Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-03-12

the civilized nations Of Europe. vrgmn..
peeiahy, has nothing TO reproach herself with@"ols, e.
small voice OF conscience" can never disturb her quiet.
She truly stands upon this subject like the Chevalier
Bayard-" sans peur ct sans reproehe.'' Although che
guiltless in regard TO the origin OF slavery in the Western
Hemisphere, yet, Mr.. ID. acknowledges, that il the
whites and the blacks are to be benefited by emancipation.
we are bound TO adopt forthwith some judicious, practica.
Die scheme. This leads him TO the second grand division
OF his subject.
III. PLANS ron THE ABOLITION OF Memo SLA-
VERY.
The plans are divided by him into two classes: LIST,
those which propose emancipation and deportation-2nd
those which %recoInmend emancipation without deportation.
LIST, Those Of the first class he pronounces absolutely i'm.
practicable. and proves his assertion by the following facts
and reasoning: That slaves in Virginia are worth on the
average $500 a head, Cat this time, at least $3.50 )-olr
slaves, therefore, in Virginia alone, are worth 800, 0oO,-
900, and in the whole U. States, $500, OO0, 900. In Vir-
GINA they constitute a 3D. OF the whole wealth Of the
State-in lower Virginia nearly one half. Now, if you
could suddenly remove the whole Of this labor, You
would make Virginia ga waste bowling wilderness"
But that is maniiestly impossible, and would be impolhic,
too. even by the admission OF the abolitionists themselves.
They contend only for a gradual removal, and say, time
$ an essential element in all their plans. Here then,
Prof. Dew meets them again, by an array Of simple stats
tics. He supposes only the annual increase to he removed,
which all must agree, is as little as we ought TO do, il we
ever seriously think of removing the evil. He then takes
virginia, and makes the following calculations: The an
nual increase in Virginia, after deductng the number sent
away by the internal slave traffic, amounts TO about 1000;
at $500 a piece, we have 81, 100000 purchase moneys; at
$50 each for transportation, we have 81, ESQ 600, the an
nuai aggregate expense TO be incurred TO send off the in
crease alone. And let us ask, (exclaims the Professor
~ there be any one who can seriously argue that Virginia
can incur such an annual expense as this for the next 25
or so years" The aboliionists say, she is poverty stricken
already. The Tariff and about 800, 900 of annual direct
taxes, have almost exhausted her, and it is gravely adj
vised 10 add about a million and a half more TO her bur-
thens, by way OF resuscitating her. This practice re-
minds one very strongly object. Sangrado's cOpious bleed
ings and plentiful potatons ofl,ot water, TO raise the patient
from a state Of debility, caused by the tcdnt of blood.
And the learned Physician Of Valadolid, sustained himself
by a theory, the very fellow of that which our abolition
lists advocate. He maintained that the blood was nroIuc-
tive Of infinite mischief to the animal frame. and conse-
quenuy ought to be drawn off-and when this practice
killed the patient, as IL never failed to do, he cried out, il
was because there was too much blood left in the .ystem!l
but Prof. Dew insists upon il, that the whole Of the in
Jury Will not stop with the expense OF purchasing up and
senuing OIL 6,OOO-that there are some q or 5000 negroes
sold yearly TO the Southern dealer-that government, by
going into the market, will purchase in all probability those
very negroes; and thus, a source OF profit will be cut oil
at least partially, and the number Of negroes will not be
much iessened by this ruinous scheme. He farther states,
mat when the artificial demand Of Government shall be
added to that OF the Southern purchaser, there will be a
rise, occasioned by this competition in the price of negroes,
which will increase the difficulties of colonizing to a
sun greater extent And, if there be any truth in the best
established principles Of political economy, nothing can
prevent this result, but loss OF confidence i'm this species of
P~roperty-and surely, says Prof. d., the aboliuonists in
virginia will never admit that their schemes are TO pro-
duce this effect But il seems the author of the Re-
view OF Mr., Maishalrs Speech In the December No.
oil me Am Quarterly, (who has been 6eiio,Used and puff
ed by the aboliuonists, as il the whole weight of their
sinking cause rested upon him. has made a most no.
