Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-11-05

tights of man. Tho revolution was tho consoo,,.nn
oi that ceiling, and looked to tho establishment o
nat primo pie; yc' there was AT that time within m,
limits of Virginia, slave population. The ci,zen
OF this Stat held the slaves in the sanc cond,;o :;
which the evolution found them What was ~ ha
done win ihs population? IL hcy had mn, Ioar
here white persons would occupy ihoir Mac, go
Perform tho Ihtics which tho slave now ncre,r,ns
would b. consequently represented, and would h.
ree rom ,eNs'oh' US property Set the slaves free
una what wiii be he condition of society, Sci tb.n
Tree, cnancipate them aud what would be- their cor
dltion and that of he State, A body of between
four and i've hundred thousand mn DISCHARGED with
Gent To ihr"w the whole State into confusion an;
disorgainzstion. They separa cd from the rost
VI socciy oy the difference of colour there Gun be
nothing nee iitcronurse thing like equality between
the two classes Would you attempt to remove tLc,n
out OF thr country! II would be found lr,pracl bio
1i0E co"!d soa remove large body of individuals
osl oi t"c State' They would remain here in stat.
:" m\efiy, and Dependence and could only @ :. IS, b i,
r!und"r amt depreciation upon s0ciety.
As 10 cn luc'paion, if ever That should be dome il
aohot u DINO by the S,atc, II be bv the niou
<,hi "hti would be the condition of tho slaves If
thoy w'rc cnaRcpaied? There has been already a
pi'tal experiment. OF this; they have cmigrnt.j IN
Iennsy lFanla IN great numbers aud form po,,i,n nj
the population OF Philadelphia, Ncv YorR and rs
t"n BI, those even who were strongly in favor
OF Emancipation. IN these cities, have become shock
el ut the charges which imposed on them for
support, and AFRO ut the effect their example Look
q; Ohio--wha; has she recently donr' Although she
has ala ayS bcen advocate OF the eouu r,o6,s of
all, she If driving them from within her limits Sbc
has been coInpalled to take this course. If there
torc. emancipation can bo effected It can ONLY he
done with the aid of the Federal Government
Wtat was / which united us all in the revolution
airy war? IL was the doctrine Of equal rights Each
part "i tn" country supported and encouraged every
Other part; none took advantage OF the others dis
irssSeS. And If we had found that this evil proved
the vitris oi the Union, and has been prcind cid
10 ali the St.cs IN which il Inns ever existed md
they have all declared the in ;ncir several cons,iin
lions aud tb.ir various declarations of rluhts v-hv
hay we not reasonably expect thnt they will unit.
with us in accomplishing tho eradication of the eylp
Were "a mnke the attempt Ourselves and NOT no.
c1mpish it, thu effect least wouI be Ia abate Ike
great number of petitions aud memorials which nra
continually pnurinG IN upon the government. H..
hoped tho 9th " States would uu.tc with tho General
rorernm nt. The matter Is before the nation and
ibc- cyos OF all are upon Oar own property our
own safety depends on our harmony.
How liepp.rcd 1t that we had TIN, slave populn,ion,
What Impu,a ION can Justly b. cast against tho State
on this acc 'un /: The evil b"gan when we were in
cOunai snt, but acis then passed by the colo
cIn legislature, prohibiting the muor,uinn of moro
slaveS ,nio tho colony. That law, however was RI
iec,ed by tiia crown. We then obtained our indr-
pcpdcncr; and Virginia was the first state which in
strucod her 'icegates 10 Tor declaration Of in
Gcprndcncc She bravCd MI dangers: and thronCI,
alllhc Atomic States. from North to South from
Quebec "a Boston and from Boston 10 Savannah, the
blood Of h7r Sons was poured forth for tho common
object. Sire did all she could prevent The cxlen-
sion Of slavery, and to mitigate it's evils where she
illadlo prevent it,
'yvTh respect to the people OF the West he f,.t
deep interest well for the citizens of the At
ldntc side OF the State. lie had so long represented
tie STATE, that he could have sectional fecliur>
lie Doked To- the commonwealth alone and sought
tho wnliarc 81 he whole
Ca tho subject of boundary, what had boon the
conduct Of Nirginu' Lake he other Statos, she
cnilncl the boundaries aud extent of territory gran
toi tp l. r hy her charter. Vir,enii stood on III,
sam, f,ot,n with the other STATES. They all held
under IheiI chlriers But the revolution advanced,
i began to be commended by those Sutes whose tori
tory was covered Ivy population, that those who
held vacant lands should throw them into common
soc, f,r the benefit of the whole; and this
pasl,el to such extent that hostile termination
VAS app eenod. Po quiet THIS turbulent DISPOSE iou,
Nir,riui, cca ID 10 the United States tho Crritorv
which sic hrid To he northwest OF the Ohio out Of
which three States nf the UAiOn have been since
:yrIn,d. Krntucky also, th"n distant part of her
territory but scpardtcdby mountains from tho rest
uf thc Stale claimed her Independence. To this Viz
piniA also gave her consent and what did she fix a.
,hc boundary of the now State? The Ohio River.
and .Le Cumberland mount aims westward. I'm all
other RESP >e;s, the rest of her boundary lett
chungeA hat ali tho Inhabitants might be held under
a common interest. What hus been her course as 20
settlement quite up TO The boundary line? Ii has al
ynys been fair, opon manly and generous. She Rs
seldom refused the erection of county, whenever it
has bccn sought for AS far as his information went
this was The fact, for he absent at the time, and
could not speak entirely from his personal knowledge
Sic has be IN guilty of no acts of oppressS'n as he
where he had been mech graiifed to witness the
,ua respect and confidence T'sl which gentlemen on
ON site sides Of thr disputed question, speak of
each other und no sincerely hoped tina, spirit 'soGld
conlinuc, aud TINT they should all rcInain firmly bound
together.
BE would frankly state his own vcws as to the boat
arrangement for the settlement OF this question He
Thought concession necessary both sides. The
claim Of tho West, lac considered to he the strongest;
hu, nj tic same time, he was of opinion that some
frinr was due To- those who reside IN tho Atlantic
ppriiDD II the Staio. u had been said That by
lilo prnsipe which the eastern people desire 60
adopt, the natural and political rights of man,
uye violated. lie did not so Wow t His candid
opinion was that il admits of different view. that 10,
10 certain extent, nd with the necessary mpdiico-
tons he was on advocate ofthe extent of The right ct
suffrage and was ready to contend for it, and 10 60
as far "a any liberal man could desire. He would
here state unecdOc which occurred when b" was
in the Legislature n Virginia in 1910 Then,
thcrc were petitions presented, praying for a con-
and ono OF tho objects desired, cXtcn
sion OF the right of suffrage
had inst seen isail kfr Munror) the affects OF