The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-09
The Objects and Avowals or Northern Abo.
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From the New York Tribune, May ST.
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The Objects and Avovvsls or Northern Abos
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From the New York Tribune, May Isl
TIE DASGER OF I'VE FUTURE.
We believe in America and her destiny with all
the confidence OF mind whose every conviction is
utterly democratic. In the great drama of human
developement, we regard this western republic, with
its youthful energies, its REJECTION OF enete nStitu
tons and conventionalities, its omnipoent creative
rsdicalsm, its fusion Of :es, and its growing
power, as already performing part Of unspeakable
Importance, and as advancing towards future Of
still greater magnitude and influence.
But that future is couded by single danger,
whose proportions rise ever more vague and gloomy
upon the view. That danger is African slavery.
All the other difficulties that men seem to see be-
fore the republic, we think little of. The danger
from TOO rapid expansion of democratic tenden-
cies, We laugh at the danger from the spirit Of cor
ruption among public men and legislative bodies
can ard will be remeded; but starery sets rend,es at
defiance, AMI rGaiy seeks to pnpet uat6 Itself Ike
residential corpse oagrng forsrer upon the hring baby
Of 1pe'lcla democracy.
Slavery can now have other apology tn IN the
fact that it exists. Whatever its origin, whatever
Its usefulness in the lower stages Of society, all men
not blinded by interest passion and prejudice, must
admit that in this country it now produces nothing
but evil. We have convcrsed with many intelli-
gent slave proprietors who frankly confessed that
this their opinion. and that they would rejoice
at nothing more than its eatre re noyal Simple
common sense would expect to find the same desire
universal and predominant among all whom mis-
fortune had made shareholders.
but such is by no means the view Of the slave
holding States generally. They cleave TO slavery
they would to life. kentucky aouts the venera-
bic and afiectionate wisdom of Henry Clay, warn
ing her OF the danger, and refuses to entertain any
project of mancpatiou. Virginia. amid the melan-
ehoy decay that slavery has Drought upon her, re-
sisls the approach of freedom though it were the
plague, AID struggles 10 surround her slave aris-
tocraey with new ana more stable guarantees. The
President of the South Caroiina Convention de-
claies that his State must go out of the Union or
else slavery caanot last twenty years. he would
have it last forever. And though we have not yet
recovered from the calamtes OF a war made for the
extension of slavery, nor from domestic agitation
growing out Of he same cause, the South swarms
with men eager u invade and conquer CUBA, while
others would tam set on foot erusad. 10 reduce
the Haytieus once more into bondage, and thus
add TO our confederation two new tropical States,
with million and halt Of slaves.
Can any folly surpass this insane desire to enlarge
and perpetuste an institution which, by universal
confession and the testimony Of all reasonable men,
is 20 utterly Iernicious
But there must be men in the Southern States
WHO are willing to look at facts as they are, and
arc not afraid to reflect upon them. To them We
address ourselves.
Sarey oGaaot be gopd,mtoi beyond certain pc
Yicd this IS tapgh by al history AMI demonstrate by
H. ruB nature u fhtass. niIy be trn,inIiof in
c4 Il tirO trcgs: cithJ through emancipation By the
masters, ~ throu g rCrot aic part n the sitres. In
0rs 4 ttsSs mode, tausd la due limo 10 e,ti
IJsao3 OH1gci1!i,gt IS not ctjseqi, Gjofy rcroh Is
sue ~ last 10 a. rs tccgt.
Look at he Tendencies q things in this country
In ali tho middle states he tree population 4, ga'
dualy bat surely Increasing on the slave. In Dela-
ware tho process Is already lar advanced that tn
institution barely exists, and eanno, remain much
longer Ia Maryland there are now fewer slaves
than ten years ago, though the population has IN
creased quarter; IN irginia the free population
has increased above eighth, aud the slave less
thsn sixteenth, ami the case J. similar with Men
tn -, Missouri and Tennessce BY this natural
growth cfpoTullton all the middle states will, at
very distant day. pc free, while the slaves viii Dc
crowded into the cotton, ugar and rice growing
territory further south. According TO the present
ratio Of increase il has been estimated that IN ;ty
year the extreme southern states viii contain
vast population Of slaves, far exceeding The whites
who own them.
Nov, docs any nan suppose that these dozen
million or 80 az slaves can be kept in subsection
under such circumstances IL i folly to think It
They will then have gained vast addition TO their
present average Of Intelligence the dangerous ad
mixture of white blood wall DC Infused among them
in greater proportion, and not all the troops that
Dc IaisSd aud brought 10 the field will be subj
cisut 10 Eubduc them. Go this head read the letson
u st. Domingo. When tho blacks there rose upca
their masters, the proportion between the two was
10 JDG90 10 ~ 600 The trttie5 wtrc drlE-a fror1
fte claat5V ulA t0,tSs dndiiss, fR a1itrci ureagc
n q serrts aad cJVtasct Tsrc. Powerful armies
were sent against thcsc rcroltcd slaves, millions
upon million. were spent for their sutjugStion, but
IN vain. Negro state nor occupies the loSclicst
ana mott fertile Of tho antilles, and u nataral
sentiment VI jealousy 70 white 4 permitted g be-
conc cithcl &C the couDtry.
~ si8Lgr fas gtr1lt. tlf s,s9tva Crt t1riy ~ thf
fRfa stsics. uef5s ~ 'rlbrts nn ir7c Lfirf5
Ti-y-is NJ 7tgsetirs trtlCy5i emancipation, Hnfer
Sorrt fam aHf "a Strrie frB9h sooner Or lator IL
must como, and let those iupporters 81 slavery who
arr moo. competent. ~ Ce wbgtLcr half century i
tuo foou TO- ifs aulval
Free the blacks. o. Is ims they wil terribly free
theigsciycs. Mcn csru.t Y made chati"s i0rrYcr
II, il unsasc T. suppo q The negroc q south
Caroline ana Mi.ssst g. may be dorilc and submi--