Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-02-11

charged with hosts of slaves. welding the phys
ical energy Of the country, and an oppressed
white race, which may at some time turn the
hatred now nnrtured against the instruments
which deprive them of their bread to those
whose opulence and power is founded on the
subjection of both subordinate classes. The
growing evil is marked by the far-seeing fore
cast of the oligarchy not only on the census
tables, but on the atmosphere that sighs around
them. But they meet it in the spirit of daring
men-political ambition whispers, and as from
the beginning, It's inaudible breathing swells the
bosom ofthe proud and aspiring with the thought
-"Evil, be then my good" This malady of the
South is now to be cured, the chevaliers think,by
thesword Its frstmovementwas by combination
and diplomacy TO make Presidents, prostitute as
pirants at the North, break compacts, seize Kan
sas, make black line across the continent and
spread the contsgion of Slavery over all the
south ofthe continent and its islands, and make
an occidental empire, In imitation OF the OTien-
tai Empires of Timour and Mohammed. Sue
cess seemed to answer to the first well-directed
push, but Kansas at last proved a stumbling
block, and now schemes of direct and immedi-
ate aggression, under Executive auspices, with
arms, are meditated The shades of Cortez and
Pizarro visit in dreams the couches of number
less military chieftains with the spoils of Mex
leo, South America and Cuba in their hands,
and Satrapers, with crowds Of vassals held of
some victorious conqueror, rise in visions to put
our plain confederated Republic of free citizens
to shame. @
But this age, unhappily for all military me-
teors, is utilitarian. The sober minds of our
countrymen see no advantage in ravaging Mex
ice or Cuba nor do they think Slavery such
blessing that they should incur the disgrace of
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yoke. 1t is against the genius of our Republic,
born of Freedom and federation, to provoke by
fragrant wrong, and, especially, by wrong hav-
ing still greater one for its purpose, the estab-
ishment of Slavery in neighbOring Republic,
which fought, braEely and successfully to abOl-
ish it. This scheme for alleviating our plague
by visiting it upon another people is not just,
nor will it succeed.
There is another remedy deriving its force
from the nature of our Constitution. It is, in
deed, It's healing principle, curing wounds 9TH
erwise irremediable. 1t is Freedom. 1t is the
deliverance of two incongruous races from an
unnatural connection, and setting both free
That sable race, bred in the pestilence Of Africa
is a blot on the fair prospect of our country
The institution which grows up of its servitude
is poisonous excresenee, which sucks the vi
tality out of those to whom it clings 1t is an
institution which, in making the aliment of the
whole society in which it exists depend on the
growth of Slavery, makes this at last the lot of
all who are not the masters.
Deliverance, therefore, from a people who
cannot assimilate with our people, the subjects
of an institution utterly abhoTent to our free
institutions, is the natural and easy mode of re-
storing symmetry TO our political systems and
equality among the people and States of the
Union.
How happily might the genius and gen
erous enthusiasm Of the leading spirits of
the South accomplish this grand result, if the
patriotism which lies at the bottom of their
hearts would hold in check their heady ambi-
ton? Even the soaring fight which would
carry the flag Of this country over all the sur
tounding islands of the Gulf and nations of our
ness of our etrengtn vfoAs---44a-iE N the f1Il-
the wisdom, justice, freedom and love of liberty
that first unfurled it. But no ! buccanneering
abroad-threats, violence and sinister intrigue
at home-are the auspices under which these
vast designs are inaugurated.
s,- 30 for Falconer's voice
To lure those tasseI gentles back again,
But bondage is hoarse and may not speak aloud" I"
If there is no commanding voice to bring
these highfyers back again to the just, wise and
peaceful policy that once characterized our Gov
ernment-if the two races Of the Impoverished
whites and enslaved blacks, with mutual hate,
subject each other to a common oppression and
i'dare not speak aloud" the first heavy calamity
that comes from either the perverted ambition
that would usurp power over the weaker ma
tinns around us, or the weaker class among us,
will awaken new sense of patriotism. The
counsels of Washington, Jefferson, Macon and
CASTOR, Of Lowndes, Pinckney, Crawford, and
all the lights of the South that led the way to
homogeneous institutions to make our Union per-
petual, viii again prevail, and Mr.. Calhoun's
sectionalism viii abate its presumption. The
patriotism of the South will then scan the cause
of the growth of the North, and will gradually
open the way to that prime element of its pros
perity-Free Labor. The reform will be grad
ual, as all mighty movements to be safe must
be slow. Whenever region is acquired within
our tropics to make permanent home for our
African freedmen, emancipation will take place
rapidly all along the line Of Slave States border
ing on the Free. Our slaves might even be al
lowed to make compositions with their masters
and work out their own freedom in the rich
countries of the tropics, where the labor of
man adapted to the climate is worth four times
as much as in Virginia and Kentucky. And
whether this be done or not, / am satisfied that
if such refuge is provided for the blacks-and
the argument that emancipation will place them
on an equality, within the States, with the la
boring white man is thus taken out of the mouths
of the supporters of the instituton-the same
/ class of men whose prejudiees, aroused by the
fact that they have been injured by the compe-
ttion of slave labor, has vented itself by aiding
to perpetuate the slavery Of the instruments Of
their ruin, will in turn demand that the slave
shall be removed-they will vote his emancipa-
| tion, when they know that emancipation includes
removal from the State. 1t Is only by the joint
action of the State and National Government
that emancipation can be effected. President
Monroe, an eminentlY practical statesman, gave
this as his opinion in the Virginia OonVentionin
1929, and when it was suggested that the Ma
| tional Government could not interfere in this
delicate matter, he declared that it could do so
| in aid of the State Governments, and that eman-
eipation was not practicable without such aid.
And" he says, s'if we find that this evil
II Slavery has Preyed upon the vitals Of the
Union, and has been prejudieial to ali the States
where it has existed and is likewise repugnant
to their several State Constitutions and Bills of
| Right, why may we not expect that they will
unite with US in accomplishing its removal ~
The Indians have been removed from the DIFF
ierent States at the expense of the General Gov
ernment, and new homes provided for them, and
as there are free negroes in every one of tho
States, and the subject is thus brought home TO
the people of all, what is to prevent the Fsdere'
Government from offering to all that class, " a.
are willing to accept it, home in clima' q Ton
genial to their natures, and throwing aronn,
them its protection, as has been done T,ortbe n
dians. lido not propose that any ma :, sbould h.
constrained to go there, but that W. should off,,
them the inducement to go, prec ,isely as we n
with the people of our own race, when we aroD;r,
for them regions like California, In which tb,.T
can better their condition. Without flTthe- az.
ton on the part Of our Go government than to Sc
cure hcmesteads to tho1e who are now free, OF