The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-06-23

SOutn, ana set them at liberty. so we
now know what his gradual emancipation
cory is, and what he may lack Of being an
abolitionist.
In answer to this argument of Mr. T., we
introduced, or rather called on to the stand
again, Henry Clay, "a witness that Mr.. T.
had before introduced to show the unjust
and bad policy in the British Government in
thus liberating the slaves of Jamaica, and
his views with regard to such system applied
to the United States, with other authentic
testimony which we introduced to show the
retrogation there, in both the prosperity and
the system of government, which we will not
here do, as we have already run this article
to a greater length than we anticipated.
Then followed our nquiries-Would the
American people be willing to such a sys-
tenn? Would it be good policy in them to
enact by Congress the emancipation of all
the slaves of the several States Would the
South agree to it? and should they not,
would it be either Justly or politically right
to force them to liberate their slaves among
them? or to force them to sell them, and
turn them loose among them, to be part of
them as social and political people, as was
the case in Jamaica? And, would the North
be willing to raise the enormous amount suf-
ficient to pay for all the slaves of the South ::
These are grave questions which the
American people should consider-questions
Of vital Importance to the people of the Unit
ed States! And if the American people should
view them in the light that Mr.. T. does,
such emancipation of the slaves as he holds
to, would be the result, be the ultimatum of
the doctrines of the Republican party. And
such, too would be right and proper, if the
institution of slavery is founded and built in
iniquity as he contends, but such not being
the case, every one should consider these
questions before acting on them; and not
so hastily embrace error as Mr.. T. has done
in attaching himself to the evil side of the
question.
Are the people of the North willing to
furnish the means to buy and liberate all the
slaves ofthe South? If their philanthropy
is sufficient, we think by investigation, they
will find, that the means are not that they
will fall as far short, as we showed during
the discussion, that Mr. T.'s would of meet
ing his equal proportion.
And, then, are they willing toaboandon
the system of our ancestors, andso per
vert the general government as to al
low Congress to pass such general laws of
unlimited power? And are they willing that
the whole negro population Of the United
States shall be turned loose among them, to
become an integral part of them in their po-
litical policy, with all the privileges and i'm
munities of the free white people?
If they are, let lem fall in with Mr.. Taun-
ton. vote the Republican ticket, hasten the
ultimate result that Republication is verg-
ing upon; look forever with the pleasing an
ticipation of seeing a Soloqne sitting in the
Presidential chair, with the renowned Fred.
Douglas Minister to England, with the en-
tailed cquences--following that expert
ence has shown, woodland then would Mr.
It's philanthropic soul leap with joy.
Mr.. Taunton took another position with
regard to the policy of slavery in the United
States, which strikes us as very peculiar.
He objects to slavery in any part of the
United States, because, he says, in time of
war, the whites will all haveto stay at home
to keep the slaves in subjection; and that
the slaves on invitation by the enemy, would
flee to them, and fight against their masters,
as was the case, he says, in the war Of 1912,
when 100 slaves went over to the enemy,
thereby causing the burning of the CapiloI.
Some of Mr.. T's historical knowledge seems
to be rather singular, as well as his positions
and arguments. Wewere not aware. before
being enlightened by Mr.. Taunton, that the
burning Of the Capitol by the British, in
1912, was result Of slavery, we presume,
though, that the Britons furnished him that
valuable historicalreli as he was, we believe,
about that time a subject Of that power.
Experience does not appear to support
these positions of Mr. Taunton very well,
for only some thirty years prior to the war
Of 1912, we had the revolution, with the
same power, and then, twelve thirteenths Of
of the States were slave States, and the his
tory Of the times does not appear to teach us
that the twelve had to stay at home, to hold
in subiecton their slaves, and let the little
State of Massachusetts,, then the only free
State in the Union, battle back the might o
the invading foe, and alone overcome the
enemy, and establish by its own power, the
independence of the whole thirteen. But,
the history Of the times teaches us that the
whole thirteen, engaged with similar might
against the foe, and that instead of slaves
wishing to fee to the enemy, and take ur
arms against their masters, they faithfully
applied themselves to labor in the fields to
produce supplies for their masters. But, in
stead Of the slave fleeing to the enemy, or
the contrary, numbers ofnhite.freemen did
yes, Tories, then, We're more to be feared
than the slaves, and the slaves notc, IRE not
| en- much IN hefearcd nc some white frenmpn