Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-10-27

I'LL his place, while he is left at home, with
fall leisure for repentance.
n. b. Mr.. Darling gave the same vote
with Mr.. Lynde, and lost the nomination
for re-elcction.-Bayn6Uner.
Better Of Thomas Jefferson.
AT the recent great Free Soil meeting in
the Park at New York, John Van Buren,
read the following document:
MONTICELLO, Aug. 25, 1914.
Dear Sir-Your favor of July 3lst was
duly received and was read with peculiar
pleasure. The sentiments brealhed through
the whole, do honor both 10 tie head and
heart of the writer. Mine, on the subject
OF slavery of negroes, have long since been
III possession of the public, and time has
only served to give them stronger proof
The love of Justice and the love of country
plead equally in the cause of these people,
and 1t is mortal reproach to us that they
should have pleaded so long in vain, and
should have produced not single effort,
nay, fear not much serious willingness, to
relieve them and ourselves, from our pres
ent condition of moral and political repro
baton.
From those in former generation, who
were in the iulncss of age when came in
TO public life, which was while our contro'
versy with England was on paper only, |
soon saw that nothing was to be hoped
Nurscd and educated in the daily habit of
seeing the degraded condition, both bodily
and mental, of those unfortunate beings, not
rejecting that the degradation was very
much the work of themselves and their ia
theirs few minds had yet doubted but that
they were as legitimate subjects OF proper
ty as their horses or cattle. The quietand
monotonous course of colonial life aad been
disturbed by no alarm, and little reflection
on the value of liberty. And when an "a
larm was taken at an enterprise of their
own. it WAS not easy to carry them the
whole length of the principles which they
invoked for themselves.
in the first or second session Of the Leg
islature, after became member, drew
TO this subject the attention of Col. Bland.
one of the oldest, abest and most respected
members, and he undertook to move for
certain moderate extensions of the rtotec-
ton of the laws to these people. >ccon-
ded his motion, and, as Il young member,
was more spared in the debate; but he was
denounced as an enemy to his country, and
was treated with the greatest inlecorum.
From an early stage of our revolution, other
and more distant duties were assigned to
me, so that from that time till my return
Europe i'll l@S ,, and | may say till re-
L., l., I l..
tie opportunity of knowing the progress of
public sentiment on this subject.
had always hoped that the younger &C.
neration, receiving their earlier impressions
after the flame of liberty had been kimdIed
in every breast, and had become, as it were,
the vital spirit of every American, that the
generous temperament of youth, analogous
10 the motion of their blood, and above the
of avarice, would have sympa-
thized with oppression wherever found, and
proved their love Of liberty beyond their
own share Of it. But my intercourse with
them, since my return, has not been suffi-
cient To- ascertain that they had made to-
wards this point The progress which | had
hoped.
Your solitary but welcome voice is the
first which has brought this sound to my
car; and | have considered the general ST.
lence which pre- walls on this subj ct, as in
dcatlng an apathy untavorablc TO every
hope. Yet the hour Of emancipation is |
advancing in the march of time. It viii
come and whether brought on by the ge
nerous energy Of our own minds, or by the
bloody process OF st. Domingo, excited and
conducted by the power of our present enc
my, ii once stationed permanently within
our country, and Offering asylum and arms
TO the oppressed, is j leaf OF our history not
yet turned over,
am sensible Of the parialIilcs with /
which you have looked towards me as the /
person who should undertake this salulary
but arduous work. But This, my dear sir, !
is like bidding old Prlam to buckle on the I
srmor OF Hector, ''freme,uibuS @ro hHme- (
RS ct iamite ferr'nneiagi." No, | have ,
outllved the generation with which mutual .
abors and periIs begat mutual confidence
md influence. This enterprise IS for the .
those who can follow il p.and .
through to It's consummatlon. It shall have
Ill my prayers, and these are the only wea-
Dors Of an old man.
1t is an encouraging observation, that no
rood measure was ever proposed which u
inly pursued, failed to prevail in the end.
We have proof of this IL the history oi'the .
sndoavors in The BRUSH Parliament to sup
press that very trade which brought this
.vi on us. And you will be supported by
he religious precept, =" BE not weaneo IN
we'll doing" That your success may be
Is speedy and complete IS 1t will he cf no
lorable and immortal consolation to your
'eiG, shall as Gcrvently and sincerely pray
Is assure you of my great friendship and,
aspect. III. JEFFERSON.
EDWARD Coles, Esq.
Schooner run dozen The steamer Heudnek
saf. puH. 10 n e.