The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-06

proht' They 90 where labor will get the greatest return
for there they find it for their benefit and happiness
logo The only difference between the two is this, that
while both follow the law the goes under the
dctaon OF his will, and the other goes under the
dctailon OF the will OF another. The operation of this
is not more certain than benelicent / maintain that
the capacity for emigration is necessary for the pro-
lection OF the civilization and happiness of any
And you cannot show me a nation or race that has
made progress, physically morally, in which much of
cannot be traced TO the very effects of emigration II
operates in many ways TO benefit them; merely from
change OF place. but from change OF circumstances and
the opportunities which it affords for interchange of ideas
with superior The effect of emigration to relieve
society from many of the evils under which il would
otherwise suffer intensely II adjusts the springs of hu
man industry Il the equilibrium OF The social
system. 1t makes whatever small approach is made 10
equality in the distribution OF the profits. under the great
sS stem OF human production in the world You cannot
show me people, as said before who have made great
advances in the arts and civilization who have not made
theu in great degree, under the capacity of emigration
And without the slave trade, how could the black. how
could the slave, enjoy that benefti 1t is essential in
order place him within the reach of those advantages
which result to other races from mig ration that he should
be the subject OF this very trade know, sir that by
changing the phrase, and altering the name, what
race might seem to be very hard and very shocking
know ALSO upon looking at the history OF the past that
OF all the Legislation which has inflicted injury upon
mankind, you will find that legislation to have inflicted
the most which Consulted feeling, and not reason,heory
and not experience. II does harm sometimes than
even the cruelty OF despos, who take at least OF
their lessons from experience and practice before they
enact laws and rules.
In relation to this very subject have had some ex
perience. We all know the principles upon which orlg
mated the attempts suppress the African slave trade
We all know it originated in the best OF moives-in
the desire to benefit the African And yet. sir ask
who it is that will say he believes that those attempts
have benefited the African race speak of the negro in
Africa. Who believes that these attempts have benefited
that race? II about three months ago that had
casion to notice article the London Times in relation
TO the slave trade, which showed that notwithstanding
these efforts the slave trade had steadily ncreas
profits OF slave labor. rising and falling with the price Of
those tropical productions which mainly raised by
slave labor The only effect Of these efforts has been
increase the horrors of the Middle Passage also re-
feed TO British documents TO show that another branch
of what thought might fairly be denominaed the slave
trade had grown up under the specous name OF emgra
ton from Sierra Leone and the East Indies to the West
India Islands But, looking only to that which is tech
ncay called the slave trade, the document of which
spoke shows that has gone steadily increasing and
IT 30 happened that few months ago chanced upon
letter OF former Spanish minister, Don Louis DE Ons,
(and OF this letter speak from memoryD which
was written about thirty years ago, and related 10 this
very matter and in this letter he defended the Spanish
government for its agency in the slave trade He SAID
that the Spanish government had in fact transferred
negro from heahendom TO Christianity and had egalzed
the tathc in order to make such ulatons would nit
gate the horrors OF the Middle Passage, which penalties
and punlshments, and foleitues must only increase.
Subsequent experience has indicated The wisdom of that
declaration Tor we know that these have increased and
that the slave trade itself has increased
Who, SIR. in his senses would exchange the condition
OF Christian slave upon the banks OF the Mississippi
for hat OF the Fetish worshpper upon the Niger, Of
the African OF Louisiana for that OF the African of Guinea
As the distinguished senator from Massachusetts well
said, where will you find three and half millions OF
negroes so happy, or so far advanced morally and phys
ically, as the slaves in North America ! would go
further and ask where any portion OF the negro
whose condition has not been benefited by emoval And
the slave trade is the only mode in which they
igrate how il be benefit to them 10 prohibit this
their only mode OF changing their residence and social
custom : What can be the object To them from
slavery Wherever you find them they are slaves They
slaves at home to one another and with whatever
find them in contguity, to that race they are
slaves. In whatever region OF the world you pursue
him. through whatever period OF history you trace him.
a servant OF servants you viii find him. Trace him from
the present day to the earliest dawn of history, from
the pages which printed according to the forms OF
modern up to the sculptures OF old Thebes, and the
paintings and the figures in the Egyptian caacombs, and
still "a servant OF servants" you find him Trace him
throughout the world, whether be with the Hndoo the
Malay or the Caucasian race, or even al home, you ind
hin still in the condition OF servltude So far he is
concerned these theories have been demonstrated to do
much harm than good for they deprive him of the
only means OF emigration open to him, without which
there could be no capacity for progress He has been
the subject OF the slave trade and far back you
trace hun The very routes OF the old slave in
the times OF the Pbaraohs and the Polemys probably
open still and none which the cupidty OF modern Eu
rope has opened have yet been closed Without il the
slave would have lost the advantages OF which have
been speaking and yet il for his sake that all these
4 efforts have been made 20 suppress the trade.
Now, Mr.. President, do not know that would be
ready put end to these efforts al this time, because
I
from helping they have injured the black race, yet am
not bat that the suppression OF The trade would bene
fit the white race, TO whom am more attached Having
commenced the experiment, would pursue until ex-
perence has decided upon H. The experiment has been
commenced II has long enlisted The efforts oil most OF the
civilized nations OF the earth II has been conducted 80
far at great expense OF human suffering and great cost
of money, and think that il would be better to
pursue il until time and experience shall have thoroughly
demonstrated what is the truth OF the case
But. TO entertaining the belief that will ever be
found to be that these efforts have benefited the
African race-I the negroes in Africa am far
from entertaining any such opinion. | think the con
tary has already been demonstrated | think there are
evidences in the lives OF Of those phanhroplsts
who did more to put end the slave trade than any
Others that they began before their deaths to doubt them
selves the OF their experiments think This
s but another instance OF the mischief which has so often
been done by what call sentimental legislation. |
know sir that proceeds from the best OF motives re-
spect the feelings and the sentiments which prompt every
man, especially every legislator, TO remove misery and
evil wherever he IT, Sir would be glad II II were
in my power to wipe away every human tear | would
like 10 alleviate all human suffering; but know that II
is neither IN my power in that OF the strongest OF
earthly governments 10 all misery from the
world Nor reach the suffering which appeals
TO in the present instance without nlurlDg more than
we Some suferings sir, belong TO our condition
IL is part OF the lot OF humanity; and although you
may point cases which admit TO be OF hard
and benevolent man, which would gladly relieve
If had the power, yet IL il be shown to that in re-
leving them shall inIc injury upon larger class
OF the community-upon whole caste-l must refuse to
do it.
nd aueh believ will he the affect in relation