Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-02-11

him, he should debate the subject, bu, fhe did no
would proceed aud offer few remarks lie had told
the gentleman from Petersburg that after his eloquent
speech, he, (N!r. ny would not attempt argument on
the suljec,that he would bum his and attempt
To add capital io perfect pillar. But, II the gentleman
Gom Albemarle, had alluded to him, he should take
occasion address the House in few brief remarks
Mr. RANpolru The difference between the gentleman
from Wcs,mofeland and myself is political. ! did not
suppose in his denunca'on oil democracy the other day.
that he had proposed to- hang me up on the wall
scarecTow to all future democrats as terror To all evil
ooeIs against his own principles. believed his a'usion
was to the political opinions entertained political
principles are as wide asunder the poles. ! am
demociat-my highest wish would he to have the name
inscribed upon my tomb lie denounces democracy and
"opi" stamp the name o democrat, upon the wall as a
mark OF nfamy-here, Sir is the difference between
Inc J0H',r'ng IS the letter from ,chich the abOue
extracts ,ccre taken.
MoNrrcElLD August 25. II.
DEAR SIN; Your favour of July 81, duly receive
90, ana was read with peculiar pleasure. The sen,i-
head aud heart of the writer. Mine on the subject of the
slavery of negroes have long since been of
the public and time has only served to give them strong
er root, The love OF justice and The love country plead
equally the cause OF these people, and is mortal
Pioach 10 us mat hey should have pleaded 1t so long in
vain and should have produced not a single effor nay
fear not much serious wi lngness relieve them aud
ourselves from our present condition of moral and polti
cal eprobaon From those OF the former generation WHO
were in the fitness of age when came into public life,
which was while our controversy with England was pa.
per only that nothing was to be hoped Muir.
sed and educated in the daily habit of seeing the dega-
del condition, both bodily and mental of those f,rt-
nate beings not rejecting that that degradation very
much the work of themselves and their fathers few minds
had yet doubted that they legitimate subjects Of
property their horses cattle The quiet and mono
tsnnus curse of colonial life had been disturbed by no
la, and little reflection on the value of liberty. And
when alarm taken enterprise their own II
cples which they invoked for themselves In the or
second session of the legislature after became member
drew to this subject the attention ofCol Bland Of
the oldest, ables and most respected members and he
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protection of the laws to these people seconded his
molten, and, younger member was more spared in
the debate but he denounced enemy to his
country, and was treated with the grossest indecorum-
From early stage of our revoou other and more die
a" "uues were assigned to that from that time till
my return from Europe in 1789 and may say till re-
turned to reside at home in 1909, had little opportunity
OF knowing the progress of public sentiment here this
subject had always hoped that The younger feneraon
receiving their early impressions after the flame of liberty
had been kndled III every breast and had become as il
were the vital spirit of every American, tina, the gener
ons temperament of youth, analogous to the motion of
he blood and above the suggestions of avarice, would
nave sympaized with oppression wherever found, and
proved their love of liberty beyond their share it,
But my intercourse with them since my has not
been sufficient ascertain that they had made towards
tins point the progress had hoped Your solitary bur
welcome voice is the first which has brought this
my ear; and ] have considered the general silence
which prevails On this subject indicating apathy
nn'avorahle to every hope. Yet the hour of eman.
cIpauon IS advancing in the march. of time. 1t will
come; ana whether brought on by the generous
ersy OF our own minds or by the bloody pro ess of
ST Domingo, excited and conducted by the power of
cur country and offering asylum aud the oppres-
sed' is leaf of our history not yet turned over.
i AS 10 The method by which this difficult work is I've
eected, II permitted to be done by ourselves have seen
no proposition eXpedent the whole that Of e.
OF those born after gwen day, and of their
education and repatriation proper age This would
give time for gradual extinct cf that species labeur
ana substitution Of another and lessen the severity of the
shock which operation Fundamental cannot fail to
produce The idea of cmancipang the whole at once
inc ola as well as the young, and retaining them here
of those only have not the guide of either knowledre
For me Df
colour but OF this colour know brought Up their
infancy without necessity for thought forecast, by
their habits rendered incapable children of taking
care oil themselves, 81 extiagushed promptly wherever
industry necessary for raising the young In the
me 'ey are pests i'm society nv their ideness and the
Expectations to which this leads them Their amnga-
mation with the other colour produces degradation
winch no lover OF his country lover of excellence i'm
RI 'he human character can innocently
am sensible of the paniaties with which you have
,noked towards me as the person who should undertake
ns sanitary but arduous work. But this, my dear Sir,
Is IKE bidding old Priam to buckle the of Hector
ementbns ieVo hnmeris ct nutie ferrnm eingi" No,
have oveTived the generation with which mutual labnrs
and perils begat mutual confidence and influence This
enterprise Us for the youngor those can follow
up. and bear j, through to its consummation IT shall
nave all my prayers, and these only weapons of
an Ola man But in the mean time you right in
anaMdonng this property and your country with m
'n'"k not My opinion has ever been that until
can De zone Tor them, we should endeavOr with those
Whom fortune has thrown on our hands, TO feed and
CLONE mem we'll protect them from i'll usage, re-
qure such reasonable labour only as is performed
voluntarily by freemen, and be led by no repug-
ma"ces 10 aoucate them, ana our duties them
ne laws do not permit us to turn them loose, il that
were for their goodand to them for other pro
perry is TO Commit them those whose usage Of them
we cannot con'roul hope then, my dear Sir you will
yourself 10 your country and its unfortunate
condton-that you will lessen its stock of sound dis
position by Withdrawing your portion from the mass
inat on the contrary will forward 10 the public
COUNCILS, become the missionary of this doctrine truly
chns'an-insInuate and inculcate it softly but steadily
through the medium Of writing and ation-asso
cia'e others in your abours and when the phaaux is
formed bring and press the proposition
until ITS accomplishment 1t is an encouraging obscrva
non, mat no good measure was proposed. which, if
du'y pursued, failed to prevail in the end. We have
proof OF this in the history of the endeavors the Bril-
tsh parliament to suppress that trade which brought
this evil on us And you will he supported by thu religious
PrecePt be not weary well doing" That your success
may be as speedy and complete will be of honorable
and sincerely pray of my great friendship and
respect. ri IFEEEPSCN
EDWARD Coles, ESQ.
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