New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-21
Frank BLAIR AND HIS SLAVES.
From 7ae S,eamo,e un.) RepuSiicaa.

From The Sycamore lln) Republican.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 8, 1853
&. w. WAITE, EsQ.-Dc0r Sir: | have received
your kind note and copy of the newspaper called
The De Kalb County Sentinel which you were good
enough TO send me. You desire to know whether the
statement contained in that paper TO the effect that
an the owner of thirty slaves, is true or not. The
statement il not true. am the owner Of few slaves
most of them purchased by me 10 pTcreM ntm rom bc
sng separated from their families; and hare emdHc
mated more than nor o,cH. The doctrine advocate
will If successful give freedom to all the slaves IN
Missouri, my included and should consider this
great boon cheapy purchased by the sacrifice Of what
ever interest have in that species Of property.
have not the pleasure of your acquaintance neither
do know the editor of TIE De hdib CoNHty Sehf'net
Yonr desire 10 Justify me from his malicious attack,
while il entities you tony thanks, WILL fear prove
waste Of time and ink. IT, instead OF being South
srn man and stakeholder, had been the opposite,
and opened my mouth to speak on the subject OF
emancipation, / should have been denounced by the
Negro Democrats a. an Aboltionist But occupying
the position Of most persons reared as have been
with reference 10 the institution of Slavery IT is ne
cessary to demagOgue on thsoher tack and TO argue
that am mcincere in the doctrines advocate, be-
cause am the owner of u few slaves. These people
forget that the advocates of emancipation have in
almost every instance been Shareholders. George
Washington, Thomas jefferson, John Jay OF New
York, aud Henry Clay, were all slayeholders-they
all advocates OF emancipation, aud would all be
hypocrites according 10 the logic of the Negro
democracy" Of the day. The truth, is that
anepation is urged by some from religious and
conscientious scruples the subject of savcholdng,
by others from considerations ol economy, and by
others again from political considerations All of thes,
different views were well worthy OF being weighed,
end as they all tend 10 the same object, cannot see
why those who urge emancipation on one ground
should take issue with those who advocate II from
other motives For my part have always given
greater weight to the objection arising from political
considerations holding do that the institution IS
hostile to all true Democracy and that rs irresistible
tendency is to build mp all ohgarchy and subver our
Republican Government. The idea OF hberating the
slaves and allowing them TO remain in this country Is
one that never viii be tolerated. Whenever emanci-
patton 10 brosched in Slave State, the advocates OF
Savery commence raising the howl that the object is
10 hberate the slaves and pu, them equality with
the white people; and in this way many laboring men
n,e misled and take the side oi an institution which il
absolutely hostile 10 their best interests. l, for
ths reason that put forward in Congress the views
have always held this subject, IN favor OF colo
nizing our free negroes in Central America, Ia he pro
tected there by the power OF tins Government, and
guaranteed in all their political rights. take the
liberty of sending You my speech ON thus subject N
order that you may the precise ground npon which
place the matter. Although i was perfectly notor
Gus that hold these views, II did not prevent my op
ponent from misrepresenting me. and from Appearing
TO the preudces OF those who feared that the negre,
were 20 be put on an equality with the white mem snc
IL is folly TO suppose that those who maintain thi'
odious system, will ever hesitate 10 support II by false
boSds az odious the system itself
Re.pectfuIiy, FRANK T. BLAIR Js.