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PUBLISHEDBY KNAPP 8c JEWETT, EVEItY TUESDAY MORNING, NEARLY OPPOSITE TIIE BANK, AT 2 A YEAH, OR $1,50 IN ADVANCE. VOfc. V. IV. 15. MOIVTPJELIEBC, (VT.) FEBKUARY 2. 1830. WIIOIjISNO. 233. U1iTm CONGRESS. Mtt. SLADE'S SPEECII. Concluded. .But tlio i)ctitioncrs nro licro mct with lnotherobjectiontogrnnting tlio iiraynrol' tlico petitions. It is maih: a qucstion of pilblic safoty. To begiu tlio work of nbol ishingslnAcry, nnd tobnnisli tlio detcstalilo ' trrfllc in liiiiiinu flcsh from tliis District, will, we nro told, tend to oxoiio n spirit of insurrectioti in tlio Soittlicrn States; iind . gentlcmcn givc full reiii to thcir iinngiim tions in depictingthe horrors nl'rapo,r:ipiiic, 'nnd niurdcr which will follow. I do not pei'init inysclf to doubt tlio pcrfect sinccrity of gciitlcincn in thcsc glooniy foibodings. I know thoy nrc in n positiou to sco wbat I cannot sco, and focl wliat I cnnnot fecl. I will not ollow myself to trifilo with tlieir vicwsor fuelings on tliis subject, tliough I iiitist bo periuittcd to doubt the corrcctucss of tlio otio, iind the jusincss of tlio otlicr. And may I not well doubt? It is truo I do not prol'css n vcry familiiir acquahitanco with tlie disposilioii of llic slnvo populntion ortbo nrobabloinfluonco npon tlioiu of n , discussionof, and action upon, this subject. And white I would licsituto to oiposc niy own individual opinion to tlie nssertions of honorablc gontleinen, mi coiifidcnlly inaile, tlicy inuft pcrinit mo to confrotit thein, not altogcther with iny own opinions, btit with tbc nuthority of intclligcnt und rcspcctablo clnveholdcrs thcmselvcs. I liold in iny liaud apctition prescnted to tliis Houso in tlio yenr 1623, signed by morc thnn cleven hnndrud citizcns of tliis District, prnying for thc nbolition of slnvery ntid llic slavo trude witbin its limils. It was referrcd to tlio Comniittco on tlie District of Coltimbia, nud rcmaincd uuactcd on until tlio lost sension, whcn it was called up, on tnotion of on honorablo mcmbcr from New Haniiishirc, (Mr lliibbai-d.) and prdercd tobo priulcd, with tlio naiiics of of tlie signers. 1 send it to tlio chmr, and nsk tbut it nmy bo read by tlio Clerk. Ilero Mr Garland, of Virgiuia, interposed, ond said bo should ohjnct to tlio reading of tbat and all other petitions on tbc sub jcct, unless.llie gontlonian uscd it as apait of hin argiiment. Mj- Slado rcplicd tbat lio intcndcd so to usc it, ntid slionli! rcad it hiinself, Imt, being exbnnstcd, bo wisbcd it rcad by tlio Clerk. Mr Garland witbdrcw bis objection, and canscntcd to tlio reading, as an act of cour tcsy to Mr S. Tlie pctition was thcn read by tlio Clerk ns follows: " To thc honorablc the Scnate and House of ' Jtepreienlatives of the Unittd States of Jlmtrica tit uonress assemuiea: ." Wo tlio iindersigncd, citizcns of tlio countics of Washington anil Alcxandria, in tho District of Coliunbin, beg leuvo to cnll thc ottcntion of your hnnuruhle bodv , tomi evil of scrious muguitudc,which grcnt- ,iy iuimiis uiu pi uspui ii y unu uuppiiiuss ui this District, ntid casts tho reproach of in consistcncy upon tho frcciiistitutious cstab liehcd nmoun us. "Whilo the luws of tho United States denounco the foreign slavo trudo ns piracy, nd ptinish with dcath tbosc wboaru found cngogeu m ita pcrpetration, thcro exists in this District, the scat of tho Niitionnl Gov crnincnt, a domcstic slavo trudo scarcely less disgraccful in its character, und cvcn ntoro dcniornlizing iu its iiifliicncc. For this is not, like tlie foniK'r, carried on ngainst a barbarous nation; its victims aro reared up nniong tho pcoplo of tliis coun try, educutcd in the precepts of tho samo rcligion, nnd imbued with similar domcstic attar.limeiita. "Thcso pcople aro, wiihout tlieir consont, lorn from thelr homes; husband nnd wifo nro frequeiilly sepuruted and sold into dis tant parts; cbildrcu nro tnkcn from thcir pnr'enls, without regnrd to tho ties of nn ture, nnd tho niost ciidearing bonds of uf fcction nrs brokcn forover. "Nor is this truflic confiucd to thoso wbo nrplcgally slaves for lifc. Sonio wbo aro entitled to frocdom, and inany wbo bavo a limitcd timo to scrve, arc sold into tincon tlitional