Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-09-23

the obligations and duties which you owe to Them for the
imaginary good Of unborn people, who at some future
time may occupy distant land with which not even
acquainted But, il il would be better for hem you
have right rample upon our rights and disregard your
obligations imposed by the constitution, IN order to benefit
them at our expense Mr. President suppose we were to
take my Of the case and exercise the power under the
limitations which have endeavored TO establish clearly 10
be derived from the spirit and meaning OF the constitution it.
self beg know the effect Suppose you allowed all the
States TO coonze this territory their pleasure what would
he the result Would not result IN the harmony and pros
perity of the Confederacy Would not result IN the i'm
proved happiness Of the race Should we not see the
tide Of black population following the natural law OF grayita
on and settling by degrees towards the n at each step OF
its progress attaining cline and congenial to
negro nature Would not then see old territory made
Free regions become occupied ny slaves to be reduced
in their turn the OF civilization and humanity? And
perhaps the purposes OF Providence there
may be design thus, without shock, without dsnion with
injury any one educate and cultivate this under
the dominion of the white man. that one day they may
reach cline and country fitted for them around the shores
of Mexico portion of which may be their ultimate des
tiny hold govern, and enjoy know not what is TO hap.
pen IN the future, but say, there be any one of those
schemes which look the advancement and benefit OF the
negro race that is plausible this to the most pract
cal of all that have been named And what would be the
effects upon the non-slavehoing States Why, does any
believe that it would diminish their political superiority,
affect their power in this Union They already have
perior power, and they must retain it. When we look to
the population Of the United States know that the
States be predominant The annual increase, by emil
grafton aone greater than the increase Of the coored popu-
aton in the savehodng Stats. That question ofpower was
settled when the provision introduced into the constu
ton prohibiting the Importation Of slaves When you pro-
hhed tho importation Of aud opened the doors wide TO
other you settled the question of power and settled ire
trevably The whole effect Of permitting our people to mi
CRATE with their slaves where they choose would be- not to
raise equal strength, but give some little tenn
poary addition to political power and teach US to feel
that received and treated in this Unonas equals
confederaes Is there any thing dangerous in that! Is
result dreaded ask this institution has not been the
baance-whee OF this Confedeacyhe conservative element
may speak, between the extremes OF Federalism and
Democracy Who led the in opposition to that system
Of banks tariffs aud monopoly which proposed unjust dis
trbuon as believe, of the profits of production as be-
tween capital and labor Was the South, the South
Democracy And from what portion Of the Confederacy
would soonest expect to resistance TO OF those ex
tremes into which, times, all parties may be hurried by
lust of conquest appetite for war Would not be
from the representatives of the South The organization OF
society at the South naturally exerts conservative influence
The Southern stakeholder represents fairly both capital and
labor because he both, and interest makes him impair
a and conservative disputes between the two The slave
holder without any superiority in wisdom patriotism, may
thus conservative influence, from his position in
regard those great elements Of society. The history
Of country has proved the truth Of these positions; for
the influence Of the stakeholder has been emnenty
tive only of progress but Of the limitations indispensable
to its eadness and the order of society am told that the
gentleman from New York said it must be admitted that the
non-slaveholding States the most republican.
Mr.. DIX lin his seat was understood TO say did not
express such opinion.
! Mr.. HUNTER am glad to hear it. ask then, is there
any danger this Confederacy in permitting the Southern
States to retain their present relative strength, when 1t is re-
membered that is less than that Of the non-savehod
ing States The Senator from Massachusetts, said that the
slave States had grown relatively faster than the Free Is IT
obvious that be mistaken Is not the relative power
Of the States greater this day in the House
Of Representatives than when the constitution formed
No man doubt it, Let him look to the future-et him
kaya
into this Confederacyand is it not obvious that the nom
savehodng States possess increasing superiority Let
him look the from which population must be
derivedo the fact that emigration alone furnishes larger
addition to the white than the annual increase OF the ne
Let be remembered that the last the
whites stood to the slaves nearly Ia to 2 % TO
that the additions by from this must be
to in favor Of the whites Who in his senses, them
pretend believe that the Southern States will acquire
superior power in this Contderacy No, sir no That
be our lot we know il and acknowledge it. II
you permit TO live in this Conederacy hereafter
have lived heretofore your equals and brehrcn the
whole result would be, not to change any sensible extent
the relative degree OF power possessed by the sections Of
the Union but the united exerons Of oil for
the good Of all. You would then have harmonious pros
porous and happy Confedeacy. Who could then undertake
10 assign the limits to future progress if thus moved
devoid Of sectional eslouses and hotes Imagination
has at the attempt to conceive it. not for my pencil to
make the effort to paint such future.
But suppose take the other course and declare that the
avehong States TO be treated equals and coned
crates this Union Suppose brand them with the badge
OF nferory, and deny them participation in equal rights
where those rights not merely important but essential to
their very prosperity and existence Suppose you thus in
oduce this principle Of inequality and thus brand them
INFERIOR ask you have not virtually dissolved the Union
You have destroyed that upon which ponds for exist
ence. The Southern States night nomnally remain within the
Union, apparently bound by Us forms but in spirit and in
truth they would be out OF IT. and you would have revou-
onized the whole system Of American society. The pros
pery and happiness Of the Coniedeacy would have been
blasted forever hey consented remain the Union, what
part would they play in the Government The slavehodng
members would be bound with hooks Of steel another
band Of brothers on this slavery question They would
throw all other issues 10 the dogs and unite with mnoes in
the free States whatever would afford the best pro-
lection 10 this vital interest They would in order to secure
themselves this question by the aid Of these mnores e.
feet results repugnan 10 you ALL Thus the Government in
stead Of being administered for the general prosperity and the
welfare Of ALL would be converted into instrument OF
ua offence and hostility But il may be said that the free
States would bind themselves together and become united
that question Of slavery Suppose they did what would be
the effect II would lead 10 new nsults-new oppres
sonnew injuries. All considerations Of the general inter-
would be sacrificed and merged in the spirit Of hate, which
would be inevitably engendered by this civil war; 10 be carried
not with arms, but under the forms Of law Suppose the
South submitted to this treatment from day to day, what would
follow Its spirit would be worn down by constant, sub
mission to insult and injury The security Of its property
would I've destroyed its domestic peace invaded and eyentu
ally the right Of the STAKEHOLDER participate in the honors
administration Of the Government would be denied Is Il
TO be supposed that the white would be content TO remain
there inferior and degraded being BY merely leaving
the country in which he reduced to the level Of his own