The Jacobins of Missouri and Maryland

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Excerpt from The Jacobins of Missouri and Maryland: Speech of Hon. F. P. Blair, of Missouri, Delivered in the House of Representatives, February 27, '64The statement I have made would appear almost incredible to those unacquainted with the Jacobins of my State, but the record stands to prove the truth of my state ment, and to show that these men have been and are still dishonestly clamoring for what they do not want, and will not have: that in fact they wanted slavery to remain as a bone Of contention, or else were unwilling that loyal owners should receive pay. Ment for their slaves, even when the money was Offered by the Federal Government. But my colleague says he is for emancipation without doing injustice to loyal slave holders. I deny it, and appeal to the records of the Legislature of Missouri to make good my denial. The measure was again and again tendered to them by the Union emancipationists of Missouri, and was as Often refused. It was under these circum stances that the convention, a body elected prior to the rebellion, and which was in. Tended by the secession leaders to carry the State out of the Union, but refused to do it, was called together, and upon the recommendation Of our late Governor, and in obedience to the wishes of the people, passed an ordinance liberating the slaves of Missouri at the end of seven years, holding them to service for the intermediate period. And subsequently placing the younger slaves in the condition of apprentices until they stained mature years, in lieu Of compensation to their owners. That ordinance wasdenounced by the radicals in my State, who had proven themselves so false to the cause of emancipation, as a measure for the continuation and perpetuation of slavery. I accepted it as a step in the right direction, believing at the time, and knowing now that the people of the State were fast becoming reconciled to this measure, and that every slave in the State would be emancipated before the time fixed in that ordinance.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.