Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1860-06-28
VOL. 3-NO. 26

NAl cave C%alte a1A tt~
: Barbary States occupy nearly the
: same parallels Of lAtitude-occupy
1 nearly the same extent of longitude
embrace nearly the same number OF
. square miles. enjoy kindred advan-
;agos Of climate. being equally re-
! moved from the cold OF the North and
the burning heat Of the tropics; and
also enjoy kindrel boundaries Of land
and water. with kindred advantages
OF ocean anl sea-wiih this difference.
that the boundaries OF the two regions
are precisely reversed. 80 that where
l. land in one case is water IN the
other. while in both cases there j. the
same extent of ocean end the same
extent of sea- Nor is this all AlgieIs
for long time the most obnoxious
place in the Barbsry States of Africa
once branded by an isdigsant
chlonicler as wall of the Barbarian
world, lis situated near the parallel
of 36ieg 30min. north latitude, be-
ing the line of the Missouri Compro-
mise, which once marked the wall"
Of Slavery in our country west Of the
Mississippi; while Morocco. the chief
present seat of Slavery in the African
Barbary. is on the parallel Of Charles
ton. There are no two spaces on the
surface of the globe. eqnal in extent
and an examination of the map viii
verify what | am about 10 state
which present so many distinctive
I features of resemblance: whether we
consider the common parallels of lati-
tude on which they lie, the common
nature Of their boundaries, their COM
mon productions. their common eli
mate, or the common barbari>m which
sought shelter In both. 10 not stop
to inquire why Slavery banished at
last frcm Europe-banished also from
that part Of this hemisphere which
corresponds in latitude 10 Earope.
should have entrenched itself in both
hemispheres between the same paral-
lels of latitude. 50 that Virginia. Car.
olina, Mississippi. and Missouri.
should be the American compliment
to Morocco, Alglers, Tripoli, and.
Tunis.. But there is one important
point in the parallel which remains Ia
be fulfilled The barbarous Emperor
of Morocco, in the words of a treaty.
has expressed his desire that Slavery
might pass from the memory Of mca:
while Algiers. Tripoli, and Tuais, az
ter cherishing Slavery with a tcnaciiy
equaled only by the tenaciiy Of South
Carolina. have successfully renowned
it, and delivered it over to the indig-
nation Of mankind. I'm following this
example the parallel will be complete,
and our Basbary will become the
complement to freedom TO the Alri-
can Barbary, as it has already been
its complement in Slavery, and is un-
qnestionably its complement in ge-
ographical character.
III. From the consideration Of Slav-
cry in its practical results. illustrated
by the contrast between the free states
and slave states. psss now to an-
other stage of the argument, and pro-
cecd to exhibit slavery in its influence
on the character of slave masters.--
Nothing could undertake more pain
tul, and yet there j. nothing which is
more essential to the discussion, es-
pecialy in response TO the prctensiVns
Of Senators on this floor, nor j. there
any point on which the evidence il
more complete. 1t i in the charac-
ter Of slavery itself that we are 10 find
the character of slave masters: bnt !
need not 60 back to the gollen lips Of
Chrysostem 10 learn that "Slavcry i
the fnit OF cove;oasness. Of extrava-
gance. of Unsuitable grcedincss. for
we have already seen that this FIVE
fold enormity is Inspired by the single
idea of compelling men To work with
out wages. Thi, spirit must naturally
appear in the slave-master. Bat the
eloquent Christian saint did not dir
close the whole truth. Slavery i
founded on violence, as we have al
ready too clearly seen, Of course. it
can be sustained only by kindred vi
olence. sometimes against the defense
less SLAVE, sometimes against the free
man, whose Indignation l. aroused at
the outrage. II is foundei on brutal
and vulgar rrctensions. as we have
already too clearly seen. of course. it
can be sustained only by kindred biu-
iality AMI vulgariiy. The denial of
all right in the slave can be SUSTAINED
only by a disregard Of other rights.
common to the whole community.
whether OF the person. Of the press. o.
Of speech. Where thi, exists there
can be bat one supreme law, 20 which
ali other laws. legislative or social.
are subordinate, and tins is the ire
tended law OF slavery. All ihess
things must be manifest in slave mas
ters, and vet. unconscious OF their
true condi ION. they make boasts
which reveal still further the unhappy
influence. Barbarons standards of
conduct are unblushingly avowcd-
The swagger Of bully j. called chiv-
airy: a swiltness to quarrel Is called
courage: the bludgeon j. adopted a
the substitute for argument. and as
sassinafion is lifted To be one of the
fine arts. Long ago il was fixed Ger
tain that the day which made msn
a slave took half his worth away"
words from the ancient harp Of Homer
resounding through long generations.
Nothing here is said Of the hnman be-
ings at the other eni Of the chain. To
aver that on this same Cay all his
worth is taken away might seem ia
consistent with exceptions which We
gladly recognize: but alas. IL Is too