The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-10
Slavery In Virginia and Missouri-FAct
Against Fanaticism.

| Of our Southern exchanges, on the subject OF
| slavery and slave labor in Virginia and Missouri
| as compared with the advantages and encroach-
ments of free white labor in those two promi-
nent and important border slave States. To the
significant facts embraced in these extracts, and
10 the decisive and inevitable consequences
which they suggest we invite the candid at
tention of all our readers. To those particu-
lary who are fearful Of the extension Of slavery
North, through the political appliances of demo-
| cratic administrations and Supreme Court de-
csions, we have here abundant matter of security
and consolation.
First, in regard to MIR. Thayer's project for the
colonization Of the worn ont and waste lands Of
old Virginia with free white European and
Northern settlers, under the auspices Of an
organized company, the Richmond Wing affects
tone of furious indignation aud wrath
These abolition immigrants" will not be al
loved to polute the soil of old Virginia, for if
hey attempt it, and the State penitentiaries are
inadequate to hold them, new ones will be
built for their accommodation; cor to avoid
hat expense" the natives "would, perhaps
adopt the better and wiser and prompter
course Of making the carcasses of those colo
| Dists adorn the trees Of our forests" The Wig
however, having thus shown itself TO b. 'sound
on the goose question: proceeds to say that "we
bave no insuperable objection TO intelligent moral
industrious, enterprising and well meaning per
sons from the North or from Europe making their
| permanent homes in Virginia provided they will
adap. themselves to our institutions, and become
pcaceable and orderly citizens" That will DO
| from that quarter. The Wig may affect the
fanatic, but upon matter so vital Us this to the
redemption Of Virginia it can't afford to play
the fool
The Norfolk -irgaS, democratic paper, print
ed in region where they arc beginning to feel
the stimulating effects Of New York enterprise,
does not consider it necessary TO fly into q rage
against Mr.. Thaycr and hi company, but says
I'VE are prepared 10 welcome al good people
who are disposed to respect our laws aud const-
luton Inca II speaks oil the attractions oil old
Princess Anne, under her ancient substantial
farmers; Of the "lish ard oysters taken iron the
waters before their doors;r Of "the poul-
| hy fattened by their tidy wives" Of "the
mall fat reed fed becves Of Princess Aune,r and
| Of her mutton, equal 10 tlat OF South
down and flavor superior to it." But, alas,
the accurtcd love OF gold, and the worse love
OF eXIayaeant pleasures, have driven from the
bones Of their fathers the sons Of those worthy
sires.' Mark now what follows -" But though
be srcs are dead and the sons removed, the
generous soil remains, and the fish and oysters
are still there
Now, this is an invitation worthy Of old Vir-
ginia hospitality, and this description will apply
TO buudrcds Of Thousands of acres Of the neglected
and abandoned lands Of the tide-wa,er section OF
The State We understand. also. that large quln-
titles Of these waste land. bave been acccptod by
Northern capitalists and Merchants ia payment OF
various debts, and tina, thcsa classes Of men are
lkcly 20 become Interested in stI larger amounts
in the grand Virginia colonization scheme Of a..
Tnaycr ald Company. Meantime. Il is all non
scnse to fly into a fury about immigrant aboli-
,ionists." The European or Northern emigrants
Who 20 10 Virginia viii 20 there 70 provide
homes for hemselvts and their children, and 10
live uLGcr Ike laws o. The State as good citizsn
but At the same time these rcinfoIccmcnts 10 the
white population viii give an impetus TO free
white labor and enterprise which will, by-aod.hyc.
invade the large slaychoiiing plantations, de-
persc the niggris, and reduce the lands TO small
farms and free Whit families. each working it.
little demain without The aid Of uiggcrs.
Thus. 10y what in political economy we may
call the Laws Of psitaticn, win the manifest
destiny 0, Virginia he settled She will become
q tree State 10; by abolition Dot 10y Northern az
gr,ssons upon Southern rights not by bloody
revolution. lut by the quet operation of the laws
OF climate. soil population. and Of dollars and
cents will ne lie rceoloaz,d. regcnerdted aud
fully developed. Tho statistics OF the Missouri
Hr,oro' concerning the superior value OF lands
IN the border counties Of the border slave states
over the interior counties w this connection are
very rcmaIk atic and suggestive. Our ST. LoRis
cotcmporary argues from them substantially tba.
it should h. The policy OF every landholder in
Mi.suuri to make karsss tree State.
Th,sr. then are the agencies tina, arc destined
10 seattle a., slavery quaslon-soil, climate, The
pr sure Of population and immigration. and the
.olid ara mcut Of dollars ard cents. These sgen-
cics arr piadually p,moving slavery from all the
loid'i slave Staiotl and Bcither democratic sd.
tr,nisha,ions Dor k.uIrcmc Court dtcrccs, ncr
I.siiy plstcims. nor Southern conventions, can
arr,,t the IN, ,ilabie soiuton Of thee Aforesaid
iundsm,ntal se,uci,.. Against Southern faDoti-
cim and NoItbcrn iauauc-s;p. against disunion
a,oli,ion.is and .lovcry-cxtcoding sccessonists,
ard all tl.cir sfs,rat tions and tbeories we place
the unatsvtTshle facts we have bccn discussing,
a. u,csiye Of the gradual reduction of Afri-
ear tlavuy 10 those SOuibcrn latitudes and
tropical pculiariucs Of climate which ara
b,ol.6 atJ loi p.vity 10 tie negro in The fields,
mtd ,s.e and doaih 10 the white man.
llltl-I L. InIlr ~ MOI, nfln.nni To feat tha