The true Democrat., 1856-02-19
Lecture of the Hon. Rob't Toombs
 of Georgia.

We find in the Boston Post, of the 26th ult., the following brief notice of the last lecture delivered at Boston, on..the subject of African Slavery, by the Hon. Robert Toombs
 The ninth lecture of this course was deli vered at the Fremont Temple last evening by Hon. Robert Toombs, of Georgia, on the sub ject of "Thc Consistency of African Slavery with the Constitution of the United States, and with Republican Institutions; and the Effects or the American Revolution upon the African Race" The theme was one atfordns an ex- tensive field for the exercise of thought and argument, and the distinguished southern Sen ator evidently felt that his ideas rested upon a firm aud solid basis of truth, reason and judg. ment.
 At 7la o'clock-.Mr Toombs appeared upon the stage, accompanied by several distinguished gentlemen of this city, and was introduced to the audience by the chairman, Dr. Howe As the lecturer rose, expressions of disapprobation were mingled with the applause which greeted him. He was about to speak when misses were again heard. But having at length ob- tained an opportunity of speaking, Mir. Toombs stated in the most pleasant and affable man her that ;" as to marks of disapprobation, of course every free man had a right to express his own sentiments" but he would beg of his " "countrymen to hear before they struck"
 The lecturer then proceeded to discuss the points embraced in the subject which he was to submit to the attention of the audience and stated that the ground he took, and the opinions which he should express, were those which claimed their origin from an unbrdled con- science. He claimed that the slave held his natural and normal condition, and that it was neither wlsc nor proper to interfere with it. there being no clause or proposition in the constitution of the United States to restrict, re- strain or impair slavery. The constitution had been framed by great and good men, to whose natures the feelings of sectionalism and one ideais'n were entirely forign, and the institu. tlon of slavery was by them as a majority re. cognized. There had been, in our early histo- ry, as strong feelings against slavery in the southern, as in the northern States-and the speaker alluded to the influence which Massa. chusetts had exercised in increasing it at that time.
 We did not, MT. T. continued, create sla- very. We do not know who did. Go back to the ancient race of Egyptans-the blacks were their slaves You find him a slave in other countries, and especially in his own, where his cruel master is as savage and igno- rant as himself Soon after the discovery of America the policy of the world, with the Pope of Rome at the head sanctioned the inn portaton of slaves. Their course, where they have depended upon their own government, has been characterized by revolutions or ra- ther burlesque revolutions, and their history has been one of turmoil and confusion.
 According to the theory of those who be- 1ioy in tbn # or1, review the history of the black in the northern States, where he is allowed to enjoy equal pri- vileges. For seventy years the benefits of it's and what has been the result? What progress has he made in social or intellectual point of view? Unler the institutions of the south the interest of the slave is promoted in great CT degree than it is in any cline throughout the known world.
 Mr. Toombs lecture was listened to with evil dent interest His desire throughout was evil dently to define slavery as he sawi 1t, with eve- ry feeling of respect for the opinions and sym pathies of his listeners, whose hearts on this subject he felt did not beat in unison with his In the course of his lecture he remarked Standing before my countrynaen, shall shun no question and wear no mask" We think we could pay no higher complement to the man than to say that this remark is character istc of his nature.
 In referring edtorially to this lecture, the Post says:
 "The discourse of the Hon. Rob't Toombs, on the subject of slavery, last evening was listened to attentively by a large and crowded audience. It was a bold and manly effort; strong in its constitutional argument: cogeDt, and clear. and accurate, in its historical statements; and elo-