Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-02-14
"tuW and lacketh nothing" And he that

is 'JuU and lackeh nothing" And he that
from anerperience, or other cause, should
set out in life, upon the assumption, that
he has all the means of existence and happi-
ness within the compass of his orn povers
and capabilities and despises the assistance,
and power and control of others, will, be-
fore he reaches middle age, be compelled
to feel, that be is battling against counter
currents, which will sweep him on to early
ignominy and destruction that he is not
free and Independent of his fellou men >
but, conformity with them. servant to a
tav acr'tten in his nature-the lap of d.
cine appointment, by which it is intended
to discipline him for the enjoyment of a
better life.
I shall not discuss the question whether
"oU men are created free 1T is of little
consequence whether they are created free,
if they do not remain so. The practical
part of the question, shall treat, and leave
the other to hair-spliAing theorists. With
out, at present, referring to any lar. hu-
man or divine. bearing upon. and deciding
this question of freedom, l shall endeavor
rather to inquire into the causes, which from
the constitution of the world, and the nature
and requirements of man, rendered such a
law necessary and proper. And, as from
what have said, think it will be admit
ted, that no man, however high, or Of what
ever station, is positively and absolutely free.
or exempt from the poaeer or control of
another" )" but free, only relatively and con-
dttionally, so it must be granted that no
man. however low or obscure is absolutely
and in eve,y respect, subject to the ''power
or control of another, from which it will
appear that freedom and seryitude are en-
tirely conditional and limited. And, as
from the erigencies Of the construction Of
human society, there must be different grades
and conditions of men. to fulfil the different
offices andispems'bly requisite to the aeeN-be-
ing and success of social existence ;-as
governors, teachers, artisans, as we'll as
'hewers of wood and drawers of water" so
it follows as natural consequence, that
they should fill these several positions, who
are by nature, best fitted for them. And
if by the spontaneous operation of natural
causes, it should appear that any particuza,
race of men, is better fitted for any given
Occupation, it follows that that position is
its peculiar sphere of action And, if il
should also be found that an inferior race il
by nature adapted to an inferior position
! it only proves the unerring wisdons, Of the
r1Teut 7nuFeT OF mature rnws, uy -wnrcu
fitness and proprsety is maintained, between
the agent and the aoork to be performed -
And law. granting this agent, or instru.
n,ent, all the conditions necessary to his full
filling his assigned position, and subjectinS
him to the control and government of other
agents superior in station, and capacities
is no injustice or hardship to him. no rio
lation Of the principle of particular agents
performing their natural and appropriate
parts: And further, if it be found to be for
the benefit of both the superior and inferio,
agents to change their relations to each 9TH
er. from a general, to an indicidual depen-
dence, it is also no vio1atton Of the law ol
propriety, or the adaptation of mutual bene-
fits to the agents employed.
If I have succeeded in making myself
plain in the foregoing remarks, it will ap-
pear conclusive, that the civilization, en-
lightenn,ent. sustenance and christiani.ation
of the world, required the most efficient or
ganization of the agencies for the attainment
of their ends. And if experience and his.
tory have demonstrated that the colorearoce
has proven to be by nature best adapted tc
the inferior station in life, and most etectire
under the individual control and manage
ment of the superior. or white race. it is nc
abuse of the principle of adapting the means
to the end. will not here use, the often
enforced argument, of the benefits resulting
to that race, by redeeming it from heather.
ism, brutal degradation, and the expressions
practised upon it. by its own color and kin.
dred. But, said that freedom is relatiu'
and conditional. The word freedom, in the
general and popular acceptation of the term
carries with it the idea of happiness, con
tentn,ent, abundance, and the possession, o
oU the ,oa,,ts, desires and comforts of life
without its cares and labor and euils, an(
this idea is specious and natural. But wha
are the stubborn facts and realities in refer
ence to n,ult,tudes Of men, who CLAIM, an,
hold the title to nominal freedom both b,cj
and white. Degraded. ignorant, despisct
!, and literally ''poor and blind and naked"-
they are objects of charity and sympathy
and they almost alone are the subjects 70
enlightened, christian beneuolence, as bein!
!, cut off from individual care and attention
And, what also are the undeniable facts
; in reference to that class, who excite th
sympathies, and crocodile tears of ou
modern Observation-Disclosures ? Are an,
poor? No. Are any starving? No. Ar
any naked. and unhoused and unprotected
No. Are any beggars? No. They ar
free from want free from carc,-free fron
} sudden changes from abundance to abjec
: poverty. They have secured to them a re
gular and constant supervision of their ne
cessities SO that not one is found begging
} but has always somewhat to give VIII
) then is practically free ? and who positivel.
, a slave in these cases,-surely it must b.
admitted that he is free, whose wants ar
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