Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-01-21


tolled, canonized. placed on a level with the
great heroes of humanity nay, assimilated to
the Savior of mankind and all this not the effect
of solitary individual impulse, but the ripe
| fruit of a systematic agitation pursued in the
South, unrebukcd for years! What, sir should
we feel think, say under such state of things !?
Should we weigh every phrase of indignant re-
monstrauce with critical accuracy, and divide
our murmurs with nice discrimination among
those whom we might believe. however unjustly,
to be directly or indirectly concerned in the mur
derous aggression ~
The conclusion of Mr.. Everett's oration is full
of patriotism and sound reasoning. 1t should
be attentively read and well pondered
"Such being the case some one may ask why
does not the South tortify herself against the pos
sbe occurrence of such catastrophe, by doing
away with the one great source from which alone
it can spring? This is question easily asked
and am not aware that it is our duty at the
North to answer it /; but it may be observed that
great and radical changes in the framework of
society," involving the relations of twelve millions
of men, will not wait on the bidding of an impa
tent philanthropy. They can only be brought
about in the lapse of time by the steady opera
ton of physical, economical and moral causes,
Have those who rebuke the South for the con
tnuance of slavery considered that neither the
present generation nor lle pTeCculuR one Is re-
sponsible for its existence? The African slave
trade was prohibited by Act of Congress ffty-one
years ago, and many years earlier by the separate
Southern States. The entire colOred population,
with the exception, perhaps, of few hundreds
surrepttiously introduced, is native to the soil
Their ancestors were conveyed from Africa in
| the ships of Old England and New England.
/ They now number between three and four mil
| lions Has any person. Of any party or opinion,
! in OhpIp a nod
wholesale emancipation? | believe most persons
in all parts of the country, ,are Of opinion that free
labor is steadily gaining ground. 1t would, in
my Judgment, have already prevailed in the two
northern tiers of the slaveholdng States had its
advances not been unnappily retarded by the
irritating agitations of the day. But has any
person, whose opinion is entitled to the slightest
respect, ever undertaken to sketch out tue de.
tails of plan for eliecting the change at once,
! by any legislative measure that could he ad0p-
ted Consider only, pray you, that 1t would
be to ask the South to give up one thousand
millions of property, which she holds 10y title
satisfactory to herself, as the first step. Ihen
estimate the cost of an adequate Quilt for the
self support of the emnncpaed millions; then
reflect on the arrangement Of the industrial
system of the South, and all the branches OF com
merce and manufactures that depend on its great
staples then the necessity of comforting equal
political privileges on the emancipated race,
who, being free, would be content with nothing
less if ANYTHING less were consistent with our
political system then the consequent organiza-
ton of two great political parties the basis OF
color, and the eternal feud which would rage
between them and finally the overflow into the
free States of vest multitude OF needy and
helpless emigrants, who, being excluded from
| many of them (and among others from hansas)
would prove doubly burlensome, where they are
admitted. Should we, sir, with all our sympa
! hp Ui 1inl
reception to two or three hundred thousand des-
tute emancipated slaves? Does not every candid
man see that every one OF these steps presents
difficulties of the most formidable character
difficulties for which, as far as | know, no man
and no party has proposed a solution. And is it,
sir, for the attainment of objects so manliestly
impractcable, pursued, too by the bloody path
ways of treason and murder, that we will allow
the stupendOus evil which now threatens us to
come upon the country ? Shall we permit this
curously compacted body polite, the incest ad-
iustment of human wisdom, to go to pieces
| viii blast this beautiful symmetrlc form
paralyze this beautiful arm of public strength
smte with imbecilty this great National Intel
lect? Where, sir, O where will be the flag of the
United States Where our rapidly increasing
influence in the family of nations ]! Already
they are rejoicing in our divisions. The last for
eign journal which | have read, in commenting
upon the event at lIarper's Ferry, dwells upon it
| Us something tDat ~ Will COHpeI US 10 Keep tHc
peace with the Powers Of Europe" and that
means to take the law from them in our own in
ternationa relations
| meant to have spoken of the wreck of that
magnificent and mutually beneficial commercial
intercourse which now exists between the prOdu-
cling and manufacturing States-on the hostile
tariffs in time of peace and the habltually recur-
ring border wars by which it will be annihilated.
| meant to have said word of the navy of the
United States, and the rich inheritance OF its
common glories. Shall we give up this The
memory of our Fathers Of those happy days
when the men of the North and South stood to-
gether for the country, on hard fought fields !;
when the South sent her Washington to Massa
chusetts, and New England sent her Green to
Carolina--is all this forgotten? Is all the
counsel that we two have shared : all the Joint
labors to found this great Republic is this all
forgot ? and will we permit this last great eX
pertinent of Confederate Republicansm to be
come proverb and by word to the nations
No, fellow citizens, no. This glorious Union
shall not perish Precious legacy of our fathers
it shall go down, honored and cherished to our
children. Generations unborn shall enjoy its
privileges as we have done, and if we leave them
poor in all besides, we will transmit to them the
boundless wealth of this blessing"