Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-08-21
FROM q WESTERN CORRESPONDENT.
FOR THE ENQUIRER.
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SOMETHING NEw-AED SOMETHING r.uE.
IL X fact, which cannot he denied or conirovcri-
cd, that there IS something in the present rolicv of
Virginia, decidedly r'fTorabie TO her speedy nd
Nancencnt ins those political and internal improve
mehis which lave elevated some of the northern states
to ptch OF enNabic ciiuencc who bat Il few wears
ago were our interiors 10 rank, wealth, and apparent
prosperity And n tie causes coniinc;o OnCrate
dring another such period (as they in AL prubaiIty
VIII, unless reused from ou,c,har,) the ,n;e
oil Ono, one oil the youngest in tie Union, aud form
ca out oi The 'ra fragments OF Virginia, bids fair To
rival IN population the Anticu Dominion isolf with
these Facts staring n the face, becomes the dL
OF every friend Virginia; 10 pause aud reflect wIet-
or there Is St'U any Just for the foundation o.
that state prie which we have hitherto cherished :
and Il MOI, 10 endcayour 10 point ont some of the
ses OF this retardalion of the general prosperity
There can bc doubt that slice, ", that iteit mass
of oar populations is great cause Of all our isur
tunes ior that Is the dId lregi which mars all Gu
teiprsc, and clogs all the wheels Of political ma
chine No man who has gwen the subject proper
consideration, witt deny, that ii Virginia could 10y any
means exchange the srk0e number Of her blacks, Tor
only oEe htlf o! that number Of whites SHE would
then he ready Ia take fair start in that oi active
upfoS cmeniS now running by Of the free states.
But encountered she Is with her Black population.
with prospect OF that e1culIbraIcc increasing 10 Il
considerable degree, she will find more occasion TO
oafch than fmlN0ce her condition under her present
system.
Slavery, even in il mdeyt form, is still "A Kind Of
civil warfare, whore the servants perform but half tue
ordinary uo!i OF reemch, and pilier all they can with
safety besides. II is usclcs. expect pare honesty
without pure morality and who will druv that die
whole intercourse between masters and slaves con-
ssts IN Il demand or gain and prSSre o1cd;cucc on
the one hahd and ,ulttOrig line other The soon
or therefore We make the beginning ri attempt
relieve ourselves from this grievance. the scorer We
shat discover our trT andrey or own, rcSuut-
ccs and thencciorward he prepared ia advance with
| confidence and rapdiy, in ihc cGyidie contest for
improvements W. have too lu.g lorc morning more
than Tux and LlneW the existence of this ac,uow-
lodged evil founded Il dsre.ard If M frsi
prHcip'sS . All INrrIo - and the world now rX-
poets and demands some evidence al sincersii T.,
and longs TO sec the COMMENCEMENT OF some sys-
ten that may promise eventually 10 crad.cl!e this
STAN from our EatIuual CscuchcOn. Ii il the rom
Hienct6'eW Only oil some generous system, concerning
winch we are 10 anNous and for the conservatism
let that period be fixed some such FIR disL.nt day.
that no man shall have inst object and say
nay, you insure my property. For instance, let as
pass an act declaring that all i3rolta-y SEA yitude
shall cease 70 exist wi:hin the territorial limits OF vi-
gIna rom AID after the first Of January in the YEA
| TWO riioUsANO. SGch act would not reduce the
value oil our slaves enc cent 10 the present proprieto
| nor 10 the next generation, even to ciidreI
oi that generation while az the same time II wonlt
give Us all the ne aud opportunities could desire
to dispose OF or exchange thHt dead property for
more "sctai and profitable kind.
by some such regulations, and afiorIng faciIitie
To Tie free blacks To cmigrate to Hayii or Cuba 90
Cuba and ali the West India Islands, are destined t.
undergo IN very short time, AL the horrors and fd
Of ST. Domingo,) YOU viii lay a sure foundation 70
tne future permanent prosperity of Virginia.
- EESTOR.
What will lie the situltion Of the slave hold, AZ ,te
! when those events take place