization and the christian re.
ligion throughout Africa, our regrets, on
account Of The original wrong, viii be
greatly mogated.
l. may be argued that, in admitting the
injustice Of slavery, | admit The necessity
OF an instantaneous reparatlon Of that IN.
Justice. Unfortunately. however, It is not
always safe, practicable, or possible, in the
great movements Of States and public al.
fairs OF nations, 10 remedy or repair the
luhcuon Of previous injustice. In the IN.
cepuon OF Il, We may oppose and denounce
It, by oar most strenuous exerlions, but, after
us consummation, there is often no other
alternative left US but to deplore lis perpe.
tratlon, and to scquIesce as the only alter.
native 10 lis existence, as less evil than the
frghlful consequences which might eusue
from the vain endeayor torepaIr Il. Slavery
OF those unfortunate instances. The eyll
IS one Of il was inflicted upon US, bv the pa.
reutcountry Of Great Brllanagalnst all the
entreales and remonsIances Of The colo.
MES. And here il Is amongst and amidst
. US, and We must dispose Of Il as best we
can under all the circumstances which
2 surround US. 1t continued, by he lmpor.
talon OF slaves from Africa, in spite o.
. Colonial resistance, for period Of more
, than century and half aud It may re
] qulre an equal or longer lapse Of time be
/, tore our couhtry IS entirely nd of be'eyl
; And 10 the mean time, moderation, pTu
dence, and discretion among ourselves, and
the blessings Of Providence may be all ne.
cessary to accomplish our ultimate deIly.
erance from Ii. Examples Of similar IL,
! Fiction of irreparable national evil and 10
! justice might be multiplied to an ndehull,
. extent The case Of the annexation o
Texas to the Uuted States IS a recent an,
e an obvious one, WINCH # 1t we're wrong, /
a cannot now be repaired. Texas Is nov al
!. integral part Of our Union, with its owl
. voluntary consent. MANY Of US oppose,
. the annexation with honest yea and mos
r earnest exerllons. But who would nov
, think Of perpetralIng the folly Of casting
! Texas out OF the contederacy and throw
(, ing her back upon her own independence
. or INTO the arms Of Mexicol Who woul,
/, now seek to divorce her from this Union
H The Creeks and the Cherokee Indian
g were, by the most exceplonabIe means
i. driven from their country, and uansporie
: beyond the Mississippi river. Their land
) have been fairly purchased and occuPe
d by the inhabitants Of Georgia, Alabama
I Mississippi and Tennessee. Who would
: now conceive the hagranl injustice of ex
+. pelfng those inhabitants and restoring Tia
5 Indian country 10 the Cher0kees an
: Greeks, under color Of repairing origlna
/. injustice During The war OF our feyo'u
=. ton, millions Of paper money we're issuet
F.. by our ancestors, as the only currenc,
e with which they could achieve our liber
b ties AID independence. Thousands an
e hundreds OF thousands Of families wer
i stripped Of their homes and their all an
. brought to run, by giving credit and con
n fideuce to that spurious currency. Ster
e necessity has prevented the reparation q
' that great naiona injustice.
' But | forbear, viii no longer tresPas
/ upon your patience or further tax my owr
t voice, impaired by a speech Of more that
{ three hours duration, which professional
g duty required ne to make only few day
d ago. ii / have been al al. successful il
. the explosion Of the views aud oplnlon
e which | entertain have shown
l.,, That the present war was brough
abouI by the annexation Of Texas and TIE
subsequent order Of the President, without
the previous consent and authority Of Con
gress.
3 I'd. That the President being uoen
ghtened and unrustruc,ed, By any public
declaration of Congress, as to objects for
which d, ought to he prosecuted, IN The
conduct Of /. 10 necessarily, left 10 his owf
sense Of What the national interests aut
honor may require.
81. That the whole war making power
3 Of the nation, as to motives, causes ant
objects, Is coufiled by the Constitution Il
Q the discretion and ludgmen; Of Congress.
An. That II IL, therefore, The right O