The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-09-13

WAsHiNGroN AND THE +. +. VS.. The
Charleston Mercury and the Richmond En-
qnirer, The two leading organs of Buchanan
and OF Slavery Propagandlsm, saw that If
Slavery is moral wrong, if it is not Just
As right, and proper, and beneficial to socie-
ty and the mass of mankind, az Freedom.
ana II the men OF the North do not think so,
then they have no business, a single man Of
them, 10 consent to It's extension into the ma
nonal territory. but are bound by the high
est possible obligations to exert themselves
to the utmost to prevent its existence there
in. And vet the Northern BUCCANEERS thus
plainly addressed, do consent to act as con-
iederates with them in extending that inst.
tuition, and make not the first effort. direct
iy or indirectly, by the exercise of any polit-
ical or any moral power, to hinder or dis
conntenance That extension. But what we
wished more particularly to say. was, that
these opponents of the Negro olsarchy, the
r. r. VS., pretend 20 hold the sentiments Of
the founders aud fathers Of the Rcpublic.
that Washington, Jefferson. ctc., entertained
the self-same sentiments with Themselves
who believe tina, Slavery is "a normal state
OF society Is right and best; that j, was
not the early policy Of government to Gm;,
and locaiize Slavery, and prevent its extern
sion OF territory and political influence. ma
'helF officiating coniederates at the North
having been assisting them TO prove while
the fact il that Jefferson, Washinrton. and
their confederates invariably spoke Of il IA
IN evil TO be remedied, in the reaaies, and
easiest way, both of them providing in their
wills Tor the nanumisston Of all the slaves
that II was possible for them to manumit. the
clause IN reference to the matter in Wash
ingtonss wlll,--his s'fsrewell address, NOT
70 the nation alone, but to the world. writ
ten WITH clear view Of its historical mpor-
lance, If the relation which he held 10 IN.
future, and Of the solemn eternity before
hlm,--stand'ng, IN his own clear hand and
perspieuous language, US follows:
Upon the decease Of my wife, it is INV
VIII ana desire that all the slaves whom |
hold ~ nag o,ra right shall receive their
~ bahN3pilE iUetA AuFITu her
NE would, though earnestly rtishea by me.
be attended with such nsuperablc diHfcultie.
on account oi their intermixture bv mar
rage with the dotfer negroes. as 10 eve ia
the most painful sensations, If not Disagree.
abie consequences. to the latter, while both
are ~ the occupancy of the same propr,e
lor--n not betagm my porer, under the ten
tt1s by which the do,cer negroes arc he,d. 10
maaupin them ..And a, ,or.
over, most pontedly and most solemnly en-.
JOIN II upon my executors, hereafter named
or the Survivors Of them, to see that this
clause respecting slaves, and every part there.
oi, be reiigiousiy fulfilled u, the epoch at
winch II IS directed 10 take place, ,rifho,tt
erosion. or delay
lnat was the faith and testimony of the
great Washington. Beside thar, hoY small
ana mean, and inhnman, souni such dec,ar.
atoms as THIS from the Richmond Era,aine,.
one OF tir iea-iins Journals it, his native
state AZ the pfeseat day "slayery i r;ght
"nataral anl necessary, and does not dc.
"pend upon diicrences u COMPLEXION. Tbe
laws OF the slaye States justify the holding
OF WHITE MES IN bonia.eip q men nat
rats, lovers Of human rights, pause and
consider