Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1848-07-08

Madison dutlng his Presidency ana formerly
Governor of the State of Illnois-hiforms me
that the ordinance of 1897 actually emanci-
wted a large number of slaves, who at the
time of its passage, were found in the terrific
ry now composing the State of Illinois.
So early as 1916, ST. George Tucker, one
OF the abest men in Virginia, published "A
plan for the abolition of slavery in that State
and in enforcing the propriety of such abol-
tion, he described slavery as an evil a thou
sand times greater than all the others which
| Great Britain had subjected us to, and one
from which Virginia must be saved, or her
physical and moral prostration would be
inevitable. This glance at the early history
Of our country, and at the action of the patri-
OTIS of the revolution. satisfied me that the fra
mers of the constitution regarded slavery as
moral, social and political curse that one
great object of the revolution was to escape
from it and that they intended TO make-and
did make a government, in which Congress
should have abolished slavery in all the terri
tories of the United States: that they intend
ed 10 form aud did form a Union, into which
no more slave States should ever come, and
the members of which should in good faith
proceed as rapidly as possible 10 rid them
selves of this withering blight, and rescue
their associates from the reproach and dis
grace which its existence brought np)l the
asso 'iaton and its name.
The policy OF the cr,m'ry, from the revo-
luton till recently, with the exception of the
admission Of Texas, Louisiana and Florida,
in all of which in my Judgment; slavery
ought to have been prohibited, (cheers) con-
firms me in this belief Out of the North
western territory, ceded by Virginia. have
| been formed the States OF Ohio, Indiana
! Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan These
five States contain population of between
! four and five millions, and almost eXhaustless
/ physical resources. They were formed out
of Il part of the State of Virginia, and how re-
markable does the condition of Virginia,
/ when conlras,ed with theirs illustrate the ei-
feet of the Jeiiersonian policy. She stands
/ still, or retrogrades, whilst any one OF them,
| with It's boundless energy, rcsisiless progress
rapidly increasing population, either now eX-
ceeds or obviously soon will ougrow the
State from which ii sprung. Who can lool, at
those five lusty children, and can even be-
I lieve that they have ever sprung from such
an exhausted mother! exhausted too, not in
nursing her children, but exhausted in lying
still and looking at them grow up after they
were born and weaned. 1t is as difficult TO
| believe that such mother shonld have such
children, as that the great apostle of liberty
Thomas Jeilerson-should have such re-
fugee for a disciple as Thomas Richie
daughter and cheers.)
THE YouNG IDEA-The following rich
/. scene occurred in one of the private school,
in this city:
'Ah, Pat! Pat = said The schoolmistress tc
a thick headed urchin, into whose muddy
brain she was attempting 10 beat the alpha
bet-Im afraid you'll never learn anything
Now what's that letter, ell -!
Sure, don't know, ma am, replied Pat.
thought you recollect that
NHN, ma am
Because it has dot over the top of it,
Och ma am! mind it well, bu, sure tho
it was fly spcck :"
We'll, now remember Pat lis L.
You, maam :!
No! no!--not q, but H.
Not l, but you, ma 'am-how's that 2
Not l, but U blockheod
Och, yis. faith, now have it ma'am. lo'
mean to say that not l, but you, are Il block
head =
Fool EooL = exclaimed the pedagogues
almost bursting with rage.
Jist as ye plaza quietly replied Pat; foo
or blockhead-it's no matter which, so Ion:
as veer free to OWN UP!