, 1859-02-09

{Frcnl the S. Louis Cea. Christian Advocate, Feb a.
Oae OF the most striking and significant facts
connected With Missouri is The change TINT Is
constantly. going on as it regards The. relative
position OF the white and c1oted population, in
reference to numbers and social position. Scarce-
II q week passes. away without witnessing The
emigration of hundreds Of biAves 10 the South.
Various aad numerous are The. causes for this
unprecedented morem.ns. We can QUIZ emu
uerate q few Of the principal eleme nYolgsd.,
One Of the principal cAusas, IN our judgment,
1slhat it is demonstrated ~ .ciaarIJ az any OF
the problems Of Euclid, lhar 50 far Is Missouri
II concerned, white labor ii far Il ore profitable
than slave labor. stranger coming to ~: i.
Louis would be surprised toi tnd thu. ID the ,ho-
tells: oafber shops. and on the leyee, that the
.dotyou flad'a coiored person performing This
kind OF fahor.':- - =. ! ... ,..,
- We remember, when We first cana 70 this city, ,.,
beng taken BY surprise 10 fad st ,tha hotel,
where We put up, that there was not SC. much -
onecolored person: Wnen We ue9t to,he bay
ber shop, We expected. 81 a mattsr,ot cou-se, 10
meet with cne OF tae sable tplof5ssio1 but ue
we're disappointed. i CORRECT cone!ptiop ,rnsy
he: formed Of their relatiye posision, from The
fact tta. the slave population OF ths, city. -oalY
amounts 10 ], 200, and ~ itregards this number,
many Of taem arc burden 10 their osners..
Another caa.e op:s.,ios powerfully is the IN
souri,; surrounded ~ she lis By fFes States.
stampedeE of slavr4ars Of frequent occurrence
You cannot take up one of the eity papers With,
ont seeing an advertisement with its acompanr-
ing reHurd for the recovery of. runaway slaYes,
: Ws do not belong to that extreme school desig-
uated abollsiou szn.: Wee have 10 syn,p athy
with 1t, and just1 1nstna' it as cause. But We
are uot 10 b. understood ~ approving Of thst,
WAY of dealing with tho institution. Anything
like violent interference with it only serves, il
our judgment. TO inersase The d.1icnItes in the /.
way OF emancipation. But at the ssme time the
difficulty Of hoiaing' s1aEst, under such c'rcnm.
stauces, il certainly one ot tho noss powerful
principles in operation to thin the. State Of
hlarH8. '':- =: :.
hut perbeps of ali ahese cauies il operation,
one Of the most patent il the deep, the firm. 1
the settie obsolnte conElct'du ID that Missouri is !
destined to be free State There are
principles IL operation that must ultimately
.Wo1k out.thta 1esuttt There. il the strong un-
detcurrent of feeling that Iers3deS Ihe depth5
Of the American mind in fasot OF freedom oh.
timing IN embodiment. t. and must soon gather
such lorse 3 to sxeep: 9'efy ~ !ealse Of slavery
is this rising to the suffice 81 rapidly
IS in Missouri. Our friends ut q distance may
rest assured that lie d4Iiof freedom n Missouri
il not far Iistsat, aqd wlen that aay arrives. as
Church, We sllall. have The consolation 10 Icow
have carried the pufe; the everlasting gpape1, that
prockius' liberty to the captive, into every paIt
of the 3ate. Amidst persecution and death We !
have stood 70 ourpost, stood Thie assaulted by all
,he roalignisy and tanaticism tsas political and
zcAl could instira- But what ia
mara sEyiag than all the outward pressure and
opposition that has been brought 70 he1r upm ~,
has l<sn al1. cold shoulder turned toFnrds nAby
some Of these small frends-sd1alt IN every sense
Of the ierm-destitute Of minds tapabla df grasp
ing the mighty .pEneip!es at stue.'~ But *e taaah
God We s.ai i've, and IN esery department Of ouz
sa*t field The work Is extending, and already the
notes Of victory 1H heard: