Washington sentinel., 1854-03-05

his progeny. Stubborn and sworn statistics tell
us this. y ! refer to Boston and to New England
to show you that the negroes of the southern
States in slavery, live longer than in the north
ern States in freedom; that the northern States,
with all their acquisitions by runaways, natural
increase, and all the underground railroads
they can get, actually have a dminution OF
census committee of Boston, made by Lemuel
Shattuck, find The following:
In 1912, in Boston, the ratio of the colored
population to the white was 8 to 81; in l845,
that is, one hundred and three years after
wards, in the same place, after abolitionism
was rife, after they we're doing everything they
could to eniice away slaves from the south, what
do we fnd? That the ratio was then as |
6l-lO0 to SO. One hundred years before it was
8 to go; then it was less than to SO. In
1890, the colored population in that city was
l,785; fifteen years afterwards, in l845, 1t was
l,s42, falling off Of 33 in fifteen years, with
all the advantages Of increase. IN New Hamp-
shire. in 1920, there we're z76 ola black popu-
lation; ten years afterwards, in 1890, there
we're 604; in le40, ten years still later, there
we're 537; regular, steady, decadrl decline
every ten years. with all these advantages. In
Rhode Island, in 1890, there were 1850 blacks;
ia lS40, twenty years afterwards, 3,280, a de-
with the slaves in the south they increase;
their persons and their offspring are cared for.
In Vermont what have been the facts? lnl820
there we're 903 blacks; in l840, twenty years
later, there were 730. In Connecticut, in 1870,
there were e,044 blacks; in 1910, 4, ,l95, a fall
ing off Of nearly a thousand in twenty years.
Thus speak these statistics, / doubt not they
might be carried out In every instance to show
a similar result. So that you see that, SO far
as philanthropy, kindness, and humanity to the
black himseltis concerned, he would be better
off in slavery than out of it. i do not doubt--
taking the example Of my own State, have no
hesitation or question in saying, that. in their
present condition, they would be better off as
slaves than as freemen they would be better
cared for better provided for, than they now
equality, with no political power or right, the
bare protection Of the law for their persons is
all they have. When sick they have no one
who is interested in their recovery, or to SYM
pathize with them In return for services they
have rendered, or to alleviate their wants, and
hence they die uncared for. n II '5tFsyE
There is one other matter to which i wish to
refer. The senator from Michigan asked me
whether Indiana could abrogate the ordinance Of
1887. He thought she was admitted on an equal
footing. She is as to political rights under this
government, and that is all that ever was in
tended But say to the senator, that neither
by law nor by morals can she do any such
thing. Here is the act authorizing the Terri
tory Of Indiana to hold convention and adopt
State constitution, and for her admission into
the Union on an equal footing with the original
States. The ordinance is already upon her,
and what does the act of 1916 say?
Provided that the same, whenever formed
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That is, the Constitution.
" shall be republican, and not repugnant to these
articles of the ordinance of the 18th OF July, l7S7,
which are declared 10 be rrevocable between the
original States and the people and the States OF
the Territory northwest Of the river Ohio. except
so much Of said articles az relate 10 the boundaries
Of the States therein 10 be forn,ed.p6 alia
These were the express terms offered to us.
IL you will make constitution not repugnant
TO these articles of the compact, these articles
Of the ordinance of 1887, You may come in.
They then 60 on and give us other articles,
that certain lands shall be reserved for certain
purposes if we say SO; but we had to pass a
perpetual ordinance adopting those provisions
or we could not come in. The convention of
my State met, in pursnsnce of that law; and
they passed, as they were required to do, an
ordinance forever upholding the provisions here
required Of her. 1t Il, therefore. solemn COM
pact with us, not only BY virtue Of our settle
ment there under the authority of Congress,
with It's terms and restrictions, but it is
solemn compact by us, with our own words
after we had arrived at maturity, and were just
taking upon us the responsibilities Of an inde.
pendent State. We stipulated to, abide by
them, and we have not the power to evade
them; nor, in my Judgment, did that stpula.
tion add scintilla to the force or effect Of the
stipulation that was upon us before. / have
a.. al.t IL, Al L..
self and the decisions Of the courts, so far as
they are concerned; but have added 10 it the
solemn, irrevocable declaration of Indiana, that
she would abide by it. Then, without an aban
doning of plighted faith, without dishonor, she
cannot shrink from the obligations created in
one or the other form, for they are equally sa.
cred upon us.
Mr.. President shall allude to one more
point and then shall have done. There
seems To be some fancied sacreduess about this
Missouri compromise. have said enough to
show that il has nothing sacred TO me. care
not for years. venerate things not simplyon
account Of their age. Hoary hairs, without wis
dom or prudence, judgment or discretion, have
no vcnemtion from me. II is the right and
the principle that ! venerate. Ii is alleged,
however, that this was the act Of the great
Henry Clay and the compatriots Of that day.
~ " HVt huts ~ WIS uticHtu, tOOs huut QulS-
sour got into the Union upon that compro-
10 was the compromise aud compact
by which Missouri was admitted into the Union;
all Of which is as idle as the breeze, and as
evauescent as the air. There is no color Of
truth or foundation for the assertion. Missouri
was not admitted In consequence ofit But sup
pose she had been suppose u had been In the
law admitting her into the Union that slavery
should not exist in this Territory, what was
the consideration. IL you made bargain and
contractf What did you give, and what d
you geti You sil admit the State has right
10 come in, unless she agrees otherwise herself
when she comes 10 form constitution, with or
without slavery, as she rleases. Now, suppose
Il was q compact by which Missouri was ad-
mitted. that those Territories we're mover 10 have
slavery. What did Missouri Fctf She had
the right of admission with slavery hcipre. II
was, therefore, 10 use the legal Language,