Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1856-05-15
Mlsfellaneous Rca0inp.
From DIE PiRs5urg Gazette.
The March of Freedom.


which is felt in all the camp of slavery. The
steady march Of free principles awes and ap.
pals them. They see the hand Writing on the
VWall' indicating that the days of their power
are numbered, aud that the judgment of the
world will soon decide that man was never de.
signed 10 make chattel Of bis fellow man.
Very able writer's are frequently seen in Sou
tbern papers, ut:ering notes of warning Of the
impending danger. Two different writer's.
lately, in the Charleston Is. C.) Mercury, are
very powerful and eloquent. One of them
discusses The proposition which is frequently
aud glibly uttered by speciOus and superficial
Southern political orators, ''that abolitionism
ia inherently weak-thst il has NJ inherent
force or power. either as a moral or political
tenet" He shows that the proposition is not
tenAble; and exhibits the folly Of thus under
estimating and despising the strength Of an en-
emy. A few extracts will exhibit his mode Of
handling his argument:-
'But quitting theory upon this grave ques-
tiOn, appeal to facts. And point to the his
tory Of Abolition both in Europe and America,
to prove what believe to be true, that no par
y has arisen among mankind during the last lam
dred years, whieh has given such indisputaJle ev-
idsnce Of inherent strength, or that has gained so
many victories Over is oppOnen's-Over tie sstab-
Iished orders Of society and civaigatiOn, aOiM or
Uithom resOrting to the armies or navies of pow-
erfm States and En,pires-as the abolition party
has done. Let us then briefly survey the line
of its victorious march, the fields of its con-
quests,
"When less than century ago few OBJ
scure individuals first met in conclave in Lon
don. to form programme, to commence their
intended assault upon the African slave trade,
african Slavery prevailed as domestic orgs A.
ism. in very nearly every State in Chrstendom,
and in the Isles Of Asia, Europe and Ameri
ica," The people of England alone, had many
millions Of pounds sterling invested in that
trade. The city Of Bristol. situated near the
confluence ofthe Severn with the Bristol Chan.
mel, was at that time, perhaps, the greatest
slave market in the world. The Atlantic o.
cean was literally whitened with the sails of
the slave ships owned By the Bristol slave
merchants; and SO profitable and popular was
this branch of European commerce. that even
rsigning princes granted peculiar privileges to
commerce Il companies, cities and States, upon
the stipulated condition that they should receive
a share of the profits realized from the traffic.
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''Snce the London Committee of Abolition
lists first met in conclsve, France, England
Portugal. ell Europe has abolished slavery
wherever it existed; with the qualification that
Spain agreed with England, believe, to abol.
ish it in all her dominions, save her West In.
dia possessions, in stipulated number of
years, for Q stipulated sum OF money. 1t has
been abolished in seven of the old thirteen u
nited States, over two thirds of the territorial
districts of the United States, where populous
States are now running the career of nations,
and including VaSt country, rich in the ele.
ments which enter into the support and main.
tenance of human life, and capable of sustain
ing an empire of two hundred millions ofsouls.
II has been abolished in Mexico, in all the
South American States, except, believe, in
Brazil, and many of the isles Of the sea In
order to form right conception OF the victo-
ries which Abolition has won over the organic
structure of human society, let us look at the
worldwide area Of Slavery, when the London
Committee first met, aad then look at It's cir
cumscribed area now. It exists in the South
ern States of this Union, in the Spanish West
Indies, and in Brazil. But where else Echo
answers where? It may, I think, be safely as
serted, that no military cOnqaerer, Oho has DIS
tar6Sd The rspOse Of the world, and scOwged tie
nations ofthe earth Nth the rod Of his pOOer,
has Effected s&ch UGst changes upon the social and
commercial interests and organism Of society, as
Abolition has already done; and still uncloyed
with its mighty victories, meeting mot adver-
sity nor defeat" Unsuitable as the grave, it
pursues its steady course, unchecked in its
course confident Of gaining still more impor.
tant, more devastating triumphs. And with
these great historic fsats before our eyes, and
the steady Iramp-tramp-of the Abolition
farces sounding in our ears, and disturbing GU,
midnight slumbers, We refuse 10 realize the
truth-the perils of our condition, and perse
we're in ascFibing to this mighty element Of dis.
ruptiOn and subjugatiOn, this destroyer Of civ.
ilizations and social structures, ''inherent weak
ness" May ruling providence open our eye,
to the truth before it be too late."
The other writer referred to takes the ground
that the abolitionists intend to accomplish