Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-04-06

,etun with mischievous intentions and legislation threw
difficulties in the way of emancipation. .
This has been the effect Of men holding the opinions OF ne
gentlemen from Massachusetts, and Pennsyivana Messfs.
MAss and SrEvEss) and publishing them, as ney nave.
Emancipation going on daily but not SO now; Non
ern gentlemen who understand how the Wno,e o. me
section can be excited by passing resolution declaring you
shall not petition for any thing and every thing can also
stand how denuncalon threats and mpudent interference
with our rights excite people 10 ieehng OF resist
ance That feeling has caused them to oppose emancipation
;r remember well when had negro meeting houses,
and negro preachers OF whom could read ana "ne
WE'LL but your phanthropist- men who would rainier
look on of blood than that slavery should DC EXTENDED
inch and have such horror of chains shaces and des
incendiary documents among our slaves exciting
them TO instruction AS inevitable result education was
forbidden Self protection required it protection for the
sayes required And this sanother fruit OF your sympathy
for the slave But we do not deny them religious instruction
In one town my district the negroes have clergyman OF
their own and their own church--a Methodist church
wish Northern gentlemen could them, neatly dressed with
Cheerful! faces, they going TO worship wish they
could hear their songs when they sing praises
to their Maker They would think better Of shareholders and
less abooniss Our people regard slaves as properly
but not cattle raised for market
Meeting houses scattered all over our country ana our
negroes attend worship their masters do Many OF them
are members of those highly respectable DENOMINATIONS
Bapists and Methodists and when their masters ve 10 very
retired situations cergymen employed IN some instances
who preach to the slaves and instruct them in their religious
duties in chapeIs on the know Of am proud 10 say,
one such my district know OF another instance, "nee
large slavehode living out Of the reach OF church, mas
q minister of one denomination employed by the year to
preach 10 his that minister not OF the same
church Of which the master is member These masters
are good men, looking forward TO the account they
are hereafter give for their treatment OF those VINO are
nlaced under their care Yes sir and such does
more acts Of benevonce than thousand OF your
fanatics who lecture the evils Of slavery these slave
regard their as human beings IN whose nos
ts God has breahed the breath of life in whose bosoms
He has implanted living SOUL and they treat them accord
ingly Many Of our slaveholders from Yankee land
Many own slaves who purchased them to prevent their
separation from their families
tell these aboitionisrs, you are the men who have
ryeted the chains. But for your efforts thousands Of
slaves would have been educated and emancPated would
have returned Aca and Liberia, under the influence
of the Christian religion, would have realized what the
Psalmist said ETHIOPIA shall stretch out her hands
unto God" .
Slavery an ev-we know it. il is evil to the white
No laborng population IN any county, except our
own Northern people, well taken Of SO well sup
piled with all the necessaries of life, as our slaves are
Whatever of evil there is in slavery has been increased BY
the agitation of aboionss those miserable wreches who
denounce constanyhoe sincere dsunIonlsts who say
the American Union is with death" and
agreement with hell and ought to be Immediately dis
solved These sometimes coured by both parties OF
the North in doubtful contests and therefore made to appear
stronger than they really These they who have in
creased the evils Of slavery.
But let them alone in few years more they will be
universally despsed and they "wil be buried with the
burial OF an uTaWu anu cast
jerusalem"
Our people are denounced boodthirsty generation
Hear one facts Our laws punish with death any
who is guilty Of stealing slave, or OF concealng MN
with intent enable him to escape Two cases have
been tried within three years in my district One was an
Irishman tailor, little wenyone years of age, who
was upon testimony clear to be disputed proved guilty
He had been many years the United States and those
slaveowners the jury unanimously recommend
ed him the executive clemency, which was approved by
slavehoding judge, and he was padoned BY slavehong
governor. The petition to the governor was signed by the
good who owned the slave. He had saveowners Tor
his counsel of his selection, who received pay and
am happy to know this man afterwards distinguished him
self in Mexico with that gaanty for which the Irish are re-
markabe The other case occurred within year past An
Irish sailor boy to the seaport town in which reside
runaway slave found board after the vessel had
started her voyage. He arrested and brought to trial
He stranger, pennyess and without an acquaintance
or friend He had counsel Of his choice, Shareholders
who defended him without reward the hope Of reward in
this world The jury Of Shareholders far above the influence
Of prejudice excited by the of the aboiionss when
there possibility that this boy, not eighteen years DID,
was the dupe Of other person. acquitted him. He was
discharged and treated kindly in that community one
of our people.
And yet the people whom the abotonists vify
as being fond of manacles, chans-as despots.
But must hurry One word as to the Wmot proviso
shall not discuss the constitutional question the subec! is
out would be great an outrage to the Southern
people enact it as constitutional The Southern
people, with unanmy, believe do that to enact
the Wmot povso would be an act Of gross injustice and
wrong And though, private citizen and member of
State Legislature have opposed the suggestion Of dis
solution of the Union should be adopted yet believe the
people of my State will feel called upon, if it is enacted in
any law this session, consult in State conventions If is
time inquire whether Northern brethren intend to
regard equals to treat with unkndnessf What
ever North Carolina does shall abide by She will not,
without great of complaint be driven to think Of dis
union belve the minds of large majority Of both parties
there regard with horror the thought of dunon but your
legislation here mpesses upon the minds OF her people that
you are unfrendly us she WILL without buster threats,
provide for her honor and security in such manner the
world will Justify. will not believe you will enact the Will
mot proviso there necessity for it. have too good
opinion of our Northern members to believe it. All admit
that States after they admitted either tolerate
or prohibit slavery. Then there is practical question at
ISSUE The Northern States stronger than the Southern
but hope they will remember though excellent to have
giants strength it is tyraanous to use as giant And
tyannous legislation must produce sectional anmosities
While this subject wish say few words to my col
league (Mr. CLINsaAN) upon the constitutional question
wish had time to read at length extracts from his
speech; but have not will print them.
From Mr.. CLISsMAS's speech, December 20, ls47, on
the slavery question: Appendx Congressional Globe 3Oh
Congress- lst session J
Ell brought Mr. Chairman, the direct conside-
ration OF the question: the extent the and
duties of Congress relation slavery the Territories of
from the South Mr Calhoun the other wing Of this
building, twelve months since laid down certain doc
trines which in substance, remember
Them these The Territories of the United States being the
for the benefit Of all the States and their citizens. Sc
condy that Congress has right exclude by law c
of the United States from going into any part Of said Ter
rtores and carrying with them and holding such proper
as they allowed to hold in the States from which they
This view though perhaps plausible the first glance
realu could