The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-06-27
Nom he Florence (.ala.l Gazette.

WARRINGTON, yH0y -, l6jU.
DEAR SIR: Since one OF the editors in the dis
trict which have the honor to represent has
charged me with sentiments not friendly TO the
Union, for no other reason that can discover
unless it be my exsrtions to hinder and delay
abolition movements, now ask you to publish
my opinions upon the new scheme of president
making--caed union, compromise, concession,
adjustment, fraternity, and equality between
North and South, black and white.
We will now examine IL In all Its parts, and
see what the scheme will now effect, and what it
may be expected to accomplish in the future.
Part LIST gives all the vast territory obtained
from Mexico by conquest, treaty, and purchase,
up to abolition.
Part Cd gives up, also, large portion of Texas,
nearly as far south as Vicksburg, Mississippi, to
abolition.
Did my constituents--any Of them--when they
voted for me, expect me TO give votes for either OF
these parts of the scheme'
Part Sd, in order to reconcile Texas for making
two abolition States out of her territory, pays or
! assumes to pay Texas bonds to the amount OF
ten or fifteen millions of dollars. This makes her
bonds, formerly worth ten cents IN the dollar,
worth 81 10 upon the passage of the act
Did anybody vote for me, expecting me 70
agree to this, Would | have been elected If
had agreed to do sos
Part 4th proposes 10 abolish the slave trade in
the District Of Columbia, and frees the negroes
sold in violation of the law--thus giving Con-
gress jurisdiction and passing an act Of positive
abolition Of slavery under particular contingencies
In other words, what citizen of any saveholding
State may no,o lawfully do is prohibited In the
future, under the penalty of losing his property
| by a law passed to please obotionists-
Did any man vote for me, expecting that !
would begin abolition in this or any other man
| neri
This is the extent to which 'political abolition
will go; for it cannot digest more at any one SEES
sion Of Congress. Fanatical abolition would vote
| to break up slavery tomorrow, and put black and
white upon equality at once.
| Political abolition, however, knows that it will
require another presidential election TO prepare
the minds Of the Southern people to bear more
but give political abolition three years, with a
powerful party press upon each side, combined
with strong industrial interests, upon the hopes OF
office among all parties; connect Herewith the In
uences of frauds and receptions Practsed in cleo
tons, the fears Of the tmd and the love of union
with patriotic men of all parties, and at the end OF
three years the South will be ready to bear the
total abolition OF slavery in the District OF Colpm-
bia, in the forts, arsenals, dock-yards, and naval
| stations, the slave trade between the States, a
prohibition against separating families, with PEN
alties Of emancipation for all violations of its pro-
visions. Such a progressive step toward aboli-
ton in this age of progression will not be greater,
| If indeed it equals what is now proposed, and is
called compromise and concession.
! By the second presidential election, you will
uIiu diloticI Sct vi oiipioiiiseiS, whoB " euse
the Union, will be willing to enact the English
common law for the United States, which pro-
vides that if slave but touches g free soil = his
| chains fall off, and he becomes +" free man. 7
| This will hardly be considered " new doctrine !"
seven years hence.
The commandants Of forces in the District, the
forts, naval stations, &c., &C., will by the act be
required to register the names OF all slaves who
can touch or set foot upon these spots "conse-
Grated to freedom and all who do rtouch,
will, by the United States district courts, be de-
clared entitled to this English liberty, and the
Supreme Court will never set aside one of their
| decisions.
| Nothing is easier, palmer, or more direct than
such result, after you set out upon the road; the
| road to mill or market will not be palmer In q
very short time every man who wants a public
| office, or any part of the forty millions yearly
expended by this Government, will know how to
lind it, because he can obtain his desires by travel
| ling no other path but that which leads to aboli-
ton. This is all have to say now.
| Respectfully, yours,
| DAVID HUBBARD. X
L M G. CAJJkWAy. .s.".