The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-06-06
THE UNION.


Virgnian begs leave respectfully to address the CHI
zens OF these United States on subject Of vital import
ance 10 beloved Union, and TO the preservation
those great and mighty interests with which kind Provi
dence has so abundanty blessed moments reAec-
non will satisfy every that the Wllmot proviso, the
action of the NORTH and the situation of the
colored race are the questions involving these great in
teress
| The coored race came from Africa and from the mos
degraded portion of the human family. Will the raiers
OF the day give moment from their scandalous abuse
the SOUTH to compare the American descendants with the
native stock now In Africa? See the scarcely above
the brute in character and bearing the other adorned
IN intelligence, morals, and Christian feeling part OF
them occupying respectable position the shores OF
the fatherand, in the republic of Liberia and promising
not only home for those here, but distant day to
open up to this great family of the blessings
government, morals, and religion. Compare those tina
here with those that landed here $50 years
since; the advance which has been made in charac
ter and responsibility; and whatever was the motive
which prompted Engshmen and northern and east
en friends to engage IN this work, the end must
give them consolation of the most grateful character
and may we not hope that with united efforts, the
time is not distant when shall result, after
so deep gloom, that will crafty all So far they
have gained much by the change majority
Of the emigrants to our land and when located with
their friends IN Africa, with government OF Their
own more equal and more just than that enjoyed by nine
tentls OF the human family, who could wish them
And with PATIENCE ZEAL and Christian spirit who does
not see that the work will be accomplished Or if the
location is too distant, may not hope, time ad-
vances some more conyenient situation may be ioqnd to
menced' Did not the favorite people of God-the de-
scendants of Abraham, of Isaac and of Jacob-reman in
state OF bondage in the land of Egypt more than 400
years. Should we not learn patience, and hold our
selves prepared to execute the will of lwse Proy
dence which is SO happily progressing to its accomplish
ment
virgnian in viewing this subject can nothing to
justify the bearing and tone of the north and east The
ancient statute books of Virginia abound with laws
hibtng the slave-trade but as the Declaration of indie
pendence shows they rejected by the King OF Great
Britain These slaves (as Judge Wick shows in his late
Pungent specify were principally imported from Africa
considerable profit The products of the south made
slave labor more productive them and when offered,
were bought The few retained at the north were found
not profitable and soon freed Yet, feeling hav
sprung up at the north against this race, even their
freedom is but name. Deprived by public opinion (not
by law of those occupations which belong to the lower
classes in society, Gas the mechanic arts, &cpaced
mostly in the towns, where rent fuel, &c. make heavy
demands upon them-the prvaons and suerngso these
with all the accessons from the SOUTH the population
scarcely be kept up in many locations, proves beyond
doubt the severe trials they have to encounter
Virginia, insulted Virginia. has made more sacrifices
for beloved Union than any other State. At the time
OF independence, she yielded territory to the
federal government than all the States together She has
W ith population OF 100000 whites, freed prOba-
bly, many coored persons the north and east,
with their six and half millions of white persons Vr
against 10000 to the north and east For than 40
the laws OF Virginia have required that the colored
pers freed, should be sent out of the State 1t is
prof. abe she has north less than thousand
nua y and with those sent west, there is every
to beleve that the above estimate is not too great II
the white persons of Virginia have accomplished eight
low citizens of the north proportion to numbers And
Maryland too has done her part, and much than
those that boast much Yet there fanatics to the
north, probably goaded on by the feeling that from this
trade their fathers had realized their wealth. that they
now feeding on the bread Of inquity and that their
utmost efforts were due to the afflicted But
it is equally deporabe as it is surprising that the
intelligent and well-informed portion of that
spectacle population should jonin assaults the south
&c, chn,tl l,cJ
of this great republic, centre in all and that great
partnership OF States they should deny to the south the
v IN ns% ad hss
that the northern wings should even repudiate
the rule of the Missouri compromise, after it had
been twice sanctioned by Congress and the coun,.
try and that they should attempt, by the action Of
our Congress, to deprive the whole south OF all right
e property acquired BY the Joint efforts Of al, all
first folly voting millions to the OF this prop
erty, and making their slaves free: Yet how aeon
sdeate England ii she had prepared these poor
creatures for the change have done the population
placed in Africa, she might have confer red blessings
out of number. But now it is failure, as they have
been found unequal to their new position; and misery
even severe than was brought on them by their
bonds is to be their lot Thus, If we had Welded TO
northern and eastern excitement and PLACED our millions
confusion worse confounded."
May not the action of Great British be hint to some
of fellow citizens that he ole world does not
think that their work to be fnse by harsh words
They have forgotten their warrantep title to the slaves
they sold us and not only decline TO share the expense
of restoring these poor creature to their liberty but
claim pecuniary benefits to their selves for the evils they
were Instrumental in nficting on us In giving to the
south the rights which belop equally them, with the
esr OF b ,har to occupy their ACQUIRED
Of slaves on the contra ~ by scattering them they will
subject were put ct would be the OF restoring
again those lee which at distant day would make
Maryland vrr and Kentucky free States; it is be-
coming more evident every day that slavery will only be
Pursue die policy now marked out by the Wilmot Pro-
vlso ar supported by its advocates that the coored
race is TO remain the soil now located until freed
and imposes Virginia expenditure of 100 millions
OF oars purchase the slaves and to send the whole
CO 1ored population to Liberia; amounting of 200
collars each white person in the State
I We enreat brethren to show more liberal spirit
| towards u.s. and entreat democratic brethren
particular to avoid nterpolatng the Wmot Proviso
| new issue into our creed
MOVEMENTS GEN. CAss.-The democratic candidate
! for President, Gen Lewis Cass, learn by letter
written by himself the editor of this paper will be in
this city Tuesday afternoon evening next and will
remain Wednesday, proceeding to New York on the
Thursday following. Rooms have been taken for him
| 'Jones's," Bridges and Weiss hotel, Chesnu,
Sixth, where he will be visited by his political friends