Show ft SE it ET att 1 r newa q T ALBE AL DE RT cin CIR january 5 J at since the 06 beginning of bif the existence of the of the ibe there theres is no question that has so in tb the atten tio flo fici i i of ail alf all ali parties as thab thai of SIave slaver ryThe uthe bitterness 1 I 1 16 t 0 ibe ahe strife of ahn e p lt wd parties a abolition 0 n lap and i pro pyo slavery se seemed emed to threaten thre iten the annihilation annl anni of that concert concertin lof if ac action I 1 ao 10 U n which which alone could form the durable cement necessary to the foundation of the ere the basis was fairly formed the prohibition of the extension of slavery into the northwest territory by the ordinance 0 of t it 1 1 was a supposed bat hat finally ird the alies struggle k rn rum 00 4 and the subsequent constitutional constitutional security given to the slaveholding 0 stated in t the he property of their slaves seemed to conf con firm the settlement ii this S however diye Oiye ver turn turned e dou dod conf t to b be more or le less chimerical merical each advancing advancing t step of the pioneer indicated the renewal ot or I 1 the co contest p test ambrious mp m emmade made the subject their great political hob hobb yand all ift public interests were w ere treated lightly or forgotten n we do riot not feel disposed to throw oaf our gauntlet aunt info ae the public arena for a oil on I 1 it the ibe propriety of slavery but simply propose tp offer a few reflections of our own on the subject j ich T 1 1 1 1 slavery Sla sia very iery in the summary is the entire absence of free agena agency and subjection fully of ona one person er to 9 the will 1 of 1 another slavery hasea has existed 1 11 Z ih m all ill ages we have no h history i s t or PO 0 ancient but it has some J lec bec record did gid of the institution althon although h its introduction as a regular system of tragic traffic has been of somewhat modern origin yet in some form or other we find biffi di afi maa gity gily 1 in 1 tracing bracing 0 out its beginning n I 1 it 4 cannot be denied that it was introduced in the first place bythe by the development lof of the evil passions of mankind mah kind As A s petty contentions expanded elpa int into 0 war and bloodshed was upon the vanquished and slavery sprung from that captivity that it was intended by b y this S system 8 in of enslaving prisoners to ameliorate the fhe bloody y practice which led the yielding captive at once from chains to death there is no do doubt whether or not nov stich sach a change could be called an an amelioration at al il would depa depend P d upon the charach character er alike of the victor and v vanquished we do not riot purpose at present to give either elther a full bi history 1 tory of the origin and workings in a t variety of ways in an ancient clent times of serfdom vassalage 1 or slavery our business bp siness is with our own avi aoi ag Z an and dmore dmora more particularly with our bur own nation naion k J We cannot admit with some of the leadin leading g politicians pol poi tc ans of the lard lar d that the present system upon which our government is founded is either inconsistent incompatible or with its strength str bolh and per petti ity the object of all r governments I 1 should be to combine all their energies to dispose of all the materials at their control in such a manner manner as IVA wh it be productive of the the most and greatest general fien benefit fit y V the th e foundation of the early eary colonies of south america and mexico lexi wasi wasl wI aidin aldin rapine and blood bloo I 1 tl among aming the numerous atrocious instruments used by the he rapacious adventurers was the introduction of african slaves to supply the he vacancies caused by the failing aborigines they usurped the dominion of ot the discovered wealth otone of one ohe continent and stole the human strength of another to enrich themselves from its resource resources es thus thui gradually ss as the red man r receded or clade maee concessions to 4 their encroaching add and a d insatiable n conquerors quer ors ahe evil vil vii spread T h ak 1 s af 2 of th the ez rut me hest hesi 9 faff k fkr fyr W plunderer dotted doted the thie sea bea se a and az aided ed by y treacherous erous chiefs a of the blacic lac I 1 c race rac thel v desm e f f 6 i coaston coast coa of afric africa ato 0 1 extend intend the inhuman traffic on our conti continent nen 3 t all europe at that time aided in the A r 2 tt for ra all ail 1 europe drope was hungry lor for for 9 gold oldy an and d cared not thou though b blood was waa its price the th 1 evil then was not only in existence when our government was founded had diffused dili dill used itself over the w bole janja lri lan mie mke the v fr im imi hwi ii i s chri sti ari ati kvell aaion of europe had planted and beai reared id it t to maturity int tnt nalty 01 ifo ico our ur co continent n h the oil only Y courte course re then was vas precise pre y li pit git pui put sued by lih the lathers fathers of eo rip to 6 control andi circumscribe the evil if f evil we must persist in calling it as s to confine itta 1 i its is proper limits and vuth opt infringing on 01 abe the acknowledged ed rights odethe free citizen clewe n p pre event its ax exle exie leris tells ision ion lon could the race have been a fl transplant transplanted ea back k to tal their v ie eatn nati to e soil soi sol laud aud restored resi rest bred to their bomes bomea theyer ill in that measure the most effectual re 1 m ird ild ahat could have haie bleg been s via iia was impracticable ilg lie to liberate giver fiver yi allive sive and div give e hini hinl full fuli franchise 0 w was a in politic pofi tic and absurdly abst absi ird 1 I the he rt two races were male made a amaat distinct I 1 c by laws lawa SI aasc lute as they were their amalgamation ga mation was waa forbidding and unnatural the embargo on the tra trade ae itself wa all ali that could ouid consistently be done after that atiat it rema terria ined ineil for humanity in itel its most charitable wisdom to adopt laws best besl to ameliorate the i condition of f thase already in our mid midst midat sl weare satisfied th atall haab eeli done to this end that liti human haman dign