Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-02-27

continent soon after its discovery, though 90.
under the cross for banner, and lighting in Jun
OF bull of the Pope, professedy for the pon,rue
OF Christianity. soon reduced the feeble native, N
slavery, and compelled them to work as slave. to
own yenerated ancestors, who took possession Uot
portion OF the continent found it occupied bv VI"
formidable and warlike than the fesbl. hmo!e
mes OF the tropics; but with knowledge oi Z
hardy and enterprising character of the irs, VI. Me
grants from England, We cannot doubt thu .n nl'
would very soon have haEa.ssed the Peouod ssney
Nafragansett but for the timely arrival of n. ue
ship with cargo of African negroes 'on
On such slight circumstances do the fate of n.ro-
and the destiny Of races depend. The enslavsS U a
rican has been civilized, and gone on increas;nc al
multiplying beyond all precedent whilst the IAN; ana
rejoicing in his freedom, has receded before e;vTau
tlon, prey to suffering, to want and to barhsr;."
melting away on the frontiers, and carving no,b;
but his boosted freedom across tho broad prairiss
the West, to the base of that great mountain rsDua
In whose ICY gorges he must perish. When sors
lion and death are upon him, and his last fresdoH
shrek is heard in the mountains if the Door frUa
less savage could look upon the we'll fed, com io.
bic and happy African on a southern plantation vbn
Can doubt that he would bewai the chance that I.s
him free, and made The African a slave ? The intro
ducton of that cargo of Africans closed up the onv
avenue through which the Indian could have beaID
conducted 10 civilization placed under protection and
preserved from extermitation
1t is curious fact, Also that as the priest had boOn
the foremost in ensaving the Indians in Mexico
doubtless as means OF converting them to Christi.
| anity-and in every allotment took to himself tn.
| largest share-so the New England Puritan was the
foremost to enter into the African slave trade and
secure the profit of reducing men to slavery.
In looking over the face of the globe, l find that
wherever tnefe is country fit for the use of civilized
men, but which civilized men have NOT vet occnnied
! there Providence has placed a savage and dphasnf
race, having the ability but not the inclination to Ia
| Dor. When civilized man comes into it, | find uni
versally disposition manifested or his part TO en-
slave the inferior race The necessity OF his position
compels him to it ; and he may be only availng him
self of wise economy of Providence, which placed
the inferior where it would be needed. | find
that in all our Territories where the policy of the
Government and the sentiments OF our people forbid
any attempt to enslave the Indian, the early settlers
in every instance manifest the greatest anxiety TO
avail themselves of African slavery. l infer from
this that slavery is suitable to their condition, and
that they realize that it is so, and will continue 10 n.
troduce ii in The future, they have done in the past
if permitted to exercise free choice and have no
fear that, under any construction which the Supreme
Court may place on the Kansas and Nebraska act,
the citizens of the slaveholdng States will suffer any
injustice al the hands of those whom gentlemen are
pleased 10 call squatters.
There are many in the ranks of the Democratic
party who differ from me on this pont-some hoping
and some fearing that the people will exclude sla
very if they have the power. We honestly differ in
tleman will say we construe the act differently be-
cause differ in opinion 10 the choice the people
will probably make.
Mr.. Speaker, advocated the Kansas and Nebraska
bill at the time it enacted. | have advocated it
Ioughout the long and trying ordeal through which
it has passed stand upon the bill it s in all its
features. will make no new issue on ii, for new
issue involves renewed agitation, and surrender of
the great points already gained. Give US faithful
execution of that law, and my constituents will be
satisfied. IF squater sovereignty is in il, it gets
there and only get there by being in accordance
with the Constitution of the United States, and what
ever is in that instrument is ri ght.
The honorable gentleman from Ohio Mr.. Nichols1
said much about I" Buchanan, Breckenridge, and free
Kansas" Sir, am for free Kansas am for Kan.
sas-free to select her Institutions and work out
her destiny free from the control of influences
foreign and alien to her interests; free from the
whitening invasion of fansticism free, Kentucky
is free, and North Carolina is free
The gentleman from Ohio and his associates are
not for free Kansas. They would ensave Kansas,
for the hope of changing the social status of in
fsrior race. They would enslavs the white man OF
Kanss s-deprive him of his political freedom. that
the negro may be free.
Sir, am for free white men, and free States every
where. The gentleman from Ohio and his associates
ale for free negroes. | am for free Kansas and
was for Buchanan and Breckenridge, because l be-
leved them TO be fer free Kansas.