The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-06

few who are slayehodefs The senator from Tennessee
Is now doing the same thing understand him to say
there but someI do not remember exactly the num-
ben, but think three hundred thousand or fraction
of the whites States who three
million slaves but he made further exposition ask the
senator 10 state the additional fact that the holders of
the slaves the heads of families OF the white popnla
ton and neither that senator those whose example
he has followed the other side has stated the fact that
the white population in the southern States, in the
other States, embrace men, women, and children He
has exhibited only the number of Shareholders who
heads of families
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Tennessee The senator says have
not made exhibit Of the fact The senator interrupt
ed me before had concluded. gave way q matter
of courtesy him. Perhaps his speech would have had
no place II he had waited to hear me few moments
longer.
AIR MASON. l shall wait. 1 thought the senator
bad passed that point
Mr. JOHNSON, of Tennessee / stating the fact
that according to the tables three hundred and
forty seven thousand white persons owned the whole
number Of slaves in the southern States. about to
state that the families holding these slaves might
age SIX or eight ten persons all OF whom interested
IN the products Of slave labor and many of these slaves
are held by minors and by females was not abiding
to the matter for the purpose the senator from Virginia
seems to have ntimated and should have been much
obliged TO him If he had waited until he heard my APP
pication OF these figures going to show that
pressions like those to which have alluded operate
against in the South, and following the example
of no was taking these facts from the census
tables which published by order of Congress TO
show the bad policy and injustice of declaring that the
laboring portion Of our population were slaves and
menials Such declarations shold not he anlicd 10 The
people either North South. wished to say in that
connection that in my opinion, If a few men at the
North and at the South who entertain extreme views
the subject OF slavery, and desire to keep agitation
were out of the way the great mass of the people North
and South would go prosperously and harmoniousy
under institutions.
Nor sir am n conservative. Int I am for admins
tcrng this government on correct PRINCIPLES believe
the time Will come when tbe northern States will be The
advocates of the institution of slavery In the South
believe the time will come which eheard announced ON
the other side of the house when Nlaacbsetts viii he
for free trade How long IL IL since She yas stand;no
here advocating protection high tariffs and bountiesY
Yesterday her senator told MS She was for free trade and
the abolition OF All custom houses am not nronbet
nor the son Of pronbe Int nredct here flat th timn
will come when Che northern states will I've tc I'd
of the institution OF slavery ms il exists in The sontb
WhyY The whole difficulty. in nv judgement IN regard
to slavery has arisen from u jealousy Of uotl mower
in the Congress Of the United States The neonc 81 tbc
North have been told that the South Obtain an undnc
proportion Of power IN the councils Of the nation because
of the three ftbs representation Of slaves that on te
three million slaves they get eighteen REPRESENTATIVES
Now il the question were looked at poperIy it would
be found that instead of slavery being an element Of mo-
litica power il is an element OF political weakness If
slavery were abolished 10 the Soub and her slaves made
free men, instead of the south having eighteen repre
scntatiyes for her three million slaves she would have
thirty representatives Bt for ts provon az the con-
stitution ali the negroes in tho son would he counted
III
ellis of the nation
This is what was going to show ; and the time will
come when the South will have the North advocating
the institution of slavery Why do saw sop Let ms
20 on with the policy am protesting settle and cIti
yate these lands reduce them to cultivation widen the
demand for cotton widen the demand for rice widen the
demand for sugar and tobacco widen the demand for the
products Of slave labor and lust ia proportion as Won
do that you reconcile the North to the institution of
slavery Let us populate our public lands and reduce
them to cultivation let us embrace Cuba and when we
shall have u sufficient amount OF country aapted 20 the
production OF sugar and To the prodfdon of cotton we
shall supply tho demands AZ home Taking our hun
ed thousand bales Of cotton MS the amount consumed
in the United States and run your incubation to one
hundred and fifty millions and YOU create demand at
home for every pound OF cotton that can be in the
United States Run it up to five hundred millions and
there will be more demand for rice cotton and sugar at
home than you can produce.
When the northern people come to see and know that
sugar. cotton and lice cannot be produced by any other
Kind of labor than slave labor they viii become recon
ciled to the institution The demand beoomnr rreat
they will see and feel the necessity Of having those art
cles Cotton must be had sugar must be had rice
must be had Then present that other great idea that
slave labor is the onIy labor aapted to the production Of
these articles and the non slyehoaing States will be-
como rcconciled to the institution Especially will this
be when tile northern mind comes TO understand that
the man who has his capital invested in labor is the surest
and most reliable friend and advocate Let us under
stand this idea
The senator from Virginia mistook where was driving
He istook tho direction of the conclusion was coming
TO- Look at the three million slaves owned by three
hundred and fory-seyen thousand white persons and