Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-09-01
-r.,,, the New Y ork Herali-I
,,f-ITFyENT on THE SLAVERY QUESTION.
RINGER TO The UNION.

and Spreading IN every direction. ~
ambitious men, of all parties, and in
o7. have seized on this question. and are
=, 70 make II a hobby. on which to ride
over or local consequence. All are
IT, great men OF the great factions, such
- Van Bureu. now present the specia-
s,,,ior the conduct of Garrison. ABBY
-r5,be enthusiasts of New -Engla nd, who
%. r,uched at for the last quarter ef Il GEN.
". Calhoun. and portion of the South,
% our. and are endeavoring to stem this
!. aren't: but what can 4 portion of the
-,.,ss do in the face of the rage of the
:. nnnyinciDIed ambition of politicians, the
of the human heart, and the natural
n kualacism. in an age that Graves for
III of any kind-from liberaiing the
digging gold in California
..s 10 be The issue of the present position
-,lsucv of all the parties and factions
-rr;on! Some fatal and deplorabie COLI
81 take place; some terrible explosion is
.--sodered. that will entail disgrace on civi-
sui probably bring aboul the dissolution
,sir cOnfederacy.
.rs4. crv-is the liberation of the 4 frican
-, The state OF restriction of the same svs-
;sryIiuie to where II is. and the non-exten
ffto any of the new territories towards the
What IS the condition of the African race
,,ouniry, and why is t that the whole white
.lop ofIhis republic are running into terri
4 fornidable excitement in relation TO this
| ! ouesiion concerning a particular race lIv-
,a5iu their borders
African race was first introduced into this
= 4.
Furooe. The history of the slave trade.
.as carried on principally by the Eastern
: we'll known u al who have investigated
,ter. Since tnai Tine. the African race,
,.ir social and political position have diver
| 10 four different systems. presenting different
..erstlcs and having different results, both
brown condition, and on that of the white
II whom they are surrounded
\ first or original system or condition in
| We find ihe African race on this con ;inent,
Eof slaves purchased on the coast OF Africa.
I'll 10 this country. applied 10 labor. and kept
/ "a sort Of military suhiec;ion, without re-
! 10 Life or comfort. This system still pre-
d Cuba anJ Brazil. and It NAV be truly cal
system of military slavery. or of military
,ly, for they enjoy but little comfort under
N sway. To supply the deaths occasioned
system of slavery, TIE slave trade still ex-
q canJgsiine manner 10 De sure, although
3raziI and Spain agreed, by treaty, TO abolish
nf1mous traffic
E scoEd system ofsociaI serviIude in which
b The African race on This continent. is that
ase see in the Southern States of this Union.
tue, the race was planted in the South by
as and Importation from AfEica-those i'm
Fl1as AMI purchases being made by the an
rs Of the very same people who. in The Eas-
land Northern States. are now railing against
Pry, aHl exciting the whole country on the
son bu, The revolution. and the So pa ration of
lll.ed Safes from British ascendan ncv, intro
.ia great change IN the condition of The COL
ace ia the South. and since that time they
increased and multiplied in a great degree.
! HHai lnay be called a PatriarchaI system,
lca their comforts and advantages are iden-
i'iih the soil, as much as those of the white
aemselVes. or the nominal proprielorS. Ac-
''- 10 the statements Of all unPr. juJiced per-
Slo have travelled extensively among the
a.'ons Of the South, Il Is admitted that more
-Hlbe or happier race does not exist in any
the world. among a Iaboring population
= roI0r. Than wllI be found IN the Southern
There arc. indeed. individual exceptions
I,9p.ioEs viii occur in the best orders of So
and among the bes, and most intelligent
next condition in which we find the color
Airlcan race on this continent. is that whrch
T n the free States of this Union, or in the
West Indies. since the Emancipation act
H'sed by the British government Now.
is the condition of the African race under
FSem Of freedom, or personal liberty, which
q therel Il IS well known that the color
lailOn, who live IN scattered families In the
N'ies, are degraded race. and although
aiy De EJminally free. and may nominally
sPolhIcal rights. yet such is the condition of
= hat those rights are never exercised, and
10 circumstances can the African race sit
sde and mIDgle socially with the Anglo
ace, here or elsewhere. The negroes of
afih are in worse condition morally, ply
! personally. and socially, from their birth
ay OF their death, than the same class ev-
oe IN the condition in which they exist IN
nib. In The British West India islands the
nee have received the slme franchises
.'ae different States of the North have con-
On them here. Well. has emancipation
Ted either the West India islands, or the
Is whom ]: was intended to advance By no
; Every arrival from Jamaica or the
sands only brings fresh accounts of the
$ oi The system, the decadence of industry,
GSIh OF PauPerism, the increased misery OF
Z people, the proslraiion of commerce, and
eisQailOn OF society there.
next system or condition in which we find
aeis, Is that presented by the history of Hay
10 Domingo. There the African race. ori-
saves, were liberated, became indePe ndent,
IsaL rights. political, personal and otherwise.
sle white people OF this continent or any
pace can enjoy, and what do they present !
!. oui continuous revolution, outbreaks. IN
!, ''ns. massacres, blood, degradation, barbar-
g 'he rapid decay of every moral and phy-