Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-03-07


lf they could be regarded as yst operation the
Tihin the limits Of the Nohre-,r Territory would place
IA an ner1t condition c0mpae with ohsr Sats and snssc
their dome. an municipal regulations
vision and con! Io Of TIL. curr.."
So ha, In three sayera dscison4 the has decided
thai lhs ordinance of 1851 fGr IL cOnd o. applied
Stlns, did operate nicer the Stale governments
Had did not opolte because il was uacon=Iitu
| ,iuaa
Nuw this Missouri restriction sh0ws It's very face
that was designed operate upon The Territory after
shall become State States; and il thai bs the case car
there 10 any doubt OF its EHco1stitulonaty Unconsln
cna II ls IN the opinion of tho court; uGcoEsHlncn! ac
cofdns 10 the right conclusion ot rehsoT unconstitutional
nn hanpy 10 believe in the opinion OF ninety.une one
huadedh. oi the Amarcan penpn, who believe lat ID
tbs right vf The people Of tic determine an5 esa
i7h their own institutions. Now II this restriction DC OF hs
character whch have dcscrhgt " IN truth i. does impair
tho equHy OF State il doea Violate the Constitution oil
the United States why should 1t longer cumber the statute
book2 Wry should anybody object to It's repeal2 Why
'nu'o inc worth appeal 10 @ now as pscs' m ,
ton, and "hlfr! ~ the ct lis bi So far as the
question Of TIC cXnnsun Uf savry Is concerned, Is it 10
ln:m matter OF any Eracca Importance "Eeihc! tOls b
passes or :i Does believe that you will have
slavehudng Stale in k,sas Nebraska? conf, SO that
for n momcnl permitted such Illusion upon my
mind. Bu upon further examination OF tho subject
10 the conclusion that was utterly hopeless 10 endea.
vor TO elect any such n5. Slavery might go there Tor
lime; It nsat go into the Territories while other labor was
dear ard assist G preparing the couny for admission az
State Into III. Union But 10 my opinion Il could not sur.
vigc The formation Of STATE Consultation; J.: would paps
away iGto that region which suitable for the
g5o and better te for his labor; region which for luna
mo come, will be large enough for the employment
of that labor and genial IN every Respect n the
African race. Than that embraced in this bill. Whai
hen would bs the effect upon the North if We were
10 disoerso the negro race little mnre It would certainly
great benefit the negro for his like every other
requires for Its Improvement capacity Tor cmigrltion 10
semi him where his labor Is most profitable is in the gene
al give him larger share OF its proceeds, and c place
MIN climate and Upon soil more suitable TO his consi
tution What the Senator from North Carolina MI BAD
IN said upon this subject not Ies true than beautiful
These facilities for eHgrstnn undoubtedly great boon
I fy,,,T D.; rDf tho,
because DO not TANK tis we ought NOT 10 consider H. prt
for the Arguments sake with consider the matte.
in reference only the white race and 10 the northern po
on OF that white II tiD negro race waS moro die
per5ed Throughout the Union, Toud II DO TIE North nnv
iami Suppoac that there slave States thnn
there now, and many of iGIn or. perhaps the most OF
the m had no more slaves than Delaware has, would
The Nohh DO Injured BIZ slavery being thrs eatended7 So
far the Interests Vi the save!Uldng States are con
the interests OF Delaware similar 10 theirs
Do The uw slaves she possesses have any elect upon her
cuurae here cxcep, make conservative the
subject vi slavery With this dispersion thon you would
din!n0h tho ratio OF The s!ayI popuson you "cnh d.
miu5 tho !nCasy OF the pro slavery feeling; II wond not
cnme in here aDtasonisc and hostile element II
would only 5p et In making your legislation more conscr
varo reference that and lhos: who hoi them.
II they dspessd our people would bs more 40
nopencoyS and they wuuli asgnilate nearly in lne
aud character; hc intensity OF The prGsavcry feeling
worli diminish aud The unnca ni us in5irdualty ss
separate interest," world gradually lose their dsnctness ana
pehops in HE ;d w1rd fade a"-v rnfiy rcriolnly
could never be fgl! as hostile element IN our political sys
ten.
