Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-27
Loud cheers.l The North was not in

jured by it: the injury was done to the
South, as insisted upon ut the time
declaring that it Was putting q knife a,
the throat Of the South, whilst it was au
abstraction at most, for not enc slave
would ever be recognized north of So
30. For on the score Of policy slavery
never could react north of 36o so, while
south OF that line it would be productive
OF benefit. Thus it was an abstraction
at best. Bot it was that kind of mis-.
chievous abstraction that disruptured the
bonds that connected the two sections.
and created apprehensions in the minds
OF the people Of the North, that the
South were struggling for dominion. al.
though it was q barren sceptre for il At
at last.
SOUTHERN SLAVERY.
As to the institution Of southern ala
very. he continued, we found slaves in
the country, and We use them. We use
them, but do not abuse them. We must
use them, or where would your cotton
mills be-in what condition would thew
be placed? 1t may be said that this IS
mere cupidity-a very sordid view of the
question-but he would appeal to all
! common sense if it was not the real and
just yiewf Slaves were there, and were
| not lifted for any other situation the
work could not be done by other Dor.
ard emancipation would not benefit the
slave.
The speaker said that he had spoken
plainly. His anxiety to place the sub.
iect in its proper light had induced him
SO to speak. All could not think alike.
The South did not wish to obtrude upon
the North, and so could not be expected
to look kindly on interference with her
peculiar province. Let us alone in the
possession of our rights. and only our
rights, is all we ask. As the Union
c.nnot be severed, so let US live in har-
mony.
The adaptation of slave labor to the
southern climate and productions was
again alluded to. 1t would be impossi-
BILE, said the lecturer, to supply one
quarter of the demand throughout the
country for southern production with
white labor. The white man could not
supply the place of the slave the negro
is alone adapted to the situation. White
laborers there fail and die, while the
negro grows and thrives. The negroes
cannot prosper at the North; at the
South they live the happiest people of
the world. Who said he had ever heard
Of negro suicide! If they are unhappy
as race, why should not some of them
at least give way to their reelings7 Yet
he had never heard of an instance of self.
destruction in all his life among these
people.
He, as he had journeyed to the North,
had seen amazing evidences of prosperity
and progress. He saw States looking
like gridirons. and in every thing show.
ing evidences of splendid prosperity. He
saw all this. and it delighted him but
he would ask, could all these railroads
and these improvements have been con-
structed without the help of foreign labor!
Would all the native labor of the coun-
try have built them? Much laughter,
applause, and no little amazemcnt.l 1t
could never have done it.
The work was we'll done and he was
glad Of it; but, said ne, suppose all the
at the North were to have
been achieved and we had no foreign
labor to do the work. Then, he would
say, had such been the case, you of the
North would have held slaves to this
day. (SsnSation.) There would have
been no help for it. 1t was cheaper
here to hire labor than keep slaves, and
when this is SO in the South, they will
send the slaves to Africa rather than
keep them among them.
The speaker, after stating that he had
lecturcd under much difficulty, and that
he had no opportunity for preparation,
closed by an earnest appeal to his audi
ence to retain ever in their hearts the
love of the Union, and to practice for
bearance toward circumstances that
could not be avoided.
VISIT TO WARREN STREET CHAPEL.
Subsequent to his lecture at the Tenn
pie, Gen. Houston, accompanied by Gov.
paid visit to the Music Hall,
where there was concert taking place
in aid of the Warren street Chapel. The
children Of the chapel, several hundred
OSSupiSo ZIG oCoto Ou ttlc pldl-
torm, and the hall was crowded with a
sayly appearing audience. Upon as
sending the platform, the General was
introduced to the audience by Rev. Mr..
Barnard. He responded in few words,
the audience before whom
ne had just lectured as one Of the most
brilliant before which he had ever ap-
peared-and also, neatly introducing q
sentiment in favor of the perpetuity of
he Union. Gov. Gardner was also called
upon to make few remarks, which he
lid briefly and modestly. The choir of
children then sang Hail Columbia, after
which Mr.. Houston retired amid the
Of the assemblage. The Gov
srnor and Senator then went to the
Faneuil Hall ball.
THE VERDANT GRooMsMAN.-Onn no oc.
casion (says the Springfield Republican,
do people seem more prone to commit