Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-03-10
VOL. XNvHgE.---No. 90.

dreaded by tire gentleman from Hanoveror throne
oil Heaven, the palation plead--ailed bv that
merciiu inerccson that will not be denied US MAY Sc
cure our pardon and forgiveness.
Again, Sir contend. that tic happiness of tho slave
does no, call Tor his emancipation. His condition il better
than that of iour-ifths of the human family He ENJOYS
far more OF the comforts of life than the pcasantry of ma
ny oil the nations in Europe The Russian or Polish serf
Tor instance, is mere appcndagc the soi-he victim
~ passion arbitrary transfer, and kept in suti on bv
oens plunged IN The darkest tide OF ignorance aud super
suoi Lands are assigned him. and the proceeds of his
l1bour called his but the whole beyond mise
rabe subsistence are absorbed in the payment of rents
al" dues. lie accumuateS nothing; and if the seasons
prove unpropiiouS, he is exposed all the horrors of IA
mine When worn out with toll and bowed down with
age, there is from whom he demand support
lie is not called slave; but in what his lot more
desirable! The slave also anasscs nothing but whatever
bcdes, he is sure of subsistence He inJencnJc, 81,
accident or elements. If his becomes too poor
TO feed and clohc him. he is sell him TO lc Who is
ape. Hs lie IS under the protection OF the law. When
disabled by age or disease he is secure of supnor
Public opinion and the interests OF his master protect him
om cruel and abusive treatment He free but hat
Is blessing only IN name, TO large majority of the hu
man race Man must be civilized his mind and
ms feelings refined, before he is fitted for the enjoyment of
hhcry The lndoo aud the Tartar are free but what
avais tue iruiilcs BOOM Even the States South America
he OBJECTS oil SO much sympathy and hope have proed
but little by their independence. The fierce and exer-
nauns conuics That marx that sangunary arena of am
biuon, aud Tor the Termination Of which we have looked
SO lous In vain, eNince too plainly that liberty came be-
lore they were prepared for it, The greater part of man
kind must in the OF things be poor and ignorant
tolng anxousy for their daily bread All cannot be
raised tho top of tho scale; and the nopro IF an T
- The least susceptible Of elevation. You may declare
him tree-you may enact laws to make him irce.bu un
less you his doom nieoiityunless yo,t
can exempt him from poverty aud toll your utmost efforts
VIII only change him from slave into a serC He would
not thank you Tor the iavofor The only charm he cots
discover III liberty, would be the privilege of not on
gu may establish HIM on the coast OF Africa but it will
neither promote his own happiness nor be the means.
VI %he et, n nSi continent E hnow there those
have much respect; and as long they pursue The oh
Jects they have avowed, according the rules they have
announced, l wish them, with all my heart success II
Is iT from my wish 10 discourage grand and ,nocn6
cent design that OF the American Colonization Socie
y But WHOM required act on the faith oftheir exne
nment must contess my incredibly. The fate of ih,
colony at Sierra Leone, admonhes of the hazards and
althcuites OF the enterprise 1t is than forty
years since an association formed England for Tho
purpose OF restoring recapurcd slaves their country and
thus introducing christianity into Africa. 1t was confused
81 the most Intelligent and virtuous men in Great Britain
u Us resources were as extensive any that Virginia
could command. Sierra Leono was selected rs Tho ,
81 opereohs ana The experiment has now been progress
or nearly nan century During considerable part of
his time, the colony has been upheld and sustained bv
he strong arm OF the British goyernmen-dciended by
er navy and nourished literally with her blood and rea
And what is the result populations Of is goo souJtb
slave trade prosecuted vigorously evcr--the naked
degraded and idolaTous Aroonau lowering sill on the:
darkness not yet penetrated by the holy isanity
IA feeble spark OF civilization glmmerinsoa the border OF
IN immense continent. Sir tlcrc mover was period at
Which the sun OF civilization shoue The whole
world Barbarisn passes like cloud the earth Isnow
etod in It's deepest gloom, Africa. Ii will be swept
away When III te accomplishment OF the inscrutable pur
poses OF PFovidenco ii becomes fit that il should envcl-
'pe some other landpcrEap' Let The ardour og
zeal be moderated 10y tie reflection that our utmost eff
orls may hasten Oh lis round, but chase away
from earth.
