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

number of slaves had decreased 10 ol7 while the nam
Der of punishmens bad increased Is52i and the num-
Der OF ashes inflicted in that year than 49,.
7f3 In 1881 the population had sill further decreased 10
6siOi but the pnnshments had iucrcascd ~ 65S and
the number OF ashes amounted 10 1870 5O7 ie,r hear
Now, let the house bear in mind tsi ,l. the official
record of punishment, including the punishment in
iiicted by Judicial authority,
because there existed 40 return OF this latter sort but in
flicted in one OF the Crown colonies under the improved
sysle,n, and under the check OF the record (icsr hcar
IL was return given nv the master. of hs slaves ,n
selves, OF the Of iespotic an irresponsible punish
ment Inflicted by their tho,i'v amounting in one
to almost 200 900 ashes (lear, hc4r) Wi,hou, desr
ing 10 inpue any cruelty To the planters, he called the
house to consider what no the Amount Of unrvcored
punishment In colonies where the protection was not
afforded the slave as in this comparatively free colony OF
Demanra and what the eXien; OF unedres-ed nju.tice
aud OF bitter oppession aud lie sure that the housc
would not refuse to interfere AMI To erposc s supreme
authority between he oppression Of the slaves aud what
Mr Canning called the abstract love OF the car-whp"
(Hear, hear) r
Mr. Coming in 1922 argued, What niu vo, con-
sent 10 place the future generation in situation so much
more envabe than that IN which Won place the present
geneFauon' "ul you consent To elevate the child toy
the degradation OF the parent: Will you rs it were in
vert the feelings which ought suhsi.t between the pa
rent and the Child by saying that the Child shall he emit
ued TO It's freedom from the hour OF It's birth but that the
parent shall be condemned the hour OF his death 70
state OF hopeless, irremciasle, irrcievabe say.ry:"
Inc house. on that occasion, cl, the force the argu
meht "hch hir canning addressed 10 it, and felt both
parent and child i'm the degraded and state
oil slavery lie (Mr. Stanley trusted that the house
would also ieel the force OF that argument now Int in
different point OF view. He trusted tat il woul fecl
that was not safe to stand STILL either for the present or
tor the future generation; (hear hearO and IN il would
say 10 planters, You must only declare the chill
dren born hereafter of slave parents TO he free Won must
also manunit me existing generation" (Cheers) But
whle he wou'i in this manner provide freedom for the
existing generaion-wlIile he would thus provide tb,,
the young negro should be born a freeman ami H., Ill.,
Oh negro should not feel himself condemned to the hor
rors OF rretieVable sayery,he would not at once nv
one hasy act OF legislaon remove all the sh,rkcs b
Wn'cn me Save was at present bound. He would not
Hing him from state OF unreeved and unmiosteJ s,
which his past habits and his past had rendcred him
.o'ay unh' But in saying his did he mean to say that
,e slaves were 10 remain as they Tor l. g. g. or
~ years. and that then they should he free unconiion
ally and without reserve? Perhaps he nigh, see more
uager IN tha' course than other gentlemen did; but GER
tainy as at present advised he was not inclined 70 adm,
II; Tor he thought that period in which the slave yas Lie
In suen an undehne unlimited and uncertain condition
Wouu oe period OF anxious irritation TO all paries-tat
1t would be period of excitemen and probably of much
danger above all that would be period of nnmiiiest
ed authority on the part of the master and of determined
and irresponsible disobedence on the part of the slave
(Hear, hear) He proposed what lac considered To he
middle and therefore a safer course which ,,IiI
rid at one swOop of all the restrictions which hnl b
woven by the colonial legislatures to feuer The rLts
which they protested to give leaye the nerrS At
oery TO Denehl by the eXcTtion Oi his own talents and
ms own nuus' would give him an incentive TO repu-
arity and assIuy, and would afford him an opnor,upy
OF forming those habits frugal labor of Witch At r,
he stood much in need. $50
Perhaps it would be well for him Gir Stanlev> 70
meet here The objection "Iiow vii! YOU deal win The
mulutudinous restrictions with hich the colonial
ture has ettered the save?" He would sweep ay,S all
those restrictions at once by declaring the negro Gn