slavery; and, owing to tho dcfectivc ncss of our laws, they aro geucrally fiarricd out of tho District bcforo tho fieccssnry stcps can bo lakon fortbuirre- lenso. "Wo bchold thcso sccncs contiiiually tnkinc nlncc ninonir ns, and lamcnt our in- nbility to prcvunt them. Tho peoplo of tliis iiismct lutvc, wittun tliemselvus, no tncans ot lcgislativo redrcss; nnd we thcrcforo nppcal to your honorablo hody, hs tlio oniy ono invcstcd ny tlio Amcrican (junstitution with tho nowor to rchcvo us. ' "Nor is it only from tho rnpacity o( slavo trnders tliat tho colorcd raco in tliis lim tri't aro dootned to sufTer. Evcn tho laws which govcrn us sanction nud dircct, iu ccrtnin cases, n proccdure tbat wo helieve is unparallelud, in glaring injusticc, by any tliinir at nrcscut Known aiuoug tlio uovcru inonts of Cbristendom. Au iusiuncoof th,o operation of tbeso laws, which occurred during tho last BUinmer, wo will briclly rolntc: "A colorcd man, wbo Etatcil tbat bo was entilled to frecuoui, was tnkcn up as n riin nwiiy nlnvo, iind lodgcd in tho jnil of Washington uny. tio was auvcriiseo, uut no ononppennng to clium lum, lio was, m-cordin" to law. uut up at imblic auctiou for tho paymcnt of hisjail focs, nud sold as a fcluvo for life! IIo wns piirchascd by n slavo tradcr, who wns not rnquircd to givo sccurity lor his rcinniinng in tlio jJiMnct uiul bo was. soon nllcr,.Fliippcd nt Aloxnn- itria for ono of the Southern Sintes. An Attcinpt wns mado by Fomo bcuevolent individunls to jinyo tho snlo postponcd un til his claitn to frcodorri could bo itivcutign toil: but tlwir eObrtB wcro unavallinKi und thus ws9 a Iiuinun being sold into jierpetun) bondog ot the capita'i of the frccst Govcrtitnmit on tho cnrth, without oveuu prctenco of trial, oran ullegatiou of crimc. "Wo bhifeh for our country whilo wo rclnte this disgraccful transnctiou, nnd wo would fnin couceal it from thc world, did not its vcry ciiorinity iuspiro us witli tbc hopc tbnt it will rouso tho philauthropist nnd tho patriot to oxcrtiou. Wo bavo uo besitntion in bclicving your honorublo hody uovcr intcndcd tbat this odious law sbould bccnforcndj it wns adoptcd with tho old codo of Marylnnd, from which, wo hcliovc, it hns heen cxpungcd sinco tho District wascedcd to tho Gcncrnl Govcruincnt. "Tho fiict of its hnving bccn so rcccntly cxccutcd, sliowM tho necessity of this sub- ject bcing invvstigntcd hy a powcr which wo couiuiuuiiy nopo will uc runiiy to cor rcctit. "Wonro nwnro of tho difficulties that would nttcnd nny nttcnipt to rclicvc us from thcso grievnnccs by a sudden emanci pation of thc slaves iu this District, and wc would, thcicforc, bo far from rccommcnd ing so nisli a mcnstirc. Uut tho courso pursucd by inany of tlio States of this Confederncy, tbat bavo hnppily succcedcd in relioving themsclvcs from n similar bur dcn, togetbcr with tho hrigbt exnniplo which hns bccn set us by tho South Amcr icnn llcpublics, proves, tnost conclusivcly, thata courso of grnduul cinaucipation, to commcnco ut faoinc fixed period,und to takc cfll'ctonly upon thoso who may thcreaflter bo born or rcinoved into the District, niight bo pursucd without dctrimcnt to tbc prescntproprictors, nnd would grcatly re doiuid to thoaprospurity and honorol our country. "Tbc cxistcucc nmong us of n disiinct class of peoplo, wbo, by tbeir conditiou as slavcs, nro dcprivcd of nlmost cvery incen tivc to virtuo nnd industry, and sliut out from mauy of the sources of ligbt nnd knowlc(lgc,hus nn cvident tcndcncy to cor rtipttbo moralsof tho jicople, nnd to damp tbespiritof entcrprise, by nccustomingtbo rising gencrntion to look with contcmpt upon honest lahor, and to dcpcnd for sup Dort too much upon the labor of others. It prevcntsuuscful und industrious class of peoplo from settung among us, uy rcnner ing tho mcans of subsistenco moro prcca rious to tho laboring class of whitcs. "It diminishcs thc rcsourccs of tbc com munily, by tbrowing the carnings of tho poor into the coffcrs of tho rich; thus rcn dcring tho former dcpendant, sorvilc, and improvidentj whilo thc Inlter nro tcmptcd to bccomc, in tbc samc proportion, luxuri ous nnd prodigal. 