The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-29
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Texas was annexed 70 protect and perpetuate
slavery. This Mr.. CALHOUN svows, and the doc
uments prove. VIII leading Southern minds,
and leading Southern prints, now declare that
We must have more territory for this object.
Hear how one of the sblest Of the perpstualists
reasons on this subject.
"Is the principle to be firmly established, as
well by the votes Of southern as Of northern
men, that slavery is TO be forever restricted to
the country where il row exists What pro-
life germ Of ruin will it bequesth to our chill
dren. Has human eye ever been able to dis
cover in the future, the period, however remote,
when the institution OF slavery will cease 10 ex-
istf Do not reason, observation, experience,
common sense, all inform US that the lapse OF
time increases, instead of diminishing the dan
gers Of abolition That slavery, from day TO
day, by the natural increase Of the negro race,
is establishing itself upon broader basis, and
that the dangers Of emancipation are prspor-
tionaby increased Does not the precedent Of
emancipation by the British West India Islands
conclusivey show that IL Is measure ruin
Gus at once to the white and colored race, most
fruitful in evil, most barren of good And
where is there to be found a shadow Of reason
for Bupposing that the result Of such n step in
our own country would be more deletsrious at q
future, than we know that il must be at the pre-
sent time ]
Slavery is an institution which we of the
south believe 10 be- a blessing to both races OF
our people. We proclaim that our slaves are
better treated, better clothed, better fed, mon.
intelligent, more happy than the laborinx elias
ses Of any part Of the world, and defy contra
dction. We believe that true philanthropy is
opposed TO emancipation-that an enlightened
humanity shrinks from its consequences with
horror.-Have we reason to believe that our
children will think otherwise 2 that the lapse OF
few years will create so great a revolution In
all the relations Of social life and the deep seat
ed springs Of human action, that what would be
a curse to us would be a blessing to them p
The position is untenable, the idea absurd
BY the dispensation of providence, operating
through the agency of man, slavery has been
introduced and Is now established in this coun-
try. Ii exists for wise and benfcent purposes.
At any rate, we cannoi see how II is TO be abol
ished.
Our duty therefore, is TO legislate az IL the re-
lation Of master and slave was permanently e.
tablished our policy should be to regard the
interests Of the master our humanity to in
crease the value Of the slave, for in proportion
as he is valuable, he Is hnppy,-in proportion as
he Is valueless, he is miserable. Now, we in
quire, IL slavery be forever confined to its pres
the country is thriving and prospecting, this ID
to be eramped, restricted, tied down II, with
the increase Of the slaves there is to be no in.
Grease Of the area Of territory which shall hold
them, will not the interests Of the master be sac
rihced 7 will not the value OF tho slave be de-
stroyed will not the ability Of the owner 10
supply his wants be diminished will not both
Of them suffer and 10 the time so far removed
az not to be regarded at all, when such policy
will make our negro race as miserable as the la.
boring population Of the British isles We shall
rscur to this subject again"
eve cannot see how it slavery, } Is to be abol.
ished." Yet this same writer says, "confne Il
to limited space" and II must die out, The
Aoo, then, Is plain enough. But this our friend'
will not submit to-their doctrine is, more terri.
tory, more slavery, and perpefuity to the instl.
tuition sHd when this Is secured they will pro
claim to white laboring men every where, "oui
slaves are better treated, better fed, better clo
thed, more intelligent! moro happy than thu
Iabering classes in any part Of the world"
they were so, who would not be slave wha
mechanic could resist the temptation