The organizer., 1850-11-16

not indeed the necessity of its indefi
mite countenance in the greater por
tion OF the country where it nov
exists, in the United States as well al
elsewhere. And, without paying
much regard to method in approach
ing the subject, | ask. in the outset
how is bspossible to get rid of slavery
in the Southern States? even admit
ting, which | am very far from doing
except for the sake of argument
that it is socially, morally, politically
and philosophicaIIy wrong. Will the
South consent to its abolishment by
the general Government, in imitation
of the English and French govern.
ments in the West India Islands
Will the people who own the slaves
voluntarily manumit them. either all
at once, or by degrees? Or, will the
Northern people, as they are in duty
bound to do, if they are sincere in
their professions, attempt benevolent.
ly to raise the fund. and buy the
slaves-take them into their States
free, and hug them TO their bosoms as
brothers of a common naturel and
thus obliterate forever this national
curse as they call it, from our country
No-neverl There is not the most
remote probability of either of these
things being done. How, then, |
again enquire, is this system of
slavery to become extinct? The
answer is plain and direct--it cannot
be accomplished by any human effort
directly and at once, or by degrees
The law Of necessity, TO say nothing
of that of interest, will operate to
keep the negro in bondage here in
the South, for centuries TO come,
even though his master were now
willing and anxious to let him go.
All that man could do in a case like
this, would be merely to shit .he con.
dition of things from one place to
Witness the abolition of
slavery in the Northern States: They
removed il from that quarter by putt
ting it off upon the South. The
acts of their Legislature abolished the
system; bat each owner took care to
pocket the value of his property by
selling il in due time to the Southern
planter. But the Ethiopian cannot
change his skin; nor the superior
regeneratc him while he
continues black. And in the color OF
skin, if there were no others to urge,
to the philosophical mind. there is the
strongest reason for the enslavement
Of the negro. This thin film covers
the whole question. and is conclusive
against his equality with tho white
man, and in justification Of his bon
1age. But, whether regarded in the
concrete or in tho abstract, slavery,
as it exists in the Southern States,
Is absolutely and unqualifiedly right.
And in proof Of this position, will
here submit a few additional consid.
erations.
There are five different species Of
.he human family; namely.-the eau.
,assian, Mongolian, American, Malay
md African. These. as is we'll known
10 the general reader, occupy the
countries respectively. OF Europe,
Asia, America Polynesia and Africa.
rhs Caucasian, 70 which we ourselves
belong stands at the head Of the list in
point Of physical and intellectual de.
and civilization; the Others,
n their respective grades of develop.
nent in these respects, ranging down
ward in the order in which they have
,een named. The African is not
,nIy the lowest Of the several species
n the scale Of human existence. as
mainly shown by his imperfect phys
cal form and mesgre intellectual
,owers, but his skin Is black How
,ver, do hold that the color of the
kin, Of ITSELF degrades him; il is
imply one Of the most striking and
powerful evidences Of his natural 10.
eriority. as compared with the white
nan. And, from bis incapacity for
loing anything that is important to
ind desirable for human being 10
accomplish, even in that Of merely
aking care Of himself. like The child
Turing minority, be is dependent upon
he more mature and elevated species
Il our race. And consequently. be
.ver has been and viii continue 10 be
iiher enslaved or destroyed BY bis
uperions.
Let bigots frown and fanatics rave
q much as they please, this truth isl
Indeniable-thAt the weak barbarian
ribos and nations Of people, where
yer found, and in all ages, lave been