efi efforts A could mit brin bring gitl abolia 1 we have said baia that we did riot ing into a od on the subject of tin slaver havery we will not wa we ha felbur own botio notions in in regard to hereditary deredita he ry servitude e arid arld and freedom eidom fr probably they ae f our r ally illy a are Weare willig to admit that tha twe we haie hake ha e no sympathy with any system 41 tia that puts a price price in chattels on the bodies or souls of 1 t A f even the blackest sons rqn 1 d of adam nor vor sis is our sympathy any more extensive vi with that sy system stem which would let loose in oui our midst a horde oc of s hereditary bondsmen ta become at their will perch perchance anci governors law aid and head heads of departments in our nation behave we lia lla ve heald heat beat d incur in ur time ime t agrest ag eat many very fine speeches on the sufferings of sut southern I 1 ern slaves we have beard splendid sermons sermons on the subject of their emancipation we have heard all these thebe too in cities and tow ns and pillages villages where slavery in its most galling 0 bt the transparent mas mask of freedom we ha have seen seed old men and matrona matrons weep over the rehearsal of or poor old Ur uncles cleall agony while A male Andt and aud femal emio emlo e dragged the fhe he heavy v y CO coal al truck u dee deep p d deep eap down inthe in the earth goaded coaled by the curses and ana lashes laslie of the worst of task mas masters rs wal mit there may be doubtless d 6 1 js Is something so met laing in in a name yet a pop poppy p y doea doe no not noi change cliance its it s nature h i a ture though you call it a rose nor is is heie hele he less a slave spirit and body who owes disown bis his own shirt and the bread and arid water water of his hia little 0 ones ne B to the C ca a prices rices of his magtes master and the form forra pf af prayer he breathes than the th poor african 16 who ho thou though gh the acknowledged property of a planter ablate r has his cirii corn cake made sure and can chant his a 1 I 1 wild anthem in his aw own n pec becu li anway arway way how apt we are in the discussion of the tha mosa familiar topics to despise definitions and pass pa ss by our ae lexicographers x i wit with hf co contempt what at is sl slavery avers 9 Is it confined congin ed to the m mere ier bent entailment ail all of the possession of the person I 1 in n our ard lard land is it limited 1 to the e territory south of mason dixons dixona line does do es it include alone the dark de descendants of the rebellious s dpn 9 n of the old patriarch or has his it not become an institution i interman intermingled 0 l ed with all society and grades universal in the north as s in the south and an 1 ingredient among all nati nations ans I 1 1 i slavery slaver vis is bondage the tb e state of entire subjection of one p person parson ison lson to the the will of ano another thel if it is li the abolition of kiil W we esek esea seek for wit where r may we not be bein bedini in our mission D does 0 e s it exise 1 alone ili in southern institution institutions sl 9 Is ls it less de ve velo loped perin iri lri new york than louisiana I 1 Is s tle the bondage of european factories less lebs galling galling less corrupting and degrading than the edged lodged chains of the plantations of the carolinas peny it who will we are gradually grad lla lia ita rily illy 41 becoming za a nation of bondsmen and bommen bondsmen the most ignominious thedoor The poor african who is dragged unwillingly from his native soil boll can lo 10 look ok U upon P 0 als ais his chains with kith a dl degree e ea of conscientious antio u s hon honor ar fort for hey they were clenched on his limbs by the rude hand of force ii li 13 but a t we we have no such apologetic reflection we ive afe afo ara bom born fredi fre our institutions surpass in in liber ilber liberality al and glory all the records rewords of the past and 3 yette et we find the nation chained in parties and i 0 f 1 I am led volanta g es q ta jj aspiring demagogues electors Elecio rs crin cringe geto to the ca prices of sech sectional ional leaders leader and baders sell thi m s elves elvis for office add an d am the chief magistrate take takei his blis seat jq j q a e d with wair wain huir p party arty f cy dan ian d most s sacred principles of constitutional libert ilbert f e A trodden brodde n under booko foot or r tor forgotten gotten Is it necess necessary necessary ary ari that this should continue does daei ihei oc of abolitionists or pro flavery men enhance a n cetha the glory 11 of the p I 1 Are elements of political contention requisite to perpetuate the greatness of the letche let the contention end commit to the stern ri cikor 0 noflie jd aia pia ota pt ausla ausia 1 i tute ehg 1 I 1 dis ra r c a our ouy A 0 a dragging th thed q I 1 screaming 0 african ican from his bis heart stricken parents and clouding cl with sea lek desolation 0 1 A t foll foil f hit fit ajio edlo anc e bf his child hodd piar Pi Jr veto to the un ungodly adl tra iTic c and beep 1 m 0 as 1 ei ohp their bloody bloode 3 canvas kl 4 I 1 then let the constitutional decision of our be enforced let r rei ref reiney e g n nty t y of theop pre domina and the voice oice of the people pepie re regulate fr their own domestic I 1 id institutions ions this principle will save the nation nailon n tion i and antl p peace e and union ie let t those leade leaders rs be bets beis discarded carded who advocate principles and ad 1 e establish sta blish platforms platform intended to burst the fia fla fraternal bonds which bind the norh and south together however specious i their arguments and rhetorical their harangues if the e to he em emancipated anci ancl itebe lea let it be effected raea paea peaceably bly by his legitimate transfer topsoil adapted for his home and freedom W we e advocate always did advocate the e encouragement coura conra gement of free labor but we do to not look to europe etiole for a sample 0 of cit it we donot advocate slavery bilt but opp oseias vigorously the sl slavery very oft corruption as the bondage bondame of chains and own ownership gnip 4 gy we may have something more to bay say ay on 01 this subject at some future dayl |