'Tbat tbeso disnstrous rcsults flow from tho cxistcncc of slavery nniong us, is sufll ciently conspxtious, wben wo contrast the laniruishinz condition of this District, and thc biirrounding country, with tho nrosper ity of thosc pnrts of tho Union wliich arc less favored in nointof climatc nnd location, but blcsscd with u frcc und industrious nonulatiou. "Wo would, thcrcfore, respcctfully pray that tbeso gricvanccs may claim tho nttcn tion of your honorablo hody, nndthatn law of Uongrcss may nc cnuctcu, ueciarnig tbnt all cbildren of slavcs, born m tho Dis trict of Columbiu nf'tcr tho fourth day of . . ... i l l l ... ..! . Jiily, eiglitccn nunurcu aim iweiiiy-cigin, shall be frce nt tbc ngo of twcnty-fivc ycars, nnd tbat thoso laws, which nutlionzo thoseHing of supposcd runawnys for thcir prison lees or innintainance, may no rcpcai- cd. "And, also, that laws may bo enactcd to nrevent s avcs lroni licing rciuovcil mto this District, or brought in for sale, hire, or transportation; without, howevcr, prc venting nieinbcrs of Congrcss, resident strangcrs, or trnvellers, from bringing nnd taking awny with tbem thcir domcstic scr- vuuts." Mr Patton inquirod whether tho gcntlo man Iroin vermont coum iiuoriu uiin how tunny of the signers were slavc-hol- dcrs. Mr Garland mado a furthcr innuirv wlictbcr tlio gentleman from Vermont kncwif they were nll inhabitauts of tho District. Mr Sladc renlied, lio could not inforui tho eentleinan how niany of tho siKiiors wero sluvebolders. Uo personally knew soinc of tbem, nud knew thcin to Ue own ers of Blaves. Tho list of iinmeH, somo of whieh bo rcud, cmbrnced mcu of nll tho professions and einploymcnts in the l)is trict judgcs, Inwyers, physiciaus, mer chants, inecbauics, uiul lnborers. Ab to tho nuestion said Mr S. whether all tho signers were inhubitants of this Dis trict, 1 canuot, ot courso, nnswer it. 1 cnn onlv say that tho pctition was prescntcd to this Ilouso sevcu yenrsago, nnd hns rcmaiu- ed on filo iu tho (Jlerk's Ollico cver since, oneii to inspcctiou; and that it has liccu during tho pnst year, umoug tho puhlished docuinents ot tliiH tiousc; and, morcovcr, that it purnorts on its tace to ue n iictition of inhubiinntn of this District. Under theso circumstuuces, I submit whether tlicro is not n tullicient prcsumptiou that it is wbat it purports to be, to put gcnile- mcn upon iiroot ot thocoutrary. And now, Mr Speaker, let mo entrent gciitlcincn to look into this pctition. I do this thc moro cnrncstly, bccnuso they will find tho uaincs of mnny therc. whoni, I.nm puruuaded, they will not bo inclineil to charuocitherwithiciiorance or fanaticlsm but on whoso trutb and intelliuencc, nnd iudtfinent they mny iiluco tho uio-t coufi- i uut reliuncc, i uey btato lucts wnicii tuov aro iu ii condition to know, and ndvanco opinions, tho noundness of which is not liublo tobo nfl'ccted by 'uorthern prejudiccs' on this subicct. They nro iu tho mldbt ol slavery, nud underMaud wbat it is. They havo witncssed llio slavo trnde, nnd know Eomethlng of its horrors; nnd without nny of the doubtpof gentlcmcn in rpgard to the powcr of Congrcss on this subjcct, and without nny of the upprchcnsions with rc- gurd to tho cfTcct of its discussion upon tho publio pcnco nnd snfety, which hns uecn mndo tlio siilncct of sucli ciowing dcscriptions and glootny anticipations, bero nnd clsowhore,they fuurlcssly nnnounco tho trutli in rcirnrtl uoth to slnvcrv nnd tho slavo trado, nnd urgcntly nppcnl to Con grcss "us tho only body invcstcd by tho Aincricnti Uonstitutiou witli powcr to rc licvc thcm." I submit, Mr Sneakcr. wlictbcr it is not tiinc tbnt thcso pctitioncrs, sustttincd ns they nro by thc coucurrentsupplications of thcir Northcrn brethrnn, sbould bo hcard nnd regardcd; and wlictbcr tho fact that olevcn hnndrud citizcns of this District havo sign cd tho pctition which hasjust bccn rcad, is not u sullicicnt rcply to tho argumcnt whicn has ucen drnwn lrom consKlcrations connected with n rcgurd to the publi; safe - . . . .. Jlut luillicn Thc stilncct of tho nholi- tion of slavery, it is wcll known, wns fuljy dcbatcd in tho Lcgisluturo of Virgiuia in tho yenr 183Q, wben tho 'injusticc, tyranny, and oiircssion' of tho slavo systcm wcro opcniy and boldly niaiutaiucd; nud nn el fort wns scriously niadc to commcnco n sys tcm of nbolition