Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1849-02-12
NO. 4.

crowding them together where they are, and thur
hasten the work of emancipation. There is reason
for believing that il would soon follow those now in
progress, unless, indeed, some decisive step SHOULD
be taken IN the mean time to arrest the whole.
The question then is, viii the measures Of az
lSresson proposed in the House be adopted
They may not, and probably will not be this sss-
sion But when take into consideration tia!
there is majority now in favor Of one OF them, and
strong minority in favor OF the other, far as the
Of the House has been taken; that there will
be in all probability considerable increase in tho
next Congress OF the vote in favor Of them and that
it will be largely increased in the next succeeding
Congress, under the rensus to be taken next year.
it amounts almost to certainty that they will be
adopted, unless some decisive measure IL taken in
advance toprevent it.
Bat, if even these conclusions should prove erro-
tneousir fanaIiclsm and the love OF power should,
contrary TO their nature, for respect constitu
tiona barriers. if the calculations OF policy should
retard the adoption of these measures, even do
feat them altogether, there would he still! left ono
certain way to accomplish their object, if the deter.
mination avo.yed by the North to rnonopolize all
the territories, to the exclusion of the South should
be carried INTO efeat. That Of itself would at no
distant day, add to the North a sufficient number
oil States TO give her three -tour,hs of the whole:
when, under the color OF an amendment to the con-
! stitntion she would enancipate our slaves, how
ever opposed it might be to its true intent
Thus, under every aspect the result is certain if
aggression be not promptly and decidedly met
How it is 20 be met, it j: for you to decide
Such, then, being the case, it would be to insult
lyon to suppose you could hesitate To destroy The
existing relation between the free and servile races
at the South would lead to consequences unparai-
eled IN history. They cannot be separated, and
cannot live together in peace or harmony or to
their mutual advantage, except in their present re-
lation. Under any other, wretchedness, and mise
~, and deso!ation would oyerspread the whole
South. The example of the British West Indies.
as blightins as emancipation has proved TO them
furnishes very faint picture Of the calamites it
would bring on the Solh The circumstances un-
der which It would take place with us would b.
entirely different from those which took place with
Them and calculated to lead to ia, more disa,tron.
results There the government of the Darent conn.
try emancipated slaves in her colonial possessions:
Ia government rich and powerful, and actuated by
be,) rather than fanatcisin 1t was, besides, dis
posed TO act Justly towards the owners even in The
act of emancpating their slaves and to protect and
foster them afterwards It accordingly approp. ia
ted nearly sloo,ooo,ooo compensation to them
for their losses under the act, which sum. althonoh
it turned out 10 be far short of the amount. wac
thought at that time to be LIBERAL Since The eman-
cipaon, it has kept up sufficient military and
naval force to keep the blacks in awe, and num-
Der of magistrates and constabes, and other civil
officers, to keep order in the towns and plantations,
and enforce respect to their former owners. 70 I
considerable extent these have served as subs,is
t,e for the police formerly kept on the plantations
BY the owners and their overseers and to preserys
the social and political superiority of the white
race But Notwithstanding AN This, tba Rr;ti.S
West India possessions are ruined. imnovershea
misera able, wretched, and destined probably to he
abandoned to the black race. Very different would
oe the circumstances under which emancipatior.
would take place with US. If it ever should be Ell
fected, II would be through the agency of the Fed
eral Government, controlled by the dominant pow
er OF the Northern States Of the Confederacy. a,
Sanst the resistance and struggle Of the Southern
II can then only be effected by the prostration Of
the Whse race and that would necessarily engen.
der the bterest feelings Of hostility between them
anu lhe NORM, But the reverse would be the case
'''e PACKS o. me South and the people Of
ths Ho..l wing ti'eif emancipation to them.
10y Win regard theh as trends, guardians and
pat.ons' ann ceh're, accordingly all their sympathy
~ .peh 1 he people OF the North would not fail
whites Tndsr Tho i,snao.o 'l ne instead OF ms
imnoIIad by " s''c ieeilhSs' and
"nl"la ~ aala.cisn ana love OF power, they
,,o,,ld 10 tisp q, enianeipa''oh. Anotner step
os eane".o ralse them TO political and
IT, ~ wi.h tieir FORMER owners, by giving
under tho Iodopa, 'os siiu noiol's pubic offices
...e government. we see the first
~" aiu =. IN u,e Di already alluded to--to vest
M .o slaves WIN the right to vote on
Inn, =. emancipation m we district But
800 t - an equa''ty' ,ney would be-
come the iast pollica associates of the North act
~ ~? ana Young with them on all questions, and BY
.n h; po!l.lca union between them, holding ths
m nh lass ~ compete snhJecaon The blacks.
t anu 'ie pl11i'gale "hltes they might unite with
H oca become ana e pnepa recipients of
.ueIdi uiees ana patronage, and would, in conse-
Ilence' oe raised aocve the whites OF the South in
he puisleai ana social scale. We would in word.
~ 49, t Ia WIN lhem~a degradation great
en,;nhto no. vs. ye' aeh 70 me let OF free and
nnt sseome peopie, ana one rom winch we could
~ essaPe' snuue emancipation take place, (Which
~, hoay Slm ~ hot prevented but by fleeing
., ourselves ana ancestors and BY aban
uo a our country TO enr former slaves. to become
rne apoae OF disorder, anarchy. poverty,
n'seiy ana "Fetchedness.
YIN .i such pfaspect before Is, the gravest and
mos nos' solehn question thai ever claimed The atten,
u Won o. people is presented ioryonr considerations
Mhal Is 70 oe aone 70 prevent It! Its question
peao"slns 10 yon 70 decide All we propose is 10
SNe sou oui oPlhioh.
we, han, are q me opinlon that the first and in
IuiSleLSuulc Sttp, without Wicl nOthinr ha