The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-26


mutual offence and hostility. But may be said that the
free States would bind themselves together and become uni
ted that question of slavery Suppose they did what
would be the effecti II would lead insuts--new
oppresson-new injuries All considerations of the gen.
would be sacrificed and merged the spirit of
hate which would be inevitably engendeed by this civil
war; be carried with arms but under the forms OF
law Suppose the south SUBMITTED this treatment from day
day, what would follow Its spirit would be down
by submission insult and injury The security
of its properly would be destroyed, domestic peace
lnvsded, and eventually the right of the stakeholder TO
participate the honors administration of the govern
ment would be denied. Is to be supposed that the
white would be remain there in
feror and degraded being BY merely leaving the country
which he reduced the level Of his slaves, he
could into State where he would be received equal
and of the governing race Sir, he would abandon
the sohe would leave the graves and the homestead
his foreathers, to preserve the rights and liberties OF hs
children and what would be the end of all; You would
have the Wost India experiment re-enacted You would
that picture of life and progress in which
oce and substitute for the dreary blank of barbarian
waste The wilderness would encroach upon the
cultivation, and the negroes relapse their original
of barbarism Night and chaos would that reign
which be congenal with African soth and gno
Is this contamination to be desired by modern
philanthropy AIaric the Goth, and Aulla the Hun,
but they left behind them the of another, which prom
iscd vigorous growth they feled the very of
knowledge of good and evil the gardens of Roman
Csrecian culture they engraed in its wild scon with
higher powers of development, and destined expand
oer proportions than the stock whose place sup
ply If the Goth and the Hun uprooted they also planted
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another which destined become better. But the
strange achievement which modern philanthropy proposes
for itself will leave hope behind it when its work of de-
struction shall have accomplished Nor such
achievement find historic parallel except the min
nture which has been recently presented the West India
islands IL seek for another, leave the realms
of history for those of fiction. We to the
gloomest conception of Milton who makes his Satan ad
dress cold night and chaos, and promise extend their
reign at the expense of light and life
"Once
Erect the standard there of ancient night,
Yours be the advantage al--nne the revenge"
Sir would ask any enlightened in the non-slave-
holding States appealing not merely to his feelings of PHI
sn,hopy but of senterest if these the results
which he would be willing to bring upon the south If he
would not, let him remember that they the inevitable
results of proposed system of assault only upon the
States but upon the constitution Let him not forget
either traced to their consequences
upon the supposon that they could carry all their
purposes and regulate this government WILL without any
breach of the Union. But 1t be imagined that the
southern States could submit long to system of such in
elements social strength and greatness already existing
in the slavehoding States If they submitted would not
for of strength enough to insure domestic peace and
secure themselves against aggression from without But,
believe that the southern stakeholder would
fold his mute submission system of oppression
day ry @ Of his Would he
submit all this for the sake of union with those who
were placing himself and his children in situation
worse that of their slavesa condition in which they
had all the responsibilities but of the rights of free
men Would he in patience possess him of his soul in
for those bonds which bound him TO behold his
domestic affairs wrapped ames and the midnight assassin
entering stake the ashes his hearhstone with the hest
and dearest blood of the household If he did, Sir, can
only say that he would richly merit the fate that would
him. and deserve the Of all the suerings with which
would eventually be wrung. But beg pardon for
the feeling which have manifested its expression escaped
me under the strong impression of the moment The State
which have the honor in part to represent puts no words
Of in my mouth She has not anticipated
necessity of being brought calculate the
quences of such course of action have supposed
She permit herself believe that her nonsavehod
ing confederates would far forget old associaonsthe
constitution and thousand oblsaonsas to attempt, will
fully and willingly to impose upon her position of In
feriory Why should American Congress hesitate be-
such alternatives presented On the side
united exerons of all for the good Of all On the other
chickering's, discord-the wreck of all hopes
perhaps of the Union ITSELF Can it be possible that
would blast the glorious prospect which opens before u.s.
with which sport a child with his toy, be
preserved broken, either will contribute most to his
amusement There nothing that can explain it, except
that cabaisc word, slavery" When that word is ut
tered that forget all the obligations of the
consutional the duties of partnersof confederaes,
and friends Alas! when the philosopher in his closet
without diculty-races them In ink he little
that hereafter they be graved by steel characters
of blood. He little knows that he is sowing the dragons
teeth, which day to spring up armed men. Tie
does forsee that the questions which he preparing
puzzles of the bran," hereafter to up in the
shape of revolutionary issues be decided by the trial
by bale" by armed upon horseback. Perhaps if he
did, he would be somewhat cautious the coinage of
those distractions. He would weigh carefully and
limit considerably, the sentiments which he thus
throws before the world. trI-a
Sir, what is saveryl Solve that problem and, rash
the promise may appear, think might undertake to
say that will reduce all the books political science to
the dimensions of simple primer. What is slavery I
Will any gentleman here define it and, after he shall have
done So let him if he find application for his
definition somewhere home! Does slavery in the
control which exercises man In what cline
age the earth has the nation been found which there
have been multiplied instances of such controli Or
,Lu that MT he rn(
this CONTROL but the degree of it, Then defnet the
limits within which this control is compatible with freedom
and beyond which it becomes slavery and when you have
pointed those limits, if you do not find somewhere
home application for your definition In what
country do find the old primitive lcgazed govern
absolute despoc, that of the the savei
But shall be told that this absolutely necessary for
good Of society," and that the child protected by those
natural affections which, like many guardian angels,
spring up for its security reply Is it also for the
od of soccyf you place two side by side, VIDE
different in intelligence, and separated by marked dIsinc-
coorha the superior should control the inferior
deep strong tina, impossible amag amae them,
necessary for the good OF society," that the INFERIOR
should be ruled by the SUPERIOR Nay 60 further
Establish what laws you WILL you cannot prevent IT, You
prevent the interior from being virtually ensaved,
either as a class or individuals And have not in favor
Of the form of individual slavery the affections which spring
up between aud slave not strong the pa
ens bosom but still strong enough To afford him much
sympathy and protection I In what civilized in what
Christian country do not find paupers and paupers
ected to control of their managers extent fully
equal that exercised by the his shaver Look
% England the great focus OF abolition excitement with
eions paupers and show the practical difference
that IF