The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-04-17
The National In,ellisencer say,

The NATIONAL lnteiligencer say
A. soon A. slavery shall DC otli,erated
everywhere under the direct jurisdiction Of
the nation. whether IN the Territories. the
District, the navy yards. OF other public
places Of the Government lying within the
confines Of the slaveholding States. We hope
10 sec some political agitation which shall
be devoted to the humanization Of such
free States" as retain in their codes the
relics of a legislation which. in its operation
on free negroes IS admitted to be the re.
suit of a principle or prejudice" which re
fleets but little credit on the HIGH plane Of
civilization TO which they suppose themselves
10 have attained
We have alread, cited the evidences OF q
growing disposition to prevent the immicra-
ton Of free negroes into certain Northern
States. In the Senate of Pennsylvania a
bill has been introduced having this object
in view. Petitions have been submitted 10
the Legislature of New Jersey In favor of
the prohibition of this class from entering
that State. In the Legislature Of Iowa il Il
proposed "that no negro or mulatio shall De
allowed to settle IL, this State without bring
ING 4 satisfactory certificate OF his freedom
and filing with the Board of Supervisors >
bond as five hundred dollars for good be.
havior." The Constitutional Convention of
Illinois. lately discussed the article which
prevents negroes aud mulattoes from immi
grating into that State, and prohibits them
from exercising the right of suffrage, and re
quires the General. Assembly to pass laws 70
carry out tho provisions of the article. The
article was adopted by n vote Of Is against
L.. In Ohio a memorial is receiving num-
erous signatures asking at the hands OF the
legislature Of the State the enactment OF ca
law so stringent in its provisions as totally to
prohibit any negroes from migrating into
settling, or holding property in Ohio" and
also TO cause those now under its iurisdic-
ton "to be removed in IS reasonable a time
a. your judgment may suggest" The Con-
yention 10 form a constitution for Western
Virginia adopted az article enacting that "no
free person of color shall come within this
Statefor permanent residence"
IL is surely a painful spectacle that "man's
inhumanity 10 man" should extort the con
fession to which Senator Browning gives
utterance when, in view of the prejudice
which treats free negroes as lspers and
pariahs ia the Northwest, and with every
feeling and sentiment of his nature hostile
70 slavery, he is led mournfully to say: 81
am by no means sure, while the races do
continue together. that II - not better for
them both to continue together in the rcla
ton Of master and slave When the Phi.
lanthropy which now expends itselfin zeal
ous efforts for the ~extirpation OF slavery
shall have done its work. whats field for
generous and humanizing labor will remain
for cultivation in the free States, a. states-
men In our Capitol shall vie with political
divines in the pulpit in promoting the great
cause which shall have for its object TO rem.
der the universal brotherhood of the race
something more than a text from which O.
dsclsim against slavery The men who now
ware sacred var against the sbominationi
OF their ~neighbors will then, In the yer,
want Of worlds 10 conquer. be compelled to
give heed 90 the moral desolations which lie
unseen Al their doors. The barbarism oI
Illinois shall Lot long survive ~hen the hss
bsris1 of South Carolina = no more