Washington telegraph., 1847-12-15

II ftfi.f % lHHH4as 10 u hF EffHI
mafHine prwef il mighl prove Ia be af ad.
saHiase hc1aiie ii rsreel 10 our ermm
clal al navigating Interests. To Mexico.
which eanuryerhea great maalime power
II en- nryer he ii much adsaniage. Il
Ne ean Obtain Il tl hif purchase with u
jnsi sqnipleui, should be- happy TO sec i
sa acquitted, \ whenever lie var ceases
M92iro ought In he required 10 pay The
deb due cur eilirens, perhaps m equita
len inr that llay muy he fund in That debt,
onr Government assuming 10 pay to our
citizens whatever pallinn Il il may be ap
pliad in llel alieri But il should hfm
10 maii,c in be prosecution At the waf.
uhtli wuuld nol continue .olinp run
1T e sake al ihal faihof.
tn what, Il will BE- asked, hhall We make peace
wlhaal an Indemnity iar the expenses Of the war
II ths publbhed documents Ia relation TO lhe late
negotiations belWesn Mr. Ifist and the Mexican
commissioners be tfue. and have not toen them
ems hsle c0Hifadalfd, ihe Executive properly
waived any demand ii Indemnity luf the exprusts
ol The Wan Aud tie fnplure Of lhai negotiation
Waz IHafHred, by auf government insisting upon a
q zen from McKee, + the "Trip af mostly bamn
Land between The Nenee. aud the RIO HfaYa
nnd Srw Mckee, which MsKea fsiussd 70 make.
SO tint Ne arc now fighting, 4 not for the conqaes
oi nj MtSco. Ne nimhled IN aame quurteis iaF
that HHH,w strip aud lur he barren Province at
New Alrx.ca, with ils few miserable mines We
hauzhl 81 ihe pfetnee of Louisiana for iffen
iniiaaa II lo'lan aud Il is, In NY opinion, wefa
mnIa ihan ll Mckee together. We bought Tor.
ida a. fyr miliuns ef dollars. and hard bargain
II - sncr, hs.ids ihat fum, we gave up the
hzaaaaF tf tie Ra Bravo, TO which think Re
W. fn. l'ei, Is lie wsitein limit Of the ffa-
ynts ai ouis'ana. and were restricted 10 thai Of
lie saare AID ss nre now, ii not seeking the
eoHaHeat ID al MesIeo, 10 continue this war In.
dsfalsiy ~ tho easderable objects TO Which
] lase H. r'sutd
L.. vi b. repeated, are ws 10 have ne IN.
demHly iaf the expenses Of this waH Mckee IS
utterly enable 10 make us any peeuniary iudem.
NY Il Iir ilsiee nf tie war On our pant euiilled
o. Ia dsnBrd l. llst country has been lad waste.
her eiI'fa burned or occupied by or troops, her
usHHH So sHiausied lhsi she is unable 10 pay even
her aau afmies And every dasis prosecution Of
t4e aar. whilst i vonld augment tie amount Of
en- Haamuiy wouId itfsru the ablliy Of Maaea
ianHY it, We have seen, however, ihat there Is
niaIiaf form IN ahiei We ore 10 demand iudfm-
NY 4 aio b territorial indemnify | lhcns fer
T. Haatnl aIfsndy stated, that that hr.biaad
WI ~ BE- bought nio our country.
Aaaue tle resolutions, which. intend 10 re.
feaI Ter your consideration, al The CONCLUSION af
IL aaafffs, pfeposos, In yesF behalf and mine
T. Il aFug, IN Tie mat positive manner, any De.
fifa. en- ouf part, ta acquire ANY lafeFn ,sHeR
whatever. Tor Tie nnfposf Of introducing slavery
iafa i. d. - Rnaw that any elisrn Of tile
Ind siait. eHiafiains Soeh ssh. Bot saeh
. iaa.ire hss ofiea been imputed to The slave
sIaIaa. and ihstsfafr think Il Necessary 10 nollef
i IN #hs oceasan. My oIunians On lhe suhIfal
a. zIaFaB ntr well known. Tley have the mrlIi,
IL l. one, Of consistency uniformity, and Of long
dufzfan hnfe ever regarded slavery as Ftfal
esI. wrour. iaf tie present, faaf, an rf,msd.
ale ntnur 10 ia uHluiiunhie fittm should
lee Il MOI & tiHale slave hfeathed tie aIf af
" aiihn The limits q our country. But here
thHs a7e, to H. dsalt with a. well as We cas-, with
a dur consolidation Of all tie circumstances ii.
fe.InH the security. nf5ly aud happiness of balh
faeaa Every siaie hss The aapffme, unconlfol.
Id md exclusive power 10 decide for itself whether
slsv#fy shall cssse o. continue within iis limit.
without any exterior Intervention from any qunfiFr
Ia tslrs where ihe slaves outnumhsf the whics,
a. i the eus, with ssveral, tho blacks could not
BE- rmancipalrd and invested with all the rights
OF ffcemen. wiiioui becoming the governing race
lie two races. would be inevitable. aud, uiisf
shocking sosnes Of rapnr aud carnage, the "a.
t'netion OF expulsion Of the blacks would certainly
tala place. In The State Of Kentucky, near Fly
Nrau, Bgo, thought the proportion pf slaves. IN
coniparisan with tile whites, was 80 inennsidorahlr
ffat We mrhi safely adopt a system of gradual
emancipation that would ultimately eradicate this
,,yii IN our State. That sys'em was totally do.
f--eni from the immediate abolition Of slavery for
which the party VI the tbal,ouiss Of the present
Ssy contend. Whether they have intended Il or
usi. = my calm and deliberate belief that they
lave done Bcllculab'c mischief even to the very
!. suse they have espouscd, 10 say nothing OF the
di.eord which has been produced between differ.
.si n.ris Of the Union According TO the system,
No attempted near the close Of the last century,
m the slaves IN being were 10 remain such, but
nlI vho might be born subsequent 10 n specified
tay were 10 become Zee ai the age Of twenty
eight, and during tieir service, were 10 be taught
10 Rad, write aud cyphr Thus, insieud Of bcing
thrown npon the community, gnoran, aud IN.
prrp.rsd. ns would be the case By immediate
rrptneipailon, they would have entered upon the
rossss.ion Of lloir freedom capable, In some de-.
croe. Of enioyine H. Aner hard struggle. the
system Yves defeated und rrgTei 1 extremely as,
H,t had been then adopted our State would BE-
row nearly r.d Of that rrpronch.
Since that epoch. scheme Of unmised beucvo.
iepe- has spnnr up, which, Il il had existed at
that time. would have obvntcd one Of the greatest
affections which wus made 10 gradual cmanoipa-
zion. winch wus the continuance oi the emhnci.
pated slaves 10 90 De- among us That scheme is
N. American Colonigallon Society. About =
wears ago, Few individuals, myself among them,
. met together n the city Of Washington, aud laid
the foundation Of that society 1t has gene on,
amidst extraordinary difficulties and trials sus.
tanning Itself almost entirely BY spontaneous and
voluntary contributions, ifom individual beneyo-
lepes, without scarcely any aid FROM Government
The Colonies planted under ils aupccs, are now
well cstabishrd communities, with churches.
schools aud otbct institutions appeHainInq to the
civilized a,aie. They have made successful war
in reprllme attacks and nyasons by il'ir bar.
bafous sud savage neighbon. They have made
trrniins. annexed territories to their dominion, and
are blessed with free representative government
/ recently read messnge from one Of their Gov.
ernofs to their Legislature, which, in point Of com.
,,asittnn and Ia careful attention 10 the plbir