Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-02-09
VOL. XXVuI.---No. s7.

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evii society," right which he derives from t;oR He
us IN another part OF his two hours speech that
one,nhg must be done 10 relieve from this greatest
OF all evils He admits that the sa,is poDufi il The su
Preme law OF all govcrnments-and when we attempt IN
now h una. ls supreme law demands that something should
Ue zone on TINS question, he with the de-
caraion, "millons for defence not cert for ,ibuo
~ concur win the gentleman in the belief that some.
IN should DC done think that il should BE done no,c
The voice of thunder predicted the other av bv the
ueInan from brunswick, has already been hcird ewc
nave already heard the sound and the smoke The
people demand that something shall be done Does tat
gentleman suppose that the time will ever come when
general emancipation will take place within this Common
wealth the plan which lie proposes, Does bc Le,;
hat inc efforts of the Colonization Society will be able
to effect this great work. or can IL be done Inv 800;
tous contributions No, Sir all such views are futile
ihe moment the Society has decreased the numbers ~
una, point at which safety is felt 10 the persons and lives
oil the people and which the valuc of the slave has
increased by the removal of many then Mr. Spcokar .c
scheme viii fall 20 the Groundthcre will be no more vo
lumary contributions But Mr. Speaker, the idea of the
gentleman is that all be restored TO their much
lured continent oww he proceed in his cntcrprze,
VIII nc then resort to law and this body for the means
OF proceeding in the wor2 No, Mr.. Speaker the Con-
snution again appealed for protection and its pro,ec
uon ample repeat again, MIR. Speaker, that no cman
cipa'ion can take place either any future me
Wi'hout an infringement upon the rights OF property IL
hey are such as are assumed the other sidca rgbt
pom 10 those now in existence and those hereafter TO
be born which superior TO all lao dbore an me-
esSsy see, Mr. Speaker, by indications that cannot
be mistaken ill., that have uttered sentiment that S.o
uies 'hoSe VINO arc opposed TO They are ready 10
accuse me with attacking their Constitutional rights o
attack them openly, boldly and if they ask me bt what
! -
me by that great law of necessyVselG prese,pGfion
which even by the gent from Dinwiddie Gen B. is
sad TO be the supreme law OF the land. The gentleman
from Mecklenburg, (Mr Goode,) shakes his head
attack his property boldly openly-le him defend il if he
can; MY old friend from Halifax r Bruce told us that
virginia slave was happy and conented-that his sltua
ton was preferable to that of the labourng classes in En-
rope and mat no danger was to be apprehendod. Mr.
Speaker this is impossible: happiness sncompatble with
slavery. The love of liberty is the ruling passion of
man; it has been implanted in his bosom by the voice of
Cod and he cannot be happy ifdepved of L. That gen
exo NJ
more revolt, disquetude and danger both TO persons
and property, than had been experienced mr. nooI 10 h
apprehended herc.-The examples, Mr. speater " arc
widely diferent.--Thcir's are revolutions which arc
brought about by the operation of that liberal principle
which dhusng itself the whole face Of the habit
able globc-a revolution in the moral condition of man
winch tells them every where that they ought to be free
rSJoce' Mr. Speaker in such revolutons-we all rejoice
IN them-We hail the knowledge Of them with low wiily
speeches and songs and dancngs, and merry meetings
nave rights have dared TO assert them and that those who
nave committed wrongs made to feel them, The meas
anoi Yesterday the lord to-day The lower Of one
Gay is he higher class OF the Look Sir 10 France
Though we may deplore the through which She
mas passed are there here who does rejoice at
nrnTsr5 sl1arlrssrr I"syyavorv If ,bni C
bic and ancient overturned, and prosirated in to
dust. rejoicej when l cav foreign Prince the
throne Of the Bourbonsiu1, r. Speaker, il those who
are slaves here were not What they are; H. ,c:cr
they white in oppression and bondage | Womb
rejoice in revolution here. II is in the line which Cod
and nature has drawn between their color that the
appalling consequences of such result orc So deeni To-
