Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-03-15
NO. Ia


convinced that there is no other system thse
Is practicable and WIN be efficient for re-
morsng this evil. than that Of liberai,nr tho
alter horn children The gentleman lrom
Petersburg estimate. the value OF the pre-
sent stock OF slaves IN Virgi.ia, at upsaris
OF ore hundred millions oil dollars, ana
asks rather triumphaniy. what equivalent
SHAH we receive inr al this wealth? | an
swer The security oil life, liberty and hap
l,incss; we shall be rich IN these blessings
y we have not slave ~ thu lana. But
'ne slaves WI! be removed 40 gradually by
TINS system. that the loss viii not be iclt,
Toe reduction OF the number Of slaves wan.
enhance to the owners those that remain,
ANOTHER objection Of the gentleman from
Istorssurg Is, That wheh the systeni takes
ehec', slaves and freedmen will Do grew.
ing up together. and that the dispositions
to revolt. win be thereby increased / do
not pcrcs,ve the force OF this objection.
he freedmen viii be so many abslracted
nom the malcoutcnts; they win have no
sunicisnt meisxe 10 risk their lives for shae
to which they will be entitled sireasY. and
cur security then, as now. will nc n our
superior power. III hose h M al The ume
this plan would take effect would Dc ,ha
only claes from whom any danger need bo
apprehended. All who might he born AZ.
terwards. would DO entitled 10 Their frec-
dem on tho sanlc terms. ard would nave
no sufficient motive 10 revolt; the DANCES
wcolA be continually Decreasing. hut, air.
suppose VIC do nothing in our day, as the
gentleman would seem to desire. w,Il NOT
The danger be infinitely greater, and in.
assasing continually The gentleman gavo
long Matissrai statement, the object cf
which was 10 prove, that slave labot,r n
it,~, III.
sumo that the exports frem the Civ az
Now Orleans formed a part OF the eat.
mate he gave US OF Southern exports: ana
SIR, the fact that New Orleans is the SHIN
ping port Tor The western part If Peunsyl.
wanna. the Western part Of Virginia, thu
otates oil Ohio. Kentucky, Indiana. IN Fact
for almost the whole of the Young ana
mighty West, destroys the whole farce ~
his statement Hut. sir, will any gentleman
maintain the proposition that a given dis
trict oi country can sustain in comfort ana
prosperity. larger slave population than
Tree populations SIR, it with be very hard Ia
convince me OF this. have seen too a,uch
Of the prnciical effects fslavery, TO believe
this AS general rule, th1 slaves only half
work, AMI the masters do net work ~ all.
The masters are protiigal, and thr slaves are
wasteiai. and this results from the very ma
III
oil the motives of human action. What III. !
muius has the slave to work, otder dian th~
lashp lie argues thus; why sheuld | fatigue
myseli with workp am bound 10 work all
my HE reap not the fruits Of my iabour-
increase not my comfort BY mere asing mv
labour What motive have | to saveP nv
tnasteri ~ hound 10 provide Cor me AS long a.
lire; he gets all The fruits Of my lahour--
hence his whole poicy is 10 work as little a.
possible, and 10 consume as much az possi-
bic, to save nothing. On the contrary. what
are The effects OF freedom upon any popula-
tom Every individual in the community
- stimulated by a desire TO become wealthy.
distinguished. independent, and powerful.
All the faculties Of each individual are ex-
banded, and fully developed each acquiring
all ne can. ana taking care OF what he does
acquire; hence The mass OF production Of All
that is essential to the comfort and happiness
Of man is infinitely greater in a free, t6an in
slave population The gentleman from
Petersburg. AMI the gentleman lrem Bruns-
wick, both seem 10 be well satisfied with sla.
vety as il is, among Us, and seen, to be in a
state OF perfect security for the present time.
and all time 20 come. on shs subject They
are fortunate gentlemen, and .l they can
persuade majority 81 The People Of Vugi-
a to think with them. there will be nothing
done On this sutject The question is now
fairly before the people, which ia all desire
at this time, they will consider of ii; they
will decide upon il The next Legislature
that meets here, will be fully instructed on
this subject Let the decision Of the people
be what it may. shall cbeenuIIy submit, I
bow with sghmission, 10 the will Of the ma
jor,ty, in ali matters Of State
The floods in the Ohio have at iength sub.
sided. The ecndition OF cincinnati, on the
2sth ult is thus noticed in the Daily Ga.
zette Of that ,iate:--
1.-THE river has at length receded to with.
in lite banks. Tho navigation Of the canal is
open And to day. il IL expected that tina