Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-04-12

possess, or may hereafter acquire iio'n sAs ~ - "-~
they reside.
. Having shown as trust that the free States have the
right exclude the negroes of the slave States and all Others
proceed to saw that we do need African population
That people, whether bond Free in every part of the
United States serving people, parasitic to the white man
in propensity and devoted his menia smploymens In
former times free negroes in demand as servants bat
that demand has greatly diminished, under the deep and
swelling tide of European emigration, which Is rapidly
sweeping from the places they have hitherto filled our whole
coored population.
Every nation moreover its population hckens, becomes
burened with poor who must either hnd what
called our humble occupations remain de From the vast
extent of our territory considerable time must elspse before
such supusage will be found in what the sparsey
settled portions bat the emigration of poor people from Eu
rope will in part supply the deficiency; and we all know,
moreover that is not to the thn but thicky
gions that emancpated slaves GENERALLY make their way
They coDgegae therefore, where their services least
needed Nor be said that they bring among any
property earnng science, arts, enterprise, aspiration,
which our people do not possess and display in much
higher degree nor has any pretended that the white
race improved in any bodily intellectual, moral quality
by ntermarriage with the black. There is not then, in
reference interests happiness, national glory,
the smallest motive for admitting them among
When Ireland sends her peasany, acquire operatives
on our and railroads. who willing to live and la
Dor under hadshps and exposures from which free
negroes and ownpoor people keep far away and, in
certain sense such immigrants may be said to be needed
they least useful When Germany sends her horde
portion of them improve gardens, FARMS and vineyards
while others introduce and practice in cities variety Of
useful arts, which the people Of country naturally
borrow from older but the negro immigrant confe none
of these benefits; his skill is in general limited the cutva
on Of tobacco cotton rice, and suga-none Of which be-
long to the agriculture of the North
There not them allow to repeat any economical,
social POLITICAL physiological religious advantage in his
admission among and such admission, if insisted
must be placed on other grounds than own benefit
g. Negroes only unneeded, and in general useless
in the free Saes but in various they give us trouble
and therefore, not to be desired Nearly all that come
destitute Of property and many continuing at last
draw the charities Of those around them for food and cloth
ng or the aid and comfort which n6rmiy old age may
require Accustomed from childhood and labor at
the bidding Of their masters they have but little Of the in
ward impulse action which belongs to people,
They have acquaintance with trade and know nothing Of
accounts they feel and practically admit their nferory, by
shrinking from all difficult enterprises and by unwoned de-
ference servity in their intercourse with US or,
losing this and aiming rise into social equality, they dis
play aspect Of mpudence and offend taste by ami
ariy. They scarcely command our respect and sell
dom esteem and regard except when they address
themselves to sympathy and protection Many Of them,
from habit of perng part Of their earnings from their
masters, pepetrate small thefs, occupy the time Of our
criminal courts and draw county treasures for sup
port while confined in jail 1t is difficult to mingle them
with whites workshops poorhouses hospitals schools
and churches We hold them, indeed, at armslengh from
US and according the instinct feeling and opinion Of
immense majority of people, they are, and should be
kept distinct and subordinate CASTE Thus in every free
State they have been made the subject Of special egsaon
and divide and quarrel the liberties and franchises
which should be extended to them for example, whether
they should be allowed VOTE be enrolled militia permit
ted testify against white men, be eligible for civil Office be
admitted the bar, be allowed participate in public
schools or when organized into distinct churches become
integral parts Of ecclesiastical establishments All these
and many other questions Of similar kind, point to deep
and abiding aversion to their being admitted 10 equality
with and this repugnance has shown ITSELF than
once, by which every humane lover of law and
order must dsapprove and dePlore.
Not go beyond the city in which live, may cite out
breaks Of popular violence against negroes and their white
associates which greatly disturbed the peace of society pain
fully excited the sympathes Of many, of whom even
cherished particular good will towards the black in
voved the persons and property of citizens who had shown
him special favor and called for united effort of all
orderly citizens for their suppression remember three
upheavings Of this kind within the last years.
each Of which brought dscred our character and fed the
spirit Of anarchy and voencehat spirit which in cities
is be dreaded than any other The last of these
mobs numerous erce and perseveng 10 become
fearful every well disposed citizen for it gave many unmis
taxable proofs Of readiness direct its energies upon Others
not less than negroes and their white associates The od
nary police quite unequal the emergency and had
be largely reinforced Even when their way to church
the Sabbath day had to turn aside and be in
members Of the police; military companies called out by
the sheriff and, finally the aid of the Governor invoked
and afforded in the form Of proclamation and order for
embodying large militia force multitude of negro men,
after many had escaped Canada, sent to the Jail yard
for safety, where found necessary, to station
military company. At midaight the mob loaded cannon
with ugs fragments Of iron collected in foundres, and
would have fred upon the helpless and children
through their fra wooden tenemens had not militia
pany nterposed. Finally, in open daylight negroes who
might be in the streets knocked down with clubs
and the houses of respectable citizens focby entered
and searched for old and faithful domestcs supposed be
there concealed large part Of this mob consisted Of poor
white abore both native and foreign who acted savage
spirit Of rivalry for employment under feeling Of antpa
thy all association with the negro in their daily occupations
Now these causes Of umul and violence exist all our
Cities and only permanent but increasing with the in
crease of black population liberty the MAXIM
that what has happened may happen again. Indeed, it does
n me that ayery candid and thinking man. AZ he dUes