which should look to thc finnl,uii(! not distnnt, extinction of slavery in tbat Stntc. And did tbat discussion pro ducc nny symptoms of insurrection nmong tho slavcs? No, Sir. And why, indccd, should it? If you, bir, wcro tlio owncrof onc hnndrcd slaves, nud should scriously sct abotit mcasurcs to givo tlicm tbc boon of frcedom, do you think that thc firstinti matiou of it would bcgct iu tlicm a spirit of rebellion, and thnt it would riso in pro portion as you should ndvance your benev olent plans townrds thcir consummation? To suppose this, is to supposo wbat I want evidencc to uelicve ol tho Alricnn rare that they are bo lost to grntitudc ns to fiud uo lnduccmcnt to its cxcrci&o in such u manifustation of bcnevolcnt regard for tlicin as this. Suffer me, sir, to dwcll a few niomcnts longcr on tho indications of opinion in Vii L'inia on thissuuicct, pcnding tnc nL'ita- tion of the qucsiion in the Lcgislaturc of thnt btate. Whilo thc subject was uolure n committcc of the Lcgislaturc, tho Editor of tbc Richmond Kuquircr, n wcll known lcnding public journal at tho Scat of Gov crnment of Virginia, said: "it is iirouaulc, from wtiat wo hcar, thnt the committcc on thc colorcd populntion will rcnort somo nlnn for trcttinc rid of tlio freo peoplo of color. But is this nll tbnt cun bo done? Aro wo forevcr to uuffer the greatost cvil which can scourgo our land not only to rcmaiu, but to increaso in in dimcnsions? 'Wo may sbut our eyes nnd uvcrt our faccs.if wo "plcase,' (wntcs an cloquent South Caroliniun, on hisreturn from tho North n low weels agoj mit tbero it is, tho dark nnd growing evil, nt ourdoors; nud mect tho qucstion we must nt no distnnt day. God only knows wbat it is tlio part of wise men to do on that moiuentous uiul animllinc snnicct. ui uns I nm vcry suio, thnt tho difl'erence notb ing short of frigbtful betwecn nll tbnt exists on ono sido of tho I'otomac, nnd nll on thc otber, is owing to that causc alone. Tho disenso is decp sented; it is nt tho beart'scoroj it is coiisiimiiig, nnd has all along bccn cousuining our vitals, und I could laiiuli, if I conM lauL'li on such u sub ject, nt the iuorunco and l'olly of thc poli- tician who nscrihes thnt to au act ol tho Govcruincnt, which is tho incvitablc cfl't rt of thc eternul laws of nuturc. Wbat is to be done? Oh! my God I don't know, but somctbmg must bo done Ycs, feouicthiujr must bo done; nnd it is tho part of no hoiicst man to deny it; of uo freo prcss to afl'ect to conccal it. Wben tliis dark population is growing upon us wben cvery newccnsiis is but gatboring iis appalling mimbcrsiipon us; wben witbin u period equnl to that in which this fcdcrnl constitution hns bccn iu cxistcncc, thoso numbers will increnso to moro than 2,000, 000 witbin Virginia; whcn our sistcr States nro clo&iug thcir doors upon our hlncks for snle; and trhtn our tchites are wiot'ing wcstwardhj in grealer numbers than wc like to hear oj; wben this, thc fuircst laini on nll tliis continent, lor mu nnd cli matennd situntion coniluicd, mi"bt bccomo n sortof garden spot if it wero worked by thc hnndsot whitonicnnlonc, can we, ongil it'e to sit (juietly down, (old our nrms, nnd sny to cacli otlicr, 'wcll, wcll, tliis thing wiu not coiuo to tnc worst 111 our uuy. tvo will lenvc it to our cbildren nnd our L'ranil- children and grcat-grand-children to tuke caro of themsclvcs, und to brnvc tbostormr' Is this to act liko wiso incn? Uenveu knows wo nro no fiinutics. Wo detcst tho madness which actunted thuWmisiu A'oiVj. liut somcthiiii! uu"bt to bo done. Mcans surc, but grudunl, eiystcinntic but discrcet, ouglit to bo ndoptcd for reducing tho muss of evil which is pressiug upon tho South, und wiu still moro nress upon hcr tho Jon ger it is put ofl. Wo ougbt not to shut our eyes nor nvert our faccs. And tliough wo speak nlmost without u hopc, tbat thc coui mitti.'o or Lt'gislatiiru will do any thing, at tho prescnt scssion, to incet this question, Tho gcntloinan ulio openccl llio dcli.itc on tho tiJo ol' abulUi(in,BaiJ; "It was a tiulh liclil Bacrtd by ovcry Amorican and by cvciy llepublicmi tlirouyliont llio workl, und lio ireEUmvtl it could not be ilenlcd in that llall, as a y-ntrnl iirinciple, tlint it U nn act