The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1853-07-06

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world that slavery is a great economic err
vof, and, this done, the abolition Of slavery
would every where take place. Parlia.
men, yielded TO these arguments, and ac'
cordingly, August |, 1888, they were de-
elared free. I
Now, then. I have fairly stated the facts
in regard 10 her legislation upon this ques-
ton, and shown that all her measures have
originated in sel6shness. have shown
that she has been the principal instrument
In fastening slavery upon the cOlored man
in this Western world; now let us see
wherein she has benefited him by her leg
%isla,ion. or atoned for the misery she has
inflicted upon him.
After the abolition Of the slave trade,
the West Iudia planters found themselves
ia wan. Of laborers, and we're compelled
to exact more labor from those already in
their employ; and SO rigorous were their
exaclions, that instead Of there being an in
increase, there was an actual decrease in
her slave population of one hundred thou.
sand IN twenty three gears! For nearly
thirty years she has had a large naval lotce
constantly employ ed for The suppression
Of the slave trade, at an expense Of over one
bundled millions Of dtllars, and yet she
has not suppressed the traffic upon one
mile Of coast outside OF her " colonies.
The African Civilization Society proved a
failure, as | have already stated.
Now for the great experiment, that
was to prove the superiority Of free
labor over that Of slave labor. la.
stead OF freedom and wages proving a
stimulept to greater exerlions, the results
were directly the reverse. No sooner did
the slaves fad themselves free, than they
refused 10 labor for bal a bare subsistence,
prefering 10 lounge under the shade trees
of those sunny Islands. Instead Of dou
bling her exports, as the English philan-
uiropisis had confidently predicted, her pro.
ducliuns actually fell below the wants oil
Der own colonies. And, according 10 the
Westminster Review, there was al actual
decrease in he single article Of Sugar du.
ring the first ilnee years of freedom, Of
4Sl ,450 lbs. per annum!-Bul dis was
not the only misfortune which followed
-this scheme. The refusing of these freed
slaves 10 work, and his unlocked for dim,
uai,ion of slaye-grown produces, created a
corresponding demand for slave labor in
other countries, which also gave a new in.
pulse to tic slave irade-iucreased the
number Of imported slaves four hundred
Mous0nd per annpm, sand rubbed Africa
IN each Two years thereafter Of a number
Of men nIcre than equal 10 lie mhOie Of
the siapes emaneip0ted in the British Is.
fdnds!' Such were the fruits Of BRUSH
Enaiicism. and such the return. which
England has made 10 the African for her
share in the persecution Of his rnce.
The black man, however, was not the
only one injured by the scheme. He,
own planters were also invols ed in The gen.
eral ruin, and her already enormous public
debt, vas hereby greatly increased. She
had expended 500, 900 900 to remunera,e
the p%llatsrs fer The slaves emaucipsied, and
che was now compelled to become the
chief consumer instead of the chief produ.
ger Of tropical commodities. Win n
blow she bad reduced the British Capital
invested in tropical productions, slOO,o 900.
OOO-swept away a vast portion Of her
commeree-elevated her rivals TO uner.
pecied superiority over her, and made
$500, 10000 invested in tropical %cultiya.
ton by her West India planters, compare.
lively worthless! Let the Aboli,ioniss Of
the United States look upon this picture,
and consider well these facts, ere they pro.
coed further in their unhallUved schemes
Look next al her present position. and
le, US see il we cannot discover in her
present movements upon this subject. ihat
same spirit Of. self interest which tas al
ways sctua,ed her, in all her action upon
tiis question. | have shown wherein she
has erred in her legislation, and the EN-
barassmen,s. which it has thrown around
her; and il seems TO me that it will require
no uncommon perception lie discover i,
what. channel her interests now lie. She
has planted her standard in safety upon
the four quarters Of the globe;-lle Island!
Of The Ocean contribute 10 her ~svarice and
the white sales Of Der shipping, dot every
sea under the whole heavens. Now il sh,
can effect ibe abolition Of slavery through
gu, chds,srdom, her tropical possession
will again become available-her commerc,
viii reViVe-her manufactures will n,
longer be dependent upon foreign eounWie
for their sGbplies-her public debt wi
cease to be burdeusome, and the world wi
see realized in her the tabled giant Of 80.
guilty. VIVA: wonder is it, then, that Eng
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