suppose, IL order - tc9 tUh iEltl;t III
pDn, OF View ;hi; yOn cond c1ncc7rte the slaves in hrt
or ak Of the States OF ,is Union Yca would have this
people a5c jealous, ans?cloGa, krowing they we'a lr
power and helicvny you vera not da2osed 10 c1"r
cisc that nGwrr for Their welfare They wua here
wh4!-ver power they possessed in TN adversary ana
hostile and oeccm. disturbing clement IN your
Governments and you would have to lreat them 50 as
en ,hst mosnt &c cJ1s6er ti5i 10 iena
ana a1a@ @ % S sy "1 woa SO dsu6 M
sgsalio3 and go oppose all nst pocv yci !lGSi iiIE
besl you would hat that they were giving yuG more
the pr q
.fT e! hS asfo as @ ned aSS a "ason m can you
Ia you thak that II you ~cro 10 dIsPe'so then
more you would have negroes, and the same re-
iatye proportion of blacks TO whites In more CT rh
S!at.s7 Why aar statistics already chow, that SO ia
that is concerned it Ia merely question Of n,oT'
slaves East Of the Aissisapp aud fewer Wcs or lev
or East aud West TIE census OF l5iU proved iha
The ratio Of the black 10 the while population IN IN
slave Stdlcs compared with the ratio between lE'
same ermc:s in 1880 had Q. that time been dlmlnshed-
The Of 1850 shows further dimunlon in lhn ratio
In 1910 rha slaves le whites in the saVe States
10 55 bur in 1850 they stand in those States as tt
93 showing still further relative Increase OF The white
tace Supoec hcn the negro could be scattered
large surface would il still further diminish the ta'
OF the black 10 the white race in The sve oa'e' una err
tories 50 as 10 soften and mitigate The intensity OF secona
daonces7 Can the North be elTai that The white ract
will oso its pepondcancc In this Union or ;at the non
s4yehoine States will ose their rcaiivc superiority nvr
tho slavehuidng States in point Of poiica power Why
that question prcpunteanCe OF The white race was
settled when the To-" passed Grbdtng The foreign slave
trade go 10 shG, out black mingraon, whe all pos
sbe facilities and given TO emeTants
the white racc We find that The white race sAnds now ir
the black In the proportion Of l9 9957 o73 20 2oi 5i WI
find that each successive from 19U the white race
has increased and the back has diminished its ratio
We find that while at three per cent per annu tno ticS
lace increasing the annual rate Ut about lUO UUU t
white Ia receiving annual accession OF nearly SUI wv
from foreign ensans alone besides the annual natural IN
csac of about GOO 0O0 The annual Increase OF the
while race as compared with that of The black Ia nearly
as nine Surely. ihan there can bo no ground to
the white will lose its prep"ndsrance o ina
tho non savehodng will lose their relative political super
fn1s ali hpIt
Il not now as II was when the ordnance OF 7e7 wa
adopted. At that time It was much moro doubtful q1es
tion. The blacks then constituted arRer popoIio" ol M
whole popua'on much larger element than II no''
H. At that time every motive 81 inerrat 10 bring
them because the slave trade was going on quito eS
ten, vciy and there as not tho s1mo encouragement io
inc white man To mmiatate exists Then It was
nafhana a question of doubt And II was oven more
Ylu question in 1920 than Il is; for the great ite
of immigration vas not even then setting in 1t is
But now there cnnuoi To rs particle Of doubt US 10 TIC
certainty that The sl1sloGing StaeS VIII retain ho
, suaerio.ity in point of political power ,.,.
Il may b. askcd believe that Ihs passing" CT ms H
of no practical importance far as new save states arc
concerned then why DO support 30 ~arm!yf euppot
for ito moral aud political conseGuences-u us measure VI
ocace desire remove this great cause oi dia'fhance
and anxiety from midst wish 10 give eieaer tm, III
cheney To oar Government TO extend the Iasa,S' ~ M m
Constitution tho tct OF slavery ms wei as ever an
others seeing that Il has given and prosperity
whenever have adhered to and applied II.
Take the provisions Of that Instrument and you VII! hno
ha, ulmos, all m em may De rcsolped ;np two great OBJ
,ecs or purposes; tho that oil the Prizes oil lr wheh
er oil honor or profit far The Legislation OF ms country
concerned sua b thrown open 10 ,ha Tee aa1 equal Gem
petition Of every indiyIual the other IL, that oil the p'zeI
social exertIon shall be thrown open 10 Inc co aa eiu
competition Of all the States of this Conlsdeacy Do ms
and you stimulate to the ghe5t possipt
pitch Of acvity regulate the motive power oy PROVISIONS
which prevep, each in the exercise OF Its Own ghls rom
enc,nac;ng npon equal rgha oi another ana you nav
accomplished all iovernncr: can accomplish IN o,nTr
10 promote the welfare oil the paope or TO develop he
moral ond mareral resources II s owing TO he opera
,lon OF these grra, principles that our progress 10 guct
as TO have BECOME marvel In the eyes OF nahKna lhej
constitute al that gives peculiar character to the gfsa
: American experiment In free government II 10 uhas
lncir operation that the machinery CT society eGe
10 have mo?cd upon sill acting ahi Ec:'2ln:hS p,hcI
ples Day hy day Invisible hands weave new oonos
emiy aud nieres 10 bind tic States moro cios+ ."9e
ther. unseen forces moving the gca. circle OF ..ne
ricau produc ton which, pcrf1n'ng us eahu 1ouu
DIE sents Itself n turn every quarter OF ou hnzon DC
elosIeq uoun each all the various riches vi AMERICAN &c
niue aud ALI The treasure, u nature and ci tt pesd u
mlchino:y IN il il. e:a.iou Snae rs.h hand ha! ohch
. e. s:5;rE Cues II oec!G!e about me cfnHii oo!h
p,.suG a3us ,ach1i.: hls undertaken r e$haf 'ao
:. H. NJ H.ais of! and again /, Is in .c:n "i'H -! ~
ccr,sn;v and poaisoa .! ot0n5 wh!s -" e&nitu oi
n.:ur laws Ii :hey have accomplishing these ':,
apped 10 oil other subcc:s, TY should 'c pr a'ee ~ ~
ply the same principles 70 Tho qlesuoa OF s.sre'yt
,ney have given us peace. prosperity, ana progress "tn
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