M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-12-29

the exception, perhaps, Of a few hun.
dred surreptitiously introduced, isna.
tive to the soil. Their ancestors were
conveyed from Africa in the ships Of
Old England and New England
cloud applause.) They now number
between three and four Millions
Has any person, Of any party oropin.
ion, proposed, in sober earnest,
practical method OF Wholesale cmln.
cipation. | believe most persons, ia
ALL parts Of the country, are Of opln.
ion, that free labor is steadily gaining
ground. 1t would in my indgnitnt
have already prevailed i'll Hies two
northern tiers u tiie siaveh6i1Ithg
States, had ADVANCES not beer uni8p.
ply retarded 10y the irritating aglia
lions of the day. Loui applause.)
But has any person, whose opinion +,
entitled to the slightest respect, ever
undertaken to sketch out the details
Of a plan for eGecting the change at
once, by any legislative measure that
could be adopted. Consider only, I
pray you, that it would be to ask the
South to give up one thousand mill.
ions OF property, which she holds by
a title satisfactory to herself, as the
first step, Then estimate the cost of
an adequate outfit for the support Of
the emaucipatcd millions; then reflect
.ou tho arrangement OF the industrial
system OF the South, and all the
branches Of commerce and manufac.
tNres that depend on its great staples;
then the necessity OF comforting equal
political privileges on the emancipa.
ted race, who being free would DO con.
tent with nothing less, if anything
less were consistent with our political
system; then the consequent organiza.
ton OF two great political parties on
the basis OF color, and the eternal feud
which would rage between them; and
finally, the overflow into the free
States Of II vast multitude of needy
and helpless cmlgrants, who, being
excluded from many OF them land
among Vtners from Kansas S)--(boister.
GUS !aughtcD-would prove doubly
burdensome, where they are admitted.
Should we, sir, with all our sympa-
thy for the colored race, give very
cordial reception to two or three hun.
drpd thousand destitute emancpatod
slaves! Does not every candid man
see, that every one Of these steps pre-.
sents difficulties OF the most tormida.
bic charactar-dltiiculties for which,
as far as know, no man ana no party
has proposed solution! And is it,
sir, for the attainments OF objects So
mani!c5uy impracticable, pursued,
toO, by the bloody pathways OF treason
and murder, that We will allow the
BtupeudouS evil which now threatens
us, to come upon the country2 Shall
we permit this curiouSIy compacted
body polite, the incest adjustment Of
human wisdom, to go to pieces!-
(Cri,s OF No, no.'D Will we blast
this beautiful symmetric form; para.
lyzo this powerful arm of public
strength; smite with imbecility this
great national ihtellects Where, sir,
o where, will be the flag of the Uni.
ted States! Where our rapidly IN.
influence in the family of ma.
tions! Already are they rejoicing in
our divisions. Tie last foreign Jour-
nal which have read, in COMMENT
Ing upon the event at lIarper'S Ferry,
lwellS upon it as something that
''will compel US to keep tho peace
with the Powers oi Europe," i" and thar
means 10 take the law from them ip
Jur international relations. .u'...yJ
meant to have spoken ofthe vi. ok
Of that magnificent and mutually ben
oticial commercial intercourse which
now exists between the producing aud
S'ates-on the hostile
.aritiS in time ofpeace and the habit.
IalIy recurring border wars by which
t will be annihiated. | meant to
rave said a word Of the navy Of tho
United States; and therich inheritance
fits common glories. Shall we give
Up this ? The memory of our fathers
--oi those happy days when the men.
II the North aud South stood together
or the country, on hard fought fieldsS
Wien the South sent her Washington
. Massachusetts, and New England
sent her Greene to Carolina--is all
his forgotten +! lis all the counsel
hat we two have shared ;'allthe joint
abOrs to found this great repnblic-L-i
S this "ail forgot y and will we per-
nit this last great experiment of con-
ydcrate rtpublicanism to become a
'rover6 and 10y word TO tie nationst
Cries of No, no, never" No, fel. j
ow citizens ne, thousand times no,
'recious legacy ofour fathers, it shall
% down honered and cherished TO ours
hildren. Loud applause. Gener.l
tionS unborn shall, enjoy lis privileg.
5 as We have done, and ii NC leave
hem poor. in all besides, we will.