The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-02-02
Slavery.
a succinet History Of its Rise and Down.
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states aud Territories virtually terminates stry.
gle that has long divided individuals, parties and
States end which nea proved fatal 10 the Union.
The question Is now relocated t. the people f,r
&C ION, and will soon be presented TO them for
adoption ~ rejection. As hore can bc no doubt of
the ana result Il Is scarcely premature to con rat.
ula1e Tie people aud the nation on the pr 1.pcctive
disar earAn,c Of the chief disturbing element In
our politics aud history. slavery WAS n subject "
debate long eore the existence Of our Consttt.-
ton, and affected ali the re- atoms Of cur louia,
State aud federal history. The great civil war in
which it has rrorirtated Us, raiss no now issue.
but IS simply the result OF agencies The bcs innings
Of which may be traced tAck to tho earlier stages
o. our colonial history.
Slavery was introduced upon our continent soon
after its discovery, ami sIre,d rapidly IN the
Spanish Portuguese, rItcn sad French dercni-
encios, where IL formed . h,.et lucrative traffic Il
WAS no, transferred 70 cur country until about the
year 1900, and was - i.,ot uy roth Turitsns and
Cavaierr,by the y " England a. well A. the South.
ern siAieSass meansof supply Tie deficiency q
labor, The want Of which RETARDED the progr ~ and
growth Of Ito young colonies. Il was therefore
readily adopted by the colonsts au ! but ler pro.
tests were made Sssiu-t j.. Tie only exccrtiol
occurs m Georgia, the founder 81 which, General
JAMES OGLfrnoHrE. adopted g fuudameuta clause
In the Constitution prohibiting t. Tho coionstA
surrounded On all sides ~ slavery, agi-
tAied for tho repeal OF iAis cause, but
did no, succeed until 1859. when General
OdLFruoRrr returned h. Europe, surrendered bis
charter t. the CROWN aud the management devolv.
ed on the colonlss, who soon removed ttc irnue-
diIneuts to tie existence y slavery. In tho To-
MES north VI The James River The institution never
took any deep hold Tut It rapidly cs.cnlcd "a VIZ.
giria aud South Carolina. In the peaceful discus.
nons that preceded the revolution tie c'alms Of our
ioreisther' i,r the Enjoyment. of the natural
rights Of sol''Overnmelt aud freedom can g.
Affect their views on the moralt " and uclrv "
holding human beings Ia BONDAGE. IuoMAs JEr-
IRhsoN, The great founder of American Democracy,
IN the famous catalogue ~ grievances drawn wy iu
order io justify the coonlrs In the eyes of We
world III taking W arms Against tle II other couu-
wv tls.gei 10 us SERIOUS .'.a,e Sgaust no
kus ~ Enslsn,l, that b h'l Introduced anil enc
1ours- I'd Human slavery in ttc cu',ulcs IN defiance
. the hes %. tie pablo.
~ d" revolutionary war slavery WAS An
eefn."' ~eakncsI. The colonies iu which a
.i 'u iol we're unable 90 furnish tlcir uro'as
e. patrlut urI..lys ON tie truuu.s, Is
, ..a ,a'r' her., q ~ Is 0,.l' a., dangerous TO-
| wIthd" me " itc men who were necessary &C.
b. ..c N.So population IN check. At tie close
1 a. .Hr war BE question of slavery was Tire chief
q 'iuu.y IN TIC organ zston Of the new Crnsttu-
| ton. viii r. n fact compromise between con-
| heuns n'er',ts upon that subic t. Il WAS agreed,
after long ,rhAto, that tho slave reputation WIS 10
form basis OF hr,e-hiths Of the con rc-sious To-
| gslation. Snd that fugitive slaves should be- re-
stored. 1t ws- also prov led that the importation
| OF slaves should ceHse at the exp ration of twenty
| wears.
| The disposition Of the inmens' territory ceIcl
| by the several Stats t. tho General Gotrrnmcui,