The daily Wabash express., 1862-06-14
National Emancipation with Nsiio-
nj Compensatt0n.

The following article from the Nafts"e
Inseih9eneey on emancipation with compen-
sation, viii be read with much interest. Mr.. |
LINCOLN has been denounced as an aboli- |
ZIONIST by the BzicuT party Of this State. on
account ofhis message. proposing to aid the
border States in the emancipation OF their |
slaves. The following article shows where
such policy originated. IL originated With |
Southern patriots and Statesmen. and not |
with sholi,ionists. as the journals supporting
JEszx D. Bpouy affirm. The IafelliSenetr
says:
twill perhaps be remembered by few
Of our regular readers that in the summer OF
1865. on the occasion Of the anniversary
celebrated BY the Literary Societies con
nected with the Columbian College In this
city. the Rev. Dr.. RosKRr RTLAsp. the
President of Richmond College. Virginia,
delivered the annual academic address. and
took for his theme "the American Union"
with the dangers that then beset its perpe-
tuity and marred is symmetry. whether As
found in n Southern ora Northern fanatic
ism. His remarks. however, were chiefly
directed 10 defence Of the "0lj Southern
Platform" with regard to the moral and
political aspects os slavery. as eontradistin-
guishsd from the later theory propounded by
Mr. Calhoun and bis followers.
This addres reproduced in our col
nmns soon after - delivery. and Was ac-
companied with an expression Of our concur
renee IN its general position and sentiments.
Ia may be found in the Intelligeneer Of
September ?. ls5- The following extract
viii sufi-e t. show IT. temper and purport
why should YOU (the Southern people
lie driven by one extreme 10 embrace the
uutenable doctrines of the other-that sla
.ery j. right i'm the abstract, that Il should
be perpetuated for its intrinsic excellence.
and tina. therefore the African slave trade
should be revived, as wise and merciiull
stand on the Southern platform.
According 10 this "old Southern Plat
form" the institution OF slavery was dcpre-
Gated as a social evil, to DO tolerated only
"a hard necessity where il existed, and
whose perpetuation and extension we're alike
deprecated a. political eaiamities. The faith
sss of the Republic looked with hope 10 ts
ultimate extinction, ever though they could
not forcsee the agencies by which il was TO
10 supplanicd and abolished And. in spite
cfthe Southern ultraism which generated
,n part as the natural aniagonism OF the IN
iudicious and incorporate agitation kept up
by 4 snail class at the North has been Sc
daously fosterci blythe disunlon school oi
politicians, this doctrine has >tili remained
the received opinion among the more
tboaghfnl Of the Southern people. ADD es
peoially snoug the most Intelligent OF tho
-Iavehoiding cls--. ~ho-s evil destiny Il ha'
been 10 ~ssve a. the stalking horse" be
hind which unserpuloas and ambitious men
have prosecuted their illfated designs
ssainss she peace of the couasry-
/, cas- in the full faith that this doctrin'
still retains its ancient bold upon the mind'
and hearts oi the best classes among th,
southern people. that ne hailed with salts
faction the late special message in which
President Lincoln recommended the adop
ton OF national policy looking to the grad
"a! mo, sullen) emancipation Of slaves viii
.ompen-a,ion TO owners. This. We rsmem
bered. xas the aspiration of patriots lik'
Washington. Jefferson. Madison. aud Mon
roe--men Who from their characters and as
secialions, cannot be supposed 10 have shar
Oh ia that fsnstical hatred Of STAKEHOLDER
which. IS exemplihed by some snti-slayer
..DhiIsnthropists. has ,esalted in alienation
and strife rather than in healing 20 sore
UPON the body polite Or "a welfare 20 th
slave.
We have recently hal our attention callo.
bys friend to some discussions Of the Ni'
gina Convention. assembled ia the year
ls29-'3O for the formation ofa new Stat
Constitution. az bsirg illustrative OF III
views which at that date generally obtsine
among the enlightened statesmen Of ID
South, and especially Of the "old Dominion.
with regard TO The institution Of slavery. cor
s;dered as part Of the social system Of IN
Union.
In that Convention, which assembled
Richmond in October. 1852. the grave
question presented Vas that Of the basis
representation. the western delegates col
tending for a representation according 70 Il
~hite population and the eastern dsiegAt
for mixed representation based upon pop
lation and taxation. which. a. slaves We
taxed. vas equivalent 10 a modified rspr
sentation Of the slave population II
antsgonism which usually finds place betwe'
communities wi,h social org snizations dirs
ing 50 widely az those OF " estern and Taste
Virginia seems to have been developed
such degree that John Randolph. % Roa
sae. spoke Of the Valley and Western q
tons Of Virginia a. parts Of the State shi
mn-s call slisa - and forever sepas
t.a from our Interests snd feelings. and
described the State - "tosn by fsetiol
marked by lines which diviie her laio 1
s..,iaSs people-diss.net N their iselie
s.-,lns, IN possessing different all sn,.sot
;,v interests" M. BALDWIN. Of Asgu.ss ,
.sc,sd that '.if slave representation sho
pa forced upon them the final res
vlbea separation of the State