Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-02-06
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sion of sentiment, under our institutions,
cannot be suppressed, and can be slight
ly restrained; and had reference to this
feeling mainly when remarked on tho
llth OF December, that whatever RENE.
dies were adobted ought to be complete
ard final, reaching the root of the disease,
and separating the question of slavery ell.
tlrey from popular elections in the North,
in order that the public mind may be at
rest, and that those men who are sincere
conscientious enemies of slavery-for O
large body Of them are so-should feel
themselves entirely separated from the in
sti!uliou; that they have no connection
with it no responsibility to lear, and du-
ties to perform. Thus separated, possibly
they would cease their aggressions on their
southern friends; or, perhaps, they would
turn their attention 10 wider field, and
look to the elevation of the condition Of
the African in Cuba, where they could
wage war, if war they must have, without
making it upon their kindred and shsir
brethren where there would be no com
pacts to violate, and no fraternal blood to
shed or to the still wider field presented
IN the native land Of the African, and
where they would find still lower grado
OF degradation. Surely, whom they shall
have occupied those fields, and elevated
tie native African to the condition Of the
descendants Of that country in the SOUTH
ern States, no one will object to their eff.
forts 10 elevate and relieve the condition
Of the African slave in America. But it
seems 10 ME that true philanthropy and
humanity require that they should take
hold Of the disease where it is worst. The
skiliiul physician would do this. The
phianthropist ought to exert himself in
the field where suffering humanity needs
his aid tho most. Then let them labor to
bring the African in his native country or
in CuhN up to the condition of The south
ern slave; and when they shall have done
that then let them turn tteir attention
to the descendants of Africa in the North
the free negroes a degraded and suffer-
fering race, and sec wha: they can do for
them.
Sir, do not wish TO be understood as
an advocate for African slavery. l am
not; but cannot see the cruelty or the
political or moral evil in it that men
on the other side attribute to it. They
do not intend to give the negro political
equality in this country. They will not
dare say they do; nor do they intend him
to have social equality. What then re-
mains to him? Physical existence, and
nothing else. Such liberty is delusion
and iraud-the word of promise 10 The
ear, to be broken to the hope. Suppose
the proposition were submitted, at point.
in the North, where large numbers Of free
negroes are found, to appoint respectable
land responsible white meu as guardians
for each family, to direct their physical
efforts for an animal existence, to sec that
their labor was properly directed, so that
their earnings might bo applied TO the
use Of the family; to take care of the
aged, and feed and clothe the young
would that be q very cruel prcrostiou'
Certainly not; and yet stripped of occa-
sional abuses of the Institution by the
violent separation of families, and the
recognition OF an unpleasant principle,
and this is about all there is in the insti-
tuition Of slavery in the South. II is the
application of a superior intellectual n
bility to direct the muscular efforts o.
these men to secure subsistence.
But in Gods name, if this agitation is
to 80 on, if party in one section Of the
country is to be organized and derive its
vital syark Of existence from this agitation
let us know what is to be accomplished .
what good end is TO result from it; villa:
can be done for the white or black rae
10y it? In what possible way in the con,
dtien OF either 10 be improved? would
you make !ho slaves free men? Unless
you mean this You mean nothing. If free
men, how. when and where? You ac-
Knowledge the restrictions OF the Consu-
tuition as to the slave States. But sup.
pose this were removed, and the southern
people were TO say, here are our slaves
We set them free they must be clothed
and fed come and take them then what
would you do Nothing, gentlemen alb
. selutely nothing. The most abolitionized
State in the Union would not agree TO re-
B. ceive her quota Of slaves in order TO give
= them freodam. They could not be
brought North ard if such a thing were
7 possible, every sane man must know that
/ their condition would bo infinitely verse.
! They would not only be slaves, but misc
= rable, starving, degraded slaves As was
I we'll remarked by the Senator from Vir-
3 ginia, the other day, in tracing the consa.
quenees or war between two sections and
: Justly denying the right and possibilityoi