nt" injuslice, tyranny, anj oppres tion, to liold any part of tho liuinnu ioco In bondae against thcir conbcnt. That circumttancct may cxist which mny put it out of llio puwi.r ol' tho iwners,roratiiiie, to L'rant thcir slavcs librrty , lie admiltcd to bo possiblc; and Ifllicy do cilttin anv ciise. it mov oxciikc. bat not iuslil'v. the owncr iii'lioldingthcni. The right to tho crijoymcnl of imcriy is ono 01 1110 inoii prociuui, ninereni, inai ienabio lighU wliich pertaln to l e wholo hiiinan race, nnd of whicli they can nevf bo divettcd, ti' tept by an oct of grots injutice." yct wo Hay now, in tho utmost sinccrity ot our hcarts, tlmtour wiscst mcn cnnnot civo too much of thcir nttctition to tliis sub ject, nor cnn they givo it too soon." 'llio tionorauio gctitlemuu lrom virgimn will sufl'ermo to commcnd this oxprcssion of scntimcnt to tlio delibcrnto nttention which tho high stnuding nnd responsihlo positiou of itanuthor, nnd tlio pcculinr cir- cumstnnccs undcr which ho wrotc,cininent- ly entitlo it. Espccinlly would I comuiciul to tho honorablo rcntleman from South Cnrulinn tho declnrntion of tho "cloquent South Carolininn," embodicd in tho orticlc I havc just rcad. Tho ablo Editor of tlio Richmond Enquircr, nnd his cloquent cor resnondent, botb had a near view of tho ovils of slnvery, and describo thcm iu n langungc Avhicli ntonco attests thcir Hinccri- ty, and commnnds nssent to the c.orrcctncss of tlieir vicws upon this 'inomcntotis nnd appalling subject." I will add, tbat tho otlicr leading papcr attho capital of Virginia, tho Hichmond Wlug, mndonuout tho snmo tuuo tnc 101 lowingdcclaration: "Wc nflirm, thnt tho grcat mass of Vir 'ginia horsclf triumpbs that tho slavery 'qucstion has bccn agitatcd and reckons it 'glorious tbat tho spirit of ber sons did not 'shrink from grappling with tho monstcr. 'Wc aflirm tbat, in tho hcaviest slavo dis tricts of thcStalc, thotisands havc hailed 'llic discussion with delight, and contcin 'plnte the distnnt but nrdently dcsired rc 'sult, us thesuprcmo good which a bcncv 'olent I'rovidcncc could vouchsufo to tbeir 'country." iUr bpenker, if it wns 'glonotis nini snio forVirL'inia to'urannlc with tho monstcr' in 1832, is it inglonous nnd unsafe for the Congrcss of the United States to grapplo with tho samo monstcr nowr Sufl'er me, Mr Spenker, to priscnt onc morc I leav ! cxpression of opinion on this subject. vc Virginin, nud go over thc inountuins thc vullcv of tho Mississinni; nnd I into tbero find thc following reccntresolution of thc Synod of Kentucky upon the subject of ciuniieipatiou: "Itesolved. Tbnt n comniittco of tcn be uppointcd, to consist of nu equnl numbcr of nunisters nud clders, wbosc utisincssit shnll bo to digest und prcpare u plan for tho mor al and religious iustruction of our slavcs, uiul for thcir future cmancipalion, and to report such plan to the sevcral presbyterics witbin our bounds, for thcir considcrntion nnd npprovnl." Thc comniittco appointcd under this rc soluiion, of whom John Brown, Esq, wns chuirmnn, and thc ltcv. John C. Young, I'resident of Danville College, Secretnry, mndo a lcport, iu whicli, nmong other things, they s;iy: "1. A pnrt of our systcm of slavery con sists in dcprivinghumnn beingsof tho right to ncuuiro nroncrtv. 2. Tho deprivntion of norsomil liberty forms nnotber imrt of our systcm of slavery. 3. Tho deprivntion of personnl sccurity is thc remaining con stituent of our systcm of slavery." Its ef- fects nro said to ue: "I. To deprnvc nnil to dcgrado its stibjccts, by removing from tbem thc strongest nnturnl chceks to hu mun corrtiption. !2. It dooms thousandsof liuman beings tobopeh'ss ignorcnce. 3. It deprives its subjccts, in a great mcasnre, of tho privileges of thc gospel. 4. This sys tcm liccnccs and produces great cruclty. 5. It produces gcneral lieenliotisncss nniong tlie slaves. 0. This systcm demor nlizes tho whites ns well ns tlio hlncks. 7. This systcm drnws down upon us ibe ven geancoof lleavcn." Thcse sevcral points, iu llicir ordcr, nro illustrutcd nnd cnforced nt length. Tlien follow coiifutuiions of ibe vnrious nrguments of tho defenders of the systcm. Thcn "As tbc ronclusioii of nll thnt hns bccn ndvnnced, wo nssert it to be Iho uuquestiou nble duty of cvery Christinn to uso vigor ous and immedinto nieasurcs for tho de- struction of this wholo Bvstcni, and for tho i r .,n : ,.n'..,. iu ttnii. thcse objects should bo conteii.plat.