Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-02-23
BY FRANK II. BLAIR, Jr.

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growth ofltilcrnore than one generation-riyals lhc
maturel glories which have contributed to others,
is most fitted to lead in an enterprise intended to
impart to the whole country the principles upon
which he own prosperity rests. The first-born of
the ordinance of 1887, she will be recreant to her
own origin If she fails to claim universal empire for
the principle to which she owes her pre-. eminence.
That magma charfa, ,conceivedby the mind and heart
of Mr. Jeferson to secure youin the rights which
he proclaimed to belong to all. in theimmortaldec
laration which asserted ouI liberties. has opened
TO you aboundess career of opu!encc and glory; and
| come with confidence TO invoke your aid for the
plan by which he sought give to all the same no
be inheritance which he secured to you
When the great declaration OF our rights was pro-
blamed, there existed amongst us an institution an
omaous and inconsistent with its great truths and
with the form and spirit of the Government framed
upon them. 1t is well known that not only JET
ferson, but all the great men OF that day. sought by
every means TO eradicate this evil The plan by
which Jefferson desired to give practical and uni
verSal effect TO the true principles of our Govern
ment, and root out that element ofevil which would
fatally affect the whole, is containe in the follow
! ing briefand pregnant sentences In u letter TO
Mr.. Sparks, he says:
''T1 SECOND Ollie, t. the most interesting TO
coming home hysica AMI moral characters. i
happn and ,afety provide asylum, viii
by degrees, send the whole Of that POI uat the
groes) from among aud establish them under pl-
ronage and protection, SEPARATE, free independent
people. country climate friendly
and happiness"
Speaking ola proposition similar in many re-
spccts, urged by him upon the Legislature Of his
native State he says:
''I has however, be found that the public mind would
yet bear the proposition will at this day.
the day is not far distant when it bear and adopt it,
or w1rs, Will follow Nothing Is more certainly written in
the book Of than that these people he negroes TO
& O. rec nor !; G m less & certain tam, nes two races eS h
opinion have drawn ndeb lines Of distinction between
them II is still in direct the of
evil will wear off insnsiv and their place be- rari paua
filed up by free While laborers IL the contrary, it is
prospect held uT should look in vain for example
in the spanish deportation dcetion of the NJ ors'
In letter to Mr.. Coles, he said
..Yet the of advancing
time .eiH conue aud whether brought by the gem
crous energies Of minds, by the bloody process
Of s.. Dingo excited and conducted by the power Of
p-esent enemy. stationed permanently within
leaf Of or history DO. yet turned OF r..
The time has come to begin the movement Cor c.
Emancipation, to be accomplished by the generous
/ energies of our minds,'' rather than through
that other process the contemplation Of which fills
US with horror and alarm, Every nation that has
embraced Slavery has perished under the intolerl-
BILE burden-pershcd either by violence or the pois
. on with which it taints and corrupts society. Al
ready the virus has penetrated, and is spreading
through the veins of this nation; and unless speedy
relielis found, shall be fatally infected. 1t is
admitted by al to be the cause of the deep and bit
ter fued which threatens to rend us into sections,
and destroy the Confedcracy; and vet no remedy is
proposed no solution is limited at, except to let il
alone, TO grow and tester aud corrode. Ii is the
cause ofsnost of the ill-wl between Us and neigh
boring nations. IL is tlnt.ng the morals and
rupting the blood of our 1t his devastated
the soil and mpove ve ished the mass OF the people
where it exists Ithas blnislcd education beyond
! the reach OF the poor, and eradcatcd from the
hearts OF many all respect and love for free insttu
tions. Its dcmoralizng influence has spread far
beyond the confines OF the States in which il is re-
cognized. and allied itself politically with every ell
ement of cvi be found within the wide limits of
the land. It's partizlns seek openly to increase,
tend, and perpetuate it, and We are told, even by
those who deploro these things that must be
left alone. say that measures must be taken, by
which the people Of the slave States can relieve
themselves OF it, we shall soon cease to exist as
u free people. Already, since the Revolution, the
slaves have increased ten fold; mounting up from
half million to near five millions; increase in
the same proportion for the same length OF time
will make their number fifty millions. The country
will be incapable OF sustaining such a burden
What propose is no measure olrashness or incon-
siderate haste, but the deliberate and ma,ured
thought ofthe most iar-seeing aud sagacous OF all
our statesmen. ltis simply to provide an asylum,
in the congenial regions OF the American tropics,
for such OF our negroes are now free, or who
hereafter maybe eniranchised by States or ndivid
uils, and who may choose to 20 there, and 10 cfcr
them such inducements, by securing them self gov
ernmeIt, free hUmesteads, and protection against
foreign or domestic moestaton, rs they will not
and cannot refuse to accept
This proposition covers wide field ofdscuss; on,
and can do no more than glance alta few of the
considerations which seem to recommend it. II
does not seem to me that any objection can be rails
ed to the purchase OF the necessary territory by the
Government. i he power has been so often exer-
cised, and especially by thosewho would be most
likely TO oppose the object ofths purchase, that we
m ~ fairly consider that their mouths are closed
Soaso in regard to setting apart tic coontry pur
chased for the occupation of Particular OF pco-
ple-that has been done often. and is being done
cry day. When the Indians began to cucumber the
Northwestern and Southwestern Territories, we
bought their old homes, purchased new homes for
thcm paid fcr their removal to these new homes, and
then paid them annuitIcs to indnc, them to remain
there in peace and quiet. These Indians had been
our enemies; the negroes have always been our
friends and dependents, spending their lives in our
service. Certainly we can do for friendly people
what we have SO often done for our enemies. Those
i who believe that the negroes an inferior race
will rejoice in complete separation of the races
aud thus avoid THAI contact which deteriorates our
own; nor is il possible for those who think different
ly to oppose the opening OF new regions where tho
negroes shall be invited to so, and take up free
homeSteads ana ENJOY free government under the
protection Of the United States. As well might the
friends of the free white laborers object to acqusi
ton ofnew CALIFORNIA;, for their occupation and
ployment Tits clear tlatthc two races cannot oc-
lcupy the same States without mutual injury. One
race will infict either social or legal degra-
dationup the other. By long contact their b.ood
will become so mingled, that they viii merge into a
monsrei race, inferior to either of the original types
This is one of the most deporable results to be ap
pretended from the unnatural juxtapositon ratl-
er commingling of the races; and this contamina-
ting process, already far advanced, threatens to
make US race ofhybrids. and blot the beauty Of
that glorious line, which believe to be, in form
and soul, the nobest development of mankind
This is idle fears it isa present and appalling re-
alty-a muddy rivulet sufces discoIor the bright
waters Of rivera small and dusky cloud obscures
the sum- and shuts out his splendors from the world
serves to justify in the minds Of some the system Of
Slavery it exists here. makes that system in fact
more I'M curious, because difficult to eradicate
more intolerabe in its forms, aud more disgust
ing by its inevitable tendency to corrupt the blood
OF both races Nothing can save from the pol
luton but q compile separation ,@lo4 r7(
Ibelievc that the condition of affirs upon our
continent at this time is such to favor this mea
ure The empires established in tho American tro-
pics by the Spaniafds are fast falling, ifthey have
not already fallen, to decay ard the colored race
are resumng sway in that climate so coDgcnial to
E their natures, The attempt made by the Spaniar rs