New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-03


sonay by a rough board shutter, affords the only
entrance for light, except the door, and the chunks
often very wide and numerous, between the logo,
boards or slabs which compose the building. never
see plot of green grass, yard, shrub, or hover
have never yet passed through any country 80 en-
trely destitute Of all picturesque, artistic beauty, me
tco1k of mans hand, as are our savehoidng states
And vet neither France, England, Switzerland nor
Germany can present such dihusve display OF taste
A. ia gathered around the bones OF the Free Staes
The appreciation of the beautiful, attending the geu'
eral expansion of intellectual culture, is spreading
with marvellous rapidty through out the Industrious
ard thrifty North. This difference can only be at
tribued 10 the difference in our Social ana poltca in-
stitu ions IL is very rare that see any newspapers
offered in the caIsj there is aspect OF Intelligence
at the stopping places and the poor whites seem az To-
tally destitute Of ambition IA are the slaves
In the course Of bis tour, he found no want OF
attachment TO the Union in spite Of the cry to the
contrary which echoes from so many quarters.
Il bas never yet been my misfortune 70 meet person
aly with man. at the North in favor OF the dlssodtn
CT the Union am aware that there are few, very
few of those who are usually called "utra abolition
sts, and with whom the North is in but little sympa-
thy who have proclaimed this desire. They wish Tor
disunion for they know and every intelligent man in
our country knows that dsunion is abolition aud per-
haps bloody abolition; and Mey are willing to
accept the evil of the blood for the good OF the abol
lion. But this number s small that, extensive as Is
my acquaintance, have never yet met with the man
at the North who advocated disunion.
And here let me make remark which am sure
will astoDi'h my Northern rehren. On thus trip 10
Cuba and the South, we had in the steamer whlch TOOK
US from New-York to Havana and New-Orleans, one
hundred and eighty passengers, who were mostly
Cubaps or SOutherDers. At New-Orle Ans spent
several days. and was introduced to large NUMBER OF
friends; [ crossed Lake Pontchartrajn in crowded
steamer 10 Mobiles visited friends there; assembled the
Alabama four hundred miles to Montgomery in one OF
the large river boats filled with Southern passengers
ard thence in rajlcars passed through the hear Oh
Alabama, Georgia South Carolina, North carolina,
and VIRGINIA and during this whole rone, IN ocean,
steamer river steamer rail-car parlor, and hotel,
did not meet one single individual Uo dd00cated d's-
union. -,
For auQbt know, there may have been thousands
in that region in favor OF disunlon, whom did not
meet; but did not converse with singls one VINO
advocated such views On the contrary, met m any
VIII spoke n tones of sadness of the bitterness OF the
strife and who deplored the idea OF any separation De-
tween the North and the South. As perus9d the
fierce depunciations in Congress- was often led 10
INQUIRE: "Where do these fiery spirits come from I
and whom do they represent y
Disclaiming all violent attempts at emancipation
it is but Just to the author to give his own statement
of the methods which seem to offer solution Of the
problem.
There ia no embarrassment in the question, What
il TO become of the slaves if adopt the system OF
free lsborp We want every Que of them. In the
Wet Indies instead of sending any away, they are
come and ,n the eight hundred thousand free labor
ers who are now tps those beautiful ocean isles.
The United States at this hour, need aboreers, more
than anything else. We have mulons OF acres wait
ing for the plow of the culIiyator We have vast
crops Of corn, and hay, and sugar and cotton, ana
wheat which require the strong arms Of industry, and
the shout Of free vokes welcoming the harvest home
The very moment that free labor is introduced we
shall hear no OF the nuisance OF having strong
and docle men ready for moderate wages, 10 till our
sell. kind Providence has spread them over the
fertile fields of the country instead OF accumulaDg
them in the cities. They are now just where
they are needed. They understand Just the
work we wish them to do. They are sccGmsted.
Their humble cabins built, and they are 80 accus-
toned TO them that cheered by hope, they can endure
them little longer, until they can rear respectable
homes. Schools may be established, and race may
thus be lifted from the lowest debasement TO manhood
Tell me not that this il fancy, speculation, Utoplan
vision. II ia fact The thing has just been done be-
fore our eyes. All that want is the ci9iny mind.
The Southern shareholders, for they now WELD the
whole political power of the South, the nonslayehod-
ers the poor whites, having but little more influence
in public affairs than the slaves Themselves should III
their Legislatures, by the enactment Of laws similar
to ihose passed in the British Parliament, emancipate
tGeir slaves from compulsory labor, and substitute the
system Of free labor. The great agony Will then be
over, and we are at peace Laws should unquestion-
ably be passed adapted to the new order OF things
Law prohibiting vagrancy, encouraging education, and
stimulating every branch of ndustry laws based upon
character, not color laws embracing equally Ethio-
plan and Caucasian. If the elective franchise be with
held ought TO be- from the negro, who s ignorant
and debased let it also be withheld from the white
man. whether native or foreign born, who has sunk to
the same level. II the negro acquire intelligence,
property, moral worth and thus prove himself vslu
able citizen, let him enjoy the political privileges
which the Irshman, or the German, the Yankee
may enjoy under the same circumstances.
Let every man, irrespective of color, be offered fair
wages for his work. Let every man, irrespective Of
color be encouraged to make the most of himself he
can, intellectually, morally, and physically. Let
every man, irrespective Of color, be permitted 10 seek
such employment, and such employers, may best
promote his OWE interests This is democracy, and we
call ourselves democrats. i am democrat, and mean
TO be consistent one-a democrat in it's true ETY..
biological sense.
The slaves thus converted into freemen with their
ongos rights restored would have motive for the
destruction of property Of life, but would at once
become Interested in the preservation Of the public
peace AS general rule, they would remain in their
present homes and among the associates of their child
hood free peasantry, cultivang their native fields
hired laborers. Some few would purchase small
farms for themselves. Gradually others would follow
their example. The poor whites, melted by this
change and able to hire aborers, while they have
been utterly unable to buy them, would see new
world of hope opening before them. Soon our whole
Southern country would exhibit the aspect of cheerful
and happy industry. which enlivens and blesses the
North. The poor whites, now debased, would rise
to the position Of proprietors with hired servants d.
rected by their energies-the energies Of race now
doubtless notwithstanding their debasement, superior
to tie eolored race.
The celored man, inspired by the spirit of liberty
would develop new resources Of body and of mind
His home would become attractive His children,
neatly dressed would be gathered into Sabbath school,
The chIrch-bell would send its echoes mountain
and howery savanna; and those sanctuaries Of God
without which there cannot exist an intelligent yrtu
GUS and industrious people, would dfuae their ines
fiDrshe blessings u rejoicing land. May God
hasten the sds ,rt OF this happy day The man who,
with right spirit prays and labOrs for this Is neither