Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1818-12-19
Of the inhabitants Of these State por-l

Of the inhabitants Of these State por-l
portion Of the inhabitants OF these States
reiiuqnish the right OF importing slaves
with extreme reluctance, and avail them
selves Of every opportunity in their pow.
er to evade the laws, and increase the;ri
stock But the national government
ought to be actuated by higher motives
they should remember that justice is
immulable, and is dar 10 black as well as
white. Governments, individuals, will
lind that difference Of complexion will
no, form, any ground Of discrimination al
the bar Of that JUDGE, " soho had made
u one b!ood all nutions that dsveH on thrl
face IF .he earth"
Thus much, however, We are perfect
|ly. Wiling to say-if it is at all incon,
|ycnieht 10 retain these persal,s, thus force
ed within our territories, III the country,l
the money received by the government
for foriuilures and penalties incurred by
those who engage in the unlawful bussi
ness of bringing them here, might be
advantageously laid out in employing
vessels to crrry them back to their own
lcoun,rv. In short, any node consistent
with justice and humanity, should be
|ahopiea ard as these people are moi at
|all to blame for being III the country,
lbut tie fault alto either rests upon our
Town country met. We ought NOT 20 be so
Iscrupulous OF economical, as to add to
he INJURIES they have already received,
he enormous ard aggravated one Of
lseiint them for slaves.
| Willis, such course Of conduct i,
lpursued, in vain shall we trumpet our
attachment TO {, cetlom or our regard for
Iiusice The profession is too hollow,
The hypocrisy IS too shallow 10 deceive
1.-THE mos. careless or superficial observer,
- We may indeed, boast Of having pass
led the earliest statute for the abolition Of
tllhc slave trade, and in this act Of rational
lius,ice led the way for other nations To
Hollow our example But where is the
g, ound ON winch this act must rest for
Its claim to merit when 1t is known, Il al
ten thousand africans have been brought
Into one State in singir season, in dr.
j.anct, of car fa7o8, and guhrn THIS intro-
ldnfrd haze been sold az siaues, aud one
Ihay ihrir Aricc haid into The nationai
ltrensury 2
= II the laws cannot be executed in those
regions where this intquity privails, II
the courts and juries, and indeed. tn"
commnuity al larse, are become 50 de
. PRAYED, as that justice cann"' be adinn
Istered, new regulations should be adopt
ed that will briD. offenders 70 their &C
count The time has been, when ar
Executive mandate transported men
only charged with offences, from the
mississippi TO the seat Of government, II
> order to avoid the chance of partially II
7 the tribunals of justice If the aealer
' in human q sh, if those who traffic ii
blood, cam t be punished At the c,outn
j. let the. laws provide Tor their removal L
u the .sorill, tn1 -hh vol ted laws n'ay b
). brought to bear with their full force upoi
J.. henf.
Anovc al! things, let the power oi dis
d posing Of aee,roes Illegally broueh, ina
he country be taken away from III,
states and prohibit unds, any author't,
:, IhereaIi all sales ui SUCH persons, AM
= he temptation to carry on This diaboiica
commerce will be ina great measure re
;. moved. When one it is settled, that th'
Africans thus brough, in can never b
|. be enslaved the profits of the trad
will be 50 lar lessenesl, that they will! b
|, over balanced by its penalties and ipriei
}, lures
Ill AT all events, every man who revere
)lus,i.e, or loves his country, VIII $. hear
IS ,,ot hartier than the neither i.iistone
ah,j who fears he retriJutious of tNFl
MITE JUSTICE, must ardently desir
TINS deep reproach from the character q
our government and country.