Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-06-25

food and clothing which no received om him; that he
should be at liberty, il he thought fit to give I-4th Of
MS abour elsewhere but that he gave his
whose interest would be TO receive il, he should re.
ceWe ior II AN amount oil wages proportional 10 the price
set upon il by his The government had there
lore divided the price paid for his freedom into so many
instruments that the end OF twelve years all the price put
on the slave by the master would be paid the
OF the proceeds of the slaves indusry-(Iear hear0
In what condition. then, il that the planter stood at
That moments lie obaiaed Tor the next IL years three
uurts OF the ld5our heh he now in the slave
from the apprentced ahoUrcr Tor the remaining he would
he employed II, have to pay certain wages He might
"o' choose To employ II; but them il such his deter
animation, he lost te lahour OF his apprentice and il nobo.
dy clsc engaged H. he bound in law 10 make the
good Under those circumstances. he put it TO the heue
""cer IL WAS not strictly ia order To audc here to the
los which this alteration would occasion many of the
W est li-a prOpiietot> Was II fitting that upon the m and
upon them alone should be the loss accrung from the de.
sirucon OF spers OF property into the legality of which
he wou'd not ut that but OF which he would
say that had been repeatedly sanctioned by the imperial
legislature 1t was exceedingly difficult. in the present
condition 90 West India property to pct any safe criterion
by which to judge OF s value. He knew an increase of
an estate which now produced 1901 year. and on which
mere was mortgage o sum between 000i and 000k
some years ago there WAS mortgage OF 100000 upon it,
which had been diminished by payments out of the rents
ot the estate To the sum lac had lust mentioned The
mouse would scarcely credit him when he told them that
iha' very estate had been sold for which would be
covered ny the proceeds OF the first year from it, lie adj
united that the insecurity of West India property had
mad great and papabie effect upon the exchang
value oil In the money market and that when es, In
ua property was brought there il depreciation
Uuy rShtiul Now, let the house look for moment at
the profit derived from Yves, India property and
on s point he speaking from the returns of est In.
u'a property 10 the Board of Trade. On examining those
Ie'uras te house would find the nett profits arising from
he sale oil sugars The planters had told the house the
cost OF Raising hogshead OF sugar. the number of hogs
heads which they imported annually and the price of acb
hogsheAd, as asceriained by the Gazette. Now from
uese data would appear tina, the profits arising from
oil sugars was 200 OO0l year. The house
had not equal daaor calculating the Il profits upon rum
IN
oooooO year, the total nett profit OF est India proper
~ would amount to l,5O0 900k year. Now His Males
~ ministers proposed TO advance the West India body
lTsh TO The amour" OF ten years purchase of this annual
proh, or In other words loan of 900 O00L Ii would
remain as question with Parliament in what manner
anu upon what condition that loan should be repaid to the
country 1t would also remain with Parliament to con.
slder whether il would require the repayment of that
iodn or would convert il into gift according to pln
winch might hereafter become hsduty TO submit briefly
10 the house Parliament might consider that sum equal
oil the proceeds OF the slaves labour and
WIN that sum and the other three fourhs of his Iabour
lie would at the end OF twelve years have received Just
compensation for the price of his slave and Tor all the ex
Pehse 10 winch The slave might have put him for food and
conS' III was only right however, 10 state, that dur
ing mat time the planter would have pay interest upon
ms loan, aud TO that he perhaps be consider
e" loser Now he thought that it would be denied
mat ihs remuneration must be borne either by the pro.
ducc OF negro labor or by the revenue of England IL
could not be borne by the planters, that would neither
DC lar nor Just; must there fore be borne by one of the
TWO alternatives to which he had already alluded. Upon
onco other OF them, beyond all question: the choice of
Parliament must rest There might be gentlemen wbo
thought that you ought not 10 take any thing from the
profits OF the negro long lie continued slave In
That opinion he could concur He thought that taking
portion o! her wages from them now, Tor the purpose
oil purchasing their freedom hereafter wou! induce them
to lay by some part OF their earnings afterwards when
they became Free would teach them habits of prudence
ana ore'housht and would materially tend their moral
improvements lie thought such plan much be ter thar
saying to thcm "You shall work three our,hs of the dav
or your master aud your masters advantage; but for the
remaining iourlh which remains YOU Won NAV work
please, therc no1
VIII he provided for you"
lie believed that he had stated in as much detail
as was nen necessary, the principal features of his plan
WIN perhaps, one single exception. That exception was
na might be necessary to add TO the provisions Of the
bill that OF which the had rendered all former
meht null and vodhe meant that il might be
10 give 10 The executive some discreonry power Ii
might be necessary distribute hreug the chartered
iones what already existed in the Crown colonies
namely s'ipendary magistrates appointed by the Crown
umnHuehceh ny The local assembles,-free from local
passions and preudceswho would discharge equal ius
uce 10 the rich and the poor, the black and the white
VINO would watch over and protect the negro i'm his Incl
pen state OF redom and who would aid and direct his
neXperience in forming a contract which might have so
material an effect upon his future life There was one
oher object 10 which he thought that the protecting care
OF This country ought especially 10 be extended
he would call upon the House aid the local le
glslatIres in establishing in the colonies schools for the
rGiglous and moral education of their inhabitants
CLEAR, hear) They going to e,nancpate
me Old negro upon certain condition. after the spse
oil certain liked period Of time; but they were ooipc
to emancipate the young negro mmediatcly and With
out any conditions. (Hear) From the present mo-
ment thcn, continued Mr. Stanley, your responsibi
my begins Into their minds you must implant whole
some principles as the basis Of wholesome habits You
placing them in the rank of freemen; il is your duv IN
qnaiiy tb'n Tor holding that rank honorahy virtuous
and benefciaiy: HOu bound not TO throw Them nm,
on The world Impressed with the idea that the lot of
is labor from his cradle to his grave, and that he must die
WIN no oher hope and with other consolation than thai
ne mas come 10 The end OF weary and aborous ngrim
age (Cheers) You must embue them with sucb min
ccs as VIII ensure the performance of their duty here
as VIII teach them the necessity OF moral restraint to So
cure their happiness herealer as will n into them
TIE purest motives OF affection will fit them for free
noi III thls world and as will enable them leave IT, not
as the bruies who perish without hope of immortality -
(Hcar, hear)
have now gone through the details of the pronoston
winch his Majesty government have deemed il their din
~ 10 submit your consideration. know the difficulties
The almost insunounabe difficulties which il will have
10 encounter in carrying il into practise. know the dis
advantages under which bring forward AT this narc
lar crisis but still bring it forward in the confident hone
lal IN these resolutions the germ sown which will soon
Pen mo perfect iruIt which, when matured nv te Eo
terng care and protection of persons wiser and better
quslhed than myself will TO the country o the
co'oes anu 10 all ranks and classes and colours of His
Majesty subjects that from this day forth there will he
virtual extinction, in the domDions OF Britain of all Tho
ros oil sldveiy AMI that in distant period nv no
tain operation but by the action of this machinery ever
trace which mars the face OF freedom will he eraseJ al
plotted forever from our laws and institutions Great
cheeFing) There are those who first started is ,n;abt
question, and boached its godlke principles who have
MOI Ved TO see the triumph which reserved Tor il IN ese
our Gays lbey dbOued in their generation strenuousI
MA vigorously tor that fuhment Gch we are now abo
10 accompish,-ihey were satisfied with the foundaion
nIrn u w's 'neT fortune TO lay, and they trusted that
structure which is about to be reared unon H. H.
the prophets OF Old they hailed the daystar from nm Lii