The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-20


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The following u synopsis of Northern
Thsolog ico- poll eco omical philosophy. W.
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nsft We present il entire to our readers, and
subioin : demolition of Il We do NOT exoeet
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rsndsred that people 20 wise IN their own con-
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The 'CosTRAsT.--Undeft the census Of 1890,
Virginia had twanty-one Representatives IN Con-
gsssA The next superintendent gave her iiitssn.
The prevent census will entitle her to tscetve
had ssten Representatives in Congress and this
census Will give her tsOslve - lkpsLGnd Ohio
True Desnovak
6Iayefy in republican government IL no more
- anomaly than tho iniatuaton Its advocates.
III inanenes, IL every aspect In which 1t can be
viewed. y deIelesious- It is curse to the slave
knseaE, TO tire slayehoides, to the State. to the
community, and To the soil upon which Il exists.
lt II equally moral, political and physical evil.
Il dignifey Meness and diahonors Industry, by
fostering species OF aristocracy who deem It
disgraceful to labor. Il dishonors the divine in
Junction that man shall obtain his bread by the
sweat Of bis brow, and nulIifies the solemn de-.
claration that @iberty" i among the Ainalien-
able rights" Of ~all men" II leads 70 physical
and mental enervation. in master and man. Tho
ono. depending uPon the labor Of his slaves,
does not properly exercise the faculties which
Prosidenee has given hiu, and the other, being
precludsd from the enjoyment ofall aid to mem
taf cnlture, must live on IN Ignorance.
The leading prodncts CT slave labor make heavy
drafls upon the soil The slave may be dashed
into activity but the earth is more stubborn
Il musf have it, seasons Of rest, or, becoming
exhausted, it will refuse TO yield its wonted re-
turn to the hnsbandmen. But, as II unaware
Of this law, the shareholders OF Virginia have
continued their m1ceasing drafts upon the soil,
until It has become exhausted. Many OF the
rich plantations Of 1900, are now barren wastea
Estates which, fifty years ago, were as fruitful
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the dinty granite. VI late years It has been
deemed possible to reclaim these waste places,
but not through the agency of slave labor.
II h this exhnustirg tendency of slavery
this. spirit, inseparable from this Institution,
which seeks to force both muscle and soil be-
yond their strength-which. more than any other
one thing, has left the Impress OF premature de-
cay upon the State ct Virginia Her original
soil was a. prolific as that OF Indiana. Her geo.
graphical position is a. favorable, and her climate
a. inviting. But Indiana is happily free from
slavery. There, labor 10 not deemed dishon, r
able. A judicious husbandry accompanies free
labor, and the husbandman finds his reward in
abundant crops and a prosperous common
wealth.
- The contrast between the slave ana the free
sam 'Je uy go. a ap no. .od ;ns,r".,,n
Ohio and Kentucky. Indiana and Virginia. are
the open volumes Of nature, in which nre written
in luminous lines, the vest superiority OF free
Oyer s'ase oJu. "ss evo5 ~
be- consistont with the spirit of our free institu-
lions; to be sanctioned by divine law; to be
social blessing, and in har ony with the nch-
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erono,nv. and riueutal 70 individual and pub
lie prosperity
It's, nevertheless m institution rendered 81.
I I.s =, ''.v r;l ;.s hnrthsns hsssnrs and
resnoos;biI;t;es- ali with the communities
where il exists. Other States have neither the
right northe desire to NEEDLE with il We may
ueP'ca w. oas 'A, h.nas es's VIZ" h.,a -, rross,
sg.;n.t ia ertsn.ion. We can labor to save the
country from the disgrace, and the people in To-
>:alties now free, from the curse, which would
nov rom .ne ea'e"s.o" :; ~ n's au "a .hot
.nm,;rr.I1v" Thu. nos;t,on The M nile Of The
North have deliberately assumed, and no human
power can swerve them from their purpose.
The first palpable fal!acy, is the extract from
the Cleveland Democrat, which compares the
growth Of the old State of Virginia with the new
State Of Indiana, an idea about rs sensible as to
compare the growth OF an infant to adolescence,
with the growth of man after he is already