The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-05-09
1.-THE CENTRAL TRUTH"
EFFECTS OF EMANCIPATION ON SLAVES.

Inc N. I. DAY BOOK, though violent op-
ponent of slave institutions speaks with its usual
sense and candor in the following remarks:
1.-The central truth, the essential result, bith-
erto unapproached by the various dsputants, is
the absolute statistical fact that, by the laws of
Creation and Providence, the liberation of the
slaves in these circumstances must lead to the in
evtable and rapid decrease of the number and
ultimate extinction Of the liberated race IL is
one of the laws of the increase of population,
that no inferior race can long oo-exist with a
superior race in civilized community, unless the
former be held in state of slsveryShs =, -
lection, yessalage, or tutelsge to the latter; and
the attempt to make the inferior free and solely
selfsubsistent in competition with the superior,
with an equality of privileges and responsibilities
invariably results in quiet and gradual disap-
pearance of those who are the subjects of this
philahthropic or Democratic experiment. This
is fact so evident-of such uniform recurrence
in the history Of the human race--that it need
only be mentioned to rejecting and educated
readers to command immediate and universal as
sentn
Why will not all the enemies Of slavery ponder
upon these truths and if they must hate the slave
holder, which they are at liberty to do, to their
hearts content, for all that he cares about their
love or dislike at least have pity enough for the
professed objects of their commiseration to save
them from that ultimate humiliation which is ar
inevitable fruit of emancipation. For that such
must be and always has been the result of abol.
ton, can be and has been proved over and over
again, by the most ncontrovertible statistics and
facts Richmond Va) Republican.
Well, if it be great central TRUTH that the
blacks will quietly, that is, without violence,)
and gradually disappear when liberated, what be-
comes of the horrors 80 often enlarged upon by
nti-emancipationists, of having "them turned
loose among us2n If any race Of mankind qs;aly
and gradually disappear, the inference Is that
there Is cruelty violence in the process and,
if it be central truth that the colored race in
this country will disappear, by this kindly pro-
cess, when liberated, then the great objection Of
the South to emancipation is obviated.
But how fippantly these spectators talk o
the laws of population, of Creation and Prov
lation is, that no inferior race can long co-exis
with superior race in civilized community, un
less the former be held in state of slavery by
the latter; and the attempt to make the inferior
free and solely selfsubsistent, invariably result.
in its quiet and gradual disappearance! Such i:
the proposition of the Day Book, endorsed by the
Republican, and the fact is assumed to be so evil
dent-of such universal occurrence in the history
Of the human race, as to need no proof
A most convenient way Of obtaining credence
for great untruth. History gives no support to
such proposition. The Romans made slaves Of
people of all chimes; but, under the operation of
her laws and institutions, these slaves were con-
stantly being converted into free people Freed
men crowded her empire, gradually rose to
many Of its highest privileges, and quietly and
gradually disappeared not by extinction, as the
Day Book intimates, but by fusion with other
portions Of the population
There was time when the Anglo-Saxon race
to a great extent was held in slavery in vassalage
to superior race. But, by the action of the
church, the growth of civilization, volun-
tary manumssions, and the liberal decisions Of
the Courts, they were finally emancipated, and
though they did not rise to an equality of poiti-
cal privileges for long period, they did not be-
come extinct, but grew, fourished and became
one with the rest of the population.
In ST. Domingo, a large proportion of the COZ
ored people was composed of free persons, who
existed for very long time as distinct class -
superior to the slaves, inferior to the whites.
They multiplied, became constantly more inteli-
gent and wealthy, and this process was going On
when the French Assembly decreed the abolition
of slavery in the island.
The free colored People of Louisiana consi-
tute distinct race-superior to the slaves, infe-
feror to the whites They multiplied since
1910, from six thousand to ten thousand in 1890 to
sixteen thousand in 1880, to twenty five thousand
in 1870 They show no indications Of decay, but
Improvement and Advancement.
The Day Book and its endorser speak at ran
dom, without fact of any real significance to
sustain their bold assertions.