Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-10-01
The PROGRESS OF Apos,acy. &

Is 1t is melancholy to contrast the published sem
timents of Washington and Jefferson on the
evil of slavery, with the opinions, now. promul-
gated by Wise of Virginia, and Toombs of Geor-
gia, and other Southern leaders. "a The latter de-
fend slavery and justify it as blessing. Wash
ington said, in a letter to John \. Mercer; ~
never mean, ualess some particular circumstance
should compel to it, to possess another stare by
purchase; it being among my .frst 'eishes 70 see
some plan adopted BY which slapery IN his eonn-
try may be abolished BY lan" jefferson was the
author of that immortal ordinance, which pro-
hbited slavery in all the original territory of
the Q. S. sazLa=f ad3 Is 2aaH a,sa 10 rt.
How great the change that has taken place in
seventy years! Slavery has now acquired the
power and insolence to threaten the very consti-
tuition of the country. Having completed the.
Generalization of the democratic party,it now
seeks, ,cith the aid Of that party to crush every
spark of liberty and humanity in the bosoms of
a free people, The repeal Of the Missouri com.
promise, the invasion Of Kansas, the murderous
assault upon Senator Sumner, had convinced
US that fearful and rapid apostacy from the
principles of Washington and Jefferson had be-
fallen the slave power. But we confess, thstwe
we're not prepared, even by these outrages, fer
such an illustration of the progress of apostacy
in the free states, as is furnished by an orjin-
ance Of the City Of Savannah, passed by the
mayor and aldermen in conncil assembled on
the 7th of August, 1856. This ordinance i'm
poses "a tax of two hundred dollars ON every
slave or free person Of color, who shall come or
be brought into the city OF Savannah. for the
pupose Of being transported into Liberia, or any
other part of Africa, either directly or indirect
iy." Fl - .....,.-,
The State of Georgia, of which Savannah is
the chief seaport, and the only one of any con-
sequence, has furnished nearly a thousand emil
grants for Liberia. The civilized world has be-
gun to take a deep interest in the new republic
on the coast of Africa. She has been received
into the family of nations by Great Britain and
France. A bright future is before her that is
cheering to every humane person. The benevo-
lent throughout the country are contributing
tnnds to aid the colonization society in paving
the expenses of emigrants to Liberia. And now
one of the chief cities Of the slave states comes
forward to arrest this emigration, by a tax OF
two hundred dollars upon every emigrant. The
American colonization society publishes the
fact without comment, in the African Report
tory. ."f'fS.3
Meanwhile the domestic slave trade is carried
on in all its horrors without hindrance. And
perhaps the friends Of Mr.. Buchanan Will find
apology for this ordinance of the City of savan-
nah in the necessity for keeping the slaves in the
country in order to make Kansas q slave state,
and to, perpetuate their political 3, ascendency-
There is no crime against humanity which
Northern democrats will not justify in order to
keep their places at the public CRIB. John Ran
dolph long go said: "7he South are as sure Q,
the Northern Democracy as they are Of their orr
negroes" --.,.-.--sa. .-5