The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-10-21

ties here, TO the enc or the other Of which
oil the students belong. have each very
good library and in these libraries are 10 be
found the complete works" Of many OF our
great statesmen, Now, for fear that the
minds Of the students may be "poisoned"
BY reading some Of these stauneh old pa
triols. would il not be well for "Alumnus"
TO exert himself through the Legislature or
Otherwise, to "drivs" them out OF the libra
riess II 10 true the works Of Calhoun are
In the same case with those OF Jefferson;
but from appearances, the Virginian seems
to be read pretty often, whilst the South
Carolin,sa snsislains . posture OF saastsriy
"inactivity When was student In col
ieee few years ago, the Young politicians
uaed to debate Ia the "halis oi the society
the same questions which the old politicians
were debating an the halls Of Congress. The
side which opposed slavery in the abstract
generally he'd the books in their favor, and
a. The records Of the society will show, they
had quite often the best OF the argument"
So that when Col Fremont said thu, he
was opposed to slavery in the abstract. and
upon principle, sustained and made habitual
BY long settled CONVICTIONS" he but uttered
the sentiments Of tour.dfths OF the hes,
Southern patriots from the Revolution
down to the present day; and may add, of
the majority Of the people among whom |
was born and educsted. OF my neiShbors,
fris nds and kindred, nearly one.half have
left the State since wss cid enough to re
member Many 10 the time have stood b.
the loaded eEniSrant wagon, and given the
parting hand to those whose faces was
never to look upon again. They were going
10 seek homes in the free West, knowing
as they did, that tree and slave labor could
not both exist and prosper in the same CON-
mGnit, II any one thinks thot speak
without know ledge, let him refer to the last
census He viii md that in 1850 there
were 6fty.eight thousand native North Ca
Wes; ThHrty-three thousand in Indiana
alone. There were. at the same time, one
hundred and eighty thousand Nirenlans
| living in the tree States. Now, If these Peo-
pie were 60 much ia love with the institu-
ton, why did they not remain where they
could enjoy its blessings
| II is not. however, my object to attack
the institution of slavery. Bot even the
| most Jealous defender OF the pstriaEchal iu-
stitution cannot shut his eyes against = few
prominent facts One is. that in nearly all
the slave States there is a deficiency of la
Dor. Since abolition OF the African slave
trade there is no source for obtaining s sup
piy, except from the natural increase. For
this reason, among others, gentleman of
South Carolina, in an article published in
De Bows "Reyiew" for August, 1856, sd.
yoeste. dissolution Of the Union, in order
that the African slave trade may be revived
From North Csrolins and Virginia nearly
the entire increase of the slave population.
during the last twenty years, has been sent
of 10 the New States OF the southwest In
my boyhood lived on one Of the great thor
oushfsres of travel, (neer Lock Bridge, on
the Yadkin riyer,) and have seen as many
as two thousand In single day going south.
mostly in the hands of spectators. Now
the loss of these two thousand did the state
. greater injury than would the shipping OF
of million of dollars. thiuk may ask
any sensible man how we are to grow rich
and prosper while ''drising out" million
of dollars per day. am glad, however, to
say that the ruinous policy is not now car
ried on TO such an extent a. it has been
But there is still too much of IL. | have
very little doubt that If the slaves whichlare
now scattered tbinly over Tennessee,
Kentucky and Missouri were back TO Vir-
ginis snd.Norlh Carolina, It would be bet
ter for al concerned. These old States
could then 60 on and deveiope the imme sc
wealth which must remain locked up for
many years to come. Wills, the new
States, from system which degrades white
labor, would become land Of comm on
schools, thrift and industry. equal If not 81.
perior. to any in the Union. But letting
that be as il may, still no one can deny thar
here in North Carolina We need more men,
rather than more land. Then why 90 to
war 10 make more slave States, when We
, have too much territory already, for the
force we have TO work ta Our fsthers
fought for freedom, and one of the tyrranni.
cal acts which they threw in the teeth OF
Great Britain was that she forced slavery
upon the colonies sgainsttheir will, Now,
the ces essionists are trying to dissolve the
Union because they sIe not permitted TO
establish slavery in The territory of Kansas,
II the institution Of slavery is thing good
and desirable In itself. it is the easiest thing
in the world for the people to vote for its in
PRODUCTION AZ any time after they have form.
ed . constitution and been admitted az q
State, If it is not thing good and desira-
bic, il would be an act OF great oppression
10 force it upon them. For, however, suy
one may lane nj the evils of slavery, il i. al
) most impossible TO get rid Of the system
when once introduced NulIify ii If you
will, still the evil remains, perhaps agra
waited But in new State few words in
the constitution may prevent the evil from
entering.
From my knowledge OF tile people Of
North Carolina. | believe that the majority
of them who go to Kansas during the neI'
five years would prefer that it should be 9
free State. | an sure that If were to
90 there ] would vote to exclude slavery.
And in doing so ! believe that should
advance the best interests Of Kansas, and
at the same lime benef, North Caroiina and
yirginis, by preventing the carrying away
; Of slaves, who may be more prohtably EN-
ployed al home.
Born in the good old North State
saerish love for her and her people ths,
| bear to no other State or people, II
will ever Be my sincere wish to advance
her interests. ] love also the Union oi
: the States, secured as it was by the blood
and toll Of my ancestors, and whatever ia,
hnence possess, though small il mag be-
shah be e1erted for its preservation. dc
not claim iHfallibility for my opinions.
Wiser and better men have been mis,s
ken But holding, as / do, the doctrines
once advocated by Washington and Jeffer
s9n, | think | should be met by argument
and not tY deBunciation At any rate