Washington sentinel., 1854-03-07
A DIsPAssIONATE VIEW OF THE
CASE.


CASE.
What would be the impression madeu
an intelligent being, should one, previously in
entire ignorance of the whole subject, appear
among us, and listen to the outpourings OF
opposition to the Nebraska BILL Would he
not suppose that its friends were attempting to
enact something so heinous, alike in the sight
of God and man, as to call down the unspar-
ing vengeance of Heaven, as well as the
most relentless opposition from man. Would
he not suppose that nothing short Of a criminal
act, intolerably abhorrent to every Christian
virtue, to every humane sentiment was about
to be perpetrated, from the fact that its oppo-
nents, who portray perpetually in such glow
ing language the glories and the blessings OF
the Union, yet avow q preference of loss Of
the glories and all the blessings Of that Union,
rather than assent to this monstrous measure.
In the language Of one Of its classical oppo-
nents, it is called monst17tm ho,Tendnm, IN
fo,me ingens cut lumen adenptum. We put
this plain question: would he not be prepared
TO hear q statement of an outrage unparalleled
upon the rights, liberties, and consciences OF
its opponents? To illustrate this whole sub
iect, we will suppose that such stranger ap-
pears. He asks for information.
Forth steps the champion of the crusade and
thus narrates the story of their wrongs:
eve were originally thirteen separate, dis
tinct sovereignties, colonies to the kingdom Of
Great Britain In the pursuit Of gain, she or.
.ganized, legalized, encouraged, and partook
alike of the cruelties and profits Of the slave
trade. Her vessels having free access to our
shores, brought hither, from Africa, cargoes Of
negro slaves, which were sold to the inhabi
tants of the thirteen colonies at first they
were bought alike by the citizens of the north
and Of the south. Experience soon proved
these facts Eai
"First, that negroes could work with impunity
in the rice, cotton, and sugar districts, which
had proved so. destructive to the white man as
to threaten an abandonment Of their cultiva
ton. Negro labor, thus, having no white com
petition, was found sufficiently profitable to in
duce its introduction. Secondly, in the north
where white labor could be healthfully EN-
ployed, and the climate less warm and genia
than that Of Africa, negro labor was found les'
profitable than the white; consequently the
sales at the north diminished, while those a
the south increased. The citizens of the norti
instead Of continuing buyers, employed thei
shipping in the African slave trade; bringing
the negroes to this country and selling them t.
the south as slaves. Had it not been for thes,
importations by citizens Of the northern States
the number of negroes now in the countr,
would have been comparatively small in fact
it may be said, but for such importations, ther'
would not have been more slaves than fully t
stock two or three States.
at is true, also, that the southern States
notwithstanding the present advantages whicl
slavery gave them, were so distrustful of thi
infusion Of degraded inferiority into their midst
resorted to every legal mode in their power t
put stop to any increase Of the evil. Thei
Legislative bodies passed dprohibitory laws agains
the further introduction Of slaves into thei
States. But England refused to sanction thi
action Of the southern States. They appeale
to that proud government to put a stop, or t
allow them to shut out any further innundatio
from stream which threatened to them, an
to posterity, SO much mischief and miser,
England was deaf, and her iron hand held wild
open the doors, through which (profting b
this authority of Brittany to send q thousan
hecatombs Of slaves. 1t is true, also, that th
money, the price of slaves, received Of the sout
by the north, and by it to this day profitabl
used, has by its use, and would have by simp
and continuing investment, have amounted
more than one thousand millions of dollar
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