The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-08-25
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VIRGINIA

VIRGINIA.
From tbe Saisiiuars FEDERAL eAzErrE.
{" Il has been the fafhion of late 70
sc compare the rival itates Of Virginia
Sc anu Maiiachuirtts--- The citizens of
"the former are forever pratiag about
& freedom, equality, economy and The
" rights Of Inan"---while the Latter
&c fatk little, bur act. In the former fate,
&c the genius Of ilayery, With her laih Of
< tcorPlons, and her iron fctters, breaks
g the iPirics and Condemns TO miferv
g enc bagFof the inhabitants who cui-
g tivate earth, In the latter, The
6. genius OF true liberty difuies light,
6 uhlty and happinefs. HIRE nos a Gave
g exits. Here 10 NE the works OF
4" the eloquerr Curran, ssno fooner does
{. siae tait-lfdian, or the more oppreffed
African, fet his FOOT, rhan his bodv
grows beyond tic meafure o. his
:" CHAINS. They burR, they fall about
g hio,and he fands dilcnthraiIed by the
8 Fefitlefs Powcs o. the genius of uhi-
verial emancipation"
mere was cor the leaf location for
ts,is ranrlng and We arc fornewhae FIR
9fltest 70 necc with il in Baici,aore
ls nos seseiy from !af.s-
s.1fas;4ft a.aiiar Virginia houtG receive {uch
ieeeures. This piece le1ninds -: of a
certain vulgar proyera about III. Per
optFaiding rhe Ksft1s. There is not che
inlallclt room for thinking that the
YANKEES, if placed in the fame condition
with the V1fgini4hs, would act with, on,
tpaFk more OF libcrality than the pecrje
OF chs itetc. We rather think that thew
would behave with greater hsrlhneis
and teveriey. Experience fi1ews thai the
Yankieswho have fectied in Ibis fate are
iegere tat. matters. The number oflaveg
IN ~ aaachuletrs was always but very
diminiraye. If ehey mad been as rune
ross IN proportion, as they are here,
!i%Yery would till have fulfilled, We
heard colonel Lyon fay rhat, whcn Che
lflaiiachutetts emancipation began 70 be
fcrIou!ly propoIed. The matters Of 1lves
in chat fate iene them by droves acrois
Nerhnont ineo Canada, and ial5 k6s,, off.
re alfo aid that whole ihio loads
were embarked for The Southern States.
and 1old for whae they would bring. and
when che black population had rh1s been
reduced TO very inferior proportion.
tbe M Of ea'anc5paiiO1 plsle. We do nos
Youth tor the truth Of shis ftory. Bnr it
has violent az Of probability and we
have no realon 70 dilFat the perfcnal
v@tacity of colonel Lyon.
as for the l4b Of jcoybjaa-, and the
iran fgthey5,i 1t is certain thar. IN p;ch-
mond, and Pererfburg, az leaf, a n1uca
greater nunbeF Of flaves has been fpoil-
cd by fooliih and ufeiefs INDULGENCE
thaA mas ever been crulhed By fsuey5
and JsorPioaJ. The CONDITION of a Gave
IS very oftsn much more comfortable
than tfat ofbIs matters and as Tor uni.
Yefiai emancipation, it is q thine which
GA never poalbly happen. Very fnal
.HaHEs, Eideed, are due to thofe who
have been The mo& jealous ia pronct-
hight. " 0'''0.
The condition ofsac black pespie IN
hir'cs IS infinitely worle ehan sheir con-
aiaon in Virginia. Conllls he Iafe
TJa7eIs into tle Inferior parts Of Africa
~ :ha5 Intelligent and intrepid Scors-
ma, Manga Park. Why, there IS fucb
a mas Of miffy in Africa we canI,of
iay, BUT fri Z. tbs fe&z, SRI som We