The daily union., 1856-12-30


speeches made in the house Of delegates OF Virginia
discussion in relation process Of emancipation In
1882 desire TO read some extracts from H. Wheneyer
open this book am reminded Of the gentleman who
handed IL 70 me-and from whose speech am about TO
read-thst bigh philanthropc Christian gentleman, Gov
Mcdowell Governor Mcdowell, on that occasion, IN a
very patriotic, learned, and able speech, said
we know that the picture Is the counterfeit present
ment Of the We know that neicieney and Ian
known TO but from observation OF its influence other
communities We know that the blessings Of position
and soil and climate counteryAsd by the apathy Of
public oounses ana by exclusive reliance upon nvoun
labor Our interests and proclaim the
OF general decline conscience and experience attest that
slavery It's principal Is It not soY When We look
AZ pgnia whole without pausng upon the bright and
the beautiful that still show forth intrinsic qualities Of her
aae but look at her In reference TO her every day prac
ea habit and she not anything but prosper
regard meagre haggard and enfeebled with de-
crtude stealing upon her mbs given TO lsanness
the inactivity which eternay accompany fatal ins
tuition that she cherishes and oherhes mother
monstrous offspring that sets her Sir true vir-
gna merely that she has advanced but that in
compensation for this decineas compensation for this
disparity between what Virginia and what she might have
who have brought this disparity upon This pay
this is what have gotten TO remunerate delin
torpid enterprise this day Of humbled i'm
porance to sustain hopes and to soohe pride
people"
The from Maine mr. FEssESpENl the other day
read extract from the speech Of Mr. Marshall which
will not repeat will from the speech
of Mr.. c. j. Faulkner on that occasion:
Slayery, it is admitted is evil it an institution
which presses heavily against the best interests of the state
IL banhe free white labort extemiuates the mechanic,
ton 1t deprves bread. energy
community into indoonce its power into mbecllity its
rot right to demand determination? Shall society suf
fer that the stakeholder may continue to gather his Of
with The great Interests of the common veal Must the
country anguh droop die that the STAKEHOLDER -four
ordinate to those of slaveholder Has the
ic-have the middle classes their rghs-rghts ncom
patibe with the existence of saveryT
Mr. T. J. Randolph on tie same OCCASION said:
Slavery the effect of essening the free population of
for aids and those services compensation for which
bes the poor to give bread to bis family The ordinary
mechanic all practised by slaves.
In the servude of Europe in the middle ages in years
thew had to surrender their liberty wealthy
"a. their families from the horrors of famine The slaves
sustained in sickness and in famine the wealth OF
his master who preserved him as be would any other species
of property All the OF the mans support were
By @ In tins ne @ bis s
don and where he who supports hmse, oy honest labor
degraded in his caste Ihose VINO relying upon
ded in their condition than the slaves tasmseises
Mr. wm Geary, of South Carolina, candidly treating
upon the subject, says:
Any man who is an observer of things could hardly pass
through country without being struck with the fact that
all the capital enterprise and intelligence employed IN
directing slave labor and the consequence is that large
portion of poor white people wholly neglected. aud
are suffered while away existence stats hH Que
step oe Indian Of the forest 1t is evil of vast
magnitude and nothing but change in public sentiment
will effect its cure"
Governor Hammond. of South Carolina said of these
nou-s u-siaveholding whites:
Tbey obtain precarious subsistence by occasional jobs
often by What is in effects far worse-radpg with slaves
and inducing them to p,,.nder for their benefit"
Mr. Farren, another southesa writer, says!
"In the more southern portion OF this region the
avehoes possess but very small means and the
land which they possess universally poor, and so
sterile that scanty subsistence all that can DO derived
from its cultivation and the fertile soil being IN tae
possession Of the remain out of the
possession of those who have none'
Thus sir from the people of Virginia and South Caro
ma who hae chosen retain aud cherish hi institution
we picture the leading features of which il is i'm
possible disguise 1t is evident that the saveholdrs
whom know by the official returns only about three
hundred and fifty thousand out OF population OF six mil
lions of free people last census elevated waited
upcu and all their wants supplied by the slaves But
respects the rest of the conmHuity vesxhs OF them the
free white storing population they are depressed, poor
impoverished degraded in CASTE because labor is dsgrac
full for where it s performed by slaves labor and seri
tude become identical 1t was for this cause and Il was
done by the people who k9ew those thngs hat the
clusion OF slavery the Territories has taken place a5
have described II has been doue By themselves and io'
very good reasons as they could show.
This brings TO a comparatively recent period, to
which have several times alluded and recent nc
ionaction taken, say by the South for local aud
sectional objects, and Tor p0tcal purposes, TO make
Of the institution OF slavery Of politi
cal power within the Territories and beyond the States.
Would not here intimate that think any who
personally engaged in the making of the Missouri Com
promise and getting enough votes from the North by yr
tue of IL 10 admit the State Of Missouri, to enable .
South TO succeed at the me attempted to break it
up That is the but il TO be recolected that
great leading feature In the message have before
is there has been the part Of the people Of the
North systematic course Of aggression upon southern
rights We view the facts entirely otherwise and
view this attempt present picture OF that kind moth
ing than attempt 10 escape from and disguise what
hes been the character OF the aggression. We
slider that course Of sRgessons has been put foot and
prosecuted TO some considerable extent successfully By
the South When | tho word aggression" wish 10
be understood. IL is merely doing that which people
have legal and constitutional right TO do bat what
understand by II s doing that which Is contrary TO
tntion in any other way which renders the entering
upon such course and breaking Of such agreement
TO cav the least breach Of common proprety. Now,
what are those aggresons which think the South have
put upon not The first in relation TO the admission
Of Texas
Mr. Calhoun was a mau who had but little dsguises
lie participated In the formation Of the MsssurOompro-
line and he with the South took the advantage So
cured. He attempted make any breach Of III but
when the progress OF population, and he inorssse OF the
numbers wealth. and influence Of the free part OF The
United States to be thought by him and
others somewhat comparatively large II des;
TO the South, he viewed IT, secure Ia way
other at least balance Of power in the Senate Of the
l7ited States. What attempted Did be attempt 10
hrca up this Compromise liner Not at ALL He looked
abroad ud the inviting regions Of Texas and treaty
disguise about n ohsc and purposes Look at the letter
~. Spcret pf gtate tn Mr. then