Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-04-20

the best arguments, will refer him To tho signcrs
OF tue Hanover Memorial, and che writers against
'Nooiitlon, tor tho proot--Ind here will give him
tte in'o rinction. 1t is true, he says" that the
hanover Memorial was signed by about eighty
o"t Ii Is, am told equally true. that some ht
NiNty had signod othor copies. w.r'ch were not
'uincu IN time 10 accompany the cory which was
presented to the Legislature. | vii! further in
fUsm Linn that Souc ut the SignCrs of that Meme
mai are large shareholders Now II our writer
co3id succeed in convincing IN" that thure WAS
IGcntity OF interest, lac would al the same time
cU'Ninrc me Of another Important fact: namely,
tl,at his interest would bc Identified with ,hat If
rhc ono hundred and thirty forty. who surely
understand their &c !A:cysS! wall better than
"thirk Ihomiuy" understands theirs his own
And lot hm say what he plcaScS. and with what
he lists, he WI! still be totally unable to ovcruru
The correctness ct tie prime pes which the friends
81 ABOLITION m1lntain. lie cannot dry no tn,
derP c"rrrn, OF Thought which is rolling onward
and gathering g it goes 1t may be sl,id for
unc-Hut LAc tie pent up waters Of a running
stream, it WI be t.'c:iug strength and power,
and the day must come when it will have acquired
sufficient power to carry all before il. WHY then
delay the WORK? Why defer lis commandment?
ii 1t Is To be gradual work, begin it and let i,
advance.
Oar writer SAYS, Il w no, follow Pamunkcv in
all his mrI1!cy$ indeed there arc some saaliocs |
deem II unnecessary to wade through" He has
undertaken 10 crtcisc snmc parts OF tina, essay
winch considered the most trivial and unimport-
"''', anu tnlISil omitted an attempt TO COntrO-
vert the more important. And although the pos
uons which l then attempted TO advocate are
iecbiy sustained, and every sentence in all proba-
OiIity liable tn verbal criticism, yet he has shcwn
some prudence in not attempting TO wade through
them, for ii does sometimes happcn that in a,tcmpt
ing TO wade through ShGllotcs we unexpectedly fnd
ourselves plungIug in deep waters Bat should
suppose II Ch'ch"homiRy IS on has premises
ne mas shadows enough 10 wade through without
''d"hbiing" ~ those of others.
"Chicka hoininy" prufcSscs not to uclc-st,rd
why the designation General Order was givcu 10
the Courthouse Memorial, but suppoSes (hc
says 'hai II was done to stimulate tho prcilGccs
OF the Friends, who ''Ilow, cvor, as far MS
know are opposed to slavery and the m'l tary
P'uicSsi"n.' II the Friends are, and ever
have been opposed to slavery, where is the ncccssi
y Tor Ntimula ing their prcudicns? This is adrr,i-
r"hIe!! Blu | will satisfy Chick ahominy" on
HAT point. Thit designation, as he might have
seen from my first communications was n,vcn i'm
consequence of the unparalleled presumption and
arrogance OF that paper. He also objects TO my
remarks IN relation 20 the authorship of The Court.
il"uSH Memorial, without deuvinw the correctness
OF my impression; and with much apparcut cxul.
ia'lon enquiries, ''who wrote Pamunkcy's favour
Al" Si'""n Purc, ihc ccIujuc and legitimate of.
Srrng OF the county OF hanover" and also
''w.:o paid the fec'" had agency in rel ,,ion
to that paper, but | have formed Il very incorrect
opinion OF the rcputcd writer, if he would condo.
send to receive fee for su service as that which
he performed. Has "Chickuhominv" any charity, or
does he believe the iusimuation which he wishes to
make! here hand back TO 'Chiakahominy" the
maxim which he kind as to write out for
my benefit, but which he seems 20 have forgot as
soon as Inc copied it. ''fhoSc who live in giaSs
'houscS, should not throw s:oncs." And now,
"Chlckahonlny," be good to answer me one
question. Who paid tho btr-kecpcr's ILL, when
your dclocto5le paper was signed at Hanover Court
House?
am told, TIA. it is fact we'll known in the
COUNTY of Hanover, that tho principles of the Ia
mover Memorial were settled and arranged by GEN
t!e:nca residing III the county, who arc stvc-hold-
cTs and that gentleman OF known ability, resi-
ding IN Richmond, applied to, in consequences
OF his being friendly to the cause, and convenient.
" situated Tor obtaining the necessary statistical in
lie undertook it willingly and cheer
ihliy, and performed it IN manner worthy of him
l., and satisfactory TO his friends, and the friends
OF the cause.-But this is not all-that Memorial
was not intended for Hanover 1Louc but for gene
raj circulation through the Eastern Counties of
the State. 1t was circulated in several and WAS
returned TO the Legislature from some, with consi
darablc numbers of signatures.
"Chic,lhominy" supposcs that he has pl,cc1
me IN difficulty, by saying that the Hanover Me
ncrll was G!$o signed by persons of '.variou> ares
and conditions" 'hy persons OF various, chow ma
n.y. sexes" But what will ''Chickahominv," saw.
when tell him, (as | am candidly informed il 'ie
rue,) tina, the Three Ladies' (,ro,nea as he would
say) who signed that paper, were shareholders,
WITH the slaves In actual possession!
Our writer says, ''Pamunkcy declares in conclu
SION, that now is the time for action, elections
are approaching, Sc" and then goes on to saw
Thus has new and dangerous party risen in our
''tatc-thcy viii have wherever they can obtain
them, their Anti-S!avGry Candidates, and rally all
their forces around them" And pray, sir who first
dFiced oil the parties for election purposes? Have
you so soon forgot what your own dear Appomat
toX sad upon that subject! If YOU have read over
ms first Essay again, and you will see And is if to
be supposed, that the friends of this great cause
VIII quietly sit still, and you elect yOuy Candi-
dates, and not make use of the fair and coust:tu
uohal means which they possess, TO advance their
cause.-the cause of the people, and the common
good Of orr country? 1T is strange SIT is PASSING
strange" that you can use The tone which Won as
sumo on these occasions. Do you not feel some
little comPunctlous misgivngs, little blush Of
shame upon your check, when you are making the
effort to blazon them forth? Are we to do nothing
-frce-mcn do nothing but what suits voar sspa
late" onlyl This, can tell Won. will not do for
irce.born citizens o; this Commonwealth. The
People have interests which are dear TO them and
they have rights aso-yes sir, snajOrify and c0ystj
tuttoHdF rights, which they cannot, which they
wH not long yield, 90 their own man fest injury
TO subscrvc the interest of the few. Every emo.
bling feeling of their nature will be called into act
lon-they VIII consult the principles Of or Go
vcrnment-thcy will be alive to the manifold evils
OF slavery-hcy will listen, hope to the voice of
even humanity to their own racc-tbcv
VIII near inc voice OF conscience, in the "cool of
inc Jay -'tcy VIII be willing 10 advance the pros
pcrty OF the State, and they will act act for Them,
selves, and for their poscrity--or else, as have
before observed, they will leave the homes of their
children, and the graves of their fathers and wepd
their way towards the setting sun.
The number of our slaves is aready creator than
that of the whites, and /, daily gaining rround-
The tine, il is feared, is not far distant when this
nJori;y VIII be overwhelming. The Sims of the
times arc O.nuous, and in all probability a line Of
separation will be drawn, dividing the two great
sections of this contcdcrlcy, and in all human pro-
liability, war and bloodslcd VIII bc witnessed in our
md. n.L. L-l--i Lh.-n