-d iu bis eflbrts" Mr Spenker, is it j-cgnrdcd by good nnd to recoiuiucnda "destruction of tho wholo systeinof slnvery?" nnd shnll wo ho quniliug heforo tho dnngcrs of doiug it in the Dis trict of Columbiu? But, sir, I havo unothcr nuthority on this subject. 1 rcturn from tho ulloy of thc Mississippi to tliis District, nnd looking in to the United Slutes Telegrnpli of llio 4th of Sejitcmbcr last, I find tho following: Spcukiug in tho numo of thc Southern pco ple, tho Ediior suys: "Wc liold tbnt our solo relinuco is on oursclvcs: tbat we bnvc most to fenr from tho grnduul operation on publio opinion ninonir oiir-clvee, nnd ihat llioso nio tho most iusidious und dnugcrous invndcrs of our rights und intcrests, who, coniing to us in tho guiso of fricndfbip, endenvor to per sundo us thnt slnvery is n sin,u curse, nn cvil. It ia not truo thnt thc South slccps on a volcnuo that wo uro ufruid to go to bcd nt night tbat wo are fcurful of uiurdernud pillnge. Our grcatest cuubo of upprchcn tion if, from tho operntiou of tho nioihid sensibility whicli nppeuls to tho conseion- eesot our own pcupic, nnd wouiu iiiiiiioi(jn(1,ler hivestigntion of this subject. Sir, 1110111 IIIU lumniuijr llicn uni.ii,n own ruin 1 " So, thcn, tho fears are not of insurrcclion, but of corucience-not of tho physicnl forro of thonlnveH, but of tho powcr of ";niWi'c opinion!" Need I, Mr Spenker, rcpcnt tho oxprcs. tionof my sinceiu rpn vicrioii, tliat tlio fenrs expressod hy gentlemci on tliis floor nro groundlcss? And lo it not npparppt, tbnt tho truo ground of fenr on this subject Is to bo found in nrontinunncoof the "dark nnd growing evil," so well descrihed by the "cloquent South Cnrolinian," to which our nttention hns been dircctcd? J'eiinit me to udd, in tbc langungo of tho Hichmond Enquirer, iu tho urticlo 1 havo rcad, that "our wisest men canuot givo too much nt tention to this subject, nor cnn they givc it too soon." But tlicro is nnotber objection sotno times urccd acainst lesislatini: on tho sub ject ofblavcry, wliich must not bo over- lo disturb tho cxisting relation of master nud sliivc, it is said, tcnds to disturb thc bulanco of tho Constitution, iuusmuch ns it wns niuoug tho comprotnises wliich cu tcrcd into tho formntion of thnt instrumcnt, thnt tbrec fifths of tho slavcs should bo ro lireseuted in tliis body. . Now sir, iu tho first placc, let it bo obser ved that wc uro not nskcd to lcgislato on tho ubolition of slnvery in Virginin or South Curolinin, but in tho District of Co lumbin; und tbat our lcgislatiou disturbs tho balauco of the Constitmion only by tho iiiflucncc of its cxamplo upon thc slnvc holding States. In thc second placc, 1 coiiteml thnt n just cxcrciscof ull tho powcrs grantcd iu the Constitution cau novcr disturb its truo,bnl uncCfhut is itself tho preservution of lliat haluucc. If tho Constitution nuthorizcs Congrcss to abolisb slavurv in tho District of Colum biu, und tlio tcndcncy of tho cxerciso of tuut power should uo to ubolisli blavcry iu tho Sluvo States, und thus rcducctbcir represcntutioii iu this bodv. it is u constitu- tioual rcsult, of wliich uo Slate hns a right tocomplniu. As wcll niight we couiplaiu of llio ubolition of sluverv in tho West India Isluuds by Great Britain, bccauso its tendency is to produco tlio sumc rcsult in thc United Stntcs. Neither CoiiL'ress in tbc onc casc, uor Great Britain in thc otb er, is under any responsibility forthccou scqucnccs of n riglitful exerciso of powcr iniean, n responsibility to tho Uonstitn tion iu tho ono cnse, und tho Luw of Nit tions in tho otlicr. But, sir, tho balauco of tlio Constitution is alreudy disturbcd, iu tho other dircctiou Wheu tho Coiibtitntioi) was adoptcd, tho Mississippi on tlio NV'cst, und Florida on the south, f'ormcd tho limils of tho Confcd erated Ueiiublic. For anv thine coutciu- pluted in tbc Constitution, thcsc bouudnrics tbrmed impassiblo limit.H, beyond which a slavo population could not biing into Uon gressu reprcseutatiou upon tbutbasis. Tho purcbascs of Louisianu und Florida havc