Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-02-08

! and so disagfecable 10 Mr.. King. |, !.
| sniiieient for us 10 have shewn. that NJ
The effect exist, Mr.. Kings method ~
accounting for il is altogether insufficient,
as much So, If possible, as The method
suggested 10y an extract from Mr.. Burke.
In the latter part of The last number of a
series of essays on the Missouri ames.
,lon, published lately ia The Enuuire,.
with he signature of "An Aslcr,can. :"
II would he presume ton Ia H., 10 recom-
mend lite serious perusal and consider.
aiion oil these numbers 10 all the advo-
Gales OF The prohibition of slavery IN Mis-.
SOUL; Dui there Is one point q! view IN
winch we viii diihdentiy request Mr.
Nuig attention to iiisni, as perhaps not
altogether uncOnnecied with the cause OF
me strange prcpordcrauce oi which, he
complains. The knowledge of the ,iur
principles OF our constitution, ana The
ability Ia defend IL, by reason and e.o
quruce, from Violation and misconsir,ic.
ton, displayed IN these numbrrs. are
possessed. by one who WAS born and
nusiured IN IA slave-bol,iing country.
Mr.. King objects 100, 10 the permission
al slavery III Missouri, because il will
render " her unable 10 raise soldiers. or
e'rult seamen. And Ia case " of To-
rtiSn,war, or domestic insurrcciion.
slaves not only donor add to, bui dunn
isii lie faculty Of self defence: instead
oI increasing The public strength, they
lessen II by The Whole number OF free
persons whose place they occupy. in.
creased by HE number OF frecm IN that
may lie employed a. guards over them"
According Ia Tins seasoning, orr old
southern siaies must be in a truly danger
GUS and deplordbie si,uaiinu asd re,
Nj. klug * s,rcDuOusiy enti.avorIng te
procure The adoption OF a measure pyi.
dcnlly calculated 10 add TO the ,tatlycrs OF
iher situation, by increasing the ,nmber
Ut their slaves beyond proporiionate M
crease oi their free population. But as
we observed III our former number. Mir
NinS seems To appreEend, that ,i.e day is
iaSi dpprOa, hing, when wc shall have
more need OF strength, aud nursery to,
soldiers and SeaiIeu, al the great falls OF
The Missouri. than OF our southern All
lanllc seaboa'd, from the head ofilie Che
saprak 10 the gulf OF Mexico. He argues.
INA! II Is more Important Ia the cohson
dalton ana safety Oi OUr Union, that on,
frontier should be strengthened IN ,li,
nei9hboIhoud OF the Fox, and Snake.
indians, than Oh that border which IL
nOSl accessible 10 The powerful nations
oi Europe, VII" ia,e never ceased To Civ,
us proofs q! their jealousy aud hostility
towards Us. Or sgouId II be said, thai
we miSrepreN'ni Inns argument, aud Tia;
us ifue meaning Is, that by giving
Sfen%th 10 h!SS"urls we prepare The
means oi protection 10 The present slave
NoiH'ng si"ies against foreign Invasion,
ant domS'ic iusmrrccllon, The policy sill
aDnpaTS Ia = Ian lf,r T..
wcahrHs those who will need most proha
bly, protection, 1T order 10 provide them
protectors thousand miles distant ironi
'urnI.
But upon this particular point, we
hope We shall be- permitted 10 say some
'hln4 Tor ourselves, though il be taken
Tor granted, taS II seems 10 br,) thar ne
~" not able 10 d0 any thin. for ourselves.
we do not Hppnsr HAT She existence of
slavery amongst us, afford us, az 90
sifength and SccunlN, any advantages
which NE are dcsirouS TO improve by in
creasing, faster Than IL inevitable, the
number ut cur slaves. The aduoiinn of
tie proposed prohibition will certainty
have the effect OF accelera!ing This
increase, IN the present slav e. hoidin.
states. We desire therefore that. us far
as our in,eres, is concerned, our KIND
friends will leave us 10 manage This evil
ourselves, which we i!limk We understand
MUCH better than they do. And il they
Ito not aggrava,e il, by their q ilicious in
reference, va hope 10 be able 10 DO here
alter, as we have done heretofore. (ner-
haps Wit ONE liIlle improvements and
I'D take care Of ourselves, without beng
very Cumbersome, or troublesome. 10 our
friends. With regard 10 domestic insur-
reciior, upon which much stress seems
10 be AID, we do not recOlect any thing
That has ever happened IN the slave
holding sIaies, which deserves that name.
Dui We lave beard OF several insuTrec-
lions III Slalts where there were. 40 slaves
and We have a pretty distinct recollection.
that Tie citizens from some Oh Tie slave
hoiti!ns STATES, marched 10 assist i'm sun.
pressing one OF Ines" inSurrecilCns. and
Tell Their slaves mgHarded bebiud Them.
WIZ respect lo foreign inVaslons, II Is
iTnr, we have fcii them, III all their horrors,
l'' 1850 OF the most vlndIcllvp and savage
wars 'haf ever any civilized nation waged
against another. But on these occasions.
we GId not act The part of the law way
Soner. III calling ClamourOusiy Tor more
help Than we neesed; or than we would
be "IIing and abe duly To return. Aud
noi"illIstandi' 8 lie great aud peculiar
Disadvantage which we are supposed 10
labor under, disadvantage " hcii cur
eneny took every disgraceiul and fcloni
-us means 10 make us ferl To The utmost.
we co"f'1ccd 10 give, we think, fully as
good an account OF our invaders, as our
sister states, who had no slaves 10 Occu
pE their Ireemen j. guarding them,
when hey SHOULD have defended their
territory rom Invasion, or have expelled
III invading enemy from il. Yorktown,
ana NewO Irans, will not suffer ina ON