Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-10-07
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Some OF the Northern Editors are very charita-
D. pressing upon us the subject of Emancipation.
We all see the eUH; bat where is the rexnefy?
They renot kind enough 10 recommend Sufficient
one W nave unfortunately TO choose between
evils Is there any remedy proposed, which is
not pregnant with the greatest difficulties? Some
philanthropists in the town OF Baltimore have
formed an .fnti- SfdUe Society--and started as their
candidate TO the Legislative MIR Daniel Raymond,
author OF the Work on Political Econom- &c. And
what remedy do they propose!" 0iOnfzatfo,s a..
ftTica! Surely not, says Nir. II. il his address.
For, says he " the Colonization Society has been in
operation now about eight years, with the patronage
nor only oil the national government but also :, ih
the encouragement and aid OF all the benevolent
and patriotic feelings OF the naion yet in thaj lime
they have succeeded in coloniziug but about four
hundred. In he same lime, the black population in
tins country, has Increased between three and tour
hundred thousand. This single fact is sufficient
commentary upon the scheme OF Colonization. 49,
DO they propose" EmisratiOn?" No, indeed, says
Mr.. raymond 6 Emis alton, whether TO the w
Indies or beyond the Rocky Mountains although
1t may be more efficient that Colonization in Al
rlca, yet It can never produce any percephble i'm
preston upon the black population, or upon slave
~ 10 tins country. What then is the scheme Of
tie Baltimore Society Mr. Raymond says
&c Those who have nominated me Tor the Lcgisa-
ture, propose that law shall he passed, declaring
that slaves born in the state after the 4t day of Ju-
ly, 1926, shall bc free, the females at or %, and
the males at 80 years of age''
! - York Editor may exclaim, this is the very
system which N. York adopted; and she is rid OF
tie iptolerable evil OF slavery. But unfortunately
for the situation Of ~ Y. affords very little pre-
cedeni; circumstances alter cases There is no
comparison between tie condition Of State, whose
slaves were but very incOusIderabe proportion o.
! lis population, and one ike own. What would
be orr situation, if Society should come 10 be
composed OF two free classes nearly equal in mum
Der, but essentially distinguished BY their colour
! interests, feelings and education!
| We confess, we cannot anxiously reflect
upon the subject which the Baltimore Society has
suggested; but we proceed in it with TOO
much discretion and iorecast.-Tbis thing we hold
clear: Whatever is done, must be done by The states
anG the people themselves. The u. States have
nothing to do with it. Ii would be a breach OF the
Constitution, the most delicate and interesting
matter to the Southern and Western States. Touch
that chord, and II would vibrate through all those
States.--Ihe same exceptions, OF course, will not
apply TO the mere speculations OF the Eastern
Politicians, who are ha ppiy free from This harass-
| Ing evil But, it is submitted 10 their pru-
dence, whether their speculations are calculated
TO have all the good efectswhich they promise to
themselves; whether they sufficiently quaiihed
io point out a remedy for a disorder which they do
moi feel, and probably cannot well understand? At
all events, whatever they think it fit to urge ought
TO be spokea in a tone oil the utmost forbeirance,
| temperance, and kindness.
TO show what IS at present thought Of the Balti-
more scheme among the Baitimori1ns themselves,
we present the result of the last Mondays election.
! The Anu-Slave Party united all their force upon
one candidate; and thGt was Daniel Rs, mond:
GENERAL AssEMBLY-- Total in he ~ " ards
Howard 3213 L son 3122 Purviance HAS,
Walsh o72, D'yidge S57 Ings 7i2, Raymond GA.
Delegates Elected B tn,s5 &c. @ Howard
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