Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-26

that the attempt is preposerous TO stde inquiry or 10 keep
down agitation by restrictions debate petitions. Such
course only incenses the public mind. Knowing, as do
that no moral guilt attach to the South for the institution
of slavery have always thought that best policy to
say to the North, "Tak much you please not
afraid hear YOU and very DESTROYS to understand
your designs and plans far they calculated to affect
u.s. Sir, the discussions upon this bill have demonstrated
the designs and plans of the North in reference TO slavery
They loom upon vision like the waerspout OF stormy
sea, threatening to burst upon US and sink the ship
Mr. PRESIDENT If know my heart, feel for the dis
esses and calamtes of all men, and not only willing
but consider duty to do all can, in private and in pub
c 10 alleviate wrechedness and better the condition OF my
whole race. But sir have trust, morbid sympathies
antpathes. feel for the voluntary slave intensely
do for the involuntary. What is the the woman
but an involuntary slave who, under the grinding poverty oil
dense and crowded population, compelled from necessity to
work according the will of his employer for coarse bread
Nakedness and hunger potent smuants to the starving
aboer OF the old world the oversees lash the nyoun
ary negro slave and they just aect service The
soldier and the sailor by their enlistment subject themselves
to the will OF their commanders and may be shot and hung
for muny dsobedience of orders II is well that the
honors which they acquire in time Of reconcile and
pensse them for the hard sevude they perform
In our mercantile marne the sailor after his engagement
not release himself from the contract except by personal ser
vice and he deserts he may be arrested confined in Jail
until the vessel Sails and then delivered up the master and
compelled TO during the voyage The o-nne tails
secures order and obedience board the ship Sir the world
Is u OF DOhnay servtude forced upon the subjects OF u
by the MEMORABLE circumstances which surround them, and
presenting to the true phanhopst strong claims for sym
pathy and legislation the condition Of the involuntary slave
from birth is the business Of benevolent statesman to
gard the actual state Of things and by his legislation so to
regulate the affairs of society which fall within the scope OF
his legitimate powers shall 10 each class and every
individual ofeach class all the privileges and enjoymen suited
to their condition, and which may be dangerous nco
safety welfare, and happiness the
This sthe rule which questions when applied to vol
ary sertude in the and navy and domestic service in
families the avocaions of life We apply the same rule
without objection to involuntary servude it exists in peni
tenaes and yum and the relations between parent and
child, master and apprentice Why shall it not be applied to
the of African slavery exists in the United States
have indicated my line OF policy have shown wherein
this bill is mischievous, and why it will accomplish nothing
It do very little harm postpone action the subject Of
territorial governments for New Mexico and California for
three four months when shall again, after confer
ring with constituents, and when shall be better in
formed have presented scheme by which, whenever ii is
the pleasure of the Southern States they rid themselves
Of the institution Of slavery without feeling the change and
whenever they indicate that purpose aid from the North in
accomplishing the plan adopted by the South will be thank
fully received But all obtrusve interference will be indig
nanty rejected Having thus fully explained the position
wish to occupy, am prepared to vote