The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-07-21
Negro emancipation in nIissouri.

A great contest has been going on in the State
of Missouri FOR several years past in relation to
the subject of Negro Emancipation. This con-
test for emancipation does not arise from any
love that the participators in it have for the
African race, but because negro slavery, as a
general thing in that State, is unprOitable.-
With these Emancipatonists it is not matter
of principle, but purely matter Of dollars and
cents. They have made loud and long pro-
Session about philanthropy, and all that sort Of
thing. The leading organ in that State in the
train Of these emancipationiSts, is the St. Louis
Democrat. This paper has been regular feeder
for every black republican journal in the North
in relation to Kansas affairs and negro cinanci
patton in Missouri, 1t has the name of one B.
Gratz Brown at is head as editor, but it is cx-
clusively under the control Of +. ?. Blair, gen
tleman, who is at present, the representative in
Congress from the St Louis District Mr.. r..
has been very severe in his language against ALL
those who had the Independence to differ with
him on the subject of slavery in that State; and
they have had as many opprObious epithcts pill
ed on them by this same T. p Blair, as Horace
Greedy Mould on man that dared oppose him.
and dared to go contrary 10 his dictaton.
On the other hand, there is in the same State
set OF men who are aware of the improbable
ness Of negro slavery in that climate, but who
are determined not to be driven, but hold their
slaves more for spite, if we may be permitted
to use such an expression, than they do for the
love of Improbable negro slavery. Between
these men, and those led by Blair, a violent
contest is going on. Blairs men sell their ne
these men retain them at ruinous pccuniary
sacrifice. Blair's men after selling their ne
groes, then turn in and set up a loud cry for
emancipation. The men on the other hand re-
tain their negroes and contend that the institu-
ton Of slavery is right. Such is the character
of the men that compose these two parties in
Missouri
Blair, and his emancipation scheme has re-
ceiyed the sanction and warm approval Of every
black republican Journal in the country, from
Horace Greely's Tribune down to Dick HattonS
Cadiz Rrpobhcdn. They have had piled on them
every highfalutin phrase that is known in the
vocabulary of black repubIcanism.
Will, these emancigationsts in Mr.. Blairs
district held a congressional convention the 9TH
er day. and after nominating their leader for
Congress, they adopted platform, which says,
'Fhat slavery should be abolished in Missouri,
but that the negroes after they ,osre cmancipqte3
should not be permitted to remain in the State.'-
Mr. Blair accepted of the nomination and high
ly approved Of the platform, and so docs his or
gan, the St. Louis Democrat, and so has every
black republican paper in the country, but done
doubtless without giving the subject that care
ful attention that it demanded f27
This platform shows plainly what these mems
philanthropy consists Of Sell all the negroes
they can farther down South, and what few
decrepd and worn out ones they cannot SELL are
to be emancipated and then driven out of the
State, to be tax and a charge on other States
that have never so much as owned a negro
This Missouri Emancipation, appears to every
sensible man like all other negro philanthropy,
to be grand humbug; and the negro is only
used as stepping stone for base political dem
a9ogues to ride into power on.