The Feliciana Democrat., 1858-06-12


masters. The opportunity aud Inducements to
disorder were most abundant, aud it must he
owned that the character of this people was
fairly tried but the record is Il fair one
Not only was there less disturbance than i.
usual il Il laboring population, but instances
o, fidelity were sngullrly marked. They re-
sisted solicitations TO escape they cultivated
lands abandoned by their masters they, pro
tcctcd property they were melted to destroy
And this Committee are assured that Of such
Snyugcs. brought from the widest regions OF
Africa, there have been some of as tni.Ifnl
aud efficient slaves US have ever lived Upon
the assumption that slavery is an explosive
mixture, there might be danger in bringing,
from any source the dangerous material ---
But this is not so, Oh the contrary there are
securities Of order here which exist in no 9th
cr form of society.
In all democrdcirS, and in fact, IN every con
stituiioaa government, there is the right Of
individual action and the citizen may meet
and discuss the evils of their state and resolve.
in fact, upon the mode and measure Of redress
before il Shall I've lawful to arrest him And
50, even in the dcspotSm Of France, they meet
aud chant the Mursellcise, and march upon the
Bostich before they encounter thr forces Of The
Empire. Bat not so the .nyc. 10 him there
i no liberty of individual arl,on. Hard ns II
may seem he cannot move without permission
Of his master 10 him, therefore, there can
he no march, no arms, no chaunt, no meeting
even, without violation Of authority, The
iir>t step IL an net Of INSTRUMENTATION, upou
the right TO punish which, tharc is no restraint,
and whatever may he sal Of the hnrd,hps Of
that condition lwIich il not now tie question
il must be owned that it is intensely cunsrryt.
tive Of peace and order. Elsewhere il is h..
gitmate "a meet the proresS. only, but here il
is permitted to crush the very germ of iHspr-
fctiiGR
Not only so, but here, nlso, there is the fur.
ther security that power il distributed III
forms Of merely political dc,potism there i
but one centre Of authority and that may fall.
through the laitltlesSncSs or iHcricienry of II,
officers. Here however, there is not one cnu.
tire, only, but Thousand centres, and there
can be no fall from iuithlesS and inrtii .icnt o
licers. There can be no fnith'cs.uc>. for the
master is the couServatOr of his oWu person
and his own power. There can be 10 flil from
for with masters clothed, with H.
Spect 70 their donrstics, in every attribute Of
sovereignty, at every mile Of space over the
whole south, il is impossible that all can be m.
mindful Of thcirdufv. One man bc loose but
another holds and ihns, therefore if there h.,
It must bc continued N III clret.
10 that master whose hccdcs>ucss permits II
10 occur. There is the possibility Of nm msuy.
'ccion Of children gailst their narents or Of
Siyc, 0rainst their husbands. for those have
norc Intelligence. Il larger liberty. aud n, mlny
motives 10 disorder, but of the rsinr of slaves
against thciy masters. there Il not the rrmo.
est possibility.
Ii is further objected thai if such slaves
hall BE allowed to come they vii como IL
great numbers and that MS the slave state,
sill be hcmmcd in hy free states. they will /
Towd the soui. 10 kind Of social ,n1,ocation:
Dut this committee see no such cansa Of appfe.
IenSion. They see no reason for believing that
hey will come il any grcuiprunmbelS than are
wanted by the south, or that it viii be profit.
'ble 70 bring them after il will he Dangerous,
o do so-=nor do we see the reason for beliry
ng that the slave states NH i. hemmrd III by
rec states, for we believe that an importation
If one or 1--WE hundred thousand slaves viii
able Us to take every territory offered to the +,
vret--it will not then be necessary 10 Gght, MI /
Te have bad to fight for Klnsas. but merc