The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-01-18


into our fate But il may be Erfeiv aaerted |
that for one that we received, we export TEN.
Mr.. l.. faid the gentleman from Norfolk had
miiundeIitood his arguments, incc he had con-
nned them entirely to the expelieuey ofthe mea- |
lure. That gentleman feemed to have forgot |
ten the argumeat urged about the inju1;c, of il.
! have contended (raid Mr.. L. that L was un-
Jun, hecaufe il was partial in its operation he
cauielt would operate on the margin Of the |
mate ana not on the centre. Two grounds |
therefore he had taken; that it was imnolitic,
s s enat it was unjuit but the gentleman from
norfolk had only noticed the 6rf.
MR.. THOMPSON fAid, that the gentleman
from Norfolk had tatedthat negroes broueht |
from the Weit-Indes or Africa, might be bro't
mere. He had forgotten, however. thar th- man
wuo mould win to bring them in, was bound
of 's5fayfo? WV
Ma. TAzEwsLL faid, the gentleman fror
Fauqu,er had tried to correct one of thr fasts.
Rated by himfelf But he would take the Ii.
Derry OF ooierving that Mar. had not been once
m nt'oned' IN his own remarks-A member near
nim mao indeed afiured him, that MARYLAND bad
"dp,''h'o''sry law but as he was uncer-
proper to place Maryland entirely ont rs v;e,v
With refpeef to the policy of the other fates
ne had not INDUCED the fame fcru,ulous q.
.enSe; The New-England ftates Git is admit.
tso) nave embraced this law. The Who'll. of
Ne"- ORR except the GenneiIee: New. Ter.
iey' PennfylvaNia, and Delaware. have don..
|n. There was no doubt as to South .Carol;-
ma and as to N. Carolina there can he ,s lit
TIC, when IS recolletted that even tn. AYES
ana Noes were publifl,ed. Ohio, is cynrrjsIv
prevented by it's contribution from acouirine
n,.S 49,. we've 1nen out of IL ftates have pur-
W ,1eu .n,s Pohcy the GennefTee, Georgia,
hen'ueky and Tennefiee, are the ONLY places
into which they can certainly he saa p.
AND yet we are told (faid Mr.. Tazewelll
tnat we baTe to fear a counterva;,;n, volt
spsiVe Rates have actually thrown dcwn The
gau"'et 10 US. And what can the other four
40 WIN they countervail US. Are tb- n.o-
PIE or thete Aa'es 70 blind to their own inter.
ens' as to make the attempt? Will they e..
.neir country bowling wilderness. rather
.nen permit the introduction of the black cul-
evaIor The population there, is net 70 much
49,. .I ne. Nortn, as the South. They are ufed
sJ, ~. .aDour or the blacks. Will they 70 ca
. eek son.e. TO give them up? Does not fact it
Is" prove that they can fcarcely do witbont
them! Are there not continual dr,;n. 60,
our own 'tate, for the nfe of the Wen
The prefent bill is faid to be un;nH h..,rc-
us partial. But is there a Jingle law, that is
"ot ~: Lay tax upon any article whatever :.
can the wit of man devife mode. which n, -,
NOT ALPHABETICALLY upon fome people than mon
| otners The tax upon favcs is 70 became :,
operates with greater force upon the F,C}ern
o'.'ie' than upon the weftern margin of the
Male upch part that has more flayrs.
.nHh upon the part which has fewer. The
lax upon lands IS liable TO the fame objection
.ome .rae.s are rich in diriet, which is taxed
tue iowct, and fome are poor in difricfs tba,
are the highef taxed. tits in fact one of The OH
Jec1'ons laid to our equali(ing law, that II "a
YOURS the weftern margin of the fate. ar the
eApence OF the fave diifriet. The prefent law
Is perhaps partial, but it is neceffarv an.
~ may operate more powerfully upon the E.,.
board, upon the North-Carolina. or the NJ
tern line but the intereft of the tate will a;ll
demand it's enactment. ' '''''
was urged by the gentleman from Taze.
we'i' that tlaves are fource of revenue r.
ITO. III the petition be correct in one depre.
MS /" I'm another. Open then the door com.
pvtey lot tneie people. Repeal that very law
of's5, which prohibited the Aavc.frad. , .nJ
let us have the inhabitants of India and Arr.
continually pouring in opon us.
1t has been faid that we have M d,n..r,
apprehend from the right of INTRODUCING n ,ves
BUT attend to the condition of &. C,rol;n,
Until 1908, the nave-trade of that G,te -
likely to continue. What will be tbe sgsa =,
ihat rate before that time being fullv cb,r,,
ed with flaves, will then at leaft be f,rcb ,rseS
IT the naves be cheaper there than tbev are
here' viii we not go there for them? IF Nave.
DC an article of commerce, will thew not h..
fubJett to the fame influence of the NAL,
with every other article of Commerce Do.s
not the buyer always vift the BEEF Ma.
ket! aVirginian farmer is in want oftwentv
laoourers and he finds that the original nric.
OF Have in S. Carolina added to the exnencs
OF transportation, is lefs then the price Of him
IN our own fate, will not his own iptercft CIR
ry him to S. Carolina? But it is faid in renIv
that there is an oath binding upon this man
NOT 70 introduce negroes imported from Africa
Is 1t neceffary to rate in anfwer to this arcu.
ment that oaths themfelves are fometimes v,;n
things, when they are pulling aeainff man.
interef But at all events this srpument H.,
not apply to the defendants efthe imnarts ~
Africans. Thefe Africans populate 70 fan
that their defendants in the frt degree ma,
foon flow in upon us. may
IL isiaid there is no danger that thefe ;mnor,
ed Africans can be fnuggled into the ft,,e.
But, iaic MIR. Tazwell, even in my part of the
county, two or three hundred have bsen
brought IN contrary to the ftriet letter of ,he
law. nyfelf have been Obliged to ipffisu,s
TUFTS againft perfons in the borough of M
folk, who have imported faves fro-, c.