Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-02-07
VOL. XXVERI.---No. SO.

OF relief But il seemed 10 him that the scheme I.
YET devised, by which the c1,d could bc occomn;siI
nc was proud TO boast that hc had heretofore seen i'm
ms counlrymen energy equal TO cver, e,n,r,,.,
n, his nc sun trusted nc SUI hoped Thinking thus il was
o'hcr day, invited gentlemen from all p,r,s of H., JJ
10 submit any scheme which had presented itself n i,o
hhus, ny means OF which this great object couJ no a
are about TO enter: History affords parallel 10 The eff
o' we propose 70 make No instance has yet occurred
W Wnich an attempt has been made 10 remove from a
state hve-twehso OF its total population 10 say il c0,
o DC elected may be saying too much. But he hazard.
hic. who asserts that il will require century Tor ils ne
eompishment III pause awhile and wa, ,,,, -".-
cess OF experiments we are about 10 commence upon
INC Tree coourcd population, may go the great task
with better lighsWh hat is but experiment now w II hc
experience then. 80 - W
Another why he did not think we ouob to ,o,,c
the question OF abolion is found in the fact thai no de-
nite opinion has been formed or expressed nv LARGO
mass Of The people This House elected with 10
is suicctPerhaps il this matter had been i'm conten,
p,aIon, some other might, now occupy scat i'm this
House, vino might be better informed, as TO the wishes of
my constituents more capable Of grapipg this giant and
more worthy of this high trust. The members or The
next Assembly will be elected with reference 10 this aucs
uon, and will come prepared 10 act
But attempts made TO alarm our fears 10 excite ne
10 immediate action upon this subject and with this view
SSony pictures are presented TO our imaginaons
usy us tat te idea OF public security gone i'm Eastern
virginia, and that no enjoy the blessings of life
IN their present condition. The acts Of tic bandtti Of
southampton, ;e rise and progress OF Nat Turner have
been advercd TO- These occurrences have been ,,gni
ed tale of fancy has been created on, of them which
may do very well 10 Tighten naughty children R,, ~cn
ucmen cannot expect the Legislature OF this Common
wealth TO be influenced by such cxiravacant pictures
In what view will history regard this Southampton mas
sacrc when the coloring of fancy has faded away9
short paragraph will sum up the whole story II win be
written, "That in the year 1915 deluded fanatic lived
IN me county oil southampton; by the name Of
Gabriel, lived in the city OF Richmond many years pre-
vious; who being unable 10 enjoy the blessings life him
ser ana envious oil the cnoymcnts OF Others had the
adrcss 10 collect together number of ignorant and fa
tacd slaves and by stimulating their hearts with
spiluouss liquors. he procured their operation in am
indscrlinnac buchcry Of men, and Children to
the number of fifty sixty and that less than thirty
hours after the nsurrcction broke out the whole party
were dispersed, portion of them killed. and the remain
der taken prisoners with the single exception of General
Nat bimseIi He found means 10 escape and conceal
himself in the pines for several weeks when he was can
t"rcu ny a SOLITARY white man, who passed through
inc wood in which he concealed. He was
tried' condemned and executed, conspira tor
If this transaction is viewed the faithful historian viii
represent it, is there really any thing il calculated TO
destroy the idea OF public security! SO from it, This
short history is pregnant with facts and circumstances
which siew 10 my mind, that extensive mischief no
concerted plan, need be apprehcncd from these people
NJ 'he ,ine OF these movements in Southampton, there
was, in the adjoining and neghboung counties between
the ocean and the mountain, and The south OF James
ver' anove 10000 slaves. and only 10000 white per-
sons. This transaction occurred, too, season o the
year, when many of the most Intelligent energetic
among The citizens, absent from their homes i'm the
pursuit either of health pleasure Under such crcum-
stances, Mr. W. said he thought il much more matter
o. surprise, that this spirit had not extended farther than
that il extended far. Those facts Mr. w said snoEc
orclby TO his mindat hese people mediate no mischief
to their owners. Had they done So what opportnn,v
could be more favorable 10 the execution of eir plans,
ihcse are peaceful people They faithful TO their
masters They are obedcnt and tractable and most OF
mem, as recent events shew, will only put them upon
neir guard against mcdated danger but will shed their
blood In their defence when it In the period of
Two hundred years. only instance has occurred in
which black man has been far misguided and dcIud-
CD, as 10 attempt to assassinatc the family
and This idea conceived by deudcd wretch who con-
ceived himself inspired of Heaven. Mr. W. could moi be-
lievc That there any tng in The Southampton affair
calculated 10 inspire alarm; 10 create dStrust con
ray much TO inspire feeling of confidence in the elay,
and OF Kindness Tor his person.
