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

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Why do you know III Because you know that you
enslaye him And sir what does this demonstrated
Their certain doom OF extinction
| Not so the African. You know that you civ
ilze him Whyi Because you know that you can en-.
slave him He has thereby evinced that basis oi moral
stamina necessary to sustain both.
The indian Iesss slavery aud hs race perishes inc
African endures il, and his race is civilized
| lam here advancing no mere speculative sentiments
am giving opinion OF my own. ] am but an
nouncing, for the thousandth time, what the world
has read every page OF their history for more tnsn
three hundred yearshe doom OF one race and the des
tiny OF the other.
Yes sir there ls hope for Africa But, 10! the poor
Indian r there is hope iur him. Sir, pass this bi
down the barrier which, while using the word Tor.
ever 10 sheer mockery, you have temporarily erected
around his last resting place on earlh you iel upon
HIM Tie other two each his supcsors-he African
slave and his Caucasian maser and then, torture a.
you mayiha word ''forever"consrue il, II you can,
TO meaA-and quiet your conscience, If you can with the
prelext that really means-- during your own good
pleasures and hunt around with thousand expressions
q philanthropy your tongue, YET every one q them
Pharisee Of the wod-sr, am talking 70 The Caucasian
race where will you 20 to find it Where is there
foot Of earth even enough Tor their graves which J: not
bowling desolaon, that you would give them i0r neir
homes iorever.' and mean what YOU say! NO. Ar
they will stay where they not vs but to Deer out
the brief remnant OF their miserable existence and
last if this measure accompshes its contemplated end,
this final Dissertation, even OF their graves, will follow
Their honestheir very ashes-st,ening the soil, will
be converted into bread 10 pamper their desoyeIs, through
the fundamentally OF the toll OF African slaves Sir, we
may profaby abandon that rrecarious enterprise
/ pundeTing guano from the South American coast. We
have two whole OF to use tor the same pur
posee bones and ashes OF the and the sweat and
tears OF the olheray, sir. the domestic article his
call the protection OF home industry with vengesnce.
This will be famous work and If you covet its fame,
pass this bill
But, sir. have already suggested there is OF
tLafv,n not
You will not destroy and Tor the only and very SUM-
cient reason that YOU cannot do it.
Yes, sir in spite Of you and Of your best-nay your
worst-e1ors Tor ages past and ages yet 10 come, re-
peat there is hope for Africa
| But, sr in the name Of Go., "wbo makes even the
wrath Of man to praise him. lei not further extend
labos Of beneyolence and charity like these in this d.
recion Let us not, by repeating The Missouri
act proceed upon the impions presumption ihat we
may safely lake This work out OF the hands Of Provi-
dence by eniargng the oil slavery IN this direction
It becomes another question, however, when, by the
acquisition Of additional slave territory-Cuba il you
please-we may redeem our own name IN tact as We!
| as in iame from bali the blackness OF this damned
spot" by redeeming additional portion OF the Aim
from the pools OF that moral degradation
10 which they are held by an inferior branch Of
race who themselves having long since reached tneir
grand cmaciec, and incapable OF furncr progress are
also sinking to inevitable decay.
In that direction, sir, even bid the work OF slavery
God speed for there woad be progressive work
progressive in the drecon-n upward tendencies;
looking seadasy not only to the final delverance but
the regeneration OF the race
| The vote give upon the question before us is no
| small matter We hold the destiny of whole races Of
human kind in our hands, and every vote we give is
pregnant OF their iale Let US, then, ac ike men, az
conscience and humanity dictate, and throw all conside
raohs OF selfsh policy 10 the winds Viewing our
duty and The fruits of deeds in this glowing Light.
once say, sir, have hopes for Africa and her
children.
There is future, a glorious future in reserve for
them see The vista OF that future openng and IN the
dim distance, the germs OF pecuar yet glorious civi-
zaon deyeopng expanding evolving their fruits. And
letr n
and mild radiance OF that which will shed his beams
upon this civilization, will be ound attractions which
will draw out and mature all that belongs 10 the highest
order of the affections.
| Now, will venture to say that there is not slave-
holder in this House. or in this land, who has human
heart 10 his bosom, who does not love bis slaves; and
love them, too, Tor loves own sake, Aud whyl Be
cause his slaves first loved him. And, sir, a. little
doubt that many of them love their slavery. This may
be bold and startling enunciaon to some CT my north.
friends, but she who tempers the wind to the shorn
lamb" enables TO account Tor this, by having i'm
planted this peculiar affection in their very nature Tho
bu, the African would Toll and labor all his days for
enthusiastically thinking OF himself the while--and be
thriving, and cheerful and comparatively happy in bis
seryiiude' Why, sir, every Knows for every
sees, that the negro lave eeis the very soul OF
mir,h and music. And 10 the civilization which 10
served for his race al these peculiar affections OF which
see but The mere gelns, will be brought out in
the richest profusion OF development
Sir l make preensions 10 the gilt OF prescence,
Tor III am neither prophet The OF prophet
yet ! make these assertions tor what they may be
worth
We are in the beginning Of ,ba, time when two pecu
liar and distine, orders OF cvizationChristian cyza
uon--sre taking possession OF the earth the Cauca
san already in the ascendant characterized by the high
est order OF Intellectual developmentat the same tme
also very selfish and very progressive; and the Afr
can OF which the Colonization Society is the harbnge
characterized by ,hose peculiar traits already referred TO-
In view, then, of all these mighty considerations, IN
conclusion have say Mr. Chairman, that il is after
all, OF less consequence what do than what
to do Let quarrel with each other and with
Providence
God made the world, and not we. BY the confusion
in which find again involving ourselves, let
be admonshed of the folly OF blind efforts 10 in
prove the condition OF things around by turning the
worlds progress out OF lis wonted Let com
promise by agreeing TO abide BY the compro
mises-ALL OF THEM
For once in my life, sur find myself, under the pecu-
liar circumstances, advocate OF the doctrine OF "a
mastery inactivity"
/ Let the Missouri Compromise alone. Let alavery
alone Let the Indians aloneat least until We can see
the path OF duty before clearly defined and in
Heavens name, unless some more urgent
sity than now exss let Nebraska aone its organiza
ton m rs, needs demand so great sacrifice.
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