The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-07-07
NEGROPHOBIA : INTOLERANCE IN
WASHINGTON.


at gulp.
NEGROPHOBIA INTOLERANCE IN
WASHINGTON.
The approach of dog-days appears to have
the same effect in developing the symptoms Of
negrophobia in the Black Democracy, which is
produced upon the canine species in bringing
out the latent poison Of hydrophobia. The fol
lowing, from the editorial columns Of the Wash
ington States, paper believed to be in the in
terest of Mr.. Douglas, evinees degree Of rabid
malice and hatred of everything free, which we
could not have supposed to exist in this COM
paratvely high latitude. 1t will be seen that the
States demands summary measures for the ex-
pulsion of Abolitionism from Washington.
That patriotic journal calls for immediate &C
ton. 1t is very evident that this organ of the
Sham Democracy is anxious TO stimulate the
mob spirit among the Office holders and depend
ants of the Administration. That it will be
able to infuse its lawless and detestable spirit
into the mass of the community, of either party,
we do not believe. The friends of Freedom
will look with pity and contempt upon this fee
bic ebullition of ProSlavery malignity, which
threatens at this late day to expel them ri ct
drmiS from the seat of Government The day
has gone by when such threats can be of any
avail.
The suggestion that the permanent rule of
the slave party is essential to the prosperity of
Washington, is decidedly cool Every man of
common intelligence in the country knows, that
but for Slavery in this District and the sur
rounding country, Washington would now have
numbered its population by hundreds of thou
sands.
But the States assumes, by implication, that
the dissolution of the Union is to follow the
triumph of the Republican, party; and it is from
this dire calamity that the ruin of Washington
is to come. This is the old trump card of the
Black Democracy. 1t has done good service
in its day, but it no longer possesses its potency
1t is well known to be an empty bravado, which
is never resorted to until all other arguments
fail
The States has the hardihood to assert that
Abolitionism has already done incalculable
injury " to this city. This, like the others, is
merely bald assertion, unsupported by sin
gle fact. An appeal to fact demonstrates its
stupidity.
The city of Washington, during the first fifty
years of its existence, made very slow progress in
wealth and population. In 1910, just fifty years
after its foundation, its population was only
$4,000. The censuses prior to that date show
] e
sand. 1t is we'll known that the Anti-Savery
agitation sprang up about the year 1890. But
it may be conceded to have existed since
1920, when the Missouri question arose. Up
to that date, the benefcent influences Of Sla-
very upon the city had been undisturbed, and
the result of its fostering influence for thirty
years was a population of $4,000. During the
next ten years, it arose to about $4,000. This
brings us to 1880. In the succeeding ten years
which may be called the martyr decade of abo
litionism, the city continued to progress as
slowly as ever, and its population in 1910 was
$4,000. By this time, the abolitonists had
conquered the right to be heard in Washing
ton. John Quincy Adams was in his glory
and a year or two later, Joshua R. Giddings,
and other bold champions of Freedom, made
their appearance. Still later in the decade
came Hale, Chase, and Seward and the cen.
sus of 1850 shows population of 10000, or a
gain of 10000 in the first decade of abolition
ism. The census of next year will exhibit a
population in the city of at least 100000 or a
gain of 10000
Now, if we could descend to the miserable
bubbles which are the usual resort of the ad-
vocates of Slavery, we might attribute these
results TO the advent of free discussion in the
Halls of Congress. But the truth is, that free
discussion has had nothing to do, one way or
the other, with the prosperity Of the city. The
greater increase of population is owing to the
gradual disappearance of Slavery, and the cor.
responding influx Of free population. If Sla-
very had been abolished twenty years ago, in
stead of being merely discussed in Congress,
the city would to-day have been at least twice
as wealthy and populous as it is No man OF
common intelligence can compare the Northern
and Southern cities, or those of Ohio and Ken
tucky, and withhold his assent from this as
sertion. --.
The event which is destined to place Wash
ington on the high road to prosperity will be
the election of Republican President. That
event will seal the doom of the Slavery and
disunion fanatics. They will skulk away like
bats and owls to their dark abodes, never more
to be heard Of Truth crushed to the earth
will rise again" but error falls, ike Lucifer,
never to rise.
The Washington States says
In pecuniary point of view, the District
of Columbia has paramount interests in the
election of the Democratic candidate for the
next Presidency. This Slavery agitation,
brought here by the Stewards, the Summers,
the Giddingses, the Chases, ct id omne genus,
has been of incalculable injury to the growth
and establishment of the Metropolis. 1t has
affected the value Of property to an amount that
cannot be anything like justly estimated. Such
will continue to be the case until Black Repub-
hcanism is so rebuked as to prevent it from
ever again holding up its hideous head.
"Let mems minds everywhere be satisfied
that the Anti Slavery party is not only scotched,
but absolutely killed-that the Union is irwin.
chile against its traitorous Vaccinations
that there is bona tide and durable peace be-
tween the North and the Southland there is
not a spot upon this continent that would pre-
sent as many attractions to retiring capitalists
for residence as Washington and Georgetown
united The transcendent beauty of the scenery
from the range of hills by which they are envi-
roned, the salubrity of climate, the year round
healthfnlness of location, the convenience of po-
sition, the advantages for becoming acquainted
with the most distinguished men in the country,
the inducements of good society, the increasing
attention bestowed upon the arts and sciences,