Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-05


inverse ratio that is, the lower the organization,
the more rapidly may they be multiplied. mo-
ments examination of the nature of free and
slave institutions, will confirm this theory. The
Shareholder, from a double necessity, is propa-
pandist of his system. Continued slave cultiva-
ton smites the soil with the curse of barrenness
Slavery must therefore, expand or perish.
The multiplication Of slave States clothes the
STAKEHOLDER with political honors, confers on him
political power, "puts money in his purse" and
opens up for him, new and virgin soil in exchange
for that which had become worthless from slave
cultivation Hence the Shareholders rampant
propagandism Slavery also impoyerishes and
debases the non-saycholder. II makes labor dis
honorable, and thus dcpriyes the laborer Of even
moderate wealth, without which, he can neither
be respected, nor worthy Of respect in slave
holding community He forms no local attach
ments, and the poor " sand-hiller" may, at mo-
ments notice, pack his few traps, and his wife
and baby, on his old horse or mule, while he and
the children squalid, ignorant, and reckless, fol-
low behind on foot, to any place where the slave
holder may have pointed or led the way Having
but little to dispose Of and less to carry with him,
comparatively destitute of mental moral, and So
cial cultivation, his local attachments are few
and feeble--constituting the connecting link be-
tween the slave and Notwithstanding the
pride of race of the one, and the ignorance and
poverty of the other he is necessary instrument
and accompaniment of the Shareholders rhigra-
tons. Governed by the smile, as implicitly as the
slave by the from of the STAKEHOLDER, the spoor
white folks the slave and the master, constitute,
as ii were, military force of the Slavery propa-
gandists moving to the new Territories with a
celebrity which cannot be approached by emigrants
from the free States. On the principle of the
popular saying, that " falsehood will travel a
hundred miles, while truth is pulling its boots,
the shareholders will have entered and taken pos
sesaion of the new Territories; and from the
natural and necessary repulsion between the two
systems, will expel the tree State emigrant from
the territories, thus preoccupied by the natural
enemies of free labor.
glance at the motives and the process of free
State emigration, will illustrate this argument
The spirit of propagandism does not enter into
free State emigration at all. This proceeds on
calculation of the chances of increasing the pros
pective blessings of domestic comfort and civil
society in the far-off home, by enduring the pri-
yations necessarily incident to removal to a wild
and unsettled country. And what are these pri-
vations? The school-house for the children, the
meeting house for himself and young family the
old homestead clustered around with the memo
ries of many generations, and still genial with the
untold comforts and conveniences of freemans
home. There, also, are the fathers, sepulchres
enclosing the consecrated dust of many genera
tons; and there are the ntertwjned affections of
the aged and the young the hoary grandsire tot
tering on his staff now living only to recount the
bright memories of childhood and youth--he can
not 60 nor can he be left behind. There the fair
haired youth and bright-eyed maden-the strong
affections of their young hearts must be rudely
torn asunder the "new country" must be ex-
plored by some strong man, OF nerve to endure,
and judgment to choose wisely. The " old home
lsl..
PIGMENTS, must be disposed of; neighbors and
friends summoned in counsel, that on arrival in
the q new country" the SINE qua of free State
civilization, the school-house and meeting
house" may appear simultaneously with the
humble dwelling Every screw must be frightened,
that "no step backward" in the progress of soc-
ETY. be taken by this exodus from the sacred assoc
Citations of home" This business is the work
of time; bnt when the migration of the free State
emigrant is completed, he will have planted the
germ of the highest order of civilization known
to the human race. But while he is making the
arrangements, nay, while revolving
the question of removal in his mind, the slave
State emgrant will have mpropised Gf may so
say) the caricature he calls State-a thing of
lean and lf-famished sand-hillers' and "poor
white folks slaves and shareholders; but still
a craft of State, something to be Differed and
manned by two Senators, one Representative,
and majors, colonies, and generals 81 too numer-
GUS TO be mentioned" This superior speed ofthe
shareholders in "getting up" u new State they
know full well, and hence their joyful acceptance
of such "popular sovereignty oper The lef, as
is given the people Of these Territories by this
bill; and this fact, our free. State ofiice-seekers,
nick-named statesmen, might know, if great
learning or blind ambition had not emasculated
them of all practical knowledge Of things they
ought TO know, as well as of all common sense.
The gentleman from Vermont, mir. MEAcHAM,
and Hbe gentleman from Pennsylvania, MIR.
CHANDLER, indeed, every gentleman who has
opposed this bill here or elsewhere have appealed
to the Missouri compromise rs q compact, exclu-
ding Slavery from these Territores-as settle
ment of the Slavery controversy of that day,
assented TO by the slaveholding States as the con-
sideraton for the like assent Of the free States to
the permission of Slavery south of the compro-
mise line Gentlemen of the free States, insist that
this was an agreement between the two sections,
fairly made and consequently, binding in honor;
though from the condition OF the parties TO it. not
irrepealable by act of Congress. This statement
of the case IL seems 10 me, with those who recog-
Mise the obligation Of these Slavery compacts,
(which do not, for reasons stated hereafter,) is
rather eight fit" and a number Of Southern
gentlemen, have stepped manfully forward, ac-
knowledged the obligation and their willingness
10 aDide Dy III IN Splrll anu 20 inOSe gem
tlemen-hopelessly, irreconcilably separated as
am from them, by the distance of the poles apart
on every point of the Slavery controversy can
not deny myself the pleasure of frankly stating
my sincere appreciation of a manly and courageous
act, honorable alike TO their heads and hearts.
But this class of moderate Southern politicians,
constitutes the most dangerous enemy of the Anti
Slavery movement. These are the fatal opiate
which lulls the Northern mind TO dreamless
slumber, while the Slavery propagandists are
Matching their plots of mischief Sir, as an eter-
nal opponent of Slavery as one who loathes II
with a strength Of adherence, which has no Ian
guage for expression, most sincerely regret, if
this iniqutous measure is doomed TO pass this
House, that the South does not present an un-
broken column against the Missouri compromise,
in order that every intervening obstacle to q fair
contest between Liberty and Slavery, may be
taken out of the way. But sir, this contest,
which is a moral and political contest, can never
be conducted TO advantage by the friends Of Lib
erty, while these amiable Southern gentlemen