Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-12-13
THE OBJECTIONS.

OBJECTIONS.
Suppose the difficulties of emancipation all removed or
still would the measure whole Would
sequences emancipation be than those slavery
has been shown that the of slavery entails the gra
evils ndangerng only the and prosperity but the life OF
Besides periodical and other expenses
wolves the necessity of that heaviest curse OF dpo the perpeu
of standing eating the ubstanc the people, and
destructive of their liberties making all ong slaves for the
sake of preserving slavery.
the objections to it insupeable Let US examine them
FIRST said that there would be the utmost danger in turning
loose at once such ignorant that would be
uncomfortable flood of babarim destroying all before it.
the objection oge that this actual emancipation could
only keen pace with the physical
force would be control unfavorabe results any should
arise If however, emancipation could be effected
the negroes This
calamity confidently and their friends the
suit of emancipation the West Indies But the though
much proportion the whites than with accepting
joyy gift eedomby exemplary and quiet conduct of good
wholly fed both the hopes of their enemies and the fears of
their friends who REBEL emancated unless there
attempt reduce again slavery St Domingo In
Jamaica there has been disturbance and fear manc
patton but in the hundred years preceding that there had been
no less than thirty Instructions In the power that could
mncpate could also control and protect Or OF the states should
choose emanpate their the result would be the In
either the predicted danger would not exist This first objection
therefore wholly without validity and may be dismissed.
SECOND, The second and objection emancipation found in
supposed difficulty the question: What shall be done with
Since danger feared from Them this question resolves it
self into another namely innre consequences OF emancipation
be avoided? No. they cannot But this objection valid only on con-
don will be disastrous than the
quences of permanent slavery, shown to be inevitable
If be made appear that the unavorabe effects of
patton will be temporary and that they will fall chiefly upon those who
have made this measure necessary and that Ultimately the result wall be
homogeneous and truly united states, the objection of temporary evils
however great should not prevent emancipation
The question shall be done with the negroes how will
their freedom affect In all political discussions involving the negro
commonly ignore his interests altogether But Notwithstanding
practical selfshn the real and only reliable opposition slavery the
North upon the instructive feeling OF Its injustice to the slave We
may then, without being liable the charge of hypocrisy ask what
shall be done with the reference to tier ns In an
which may be replied that they would be still needed per-
form the work before with the difference that their interest
would have to be consulted well as that of Their employers As free
aborer they would fall under the law ofdmnd and supply and
on would affect them ALL except might by attempt of
their late masters compel them work for inadequate wages This
however would nu the less than his employer since would de-
prve him of labor while stimulated the negro acquire him
SELF happened jamaica where coo persons liberated
farms That immensely large proportion Of the adult have
land has greatly elevated the condition char
made him nearly independent his former He no
great necessity work except his land and therefore
work without fair wagan objectionable sin the eyes
holdershenc the reiterated SANDER that the negro will except
compuion Throughout the British West Indies
edged by everybody there emancipation has been infinite blessing
the We need then do nothing with the negro far he
concerned but leave him the of Providence and his
In reference interests what need do with the
pated Nothing As regards the North the only objection
is the expense it, But this would be exchange of
hundredod greater expense besides other evils of preserving slavery
Would the South still secede after emancipation? All the reasons
for doing originate in slaveybde it could not without the coop
GRAFTON of the but this could be obtained because it would
subject them to be again enslaved.
ton the black race especially the planting
try would ultimately their hands? There would Because
wards regions where their social relations would be inviting
Liberia and of the West indies And because the free labor y
would lead another result the planting States greatly be
deplored viz the breaking large into smaller the
development of strong middle of white and the equal
distribution of land and wealth throughout the community instead of
having both accumulated the hands few hundred nabos cons
ting proud and dOmneerng pantocac ampng herds of mc
able slaves and hardly less miserable and whites This result will be
obnaey resisted by the planting Shareholders To be deprived of
this kind of dominion of the delightful consciousness of pcian
and of purity free of all the of labor that e
thing which poute and dge all Northern that there
gentleman north of Mason and Dxn nehs would be for them the
drest of evils This dev pride gotten and and
will be all times hereafter until humd ready reproduce them
humiliation of this would be for the shareholders the truly dread