Demoine courier., 1856-08-07
The Testimony Of
JEFFERSON AND MADISON.


Perhaps il may be Of advantage to
some democrats in these degenerate days
10 peruse he few following extracts from
the writings o: Jefferson and Madison
on The subject oil slavery.
In $780, says Mr.. Jefferson. in his
autobiography; IL became q member Of
the legislature made one sffor, in thA,
body for the emancipation of slaves.
which WAS rejected"
Page 40 Of his Autobiography, he
save:
..Nothing 10 more certainly written ia
the book of fate than :ha, these people
are TO be free"
In his notes on Virginia. he says:
The whole IN between mas
ter aud slave il a perpetual exercise Of
tbs mos, boisierous passions, and most
unrelen,ing d~espotism on the n part,
and degrading submission on the other.
Our children see this and learn to imi
tate it-fo. man 10 IN initiative animal.
This 10 the germ Of all education in him.
From his cradle to his grave he 10 learn.
ing To do what he sees others do. .
,fhs parent s,orms; the child looks
on. catches The linerents Of wrath, puts
on the same airs in the circle of smaller
slaves gives loose to the wors, Of pas
sions, and thus nursed. educated and
daily exercised in tyranny, cannot but be
stamped by its odious pecuIiariies.
10 H.remble for my country when
I reaec, that God is just. and tina. his
justice cannot sleep forever"
Page 1929. Madison Papers. Mr. Mad.
'son ,houghs u wrong 10 admit in the
cnns,i'u,iun The ,dea ,ha, shere could bs
properly III men.
In 1897 be writes /, o Lieu,snan, Gov
ernor Tucker N favor Of emancipation.
In 1915. he thus wrises 10 Nj. Ban.
ROW;
sfhe mind of the master 10 TO be- ap.
prised bv refl .cs'"n and strengthened BY
the energies at ctnscience against the
obstacles oi ssff interest. - an acquires.
spce in The rights Of others; thai OF the
slave Is 10 be prepared by instruction and
habit for seiigoveramsn. and for the
homes. pursuits nf social duty. That il
may finally be effected aud lis prograss
hastenec. will be the last and foEdes,
prayer of him who now ssluies you
with respect and consideration"
En- 1888, writing from Paris to DR..
Price. oil london. ~ho had sen, him an
abolition pamphlet, be gives the follow.
ing opinion az 10 its reception in Amer.
lea:
"Sou.hward Of the Cheseapeake j,
will find bu. few readers concurring with
j, in sentiment on the sukjec, of slavery.
From Tho mouth 70 the head of the
Chesapeake the bulk of the people will
approve il in theory, snd il will find a
respectable minority ready TO adop, il j n
practice; a minority which tor weigh.
and worth of character. prepondera.ee
sgaius, the greatest number who have
no, the cou ags to divesi their families
OF a property which. however, keeps
their consciences unqais,. Northward
of the Chesapeake you may find here
and there an opponent 10 your doctrine,
as you may here and there q robber or .
murderer. In Maryland, Go not end
the disposlion to begin tbs redress OF
thru enormi,y as IN Virginia. This is
the mex, s,a,e To which Wa may turn OUT
O., 70 Tor me Interesting spectacle of jus-
lice in %confllc. w,sh avarIcs and oppres.
sion-a conflict wherein the sacred eide
10 daily gaining recruits :"
In 1871 be writes TO Benjamin Ban
heker:
mo one wishes marc than / do 10
see such proofs ~ YOU exhibit .ha. nature
has given OH black brethren talents 9.
oval TO those OF the other oo!ors OF men,
and the appearance Of the want Of them
10 owing merely TO The degraded condi.
ton OF their existence"