Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-01-12

scion' perhaps water -prout, from the old stock
10 reign over the mother country in his stead Has
the mother country ever been improved in her
condition by colonization? Either in power. i'm
morals, In intellect, in weal,h? Has the condition
VI une nome population ever been improved by it
IN any one respect whatever? No-Not one.
Nor In any other Instance under the Sun. Iooi.
upon SpainS Spain colonized almos, one half of the
iairest portion OF the earth, with great portion of
''e goid and silver in it, Compare her condition
now, with what It was, when she commenced her
coionizing career. Then the pride and terror Of
Europe, proverbial for her Castilian honor. Now
sunk into ignorance. bigo,ry, vice and misery; al
ways excepting the gallant liberals, now crushed
into atoms by the wicked fanaticism and bieoirv
Of that intoleraH, de,estable nation. Her cideyant
colonies seourging her for her colonzing sins; and
VIII soon KICK her about for their foot ball IL there
no'hing like Gods awful vengeance in these dis
Pehsa'tons" Look upon France, less ecourped
because less intermeddling. Blu, look opon 81.
domingo. Didthe world ever witness scenes of
greater horror! Whence came these scenes there.
W. rom colonization, and consequence slavery?
,e'' WIN this awful admonitIon before our eyes,
the same irightful curse and destnies are now pro
posed to be awarded to US, as the writer thinks
ana that, too, by the kindest hearted, commsera,-
ing, scheming ameliorators!! Look upon Grea.
bftian -ireat Britain is now tottering under the
weight OF debt and hauperlsm. produced mainly BIZ
colonization What has been her reward for col
onizlng US, and introducing slavery amongst us
"a s,aS sne become enriched by her wickedness2
Rave her subjects become more free al home
Are not her labourers cruelty enslayed ard DIVING
,or want OF bread! We, her cidevant colonists.
nave already given her some scourgins, cclonizipe
iessons' and received some from her in return. Is
mere not at this moment, haunting, coloniz;ny
quaim between the two countries? Think We NE
nave ceased to scourge her? Oh no. In fifty
years more, we her cidevant colonists, will proba.
oily amount to nearly fifty millions. The wri,er
noPes she may then receive mercy at our hands:
out she may feel our power. Yes! Her navvsph
aued' the City OF London may be put under con-
'roution by the power of her cideyant colonists-
AN awini' terrific, momentum of poweri,! More
terrible to ourselves than others Terrible Indeed i;
ieit unrestrained in the hands of would be de.po,s
No'ning can save us and our posterity from being
1iusheo INTO the most AFFECT slavery, by its pom
,no.,s| 1sn., out operative, restraining, fmnda-
nenfdt Io,cs; torttten in the pianest letter oz,J
nonestiy interpreted, according to their fyus in
te"t' AIDED both by the federaiue principle in ft
rtSor' and the principle Of elections bu inter
neatdse agents IN certain cases. Possibiv NOR
.oHhoH hoo'ng all oar fundamental lars. bot
toned upon terra Jfrma. In the opinion of the
wrhef' me only legitimate, ;s,destructible foun-
aauoh % du FUNDAMENTAL laics, indispensable
IN eTtended territories and populous nations.
Our British forefathers commenced viii dr;,,;,.
'he fieahen out OF this our land, and we ara now
completing the work: and how has il been done
by bargaining with the Heather for their HERITAGE
and sometimes cutting their ,broals for blood IN
seal the deiusive contracts. VIVA, is G. Britain
now uoins with her colonies? What is she doinp
w" whn Cahads! She has driven the Heather
rom their ilage: and what is she doing viii
their possessons? She is now keepipo them e. b..
coIonlsts; almost at her own costNaf,,id IN ta-
.he 10 'he eXtenta even Of supporting her coloniz
ing armies The tariff in Canada is Al this mn
Ineh'' perhaps, not one half as high a, in these IT
states; amidst their bosstings of their high desnies
ana when both Tree and favoured thew would ~
ou, ior the scheming Of their despotic, visionary
political balsnce-mas,ers What has q Rr;,E 4
been dong, and what is she now doing with A..
Asiatic and African colonies? How MANY Hs,,L.-,
Souls has she sent into the presence of Their Cod
10 'he iuii blossoms of their Heaihensh sins, Hov,
many Ashanles! How many Burmese durin, ,ha
last year: How many laos OF rupees has she here
toiore plundefed! How many during the lac,
year: How many coaxing paavars for r,pers
S'u 10 many battles Tor them; when the palayars
,sieG OF 'her OBJECT: Alter all: Look at Gres.
Britain tettering under The weight Of debt ;,b
perhaps more Than one eighth OF her English no
puia'ion IN poor houses. Will not all these con.
sequences attend the colonization of Africa viii
out any OIL the alterations ON the acousi, inn os
'uPees Is there single circumstance to
produce the smallest relief agains, The worst of
,nese consequences! Not one. The reverend
WI a s"h''h mas made another purchase of Afri-
can lands; Going on in the old colonial ,r,c, III.
is not yet strong enough to begin 10 cut ,broa,sh,,
NiiI he not 60 10 that work as soon as he i; IL
20 90 IL! Did religion, the christian reli,ion ~.
eAceiehce OF the christian religion, most exceIlsnt
Tor meekness, humility, charity and love evs- 80.
the uPiife ed hand Of avarice, from immoIa,;na :,
ric''n'' "hen rupee was the reward for striking
me dow! When the British christians w.n,aS
'ne heaihe' rupees, did they stop for the nur-
% consulting their religion, or their ava
rice, to determine whether the heather son,. Il
sent to the next world, for their rupees in ~.
wouid go there Christians or heatbens, Ma ~.
cpaniards, the original orthodox christians r.
hunting the aboriginal Americans with their h,ood
hounds,ior the purpose of punderinp them of H.
heritage, and their gold and silver. ei,en H. ~.
'nen ood, ever stop TO enquire, whether they had
'ho'"teo 'he nea'hen souls with their holy chris
Ian oil! Will the reverend Mr.. Asbmsn .nahf-
followers do better? Ifso, WHY. IJnd.c;s,; ,''
ed man, in this same country with discinl;nad r"
ever has been and always will be ex;irpated in
FORM or other, religion or no religion. Taks &C.
then,poor AfTcans of the blessed retrbp,ior =; -.
Tor you; sent you, too, by commissera,ny,and ~.
hora'ing hearts. Take care of the Rev. Mr. Asb.
man ana his followers; should they ever pc, IN.
peei OF you rake care OF the posierity of YOUR
- iO,eianeis' now sent back to cut the
throais, and plumber the land of the pos,s,;,, &c
your forefaihers who were lief, beb;nd -. %
strong retribution for former wrongs comn,;,,adt,
and where is the commissera,ion? Nav, xbers !.
the right, where the justice for the poor in;.,.5
Alric,nsH But suppose these emigrant colon;s,,
should become amsgamated with the Afric.ns.
the most probable fate that await them. the esra;,'
iaie' unless projected by the mscbevous intermed
uiins oil the governments what is to become of
al.r Ill.,