Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-10-07
From tho Petersburg In,eiligoncer.
IN W YORK DAIIX SENTtNEI

'ome poiee, TOR The purpose Of sorres,ny il. m;,,s
prrsert',ons This 10 and 'pTi, Of he introductory
aud CO ntiuding rhsctiop', by bs Editor in whose pa
per II Is pub HE'D will asa receive passing ob.e,va
lion.
|, re,drg The statement and The accompanying re-
MAKE o. ne Eior, the first quesi cn whish arises 10,
Who ts~fhe individual on uhom this daring oursys
has BEEN committed by Virginia Siavist, Nv on. nm
spprsed OF all tho sucuma, ses e this whole affair, bis
name cannot be sster'aned by any thi"e hat
on NE 'aee OF the record and the failure OF T.. m
"on readily in'innftss The BELIEF that there |. no hing
eoeDrc'ed with his character thai 10 cacuItsd To en,
pune aymPi n.y. or 70 nrosuro the generous proe con
OF he m'guanimous That such Ia hi. character un.
deserving oil announcement or coun'epsnce, we bav
r'tsgaole proof dplayel in tis eondu Il md eopv.r
sa'tcu, while he suffered TO uinsI s iu this eou,mu
ny, indePend My Ct hi, cI,ndesns de,isp,
increase The disaf cion of he N gro SLAYER, with
ar scy existed to alarming exun,-s di affe elton
owing TO the intuigent alur- TO enforce The Police
prr'c ioed for heir maoag ard any seye.
N her r@a'm ut by their reluctant owners
what tben, was his conduct aud conversation Will.
MS Piaet! Hts business, II ind ed be was author
81 was to sell the pubiica 'ol, Of certain 4uthore,s
Who hall DO unnamed, and oher work, If ,be IAN,
'amT. Inv, IN Itself. WIS certainly not ami.r Blu,
instead OF attending to these maers he was constantly
'r'Vps TO make proely'es TO In6deIy ard obru u, y
n" ppnic,ouS speeHdtiOns upon men who held him
sovereign con'eopt-men, who firmly believing ha,
rr"gien Is an invaluable irpasure vie him who en-
dravers 10 dspriv" mankind Of il as robber-men who
"gree with Sam johnson, thai the gloom OF unc. raip
~ IN solemn religious 'peeula'iou, being minss i,b
nopa u yet more cooso!ao,y han he e.,p,ipss Of in
WI y, aou ma man can live in hiek air, bu, pc
guarantee Religious Freedom and no man among ma
wh attempt to sontrou anohers religious belief Tb,s
therefore, was net 'he most o, DabIe part OF hi
conversation D.re sa'dpg the divine decree and TIE
authority OF The accumulated wisdom Of ages he rnenJ
sdvocdt'd the sboiion OF marriage and r,nuou.lv
sentenced N" husband and wife ought to eobabi
ay of s-r iran ~ suits their ,-bat i'm m,
dateiy the decay Of their sH eiion nev onsb, n
oe under DO restraint TO yield obedience TO ire junc
uons oil The nuPtai vow, bu at lihery 10 prosii,e il,
sacred Turpo'e' Orght sush chorac,er 10 be couo
'enenced IN a Christian eoun'r,?
have adVer"d TO these matters, merely TO s'v.
hove who hav- read his msn but know him no,
SONS might mo his eh rae er
These hngs, though thy did no, bring upon him
De ch'I'"ement whish he received and which w.
WIZ prove be deserved were well calculated 10 xsi,e
hts Sp-n'e, rideule and sontempt and 10 beyb,en
hs ind,gna ion "hish hi, iD,,rfer nee wi the rsa.
""n- OF master and slave, never fail 10 epkude
IL needless 70 recount the atrocities committed hy
the in'uF gents In the sdjlcen county, or n,
OF extensive concert among The negroes whisb pro-
hus'd great ex-i'm-Dt and alarm in this town. IL
soHceni Tor my purpose that apparent the ne
ees'y for vigilance aud preparation to meet danger the
whoie country Covering several counties and ,ownr)
wa. ~ sg',a',on aud In arms. In This town strong
pairoi OF mol s's than one hundred ordered ou
DIR ng several consecutive nights. Was this Ct o.
ROO 'or me dcu'son OF the absrne lou OF slave
~! Or, was this indeed the exclusive aim ard obi, ci
ot The reereant au hor Of ha set me N. in The S Mi,
ne'!" No L. was and is eiiev.d tina, he would will
intiy have increased the di Affect N Of tho b acki
| the cor hrmston Of this belief.
! On more than one occasion, he eon!endel that the
goes onsht 10 he fee-that they 8 much enii-
lied TO their freedom re- our IA hers On this
question, purely in the abstract there il no difference.
