The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-25

commerce. There were and alavsry ~. IN those days
- wen q now Mason, Of Virginia, Thomas jefferson,
and others equally great had advocated the abolition Of
savery; but it could not be DONE 1t had been forced
upon them by England, and emancipation morally
IMPOSSIBLE and under existing circumstances 1t is 70 at
the present day am not responsible for the oonstitu
ton II stands protecting slavery. The South not
responsible. 1t u your mthers-my fathers-the foun-
ders of this glorious republic that responsible They
made the constitution it is, allowing each State to
have it's institutions to hold slaves not they
saw fit. And think they did wisely. If the constitu-
ton wrong, endeavor by all to change II. If it
conflicts with your views to religion politics. justice
morality your energies towards making conform to
your standard The speaker asserted that the for
maon Of the the number ofsaves
and that too by the consent Of Massachusetts, and every
vision hat the slave trade should exist twenty years
from the time Of Ito ADOPTION until 1901 and that there
vas an .1tenson to 1905 During the t%; large mum.
the consequences; and all this too, brought about by
Masschurst ts votes and against the protestaions Of
many Southern anti. slavery advocates. Laws made
then by wise statesmen also sustained the views Of
Mr.. Toombs and allusion made to the Fugitive
Slave law.
Here there was an interruption by Kisses from various
parts of the hail. which taken BY the Hon. Senator
with the utmost self possession and ooolness Gentle
your constitution you wAh but you d. not HAS
me. Go and put your curses where they belong you
the fathers o. your county We come
here and in the country 20 protect IT, Cloud APPLAUSE
The speaker then alluded 70 the condition Of the Souto 10
reference to slavery the influence for good bad which
that institution has upon it, and the easy control shish
their government exe ted all classes summing up
with he remark, that since 1850 Southern State
had occasion to call upon extraordinary power
to suppress insurrecton Some Northern States coud
not say much. Alusions then made to the Mis-
scuJi compromise This law had been allowed TO exist
for years. but the legislation of 1854 was the step by
which the constitution was brought back to its trne
egsate for themselves in regard their own inst,tu
tions Throughout, all the South had acted this
s Of rdaS sf n
is be trusted all would soon agree TO it.
In commencing the second portion Of his lecture,
Senator Toombs remarked that the topic touched
upon would be which there would be less probabi
ties Of himself and audience agreeing upon than the rs
but he could not help that This the effect Of tina
Revolution and the present system of Southern slavery
upon the African race BE, without hesitation, pro-
neunced it beneficial The people Of the North draw in
direct comparisons in regard to the condition Of the
gro in the sections OF the country both to the
action of the individual to himself and the whites
toned by reason justice You say that all the slaves
should be nancipated Immediately, and that no harm
can be done BY the prove which cite the cond
ton ofyour free coored population But how would be
the million of inhabitants of Massachusetts, consisted
OF 500, COCO free blacks and 100000 whites? Would
not there be some disposition to look after the interest Of
the African in different direction from that at present
Your prosperity as free State is not that you are ex
from your midst. When country first started, the
slaves not fitted for self government. They might
history that will prove that the African took
the first step towards civilization, but there multi
tudes Of that when once in the hui
sca1e-bepg left to themselves-their tendency
to fall back into barbarm. The principles Of govern
mint based upon the axiom that democracy &C.
verpment of men; Iepubicanism government Of Laws
Massachusetts, adopted this sentiment at the outset and
did Georgia. The laws therefore be the govern
Ing principles and as we're unit to make laws for
AlvoI pYnaYI N
whites having them with then must make laws for Them
The slavery of the African has been existent with
compelled to bear the yoke but they only the
that always been subject to masters so far as the
South is concerned the slavery institution has made
them happy So far as the freedom Of the North
cerped, 1t has made them degraded
The former and present condition Of Hay and Jamaica
alluded in support of the position of the speaker
and in remaTkng upon the freedom of the negro in the
Northern States he said lit time that he is lord O.
himself and iis heritage. But is it not heritage of
vice. excluded from all civil rights with but few excep
tons, and looked upon with contempt almost univer-
salys His history is written the records Of the
South right in the belief that equality in the two
is mpt ssible and therefore restraint neces
he are
ed that should be- but earnestly hope that all that
proper should be allowed to them. say this in Bos
plause greered this remark.
The conclusion OF the address Of Mr.. Toombs was
mainly consideration of the condition of the South
commercial point of view, and he drew far favor
able picture its condition than many who pretend that
The peculiar institution Of that section Of the United
states dragging down to destruction The substance
that they would be perfectly satisfied to be let alone
far that matter concerned At the conclusion
the lecture three cheers-quaifed of course-were
given for the SENATOR and far could be judged from
the expressions heard in the crowd while leaving
the hall, there was general expression OF
ions, but Of his candor and bearing. The
audience dispersed quietly, although sang out
before Mr.. Toombs left the stand, How long before
Charle in Another
cited individual in the crowd CRIED Three cheers for
Charles Sumnerl'' But the response like those de
return OF Mr.. squeers-"sighs with the chill on.' A
moment after a rank abolitlonist lecturng the
caller, telling him to treat man decenty when thu iu
vted here to express his honest opinions. We noticed
large number Of coored persons present. and their be-
hayour such might have been well copied BY che
two of another complexion, who less interested
in Aha. ionf md diacu main