Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-04-15


in her hand But how stood the comparison at this day
What the condition of that venerable State at this day.
and what the state and population and prospects Of the vast
and fertile region northwest Of the Ohio Yet the gentleman
from Virginia. standing the banks of the Ohio and behold
ing the contrasts could grayey assert that the ordinance Of
81 nuly Had it been possible, at the time that
dnance passed. TO rid Virginia of her slave population AID
place her in that respect footing with the Northwestern
States her progress might this time have been rapid
theirs Look her natural advantages, superior in many
respects theirs. With mountains OF mineral wealth piled
another heaven with soil rich and FERTILE genial
climate with eapors al her feet and capacous harbors open
ing to all the rich commerce of the Atlantic what might she
have been this day. The gentleman spoke Of Virginia
Of the Republican States OF the South. Mr. A. did
not deny that she republican any OF the other States
and he had wish interfere with her domestic arrangements
any way she might if she pleased base representation
upon soil and not man, and she might cherish slavery
Blessing if she esteemed IL but this could prevent
other States from nsitung comparison between her cond
ton and that Of her neighbours when challenged to by such
remarks had 6len from the gentleman from that State.
Mr. A. could not accept Of the gentleman from Virginia
exponent Of the sentiments of the people Of Virginia he
did not Mr. A. conceived, fairly represent the wisdom
the Justice of that commonwealth While Virginia
titled insist upon respect for her rights she should not
interfere with the rights of other States charge them, be-
cause they reoiced the abolition of slavery in distant part
of the globe, with encouraging revolt and in
own land.
Again. he asked the gentleman it insult to the slave
holding States adopt the Declaration of independence to
pass the ordinance of 81 to pass the resolution admitting
Louisiana into the Union that admitting Missouri or
that admitting Texas Yet in all these there
strcons the existence Of slavery within certain limits Or
was insult when the last House Of Representatives, which
the gentleman would claim Democratic Congress,
serted clause into the constitution Of Oregon forever prohibit
ing slavery in that Territory, insert similar restriction
in Mexico in the three million bill All these successive
Of the representatives of the American people were equally
liable the charge OF insulting the sayehodng States with
Mrs. Is amendment. Would the gentleman esteem it
Insult and libel it. after should have acquired terri
tory sufficient to form haldozen new States of this
Union Congress should put similar restriction into their
situons The gentleman and his friends had forced the
House and the country into which seemed likely to end
in the acquisition of such territory and they would then call
upon Congress make laws for it. And when that came, he
much mistaken they would not find that the people Of the
North would take their stand to that point. They
had resisted the but the had been forced upon hem
and when should be attempted to force them to allow the
existence Of slavery the territory and thus prepare
accession of sayehong States and slavehodng power
and predomnance would be resisted and they would do
all which constiiuona they could do prevent the extern
sion of the institution OF slavery in this Union Mr. A. had
nothing do with it it already existed in the Southern
States For himself though he did pretend say pre-
csey when, he had doubt that slavery would ultimately
be abolished in all those States That however should be
done by no unconstitutional Of his He had right to
speak, and speak freely his sentiments of the institution,
and this he should do at all proper times.
But gentlemen might themselves that the people of
the North would resist the extension OF slavery element
OF political power in the Union As domestic institution
istng within State they would touch it. Let the South
der it. las he believed they did with all that the North had
nothing do. But when should be attempted to bring into
the Federal Legislature Senators and Representa-
ves the basis Of property they should assured
" resist it, Il changed the whole Government it made
constitution, Union. Against such attempt,
though the risk of the high dspeasure of the gentleman
from Virginia, and al the risk Of being called insulting and
libeous they should certainly take their stand Mr. A. adj
med that there in the North Of of idea
but so there ct the South There ultra
both sides and he could scarcely say which the most
mschevous But these not the great of the people
Of the North; and it the Of sober-mnded reflect
ing oreseeng people Of the free States who would take the
stand he had indicated They would take their stand upon
the constitution it originally formed The element of
slavery there they could take out not least
without endangeng the safety, if the existence Of The
whole. There then let stand until God in his providence
shall the hearts Of the people 10 blot out But gentle
with their progressive Democracy who wanted make
slave States Senators, Representatives, based
on slavery could with any show Of expect North
stand quietly by aud this done without an effort
to resist it. If they did, they would find themselves wofny
deceived.
Mr. A. said ne had no disposition to proong this debate.
He had given the which had induced him offer the
amendment which he had had the honor proposing the
solutions before the House. In the remarks ne had made in
reply to the gentleman from Virginia he had taken the liberty
of speaking freeya freely the gentleman had done Of
him. To be he had thought the gentlemans
somewhat supercou, but be entertained resentment far
less any enmy 10 that gentleman He conceded to him the
rights he claimed for himself and should take offence
y
Mr. Asamux said the gentleman from Virginia M BArLT)
had charged the emancipation by the French Government
of the slaves islands Of the Caribbean Sea had produced
the terrific results Of slaughter and ropne and crme which,
we all knew had marked that time Notwithstanding the
gentleman had told the House lie spoke from the book, and
made assertions without knowing what they found
ed got in this respeche was false in history Every reader Of
the history the times knew that those eyos the result
not Of emancipation by the French Government but Of other
The only emancipation prior 1893 by the French
Government Of the slaves in those islands what
tanned the declaration Of the National Assembly OF the 20
August 1889 AT that time the National Assembly declar
ed in the words of Declaration Of Independence,
that " oil born, and continue free and equal
TO their rights Prior any Of these instructions the
West India Islands, other emancipation Of any kind than
what was contained in that declaration enacted
decreed by the National Assembly That declaration attract
ed the attention Of the population Of those islands, in all its
extent and the principles Of induced the mulato race,
which distinct from either the whites the negro
slaves attempt achieve their natural and political
rights There at that time three distinct in the
West India islands ia the first place. the white planters who
the Of slaves then the muattoes, who
also of large property some of them of education,
and the Of slaves aud, lastly, the African negro
slave CASTE The first disturbances out of the attempt
Of the mulatoes vndcae for themselves the principles
tanned in the declaration Of tho ooh August 1888. The
failure Of the National Assembly of France TO carry out in
practice the principle which they had thus declared the
primary Of the instruction that ensued X that
that led 10 open war; bitter euds between the white planter
and the mulaoes and not until they had been
tnued for time that the slaves paakng of the general
crmen attempted instruction for the purpose Of achieving
their freedom Then ii that the terrible