Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-04-28
SENSIBLE.


The agitation OF the emancipation question In Mis-.
souri, has heightened the hopes OF the opponents OF
slavery and increased the fears OF the Southern peo
ple Whether that State is 10 become reesoil or not
by virtue either of legal enactments or the lave Of
commerce and emigration il ia difficult to decide,
though we are inclined TO the opinion that the anii-
slavery party will scarcely succeed in their attempt to
overthrow the existing institutions Abolliionsm is
unreasoning and in its pbrenzy,t forgets everything
but the accomplishment of its object, cost what it
may.
II the following sensbe reaectiona of the st. Louis
Leader can be impressed upon the people Of Missouri,
they will profit by the teachings OF an editor who
evidently understands bis subject and has the inte'
res,s Of his State and his country at heart:
THr True DESTINY OF MissoURI.-lt is one of
the fallaces OF the Republican parry ~ TINS CITY,
that the emancipation Of The slaves would invite into
ths state such crowds of Northern md foreign immi.
onts raising the value Of land, Developing our ag.
r,cuture mines, g.. in short, converting Missouri
no terrestrial paradise The fact is that Missouri
is receiving bnh population ana capital ~ laat "a she
can bealthfully and proftably dispose OF either The
emigration is pouring in by thousands into all parts
NJ rho State and with the completion of our roads,
a,n.cisl,y of the two branches ni The Pacific, the
strs,m must become torrent There ls n this ino-
man. in a general tendency OF the New Eng
land ncople towards the South, and there is State
that offers ANYTHING like the Inducements of Mssou-
RI II ia quite unnecessary therefore, to ag!:aie tor
emancipation with view 10 any surh result anu az
the api,aion il il extended beyond ST. Louis wouId
nnnvnlss the State nothing could be more disastrous.
nr nn,t,nu ,his argument entirely aside, and allow
w ,hat the agitation of this subj Let were going to pro-
dnc. all m. expected benefits, supposlng that eman'
u;,,.,;on its.If were possible, which it is no; We
maintain that it would st he highly unratnotlc to
1, to fnry Z
Jhsrs ia higher destiny marked out for Missouri
,ban IN be simply prosperou. Northern State, or q
prosparous Southern State Placed oe'"eth ihe TWO
ssr.nns with n soil suited alike 10 Tree and TO slave
ohor in many parts c the State it is the vocation Of
Missouri 10 be the Mediator between North and
Sou,h and TO show the two sections by sublime
sIomnle the possibility Of their living together IN
peace and prosperity Observation-Disclosures,
Ths theory Of national unity undoubtedly requires
ha, th ers of one part Of the Union in regard 10
"oar,v shnrld be nvuIsbly respected in every
p,hsr In ancient times slavery existed even among
Tho Nomad tribes Of the desert, among the herds
,nsn and shepherds of Arabia and Syria as well as in
the cities of the coast No single save rnore would
hs bat in bondage il the legal right to hold slaves
o;,sd in all The States OF the Union. On the con-
,.rv tho number Of the emanrlpated class would
mrnb,hv increase, from the immense additional 30
r;,v given TO the masses, by the solidarity Ut The
laws OF the various ststes III Pfu,eo.s sne;. nn
sesrvw vwbsre by tho mere fact OF this securlty. The
distribution OF slavery you'd then follow climatic
aws retiring from the NGr'h sd seeking The ous SouS
Then have, whst nov We have NOT, Common Coun'
try. try" The unity Of our nationality you'd then re-
o"y s0d It !. Oa's in our % power % 10 ss b"
uissonr;, We may make tive should aiIn 20 max e
tths Normal STATE the UDsG 1t M j. certain sn hs, s
.I 70 =. Free White Labor" about which we hear
.a5 s1sy ss Dssrs
nnnpla,ion will be driven out by commercial causes,
most surely. In time, ,!e slaves will be comparative
" few in number; bat if there were not ten eit-i
,hers var. not one iett-we would never alter oar
I,ws Ifaoy Southern sIaveholder choss 10 set'e
here with bis negroes HI should always be free TO 10
it. If any Mssourian desired to own slave, he
shouid ha AZ liberty Ii there hut slave.
owner and one slave in borders, that ssr. owner
and that slave should repres-n: to US the right OF
all our fellow cltis-ns Of the slave holding States
~ coma snd dwell among US eeus! terms, with
ont discovering that they had passed ~, und.i
other lava and into foreign nation. This 1t
no;,, - .or In uhinh Oppcstd 10 slavery