Richmond palladium., 1850-05-08

tension policy in contrast with those of the
slavery restriction policy. are illustrated
in table exhibiting the population. are
and political power. Of Ohio, and of the
seven Slave States which have come into
the Union since her admission.
Ohio, admitted in ] l8O2, has a free popu-
latior oi l.5l9.467, an area Of SO 69i
square miles. cast 1928 633 votes at the
last Presidential election. has 81 Repre-
sentatives, Senators, and 23 Electoral
votes.
louisiana. Mississippi. Alabama, Mis-
souri. Ark ansas. Florida and Texas, ad.
mit,cd since Ohio, have population OF
23G 336. an area Of 47l.7i5 square
miles. gave 236 822 votes AT the last Pre>i-
Dental election, have IA Senators. -
Representatives. and 3c Electoral votes.
Such are the fruits 81 Slavery extension
less population. larger area. and more
political power.
The closing portion; # Mr.. Chase's re-
marks cn tn. 26,h. lbut not the conclu-
sion Of his speech, } we give entire re-
ported
And now. Mr.. President, let me ask
wha, has been the results, on larger
scale, Of the subversion Of the original
policy Of slavery restriction and dis
couraoement. and the substitution. in
disregard Of the letter and spirit Of the
Constitution, o',he opposite policy! Why.
sir. instead Of six slave States-for | do
no, reckon among slave States New York
or New Jersey. in both which, emancipa-
ton was expected in 1897. and soon after
actually took placc-instcad Of six slave
- Il <,f
ioriiv Of free States, we have an equal
number Of slave and free; instead Of seven
hundred thousand slaves, we have three
millions; Instead Of property estimate OF
them at ten millions Of dollars. we hear
them rated at thousand millions. and
even fifteen hundred millions: instead o
slavery being regarded as a curse. re-
proach. blight. an evil. wrong. sin.
we are now ro!d that i; is the most stable
foundation Of our Institutions. the apples,
relation that labor can sustain to capital
a blessing TO both races. the white and the
black, the master and the slave.
Sir. this is great change and sad
change. lfit goes. on. the spirit Of liberty
must at length become extinct. and a
dcspo,isr, Will be established under the
form Of free institutions.
Mr.. President, do not know that any
monument has been erected over the
grave Of Jefferson. in Virginia.
Mr.. Mason. There is-a granite obe-
l,k
Mr.. Chase. am glad 10 hear it. No
monumental marble bears a noller name
Mr. Seward The inscription is:
..IIcrc was buried Thos. jefferson. Autho,
Of the Declaration of American ind"Pen
dcncc. Of the Statutes Of Virginia for Re
ligious Freedom. and Father Of the Uni
versiiv Of Virginia.
Mr.. Chase. 1t is an appropriate in
sc:;plion and worthily commentaries dis
tiDguished services-But. Mr. President
it stranger from some foreign land
should ask me for the monument Of JEFF
ferson. | would not take him TO Virginia
and BID him look on granite obelisk
however admirable in It's proportions OF
lis inscriptions. would ask him 10 ac
company me beyond the Alle.hanes. in
10 the midst Of the broad North west. ant
would say TO him:
81 monumrntum iurris, circumspic~!
Behold. on every side. his monument
These thronged cities. these hourshine
villages. these cultivated fields; These
million happy homes of prosperous free
men: THESE churches. these schools: these
as!iusas for the unfortunate and the help
less; these Institutions of educ alton. reli
gion. and humanity; these great States
great IN their present resources. but grca
ter far IN the mighty energies bv which
the resources Of The future are 10 be devel
oped: these, these are the monument o
Jefferson. Ills memorial is over ell cul
western land
Oar ,neancst rill. our ,nichtest river,
Rolls minglinC with his fame forever.
But what monument should be erected
to those whom lnsappled talents. energy
and perseverance have procured. or whose
compromising timldity has permitted. the
reversal OF the policy Of Jefferson! Wha
inscription should commemorate the acts
Of those who have surrendered vast terri
tories to slavery; who have disappointed
:he expectations Of the fathers OF the re-
public; who have prepared for our coun
try the dangers and difficulties which are
now around us, and upon US! 1t is no
for me. sir. TO say what this inscription
should be. Let it remain blank for.
ever.
Of March. Mr.. Chase stated as conclu
sior.s from his positions the previous day
that there is no foundation for the doc
irine advanced of late. that an equilibri
um between the slaveholding and non
slaveholdng sections Of our country. ha:
been. is. or ought TO be an approved fea-
ture of our political sys,em-that nothing
looking towards such equilibrium can be
found in the Constitution nor in any early
action under it. On the other hand there
were seven free and six slave States in
the old thirteen-Nfaine was expected ul-
tma,ely and Vermont Immediately tc
come into the Cnion-and the ordinance
of 81 provided for the erection Of five
more tree States. OF the territories ives
of the Alleghanies. and south Of the Ohio
four slave States have since been formed
/ Those added tn the >iv old slave State.