New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-13


hho are convinced VI tie great evil aud danger OF
slavery, auc would be glad 20 sec some wise and
uhoblcctouable plan OF emancpatiOu devised bhd
ADOPTED by the Government. They hate Slavery
ah9 love Freedom, but they yet too much tram
hced by the popular habit ~ thought respecting the
negro 10 trust the operation Of their own principles.
Like The man in the Scriptures, they see men only
IA trees walking. They differ from the iirst olass IN
motive aid pnfpO.e but not IA premise and argu-
ment, and hence the answer TO pTo-Sayery OBJ ec-
lions will answer those raised by our new anti
Slavery men. When some OF the most potent
grave ana reverend defenders OF Slavery In England
urged Wherefore for statement OF his plan of
emancipation, his simple response was, quit steal
ing
/ NV snswer TO the question, What shall he done
with the four million slaves if enamel pated shall
be alike short aud simple: DO nothing with Them
but leave Them Just az you leave o'her men, 70 do
with and for themselves. we would Do entirety re-
spectfu to those who raise this ipqury, ard yet 1t Ia
hard not 20 ray 10 them Just what they would say TO
rs, If we manifested like concern LOT then' anu
that is: please 10 mind your business ahn leiNe uf
10 mind ours. II we cannot stand up, 'heh ic' ,f
fall down. We osk nothing ct the HANDS OF inc
American PEOPLE but simple justice, ana an e'iuai
chance to live; aud il cannot live and nouiish on
such terms our case should be referred 10 'he auo
Of our existence. Injustice, oppression, ana o",ey
Nth all their manifold coocommtaIit' nave Desh
tried with us during period Of more thah TWO nan,
dred Years Under the whole heavens yeu VIII ma
Z
have worked without wages; we have Hyed WIN
out hone wept without sympathy, and bied without
mercy. Now, in the name of q common humanity,
aud according to The law Of the Living TOD, We
simply ask the right TO bear the responsibility OF our
own existence.
lie, US alone Do nothing with us for ms, or by
us ma a particular class What you have done with
MS thus far has only worked 10 orr disadvantage
We now simply ask to be allowed to do Tor orr
seves. submit that there il nothing unreasonable
Al all ~
said to be unfortunate. / ahrm that the broadest
aud btieres OF the black mans mlnsiortuhed II the
fact that he il everywhere regarded ana tfea'eo as
exception to the principles and maNlWs Wnl.h up
ply 10 other men, aud that nothing short OF Tie eA'
tension Of those principles to him can satisfy any
honest advocate Of his claims
Even those who are sincerely desirous to serve uH
and TO help out OF difficulties, stand III douot
~ Us aud fear that could not stand the apphea-
ton Of the rules which they freely apply TO all olher
people. IN
Now. whence comes this doubt and fear will
tell you. There j. no difficulty whatever IN glFiDg
ample and satisfactory explanation Of the source o.
this estimate Of the black mans capacity.
Whist have been his condition and circumstances
for more than two centuries ihese will explain all
Take any race you please, French, English, Irish,
or Scotch subjcot them 10 slavery for ages-reghru
and treat them every where, every way, ns property
having no rights which other men are equifed 70
rcspect, Let them be loaded with chains, scared
with the whip, branded with hot irons, sold IN the
market, kept IN Ignorance, BY force OF law ana Dy
common image, and venture 10 say mat Tue same
doubt would spring up concerning either OF thein'
which now confrons the negro. The common talk
Of the streets on rhis subject shows great ignorance
II assumes that other has ever been ensayed
or coud be held ia slavery and the fact thaI the
black man submits 10 that condition Is often exec
IA proof of original and permanent iDieriorty, ana
OF the fitness OF the black only for that condi-
ton This is the argument Of the Confederate States
the ARGUMENT Of Stevens in respect 20 lhls point
But whit are The facts believe II VIII nov he
DENIED fla. The AngloSaxons are line race OF men,
aud have done something for the cHlhlhtlon Oh man
kiuc We WHO Go.s not know that this now grand
ard lending race was in bondage and affect slavery
Tor ages upon their native roll. They we're not
stolen AWAY from tbsir own country in small num-
ben, where they could make no resistance to their
eg.ayers, but enslavcd in their own country.
Turn 20 the PAGES OF the history OF The Norman
Connect, lv Monsieur Thieuy, and you VIII hud
this statement fully htles'ed. lie says: Foreign
err yniiiug England even 80 l4te ~ tie sixteenth
century, were a-tonishcd st the great number OF
,s.rfr tiry bchSld aud the excessive hnirhnesS oil
their ser,itude. The word bondage IN the Norman
tongue, cxpreesed AT that time al that was most
wrotched in the condition Of humanity. lie again
says: About the year 1881, all those who were
called bonds in English in Anglo-N orman-that IL,
all tie ouliyators OF land-were seris IN body and
goods obliged 10 Ray heavy ucs for The small por'
lions OF land which served them 10 ICED their iaui-
los and were not ~ liberty 10 give up that portion
OF land without the consent of The LORDS for whom
they were obliged 10 DO grGtditously, ther ihnge, /
their gardening, and their carriage o. all kinda Inc
Lords could rell them, together with their horses,
thcir oxen, and their imI lcments o. Dandry-
their children and their Tesicry-which IN the En-
g.h deeds was expressed IN the following manner:
Know that have sold --, my knaye, aud all bis
of.pring born or 20 be bOru.
Sir Walter Scott after defcrhing very infinitely
tie dfess Of "A Saxon seri, rave: Ono part Of the
dres only remains but II too remarkable to be sup
rres.cd Il, was a brass ring resembling dog coli
lar, but without any opening, and soldcrcd last
around the meek, 90 loose ~ 10 form no lmediWent
To breathing, and yet 80 tight As 10 be- capable OF
beiup removed excepting by the nee OF the lie. On
,hi. singular gorpoi wa engraved, in Saxon letten,
an inscription Of tie following purpou: bnrh, the
con OF Beow uph, i. the born thIa Of Cedric koIher
wood.
Asan evidence Of the contempt and degradation
In which the Saxons were held, Monsieur Ihierly
tays that after the conquest ia. DrlOp oil Lueohi
rcckoncd only two languages IN Engand-l.atlh iof
men OF letters and French Tor the ignorant IN "hicn
language ho hmsel wrote iour books Tor iie use OF
tho French mskiug 10 account oi the Eb9hSh IAN /
euage and Hose WHO epoLei IL. -
B Tie poets Of the same period, oven ihose OF En-
oli.b birth. composed al their yerses ia French /
-, tbey wished 10 doiiyo from them either proiit
or honor Such il "A brief view Of toe sociaI con /
d IA occupied Tor hges by lrofo now me HI8A'l-
80 on the Globe The Saxon was oI 10 account
tLeu. the nero is II no account now. May hOl /
li.tory one dsv carry the analogy step further.
In the case Of the Saxon, we have people heli III
nlicct slavery upon their own NAIVE SOL by !
.,,.,ors and foioiguer.. Their very language 1
,aede no account Of, aud themselves wearing brass
'|1,r, tleiruecAs Ike dogr, bearing the names
mi th,ir mastep They were bought and sold Ike the
brat o. tie field and thdr oial rng born aud to be
horn doomed TO the same Wrrtchcd condiilon No
doubt that The people OF this now Proud ANA grand
race In their then ablect condition were compelled to
liten 10 disIaragement and insults from their Nor
man opprc,sofs 80 CALLING 80 those which meet tHe
hinCA nan here. 10 t1ubt ihhl tnc-o uiHiuifS'-