Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-10-06

tuton, ia wisely prohibiting them from control.
ling her destl nies--nos denying the truths Of
the Declaration ol lndCpeudcncD-bu that God
in his wisdom had set up insurnounlnble bar.
rers, between white and black. that g was and
ever viii DO separating wall between them.
that they never can become one people. Is
there any injustice or cause Of censure ia this!
Surely null The blacks are totally, as a gene.
raj rH'e incompetent 10 understand The nature
Of rights either NATURAL, CONSTITU.
TIONAL. OR INCIDENTAL"
Then, Mr.. Free Soer, Whit do You think Of
ili Don, you feel bad, just To think what n
'noisc and confusion you have been kicking up.
about the e"BLAcEs-who are ioialII ineomg. isai
TO understand ihs nature Of righis--siiier ma.
tiOHai, constitutional. or incidental" How be.
nevolenI!-"Ihal God in his wisdom has set up
an insurmounable barrier between these unrea.
soning creatures, these mere aRimais-and Us.
the While Democracy. And what wisdom in our
Southern brothers 10 become The "guardians'
and "MasierS" of these crcalur,s iucapable of
understanding their natural righis?" Yes,
and what glorious Laws tho Ohio black Laws
arel"
Hear him further.
"The laws Of Ohio say TO the negro go seek
your equal rghts"-( remember, they are in
competent TO understand the nature Of rights
but they must seek them-any howl and happi.
ness whenever you please but 10 participate in
our eirI society. the God of Nature and our an.
cestors hare torbiddenl You are not compeienL
for the trust of, such high privileges aud immu.
mites" Poor African, and benevolent Free
SOier your duty Of hope is past approaching,
What "pink" Of an advocate you will have,
when Joseph Gable gets to Congress-!
Finally. have selected one other para.
graph from the same interesting article, in the
same delicate sheet, the JelTersonion, Jan. 10Th,
'3e, in which JOSEPH CABLE DENIES THAT Con-.
GREss HAS THE RIGHT TO ABOLISH SLAVERY IN THE
DIsTRIcT OF COLUMBIA.
"The second resolution declares that "Slare.
~ as il erists in the District of Columbia, &c.
Is clearly UiLtin The ecOntrol of Congress-" THIS
WE DENY; in which we are sustained by the ar.
licles ceding the ten miles square to the United
States, by the States Of Virginia and MARYLAND.
If Slavery should be abolished in the District of
Columbia the condition upon which il was ce.
ded would be violated; consequently il would
revert again 10 Virginia aud Maryland. Hence
the Capitol and all the public buildings would
become the properly Of those States respective.
ly!l!"
Shockingl Congress has no power to a.
bolsh Slavery in The District. Why! Because
The public buildings would then revert to Mary.
land. What calamity. And all this to give
freedom to negroes! NEGRoEs! who are toialy
incompetent to understand the nature of rights,
natural, constitutional, or incidentaW Amt
this clear ard unqueslionable.
We think that honest men of all parties must
conclude that this "Joseph" who has had Free
Soil leuer "standng matter" in the Picavune
for weeks-would make a fine Constitutional
Lawyer-lr he could get TO the bar. Would
make very benevolent man-if he had bet.
ter heart, and would make good legislator and
advocate Of Freedom, Free Soil, and Free dc.
mocracy-if he could get to Congress.
His picayune letter, his Umsteltcr letter, the
article from which have selected the above
Lave Mr.. Cable, u low groveling, Office seeking
demagogue;-wih no more Christian benevo.
ence, or democratic love Of Freedom this day
than he possessed when he advocated the
cause of the Shareholder, and discussed abo-
litionisn with A MEMBER.