The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-28

and sleep excessively beat and abuse them shall give
them above ten ashes any offence they shall be fined
in the discretion Of the court exceeding thousand
pounds OF tobacco and for third offence the said servant
shall be freed"
Such is the humanity of system upon this subject
Parents too in that State allowed administer
sonabe chastisement upon their chdennot having abo
ished the old patriarchal few madmen
fined in proper asylums The iarer and better portion Of
creation allowed to say at home and take charge Of
their household affairs and idozed and worshipped.
They not permitted to travelling politicians aud
political Eropagandiss of any sort We bow their do,
mesc shrine and submit with due humility and gaanry
TO be governed by Them within certain conventional but
welEdefned limitations Under this anquated system ii
may be- we are comparatively happy and contented All
cassesmale and female parent and child guardian
ward, master and apprentice master and serVanare
sonabiy comfortable and not like Rasseas in the
happy valley dscontented with lot Ii these old and
established uages suffered to remain to US and
not annoyed by ofcious intermeddlers stand up
fully for the compact of governmentwe hold to the bond
OF unon Tor We are Il loyal people
This may be simplicity, but for the greatest good
TO the greatest numbetor law order parental and diver
allied social government opposed To ultrasm in favor of
natural and sensible progressive improvement and ameo
ration in all things We yet prepared to adopt all
your extreme and unhedged Mane-awisu Nor
monsm spritualism, FoureriSm, Fanny Wghtism agra
riansm, fanaticism and the thousand other nameesS
hereses and humbugs that political upstairs may press
upon attention. We content so long AS we are
able TO follow the ten commandments and mir sers
OF the various denominations tor sectarians
Catholic and Protestant have equality of privilege from
time almost immemora conne themselves to their an
propriate duties and pu and cd
and man. is proclaimed; and Witness under its benign
influence thousands Of Coca Christians of all classes
thelr ROAD 70 teayeamasers and servants in the
category each in his proper element We are satisfied that
such Institutions and CUSTOMS with slavery in their midst
have done more and still doing more evangeize
penghted African than the false philanthropy and all tho
missionary societies of the North from the Foundation OF
the world to the present time.
The North it may be- being better adapted for other
systems has wisely transferred her slavery
brethren and by turning the products of slave labor to
the pest account in her manufacturing establishments has
grown great powerful and wealthy whilst the South has
Its advantage In the agricultural and planting pursuits
Properly speaking the slavery institution of the South il
but that serVude under the great and necessary law
society, practically working up its materials
advantage and essentially preservave of inter
ests OF all classes and Under the diversified social
SYSTEM wisely adjusted at home and under great parental
government all sections have euoyed unexampled pros
peri because each separate community has been allowed
IN regulating Its Institutions adapt them the climate
ana their natural capabiy Under our laws as they now
stand, no more slaves be introduced from abroad
Whether this system of prohibition is judicious other
wise, all agree stand to that policy. In the constu
on Congress restricted in the passage any
prohibit their importation before the year 1903 To that
extent the trainers of the constitution invited and
aged an Increase Of slayes The power however,
served to Zach State might think f prohibit their
Introduction The State of Maryland had thought proper,
by her act of l7s3 before the adoption of the constitution
10 prohibit the further introduction.
This had also been the policy of the State of Virginia
After the adoption of the constitution, Maryland by her
act OF 1882 in spirit OF benevolence provided
refugees from the troubles in ST. Domingo who had
into the State with their slaves should be entitled hold
them. The State again. by the OF 1885, reafrmed
act OF S3 thus maintaining the policy of importation
although fully entitled to import under the constitution
which had been recently adopted in 1889. The views Of
Maryland Virginia. and other southern States upon this
subject could not be universally carried out by of
the privilege conceded to such chose avail themselves
OF under the constitution Tins result forced upon
Maryland by the eastern States, in part Those States if
restriction navigation imposed upon them
by the authorities very ready indulge who
sired increase in the number Of their slaves and by their
aid and essential cooperation the ninth section of the first
aHO live al.
OF the State of Maryland The celebrated Luther Martin
OF that State who member of the general convention
with gigantic powers of intellect land more accom-
pshed jaris ourished in this any other county
Ia bis explanations of the proceedings of the convention
his State, upon this very subject be found in the
first volume of Elliots Debates, page 312, says:
"The design of this clause is prevent the general gov
ernment from prohibiting the importation of caves. This
clause was the subject of great diversity opinion in the
chosen by ballot take this art of the system under
their consideration. To this committee also referred
without the Of two-thrds Of the members present
each house aPronoson which the staple and commercial
States wore soctous retain lest their should
e too much under the control of the eastern States
but which these last States anxious to reject This
met aud took under consideration the subjects committed To
them, found the eastern States notwithstanding their
ern States At least with liberty to the
slave trade provided the southern States would In their turn
crafty them, by laying restriction and
after very little ume the committee by great majority
agreed on report BY which the general government
preventing a
limited time and tho restrictive clause relative he nav
cation be omitted. You will perceive sir that
the general prohibited from InterpOsing
the slave trade before the year s0s but there
provision in the constitution that sha pro
hibted security that such prohibition will tako
place"
This Is made matter of complaint to the people Of
Maryland against the of the States Of which
Massachusetts was then, now, the head.
George Mason, also OF the most eminent delegates
o the constitutional convention from the State Of Vr
giSia, made strong appeal against the adoption Of this
clause. He said:
"This fatal section, which has created dangers
than any other. The first clause allows the importation oC
slaves twenty Under the royal government this
empts made prevent it, but the interest Of the A
merchants prevented its prohibition. No did the
revelation take place than thought Of It's exclusion
has been principal object Of this State and most OF tho
States Of the Union yet by this constitution, contn.
ued for twenty years"
And he further goes say "thst the fifth article pro
vdng for amendments expressly excerpts this article So
that they have done what they ought to have DONE
and left undone what they ought to have done-(3 e.
not signing the constitution was that the general ega
ture is restrained from prohibiting the importation oI
slaves for twenty years-(Eo vol. l, 496.)
Here objections urged and relied upon by these
learned, patriotic, and distinguished from Virginia
and Maryland but 1t avaied against the interests and
ncnatons Of the Of the East by whose votes the
section carried In the proceedings In the East pre-
paraory to the final assent to the constitution TO its
lection many alterations and amendments suggested
have been able discover that any formal and dis
tnct objection made TO this clause in the way OF
amendment The whole people at home fully endorsed
the action OF their delegates The State Of Massachusetts
10 particular made very grave objections at that time