The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-04
For the Union.
ABOLITION DELUSIONS.--No- 6.
The "Higher Lalc.D


In the old stagetravellng times, when was in hur-
ry reach his destination, he had only to "trcat the
driver with glass of brandy, who, stimulated and
full Of "spirs himself would put the lash and Ego
through like lightning" doubling for moment but
that his faded and wearied horses felt full Of life and
energy himself This is not bad Illustration of large
portion Of the abolitions They have keen percep-
ton and high appreciation of iberty' themselves and
installing the negro for white man, think, of course
that he is animated by the sentiments while all this
time he is indiierentndeed, is utterly incapable of
this feeling the wearied and worndown horses were of
the drivers when stimulated by brandy Liberty, in the
apply it, is utterly impossible to the negro
straight hair rosy cheeks any other physical attri-
butte specific with
All white alike--that is, they resemble each
other in their mental in their physical qualities.
One has physical power than another and So too
in their mental powers but there general average or
normal standard in BOTH the departures from which are
slight indeed 1t is this natural equality of the species
that gives TO individuals the sentiment of liberty One
assuming power another is resistednaturaiy
resistedfor it is violation, an attempted violation,
of natural law. True vast multitudes of men may be-
perverted debauched their instincts so depnved by
false systems of government &c. as to lose to great ex-
tent their of equality the sentiment Of
liberty thus in Europe they up Kings and Queens and
MOBILES pay creatures often, very often, vastly inferior to
the depraved mulitdes that PROSTATE themselves in the
dust their feet but the natural instinct however
laid by corruption cannot be obiteated, and those who
have assumed this power them compelled to keep
armed force always at hand to repres it. and thus pre-
vent them from asserting that natural equality and uni
vcrsal instinct of liberty inherent in the
The negro is negro and is not white man. The
external attributes of black skin and woolly hair and
beardess face &c. which every plain enough vary
more from those of the white man than do all those
things not The single gobule of blood varies as
widely the color of the skin and the mental faculties
attribute ptysicnI
widely from those of the Caucasian those things pail
pabe to senses The negro is not alone Interior but
vastly so. He is the furthes removed from of all the
He hardly be said to have any specific charac
ter at ALL but benehcent Creator has endowed him with
wonderful powers Of imitation thus clearly aud unmis
akably indicating HIS design that the should exist
together.
All other races have something the negro nothing; nc
nsncvey submits the instant he in contact with
the Caucasian and while the Indian &c are struggling
to preserve their habtudes the negro is rapidly initiating
those of the white Now, how this inferior
have sentiment of liberty instinct Of equality when
there is equaty2 White men, we repeat natural
y Automatically equal; therefore they have the senti
ment Of equality and the instinct of bcrtyhat is TO
resist supremacy them by being like themselves.
But the negro-a different and inferior being, having
nothing whatever not atom Of his body instinct
Of his mind in with the white man--how he
feel the absence of that which has existence2 The
pie fact that the white has this sentiment of equality
lbery"for the latter is reflection OF the for
mer--s indeed and complete demonstration that
the negro has not otherwise it is supposing them alike
and the aboonst when he looks twice at them,
that they different beings five appeal to history
experiencef contemplate for moment occurrences
taking place every day and all around as where the negro
is nyolvedwe witness perfect accoIdance with these
physiological laws. In Europe we see those who have
usurped power like themselves with large stand
ing armies keep down this natural instinct Of liberty if
these were withdrawn oil Europe would be democratic in
wenty-our hours and, it is there constant out
breaks and millions OF ready any moment to sacri-
fec life itself to that great eternal and apervadng
law of equality the Almighty has stamped upon the soul
of each
On the contrary, the South without single
armed manyes two hundred years without a single SOL
der to rpress any effort of the negro has equa
y" this southern society peaceful regu-
lar than any other with less employment of physical force
any kind whatever than that Of the North What
is it them that keeps this society together that preserves
this social harmony this order this normal action Of the
social elemens2 Why, obvious enough; il reefs on
basis Of truth, Of natural law, Of moral force its ee-
ments have natural relation TO each other white men
naturally equal the negro is naturally subordinate
and their System or social regulations accord with all these
facts
Again there are sixty thousand free" negroes SO called