Aiuch Of the odium with which slavery il viewed Inv
hose who arc ignorant OF lis character in Virginia
ing TO their conounding ii, in imagination with all the
iiIocites OF tho slave trade. We have all wcpt tic
late oil the Attention. from his country severed from
his kindred and Soomed TO pine, i'll hopeless bondage
from the objects OF all his affections These were the
cnormes that prompted the splendid coqucnce of Fox
that stimulated the efforts Of sharp and Wibcrorce and
GARRISON; and which havo aroused the sympsties of
every generous bosom in hsendom. But is there any
resemblance between such horrors and the circumstances
that surround our slaves This herhomc-ther bftk-
pacct!c only country they ever kEew-hc spot which
habit u not affection, has rendered dear TO them. That
they are happy, il evident from the rapid increase of their
numbers In the West Indies, owing doubt; to seyeri
ty of usage, they constantly diminishing Let them
remain here, then. They happier than they would be
in any other suaon. They arc happier than their ia
Tiers aud might be happier still, itnccniay
les would lct them alone, und to persuade them
that they miserable Their condition might then be
greatly Moderated and their mental instruction would NO
ana r'cSs interference may 40 much harm but cannot
do good The genuine planthropist should TO in
when is obvious that he only Injuries the OBJ
icct he seeks to benefit
But it urged with yehcmencc, that interests re-
qure the removal OF slavery. confess, Sir, if there be
any consideration which calls for it, this to my mind,
rcs with the most weight And yet it is certain, that
whatever evils may ow from slavery, it would now BIO a
far greater evil TO abolish it, Tho sombrc pictures which
have been drawn of the deplorable condition the COM
monwoalth, are, IN great measure, iuiaginaryand
We have been told that agriculture is langushing
from the hrIless and uuproducvc character Of slave
labour. cannot speak in detail Of the operations Of
agriculture, but refer You 10 interesting results
exhibited by the tabular records of exports The popu-
a;on OF the states north of Mason and Dixons line
6,567693 souls The population Of the States south of that
line, is 7,2S571t souls. During the year 1929 the
nestle exports north oil this line, amounted in value To-
3l0Gl 9O7 and the Ike exports south of it, amounted
S37 396,76l From which appears that products Of
the respective divisions about in the ratio of their
population Aganj The population Of The United States is
l2,S56,54 souls. The population Of Virginia. Georgia,
Alabana, North and South Carolna-which the chief
slave holdng is 1856 90 souls ahou fourth
Of the whole The domestic exports of the United States
in 1927, amounted in value 10 S6S92l SOL The dones-
tic products exported from the five states above mention
cd during the same period amounted TO $1SS74,15 or
about trd of the exports Of The un!onwith popu-
ladon o. fourth, their products equal to one
third. Again; the population Of Pennsylvania is -
3i7 ,673 soulstha of Virginia is oil 272 souls
The domestic products exported from the former in 1927,
amounted 70 1891 296, while those from the latter
amounted TO 81 ,6l6631. What do these results prove
but that The production Of The slave states is greater in
proportion TO populations than hai Of the holding
states? And such is doubtless the fact The people oltis
state, white and black labor adyanagcousy and pro-
ducc much any equal number Of whites elsewhere.
Why then Is Virginia poor, and in dcb Not, Sir because
she has nothing Tor market but because she is dcrauded
the Of her produce and the purchase Of her supplies
from abroad. The which commerce has taken
from which IL Is unnecessary here examine is
disastrous IN The extreme, 10 Virginia, well the other
southern states During the year 1929, the imporaiions
10 the north Of Mason and DiXOns line amounted to 500,
00 ,96l, while those to the south Of il only Sl44sO,
J66aud yet The products exported from Tie latter dvi-
sion during the period, already stated, exceeded
those from the former, by nearly three millions Of dollars
Here lies the OF all our nislOruncs. The northern