The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-01-27
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proposition:
Whereas, some of the States of this Union
have, in their constitutions, provided for the ADJ
solute exclusion Of free negroes from their ter
ritory, while others have sought to obtain the
same object by legislation; and whereas, com
plants have at times been made by other States
and nations; therefore,
Resolped, That in the opinion OF the House OF
Representatives, it is the unqueslionable right
of each one of the States to exclude, either
wholly or partially from her territory, negroes,
either free or slaves and that the exercise OF the
right affords no just ground OF complaint TO
either States nations.
Objection was made, and the suspension of
the rules to introduce the resolution refused, 90
against H.
We have no disposition still further to inflame
the wrath of our Abolition contemporary, We
hement as it already appears TO be, but we
ought, in fairness perhaps, to say to him, that
this proposition, detestable" as it may be in his
eyes, would, we have no doubt, on direct vote,
be adopted by large majority. Some members
voted against the suspension of the rules, be-
cause they wished to get up other business,
while others regarded it as unnecessary for
Congress to assert so plain proposition. Not
only would this resolution, on direct vote, re-
ceive the sanction of the House, but it would be
sustained overwhelmingly by the people, as en-
bodying sound principle of American const-
tuiona law
1t has already received the sanction Of most
if not all, of the Southern States, and has been
adopted already by some of the Northern ones.
1t is easy to see, too, that the day is not far dis
tant when every Northern State will recognize
the principle. There is no one instance in
which this proposition or any similar one, rails
ing the question as to the equality of the races,
has been submitted to the vote of the people in
any one of the Northern States, that the masses
have not Overwhelmingly decided against that
equality.
We refer the Liberator to the vote in the
adjoining State of Connecticut, where, four
years since, it was decided by vote of nearly
four to one, that the negro should not be allowed
to stand on an equal footing with the white
man, as respects the right of suffrage. Similar
has been the decision in New York and every
other State where the question has been sub
mitted to the people. BY majorities equally
large, did the States of Illinois and Indiana de-
eide that no negro should be allowed to come
into their respective territories. The same re-
suit will be found wherever this proposition is
submitted to the people of any other State Our
American are too intelligent to fail to see
and decide that the negro is not their equal, let
Aboitionists boast as they may. They tell US
that it is wrong to attach weight to the color Of
the hair. So, too, says FRED. DOUGLASS. Now
| all this is the merest nonsense and absurdty.
There is not a bone, sinew, or blood vessel in
the negro like those of the white man. His
hair and nerves are found by anatomists, to be
altogether unlike those of the white man, as diff
ferent as are his mind and feelings. Nor is this
view limited to men of science. Providence has
made the difference between the races 80 strik.
ing, that it carries conviction to the minds of the
masses at once From the Declaration of indie.
pendence down to the present day, the Ameri-
l6RYeople have not regarded the negro as enti-
tied to participate in the enjoyment of the polit
zeal and civil rights of our citizens, or capable of
approaching our form of government
For some years past the State of Massachu-
sets, under the promptings of her anti-slavery
feelings, has been complaining loudly of South
Carolina, Georgia, Indiana, Florida and other
Southern States, on account of their laws against
permitting free blacks to come in from other
States. Great Britain, too, probably stimulated
likewise been demanding of South Carolina
The repeal of her laws. But Illinois and
Indiana have by an immense majority of their
voting population, Incorporated similar pro.
visions into their constitutions. Why do we
hear of no complaints against them? They are
nearer to Massachusetts than the Southern States
are. They are also on the borders of the British
territory, and the black subjects of Canada are
they cross the line into either of these States.
Why is it then, we repeat, that there is no com.
plant against them Is it pretended that
Northern States have greater constitutional
rights than those OF the South Or IS IL be-
cause the South has slave population, which
could be excited to insurrection and bloodshed
by these free negroes from Abolition States, and
therefore they are anxious that they shall be
permitted to 60 into the South, while they are
willing that they may be kept out of such States
as they could do no mischief in? In word, to
conclude, is not the whole camor part of the
tactics of the Abolition party! Ought not
Congress at once to assert the true American
doctrine, to give quietus to all attempts on the
part of foreign governments to interfere with
the internal affairs of the United States?
Coalitions In Ohio and Massachusetts.
Some very interesting and instructive revea-