The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1858-10-09

them parchased BY ne to p,erens Msm
from beiny separatcd from their families;
AID hare emencipated more than n0,r
osca. The doctrine l advocate will, II
successful. give freedom to all the slaves
in Missouri, MY own included; and /
should CO, slider this great boon chcaply
purchased BY the sacrifice of whatever
interest | have in that species Of prop
erty.
l have not the pleasure of your ac-
guaintsnce, neither d, 1 know the editor
of the De KALI Coasy Sentinel. Your
desire to justify me from his malicious
attack, while il entities you to my thanks,
will, l fear, prove waste of time and
lux. If, instead of beiig Southern
aan and STAKEHOLDER, I had been the
opposite, and opened my mouth TO speak
On the subject of emancipation, should
been denounced by the Negro Democrats
rs an abolitionis.. But occupying the
position Of most persons reared a. have
been with reference to the restitution Of
slavery, it 10 necessary to demagogue on
the other tack, and to argue that ! am
insncere in the doctrines that | advocate,
because ! am the owner of a few slaves.
These people forget that the advocates
of emancipation have in almost every in
stance been Shareholders. George Wash
ington, Thomas Jefferson, John Jay of
New York, and Henry Clay were al
slave holders--wcre all advocates Of cman-
cipasios, and would all be hypocrites ac-
coraing to the logic Of the ">egro De-
mocrac,' Of the day. The truth is, that
emancipation j. nrged by some from reii-
sions sDd conscientious scruples on the
subject Of slaveho!ding, BY Others from
considerations Of economy, and by others
again from political considerations. All
of these different views are we'll worthy
Of being weighed, and, as they all tend
to the same object, cannot see why
those who urge emancipation on one
ground, should take issue with those who
advocate it for other motives. For my
part, ! have always given greater weight
to the objection arising from political
considerations, holdings as do that the in
stitution is hostile to all true democracy,
and that its irresistible tendency is to
build up on oligarchy aud subvert our
Republican Government. The idea Of
liberating the slaves, and allowing them
to remain in this counry. is one that new
will DC tolerated Whenever emsncip'-
tion is brooched 10 slave State, the ad-
| vocates of alavery commence raising the
howl, that the object is to libcrste the
| slaves, aud put them on an equality with
the white people; and in this way many
laboring men are misled, aud take the
side of an institution which is absolutely
hostile TO their best interests. 1t was for
this reason that | put forward in Con-
eress the views | have always held on
this subject, in favor of coloniziDg our
free negroes in Central America, to be:
protected there by the power of the gov
erument, and guaranteed in all their po--
li,ical rights. take the liberty of send
ing you my speech on this subject, in
order thu. you ii ay see the precise ground
upon which | place the matter. Al
though it was perfectly notorious that |
held these views, it did no. prevent my
opponen, from misrepressn,ing me, aud
from appealing to the preiudices of those
WHO feared that the negroes were to bs
put on an equality with the white men !;
and it is folly to suppose that those who
maintain this odious SYSTEM will ev-
cr hesitate to support it by falshoods ~
odious as the system itself
Respectfully,
FRANK +. BLAIR, Jun.
G. W. WAIT, Esq.