Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-04-27

compromising providence for this people, and tina
slavery is the probationary state prepaatoryo H. What th
may be can tell ssGods ways not our ways
nor his thoughts our thoughts"
There many who suppose that slavery is social and
political evil and for this they refuse let go
Territories But il il were the evil which they insist il is
why shall the whole burden of be thrown upon the present
slavehodng States Why not let the States take
share Of it In what they better than we If this
question: to the introduction Of slavery int, the
United States could understand the zeal OF the North
reconceabe with principles OF patriotism and honesty but
we do not propose to make any freeman slave do
propose open the African slave trade No, nothing of this
kind is sought to be DONE All that ask is that the MASTER
with his slave may be permitted TO enter the common
ritory of the Union. We ask it from the conviction that
would for BOTH would certainly be better fr the
slave he is better provided for in and abundant
country than in old aud exhausted Aso the dvd-
ing the slaves into many hands would add their comfort
and the facility of their final emancipation especially if New
Mexico and California suited to slave labor II this be
true every slave carried there would become feeman
In Of the slave States, the negro population large
the white. Whe this state of things continues emanci-
patton in these States morally impossible Under such
cumstances it would Of necessity result in social and political
equality And Northern friends have yet some
preudces the subject of color see that in the good old
Bay State there struggle going to keep the
negro children out Of the common schools And presume
those Of you who have families have peudces of color
in your parlors and Guilty is not even there footing
with the descendant Of the Puritan. suppose that the de-
scenant of the Huguenot and Cavalier may be allowed the
same preudces.
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always struck with surprise, and has constrained
to doubt the sincerity OF the abolition
of philanthropy. II is this never hear of the aboionists
fee-soilers Wlmot provsoss paying any thing the
cause of negro emancipation have heard Of few 10
which they have purchased the freedom of slave Now
they sincere in this NATTER would them any
more to emancpate my slaves than it would cost And
really If they earne,t why do they not buy the free
dom of the slaves and take them their homes and minister
unto them This would least show honesty and sincerity,
and their works would illustrate their faith. have
had much faith in those who talk much Of charity but
give You propose 70 destroy $780, 000 900 of pro-
pery, while you do not give dime the object your
selves 1t might from this be inferred that your phi
anhropy intended for home consumption, and keep
your seats here 1t with small convenient means
Of temporary advancement and with ambitious and bad men
it s means Of personal and sectional aggrandzemen You
the worst enemy the slave has earth. You and
tighten his chains have heard the objection urged against
the institution of slavery the South that it into
competition with the free labor of the North and therefore
must be abolished. This is agrarianism. 1t is conscatng
the estates Of Of the people this Union for the bene
fit of the other half And permit nae, this connexon,
suggest my friends Of the Morrill, when they got
ten through with this negro agraansm and the agraanism
that is going relation t. the public land the next
may be the real bona fde agraanism at home. The idea
that all men born free and equal pretty one, and
suppose that equality in property is about desirable
equality in political rights and much political capital could
be made out Of this idea Of the other humbugs of the
day and suppose it might be made the ideas Of the
foreign emgrants who arriving by hundreds of thousands
in Northern cities, and for whose votes many political
aspans appear be most anxious The idea every
having his own independent estate sufficient for every
fort. would be very taking
Mr. Chairman, Of the evils of the times is that pill
cians, and demagogues and fanatics seize hold of
single dea abstract TRUTH and, separating from all
its natural connexions attempt substitute for an entire
system of governmental policy If honest they mono
manlcs They threaten to subvert the very foundations of
all government in pursuit of single idea In pursuit of
abstracon they lose sight Of all the practical benefits Of good
They forget that have take the world
we find il, and not the nanscendentast would have it.
The real phanhropist would desire that there should be
neither place for crime misery among all the
works Of God. But if he Christian he would not
condemn the whole system Of Gods providence because
did not conform to his views would suggest
cendenal and perfecabity friends to do likewise Our sys
TENS OF government may not in their view, be perect but
they were framed by men greater wiser, better than
selves and heretofore have answered the purpose for which
they intended. Our Government in the language of
the constitution, created in order to form per-
feet unon to establish justice, domestic tranquility
to provide for the defence, promote the general
welfare and to the blessings liberty ourselves and
poserty" It has done all this notwithstanding its qua
rany and recognition Of the institutions of the South II
will continue to do you respect its compromises other
wise, it must fall, and this Union must perish.
would ask Northern friends Mr. Chairman, before
paratng from to calculate what worth to them.
TO the North, this Union is indeed pearl beyond price it
worth than all the political capital you make
Of this abolition agitation And say to you in all candor,
that you must renquish the the other The capital
invested in abolition and soism but small
might break many small trader in politics, suppose
our Wing friends the way would assist in passing poll
tica bankrupt law, which would give you dissolution full
confession and repentance But to be serious, sir ndepen
dent Of all considerations Of patriotism, would urge
Northern brethren to calculate in dollars and cents what this
Union is worth to them. would ask them inquire who
the taxes Of this Government and who receives them
would ask the manufacturers of cotton whence the
MATERIAL and where is the manufactured article sod and
whence the protection Of thirty per cent upon all
Northern labor and capital Who furnishes the eghs for
your shipping interest Where do you find the profits of
your and navigation Why have you the entire
coasing trade Yes, Mr.. Chairman, this Union known
the people Of the North only by its blessings Of the
South only by its burdens When you pay the
es Of separate Government, will whether you
will always vote to appropriate money, and to increase
The Union you unaduleraed goodsvery governmental
tax is to you bounty, and every burden blessing With
out the Union your factories will down. and grass grow
your streets Mr. Chairman will discuss the question
Of the power of the South maintain her independent exist
ence against all Corners will simply say that would be
stronger and richer than any people upon earth with like
numbers. Money is the snew of war, and this would
have in abundance, with lighter taxes than pay in
times Of profound peace But this question ought not - be
discussed will discuss it. trust it will be
cessary.
Mr.. Chairman, the feeling Of hostility which exists
in reference the South POLITICAL and ought not to be felt
at least upon this side the House. One ground Of complaint
that the South undue proportion Of the high offices
this Government for instance have had most of the Pre-
dens Now, ought be complaint against
jealousy towards u.s. that Washington, Jefferson, Madison,
Monroe, Jackson, and Polk, Southern men No they
great and glorious Names and all should be proud OF
them as our counirymen. But. Mr., Chairman, the true