The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-13
FOR The Union.
ABOLITION DELusIoNs.-So. I.

MS unu IN county Apply 10 some
person to aid him to escape the former altogether 10
Die him reach another State locality beyond the
action Of the laws of Massachusetts, what would be the
reply action of the thus applied TOT Why In the
FIRST place If the "boyp hungry, he would probably
give him breakfast then he would listen to bis story
and convinced that he had been iuhumany dealt by he
would probably take steps 10 have him properly treated
or If satisfied that the "boyp was at fault-was idle
vicious, and had away ape his legitimate duties
he would, of course detan him, and send word 70 bis
"maserR to and take him home any were to
pursue different TO take such boy IN aud feed
him, and sympathze with him, and without any inquiry
whatever in regard the causes Of his escape should
tell him he had done right and should conceal him FROM
those who were seeking restore him TO his home until
an opportunity presented, and then should aid him
TO reach another Sta and thus escape from his master
aogether-f repeat, any citizen of Massachusetts
should pursue such this in regard TO
way ward apprentice, what would be the sentiment and
action of his neighbos good citizens generally thus
disturbed and the natural order of society thus reckess
and fooshy outraged? Why, instead of clarifying such
miserable folly act Of humanity" they would uni
versay denounce it vanoas, and the reckless fool
guilty Of such conduct would lie compelled TO leave the
neighborood whose peace and wellbeing he had thus
ioolishy and wicSedly trihcd with
Now, aboii )nss will find out OF these days, that
the runaway ne and runaway apprentice nearly anal
ogous eases that the Is mentally hoy = that the
negro intellect reaches its maturity at twelve to tt en-
that, though the Negro miy acquire afterwards by expert
ence the me- mind hts reached its complete development
about ibis tme and the negro OF forty City, sixty
years just where this white boy is and where he himself
twelve to fifteen and thus in view of bis we'll
being well the general interest of society," needs tho
guidance and protection of the white man, the former
does that of the adult
The black skim and woody hair and beardess face
no fixed, eternal definite unmistkabe than
the limited and dominant sensuasm of the negro
,aarat "A He tia
which inpe community 10 provide against the "eyp OF
orphan children growing up in idleness and vice mpel
those with negro populations in their midst to place them
under the control of masters
The blind and ignorant abotonist, instead of opening
his eyes the tacs before him. reads British and Euro
pean books which tell him these negroes are men like him
SELF and this assumption just as false and just as abb
surdly false that dog is pig an OK horse or
woman man. or infant adult-on this talsehood,
this measureess lie he builds his edce Of delusion and
vainly abors "bencG the negro by forcing him hab
itudes things not only inappcable, but which, from
very necessity must utterly destroy him The boy who runs
off aud becomes his master who affects the port and
bearing ofmanhood hews tobacco and and visits
lewd housesths precocious and abnormal childhood is
! indeed counterpart to "Rree-negroism' or it
presents parallel as it is possible TO imagine be-
tween widely separated own and the negro
The widespread misconception which prevails at
the South that it is merely property interest at stake
est which demands bis restoration and still worse, that
most absurd habit with so-caled conservative
people the North who "buy him off, and who actually
claim credit for their "naonalityn when thus confirming
the abolition assumption of the right 10 liberty the part
of this negrohese things, repeat keep up the agi-
aton about ugacous negroes for they confuse and
| found the common sense of the northern people.
The farmer mechanic, or aboring man of the North
has no sympathy whatever with runaway negro the
slightest impulse TO help him escape from his master
Indeed such thing abolitionist among the aborng
classes hardly exists except among those farmers who
rarely see negro and thus utterly ignorant of the me-
gro nature deuded into the notion that this negro has
the nature and the same wants. ana therefore the
same rights, as themselves
1t is preachers and DOCTORS and schoolmasters, and
schoomstresses and people who read British books and
abolition newspapershose who get their notions or opin
ions from past generations from Europe anywhere
rather than from Jacs and the promptngs OF common
scnsc-that sympahize with the "pantng fugitive" But
the true northern mnnhoodthe mechanic-the laborer
those whose common sense has been perverted de-
praved by Fictitious infuenccscare nothing about the
matter and if southern could really know what an
abolition mob" really they would laugh rather than
find fault with the North in this respect These mobs"
usually composed of doubtful preacher or two with
perhaps broken-down village politician, sprinkling of
abolition lecturers of both sexes and the brought up
by half score of vagahond negroes; and single Kentuc
ian might put the whole battalion to fight with perfect
ease The people proper stand by and look They
have sympathy with the negro nor in the present a
Of subject any with the master. 1t is presented to
them pecuniary interest SIDE and useless
gro on the other, and they remain neuraliu fact pro-
foundy indifferent to the success of either.
! Now, this is wrong it is duty-not alone constitu
tiona duty but social dutyo return this negro 10 his
home 1t is want necessity of southern society it
in short as imperative and essential TO the peace and
harmony aud general welbeing Of social life the resto
ration of Ascending apprentices, and when the subject is
understand what the negro is in realtywhat his
ture, his wants. his rights, his relation to themselves
they will not stand neutrathey will send him back
where he belongs and where bis wel-being as we'll
that of southern society," demands he should he
But if the world yet to grope in darkness this
jec-f people should continue TO cling mental
habitudes which Europe has impressed upon us-f we
negro and is not white man, in his instincts
than in the color OF his skineven then need anc
pate any great ev from this matter for when il became
serious, it would cure itself
aFree-negroism" is disease-an abnormalis-a social
mopstrcsity There is nothing repusive in a negro;
the contrary there qualities very atractve the
negro is faithful orderly, peaceable, afeconate indeed
his fidelity is wonderful; he will suffer every thing--fe
tsefor his MASTER when he has been treated kindly but
displaced thrust from his condition into freedom
into the condition and habitudes Of another being or in
other words from his natural protector and guide
and forced to 1.-Two existence in contradiction to his