The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-08-29
A Question Of Capital.

A Question Of Capital
This question of slavery extension is great
pecunlary question: question OF capital
of money. The immense capital invested in
slaves, as effectually controls this government
as does the capital invested in the funded
debt of Great Britain control that. The old
proverb that money rules the world" is as
true in political as in social affairs. The mon
ey invested in slaves, wields the destinles of
his boosted free republic. 1t shapes its policy
| to its own ends, it elects its Presidents and
/ dispenses lis vast patronage; ii proscribes lis
enemies, and exalts its friends. So far as leg
| islation and all the machinery of Government
| is concerned, it in truth and fact, constitutes
the republic ITSELF Well informed Southern
men in this and in the other branch of Con-
gress, have estimated the amount of money
invested in slaves at Sirteen hundred millions OF
dollars He thought the estimate large one,
but, that the sum is large almost beyond com
putation, is certain. This vast money power,
extending over half of tie Confederacy and
| binding together in the bonds OF Il common
pecunary interest half the States, dictates laws
| to this Republic, and rules with despotism
unreienling as death. As democrat, he had
ever been opposed TO great monied interests.
The instincts of money are the same the
grinding despotism of Europe. Money is cold,
heaItIess, selfish. 1t has no pulse OF human
ity, no feelings of pity or OF love. Interest,
gain, accumulation, are the sole instincts of lis
nature; and it is the same, whether invested
in manufacturing stock, bank stock, or the
black stock of the South. Intent on its own
interest, it is utterly regardless OF the rights Of
humanity. 1t would coin dividends out of
the destruction of souls. Here, them sir, we
have sirteee hundred millions of capitaI-heart-
less, unfeeling capital, intent on lis own pc
cuniary advancement 1t is here, sir, in these
Halls, in desperate conflict with the rights Of
humanity and of free labor 1t is struggling
10 clutch in its iron grasp the soil of the coun-
try-that soil which is mans inheritance, and
which Of right should belong to him who Ia
bors upon it, Sixteen hundred millions Of
dollars, demands the soil of our territories in
perpetuiiy for its human chattels-to drive
back the free laborer from his rigtlul field of
enterprise-from his lawful and God given
inheritance. Slavery must have a wider field
or the money value of flesh aud blood will
deteriorate. Additional security and strength
must be given TO the holders OF human stock.
What though humanity should shrink and
wall! Money is lnsatae-capital is deaf 10
the voice OF its pleadings. Tooppose The ex-
tension OF slavery-to resist IN the councils OF
the nation the demands of this huge money
power, TO advocate the rights OF humanity
and Of free labor, is, in the estimation of the
gentleman from Illinois, to be sectional and
tanatical. To bow down TO this money pow
er-to do its bidding-to beits instrument and
its tool, is doubtless, in the esteem of the gen.
tleman, to stand upon broad and national
platform" Freedom and humanity, truth and
justice, is platform too narrow for his enlarg-
ed and comprehensive mind-the universally
OF slavery can alone fill its capacious power
Slavery is Deinocratic-freedom fanaiical.-
Sir, the gentleman no doubt sees fanalicism
in bold and fearless advocacy Of the right.
With some minds, nothing is rational and
practical except that which pays well. Tina,
slavery has heretofore paid we'll to those who
abored in its service, he (Mr WI was pre-
pared to believe. The history OF this Cow
eminent Droyes this lis hills however have