The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-02-12
A SOBER VIEW
or THE
SLAVERY QUESTION::
BY a CITIZEN OF TIE SOUTH.

Wha, is the object Of tho Wilino, Proviso
u is intended 10 be remedial in ,s operation
II presurposes the existence Of an evil, an,
aims, indirectly, at its suppression. Such, q
leas, is The oljec, published to lhs world, snt
therefore, IL challenges the respect Of fair
minded men; for aha,evsr 10 dons in the "a.
cred name Of justice should 10 calmly snd
chsriably cons Jeci.
Va this accorn, and because tho sutjec,
has. lion The beginning, been one Of y,es,
Importance, the writer II these remarks has
gwen to II his anxious s,,ention; and no il
wiling iha, tho world should know no, ooly
The Conclusions a, which he has arrived, bu,
the reasons which have induced these concIu.
slous The author 10 not vain enough 10 cup.
pose that his viows on any sutjec, can, on
their own account, be Of much importance to
the world; tu, he does believe tha, N time,
OF great cscl!cmen', u candid exposure oil
feelings and opinIcns, by men Of oil clssses,
canno, fail to do good.
We have common country, a common
h"pe, and a common destiny let u., there
fore. calmly aud frankly reason together be.
fore We cond mn each other end invoke to
our counc,ls tina, hrs, born Of hell, the Demon
Of t'aiernal strife.
Whai ls the evil which The WlIno, Prov,so
seeks 10 fed's"l Negro slavery 10 ASSUMED
10 bs cur.c; a curse TO the slave and 10 thu
master, aud the welfare or each 10 the pro.
fessed ehlrc, Of those ~ho desire 10 SEQ the
Wilmot /. ovso become q Lac. Has Saver,
proved curse 10 The usgrol While there 70
nothing more cnuoblIn. IN 10 tendencies than
"ell regulated liberty. the insv, sbe efiec. of
slavery IS to debase and lhe end OF oil hu.
man progress 10 the emancipation OF our s.ce
RON every sprc'es or deoss,ns va.saisge.-
The inal contamination IS no, to Be expected
IN Tbs hfr We csnnnt be entirely redeem.
ed aud dsen hrallet" until the universal e.
mancpator, Dsath, shsll rlesss those bond.
with ahch Adam bound oil his po.,er,y.-
Sui We can maka gfadusl ptosie" ,o~Nd,
liberty sud happlues; and thrse are 10 be
found % an entire sui Igaiion OF our bad pas.
sious nud brutal ptopeus,'es A nation re-.
deemed from these riH be free. 10 spite oi
es'ernal enepies; 3 race cn.lsved by them
cannot he made free by any mere lofms o
law.
Obviously then. the hrs, step towards free.
dom ~ The education Of tho heart and mind !;
and The heart snd mind are 10 be reached, and
their better qu'litie. developed by processes
differing according TO tho s,tus,ion, cspabll,.
lies, and character OF the scholar. A race
so totally depraved az 10 have no sense OF NOR.
o. responsibility, no apprehension of super
in,enden, Deity, and 90 CONSEQUENCES Of an
immortal sou! within, could hardly be laugh,
by those means which arc in vogue among
civilized, re- fined, and Christian nations; would
hardly appreciate those gentle appeal, and 70
s,ficnons which nre applied to nations thai,
Ing upward, from starting point more clc.
vaied than that which is now occupied by the
negroes Of Africa.
Curbs aud restraints have 10 be pu, on all
beings, and they should DO suited to the char.
actor Of The pup'l; We all have 10 serve our
time. TO be moral zsd, humsnizsd, and purified
by restrictions, depisis, and mosilfcatons Of
our baser sppe,i'os
The negro, whom forced from Africa, and
sold to fellow beng ss superior to him 40 he
was TO the beasts Of his native w,ds, made .
happy exchange Of masters; he exchanged
the bondage Of ignorance end the grossest
barbatsm for q pupllaee winch, TO lhe ssvsge,
is educational and dIsclp,nary, and has grad.
uslly and certainly tended 10 elevate him ia
The scale Of beng.
The wilter does not mean TO defend those
who first brough, the dusky ,ribes Of Africs
10 our shores; nor does be mean, even 10 10.
siouate, tha, any nation, however civilized, 10
JUSTIFIED IN enslavIng any other nation, hove.
yer savage. Hs asserts. only that oil teach.
ore nre masters, and ialI pupils servant. and
iha, this relation varies according to the en.
do~msu,s Of the one, and tho capacities Of
the other.
The negroes are here as slaves; and before
We expeod too much sympathy on them for
the condition in which they are recognized by
law 10 the Southern States. we should rs,nsm.
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