Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-06-27

From the Wilkes Barre Record Of the Times.
THE EVIL OF SLAVERY.

lHE EVIL UF NLAHEkl l.
MEssRs EDIroRs-Iu these days when
every Democrat who denounces the repeal
Of the Missouri Compromise, and the un-
blushing outrages committed by Missourian
outlaws against the rights of the free peo-
pie of Kansas, is published as an Aboli-
tionist-it may not be out Of place to pub
lish a chapter on the subject Of Slavery
from the notes Of THOMAS JEFFERSON on
the State of Virginia, 2ud American Edi.
tion, 1894, Page 236:
"There must be an unhappy influence
on the manners of our people produced by
the existence Of slavery among US. The
whole Commerce between master and slave
is a perpetual exercise of the most bolster
Gus passions, the most unremitting despOt-
ism on the one part, and degrading submis-
sions on the other. Our children see this,
and learn to initiate it; for man is an i'm
itative animal. This quality is the germ
of all education in him. From his cradle
to his grave, he is learning to do what he
sees others do. If a parent could find no
motive either in his philanthropy or his
selflove, for restraining the intsmperance
Of passion towards his slave, it should al.
ways be sufficient one that his child is
present. But generally it is not sufficient.
The parent storms, the child looks on,
catches the lineaments of wrath, puts on
the came airs in the circle of smaller slaves,
gives loose to his worst Of passions, and
thus nursed, educated, and duly exercised
in lyranny, cen not 6ut be stdmped by ii
wiM odious pecniiarities. The man must
be q prodigy who can retain his manners
and morals undepraved by such circum-
stances. And with what execratiou should
the statesman be loaded, who, permitting
one half the citizens thus to trAmple on
the rights Of the other, transforms those
into despols. and these into enemies, DESTROYS
the morals of the one part, aud the amor
patrie OF the other! For if slave can
have country iu this world, it must be
any other in preference to that in which he
is born to live aud labor for another: in
which he must lock up the faculties Of
lis IndrsMGa .sih,ue as far as depends on
ment of the human race, or entail his own
miserable condition on the endless genera
tious proceeding from him. With the
morals of the people, their industry also IS
destroyed. For in a warm climate, no
man will labor for himself who can make
another labor for him. This is SO true, that
of the proprietors Of slaves q very small
proportion Indeed are ever seen to labor.
And can the liberties of nation be thought
secure, when We have removed their only
firm basis, conviction in the minds OF
the people that these liberties are Of the
gift Of GodI that they are not to be viola
ted but with his wrath Iudeed, 4 tembte
for my country ,chen 1 reflect that Got
is just that his justice can not steep for
eper that considering numbers, nature,
and natural means only, revolution OF
the wheel of fortune, an exchange OF stu
alton is among possible events that it
may become probable BY supernatural
interference The Almighty has no at
tribute which can take side with us III such
q contest.-But it is impossible to be TEN.
perate and to pursue this subject though
the various considerations Ut policy, Ut
morals, of history natural and civil. We
must be contended to hope they will force
their way into every ones mind. think
a change already perceptible, since the
origin of the present Revolution The
spirit of the master is sbating, that OF the
slave rising from the dust, his condition
modifying, the way | hope preparing under
the auspices Of heaven, for q total emau-
cipation, and that this is disposed, in the
order of events, to be with the consent OF
the masters, rather than by their e1tirpa-
ton"
Thomas jefferson was the great apostle
Of American Democracy-the father OF
the Democratic party-the writer Of the
Declaration of Independence-,he immor-
tai champion Of human liberty, whose me-
mory will live for ages after the dark spirit
of progressive Slave Democracy would
have buried the Declaration, the Consti-
tuition, and the temple of Liberty, in the
dust. al henrbte far my country ,rhen 1
refec, that God is ust that has justice
can not sleep for erer.
Read it, Franklin Pierce-rcad it, Jas.
Buchanan read it, Stephen Arnold Doug
lass-read it, II. b. Wright-read 1t,
Democrats-read it, Freemen Of America
and then answer the question, how eau l
expect to save my country from dcspO''sm
and the curse of God Of justice if | sd-
yocate the extension Of slavery into free
territory against justice, knowledge, reason,
God, liberty and true democracy
A DEMOCRAT.
Similar to that of JEFFERSON was
the language Of WASHINGTON, MADISON,
HENRY, and the ether leading Heroes and
Statesmen who fought our Revolution and
who formed our Constitution.
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MR. BUCHANAN ON THE PLATFORM
In reply to the congratulations Of the Key
stone Club, at lancaster, Mr.. Buchanan
avowed his adherence to the platform,
and said;
"Geutlemen, two weeks since l should
have made you longer speech, but no"
that 1 have been placed upon platform q