The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1860-04-06

W "'Nf, bi'iJ bo"'tGs, ana 4 few hua
drcd S"mnoies and muIa,oes from Florida.
(Langhter.) Now, JUS, take tho rule of
three, and see how much tine and money
1t would cost 10 cxrcl five miii"ns. (Grca,
laughter and ari'ia"se.) Bn, to be more
serious upon the su!:j"', 7 say no example
exists in history uf the deportation Of such
great masses Of men from any country.
Two cases occur 10 me which Present a
real Eara'lrli-m. One was the .tfurt of the
| Spanish government in the re,~ns Of Phil
~ III and ~, to clear ahrn, 25 GOO Moors
out OF Spa'". Ii cost Philip III. three
years, war and two whole armies 10 Lun,
~ handful Of meu, and export item even
to neighbori"g coast-wh;ch They could
almost touch with their liands-cf northern
Africa. Another atamrle os CURED in the
rr'Sn OF Peter tie Grca, Owing 20 sore
Local controversy, agreat migration Of :.
Tartar tribe from RnSsia to China. to the
number Of some millions of human Lciurs
took place and the narrative of that c.t.-
/ dIs, of its suU'rigs. uf ia dcsi,uc,;ors of
lie, Is ";'" OF th" inovin:. pictures ofhuman
history. IN the mere .iirri to pass from
on" n"ght'orirg country t. another, h,.if .,,
the people P"r:shcd-I.ri>h,d niserahly s.y
starvation aud war. ! ssy, then, hat the
idea is practically impossible. Blu, if were
possible what are we to say Of its humanity 2
What is the humanity "f setting whole ar
mics I" hunt np five millions Of coorcd la,
torcrs III the South, aud At the point Of the.
sword and laycuet drive them from this
country!
For they are race that cling to lis. and
have yet to lie drives away if ,l,ry mast yn.
They are parasitic race, who cling viii,
conscious dependence Ia ihe whites. Be-
yona all that, they are s.taci,c,i to the
country. Il is their home. They know wei,
that th"v are batter of here, even rs slaves
hay, that they are better OF hcaus,
they are saves-than they ever were IN AZ
rira, or 't7Sr would l.. in Jamaica or uayii
They know it well, and they will not 20.
Else, why don't they go! Why dnut those
blacks who are p.ra:iing the county, m.sS
ing speeches, to Jam ai:a aud hrcome
members OF Inc Legislature, (IaugEtrr)
or 10 llayti and become dukes, counts aud
cmrer"rsa Qtencwcl laughter) Why do
, they stay here, unless, Is say, they know
; they are better OF here than anywhere
/! else
beg yon to remember. gentlemen, how
| out republican friends in their transceu,lcntal
humanity have BOWED over tn. fac, ,la,
two or three hundred blacks hav. been.
driven out of Louisiana and Arkansas dur
ing the last year. Horrill cruelty to two or
three hunIred hergsa Aud ". they
themselves proposed to eSI'el Eve mil!ous,
through all sort Of sufI.rngs: that is. AS
many Of them Ms shall escape death at the
point Of the bavouet and mouth Of the can.
non, or starvation in the woods or Sitting
in the middle passage. That, forsooth is
to ee the remedy. The remnant Of these,
are 10 be landed on the shore. Of Africa
there to relapse into primitive barbarsm,
| rs their race always has done except a
| handful Of thousand who have been colon
| ized in A frica under favorable circumstances
and special care. But to return to George
Washington. Why did. he not propose
the abolition Of slavery in Virginia; Cen
tI"men, he was no religious bigot, no crazy
fanatic, no wild radical. He WAS a states
man, he looked to practical ends bv practical
means. Ilc knew well that abolition was
imPracticsbe as a fact, that If the condition
of the slave Virginia was evil It was
an ineradical evil. and was to be left like
the other institutions of society, ). to the
good ProvideneG of God. That was his con.
c'nsion, and. put it to you, there was no
other possible solution Of his act. You
have got to impute to him insince rity and
cowardics unless you suppose HAT he thus
reasoned and thus concluded And If he
did come TO a wise conclusion !; If, gentle
men, we have evils in the northern States
any, we have inequalities Of condition a
morg us, plenty Of them, I,wouh suggest
to you. if any Of you happen to be- mem.
her Of the Legislature of Connecticut, or ex-
pect 5tSbe By and by, Qanglter), that at
the earliest possible day in:the ,pursuit Of
| these tragscendental theories yofabolitionists
fthat isto say, ofpntting'an end to all
human inequalities Of condition, sSlor and
everything else, you introduce q bi,l to
this effect: pc it enacted, thai aft the inc.
qualities offortune in the State of Connect.
icyt+ bnt especially inequalities Of mental
fass'afies, be and aa.helsams ave hereby ,ab.
olisheh.' General labghtsr) You will,
find that just as -ssnaible aaisa, Just as bu-,
meme. Just ss moral just as cons6nsue with
reasop, ,sosssiense ard religion, sssil shese
Wild 1hstupidj isilly,' msckisssns .pr1jac,t,ss,