table discovery-that the additional demand for 5000 ne
s'ocS ny governments, VIII not raise the price oil slaves,
because there are many persons in Virginia who will not
sell to Southern slave buyers, but would be willing to sell
10 government. Now, does not every boy in the State
Know, that the present price OF negroes is caused by the
combined action OF the internal and Southern demand
that although there are hundreds who would scruple 10
sell their best negroes to the slave dealers, yet all are
willing to sell their worthless and vicious negroes There
are very few indeed who will scruple to sell IN families, if
a fair chance occur; and, moreover, even il there were a
majority who would not sell Immediately to the Southern
purchaser, yet the minority, who have no scruples of con-
science in the matter, would sell and afterwards purchase
again. In addition to all this, there are hundreds OF fore
ed sales taking place every week in Virginia; all of which
have a tendency to bring into the market all the surplus
slaves OF our State. When all these circumstances are ia
ken into the account, the merest tyro in political economy
must see, That MIR. II. has utterly failed 10 prove that ne
groes Will no. rise in price, if government should buy up
5000 per annum.
list eontending, that labor will not rise in value so soon al a
9 %TniegIatl BBe ossstiS0p h & Fl III distracted. Is not their whole ar
Do they not say, take away black labor, and white will
Immediately flow in to supply its place? Now, can any
one anticipate this result upon any other ground than a
rise in the price of labor, Certainly not.
But MIR. Dew meets his antagonists here likewise
proves that the blacks are not likely to be materially d-
minished by this scheme, and that whites can never be
expected TO emigrate into the State TO supply the uacutm,
and he proves it thus: The great demand for slaves will
make each individual STAKEHOLDER anxious to raise as many
slaves as notwithstanding will be encouraged, and thus
increased; activity will be communicated to the spring
OF black populations; and he says, that such is its elasticity
as to be able by its action TO overwhelm all the puny
efforts OF vain man. Our black population, for example,
is capable OF increasing, all will allow, at the rate Of 3 per
cent, and IL their full procreative energies were exerted,
they would increase at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum.
But at this time they are not increasing in Virginia at a
rate much beyond 2 per cent. Stimulate, however, the
spring of population, and l per cent. or about 5000 would
be added to the annual births; and stimulate still farther,
aud you might make them increase 2 per cent. farther
Professor ID. says, that this is the true reason why emigra-
ton has rarely done much in lessening the numbers of
the people. The provinces in Spain, which sent out the
greatest number OF emigrants 10 the new world were pre-
cisely the provinces that ever remained the most populous.
Ireland sends out more %emigrants than any other country in
Europe, and she is the country which increases her popu-
latiOn most rapidly. He thinks, that the resources Of all
Europe could not relieve ireland of her redundant popu-
lation by sending il abroad-that it would have no other
effect, than TO stimulate the provocative energies Of the
people, which would in the end cause more TO be born
than could be comfortably provided for-Emigration can
not lessen the evils OF redundant populations; nothing will
do 1t but change of habits in the people.
He then examines the operation of the system Of colo
niZation upon the whites, and exhibits to our view the
most appalling results. The whites must be subjected 10
additional burthons to carry into effect the scheme-this
VIII straiten them in regard TO the means of subsist-
enee. Any impeachment 10 the accumulation Of capital,
checks the progress Of population, and thus the spring Of
white population will be deadened. Professor ID. insists,
mat we can calculate upon no accession to our white po-
pulation from abToad-f for he asks, " Who would be dis
posed to enter a State with worn out soil. and a black po.
pulation ~mortgaged to the payment Of millions per annum,
the west, the most luxuriant soils, unencumbered with
heavy exactions, could be purchased for the paltry sum Of
l2o cents per acre." (. $50 We agree with the Profess
sor, that the idea Of q current Of white labor flowing into a
tdr-TiddeD State, with worn out soil, and cultivated by a
set OF tupudent WORTHLESS negroes, who are told that they
have a right to be free, Is most Tideulousty absurd. Mr..
D. says, that with such an additional tax as is proposed,