be feared sOemny to be deplOed and so decsveiy to
be provided against Who, Mr. Speaker, can bear The
thought OF seeing black Speaker occupy chair in
which you seated That result has been predict
ed in this Halls and the gentleman from Dinwidde has
declared that sunless something donc either the whites
would cut the Threats of the blacks they would ours
Sir that will be the resultant Mr. Speaker to avert such
crisis, what there that TO be one If we fol
low the example, (and tits the only by which we are
guided from the lights OF history this subccD of the
deudcd planters OF Saint Domingo, can sec mourn
ul lesson, to whose truth cannot be blind. If we shut
our eyes against those truths permit interests to
controu our judgments, it Is obvious ALL that the day
will never come when will accomplish that WORK Of
dcsoation while ii is equally sure, from their rapidly i'm =
crcasing number, it will come when they able from
their physical strength 10 accomplish And where
then will you look for your security? Will it be in tbat
love- which the gentleman from Halifax says the slave;
bears his master? Trust it not, Sir. The day must
and will come when the results in this hall will
prove The correctness OF the foreboangs of the gen
uenan hon Campbell, unless something is done.
Mr. Speaker gentlemen say that the country tranquil
that no danger apprehended, the East and that
e west nave ieitno alarm on those subjects. Sir re-
present county which, by the census contained about
1900 persons oftbat number, there but about 100
saves we were In safety, amid our mountains and 10
secure that but few felt acknowl lodged the sensation f
fear at the present time But Sir, We trembe for the flu
ure We ioresee that the day will when we will
be beso by those dangers which YOU and MANY
OF most valuable citizens will fee to lands where rv
and their postey will escape the danger forever Wa
ask you, Sir, will be the result to Western Virginia
when every State which has heretofore afforded this i'm
menso drain to your black population, amounting
thousand decennay, shall have closed her market hen
every State South oil shall sword in hand to guard
their country against the importation slaves into their
SCUM w eStern world refuse topper
the sale OF our slaves there? When s whole redundant
population shall be thrown back the Eastern norton of
satc' ask you what will be the fate the West? Those
mountains, amid which security has been felt will
no longer be secures tall forests will fall before the
stroke of the Eastern save rich soil will be ed bv
The hands OF slaves and free and happy country will
become the home OF the slave. country though less
inviting TO slave labor than the country ofhe Mississippi
is STILL when that is forbidden auring than the
hausted soils OF the owaHds, and nc will be in
troduced amongst The gentleman from Brunswick
(Nr Ghoson) after depicting in glowing colors the pros
porous character Of our country The beauty of daugh
ers the high and manly chvalry of sons concludes
by telling us that the only wealth Of Eastern Virginia
was in the increase of their slaves In the name of God
MIR. Speaker, has ii TO his' Does the wealth
and the beauty and the chivaly Virginia derived sup
port and its existence the our slaves-
be So Mr. Speaker, would gladly relieve them Of
heavy Teproach.
MIR Ghoso, TO explain. lie said that the idea
was original with another and that lie had merely adopt
ed it'll
took the fact Mr. Speaker as announced by the party
and not by any individual.
The gentleman from Campbell, (Mr. Rives said that
The ehoders the most deeply interested in
THIS question: in the OpinioniI indeed IL be
true announced by my friend from Halifax, that with
the evil incurablc"that no human ingenuity devise
scheme for their removal-ha therefore they must
content themselves and enquire the evil Then indeed
r Mr. Speaker, the deeply nteresed-we arc
at that point at which remedy be DEVISED theirs IS
one AT which II is hopeless We within the sphere
olhopchcy in situation Of despair and the
strongly admonshed by this fact prevent their
PRODUCTION amongst us.
' The gentleman from Brunswick (Air. ChosoB,) said
his slave question "hc bone Of contention be-
" ments have always Nv Speaker, been friend to in
= terual ALWAYS VvonId