Year: 1860




THE SOCIAL AND MORAL EFFECT OF THE IMPoR-


TATIoN CT FUGITIVE SLAVES INTO CANADA.


While, as we have seen, the British Aboli-
tionistc in Canada are laboTing with the Repub-
lican Aboltionists Of America to entice away
the slave property of the South, and TO oment
f a seryile insurrection in the Southern States
and disruption of the Union, there are men
OF sense and OF honor amongst our neghbors
over the borders, who deplore this interference
of their countrymen in the affairs Of the repub-
lie, and appreciate the terrible catastrophe to
which, ifperseyered in, it must eventually lead.
| conversed with a prominent Abolitionist in
Chatham, holding public position of trust
and honor, who told me that the first sugges-
ton of the Harper's Ferry attack was made to
! Brown by British Abohtionsts in Chatham, and
: who assured me that he had himself subscri-
bed money to aid Brown in raising men 'Or the
service in Ohio and elsewhere in the States.


THE MORAL.


The lessons taught by an examination into
the action Of the Canadian Abotionists, and Of
the condition and prospects of the fugitive
slaves in the province, should be made useful
to the American people. The history of the
past proves that Great Britain would gladly de-
stroy the Union of the States, which makes the
American Republic a leading Power among ma
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plsh this object through the instrumentality of
traitors and of the foes of the Union. so now
she seeks aid in her designs from the Republi-
can-abolition enemies of the confederacy in our
own States The intrigues of the British en-
issaries in Canada should stay the hand OF cv-
cry man who anciCs that in helping to rob the
South OF its slaves he is performing an act Of
humanity; for they should teach him that he is
but helping on the designs Of those who look
eagerly to the slavery agitation and the section
al passions engendered thereby to accomplish
disruption of the Union, and encompass the
failure of our experiment Of free government


We are taught by the suffering condition Of
the fugitives in Canada, that the philanthropists
who make business of the underground rail-
road organization secure the profits to them
selves, and that all who contribute to its funds,
instead OF benetiting the slave who is the OBJ
jcct Of commiseration, enrich dishonest hypo-
critics and entail suffering and crime upon the
negro, who, religiously, morally, socially and
industrially considered is better off in servtude
in the South than in freedom at the North.


Let our merchants and oui farmers carefully
consider these facts, and then reflect upon
what they are required by the abolition sgita-
tors to do. To what end are the systematized
negro stealing of the North, the attempts to
incite insurreetion at the South and their ma
tural results, dissolution of the Uff6n, to
lead? Are we to render New York and the
other free States subject TO the same dcplora-
bic evils as aiflict the western counties Of Cana
da? Are our Northern farmers willing to have
the value of their lanes deprecated and to sub
ject their crops and stock to constant depreda-
tons by inviting here the same class of neigh
bOrs that at present deplete whole Canadian
tnIr ebi nf bair TD1o ncit
to accomplish such results, why, under mis-
taken idea Of charity to the negro, do we take
bin from life of usefulness and cortcntment
at the South to plant him in freedom and suf
fering at the North? Why do we consent to
help forward, directly or indirectly, an agitation
that can only incite disruption of the Z Union
and bring upon us the very evils we Geplore"


Thus much on the fugitive Slaves and their
present situation. But that is not all. There
is large party in every free State clamoring
for the repeal OF the Fugitive Slave Law. The
Abolition members OF congress from New Eng
gland have for over thirty days prevented an
organization Of the House. at a cost TO the coun-
try of over one hundred Thousand dollars, for
the simple reason that they are determined to
elect a speaker who will throw no obstacles in
the way Of its repeal The representative from
this district (Mr. Bingham) is in favor Of its re-
peal and will so vote. Suppose his vote should
effect its repeal That moment every fugitive
slave instead of being taken to Canada, as now
would take up his home in the free States.
Every city, and every town, and every village,
would be over"un with them and we would
have before our eyes coored population and
be in the midst ofall the squalid misery, the
thicving and other crimes described in the ex-
tracts have given.


But why does Seward and others wish to
curse the free States with black population,
such as they have now in Canada? The an
swer is in the following extract, which ] cut
from the debates Of Congress only few days
since.


"Mr Smith, Of Virginia, narrated a CONVEX
sation he had with Seward as we'll as he could
recolect. The substance Of it was that while
he (Smith) was Governor Of Virginia, he was
sitting in the Council Chamber one day, when a
stranger entered and announced himself as Mr..
Seward, of New York. A conversation ensued,
in the course of which Mr.. Seward remarked
that they were going to allow all to vote in New
York negroes as well as whites TO that he
(Smith) had replied, that ifthey had no ohjec-
ton to free negroes in New York they would
send them certain number in every packet
from Virginia Mr.. Seward said that he had
no objection to that that they had much troub-
BILE with the lrisbmen and the Irish vote that
great deal of money had TO be used at ell, ction
times to secure them, and that the rascals wo'd
take their money and then vote against them,
f but that they had no such trouble with the
colored people. In reply to that he (Smith)
had then told him that he would be very hap
py to receive an equal number of honest heart
ed Germans and lrishmen for all the negroes
that were sent to New York"


The Key to all this slavery agitation by Se-
ward, Chase & Co., is negro uote. They cannot
get the German and Irish vote, hence they
would break down the ramparts of the Constr
tuition and the Fugitive Laws. and bring into
, the Northern States the negroes of the South
and throw them among us with all their idle
ness, all their shiltlessness, all their thievne
and beasly propensies, in order TO get theil
votes as a counterpose to the natur4lised cti-
zen. Are we prepared for such state ofthings?
Are we willing to stultify our manhood and
disgrace our posterity by permitting the Abol.
tion leaders to mix us with the black race al
the ballot box, in the workshop and in the jury
box? That is the question for every man tt
answer before he cries for the repeal of any o
those laws which our fathers enacted anc
which the Democratic party are sustaining a,
gainst the combined hosts of0ld England ant
New England.


OITA soldier on trial for habitual drunken
ness, was addressed by the President, 'Pris-
oner, you have heard the prosecution for habitu-
al drunkenness, what have you to say In de-
fence" Nothing, please your honor, only la
bituaI thirst.


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