addcd two nddi.ioual sluvc States, nnd will, probably, crc long, ndd two morc. And do gentlcmcn rellcet how much this hus disturbed thc balauco of tbc Constitution? But this is not all. The balnucc, iu poiut of l'uct, has boon disturbed, und must be moreso, by tho grcnt rclativo mcreasc of tho slavo population of ihc South, und tho dimuuitioii, nlmost the extinction, of it ut thcNorih. And ulthough this is not, of courso, un uucoustitutiouul incrcnsc.yet it is obvious ihat Ihc cuormous und nlnrmiug rciauvo increaso ol tho siave populntion, compared with that of thc whitcs, wns not witbin tlie contcmplutiouof thc men wbo i'ormcd tbc Constitution. Thus, in tlio four Atlnntic States south of ihel'otomnc, tho iucrcusu of tho whitcs from 1790 to 1830 was 81 per eenl.; whilo lliat of ibe slaves was, durii.g tho snmo period, 13(i per eent. Iu South Cnrolinu tho disproportion wns still grentcr; tho in crenso of tho whitcs, during the sniuc period, hnving been 1)1 per ceut., whilo thnt of tho sluves was 1U1 per ccnt. To wbat rcsults, Mr Spenker, nro tho principles which produco biich u dispro jiortioiinto increuso of populntion, to icud us? Whut will, in :ho progrcss of fifty ycnrs, becomo of tha lmlinico of tho Con stitution? Thcso utcqticstious which decp ly concern llio freo States. But tbcrc is unothcr question which comcs honio to tho slavo States with trc lucudous nnd uiinulliiii; iuterest. Whnt will bo thcir condition hnlf u ccntury hcncc, refcreuce to tb.s subject? 'Ihat period will roll away; nnd the prmciplcs which govcrn thc udvuiicc of thoslnvc iopulntiou will contiiiue to opernte! And yct gentle mcn say, 'liututs 011'' let us uloue. 'Wo will leuve it to our cbildren, und our grund childrcii, nnd our grcut-grnnd-cbildrcn, to Inko curo of themselves, und to brnvc tho storm!' But, sir, I will 11111-8110 thistrnin of thoiight no further. I lenvo it, und witli ii, tho sub ject which thc Ilouso has so kindly iiidulg ed 1110 in discussiug. Dceply couvinccd, sir, tbnt tho pctition ciu lune u right to nsk us to ubolisli slnvery nnd the slnvc trudo witbin this District, nnd thnt wohnvo not only tho right, but thnt it is our hounden duty foithwith to coiu uicucc tho onc, nud 10 hcgin nud fiuish tlio otlicr, I mui-i nsk, when tho proper timo shull como, thnt tho petitions sliall bc rcfer icd to n sclcct eommittee, to tbc cnd thnt they mny bavo tho specdy nnd dccisive nc tiou of tliis body. It sccms to mo to be iluo to tho grcnt importuuco of tho subject llint they bhould bo thus disposcd of. Sir, wo must not hury tbeso petitions. And let 1110 sny to geiitleuien, tbnt such n policv will ceituinly def'eut itself. You cunuot ,llu h,m.Jt u m,0 nUry 13 0 UlllStCr Sllir- I f. r .1 . . 1 ... . i U 01 mo nge, 11 uutva iu uiu uuiiioruyoi trutli nnd rcnson nud Kcvcintioii; lint it bows to nothingclso. It must hnvo freo eoui'sc, nud It will huvo it; giviug lifo nud soul und cucrgy to tho mnrch of liberal principles, and ilestincd to shuko cvery in stituiion on cnrth which does not recogniso tho 'innliennblo rights' of man, nnd bnw to tho biipicinncy of just nnd equnl Inws. And, sir, it shnll inoe onard,aiid onwanl, und ouwnrd, until overy kiudrcd nnd tonguo nud peoplo under Heaven sball ncknowledgo and glory in tho great trutli that 'nW mert arc crtaitd equal," I1INTS FOR TIIE SEASON. Tho foundation of knowledgo nnd virtuo nro Inul in your youth : it nt any other timc tho structuro must bo insccuro nnd itnpcrfect. lio that will not hcar tho ndmonitions of a Inond descrves to fecl thc corrcctions or nn cnemy. A wnrm hcart rcquircs a cool tiead. Fuucy without jiidguient is nll snil and nu hnllust. Try to lovo lnbor: if you do not want it for food you mny for physic. lio who suciub inost of his timo in mcro sports nud recreutions, is hko liim whoso garments nro madonltogcthcrof lringe, nnd wnusu uiei is iiouimg oui saucc. Liberty unsctisonnbly obtaincd, is npt to bo intcmpcrately uscd. Industrious wisdom oftcu preventa whnt luzy folks think incvitablc. Thc dcuth which provcnts dotago comcs morc opportuucly than that whicn cnds it. No trecs bear fruit in mitutnuunlcsathoy blossoin in the spring. Happy is tho man who can bo acquittcd by lnmself in private, and by others