The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-12-03

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lating its growth in Algeria, with like nd.
vantages Of soil and labor. To maintain
our present position, we must have cheap
ialir alsa. This can be obtained 10 but one
way-by re opening tho African slave trade.
Until Proyidcncn i~ntcrposes and changes his
organism, the African must continue TO be
II "hewrr of wood and Il drawer Of water"
1t ~ Il diseased scntimcntality which starts
back at the idea of legalizing the slave trade,
and at the same Time c~ontcinplatGs without
emotion the cruel seryitudc which capital
eEaGts of labor. NJ. the world over. There
was Il time when canting philanthropists had
instill"d into us a belief that slavery was
wrong. Investigation has entirely changed
the once common sentiment on tins point.
The South now believes that u " ~stcriOus
Providence has brought The two races TO.
gethcr on this Gon,iHent for wise purposes,
and that the existing relation has bee" ma
tualiy beneficial, Southern slavery has elc.
waited the African 10 n degree of civilization
which the black race has never attained in
any other age or country. 1--WE see 1T now
in its true light, and regard it as the mOst
safe and stable t2sis tuf free institutions in
the world Had the slav, trade never been
closed, the equilibrium between the North
and the South would not have been dcs
troyed. The North has had the Old World
from which to draw her supply Of labor,
ard hence The rapid settlement of the North
west. Since 1903, the South has Supplied
her W labor, and has necessarily made
slower progress in settling Up the South
west. II the trade were open now, j
am persuaded that the South would not
consent 20 close il and this i, perhaps,
the bvs. answer to the argument derived
from the mere sentiment that i arraycd
against the proposition. 1t j. apprchcndcd
that the apcping Of this trade will 'csscU
the Ya!ue Of Slaves, and ultimately destroy
The Institution. 1t is Il Sufficient answer 10
point to the fact that unrestricted imlnlgr"
ton has not diminished the value of labor
in the North western section of the Con-
frdcracy. The cry there is, want of labor,
notwithstanding capital has the paupcrisIn
of the Old World 10 press into itS grinding
service. II We cannot supply the demand
for slave labor, then we must expect to he
supplied with II species OF labor We do not
want, and which is, from the very nature
of things, antagonistic TO our institutions.
1t is much better that our drays should be
driven by slavcs-that our factories should
be worked by Slavcs-ihat our hotels should
be served BY slaYcs-;hat our locomotives
should be manned by slaves, than that we
shou,d be exposed 10 the Introduction, FROM
any quarter, Of Il population alien 10 us by
birth, training and educa'iqn, and which, in
the process of time, must lead To that CON
l!ct between capital and labor, twiich
makes il so difficult TO maintain free iusu
tu,ions in all wealthy and highly civilized
nations where such institutions as ours dc
not exist" In ali siavrholding States, true
! policy dictates that the superior race should
direct, and that the inferior performs all
mcnial service. Competition between the
white and black man for this service, may
not disturb Nprtncrn scnsibility, but il does
not exactly suit our latitude. irrespective,
however, of interest, the act OF Congress
declaring The slave trade piracy, IS II brand
upon us, which | think it important Ia re-.
move. II the trade be piracy, the slave
must be plumber and n" ingenuity can
avoid the logical necessity of such conclu-
sion NV hopes and i%urtuncs are indissolu-
bly, associated with this form Of society. !
feel that it would be wanting in duty, if |
did not urge you to Withdraw y1ur assent
to an aGl, wb;xk is itself Il direct coIdcmna-
ton Of our institutions. But We have in
tcTcsts 10 enforce n course of sclf-rcspect.
! believe, as have already stated, that
more slaves age necessary 20 = con;inuarcc
of our monopoly in plantation products. |
believe that they ARE necessary To the full
development of our whole round of agri-
cultural and mcchani"al resources; that they
are necessary 10 the restoralinn at the South
TO an equality Of power in the General Coy
ernment, perhaps 10 the very integrity of
slave society, disturbed rs it has been by
causes which have induced an undue pro.
position oi the railing race. To us have
been committed the fortunes of this pccu-
liar f2rm OF society resulting from the
union Of unequal rnce& 1t has Nindicatcd
it's claim to the appreciation o. ap eElightcn
ed humanity. 1t has civilized and chris.
lianizcd The African, 1t has exalted tie
white race itself to higher hopes ard pur.
poses, and it IS perhaps Of the most sacred
obligation, that we should give it the means
of expansion, and that We should press il
forward TO n perpetuity of progress.
have received Resolutions of the Leg
i~sIature Of New Hampshire in relation TO
the late acts Of violence and Lloodsh ed
perpetrated BY the slave power, in the Ter.
ritOry of Kansas, and ut the National CAPT.
tai" IN the exercise of a discretion which
/ think rightfully appcrtains to the Exccu.
tive department, ] decline 10 lay these reso.
lutions before your honorable bodies.
care not what may be the theory of State
intcrcommuDication. | will not submit 10 be
made the Medium OF transmitting from any
quarter, mn Insult TO my own State. The
constitution imposes no such duty on the
Executive. The usage of the better day,
OF the Republic commands my respect, buI
1t cannot reconcile me tn acts Of courtesy
To those who would glqat "a seeing thc
torch applied to dwellings, and the knit,
TO our thrOats.
Cannot close this my last regular rom
munIcatioI without a public acknowledg
ment of gratitude for the opportunity whici
has been afforded me Of serving the Stat,
in my present capacity. On retiring | fee
but one regret-that my ability ia sGsv,
her, has not been equal to the love ] b.al
her. Whatever may be my lot in The futur,
shall never cease to take a deep intercsI
in whatever concerns her welfare and he
honor. Invoke now and for all time L
come, Heavens choicest blessing on he
and her people.
III. ADAMS.