Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-04-27


rom an obuscation OF my apprehensive faculties, will
not pretend 20 I'm opinion, the gentleman
hely a, fault in his auihorty-or have record OF
any OF Gains descendants having gone into the Ark with
Noahnor that any strong swimmer among them escaped
from the general dcuge understood the gentleman TO
that the crime committed byCain in having shed the
rs human blood had brought upon his descendants the
doom oil seyitude 10 the OF mankind How this doom
could have been fulfilled unless of his descendants
were picked upof which the best histories give 10 ne
countaf(er the great flood which covered the face of
the earth cannot imagine All the OF men who
alter that into this breathing world, must be
traced TO that good who went into the Ark with
whom God made his This historical fact i'm
my apprehension, cuts up the gentlemans genealogical
tree very near the roots and convicts beyond cav of
eSavng brethren, who trace their origin with us TO
the Patriarch Noah.
The gentleman has also alluded 10 our Saviour, and de-
eares that the Redeemer gave negative counenance
slavery, by emitting 1t IN the enumeration of crimes, aud
by having often spoken of the relations between master
and servant all servants being then slaves without repro
batting the holding of slaves crime. But ayree Mr.
Speaker, that the Saviour did into the world to
teach us politics municipal regulations; but to offer
himself as sacrifice for the ransgressions OF He
spoke, 1t is true, altar the of men, and so did
Joshua when he babe the 10 stand STILL But the gen
eman very well knows that twas the EARTH and not the
sun whose motion was -arrescd-From these facts it is
pam mat the Biblc does not afford either OF
tronomy or politics quite suited to the present times.
Inc main argument for the perpeuation of slavery is
the fact, tbdt is fret here. IL be helped SAYS
me gentleman and must be endured On this ground the
East is cNhorcd TO do nothing; they will even en-
quire whether any thing be done. The facts have
occh established by the estimates exhibited by the
eman from Petersburg; that the increase OF the black
population is such TO threaten 10 nuntate the State
and that they increase much rapidly than whites
yet his estimates based upon faacous grounds and
did not embrace the full view of the evil His estimate
was framed upon the increase of the classes of pop
a'on throughout the State including the trans Aeghany
country, where in some counties, the whites have in
creased one hundred per i'm Years Had he con-
lined his computations to the slave holding section of the
state and given us the relative increase between the Blue
dgc and the tide water, his view of the subject would
nave been more appropriate, and the black increase far
more starting than as represenedby him. Take from the
true state Of the case the disguise in which his fgres
nave cnvelopcd 1t, and the increase of blacks over
whites in the Eastern counties is overwhelming.
put says the gentleman, property a vast amount is
TO he taken from its ownershe slave holder il TO he
made bankrupt by this project OF emancipation. do not
admit the correctness OF his concusons-but assumnr
mem 10 De true Will not the gentleman relinquish half
his property TO save his life: For such an object men
ought to be willing TO give up the whole But no such
sacrifice would be the result of scheme of gradual on,p
cipa'ion 1t true hatit would take away from the rich
some OF the trappngs of arisocracy-but are those 10 Ia
weighed against individual security and the welfare Of
me community: The sacrifice is hiling compared with
e oeneht 10 be derived from it; and prudent men are
Whg 10 endure temporary evil and privation if thereby
they can avert great and impending evil No man would
hold loaded pistol pointed at his breast for fear that in
turning away the muZzlc he should lose the no,der and
baor remain quietly the brink of the crater of Vcsn
viGs, because he had built his house there and bv ren,o
ing from his peous position, must sacrifice his propertv
cannot but express my regret, Mr. Speaker at the
urn 'i' "eOa'e mas taEcn and the sectional jealousy ii
seems have awakened We have been repeatedly told
that the West has asailed the East as if the citizens r
me est were about to turn sive-dcalcrs and dcprive
Eastern gentlemen of their property for the sake of gain
But they should beware how they open wound ,v;rh
has scarcely yet cicairiledhow they ioment jealousy
WAch mas nut lately ceased TO ranhe. compromise has
but recently been conSummatcdI will not sax that il was
an unfair one; but we lost political weight by tive f
lhe hardnGso The terms but we had become somewhat
recohclied 10 then-not, however, that we admitted os
has been argued here, that it was an equitable comnact
gentlemen seem to have considered that the compromise
mast have been Just because both parties were iscon
ID Tho cI,,-;o, W.
know that our just weight in tho government not award
ca uS-ad are we TO be tainted this sorest of all sub
lSctS: beg gentlemen TO orbear from thus teariug omen
me wounds which we have received in conflict will thcn
IL they persist they must expect find us FESTIVE under
me keen ihcon although have thus far borne with no
s o'gtee oil patience, the "stings and arrows OF their
oraiory, OF which The gentleman from brunswick (Wr
Ghoson) has been the most prodgal. He tells us with
sheer at assumed cupidv that had the oan Hill o
passed, should have ntcrfercd in this cncstion
an intnaiion that might thus have been brbcd into
silence For myself, rcpel the impuation. care not
Tor the Loan bill, when placed in opposition TO my princi-
pieS-nor viii believe that other Western gentlemen
have acted upon This subject with any thought of IFS Of
iccts upon the cause of Internal Improvements to us so
NlaUy important We act Ola altogether different prioci-
plcs-and We SPurn the accusation with the same indir
MAJ m and oathing that should feel at any other I'M
just imputation of basencSs 49,
Mr. BrodnaX TO inform the gentleman cro,, IJo
r'Soh ha' Tie gentleman from Brunswick was not in his
Mr. Williams resumcd.-I not aware of the alb
c"cc OF the gentleman nor should have spoken with so
mnch warmth, but that supposed him within hearing
haze known him from my boyhood and / am fully SEN
s'hie that he possesses high and honorable feelings
trust therefore that imputation TO which have alluded
was psus HngU@a declaration dropped hastily in the
heat of debate. - " Wv
I'"t am admopished, Mr. Speaker TO draw these re- |
marks TO close as desire not 10 occupy more than INV
snare oil the time OF the House. What have said felt
lmpeiIed by my duty TO say without the vain hone Of
gaining reputation in contest with my supcriors NV
views have been loosely thrown out more as te brief
expressions OF opinion and sentiments than with an en-
deavor to convince coniound by subtle reasoning or
display OF learning My public efforts have been given
to tho discussion of this subject with honest views We
were early tod by gentlemen that ''somethng must be
done and the West has forward i'm solid pha
anx TO aid in doing that something. That our offers of
assistance ard cooperation have been ungraciosv recev
ed IS not our iaU We have shown our readiness TO
act with our brethren. The lime for action is the present.
ana every year increases the difficulty which must be
encountered in removing slavery from this Common
wealth Like the SYPHILIS book, each time it was offered
lhc leaves were diminished; So the day of emancipa
non Is deferred, the facilities for its successful cons,no
on VIII decrease Let us then encounter the difficulty
at once with firm resolve to perscvere until it shall
have been overcome
WIZ not longer detain the House, but TO thank its
members Tor the respectful attention with which these
TASTY remarks have been received.
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