Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-09-15
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For the True Democrat. The Cleveland Abolitionist Conyan+;or

on the subject of negro slavery, which have been recently developed in Europe as well as in some individuals in our own country, who had heretofore stood fair in the abolition ranks, seems to have produced panic in the ranks of the black republican philanthropsts: and, in order to counteract any movement toward the extension or perpetuity of slavery ;n the south, they have given general invitation to men of all political parties, both north and south, to meet in Cleveland Ohio, on the 25.h August, looI. The ostensible purpose of this conven- ton IS, the manumission of slavery in the Uni ted States upon the principle of full remunera- tion to the slave holder.
 Now all this would appear very philanthro- pic and honest, if it had not been published to the world by the abotionists themselves, that they would agitate the slavery question by every possible method within their control: and as they have reason to believe that the south will not, and cannot manumit their slaves without. doing an injury to the slaves them selves, and be destructive to the southern com- mercial staple, which must bring upon thou sands of their own, as well as European opera tives, penury and want, if not starva vaton; there fore we are led to the conclusion, that their primary object in getting up this meeting, is the fabrication of political capital for the Pre- sidential canvass of 106O By agitatng the remunerative system in the halls of Congress, they hope to effect political change in those free States, which upon constitutional princi- ples voted with the south in the last Presiden- tial election. Could they thus effect those States, and elect black republican President, and majority of aboltonsts to both houses ot Congress, the south would have no possible way to obtain, from such a body of men, con- stitutlonal rights upon the subject of slavery But we opne an entire failure. Those patrio- tic democrats of the north cannot be made to do anything less than award justice to the south. In the event the south should be will ing, Tn consideration of full remuneration from the government, to part with their slaves for manumisson, what would be the conse- qnences to the manufacturing districts of the | north! We cannot answer this inerrooatory
 
 ries must all stop for the want of material to operate upon, and thousands of operatives be thrown out of employment without the means of supporting themselves honorably; would be forced to make support in any way that might present itself, or become paupers to be supported by the country. And too, the eman- clpated negroes would emigrate north to reside among their supposed friends; and, as is known l to be fact of free negroes generally, they are lazy, treacherous, and dishonest, and many would become paupers, and with the hundreds ot thousands oi paupers already in the eastern and northern States, what a disgusting picture we have of abolition policy in those philanthro- pic measures. Besides all this, it will produce retrogression in the northern States of at least three quarters of a century; their farmers of necessity, will have to raise much more flax than at present. and their matrons will have to ply the distaff single handed to fabricate stuff for clothing, etc. for their families use. lhls, and greater calamity, will be produced by carrying out the proposed policy of this con- venton, and nothing gained to the negro race m the United States, but to them, the empty name of freedom. We dare not disguise the fact, that the negro races are incapable of self government, and of maintaining literary and scientific position among the nations of the earth. The negro kingdom upon the Nile gave to Greece, nearly three thousand years ago, the arts and sciences; but of all that they then pos sessed in these branches not vestge remains but the bare remembrance. We may search among the different tribes of Africa's sunny plains. for single ray of literary light to relieve the | gloom of barbarsm, but none can be found; not even the benign influence of the gospel of the Son of God could make lasting impress sion upon these as nation; and many tribes are now and have been for ages, sunk into the worst state of cannibal barbarity. We will close this article by reterating our opinion, that the south will never willingly surrender her constitutional rights and sacrifice her commer- cial interests at the shrine of abolition faua.. cisln; and especially as 1t cannot fail to involve m ruln morally and physically, hundreds of l thousands of the Concession race, and particu- arly as no real benefit would res ult to the children of Ham.
 SPECTATOR.