The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-01

slavery 10 Tue territories VIII not and cannot make
single human being IN this country slave who would
not have been without it that it will not render the
personal condition OF the slave particle harsher than
now; that It will not render the rights OF slavery as
social or1egal system, particle stronger than now that
IN will add anything whatsoever to its strength ex
aeP e1nngeS,y m s IT'S geae5 Pooa
to there not only in slrice5t accordance with the
guarantee principle which that branch of Congress.
for Just such is constituted, but falls short of full
and perfect protection because OF that ultimate minority
in which the savehoding States destined to remain.
We thus see Mr.. Chairman what extension ,ciH not
do. Let us reverse the picture for moment, and
what 1t tcW do not politically, but practically II will
cooperate with other causes already existing for the
gradual transfer of slaves from situations where their
labor is least valuable, to where il will be so that
IS from the grain gT9wlng to The planting regions OF the
lands could be had in these territories cheaper and
productive than similar lands in the States they would
be bought up and settled with slaves and these to that
extent, would be drained oft from their present abodes
into them This deportation OF slaves Tor the very pur
pose of settling such lands has been steadily going
for many years amongst the States themselves until at
length has come to mark itself upon the condition OF
property and the structure of society in some OF them
Virginia. for instanceby consequences OF the most de-
reduction of the black by removal equal TO, if
greater than his natural annual increase Second this
reduction OF black labor opens up many employments es
peciay mechanical empoyments TO the easier and more
profitable pursuit of the white and thus discourages
his emigration from the State. Thirdly, this reduction
has the further effect OF leaving progressively ncreas
ing deficiency OF labor for the full occupation and tage
OF the SOIL and throws out of use and into market i'm
mense quantities OF improved land. which, far exceed
ing the wants and the means OF local purchasers, are
left grow into greater and greater amount, until,
by and by-perhaps at this hour-habitaons OF COM
Portable kind and OF indefinite extent be had upon
better terms in the Oldest and, commercially considered
the best portions of that ancient" Commonwealth than
in the unpeopled wlds of the "far West" These
causes, combining with another aud with other
have operated the relative growth OF the
two in that State to be daily adding to the more
and more decided preponderance of the white one IL
they are allowed work they have already done
and doing, especially if the auxiliary and simu
atng of tree admission OF slaves into the Terri
tories be superaded, 1t is evident as their number both
absolute and relative will grow less and less, that the
whole system of slavery in Virginia will be placed in
new and moro comfortable relation than it has stood
in before. When, under the uniform and wholesome
law of private interest the black population OF Virginia
and Maryland and North Carolina, Missouri or Ken
lucky quietly emptes itself out upon the sugar and the
lands OF the Territories or OF the lower South.
where the torrd is propitous to their constitution
eemen enter into and occupy the homes they have left
what is there in this to lament' What shock does in
lic upon Personal humanity or general freedom, that
those of here who the professed not the excu
sve supporters of both should denounce and deplore IT.
But Mr. Chairman let this transfer Of the slave to the
lower, congenia and profitable atitudes of
the South be stopped begin the soppage OF it here by
shutting hun out OF your territories In Mexico; let that
act OF be followed, it surely would be, by pro-
hbitory the part of the slavehodlng States them
selves, mutually orbldding lmporations from one an
other then the relative progression of the black the
white race will rapidly advance and disastrous future
them both will begin at once TO be Swallowed out Not
only is the increase of the black race greater under all
circumstances than that Of the white because OF the alb
sence their case of all prudential restraint, but when
no emigration is allowed to keep down that excessive
growth, will FOLLOW, of course, that that race will alb.
sorb all the occupations upon which the abOng part of
the white live, and they as consequence will
be driven away When all the field labor when all the
handcraft trades, such as carpenters, coopers tan
ners, blacksmiths, shoemakers &C., engrossed by
the slave, and taken away from the resources OF the
laboring white man; when, IN addition to this, the
hopes and means of common education are all cut Oft
by contiguous settlements of slaves over whole dis
trics of country; when this comes to pass, what
earthly consideration can prevent labonng man so
Ing to some other community where he might hope to
improve and better their condition Nothing could pre-
vent him Thus throng after throng Of this class
amongst the very soundes and best of alwould pass
away from amongst us, almost as numerous and as un
returning the passengers TO the tomb; and 80 they
would continue to pass away until, by-and-by IN the
of few generations, the whole population in our
savehodng States would be reduced TO the slaves upon
side, and the masters aud managers on the Othera
dspoporon great, SO papable to every eye, so sug
gesve the slave himself OF the fearful secret OF his
gigantic physical power that nothing could take from his
matter what the consequences; and thus catastrophe
would follow catastrophe, and our sunny and happy
of weeping Concentrate the slaves where they, now
and strip by that act OF the energies and pro-
,sctpg Of the aoorng white man and nc the
amongst ourselvesvanly but yet aftllctingly tried
The only preventive for this which is at our command,
the only constitutional mode in which slavery is access
BILE to us at all to open up as aI as we have he pow
en- every practicable outlet for its diffusion Let go into
the territories let 1t unrestralned wherever 1t is
thought most 10 It's interest to go-to the ends OF the
earth, if it were possible. You thus cut up the great
of into fragments. which you divide or parcel out
amongst greater number of States thereby rendering it
comparatively harmless for evil, and thereby, too,
ducng the magnitude of 1t, wherever considered bur-
den, that each particular State upon which It presses
will be better able than before to cope with and to mas
ter IT,
But this is the exact remedy in the which gentle
men here so strenuousy and ardeny resist Instead
OF dividing and draining of this population, they are
for hedging they are for accommodating mass upon
mass into one storehouse OF conflict and calamity
Like a urbid and swollen stream, If its channels are
open and unobstructed, it will flow on without dangers
ing and swelling waters thrown back upon themselves.
are be pent up and confined they will gather, wave
upon wave, impending deluge for the overwhelm-
n oil entertainments and all that they were raised to pro-
tect.
WELL gentlemen, go with your schemes; carry out
YOUR proposition OF free labor and free soil" to the ut
iermost rule the slave from your territories rule
out the South, your true and loyal partner in every ex
remty for seventy years; rule her out from all due par
tcpaon in these territories all the liberty and all
the faculties which your union with her has impaired to
yourselves to crush her right to coeQuay with you IN
the and enjoyment of common property; call upon
her TO bow down and submit to conditions as conditions
precedent to such enjoyment which, or the Oh
do all this and do it in such way will 20 the urnest
10 offend her of justice and OF constitutions! ms
Ito wound her honor, to morhiy her quick Anu 5shaJ
spirit; and what, at last. will you nave acEo'np
by it all sWhat amount OF public gooo a. s al =; fe,
snrate with much sectional wrong WnA Snu,S
will you have done by it, except 10 dePoPu ~ ~ nut
in great measure of her white lhnao's' co. ~ ~ ~