Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-02-28

wards the Editors; for repeat, that do not her
oil designing the mischief which, nevertheless they ar
doing BE their intents ''wcked or charitable" the mis-
chief Is the tous-the effect is the same upon th
savesand the same means of obviatng ought pru
dence to be resorted to- have been resored TO-
WIN success, TO prevent the dissemination OF the wul,
incendiary writings of The LiJerator
Jefferson II seems, cannot believe that serious
when, alter having expressed ny shame and indignation
~ the thought OF propositions being addressed TO our
years o. danger either present prospective from Our
sfdces, so earnestly recommended my fellow eli.
zcns 10 provide arms, and concert measures 10 obviae
mat very danger And the remark lin substance)
had been made before, by another upon nv
letter. who thought he had detected in a claring in
consistency. mus; think these gentlemen have read nv
letter in detached parcels without taking the trouble TO
combine The whole piece in their minds. first showed
at there was, tchea the House Of Delegates took up This
SUBJECT nosuch panic terror prevailing the country as
had been represented and danger that could possibly
Justify, upon the plea of necessity the aogation Of The
rights oil slave property; and then Showed how the pro-
ccedngs oil that House, and the inatnmatory doctrines
broached there, and disseminated throughout the land
were calculated 10 aggravac all the danger that
reaiy existed, and TO create and add incentives to
servlie rcbellion which is the danger against which
warned my countrymen TO stand on their guard Whether
hc argument is convincing not, those win Judge 10
whom especially adressed if they ,ciH not take
the ,cdr1,lng, they must incur the risk. The conss-
tency OF ITS several parts with each other, hardly
a 10 DC understood BY any who gives his mind fairly
TO the consideration of H.
Imputed TO certain orator ,olfiA attempt TO dis
suadc the slave holders among US from uniting with
inc holders, in executing the ordinary duties of DO
ncc' intended TO keep slaves of mischief and i'm
due subordinationan1 said could not see porooronh
extracted from his specify in other li. The whole
passage was gven the charge, the evidence the inf,
renee, all fairly submitted for examination II This he no,
ar pay should DE glad TO know what is. Jefferson
"nou' quoung the passage) pronounces this consruc-
noh forced, unnatural, and papably unus' and thinks
mat myself viii, on cooler reflection, be WILLING ia oc
knowledge mat tits So should be willing TO acknow-
euge any tnng was convinced of; but still think the
design ascibcd 10 the author, was that which the Ian
guage naturally aud foiry Indicated am very plad.
however, that JesOn enier,ains different oninnn: FIR
he has
design from himsef and he may be assured that the pas
sage III The sense in which took it, gave me no pleasure
III seems how that the only object TO create scbism in
our society," sort OF civil icu, founded on the posscs
SION or possesson OF particular kind of proper,y in
other words TO set the and
AT open vaiiance-which is benevolent enough
JcDe7Son assures us that Western brethren have
no intention 10 violate rights of property; that
inc idea hat they wish TO take away property ;ch-
o on" consent Is TOO preposterous and absurd TO be Ell.
eraned by any man that all that is wished is TO ascer-
tam the sense oil the majority of the people, and if that
be IN favor oil abolition, the minority must submit He
docs, 'hen' really think, that, if majority of the
people consent to abrogatc the property of The mi
,'o'tfy they may rightully do so, and that this would
be taking away the property of tho minority ,ci their
oicn CONSENT There can be difference between slave
property in this respect and any other kind and if the
consent OF majority is ali that is wanting justify the alb
roon oil slave property, the consent OF majority would
scc 10 justify an agraran law and abrogate the rights
OF landed property All our institutions are founded on
utey his own and that he holds it independently of the
power OF the Legislature, and of the will OF the majority
ana when that principle shall be Abandoned republican
government must be destroyed with it. 1t the know.
ledge have long had of the existence and progress M to
opinions which Jefferson has openly ovowed upon
inns point that induced TO say, in my former letter
most cohscientiously believed that the day is
distant, when direct attack will be made ON the YER,
principle of property"
In conclusion beg leave TO notice the remark made in
me Whg, upon the first appearance of my etter-that
had been far surpassed by discussion of the subject by
s,npingCIneaning, supposed, by the speech of MIR.
Brown oil Petersburg, in the House of Delegates If that
believe rfecflx iust.
and earnestly recommend the perusa of that speech to
the whole public. APPOMATOX