Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-06-11


! "Rlrr bell rlng bur not or lsss;
| Ring bell. riog but not for payers
he'd torches are hg' ttd,
d.csers drawn;
Beware, ye benz 'hrii
He shall not 4er dawn
But their hopes shall not be realized-subicetion OF
the South 70 the Nolth-I have said beOre-Sl B-
MISSION the rule Of such party is ncOuceiyable
absurdity The word repeat, has been long eTpHged
from the lexicon OF Virginia; ncosed n lines olAcker
/ than BentOu'S.
The willy orator of Auburn, who none seem to have
doubted himself probably less than any-woud have
received the Chicago nomination for the first office OF
the Republic is wei Of the light in which he aud
his party are viewed at the South In anticipation OF
his success he adverts TO menaces Of dsunion, to be
executed the moment that Republican Administration
shall assume the Government Cautiously suggesting
an inference more StO that the of his party
sufficient "fOr effect" he artiuy remarks that these
tlrsatS enforce question (which touches its spirit and
its pride'-namcly, Has it determination enough 10
cast them
at would he waste Of words" b. tells U.s. show that the
rssDors ity for disunon In the
ece OF authority maintain the Government.
with iaese who uncOn ouay engage in the Of
| vertng IT,
IT, in the exercise Of their constitutional authority our
conlederes resolve place the purse and the sword Of
the non in the hands Of our enemes;o men who would
trampe under foot the guarantees OF our compact-why
let the South take tie responsibility Of separation They
took the responsibility heretoiOreand the North uni
ted with them,-Of subverting government con
sti utiOnaly, kindly more honestly administered
than eyebe expected from the head heels Of the
republican party; less oppressive; less O0iOus. IL will
not DO for those TO talk OF constitutional right who pro-
fess ObedieJce to an undyUig,d higher law Of then
They may coa,tiiolaiig elect a convict-or aboli-
tiOuist No wrongs are more aggrava,ing than those
perpeated under the mantle OF the law. II tdcere idUs
est guOd decs gH9i polsSt. Had John Brown
capped the galOws, and been nominated by lis sympathi-
the most worthy Of black republicans Sena-
tor Seward suppose the South would have hestlted on
his election, renounce all communion With him and
his supporters. Why then should they cling to a union
! in whose name or under whose authority a Seward, u
Lincoln or a Hamlin shall rule their destiness
| How artfully again. with view to lay the blame OF
dsunion tue door Of the South how d.singenuousy
does tue Senator represent having but one ground
! oicompaint against his party
ou the republican party ofiucor designs
you oay thai Is 70 introduce equality
| among you"
Not only is it uneaudij intimate that the South has
named other ground but J is certain that they
er have named Mat ground the introduction Of negro
equality-as any serious ground Of complaint whatever
They have believed that the Insane abolition
ist could imagine the pOss hJy of introducing negro
equality among them. They have never believed that
the republicans meant to Introduce Il aHORy UyaSsiyss
There is need for the Of Senator Seward
that negro equality had existence in any OF the
free labor SateseNcept perhaps in the crazy brains
OF Smith Brown, in the false professions of de-
/ signing priests and demagogues
1t is too obvious to escape the observation ofal-save
the bndest Of bgotsthat the wool headed African is
Of inferior race inferior from the top Of his head to
the sole Of his loot in form and feature in size and col
or in body and mind-dCssued by for those g.
noble lbors which human necessities require ans which
il not performed by them must be peroemed by a race
fitted Tor higher and more intellectual pursuits Its
10 be doubted by any who do not UScred the bible that
this particular destined by Heaven TO fill this
necessary and mre humble station in human society
However this NAV be, slavery as a usage or insttu-
ton has prevailed II the bible is to be believed by the
direct sanction OF the Almighty almost from the date of
the creation Whosoeycr denouuccs it, arraigns the Al
/ might, himself. When "a smarng with his wounds
being cold modern Therses, from under the sheler
OF the Senate chamber poured the ingredients OF his
| hell BROTH, tue poisoned entrais the 'smeltered
venom collected aud cOncOctcd during four long wears
and uttered his load howl ever and sounding the
refrain "Sir IS not SIuerg LITbJrOI8" did he forget
that he was yeping at OLD Noah and old Moses Nv.
worse than that Bui forbear. It sayors of mpety
almost to think-much more TO suggest-aganst whom
is these anathemas hurled. But humane and
pous brethren quite with denouucnL slavery
and its authors supporters wherever their curses NAV
light As 10 any aid or sympathy for the slave yet
the first evidence Of IT, As any practical free
dom equality it s idle 10 think oft We have always
known that whatever exceptional men may have meant
the great mass Of the publ cans and Aboitionists
| captain and crew, were rowing one way and
looking another and this what in that connexon
We did complain ot-that the black party while roJJHg
u.s. cheated the stare with promises liberty and equality
they never meant TO perform. The slaves emaucpaed
by John Randolph and the negro loving Repub-
cans OF Ohio, years ago found their cost that
their love sheer hypocriSytheir friendship death
Driven it said from their homes purchased for them
dispersed and divided many Of them pined to return TO
their old cabins and congenia labOrs What has become
OF them nCe-Ee abolition historians have not related
Is It not striking fact that not only among them-but
among the thousands and tens of thousands in old Mas
sschusetts where slavery has been abolished for nearly
a century not one Of the children of Ham,-though the
Declaration Of Independence and Personal Liberty Bills
have been osteuta iously paraded to vndicate their
equality, has ever risen 10 eminence as an orator
philosopher poet file the offices Of governor
legislator, judge? Which horn of the dilemma will
the phianthrophsts take. Is the African by nature an
inferior variety of the species homo or DO they cheat
him OF his rights: Were they really moved by feelings
Of humanity, what an opportunity is now offered them
20 evinee II More than thousand guorant, homeless
pennyless Africans have been landed on our shores =
frsaneR uulawully seized slaves. Come forward kind
friends OF humanity here scope for your labor ofloye
Raise them upon the platform Of your Chicago Conven-
ton place them upon the plank intended for thcm as
you say, by the Declaration of independence side by
side with Abraham Lincoln You may object that being
| az UUris RdtUrdli6RS they NAV not be quite per
pared for liberty and equality without training
Take them then TO your bosoms to your hosptabe
homes feed and cothe themS edurate them in all the
mysteries Of all your isms Give them holaestsads in
part Of the territory Of which YOU would rob the South
lest it should become the home ofsOegro savery-and
make it the home OF negro freedom. Establish new
Liberia found rodel republic of these uusopbistcated
sQuatter soveregns, according TO your system of
ethics. The South doubtless, willingly would yield up
their part OF the domain necessary for bene-
VIOLENT and hopeful purpose. Nay it scaree'y be
| doubted, would be far reooncled TO your Chicago
nominees give them their votes for President and
Vice President-nO of the Union perhhaps-but of the
new Liberia. Who could be more fit for the highest
office in such republic than republican OF the blacklist
stripes one too who could teach bis elowcitzens TO
earn their living at ouce-by mauling raisa labor SO
admirably adapted to their natural capacities In the
name Of the humanity you profess for the sake of con-
sistency least do suffer them be reshipped to
Africa, though they menagerie of baboons to
be hunted like brutes and possibly sent backsublect
70 all the horrors Of slave ship-to Cuban bondage
For half the Of this barbarous treatment you may
give them homes,eads aud food and clothing until they
sba be alba under ihslf learned instructor % support