The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-02-12

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hu' dens, and 10 Discover md ,oent them or
Their o~n sns. PubI,c opinion is free. II il
christian, civilized snd progress,,e land,
and tho owners Of slaves are enlightened, c,
vIl'Srd. and CHRISTIAN men. If the, are CON.
mi'iIng errors against their own interests.
they will be sure to find them ou, IN time: Il
they are burden, their souIs ~uh sin, no
others can make s,onement FOE them. Let
them alone; leave them 10 the progress of
christian phIlosoIhy, TO The lessons Of lho,r
o~n teachers and preachers; +; 10 the increas
'ng light Of iho.e peaceful aud mighty truths
which are destined TO pun ' from oppression,
crine and suf.ring. lLe whole ~ord and ,he
Great Author cf which, expressly command
I'd. that they should b. left without The aid OF
the s"ord or Of tho Law. All that the ration.
sl republican and true christian can ask Of the
law Is. that II guarantee q peifec, freedom Of
conscience and Of opuiun; and this being
done. so in6ri'ely wise, so perfectly whole.
come, aud so entirely OdAp,ed to tho conii.
'on o. ,nen are the docir mrs of the peaceful
Nszarln', that they must, aud w,li inevitably,
consumns'e thcu glorious Wofk Of liberty,
equality, snl fraternity.
's"S wv sCSu's 'UC kNd' uucSiOU HOW
slsseiy TO be sboli,hed! |, It TO be imme.
d,sle .. cou'se 1t canno, be 10 the pres.
ent sis,s Of tho world n 10 unreasonable, nav,
II 10 utterly sb.ufd 10 ask men to mako such
vac sucrihces on tho score OF human,ly.-
Al owing slavery 10 be u curse to the master,
II would be . sorr' EVIL to deprive hln Of h,s
property ~ilhnu, compensa'inn aud slavery,
therefore, can only b. sbollshed b, laws to
operate 10 the future. Tho owners, too, are
The proper persons. and the only proper per-
sons TO lrgisla.e IN this matter; and supposiop
'hen anxious TO do 50. ~hs, 10 Tho prospect
before th'mf Would any decen, whit. msn
~ish TO live IN L1u'sIans. South cstol,na, Al
absua, OF M'ssiss'pp'. ~hen sll the negroes
~ those SAFES are So q, hb-fyl Would II
be de,rsb'e fate TO Tho negro to be freed
and leIt N those Saus1 The greater the
io'tion ot slaves, the teveror are the fes,tlc.
nons neeessarily Inposrd upon then; and
hsacs. IN s"~S s.l.~... osh~ ...~.s .suotaui and
degraded are such beings, The more dead
" would bs the rife and ha,rtd d bet.eep
them nnd their former owners. And ,Ee.e
poor aud dtbased people would form the lat
ger portion Of tho population. A maiorty OF
the I'ee euz ns YOU'D be wlthou, vote. A
nsj''ity OF the Lee c'iz ms - ou d be b.yests.
msj'nly OF the free ciszens ~ou d bs una.
DC 10 read, isnofani Of the laws, and a de.
g'aded caste. What oud be The inevitable
Consequences OF ,uch sate Of ihlnpsI A
cons'sn, recurrence OF riots ard d,sofSefi,
scenes; on the one hand, inrutne ble ruhbs 4
'rs. house burnlnes, and crei and malicious
mJp'i-'; on tho other. constant acts Of la..
iess oppression. The Biuod, code ol Judse
Ltnch would becntnr, IN fact the Ia " Of the
'and and IN shori tl'hc the jlils you'd be
come CROW ded, the blghws,. INFESTED by rob
bets. aud tbs streets By gangs Of roa dies,
White one bali OF the population would be sUld
INTO 'cn'rseless slavery to pay the Gusts OF
petty and ln'efminsb'e cumlnal prosecutions |
The doors Of the other States would be
shut to the .aforiunate aud degraded blacks I
and like the Indians, the hardly less savage
negroes would have to be transported to some
distant territory where the population would
be unmiscd. Where i. the territory to be
found, aud who would bear the loss Of trans. I
portauon Again returns that chIeltst Of 1
all questions, What issto be done tor the ne.
groesl
The humble writer can see bu, one solu.
ton. Startling as his proposition may u, FIRE,
seem, the writer believes, that of thos, who
anxiously and honestly examine this suLjec,
many will agree with him, ,ha, the only hnpe
for the slaves and for the mnster Is, in an tr
tension Of the area Of siapery.
That Slavery IS a curse, 10 most readily
realized and acknowledged, where the slaves
are few and 10 such countries the dangers
to be apprchended from their liberation ure
no, so great. In such places the condition.
OF their Liberation sre not 50 great. 10 such
places the conditions Of their bondage are
not so hard they have more privileges, are
more enlightened. and more accustomed to
the society Of the whites Here they are
rather regarded as domes,ics than as slaves;
are considered a. humble dependents Of the
family, and are clothed fed, aud taught as
such. ln such States there isa constant ap.
proach towards emancipation; the relative
number of the blacks daily diminishes, and
as II does they are gradually gaming privi.
lrges, and improving in those arts and habits
by which, when free, they are able to live
decentIy. and 10 make themselves respected.
Ia such places when the blacks, a. they Ger.
'nIny viii, become FREQ, they will no, be in
sufficient numbers 10 excite tho prejud,ces
"' the race they cannot be congreeated INTO
large masses, and their associations being
manly ~i,h the whites, they must and will
become, Al last. respectable and respected
Such has proved to bs tho fact ,
elsewhere. as in England, France, and in
some Of the States of this Un,on; while in
those fres States in which large masses of |
blacks arc found congrega,cd together. there
10 most bitter prejudice Of ruce the oe. ,
gro is regarded Us a degraded ou,cast and q
aven h's presence will not be tolerated by ?
Tho whites in their churches, places Of a. !
muscment, and public stages. '