Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-02-06

cannot be suppressed, and can be slipht-
" restrained; and had refsrenee ee TO this
ieeling mainly when remarked. on tho
iith OF December, that whatever rene.
dies were adobted ought to be com plsts
ard final, reaching the root of the disease
and separating the question of slavery on.
tireiy from popular elections in the North,
IN order that the public mind may be AZ
rest, and that those men who are sincsre
enemies of slayery.-for n
large body of them are so-should feel
themselves entirely separated from tho in.
sti!u'ion; that they have no connection
with 1t; no responsibility to tear, and du-
'ieS 10 perform. Thus separated, possibly
'hey would cease their aggressions on their
southern friends; or, perhaps, they would
turn their attention to wider field, and
look to the elevation Of the condition Of
the African in Cuba, where thew could
wage war, if wal they must have, without
making it upon their kindred and thsir
brethron; where there would bo 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 grade
OF degradation. Surely, whom they shall
nave occupied those fields, and elevated
ire native African to the condition of the
descendants OF that country in the south,
ern States, no one will object to their ef.
lor's 10 elevate and relieve the condition
oil the African slave in America. But il
seems TO me that true philanthropy and
humanity require that they should take
hold OF the disease where it is worst. Tho
Skiliiul physician would do this. Tho
phlianthropist ought to exert himself in
the field where suffering humanity needs
MS AID the most. Then let them labor to
orlng the African in his native country or
IN Cuba up to the condition Of the south.
ern slave; and when they shall have done
That, then let them turn their attention
to the descendants of Africa in the North
the free negroes, a degraded and suffer.
tering race, and see what they can do for
them.
Sir, do not wish TO be understood as
an advocate for African slavery am
not; but cannot sec the cruelty or the
political or moral evil in it that mon
on tho other side attribute to it, They
40 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 a delusion
and fraud-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
and responsible white mon MS guardians
for each family, to direct their physical
efforts for an animal existence; to sec that
their labor was properly directed, so tha,
their earnings might DO 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 propositiou'
Certainly not; and yet stripped of occa-
sional abuses of tho institution by the
violent separation Of families, and the
recognition OF an unpleasant principle,
and this is about all there is in the ins,i-
tuition Of slavery in the South. 1t is the
application of a superior intellectual H.
bility to direct the muscular efforts Of
these men to secure subsistence.
But in Gods name, il this agitation is
10 80 on, if n party in ono section of the
country is to DO organized and derive it,
vital spark OF existence from this agitation
let US know what is to be accomplished
what good end is to result from it; wha,
AN be done tor the white or black rae.
BY it? In what possible way in the con.
lition of either to be improvodf would
Iou make .he slaves free men? Unless
you mean this you mean nothing II free
men, how, when and where? You &C.
lrowledge the restrictions OF the Consti-
ution as to the slave States. But sup>
'oso this were removed, and the southern
people were to say, here are our slaves;
We set them free; they must be clothed
md fed come aad take them then what
would you do q? Nothing, gentlemen ab.
olutely nothing. The most abolitionized
State in the Union would not agree to re-
,eive her quota of slaves in order to give
hem freedam. They could not be
brought North ard If such a thing were
possible, every sane man must know that
heir condition would be infinitely verse.
They would not only be slaves, but mise,
able, starving, degraded slaves. As was
veil remarked by the Senator from yir.
,inia, the other day, in tracing the consc
lucnces OF war between two sections. AMI
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