Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-07-14

silent subject eepy 20 us in all our
with every n'sres and life; productive perhaps
hs transient benefits, but certainly nfity
We waive present. cossderatons of religion
mainly which belong 70 this subject aud
as naked question OF political wisdom and saey While we
believe that the poh'ic morals and general prosperity, which
the ProSince Of ges, and
cherish deploraby injured by slavery proceed 20 aim
that Is experience and confirming the
facts and deductions Of political economists that the isior Of
therefore requires larger space to furnish s"Sssece Nv
given OF the Of the latter that the employ
OF the former necessarily excludes tile employment Of the
latter that hence populaton white and black averages
ou, about seventeen when ought and would omte' other
mile thai the and management OF slaves form
OF and the hn tina, the youth OF the country
growing with contempt OF steady ndusv, as low
servie thg which contempt induces dencss, and all its
enoant cfenacy. vice. and worhless that the waste of
tie products Of the land Of the land ITSELF is bringing
ness Of our populaon either the institutes, of Schools
h!sueh the country keep them in the most lsngud and ne
azs all oar schemes aud efforts for the neeul improvements
OF the country These things are necessarily pressing them
selves feelings and observations and would he
TO enlarge the melancholy catalogue But other
sdera''ons claiming our attention
conceded ahands that Virginia is in state NJ
al ana political etrocession the states If the conteracy
or this he wondered when the foregoing cosidera-
political scale. bu, three hs of weight, We
often npbra'e by comparison oi condition with that of
New York and Ohio which all the other States which
exempted from the of slavery, might well lie added
with shame feel ourselves the hunia
blessed
God OF nature with va5ety of useful ai lovely capabilities
unsurpassed by those Of other countIj the globe
view not merely stationary while her sister States
vancing but as positively declining is peculiarly the pro-
vince of such statesmen compose your honorable body
detect the ~ the national calamity degradation
and n provide and apply the remedy That the
lore frequently med the dduo believe.
they have effect possibly they mus, be
small partial hnnhy suggest our belief that the slave
which eNsss, and which, with gigantic strides is
ground amongst IN TRUTH the efficient Of the
multiplied evils which we all dcpore We
ihat there other sufficiently paralze
BILE sings Of Providence included III the eff land happy
III ITS soil its climate, its minerals and
the manifold advantages of republican freedom and
graphical position IL Virginia has already fallen from
hg estate and If We have assigned the o
IS with the utmost anxiety that look the future. the
ta termination at the scene As we value domestic hap
pnesS, hearts
pray for The guardian ofths Almighty our co.
try, we earnestly enquire what shall e done innrud
ing rom The cfcieut of our calamt
fcfeasmg III magnit e and potency while and willie
ferrous population Of slaves Ga CLOSING the
mean ene our white people removing Inuitues dis
an reions and those who destined become
uarr To their love cf Virginia htcn enemies
civ eds, and TO domestic Instructions without PHYSICAL
ability Indispensable their preservation Ard shall We
alatrence elves the pPcessv Of invoking
North aud the Vest We viii this appalling topic
iarteT ScliCitude
rious consideration honorable BODY We feel assured
that in addressing of such enlarged and liberal
we confidently ascrhe the n'crhcs
I've unnecessary TO date farther upon this moUl and
inerestinc subject We deem prudent rush TIN.
memorial into detail Therefore we dess, only ada.
ng oT nnpounate prayer that evse
ona provision the fruit Of which shall he c~tcmit IN
que une o' the slavery which threatens with destruction all that
we hold dear and valuable A reorle.
All which 10 respectfully submit;ed
~ Editors in Virginia 20 the
an insertion IN their respective pagers.