Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-03-03

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portenous is appearance by bringing sauae anu
obvious ruin on them They have not called 81" you 10 ea al
their property away from them q" manu", W few
This vision had crossed their lmagnatlon
They have prescribed system and indicated no pan m
bey have submitted the judgment and nte'Sence % ue u
t N This Assembly They expected and wished as to do
o,nehnp haf that something 10 be- That Is the question
sir Ter US not prescribe remedy like that which comes 10 Us
ym Abemare the palate and tar more pefnciouS
in its effects than the disease whichit would remove.
Any scheme gradual dimunion, or ultimate eA'e"""
n T the HACK population Virginia should be based as SUD-
srutam ON certain great cardinal principles justice moray
and pnca rxpedehcy about which had hoped but e over
sy of opinion would be found TO exist They are sucm as lie
the foundation of all civilized society," and on "ch all 'e 90
vernmeuis Any acton on this suJect without que
card to those polar principles would not ony ia o' US
ac,s b,t would be of the rights OF the czen-ah
in its consequences Among these have ways regard
ed the following axous, which should never oe dSrsardeo
aud which for will never consent TO depart:
l, That emancipation of slaves should ever be tolerated.
bv their immediate removal from among
end. That system should be Introduced, which calculated
interfere with, weaken the secu'HY OF private Poi'
3d. Thar not single slave any other property he
should be taken from owner, 'oAhoW ms o"" onSe"' vi n
ample compensation for its value
tely consistent with these essential principles dreadful as you'd
be the alternative will sit down silent despair aud fold my
arms resolution, OF letting the evil roll on to
its hord csun nation 1t not attain in my mebut 1t
that of my children; and the advice W"uid ea'e WIN
those whom fortune bring into the world and to
all who held nothing be DONE would be Ike
that given 10 the Jews before the sackng of their ceebra
ed civ: pe for lives; or like that to the
favored inhabitants of Sopm and Gomorrah when about 10
be consumed by fire from stay not IN all the plain
But SUCH Sir present desponIng view OF the sub
ec have come TO no sucn pahiu conclusion Mueh may
done if this evil at least tn abae its extento H.
NIT its ect-and take from its dangerous and fearful
tendencies do believe that of light has dawned-howev
insufficient illuminate the pathways OF such expect to ac-
conpish the fall Of their wishes at once-wch seal-
y pursued WILL like pillar OF hire which was followed by the
wise old lead safety and us from The desruc-
ton with which threatened do believe that measures
# inc acuabe benefit may adopted entirely consistent with
,l,, have
approved of who condemn the plans {" every bo-
else, without offering Of their own, shall certainly sub
you, before conclude. views IN minute detail
NJ Speaker have to invite the attention 4" the House to some
istica subject, which deem important
nscnsibe the difficulty of rendering tabular state
mcntsheavy statistical ocunen's-'ntere''ng 10 an AUDITORY
And Ito intend by reading over IN unmea'nS
other collections OF similar mater-
ais. which accessible TO all OF us, and which all OF US have o-
ten We have perused repeatedly, however, IN
general manner such documents those from which derive the
information exhibit without having attentions, dec
ted 10 particular results bearing gi'en questions not pres
posed recurring these tables. is to point out TO
prdccM Uie'cs. bearing Immediately on this question: to
attentions may not have been
drawn. The Sir consumed in looking them. may not
be altogether unpoab spent for the results which they will be
found to exhibit really astounding aud appaingand such
will state and dismay every true patriot They VIII shew
likely it neglect to adopt IN
time. etc ent :" stay the alarming progressive IN
crease cooed population The statistics design to pre-
WILL think, shew only that something must be done
but Sir, you with delight thai they do moe-hey de-
that sometn. lie done they show you hoU
YOU NAV do It, They indicate. if the
pactcabity of plan of venting the future accumuaos OF
Tins popuaon while SHALL be doubling their numbers
on principles beneficial Of the PROPERTY and happy
for the country Let first ascertain the necessity doing any
thing before we look around for the
The State Virginia bv the last less than one
I5h part whole ,chie population OF the T. );
II contains than 7,h Of the free negroes
And il 4h and of dill the SrUeS the
Union.
Virginia has number of slaves than other State
in the Union-and than Louisiana, Mississippi Alabama
and Tennessee put ogether and than four times
nv as either South Carolina and Louisiana the only
States in the slaves than the white W
pua and Virginia has slaves without estimating re
great dproportion of free OF color than
both these States put together Nav, half Of the State
that which the the Blue Ridge OF mountains Itself
contains nearly The chole Virgins taken collective
w. it is true numerical pondrranceone however,
be- oming less and every dayof ve black p"pualon
but when ue regard great divisions Of the State how will
stand then?
Vrua contains 694 whites 4G9 724 slaves, and Az
free persons of color
Bat how are these aggregates distributed In the eastern half
NJ yrunia-tha which lies between tue Blue Ridge and The At
nic Ocean-,here are 1855 whites, 4l6S50 slaves, and
40,765 free negroes.
And while the half of the State 5O4 white
Inhabitants, the Trans Allegheny section OF tire State contains
ONLY 900 slaves and LOGO free the Valley
District between the Allegheny and the Blue Ridge. but 3d. 44S
slaves and 4. 6S5 free negroes.