Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-03-09

much faith I'm il from the beginning; but
thought il very desirable thing and still thiuk II
to bc very desirable thing, to &c, rid Of the free
negroes and colored people OF this country, on the
principle, aud with the view of promoting the
quiet, safety, and happiness Of the slaves them
selves, as " ell as ofther masters at home. =" I,
is vile bird''- and shall not do any thing TO
disparage the nest, although it be no longer nine
Without meaning to say word, at this time,
against this Society; as an experiment, must say
1t has failed; and far ii has done any thing, il
has done mischief Instead of good
As regards the principles of those who were the |
first promoters of the abolition the Slave Trade
don't say it Of this Society Il am borne out by |
| the facts when / assert that they have held, and
yet hold perhaps ought to say, endeavor to hold a
language esoteric. and language eroteric -one
language for the novice, and aanother for the |
initiated: or, to speak in terms familiar |
to us, language official. and language con-
fdentiol. They affected to have nothing in
view but the abolition of the Slave Trade Sir,
they had another object they had object in
view, which they have the courage 10 de-
clare, for which they have very lately united them,
selve into anti slavery society they have given
no small impulse, il not the first impulse, to this
black It ball of Spanish American evolution"
| Ii is they who have done it II, is they who have
been the fosterers iayi for could name illus
rious names that are laboring under delusions as
strong as that which led away the French Cow en-
| ton, when they thought they were establishing Ii
berty, equality, arI fraternity foundation slip
perry and red with human blood, and judicial muir
der. will name, must Wilberforce--I
will name master STEPHEN, the celebrated author of
!" War i'll Disguise and &c the Dangers of the
i Country"-Macauey, the principal conductor of
the Sc Christian Observer" do no, to in
cude all of that numerous and respectable body of
men, who generally think and act with them, as
! equally incorporate; because know that some,
and believe that others, Of those who associated
with them in religious opinions, who do not see, or
seeing do not approve, the rash Interior measures of
these we'll meaning, but inised men, amongst
them would name if dared TO do it, the venera-
BILE President OF the English Bible Society.
Sir, the same great authority whom before quo
ted, lays IT down principle, that when men aie
uriously and ianatically fond of any object OF any
set OF opinions whatever, they will sacrifice that
ianatical attachment their own property, their
peace, their own lives, and Che adds) can there
be doubt that they would prefer it to the peace of
their country! Will the love, then, Of another
country, OF Jamaica or the Southern States, be a
consideration strong enough to induce them to halt
e to pause. Fanaticism, political or religious, has
t no stopping place short of Heavcn--or Of He'll
All history upholds me in this. What were the
crusades? speak il in sober sadness they were,
o in my opinion, regarded their object ncompar-
ably more worthy, desirable, in the object,
more wise in the taken TO attain IL than this
! modern black crusade. What did they fieh, for ?
For the sepulchre OF the Redeemer Of an otherwise
. undone world 1t was noble object, however
D mistaken the principle But what they fight
Jag for For hewn stone if it yet existed which
t had belonged TO rich and pous Jew of Arimathea
e for they knew they believed they said they did
n and no doubt they were sincere but they did moi
4 recoect that il was not place of human sepulure
d that the body, never subjected 10 the animal law
gone; that the incarnae part also mad ascended
!, to IT. Father which is in Heaven. They might as
if Wen have got up crusade for the manger in which
If the lowly infant had lain in lis swaddlng clothes
still here sentiment, something eevating and
enIobng t heal h hff y seek 10 E having felt
J .ared out their own se'wa,er in this cause Tia,
RI e ~ c---cens- of infdels- of Nationals am
s. Iermagaunts- who were painted in the same colors
py inc priesthood and fanatics of that dsy that H.,
tharisees and Fanatics Of this day, pant every man
Is in' whose misfortune, whose good fortune il is
10 DC master OF slaves. Sir, have no hesitation
IN saying that the affections OF these men whom
: nave named, are more strongly riyeited uron the
: french African descendants OF Hayti- on the Ne
groes oil Jamaica and Sierra Leone than thev ara
II not only on us unfortunate Southrons- than the .
j, are on their own fellow subjects of jamaica and
verify DeiieVe oil Old England, also, of Lancashire
y vi iofNSnIe. There was once time, Sir, when
" ministerial member had the indscreion- no min
lster can aitoays stop the mouth of an indscres,
e friend 10 say-t was during the Prussian war
y "mch consisted OF the battle OF Jena--that Rano
d yer ought to be as dear 10 England as Hampshire
: suppose Tor the sake of the ailii Grafton 1o
oeNeve that | should be not far wrong in saving
i know that to great portion OF these mised men
the olack population of the West Indies and the
4 Africans OF this country, dearer than their r.,
Shsn fellow subjects; and why so? I Judge them
$ pariiy by their language which have heard no,
r IN private but in Freemason's Hail. in London
b win an aPplauding auditory of thousands. bu,
emery by Their acts which never lie. have heard
as pIous as good man, apparently as ever lived.
oeheye- don't know it he bad every character
istic OF good man and pious Christian. eycen,
this mania setting this aside, he was al,hat copld
pe wished and in this he manifested that there was
no guile in him he is officer in the British Ar
my could have had him cashered- say tba, in
case oil revolt in the Island of Jamaica he sIouId
iee himself compelled to take part with the blacks
as the oppressed party. say that is a general
sentiment throughout old England say old Enc
land wish 1t may not extend any where else
nope IL does not One thing it behoves me to saw:
one act OF justice IL behoves me TO do and trjs,
snail never refuse justice to any man. IN To ,bi.
time, the conduct Of the President of the IJo;led
States mean prior to his becoming President
OF The u. States has been such as no SoutI,sro
man could take exception to in this behalf al leas,
| restrict my admission TO that. / will 90 farther
IN saying, that this body has already shown that !,
possesses the will as well as the pow err which
uus' II VIII exercise on more than that occasion-
oil resisting influence within and clamor from with
out speak in reference TO the Treaty on the sub
lect OF the Slave Trade and the right of search |
Dir, the Senate have acquitted Themselves like |
rnen, like Senators, like conscript fathers:I hone
az believe, that they viii never acou; themselves
Otherwise" Re just, and fear not''
And now, Sir, one word. will readily so,es |
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