The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-08-01
DUBUQUE, IOWA, AUGUST !, 1849.
For the Express.
The AlnalgamatiOn Candidate for
the Board Of Public Works.

For the Express.
The AlMalgamatiOn Candidate for
the BOARD Of Public Works.
From the choice made by the Abolitionists
and Wings, in their nomination OF candidate
for Secretary of the Board Of Public Works,
one would be led to Infer that the gentlemen
making this nomination, 50 W some relation ex-
listing, or intended to make such q relation ex-
list, between Negro Slavery and the Public
Works of the State Of Iowa. Unless one Of
these be the object of the Abolition portion Of
these gentlemen, we can see no object they
can legtimately have as Abolitionists.
No one will pretend to assert that there ex.
lists ut present any conneXion between negro
slavery and State Improvements. They are
sufficiently wide apart, and il would take an
extraordinary stretch Of visual, or eyenimagi.
native perception, to discern in what they are
connected. But the Abolitionists, as such
that is, as haters Of slavery in other States-s
want to elect haters.of.slavery officers o man
age the Public Works. If they were content
with this appellation Of slavery haters--if the
term Abolitionist, and the pride they take in
being SO designated, did not imply much more
than slavery -hater--if it did not imply that
those who arc 80 distinguished, afrogate to
themselves the right of interchangeable right of
changing right Of modifyding the insti-
tutions Of States of which they arc not citiss
zens--if this term did not imply all this, and
more, it would be as harmless designation as
to call dog-Cesar. But this term Abolition
list does imply all this, and il this right Of mo.
difying. or mcddling with the institutions Of
other States be conceded to them--thc citizens
of these Suites must necessarily be first depri-
we'd of the power or the right Of managing their
own atfairs--that is, they must be deprived Of
their liberty And under the assumption that
the people of Iowa are prepared for all this
that the people of Iowa are ready at a word
from these fanatics, to make war upon men
who offend them not--these Aboitionists ask
them, as a maifeatation Of this intention, to
elect as q high public officer, man, known by
them to profess these sentiments For il they
nominate man for office as AtoLitianists, and
make their principles be the issue at the polls,
1t must be evident tina they seek nothing more
than the triumph of their principles--and the
triumph Of their principles would be the tri-
umph Of the Negro over the white race in ma
ny States of this Union.
If, then, the people Of Iowa really desire
these principles to preyail--if they desire to
NEEDLE with the affairs Of their neighbors--i!
they intend that one.kalf The States of this
confederacy shall be compelled. by force, to
make their domestic and political economy
conform TO their notioDs--then ought they, by
ALI. means, encourage these Abolitionists--
even 10 the electing of them to every Office in
their gift. And TO Try out the consequence
further, il they believe it would tend to cir
culate and harmon;se, and make the blacks
and whites love each other the more, TO see
them placed upon absolute equalty--in
this toby helping the Abolitionists--they
shall be gratified 10 their hearts content. For
some eight or ten Of the States would have
black executioncrs--some would haye rep.
resentative in Congress of every stripe-from
the fair-skinned Caucasian to the ebon black
of Ethiopia. II mankind were kind and good,
and charitable and brother-loving, as they
ought to be, this state of things would no doubt
work the intended effect. But they are not.
Mankind is not so formed. The distinguish.
ing characteristics OF the aces will never al.
low them to live at peace, if they shout Id ever
be placed upon political equality in the same
State or Nation.
The realization of this theory is, then, at
best, but contamination to be wished for,
but one which will never be consummatcd.
This Abolltionism has another feature, or
perhaps it were more properly called sym
pathy which it designs to elevate into virtue
Under this feature. and through this sympa.
thV, encouragement mt is given to the propaga-
ton o! free ncgroism-that is, a state of being
in which the negro IS merely allowed to in.
crease and live without the political privilege
Now ofall other states of existence, this is the
most humilating--.the most degra ded--.the
most debasing. Humliating, since no merit
can exalt them. Degrading, since they arc
surksas low as they can be in free state; and
debasing since all experience proves, that
mankind cannot remain for any length Of time
in the same state of civilization. He must rise
or to progress or retrograde. And if the
negro cannot rise to the same height as his
s,nsv tHrvr e NI,0~ a l. 4
by law from acquiring that Importance in soc-
ETY. which merit may acquire for him, if he
were Of another race-whut nducement will
he have to acquire merit? He must retrograde
until he sinks lower than his original condition
in his native forests. Andyet such is the con.
ditionsto which these vrtuous sympathiscrs
would elevate the Negro slave.
! Can the blacks, either slave or free. be be-
nefted by inducing them 70 run hitherto
smigrate hitber? 20 the people Of this State
expect "a profit ~ tins stute of things sought
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