OF OPT ion beween this fellow and The eiz,n,o OF P,
ersourg' Tney k-ow that no n an il by paiure 'he
properly OF ano hr; bNt the rights ci nature must be
ortsi'ed by crime before they can be Justly taken
away: and that ao individual thu, 70 letting his rights
.arno by that crime, TO- fei, tho liberty OF his chill
drep Yet, we 'olemniy d-ny ibai any man or So, q
men-'bai any State GOverum~ni bias the Iea,,
rish' under existing ersUms anses, TO infringe. in any
way, our rights OF p'opy by aUy OF
bv MIA
this particular psiiod II, however hs had done mo-
Thing more, HE fault would have been overlooked
very valiant and public spirited, he claims that he
was Zone OF the first TO fly TO arms" and vet one night
when at the office of the nelligencer seeing yonng
man with mu' ket, he inquired "wha he was going TO
do with iG' and the young replying that "he was
about TO go patro the recreant rejoned; care Won
not ashamed TO take up arms against men, who are as
mnch en- rled to liberty as youl' Can IL be believed
that man thus flying TO arms, and then dscouraeinp
IN others would have failed, in conflict to prove rene
gdde! Certainly 1t enough TO cast over him the
shadow Of suspicion but this not all. II we'll as
certaned that this fellow obtruded himself into several
negro kitchens, and inquired of the inmates If thew
were wei treated by their owners9 What could have
oeen ms design Ii II was not intended, man of hi.
indulgence could not fail to perceive that such course
OF conduct well calculated TO produce dsaecIion
on me part OF the Blacks, and in the minds of the cii
zens, towards himself, contempt and Indignation
such intern eddling this, cannot be .oera,ed-
Already are our negroes simulated 10 resi5anes and
rereIion by ineendiary publications from our northern
brethren, aud when demand redress we are answe,
60 NAV theTe IS no penalty, no remedy. III these
writers sannot rs reafbed, ws assure them we can
ana VIII get hold OF 'ueh upon our territory
,oini'rmeuds win our properly ADD disturb our pea.e
We know onr rghs, and knowing will maintain ,bsm
Every society baS the ght TO Treerve public peace
iod order, end therefore, has good pigbt 20 pyohbi
me propagation OF opiDionS which have Dangerous
tendency To sonend only that The magistrate ba.
tniS rRh, would be urging insult Client ide IA; II "
the society Tor which the magistrate Is sgen, II /.
clearly nieribe, then, that when any Individual di
semna'ss sebimeo,' 1aDgero and diso ,pizipg in
sneh shape, and with so much cunning or n,,sbse
among neE'oes only that the civil auihotty srno,
'eaoh NM we members OF the community, wbi,h b.
atemPis TO disturb, have the right 10 resort IN otbs
means to drive him from among ihem-peaeeabIv nj
they sap; but, " they must, forsiby and after tbe in
u sion Of moderate easigaiioD IL his offences are
enormous snl OF dsorgaDzing tsndsDcies
MOI 'su.ned With what be considers recital OF the
wrongs Unlisted on himself this recreant reckless oil
run and not fearing the wrath OF 'ube God n nj,
pefseeu'oIs, asserts that "lheTe IL MT Virginisn
whose Ind would revolt al any cruelty howevs,
a,r?siou'' Of which the Backs might be The object"
Ids asPer'oL 10 oo palpabIe TO obtain ~
currency. There might have been he ssubl,nc, 1i
rum In The assertion that the pe ope tf Soutba ~
afpeTa'cd by The horrd bulehsIes Of The osnrosot,
were bufTsd into exeesei; but lei him n inde.d
mere 10 aoy one, who is di'po'sd 10 vii bsm with
uneNienUaed eensure and FepFoaeh, review the man
zed remains and unbu,ed bodies Of the paTfneY, If
ibeir hosoms snd the ofprog Of their Ion, ami he
eanoo, do more thin de lore that human nature urgsd
'bem 70 exfemities
have ssid that our negroes have already been OF
'eu open acts Of be lion, by ineeId diary publisa
n , rom We Nofb;and, on ibis point, wish to b.,
uisHhs"y unders God know that the kreaI hulk N
ne pert OF New Eusland are liberal, enlightened
fu1 Pn'9b'b'oPs Iney srs our brethren 10 peate,
abc, 10 WaF our best aud bfsvsd friends I beuevs
hsi those 10 aot OIL among them would az Soon gosd
heb own pessanhy 70 resistance by acts Of av,annv 81
they woUl attempt TO excite our AYES 60 n,,v,s,t;on
!, sSusb wreiebss ss The Eii,o' Of The "Nsw.Yofk