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

slavery, out mey upon Otntf QueStlOns
do not think they long continue and speak
rately upon aqueson vital The northern wings
not continue 10 get into power by decaimng against the
advocates.
Those who entertain extreme opinions in the northern
States, and ask the intervention of Congress to exclude
slavery from the errtores resort TO the abstract dognas
OF fanaticism and the of popular names They seem
to act upon the belief that the people are gnoant and
tha names and sounds have great influence where lgno
rance prevails Free sod" Free territory" "God and
Liberty" the great words with them. Why, they
almost equal Santa Ana and Brney IN the use OF these
words. They cannot mean Tree rocks, Tree sand, nc
If they mean free government, does not that imply the
right of the people to govern themselves and regulate
their domestic insutionsthe very thing for which
am contendng? But all factions resort 10 the of
popular names. The party in the NORTH which is seek
ing to overturn this government in the OF phi
lanthrophy, call themselves the Liberty party ii
all other parties this country were opposed free
dom. There, too, is the "Natve American party
as II all other parties not sufficiently attached
to their country and It's government. The truth is, a
question OF so little practical importance lie " Prov-
so" as II is called only be sustained by loose decla-
nation. Sentiment must be substituted for argument, a
flourish OF rhetoric TOR reason, and vision of phlan-
thropy for the real condition of human affairs. This
Proviso" has been kind of God send for the abo
honiss, and many who advocate it fling their manaced
limbs about and shout for freedom, when they them
false logic.
Not only are popular sought to be used. bu,
abusive epthes are resored to-" Dough face is the
term applied. II is not my purpose handy words or
reior abuse, although ii is difficult to repress ndig
nation under accusations groundless and offensive
will remark, however, that those who attempt to apply
the term TO the northern democrats, and charge them
with acting from fear, and not from conviction, must
have the mirror before their own hearts and faces. Rt
ner, when governor Of Pennsylvania, undertook to
charge the democrats with basey bowling the knee the
dark spirit OF slavery, q am sorry that few democrats
should follow his example0 and it turned out that
he and his advisers had courage at all In order to
retain power after the people had decided against hem
they made what is called the Buck shot war;" sur
rounded the halls Of legislation with gtering bayonets
and noddng pume and then got frightened and ran off
when no pursued
But to speak more Immediately to the point Slavery is
said to be great moral political, and social evil and
therefore the legislative power should be exerted pre-
vent Its extension Some, who know nothing about our
onr ana o Of would say that
lion OF free blacks turned loose upon sociey may be
an evil Negroes-slave or free-are very poor popu
latlon, admit; but there is no good without some
companylng evil There great many things in this
world which seem 10 be evils, but which only
sary ingredients in the cup of life Gentlemen who talk
about the evils III OF slavery argue as II was now for the
trainers OF the constitution settled the question They
legi sated upon the subject, and cannot undo the
work Many people in this country, and who
claim to be statesmen, TO forget that very little
power is conferred upon Congress The people have
tanned all they have not given express grant Those
who talk about all (back and white) being created
free and equal have but step farther take and that
is 10 admit the blacks to terms of political and social
equality The blacks are here among and even in
uSt vi uePTlVt tHeul Oh tuc right 10
take part in the government and truth, they much
less cared tor and enjoy less OF the comforts OF life than
IN the south Two races OF men so different
exist under the constitution. and nhabit the same
country upon terms OF equality Notwithstanding they seem
oppressed here, they much better off than in their
tive land Here they have Christianity and civilization
And the question arises, whether, if the protecting hand
of the white man was withdrawn, and this whole coun-
try improved as IS, given up to blacks they would not
wrong and am asked where is il TO cease If the time
arrives, it will be in the far distant future The
ways OF Providence are not our ways The question
is, what best under the circumstances not what is
best in the abstract Slavery made ground
Of accommodation from the church. do not know
rebuked on that account Why, He who came to perfect
the old law and the moral code, did not abolish slavery
One thing do know and that is that we have got three
articles in the constitution recognising it. We must either
strike those articles from the constitution and dissolve
our government, or hold our peace about the guilt and
sin OF slavery We all know how slavery got here in
the first instance The cupdity Of England and the de-
sire TO make money upon the part OF the New England
took the slaves into the south when we were
yet colonies for the constitution of e black man is
culiary adapted to labor in warm climate 1t is strange
that New England and Old England should be fore
most in the work OF abolition.
There people in the northern States who seem
to have turned Don QuXottes in philanthropy and give
themselves great deal of trouble about what kind OF
domestic institutions the people who may settle IN New
Mexico or California ought to have although they never
expect to go there themselves. They to have but
one idea. They can overlook evils at home see
people suffering the streets from poverty children and
females worked TO death the factories boys go uneu
Gated upon our canals and gaze with thobbng commits
Grafton upon imaginary evils thousands of miles off
They snbec themselves TO the dcnuacation of the Sa
vour, who said "Woe unto you, Scrbes and Pharisees
hypocrites! Tor you make clean the outside of the cup
and platter but within they full of extoron and
cess" Some make noise, that they may have glory of
man. Fanatics in religion and philanthropy have nfct-
ed more evils upon the human family than they ale
Waited. have often asked m self how many people will
go from the district have the honor REPRESENT either
Not fifty And think my honorable colleague Mr.
WnMoT] and other northern representatives might with
profit ask themselves the same Question.
There is kind of sickly sentimentay which some
times gets up this country and sometimes out in
anti masonry, sometimes in natlveisin, sometimes In Mil
lerism and then in anti slavery.
We have abolition societies and abolition lecturers
peoples business Now, suppose the people of Massa
chusetts should complain of the people of Pennsylvania
because we have got the word white" in our constu-
ton, and prevent negroes from voting and get
ties for the purpose of inducing to admit the blacks TO
terms of political and social equality; would such
interference be regarded with composure? Well now
that is just what they doing towards the south He
asked, then what right the people OF the northern or
southern States had, through their representatives here
to dictate constitution local laws to American c,
zens in New Mexico or California. Are prepared TO
say that American citizens are incapable of sef-govern-
ment! Are 10 issue decrees-a kind of star chamber
the palace in Washington, for the govern
men of the people in fardstant territories With the
same proprety might well undertake to give laws
to the States regulating the descent of property 1t is
difficult to tell 10 what extent the spirit OF propagandsm
ern and New England States. The gentleman from
Massachusetts Mr. PALFREYl told us in his speech, |