Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-31
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Relations, OF southern slavery ts
Northern Industry. "

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's,oS. Norihern Industry. a.
yoThls was the theme Of lecture delivered 10
the Catholic Institute at Cincinnati on the even.
ipg ftlie 24.hi inst, by fIEsRY REED, Esq. The
Enquirer Of the next morning gave the follow.
ing brief abstract Of the lecture.
Mr.. Reed introduced his theme with the re-
mark that slavery had become the almost entire
theme Of newspapers and lectures, and thus it
Was, in some measure, forced upon him Sla-
very has always existed, and there Is reason to
believe that 1t will continue 10 exist until every
men becomes equal to every other man In intel
iect and physical development In one form or
otner IL exists in every civilized community un-
der some one name or another. The word ella
very 10 ueed TO designate the relation that exists
between the master and the aerylle classes, In |
certain parts Of the world. Slavery, so far as
the principles upon which IL exists are CO.. cerned
ls as little understood in the North as In the
South. Slavery logically, II not legally, existed
before law There 10 no Law, nor has there ever
been one enacted, declaring the negro to be the
slave OF the white man All laws upon this sub.
Ject proceed upon its actuality In this respect,
is like'the relation Of husband and wife.
The notion that the negro is the descendant of
CaneaD, the son Of Ham, and sentenced to per. |
petual slavery for his sin, Is simply puetile-l
The question of the natural inferiority of the
negro race Is one on which both parties are en-
Titled TO hearing. Society Ia established upon
.ne relative Development Of the individuals -
slavery exists in tho Southern States. not be.
cause the negro race Is Inferior TO tho Anglo.
SAxon, but because the individuals of the negro
race are Inferior to the individuals of the Aneo-
Saxon. The normal condition of society IA Ia a
unity OF race. America stands In the anomalous
condition OF having two races, widely differing
from each other, living upon it, soil. - :.
Inc object OF society 10 to secure the best in
terests OF its members by promoting the general
peace. ' ..fI - h
After the emancipation Of slavery 10 New
Eogiant, most OF the slaves retired to waste land
and lived by cultvating small patches Of corn
ana potatoes, and by petty pilfericg, returning
as near as possible to the habits Of their African
ancestors. The consequence was, that ther race
gradully went out a- .a.lSI
Slavery 10 said to be a condition of involuu.
tary labor. But all labor 10 involuntary. No
man labors for the love oft. Practically nearly
all laborers, free or slave, work all their lives
for food, clothing and shelter. But slavery Ia
said to be great injustice. The fact Of
Il propnetorsalp does not necessarily include in.
Justice. =
IL is customary among perJons whose sensi-
bllites are more acute than their information
is correct, TO represent the negro as pninG in
bis servitude. Thenegro flies not from slavery,
butirom the imposes He sees no harm
IN slavery of itself, and II opportunity Offers, be
beoomes the worst of masters. II the slaves of
the South have any fondness for the Aboltloa oaists
OF the North, that feeling is of recent origin
There is reason to believe that the reports Of
nneasiness m OF the slaves are greatly exaggerated
The negro seems fitted for q state of seryitude
from the fact that his numbers increase more
rapidly In state Of slavery than In state of
| freedom. -.. p. ''7 "' -+.'''
1t seems 70 be the fate OF our race to root out
every other race Of less vitality runess the bond
OF interests causes the stronger TO throw its pro-
lection ever the weaker. Emancipsted, the
slaves OF tho South would te In the way, and
this fact alone would be enough 10 surround
them with danger. The wfongs of slavery are
4 wrongs Of the individual, and are not part Of
the system. t.'- ' :.
The probabilities are that there is as great a
proportion Of men 10 the North who abuse their
families es in the South who abuse their slaves.
With the average of the African race the fear
OF pain is the only stimulus sufficient to make
them labor. The separation of children from
, their parents is one great cause OF complaint
but there is great reason to believe that IL lie Of
seldom occurrencea sI4 d. -..f --A-.
l. Separation Of families frequently occur In the
North from circumstances as imperative as 'eny
!, that attend upon slavery. lll.g 9 sq
'the great evil which is charged upon slavery
hepossibilty ot the deteRiurat Of the white
race from contact with the negro.
4 The danger which Ia 10 come from amalRa
; nation does not belong to slavery alone, but h
the presenoeof the negrorace. The production
of ndivtduals of the mixed race goes on quit
asrapidly 10 the North as In the south.
y. StheNorth and the South have NOT been rival
In any OF the markets Of the world. We eofth,
I North boast that with cur wheat and corn W.
cEn feed the world Sthey Of the South boast tina;
with their cotton plantations they soan clothS
D the world. The South can do as well wilhou
% Northern machinery and manufactures, as ths
i North can do without Southern cotton and gro
D cerles. In 1890 the c6tsou growing NAV b
said to have been fairly inanR R1rated. At tha
;, time the S0nth produced nearly all It's Owl
necessaries. Southern planters finding It NOR
economical to produce cotton than to engage 4
: domestic manufactures, chose to do so. At th
same time New England turned i,s attention (
the production of manufactures, and depende
for its supply of food on New York, Pennsylvs
MIA and the Great Wess:. - :
The lecturer here quoted at great length
mass of statistics to prove the mutual depend
ence'of the sections each upon the other, an
the calsmitles which would fall upon the worl
!. by the failure Of the supply Of Southern Co
D. ton. There are those who, becoming possesse
with the idea that slavery is the one great eyi
can not see any other These men were fe
" months ago the Disunionists of the North, al
called the Constitution % league with Il
deyil!o Now they are loudest In their cries
uphold 1t 1t must cause the devil, II there
(. q devil, TO wriggle his tail---if he has tail
with delight, to hear one Of these gentleme
3 clothed In nlaye.labor cotton and mounted in
pulpit, deolaiming against the evils Of SLAYER
The meanness Of the thing Is only equRllsd
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