The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-11-04
For the National Era.
WHO ARE TO BE TRUSTED

DEAR SIR: With no late remark in the Era
have been better pleased than in that where
you aver that the Free Democracy are the only
class of men the South can safely trust Who
are the true friends of the South Those who
meet them like men and brethren, and strive
to help them out of their difficulties by conserv-
ing the real interests of all classes and sections
or those who, when asked the question they are
so fond of asking others what can be done
with slavery" almost invariably reply, let
it die out of itself; " knowing and acknowledge
ing, as they do, at the same time, the impoy-
erlshment and ruin that inevitably attend it.
To be sure, say they, here at the North, - we
want slavery abolished, but just wait a while
the Free States are 40 rapidly gaining upon
the Slave States, that ii will be but few years
before we shall have such an immense pre-
ponderance that we can do just rs we please "
Well, what then--what is the real result but
a miserable loss of time and prosperity-whai
but a serious aggravation of all our dangers
and difficulties, both local and general, and
eventually utter social and political inferOrity
on the part of the South Already "Ichabod .
is written on the older slave States and the
newer ones, when compared with the free States,
are hopelessly in the rear. Faithful are the
wounds of friend, but the kisses of an enemy
are deceitful.'
Let our Anti slavery friends be Just to the
South. For one, | must own that the slave
holders are comparatively guiltess in this mat
ter Bound up as they are in slavery by their
whole education, associations prcjudices. and
apparent interests if the free North can see no
difference, but will in every respect practically
endorse it. will seek to spread and eternalze it,
who can blame the South They do just as
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even better, ] doubt not, for it takes rene
gade Northerners 10 make Legrees" "lfthe
light be darkness, how great is that darkness"
But again ! ask, who are The real friends Of
The South Who are enddngcring The Union-
those who do right, who uphold truth and free
dom, or slavery and wrong Who Of the
North are magnifying the difficulties of eman-
cipation-who "in Congress and out of it"
North to our Southern Notwithstanding up
and holding back, cajoling, trucking, and ex-
aggeratingt
Southern friends, ask you, is this fair deal.
ing! Can you trust such partners-do you
choose to link your destinies with theirs, while
your fair land, through its characteristic in
stitutions, undergoes the beautiful process of
"dying OUT" What q rare manifestation of
Christian patriotism, combined with the most
transcendent tenderness and heroic fortitude,
on the part Of such, your Northern allies--will-
ing as they are thus to stand idly by and look
on, while your half Of the body polite and the
one half Of theirs, covered with the black pail
of darkness and infamy "dies out
H. KP
A CENSUS OF CLEVELAND which has Just
been completed, shows population of 25,67O,
being AN iacrease of $50 since the fall of the
year 1851, when it was 2l lao. Ohio city one
of its suburbs has 7,46i, thus giving total
population in the two cities Of 49, l34 inhabit-
ants