Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-11-16

phase which has worked itself into and aggravated the ques
ton, has been contributing its dsproporionae share to hurry
to destruction The phase is very broad one.
We bide much from ourselves, notwithstanding its po-
ency of influence and mischief In its nature il is aront
ing, and merits emphatic notice, if only brief
When have been Europe in public capacities, and then
justly proud of my whole country, in whose great name, one
and ndivsb, regardless of all party was permitted to
speak, nothing wounded much the preju
dices and delusons with which found slavery question
SO invariably and passonatey assaed These not always
Produced were always named by opinions and acts flowing
into that hemisphere from people. Even the Red
Republicans Of Franee-the most ancul Of hem they who
were ignorant fundamental maxms essential to the security
Of political liberty in popular government, have inhe
risd and adapted them condidon-these republi
cans whilst daily bewderng each other with their unntei
gbe contradictory and sometimes horrible theories could
yet under their the sudden liberation of the slaves
Guadaloupe and Martinique, after the revolution Of AS
yes these identical republicans could, and did, rail and
at slavery They could and did, cite American pubi-
cations to give countenance their indignation and
fippant sacasms Fit moral and political teachers they
were good monitors these for the Americas people Con-
derte Judges be sure they Of the consequences
likely ow the Africans themselves those French
islands, from this sudden, naked decree of abolition All
knew and better than the French what has happened
in St. Domingo. Let US just for moment, ask what title
France has England any part Of Europe shape
thoughts upon slavery to deliver lectures its Inconsistency
with the freedom Of political institutions Let US ask
also where Independence if we allow ourselves
be schoosd and be o apt to be told that the
spirit Of mankind is opposed to slavery, and therefore we must
succumb Let pause under these slavery ethics from
abroad suggest few inquiries. Are prone to
dwell upon the distinctive peculiates of systems
Do not exu and with reason, in rapid advances,
physically politically, intellectually under the conoint work
ings of them all Do point the quick, The prodi
gious expansion every field Of opuence power and
renown Would exclude all Europeon colonization
interference from this hemisphere Do not delight in
thinking it own DO not sometimes imagine 10 be
our mission finally to overse by examples imperial and
monachcal Governments and establish better forms,
we think them, in their place Do incline to sig
matize them ALL and favor popular that
look their overthrow Indeed, somewhat given
these things do but state it. only recall the existence
Of what all must perceive.
Now it is precisely the imperial and royal Governments
of Europe, republics like them in spirit that themselves
against slavery; and they do the same, the very same
against our democracy Most Of them hate it. Some of
them would destroy it. None of them like it, We do not
allow them to dictate in government; and why they
guide opinions control conduct illuminate upon
the of their aceaed sensibes and shocked hu-
mantes in this field Of slavery They know little Of the
one practise it, they do Of the other and should
little bow to them in the the other Can forget
the extraordinary attack made few years ago. upon the floor
Of the British House of Common, the American Minister
in London and that Minister distinguished Southern man.
because he owned slaves That very attack based
publications from the United States
Thus abolitonsm and modern free sosm, by forifyng
Europe its denuncaons of slavery helping Europe
undermine democracy Who can fail to see the
neIon If their cooperating Efforts, which Northern
people prone to and stimulate, terminate in
destroying UsIos, democracy will thenceforward as
suredy be umeed Europe nothing better than huge
failure mockery atopc for their eers beacon
to be stunned.
Europe forced slavery upon We cannot madly cut it
loose We srove to check while colonies but could not
the mother country obectng We stopped soon as egs
lating for ourselves nation. We have infinitely meora,ed
the condition Of the African England sent them here
from state Of terrible bondage in Africa from condition
barbarous beyond description. The three millions now in
these fertile States have risen in the scale Of human beings
beyond all example, perhaps in the annals Of the world
within time relatively brief for changing the characters
tics OF race This great and poge svs improvement has
been effected IN the Southern portions Of our confderacy
where the general Treatment Of the slaves has been emneny
Jus, humane, and wse 1t my good ot-never can
forget ito pass week at Montpelier the seat Of Mr.
Madison, in Virginia. just after he had ceased be President
OF the United States hundred slaves had descended
to him from his father rode horseback with him over
his estate them their various work well clothed
well fed, well lodged how contented they appeared
The sick were attended to, the old exempted from lab and
made comfortable, and could not have been deceived this
was impossible, in the signs Of attachment saw in them all
to the comm head and friend Of them ALL Very recently
within month"; have been the Eastern Shore of MARYLAND
There, too, landed large some small worked
by the same ace-a adept in some Of the great
branches OF agculuescenes much of the same nature
fell under my obseIvaon and could refrain the wish
that enlightened people the North could behold such scenes
with the tone of Manners hosptable intercourse and ad
oA courtesy going hand n hand with the in the proprie
tors Of those estates might mitigate or aispe ma
Of the unavoabe opinions entertained of our South
brethern from Of knowledge As statesmen, ought
oil to bear mod how the industry Of this race in their
improved aggregate condition. through Southern nsumeo
taty in spte Of all exaggerated exceptions the contrary
has aided in augmenng, beyond all power Of safe compute
ton from the magnitude Of the em the ncacusble
Of common country whore all parts Of grand har-
monous whole The North have their abundan, share and
have bad from the rst in the wonderful unparalleled results
Good results they may prove mankind large n our
ample is yet to 60 for any thing among nations To the AZ.
cans themselves, the results may eventually become pre-
emineny beue6cen Even whilst write, comes to us the
Of that noble beques from Southern man. the late Mr.
McDonogh, of New Orleans in aid Of the Coloniz 8
he If hevo