Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-04-19
Hard Facts.

| Ii i exceeding difficult to prehsnd what thf
ffeesoilcrs propose to themselvcs, or how they
imagine the reign Of universal freedom. n
their sense Of the term--is to he brought about
Day in and day out, from early mora ia dc"y
eve from January to December. the columns "i
tho New York Tribune nre burlhenei with lacl.
rymose icremaids over Tie condition. 1t per
Sambo. The cause of Freed I'm =" j. that
which lies most nearly and heavily at The .oart If
the philosopher oil the Tribune aud furnishes the
lchiei inspiration Of all his editorials. But with
all that is said about tho cause IT freedom. aud
the everlasting niger, no feasible plan looking 10
emancipation has been devised. 1t is simply an
appeal to tho anti slavery prejudiccs Of The people.
for political purposes. It il n wicked agitation
that can effect no Interior good whatever.
1t is evident, however. that the game Is nearly
played ont and that the sober second thought is
taking possession Of the minds Of the people.
The Republicans nro alarmed and have we'll.
nigh abandoned all intention Of running n cand
date for the Presidency who Is tho perfect embod-
iment of their ideas. Thoy are casting about for
a conservative. which is. In itself, n tact confess
sion Of their weakness. We have mo, with moth
cras they nrc pursuing, rs tho following from the
Now York Express, which is herewith suhjoincd;
II surprising bow much idle brcaiK is wasted
on the question Of slavery. Let us try once more
il we cannot diyest the Abolitiunisis Of every
shadow of pretence that they are consiiiatonHiy
or practically, on the right side of tho question;
! First-Tho Constitution recognizes and susans
the sovereignty If the United States in its prcam-
bio and articles. The former concludes thus,
" Do ordain and establish this Constitution for the
United States Of America"
iSecond-Ths sovereignty and the exclusive
power of local legislation except in the cases pro.
y:dGd for in Article 1st Section 9Th. where purtic
ular powers arc reserved to tho General Govern.
mcnt, exist undispucd, and especially with regard
to tho rights Of property. its acquisition, wrongs
and remedies, its transfers by contracts, devises
descents, &c, &c.
MUd-This property in some States consists
Of slaves; and in all, Of houses, lands, ships, fac
tories, products Of industry, franchises, or what
it is under tho exclusive and absolute control of
tho people of tho United States in their several
States.
Fourth. Slaves then. are lawful property under
the Constitution. aad can be carried, ~ well MS
any other property. into any State or Territory
where it is not excluded by law. And, until i, il
excluded by law, it may be carried into any Ter.
Now let US look Mt another form Of the abolition
question
Slavery must DO abolished in one of three
ways--by voluntary emancipation on the pntt Of
the owners of slaves, by force, or by purchase.
First. The first and second modes are now nd
mittcd To be impractcablc.
Second. Tho third mode, by purchase, wonld re-
quiro for their liberation calling tho numbsr
four ,nillion-abut three thousand million dol,
lars Mt tho. onst calculation averaging tho prices
now given for sla,es Mt a reasonable figure.
How is this money to he obtained The rcye
aud the credit Of tho United States nrc totally
inadequate to raise any such sum. The whole
specie, ind bank note circulation founded there.
on. arc but about three hundred million dollars
! Ih'rd. But suppose it could he accomplished
by some financial scheme rs the ssuo Of paper
M oncy or treasury scrip, redeemahc ut the cud
Of one or two hundred years, what then would
harpcn'
pated slaves. consisting of idlrrs rum WAYS, sink
aud MANNED, old men, women and children. would
become pnupcrs and II tax on the white population
Of the United States
IT, support these wopla cnst at the lowest ral
c,lat'on, thirty cents day fer each person. and
tius II would amount to-
$500 900 pcr day
So l0o. 600 per week !,
- ION 600 per month -
SlUo $500 900 per year!!l,
Arctic people Of the United States ready to in
t,r debt Of lonr thousand millun to buy NJ these
ntStnc@, who are in the most favored position they
e % can possibly occupy, and then pay hundred
t. lions moro per annum for supporting the puurcrs
bet loose on the community by the crazy Abolition.
ihtsg
Efh--But as the three thousand millions rur-
+ehase money would have to be raised ou credit and
would carry an intcaest Of mt least six per cent
Ifer this would in itself amount To ono hun
lGrcd and eighty millions per annum, aud SO the
ennual charge Of the country would he three hun.
4 dred and eighty millions of dollars and upwards to
lrlease those distracted abolitionists, Helper,
Il Wendell Phillips, Seward, aud Fred Douglass,
aand their unthinking, If not wicked followers
4 If there is grain Of common sense left in the
so called Republican party. weappeal to it to back
out Of its Illusions md its revolutionary and indie
feasible schemes.
4 TIE Constitution is against them. and If it were
not, their plans nre utterly impracticable.