in public. Tcmporancc in youth is tho nssurancc of vigorous old ogc. Exccss not only brings groy hairs, but green ycars, witli sorrow to tho grnve. Let us not judgo ofu bookby tbenutbor, but of thc author by tho book. Without reniling tho bcst nnturnl parts becomo dry nnd barton. ltcligion is the bcst nrmour but tlio worst clouk. IIo who speaks ngainst rcligion, may bo siispectcd ot being fretted by it in his con science. Tlio galled jndo winccs nnd flings. Christian pnticncc is surer than stoicnl rcsolutioii. Tho ono cnhns, tho other bo nuinhs the soul. Tho less occnsion lor sin, the worse it ia. In old nge it if like tho sbndows towaroU the cvening cnormous. Whcn St. l'aul bid uapray without ceas ing ho means tlint our wo'rds und actions should nlwnys be conformablc to reason and rcligion. Constant virtuo is ceasclcsa prayer. It isan crror to condemn plcasurcs mcre iy as such ; they mny bc innoccnt as wcll uscritninal. Let youth bo awnic thnt thc first im prcssions which thc world takes of us sel dom or never wear out. Ho that chargcsnn encmy docs not shovr himsclf moro brnvo thun ho who holds up ngninst sevcre disense. Wben wehnvc oftcnbalked ournppetitCD by denyinc tbem whnt they crnve, they will erc long grow so gentle thnt they will crnve nomorc. Neither ricbes nor povcrty blcss or curse nny mnn but uccording' to hisRiiirit nnd uudcrstnnding. Wo sbould not nicnsurc men by Sunduvs without looking to wbat they do all tha week nfter. S11.K. Gov. Everctt, in his latc Mcssaso to the Mussnchusclts Lcgislaturc, mnkestno following sensiblc romarks on the subject of the silk culturc. " In the inoiilh of April last, a law wns pnsscd 'to encournge tbereeling nnd tbrow ing of Silk.' It provided tbat nny pcrson wbo sbould recl, or cnuse to be rcelcd, or throw or cuuso to bo thrown in tho Com monweultb, from cocoons produced from silk worms ruised in JMnssacbusctts, mer chnulnble silk, cnpnble of being mnnufnc tured into tlie vurios silk fubrics, shnll bo entitled toa boiiuty of fifty ccnts, forevry nound of silk thus rcelcd or thrown. It iius bccn rcprcsented tbnt thc ternis ou whicli this hounty is oflered rcnder it nenr ly, if not quite, inopcrativc. If it bo tho (lesign of tho Lcgislaturc, to encournge in this wuy tho nttempts mndo to introduco this importuut brunch of industry into Mnssachusctt", tho law for that purposo will probably requiro rovision. Tliere nro good grouiuis for tho opinion that tho ninn ufuciuro of silk will becomo one of tho grcatest intcrests in JMnssacbusctts. It or iiuatcd in thc remotcst nntiquity, in a ro gion whoso climatc under tho samo purnl ells of luttitudo nud circumannces is simi lur to ours. This consideration, with tho oxpfi'iments alrendy mndo iu thoculturoof tho Chineso inulbcrry nud tho raisingof tho silk worm, furnishes much reason to bo liovo that the climatc of NewEngland will provo peculiarly favorabhs to botb. Tho uduptntion of thc requisito tnncbincry for rceling nnd thc otlicr moccssns of tho mnn ufacturc opens n field for the exerciso of tlint mcchaicnl ingenuity, which isn mark cd charncteristie of our citizcns. Should the nntiripntions wnrrnnted by tbeso cir cumstnnccs bu hnppqy renlized, silk will becomo a stuplo produet of tho country, both forconsuniption nud cxportntion, sec nnd to no other ns n branch of induitry aud u sourctf of wealth." Thc snow Storm.li hns been thought by pcoplo iu geneml tbnt tho fall of snow with wliich New York vns favored on Saturday and Siiudny, niight bo nccounted u vcry fuir specinien of tho nrticlo: but it bccms lo hnvo been n inero circumstnnce compnrcd with whnt wus dono ut Uticn on thc sutne occnsion. Ilero wc hnd cnnsid ernblc rnin nnd au interjcctionnl sprinkloof buil to vnry our enjoymcnts. But tlicro it wus nll snow from 4 I'. M. on Fridny until 1 1. M. on Sunduy. Tho averngo dcpth on n level wns rnther inoro thnn tbroo feet. but whcro drifls hnd fornicd, tho hills of snow wero from six to eight fcot in nltitude. The sti-ects wero of couisc, impnssnblo, un till nn nnny of lubororf', ctnploycd by tho coinmon coucil, bad dug pnthsihrough tho glittoring eiicumbrunci'. Tho nldormcn turned out on horscbuck in tbeir respectivo wards, inspesting tho condition of tho hou-