The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-08-18

| dispayias * town Of Angers
SchacLnes oratorio. isracls Return from Jeru
salon." ally produced u. Exeter Hail. with die.
Ttens, Mr. sims Reeves haiane Laura Baxter and Mr.
Weiss as the principal singcrs The London Aths~eEn
says that though thsre obrusivc copying of known
models, there NO originality in the composition. The
words are drawn from Moore's +" Sacred Melodies, =
ccmented by rec,tauons taken from Holy Writ
capital farce entitled Marriage At Any Price," by
Mr. wosler, been produced with great success the
| Strand theatre. London
Balfes csntata, Mazsppan Is rather fAvorably
spoken of by tho Londoa musical critics 1t not how
ever, work likely to add greatly to his reputation.
| Cassius M. clay Once More Defines HIS
| Position, and Admtrcs the Audscity or
the Herald, &c.
NEW YoKx Cnr, August 10, 1852.
JAMES GORDON Bnxxnr. ESQ
fsln your HERALD Of the 14th instant you pretend TO
have published . speech OF mine in Washington made
before literary society for the benefit OF the sick sol
diers, which gives great deal which did say and
very little which did say. Having always avowed my
political Vows without fear conceamsnt for years
have eeased 70 correct improper reports q my utterance
believing that the time had gone by when the intelligent
could be deceived In them by studied and mxlis-
nan rerverson In your HERALD OF the 10th you
again refer % my speech In Washington you reported
It, and NOT a. uttered It, with a view Of creating
suppose, what Is now called "sensation editorial or
10 sxtort from reply for the beneht Of your journal
Az have never before been houored with my name in
your columns shall ask place for reply to your
allegations not because have any faith that you will
change your course towards me, but because admire
the sublmity Of your audacty, which is made
respectable alongside Of the indccton, the mendacy
the msanness and the c0wardlce your rivals the Lon
don Tines and the New York Times its feeble follower
shall take up thsn your editorial, and reply in your
ORDER though 1t may not be the most logical one
COLONIZATION OF THE
or the colonization OF the blacks of the United States
the coasts Of Africa and other places suited their
natures for the civilization and happiness OF themselves
and the savage tribes with whom they might come in
contact, have been the friend. am member q
''the Colonization Society," but have always said that
would give my assent to forcble expulsion Of the
black from this continent sa.H ~ 4
l. Because being born here they much in their
country am in mine; and should assent to the
justice Of the reasoning that because the blacks
scended from African stock, therefore they should be
sent back to Africa then should expect the slave propa
gandsts send back to Wales for the reason
for they hate both alike
e. oppose the scheme Of colonization because it is
false economy. SO far from driving out the blacks,
who acclimsted and adopts in the very
labor we most need, we would do better
70 encourage their increase the South has even ven
the CRIMINAL aud hazardous trade
her producing class. What principle Of economy
common sense would then lead US to drive out those
already nayeY Such experiments have been tried
often in the history OF nations and have always proved
disastrous mention only the emigration Of tho Israel
ties Egypt the Mcors from Spain, and the Huguc
from France The fact is, while talking of
driving free blacks and slave blacks, the Euro
pean nations are Offering bountes to induce them join
them.
3. Believing, indeed, that all entitled q life
liberty and the pursuit OF happiness" have always
heen and am now in favor OF universal emancraonD
have "A of their vain To 10
the principal obstacle ia the way or this
plain right OF the black to bis liberty For more than
twenty years have opposed the removal Of the blacks
from The soil as condition OF emancipation. The slave
holders Of my State OF Kentucky sought 20 make
President Lincoln and the Congress OF the United states
propose buy the slaves Of the South and odd the ad
can give mp four millions OF saves, least
81 200 COO O0fn Replace that much productive capital
upsrada the cost CT deportation and coonzaon All
this proves that was right and my opponents were
wrong
You quote me as saying, "He never was in favor Of
immediate emancipation, and is only now in favor Of il
always been " favor Of immediate emancipation" But
because could no. obtain that have been willing 70
cooperate with the graduaisw, believing that any. that
| all, things were better than perpetual slavery.
me WAR POWER OlER SLAVERY
Ihave been, and am not now, abolitienist,
In The strict sense Of that word; hence in Kentucky
opposed that actiou Proposed always 70 reach slavery
in constitutional way state conysniiorElne same
unmake him; aud always declared In Kentucky that
would defend the master in the possession Of the slave
against foreign so long as the constitution
remained my protector well thers. always sp
pied TO the ballot box not 70 the cartridge box But
when the slave power reversed that method and
rebellion against the legal President the United
states, and sought to maintain saverynot by the
Xpr 1851 Il, che battle be fought out, and those Who
draw the sword perish by the sword The object OF
hto reduce yoW enemy to the reason Of hsplessness
when he fSecs the reason Of justice. Upon that prnc
pie the iaws Of war allow us 10 take the wheat, the
horses the houses and all things eloe of The enemy
Confedcrales act upon this law Of war and Of nations
According 70 their own sheory, they claim that the negro
axe our COW ana horse by The WA, rover Then what
principle VI justice and common iorbds TO take
their saves? Does the war power allowed by the Laws
OF natiens forbid tt Certainly not Does The consu-
ton Of the United States forbid Certainly For
that constitution protects in my wheat and my COW,
II forfeit my right 10 my wheat and my horse by trea
why does not he slave owner forfeit bis right 70 his
slave by treason say that such distinction between
the slave and other property the groesest absurdty
and Injustice and be accounted for upon any other
than ne NE long ssso 6 e srs mind
YET learned TO stand uprghs and look our nnts1 n ths
exist in trssAom togsthsr" might answer this
Aa vesy together. II u slavery which has brought
the not liberty The two races exist in freedom
togather Russia, in france and England, tho most
powerful and the most refined nations ON earth In those
countries the African enjoys perfect equality with The
whites, socially and politically. gentleman, all over
the world Is willing TO be just; 10 Is your lazy ragged,
10 sy thieving democrat only, in all the world, who
Il afraid that the negro will become his equal" They
tbe who want the negro degraded by slavery
til he win lnd some wretch lower In tho scale Of hl-
manity than HIMSELF But in my opinion the thing Is i'm
possible. The slave black with the tropical sun
and crushed in IFS manhood by centuries oppression,
Is gentleman than such tyrant The hatred Of
the negro has brought us 10 civil II not
noble enough be Just perish, and ought to
perish. from among the nations. But have adj
vocaed tie social equality Of the negro am born with
preJudiccs and tastes which make my own race more
agreeable 10 than the Mricans prefer to associate
with and to ntermarry with the white race But IL God
has made tho African my inferior In mind and body and
intellect and beauty OF person. If lie has In all this
blessed me than the African then much the more will
Re Just and generous, and gtvo him political liberty to
enjoy all that which remains 70 him. The who, be-
the has less Of the good gifts Of God than
himself would therefore take away what remains, 10 the
worst Of inndels and the basest OF mankind.
1 arAvy9.
have always been opposed TO general armng Of the