Washington telegraph., 1858-08-04

late much drawn to this important subject.
If Indiana, northern and non-slavchold
ing State, finds the free negro and mulatto
so worthless and 6eprIved an animal. as
by constitutional provision absolutely to
forbid his presence within her limits; il
Canada is becoming disgustcd with their
immortality, filth and lazincss, there is
surely much more reason why their pres
ence should be undesirable in 4 slayebold-
ing State.
If the pestilent doctrines Of the aboli-
tionists are whispered into the ears Of our
slaves, the toad that squais there will BE-
found to be n free negro ar mulntto. -
Through them it was, that the servile pop-
ulation of part of the South entertained
vague hopes of advantage, and even free
dom from the anticipated triumph of the
Republican party and Fremont at the last
election.
We have hitherto tolerated the pres
ence of these sewers of scdition and preach
ers of discomfort among US, out Of kind
ness OF heart, and Il strong diSiuclination
on the part of a majority Of our people to
/ adopt harsh measures, that would in many
/ cases operate hardly and with apparent
/ injustice.
/ But sclf-defence is the first law of hu-
man nature. This government Of ours
was made for the development and pro-
gress of the white race. 1T was made Ly
white men, and for white men: and the
safety aud permanent interests of the
white people thereof are the supreme law.
To compel the removal of these danger
ou= neishbOrs, is after all, m greater hard
ship than thousands on thousands Of our
fellows voluntarily incur every day in
seeking new homes.
Besides riddlng itself Of their dangerous
presence and dcmoralizing influences.
another advantage would accrue to the
South from their removal. The people of
the northern States, and especially of New
England, are deyOut believers in the doc
trine that the negro IS lit to be free. and
entitled to and competent to exercise equal
rights and privileges with the white man.
Their moral seusibilitics have been greatly .
shocked b. the decision in the Drcd S.Itt
case, that a negro ur mulatto cannot BE-
made citizen Of the United States. II.
the south compels universal exodus og I
its free negroes and mulattocs norihward. /
the pEi!auIhropists OF New England and .
the Northwest may see cause tc modify
their views in these respects. Scad them
half million free negroes and mulatton-
10 swarm thclt towns and cities; etvc
them negro Pauperi,u in addition to their
present glut of DIUuer.sga in general; and
let the luzincss and bes;1lity OF de-rad
ed and dcprayed rae. Tor they would So an
become 50 t.,reJ ryek II all their streets
and inlest their uci-hblrhoods; and their
ue1r,pLily would cease to be epidemic oT
vIruIent.
1t will be theirimpu u1eat iuier.ucdlling,
under the prcteuce of luftiermursi sense
on their part, with matter that concerns
us alone, that will. to greIt degree, have
brought about this necessary measure Of
sclf-defcncc on the part Of the South. Let
them reap the fruit Of their folly. They
love the negro, claim him as brother,
their very bowels are profoundly moved
for HIM, because he is denied the rights
Of citizenship.
If the south is Wise, she viii give them
an ample dose of the article Of which they .
are so fond. If it produce nausea and
re.ctiau. So much the better for the country /
and mankind Send them al our free I
people of color, and you lay the deTil Of .
absiitiouisn for many long year
Mississippi has already acted, and ex-
cluded this incendiary population from
her limits altogether. The whole south Is .
waking to the importance aud even mex |
orablo necessity of the measure. 1t was
attempted here in rkansas two years ago, /
but defeated upon the notion thar, being /
cifi-ens of the United States, the free
negroes and mulattoes had 4 constitutional
rii5ht to remain here. The judgment of
the supreme interpreter Of the constitution .
has settled that otherwise, in conformity /
to the uniform practice of the government
from its beginning.
In behalf of the citizens of this city
and county, we urge you to reflect upon
this important subject, and to require OF
those who desire to represent you in the
legislature of the State pledge that they /
will helm to enact a Jaw that shall remove I
bevond the borders of Arkansas eccry
free negro and mulatto within ITS lmits'
and forbid them for the future to cnter
into Or remain in the State Your own
safety reauires it, and the vitalintcrests OF
the south demand it.
Respectfully your fellow-citizens,
ALEXANDER GEORGE,
WIN. f. ASHLEY,
JOHN COLLINS,
C. l.. JEFFERIES,
j. ID. WILLETT,
Il. J. CHURCHILL,
PETER HANGER,
RICH'D FATHERLl,
BENZ. +. DANLE1,
HI. NJ. RECTOR,
SAM. W. WILLIAMS,
ALBERT PIKE, Committee Of
The Citizens of Little ROck and Palds-
ki county.
July 2lst, 1858.
1t is respectfully requested BY the com
mittee, that every newspaper In the State