The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-20

that dig the canal build your railroads, hew down the
mountain, dig ou lis heart make passway for the
furious iron horse that over our country in
every direction, the useful in the republics
They add more TO the greatness glory wealth of tho
country than any other equal number of in It, One
dozen such aborious sons OF toll worth the
country than one hundred gamblers bacegs that loaf
in our towns and cities burden to themselves curse
to socieyabsraeins like fungus the blood OF indus
try and honesty!
Mr. Editor allow me- in this conaexion, quote
the remarks Of Edmund Burke upon the conduct of Par
lament in iorbddng emigration and refhsing grants,
against which, quoted above from the Declaration Of
Independence Mr. jefferson protested in the of the
colonies Jefferson and Burke the great patriots and
republicans of the Old and New Worldmen whose wis
dom comprehended the world aud whose opinions twill
be always safe to followhc 1asrcan and c Irishman
Mr.. Burke said:
j am much against any further experiments, which
tend 10 put to the proof any OF these allowed opn
IONS which contribute much to the public tranquility.
In effect suffer much home by this loosening of all
ties and this concussion OF all established opinions
do abroad for i'll order prove that the Americans have
right to their liberties every day endcavoring
subver the maxms which preserve the whole spirit Of
own To prove that the Americans ought not to be free
we are obliged to deprecate the value Of freedom ITSELF
and we To gain paltry advantage thom
in debate without attacking Of those principles de-
shed their blood
But sir in Wishing to put an end to pcrncious expert
ments do not mean to preclude the fullest inquiry Far
from it. Fur from deciding sudden or partial view
would patiently go round aud round the subject and
vey il in every possible aspect Sir if capable Of
gngng you equal attention. would state that as far
us am capable of discerning there but three OF
proceeding relative to this stubborn spirit which prevails
in your colonies and dstubs your government These
TO change the spirit as inconvcncn ty reoUng the cdns
to prosecute as criminal or to comply with 1t rs ncces
sary would not be guilty of an imperfect enumeration
can think OF but these three Another has indeed been
startedhat of giving up the colonies but 1t met
slight reception that do not think myself obliged to
dwell upon it It is nothing but little sally Of anger
like the frowardness of peeysh children who when they
ing.
The lgss Of these pansto change the spirit nconve
Gcnt by removing the causesI think is the most like
systematic proceeding II is radical in its principle; but It
is attended with great difficulties of them little Short
MS conceive. of mpossiblities This will appear by
amning into the plans which have been proposed.
As the growing population of the colonies is evidently
OF their resistance II was last session mentioned
in both houses by men of weight and received not with
out applause that in order to check this evil 1t would be
proper for the Crown make further grants Of land
but to this scheme there objections The st that
there already so much unsettled in private hands
afford for immense future p0pulation although
the Crown not only withheld its grants but annihlated
its soil If this be the then the only effect OF this
avarice of desolon this boarding Of royal wilderness
would be raise the value Of the possessions in the hands
Of the great private monopoists without any adequate
check 10 the growing and alarming mischief OF popua-
ton
But if You stopped your grants, what would be the
consequence The people would occupy without grants
They have already occupied in many places You can
not station garrisons every part of these deserts IT.
you drive the people from one place they win carry on
their ANIMAL tagc in another Many of the people In tho
back settlements already little attached to particular
sit,ionsaready they have topped the Appalachian noun
tains From thence they behold before them an immense
plain, vast rich, level meadow-a square of five hum
dred miles Over this they would wander without possl-
bi of restraints they would change their manners with
the habits u life; would forget government by
which they were dsowned would become hordcs OF Eng
lsh varars, and, pouring down upon your anfofthed
frontiers fierce and irresistible cavalry become masters
Of your governors and your counseors your collectors
and comptrollers. Such would, and in no long time,
must be the effect of attempting to forbid crime and
ay,1 nd nf
dence Increase and multiply Such would be the hap
py result of cndeavor to keep lair Of wild beasts
to the children of men! Far different and surely much
wiser has been policy hitherto We have invited our
people, by every kind Of bounty to fixed establishments
Wehave invited the husbandman to look to authority for
his title We have taught him piousy to believe in the
mysterious virtue of and parchment We have thrown
each tract of land it peopd into districts that
the ruling power should be wholly out of sight
Wehave settled all could and have carefully at
tended every settlement with government
"Adhering, sir do to this policy well as for the
have just given think this project of hedg-
ing in population to be neither prudent nor practicable
Much mischief we may certainly do The power in
adequate to all other things is often than sufficient
for this do not look the direct and immediate power
of the colonies to resist violence very formidable
In this however may be mistaken. But when consider
that we colonies for purpose to be sevccabe to
to my poor understanding little preposerous
TO make them unservccable in order to keep them obeden
1t is in truth, nothing than the old and thought
exploded problem of tyranny which proposes to beggar its
subjects into submission. But remember when hayc
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still proceeds in her ordinary course that discomfort will in
crease with misery and that terc critical moments in
the fortune of all States when they who too weak to
contribute to prosperity be strong enough to
complete your ruin. Spoliatis super snn!
The temper and character which prevail i'll ur colonies
are afraid unalierablc by any huma-. nrt We cam
not fear asiJ the pedigree OF ths fierce people and
persuade them That they not sprung from nation in
whose veins the blood of freedom circuaes The language
in winch they you'd hosr you tell this tale would detect
the imposition your speech would bctray you An Eng
stman is the snttest person earth to argue another
! Englislunn into slavery.
! with regard to the high aristocrac spirit of Virginia
and the southern colonies it has been proposed know to
reduce by declaring general enfranchisement Of their
slaves This project has had its advocates and panegy-
rists yet could argue myself into any opinion Of
it! Slaves often much attached to their masters
general wild offer of liberty would not always be accepted
History furnishes few instances Of it. IL is sometimes
hard persuade slaves be free to compel feemen
TO be slaves and in this auspicious scheme should have
both ihese pleasing tasks hands at But when
we talk OF enrauchsemeDt dc not perceive that the
American master may onfrsnChise too and servilc
hands in defence Of freedom IA to which other
people have had recourse than once and not without
success in desperate situation Of their affairs
Slaves these unfortunate black people are and duh
rs all men are from slavery must they not little suspect
The ofer OF freedom from that very nation which has sold
them TO their present masters From that nation of
whose causes Of quarrel with those their refusal
to deal any in that nhuman traffic An offer of
freedom from England would rather oddly, shipped
to them 10 African vessel which is refused an entry
into the ports Of Virginia Carolina, with cargo Of
three hundred Angola negroes would be curious to
see the Guinea captain attempting ut the same instant TO
publish his proclamation Of liberty and to advertise his
sale Of slaves