Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-02-04


EMANclPATIoS n MISSOURI. recent dis
cussion in the ST Louis raporG and in tho Mis-
souri, Legislature, of the expediency and posi-
bility of general emancipation in that State,
form an era in our generation. The thinking
mon of Missouri, in and out of the Legislature,
have been searching and scanning the census
tables, and drawing comparisons between their
condition and that Of the young sister States by
which they are surrounded. The result has been
that they have concluded that there is sOme-
thing which hangs like dead weight upon
their progress. They know that nature has put
into their hands more than ordinary facilities
for agricultural and commercial progress. Yet
they have seen themselves ontstrippedby young
or States. They have seen the emigrant passing
by their borders and seeking home in less
genial climate and on less productive SOIL
They have all along suspicioned the cause, but
its only recently that they have dared express
their suspicious or rather, convictions.
That excellent and influential paper, the ST
Louis Democrat, Mt this juncture, has thrown it.
self in the breach, and "sink or swim, survive or
pcrish," has given its future to the. cause of
emancipation in Missouri.
Tho following is but a commencement of the
struggle. #v..e
Mr.. Henderson, a Democrat, said:
Emancipation could not be got at except by
amending tho Constitution, or by calling con-
vention to form Constitution. If the people
agreed to emancipatc the slaves, it would take
sixty millions of dollars to pay for the negroes
now in the State. If they were emancipated
they would have To be sent off, and their trans
lIortatiOn would cost forty million of dollars
more which, added to our present State debt of
IS
debtedness one hundred and twenty millions
He submitted these facts to gentlemen in order
tn induce them to withdraw the issue of emRn-
cpation.
Mr.. Rannells, who replied to him, said:--lIe
was sorry that the speech of the gentleman was
false in its premises aud false in its facts. That
gentleman had asked of the American party and
the Benton party on this floor TO present their
plans for emancipation. HIS whole argument,
said Mr.. Rannells, consisted in asking of all
parties (but the National Democrats,) to present
their plans for emancipation, and after creating
the impression that tho American and Benton
men have had plans to propose for cmancipa-
ton, the gentleman launched out upon discus
sion involving the ineXpedioncy of emancipation,
and deprccating the agitation OF the question.
Mr.. Palm had published to tho world that he
was In favor of the abolition of slavery in Mis-
souri,. The Nationals had elected this man to
Office, and the organ of the anti-Benton party,
the Leader newspaper, in defending the action
of the anti-Benton party in electing Mr.. Palm,
had said that emancipation views were hereaf-
ter to be tolerated in the ranks of the National
Democracy. The attitude assumed by the anti
Benton party, under these circumstances ava
kened IN the minds of the conservatives here a
belief that thar party were awakening another
slavery agitation.
Mr. barnes offered resolution declaring that
1t was unjust to the STAKEHOLDER, and injurious to
the negro, to emancipate the slaves, and said he
wanted vote upon 1t, so that the people could
see where the members of this House stood up-
on the Questioned emancipation. He wished to
hear from the Senator, Mr.. Stewart, of Buchan-
an, on this snbiec, as an impression prevailed
thatthat gentleman was engaged in abolitioniz-
ing North Missouri with the Hannibal and st.
Joseph railroad
Mr. Clover offered an amendment to Mr.. OAR
mes resolution, in the language of the St Lonis
Leader, that emancipation views are tolerated
in the Democratic party. Declared outof order.
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