The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-28

question the North rather the East is absolutely mad
at least 50 far as madness is indicated by the chief
The South Is reasonable and practical In the ag
gegate calculation however those who adopt the matter
ofiact philosophy of the South in large majority.
The South is unit upon the slavery question and in
the North public sentiment is nearly balanced put the
whole South and the large minority the North and West
together, and they compose large majority Therefore
the ant-slavery propagandists comparatively small
portion OF the great community in this country. hold
therefore, that they can never have very commanding
position. They may, temporarily, by fortuitous causes
OBTAIN partial ascendency but their reign necessarily
shortived 'You may, in high party times raise heavy
outcry upon alleged violation of some compact out
RACES in Kansas elsewhere may be magnifed all the
changes may be rung upon common assault and battery
occurring at the seat OF government and long hu
man nature remains it is you may expect to hear of
lights breaches of the peace feones rapne murder and
death These are incidents to all society its most APP
proved forms Man Is strange animal in a Of
grace These things to be lamented but the benefits
OF government to be discarded of these
currenees They have their day. but settle great prn
cple Tne North ID not exempt than the South The
great object OF the outcy the North be
directed towards the accomplishment of perfect equality
between the white and negro to put the negro
the platform OF the white man. rather to degrade the
white man to the level of the negro In endeavoring
push this theory which can be made to fit they
guilty OF a vast number of absurdes.
For instance, they had old law believe in
Massachusetts torbiddng the ntermarrage of the white
and negro races This the natural sentiment prompt
ed by commonsense puritanism Their modern postery
have undertaken to improve this and that old
has been considered relic of barbarsm and swept from
the statue-book this the improved Massachusetts,
nement? Not at ALL grows out of their haste
from partisan feeling to show their moral harhood and
should not be quoted apprehend indicative Of the
sober sentiment of Massachusetts, gaanry humanity,
on this delicate subject Such proceeding against
ture and the invncble and unmtgated instincts Of man
and requires some other exciting bring up the
moral feeling to recognise its possibility. And although
they may get their courage to the sticking place
this law upon the stauebook repeating the edict
mon sense yet they have yet the bodues carry
INTO practice Therefore it looks like Hypocrisy. Their
faith is without works and according to Scripture is
dead.
Fred Douglass has fair chance to open his batteries
npon them for this take it for granted Massachusetts,
with all her follies and vagares never be brought
practically TO recognise the equality of the asso
cla,e upon terms of perfect and equal cordiay with the
negro to marry and intermarry visit and be visited by
them SIT In the same jury box at the council board and in
all the various social circles If that should
fortunately happen to that people Massachusetts refine
ment in learning and in all the embellishments civilized
e VIII have sunk into an nnathomabe abyss of barbar
ism In that condition she would be stigma to the Union
God forbid that such bghtng fanacsm should desoate
her fair borders In the State from which have the honor
to come so long the year provision was made
to prevent the marriage of negro or mulato with any
white person That law still stands unrepealed as ev
dence OF the purity of venerable ancestry. Massachu
setts, In repeating hers, submit has furnished no
dence of superior wisdom, more delicate taste Again
De gusbus non est dpnand. The founders of our gov
ernment never for moment entertained this pew-fanged
Massachusetts, idea of negro equality. They phe men,
and provided government for pe and their posfyg
The preamble recites that ave- the people of the United
ce insure domestic tranquility provide for the common
defence and promote the general welfare and secure the
blessings of liberty 10 ourselves and poser DO or
dan and establish this constitution for the United States
OF America" They were whi,s a.en acting under their
forms OF government and social institutions as then ex
ant Massachusetts and Maryland and doubtless the other
ready in force
Think You that they had the least conception that they
were providing and ordainng government for negro of
spring when they spoke Of sr pSsey If such an idea
wou hav heen ed in
suit Now, forsooth in this day of Massachusetts, refine
ment the discovery has been made that the negro
worthy to be taken into coparpership; and this great
government with all Its glorious destiny be carried
on without their aid and assistance Shades of Hancock
Gorham, King and host of other revolutionary worhies
rown upon such governmental profanity And may
Heaven, in its mercy from such Godle3S Christ
less, inhuman and abomnable ans stiesm now and in all
time to GOMEZ Such hereses never succeed because
they against the instincts of human nature and run
counter to all the uncontroabe DEGREES of ae The ne
gro race although human in ell probability inferior and
subordinate TO the white This proved by the ex
perence OF oil ages and is of those physical axioms
that need demonstration They were undoubtedly in
tended to do the drudgey of the white man. and such is
the ordination of Providence. Whilst the white man. In
the perfection OF his nature must take the proper of
all under him. and adapt them such purposes they
most fitted must the world as we hnd IT, and egs
late practically upon such physical aet phenomena aud
existence as we see around US THIS Is the part of wisdom
and common sense IN social system there are and must
be various departments and institutions
Ihe white man, subject to the ordinations of God AL
minor and subordinate creation The female was made
for bis hepmate and must be placed in that condition
best adapted 10 her nature and peculiarite She Is not
competent TO exercise the duties Of msnhoodcauno be
distinguished in the forum the counclchamber or in the
chase Like the placid moon in the solar systs although
~ an Interior orbit and rejecting light soft and serene
she SHINES In her own proper sphere and gently contrib
utes usre TO The great social system. Transform her
change her position and she becomes fiery comet crea
ng terror and CONSERVATION. God forbid that any mod
ern reform should be permitted to degrade her. and assign
her any other place than graceful and refined She
may be permitted so far proprety will allow exercise
all those eIcusablenay, commandments pertaining
rehned pettcoa government and TO that We will aoknoy
edge our full allegiance If abe 20 beyond that rebellion
and revolution will be the dlreful result
SO With children In their minority They like lesser
stars, must be subordinate and II they do not properly
following Solomon precep,s on this subject which will
Prooaoy be fornd 10 be necessary discipline occasion
ally, tarvpgh oil time. | wonder In this old-ashioned
scpturs and pararchal dspensaton has been exploded
oy the modern refnements Of Massachusetts spruasm
Or will they continue Ii part OF their social economy
suffering the rod 10 be used upon children when beneficial
TO them, but exempt the poor negro who is always
state OF pupilage2 You will also find in social life large
class Of persons adults of feeble intellect copss
entss incapable from mental imbecy of taking care of
themselves These must be provided for Would Massa-
chuset philanthropy open the doors Of all their unac
nsyums, and turn out upon the world the unfortunate
madmcn, because forsootS they in fact deprived of
their freedom She may demand who Is authorized to
pronounce them fools That may be n gross assump-
uon. madmau once confined in an asylum was ask
ed by strange visiter why he was thus placed
under duress His transcendental reply was that II
arose from difference of opinon--that all the world
thought be crazy, whilst the contrary he took it
that all the world crazy but being in awful mi,
norty himself and the world having the greater mower
they had by force Of mere brute numbers placed him in