The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-06-16
American Emigration Letter o.
Gov. Cobb.

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American Emigration Letter OF
GOV. Cobb.
Certain Republican journals, during
the last few months, have been indulg
ing in very loud clamor about the re-
opening of the African Slave trade, and
some have boldly charged that a revival
of this trade would be insisted upon by
the Democratic party. These rawlings
may rave intimidated some nervous peo-
pie, but no able bodied man that We can
learn was ever disturbed by them. An
importation of africans, would increase
abolitionism, and the country has already
more of this disease than is consistent
with its health and peace. By the same
faction that the Democratic party are
arraigned for being favorable to aR i'm
portation of more Africans, are they al
SO charged with seeking the acquisition
of Cuba-one of the results of which
would be to close the ports thereof
sarainst the slavers that now find proteo-
ton under the sovereigntythat holds that
island. The Democratic party deplore
the existence of the African race upon
this continent, and would lend their eff
forts to any feasible project for restor-
ing those now here to Africa, rather
than to encouraging a renewal of slave
importation.
In the letter of Hon. HOWELL CoBB,
Secretary of the Treasury, which we re-
publish in this paper, he correctly as
sumes that public opinion in almost ev-
cry part of the United States, favors a
dfminution rather than an increase of the
free negro population. This feeling
this prejudice, if you please-has al
ready a irmer root in the minds of the
people of this State than some partizans
imagine. 1t is only in a few localities
that our people are suffering OF account
of the presence of a considerable negro
population. But let Virginia and Ken
tucky emancipate their slaves, and turn
their blackened hordes upon the soil of
Ohio, in such numbers as to make it
necessary to crowd them into our me-
chanic shops and fields, where they would
come into direct competition with the in
terests and dignity of the white labor of
the State, and about the first chance af-
ter the occurrence of such a state of
things that the people would have to ut
ter their voice through the ballot box,
they would proclaim their verdict against
the negro-abolition party with an EN-
phasis that would ever after prevent a
repetition of the effort to build up an AT
rican interest upon the ruins of the white
race. This negro question is one that
must be met and settled upon practical
and common sense views. The African
race will never be increased upon this
continent by a revival of the slave trade,
uBless the schemes of the abolitionists
and their Southern fre-eatiDg allies
against the integrity of the Union should
prevail. The question then is, whether
the interests of both races are not bet
ter subserved when the African is in a
condition of servitude in those States
where that race preponderates?
The Republicans, holding that the ne
gro is the equal, intellectually and NOR
ally, of the white man, say No-that the
negro is entitled to the same rights, po-
litical and social, that are eDjoined by
the white race.
The Democrats, on the other hand,
regarding the negro as inferior, and jeal-
GUS of the rights and dignity of the white
laborer, cannot recognize the claims of
tho negros, and their partizan champi-
ons in their behalf, to the enjoyment of
equal political and social rights.
The Republicans are in favor of con-
Aniug slavery to the limits of the States
where it now exists, not scrupulous as to
constitutional obligations, hoping there
BY 30 hasten the day of emancipation.
The Democracy are bound to respect
constitutional rights, and to leave the
solution of the question, as to whether
slavery shall be cireumscribed or difus
ed, to the laws of nature and the deter
mination of the people Of the States o
Territories whose interests are to be i'm
mediately affected by it. And as to tn
Democracy of Ohio, particularly, W
think they would prefer that Virgins
and Kentucky should continue thei
slave institutions rather than, by an &C
of emancipation, to inundate their Stat
with negros, and thereby drive thei
white laborers into idleness, pauperisn
and crime.
The thanks of the whole country ar
due Gov. COBB for having dipped IN tn
bud. by his statesnlar-like exposition @
the laws and the policy of the Govern
ment relating to the slave trade, the ell
forts of the abolition agitators to raise
new and false issue.
GAMsLrNG.-I never by chance hea
the rating of dice that it doesn't SCUM
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