man. From the he was declared irscr,n ,ho
restrictions which applied TO him slave would ceos
TO apply TO him in his capacity OF freeman The nc~rc
being no longer slave, would be entitled to contract mar
rage-his evidence would be indispuabe-lis ripht IN
property would be admitted-he would be entitled IN see
the religious instructor he liked bes,-and in word as
he (Alr Stanley had said before he would eniov vcry
privilege OF freeman, upon the condition of consentn
to labor or given time upon particular soil he could
not believe that II the matter merely stood ~. this pro
position could be considered such nnracon IN the free
dom oil labor as would hold a enptation even IN
The surdies advocate of unqualified Characterization 10 no
state in giving his TO the boon of frerJon
as II was with these resrclions for, any man of
reflection must see that under this system slavery must in;
few years vanish from the Kings dominions He call
ed upon the house 10 the condition of the ar
tural Iaborer in this country with The condition in
the negro lahourer would be placed under This new
system IN England the agricultural laborcr worked
nara ior Pittance which was scanty enough he was
distracted with for the subsistence of his wife and
family; he Iabourcd diligently and hardly in order 70
earn sum which barely sufficient 10 provde him
WITHHOLD and clothing. Now, what was The condition in
which the resolutions which held i'm his hand would
place the negro labOurei? He would be made io cr,c
INTO contract by which his master would be bound 10
give him food, aud clothing and such allowances AZ we're
now to be made to him by law, TO give him in lien
thereoi pecunary allowance. For this consideration he
would be called upon TO work for his master three forh
oil his time, leaving il TO be settled between them
that should be hreefourh OF tie week or of each av
Inc remaining fourth OF his time he would be at liberty
to transfer his abour if lac thought fit elsewhere. b
ii he were inclined TO give it TO his master hi; master
would be Obliged 10 find him employment acco,iin, IN .
fixed rate oil wages. One OF the great difficulties which
envroned THIS question was, how they were 10 x ,his
scale OF wages Tor free labour How could snv man in
this country INK rate OF wages which would be apuico
be-hc would not say TO all the islands bu-o anv tyo
oil them Could the house say that il would fling this
question loose to the worldhat il would leave the ero
to work no, he pleased and to satisfy himsclf a.
man easily could in tropical climate with bare sJnnv
OF the necessafes of life La some of the islands /, ~, *
be dllhcult TO obtain even that but in those where t
quahuty oil iand unOccuped great as the fertility
when distinguished IT. the wants OF men living i'm tro,i
cal climate would be so few, that ii would be uuos.ibe
under system Of Tree and unrestricted wages that the
state OF society," existed should not come to an
entire cessation (Hear, heard But ii had bern osIod
whether The wages so given would be sufficient indnce
men TO The negro in the present state TO give hinscf nm
10 CONTINUOUS labor Tor many years? Now ne had al
ready told the house that he did give the slightest Gre
at towhal he had so often heard said about the eqo
acer Out ne did give credit to what he had heard about
he save Character lie knew, too, the effect of roni
cal climae-he was how lar it went to damn exer
ton and to paralyse acvitybut lie kew knew tho
effect oil slavery, and that it calculated TO promote
this idea that the greatest Of human curses ,y,s
LABOR, so the height OF human bliss was reI,v,,;or
from idDour. 10 remove the slave suddenly iron,
IaOour, ana to place him in a situation i'm ,vI;cI
ne would be called upon to provide for nothing mora
lhin me necessities OF lie, would be extinguis bor
would be TO eHunguish cyiliZatiOn-in word Womb be
tohng before the negro population the desire TO recur
to savage life lie conteudsd, that some resrclions j.;
that measure not ONLY for ,lo -
tho mneter but also tor the welfare Of the savn m
hear) lie appealed boldly TO Ce house and ast cI L
whether there was any thing in such
nsupuauoh as that which he had Just descbgd: stipu
oh wch ed gradually, bu ainly slowly if mich, mo
nu' sui surely TO The unrestr ted freedom OF the savo
men ne ad been asked how this scale Of wages to be
hXedt This was undoubtedly point Of some JFcI,,,
az there cUcrion % Y ici TO-