The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-02-15
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The Lexington lky.I Otssvrss publishes the
remarks OF RooxR w. HANsoH, Esq., an emf.
neat member Of the bar In that ci y, and q
header Of the Wing party Of that State, at the
festival lately given by the municipal aeshori.
siss aud si,izsns VI Lexington, to the members
or the Kentucky Legisiature. Mr. HANSON
makcs some suggestions In HE address 10 The
Kentucky Legislature, upon the ubject Of pro.
tectioa for slAve properly, which are not ua.
worthy the attention Ut the l.egisia. urs VI Vir.
Ginia- Whlist there are those who msy differ
from him IN his political views, aud his ardent
deyotlon, now aud always, 70 the American
Union, yet all must agree that the police sys.
tom which he recommends u . wise aud prac-
aicat suggestion, and ought to be pat II fOrce by
all the border slave States. "All The South needs
for the pro OF slavery IN the States" says
Mr.. HANSON, "is the establishment Of proper
police reg ialions upon Inc border. kentucky
should set the example to her sister Southern
States by ESTABLISHING a line Of police along the
banks OF the Oniv; other States should make
similar provisions, until the entire line BE-.
tween the slave and the free States would bris.
tie with the bayonets of vigilant and faithful
sentineis the value Of half Of the negroes who
escape To the free States would pay the expense.
able the people the frontier to own slaves,
and thereby prevent the subs titution of white
labor, aud the creation in q few years inside OF
slave States of . frec-soil border, in which
there will be no slaves. 1t is worthy Of mem
ton here, that Bracken county, Kentucky, in
which such = police system has been es,ab-
aished, is the only border county of Kentucky
in which slave property has not deteriorated.
Mr.. MANSON docs not propose to organize a
Southern standing army, which he considers
- violation OF the Constitution, but proposes
under the Constitution, to esta blish such
q police regulation that would catch the
NEGRO As he went out OF and the designing
abcliiionist as he comes into, The State. We
could then cooliy say to the North, legislate
AS Inuch rs You please upon the subjec, vi sla-
Sery-it is safe aud secure beyond your reach,
and protected alone by State regulations. We
will recognize you IS brethren and as equals
in the Uaion; when you come ~ our State 10
see Us we wall treat you we'll, but when you
come " interfere with slavery We will hang
you as JOHN BROWN was hung"
This police system, We believe, would be a
most valuable and effic,eEt addition to the
measures VI Virginia for the protection Of the
property aid peace VI tho STATE.
1t IL wonderful how transient are the I'M
pressions produced upon meas minds even
by the most startling events. At one time
swinging to the extreme CT excitement, and
At another To The extreme Of indifference, TIE
public mind never long preserves that COM
biaed vigilance and cainness which are essen.
tiAl TO Its security aud repOse. Even the dwell
ers on the side OF volcano learn TO become
apathetic " their periis, until some fearful
explosion arouses their fears; but this is soon
forgotten, aud those vi them who escape re-
turn " their homes GA the hillside, aud sleep
quietly on The crust that separates them from
= sea OF fire. 50 the shipwrecked mariner is
no sooner rescued from has peril than he Tor.
get, IL, and, a. the .ext port, attaches himself
10 new ship, to run again the hazard OF his
Lille. But, Ia the Case ol Community like
ours, who can be protected, and many OF whom
are women and children who cannot protect
themselves, there is ITO excuse Tor negligence
and caliOusness in the face Of such warnings
as We lave received.