The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-28

ator from New York. who has declared that II IL re-
gtvc Slave law, and urged hem instead Of delivering up
the runaway negroes TO protect defend them as they
do their paternal GODS stands up in the face 4 ~,
American senate and complains Of violat OF the
laws against the African slave tradel Was thor
ever such an exhibition? repeat, was the like ever
strong language, but truth demands IT, ina. svn
ator, too, has fully endorsed the ipcend ary and
revolutionary doctrines of the Helper book, large
majority of the members of his party in the House have
done. Such then Mr.. President are the views OF this
party as indicated alike by its declarations and its
Is members are moving on with accelerated velocity
while the more moderate of them occupy the ground
OF the aboonsts twenty years ago. most OF them are far
IN advance ofbat position Osght 10 stand still until
sets now sY II Rot, what can be done TO arrest the mis-
chiefY propose then, seriously consider this ques
ton In my Judgment there are two modes in which it
ton the second may be outside of It. abolitonsm bel
popular delusIon, can not be dspeed by proper eors2
Truth can overcome error; but 10 enable IL to do
20 u must DC properly presented 10 the human mind
AS the anti slavery party have acquired their present al
tendency by vigorous and widely extended efforts, If
they are TO be oyehrown Is only by decided and per-
severirg exertons on the other SIDE There are, In my
opinion sufficient conservative elements in the free Sales
for this purpose they can only be properly arrayed 10
opposition necessary that the discussion should
widely extended and also directed to the merits of the
question involved The constitutional argument is sul-
fc'tnt for the intelligent and honest but it be said for
example merely mat slavery as existing in the Southern
states Is great wong and great evil yet that under
Interfere with IT. tH6arty defending will in the end
lose ground; bscA masses Of men when excited by
real or imaginary wrongs will in time break over
mere legal restraints which they regard as unjust
and criminal They hold that "where there Is a
viii, there ia way and viii lind mode Of
action. But in this the real issue is, whether
not the negro the equal OF the white man physically
Intellectually end morally? Though usually eyaded n t6e
discussion, this the real question which lies at the loun
daton OF the controversy If the people Of the Northern
States should regard the negro being the equal of the
white man. oen they will tnue TO feel sympathy for
him in slavery and be excited TO efforts for his liberia
ton. IT. on the contrary he be different in material re-
spects from the white man. and also INTERIOR then his
case must be decided on merits and not from any
supposed analogy TO that Of the white man II is not as
the abplionists in their stiffness assert mere question
OF color or prejudice against black skin II a negro
were in fact in all other respects ike the white man. his
backness would have been of consequence than
the difference between black and req hair or light
and dark eyes. The feeling against him grows out OF
the fact that be rs Ia all respects different from the
white man and Interior When put the question any
one that may meet here the chances that he will
once agree with me In private conversation and admit
The language used some time ago BY the Senator from
Ilinois (r. Truubul), that Onpip has made a
difference between The white and the neg and yet
is this very opposite view in favor OF negro equality
which gives t main force and vitality 10 the anti slavery
movement When, sir, some twelve years ago in dis
cussion threw out Suggestions about the difference Of
races was denounced as one who attributed injustice 10
God Almighty in alleging that he had made the
negroes inferior VIII any Senator or the other side
Of this chamber tell me why II Is that Provi.
dence brings hall the. children that are born in
New England into the world with constitutions feeble
age? Or will they, upon their views of HIS justice ex.
plain why is that in the same family brother pro
vded with good consultation and strong intellect,
and incuable disease and third Is mentally imbecie
perhaps dioticp Would the injustice 10 the feeble be
greater they black men? Are we TO refuse to be-
leve the facts which nature constantly presents u.s.
because they do not harmonze with ideas of the Jus
tce Of the Creator The Bible itself does explain TO
us wby s that, while ten talents given TO man,
to another but single talent is given For the inequality
Of the negro Providence is responsible, as He
is for the entire creation which surrounds When hui
laws In accordance with the system Of nature
they are wise but II in opposition to It, they pro-
ductive only OF mischief. The question is senh-
csntly asked in the Scripture, "Can the Ethiopian
change his skin, or the leopard hs spots?" The
aDcients expressed their opinions this sub
ject in the table winch represented black man
having been killed in an effort to wash him white
There is no middle ground which be maintained on
this question. If the negro be your equal, why do you
your whole argument has in fact lost its foundation and
fails II it once be admitted that the negro is inferior
then the entire edihce Of aboltonsm falls TO the ground
because II Is intimately interviewer with, and its
vitality TO the opposite belief. When pressed boldly
this issue, the aboltionists of late are trying
TO evade it. II is q singular and striking fact that
when this issue has been made the free States directly
and discussed before the people, they have decided the
point against the negro Such the in Connecti
cut and New York on the question Of suffrage and In
the States of Illinois and Indiana the proposition ex
cude free negroes from those States In the contest too
in Illinois in the year 1885, which resulted in the triumph
OF the distinguished Senator from Illinois, Mr Douglas
this the leading issue Had that Senator contented
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shr,nk from bs Rlour and fried IN yam a. "v.d. eh
issue The American neop,e undcrs,and M ns. ,se
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