Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-02-17

elrcts Of 1ueh MEASURE on the white race a. tie
Slu,h, and Tie hope they would ersaIe in The
black o. a spsesy emancipation, would produce
a slate Of ceiling Inconsistent wth Ihn much
I llugpr continuance Of the existing relations te-
tween the two But be thar as it may Il 10 ces-
tam, It emancipation Did nj ig.low, ~ matter
Of course, the luai act ~ the States would not
/ he long DELAYED. The want @! constitutional
power would oppose a feeble resistance. The
great body Of the North is united against our
peculiar institution. Many behave II 20 b sinful
4 and the residue, with uncomfortable exceptions.
believe Il 70 be wrong. such being the case,
/ il w,ud indicate very superficial knowledge us
human ua,t..-.i ~ think thar, after aiming al aba
iil.on sy.ismalical, iDI So many years, aud pur,
suing II with such unscrit.lous disregard OF Jaw
AMI constitution, the fanatic, VINO have let ihe
way and forced lhe great BODY ot the ',orth To
fellow them, would, when the finishing strike on
~ remained to be given. voluntarily suspend Il,
or permit any constitutional scrup,eI Or epnSlie
ra,iOns Of Justice t. aires, it, 10 these may be-
added an aggression, though no, YET commenced
long med,la,rd aud ,hfrSiened-tO prohibit what
tue abolitonlsis call the Internal s.asr trade,
meaning thereby the transfer VI slaves ifOn one
Stale to another, from whatever motive done, Or
however effected. Their olJec would seem 10
( 10 To render them worthless By crowdipg them
/ together share they are. sHi tha. hasten the
work OF emancipation. There is reason Tor
/ believing that il Ni. ssoH io..o8 those roT ~
/ pfogr~,; un'es, indeed, some decisive sep
I should be taken 10 Toe mean une to arrest he
Whole.
I 81 4 r
gfc-sion pop .si IN J.r .- ...H.r .s sil..ea'
They may NOT, and pr5aa1 at,,Ha. 9 this
session Bu, when we take ,utg cons ration
that there IS a majority Gnw IA favor OF one OF
! them, and a strong minority ~ iayor Of the other
as far as lie sense OF The House has been taken,
tbat there viii be in all probability considera.
bic increase in the next Congress OF the vote in
favor ofthsn and that it viii be largely increased
in the next succceI.ng Congrc under The census
10 be taken HpIl year, 1t amounts almost 10 a
certainty thai ihoy w. be adopted, unless SOME
decisive measure s AIKEN IN advance 10 prevent
II.
But, if even these conclusions should prove
erroneous III 'lnalcisnl and The lo's OF power
should, contrary to Their mature, for once respect
constitutional barriers, or if the calculations Of
policy should relard the adoption Of thcs- meas.
urrs, or even defeat them altogether, there would
b. still left one certain way 10 accomplish their
object, il The determination ayrWed by the North
10 nonopoze all the territories, to the exclusion
81 the South, should be carried into effect
That Of Itself would, nj no distant day, add TO
the North a Sufficient number OF States TO give
her three iourhs Of The whole; when, under
the color Of All Amendment OF The constitutions
she would emancpaie our slaves, however op.
posed it might be TO is true intent.
Thus, under every aspect. the result ia certain
f aggression be moi no promptly aud decidedly
met How It i, to be met, it is tor you 10 decide
Such, then, being the case, it would be to in.
snIt you 10 suppose You could hesitate. 10 de-
s.roy hs existing relation between the free aud
ser,j- races at the South would lead to cousc-
quences unparalleled IN history. They caunot
be separated, ana cannot live together ~ peace
or harmony, or to their mutual advantage, rS-
crpl ia their present relation. Under any other
Wrrtchcdness, and uiAery, ana desoiation would
oyersp cad thc whole South. The example Of
the British West indies. as bgbng "a smanc
patton his proved TO them, furnishes very ftnt
picture Of the c4iamities il would bring on The
h .'l Wa .o'''
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aJ" 'V'' "",'" ''oN pay. "'," '"y,"' Wv" w.
N''"'0O ,Ci '"N ~ "a 'V'' "o'' ~
"'' ky'.'','''' ~ " ''' p','"'
800 ",'i.,,, .,L 49,
.,,,,a,"J .;' $3.50 i '','a
,.,.n''i .,, l% r','] l,'' c,,''; Hs '"',
was besides osoos"d to actldsiIy towards The
""o"fs "'o' 10 y" aci % emanclpatIh- thor
slaves, aud iopIot'ct and 'o,'er them st.rtvads.
It accordingly appropriated nearly $1,000 00oo
rs compensation 10 them 'er IhrIr losses u.der
the acl, which sum, although D, 'Hrocd out to be
tar short OF the amouut, WAS thought al ,bal
time TO be liberal. since lue emancipation, Il
has kept up su.hclent military and naval force
to Keep he blacks ave, and Il number OF mag
lstrates and con.tab.es, aud other civil officers,
! a ~ ,,upr IN tho l,1yVs qpI t,llntafious uuI