Mr. W. said tlat many facts had been stated many ar
Suments used 10 convince that virginia has fallen from
her high estate, and that the all ibis is TO be
found in slavery, and in slavery alone. lie said he was
free 10 admit, that injurious consequences have reslicd
rom slavery: tha Virginia could rival the Northern
states IN commercial wealth. in systems of education in
lcrna Improvements, or in manufactures The true rca
son why she has not done he believed would be found
IN other considerations Had the early settlers of Virginia
ike those who settled New England, been OF iIat race OF
P"itdns who fled from England and Scotland becaoso
they were McTe denied the high privilege Of vorsbippin
their Creator according the dictates of their cinr
and the principles OF whose religion inculcatcd upon them
as uu'y, ASTRONOMERS from induIgCnccs 10 the flesh
her condition might have been better without slaves Bur
the fact was far otherwise The early settlers in Virginia
were oil the race OF English gentlemen, many of them
with large fortunes, who to this delightful colony
moi for the purpose Of dovoing tensoye to lives of la
bour and sclf-dcuaI but for the purpose of cnoyno the
Injuries of the table, furnished alike from our forests and
cur waters They came more TO enjoy tan add their
in The midst thereof and devoted their lime 10 il, peaceful
pursuit OF agriculture They did rot vex themselves
with the larrassing cares Of commerce. They were not
men TO labour They devoted themselves social inter
col1rsc to the cultivation of elegant literature aud nc or
aory In these they oXcclled only any race of men
in this Union, but perhaps in the world.
but while gentlemen dctract from the products of slave
labor and OF slave States, they ought remember tat
the commercial wealth of New England has been produ
ced In traffic, carried onby OF The products of slave
States II is The tobacco the cotton the -four or corn Of
The Southern states, that have formed the basis of New
England commerce. Without exports, they could have
had mo- impors,ond without the profits Of (besc imports
they would not have had thcir vast commercial wealth,
rom i5 wealth has grown up tcir colleges and schools
From this, their manufactures and beautiful nanCctr
ing villages From tls splendid canals and rail roads
their noble architectural structures and beautiful country
villas, aud more beautifully OrnaIncnlcd grounds. With
out slave labor, much OF all this could have existed
and much OF 1t could not have been supported We othe
South have had the OF managing and Northern
brethren, have had the pleasure receiving the fruits OF
their labor. do not blame ihcIn for tlsi was the part
Of wisdom in them: but bauc the Southern man for per-
hitting it, blame the Northern Tor now uttenng
his dcnunciliOns against the slave-hoider when lie ss
been rcapng the fruits Of the labor himself The slave
holder has been blind, TO permit ho fruits of the labor
his slave to be gathered by others, who wish
II TO crush him and his country.
Nh. w said tlot the profits from the commerce based
upon Southern labor not the Ouly method IA which
labor has contributed 10 enrich the Northern man
The Souuous have been the patrons Of their schools tho
supporters their inns the rcqucucrs OF hcir watering
places the purchasers and consumers of their nauuiac
Ures the liberal contributors Tie support tlIef literary
and scientific publications.
Mr. W said, hc had heard with regret and surprise
hat many OF The Of mother believe her
fotcnycs, some have said dcgrd9ci-fCgrdded because
man holds his fellow in slavery She maY he tdcp
she certainly - fallen in the scale Of the Union bus
her still exalted tltoy CXacd in hcr cha
idCtCtJ-thcy exalted in thclr pdtrOilam--thcy