The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-25

Mr. EsEsErr was TO attempt pen up upon four hum
dred acres OF land with my negroes whom be knew came
10 an inheritance from my progenitor And when ne
knew ALSO that they their carne the
ry through the ports OF Boston, New York Norfolk and
other Cites under the recognised principles Of govern
Originally slavery existed oil over the country and
the Of manumsslon rolled from north south, the
slaves soaied on the top, and found their way into the
southern States, with fair consideration paid ihem and
that by the ebbng Of the ude carried the proceeds back 70
the North where they have been invested in manufactures
where the fortunes Of many have been founded upon the
African slavetrade Would II not be unkind say, VIII
pen you down with your negroes your hundred
Of land have got the power under the government
to throw around you Gordon OF free States power
which will keep you confined to spot until the repro
duction Of your family, white and black viii become so
great that suffering ofeysry kind viii press upon you until
you die suendern That is the principle which would
be phanthropists intoxicating.
no private life would dare make such prop
ositon 10 circumscrbe, control, and pesecute Would
submit government which would do any such thing
Moderate IN am, loving this government | do,
having adeoonate regard for the Union help me
God would not submit 10 be hedged in and degraded IN
this way. would rebel IN order 10 protect my nailen-
able and natural rights like men, rather than be crushed
out by such power Now, speaking the sentiment
out a limitation. But there should be moderation in all
Kindness and sensby, and propriety, and JUS
ce, and magnannlty should be abandoned for any
political considerations, and especially for the purpose
of gratifying fanaticism
Look at the ntoerant proceeding Of England Look at
the conflict between churches there arising of similar
merely crafty similar faDaticism be the victim
of such proceedings because il said am southern
And so am am attached TO the place which gave me
birth. attached to the Institutions under which was
reared and which have protected down this hour
would never violate single right OF northern man.
would encroach single privilege guaranteed TO
the North by the constitution In all my legislative
where is the which have given restrict the
right, the prosperity, the interests Of any section Of
nmity which have aiedi Yet eow-senaiors the idea
pressed upon that Gordon Of free States shall be
thrown around Of the South either restrict reproduce
ton, drive the people into emancipation. Now ask
the Senate Of the United States and ask the American
people, where Congress get the power abdge the
rights which belong the South Nowhere Is expe
dent for you, if you could to attempt dshonor
individual destroy the happiness Of my family, and
make my slaves miserable around me, merely crafty
the feelings of fanacsm and mistaken notions of phan
| thropyi
question whether gentlemen who speak thus about
slave institutions have ever been among them The Sc
Nor from New York Mr.. SEWARD has beeen in
our midst He has been in my house, and
ceyed friendly any other the world would be.
He knows the relation existing between and my slaves.
He travelled from end of my State the other and his
eyes offended by no inhumany he wreiched
poverty among the blacks; he desolae miserable
looking human beings, not knowing in the morning, when
they awoke, where get bread He nothing Of that;
but relation which has sprung up among without any
control OF The present age and generation II has come TO
from has become incorporated into
civil poty and social system And it is beautiful to
template although the relation of and slave exists
Why is it beautiful Because the kindness of human
the benevolencc Of my nature be manifested by relieving
the sick who dependent upon by feeding the hum
cry and clothing the naked We have among us popula-
Of Africans wise than all their before
Them Where is the who calls himself religonst
who says he is pure and indebted in heart and desires
obey the mandates of his Creator, that say that the
blacks who now reside the slavehodng States would If
they had been born in Africa have known much of their
Creator they do now Where is the who says that
if they had remained the home of their fathers they
would have had much intelligence and civilization as they
have now Are they not doing much 10 convert their
ton fom barbarsm humanity and civilization Where
has the missionary society," any part of the world, done
much for them have IN bringing them this
land of intelligence, civilization, and Christianity The old
Puriians knew of what benefit was and they brought the
Africans and sold them TO us, that might act
missionaries hem giving them Knowledge of their Gre
knowledge of the necessity of sefgovrnment and
learning how 10 guide themselves Look at the slaves in
your various hotels and your carrageboxes and
| pare them with the natives Of Africa
When look into this matter, 1t that
intelligent as some whom tee ought TO be ashamed tell
that forefahes guilty of monstrous error in
bringing up these negroes and improving them until they
have reached to their present condition OF mind and Chris
tanity Why they were permitted to be brought here
cannot say. cannot tell why born. COM
prchend why here all and why he is sub
eced to all sorts of woes and sorrows and affections Why
these people from Africa permitted to be brought here
do not undertake TO say Where is there out of all
these phanhropiBts who could alter the condition Of the
negroes Of the South for the beer What could he dor
lie might possibly render unhappy not merely all connected
with this institution but every human being connected with
the government Tor you cannot stab constitutional right of
oouh WITHOUT reactifg punishlng the North.
There harmony IN the mode of our government, and in
the control of Institutions, which leads 10 prosperity
part and section Of the Unions ahd whenever you dis
ub IL il is like disturbing the body Prick the eye and
| you rriate the whole.
But gentlemen tell that this agitation will stop.
There nothing in the speech Of the scnstor from New
York which fell upon sppangy that deelation;
and whyi Because seemed that he wanted to continue
his agitation. For what purpose' Is he sincere in the
belief that il will improve the condition Of the slave, will
drive the master into manumission? Certainly not Why
then, does he urge III Because the dsempered condition
Of the public mind. However ineigenta country may be
distempers Of this kind which usually call fanacsm
viii exist In representative elective government like
ours where all tho age twenyone years can
vote, there cass who be led for political purposes
Possibly it is part OF political machinery keep this
Of power but ask, tparotc, it fair, just your
selves and poslcy, for you agae for political pur
poses questions which you have conrol 1t
that night in his closet, if would search his
thoughts and discover that he had been governed by
motive, he would feel Inundated and yet know have
had it suggested that might act 10 control
this particular influence, and lead to ranks. Such
might have been pardoneG at time but when
that corps which is he led in this way, is driving this
agitation like batierng against the constitution OF the
country and the union of these States do not PATRIOTISM
honor, and honesty demand that You should stop and
tempt counsel with instead Of leading prejudice and Ia
nacsmi II certainly ought TO be How disastrous
results be prevented from this ogilaon Let the leading
Of the country make patriots Of themselves let them
have hearts for the Hnion for the constitutions for the
Try and for the happiness of mankind including the negroes
and All will be we'll