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

Union closely to destroy efectuay its federatiys
II. BY officer of the 18th Brigade. Briy,a.r Cen
Hunger ford, Chairman OF the westmoreI,nd meet;nr
About face, General, you march the wrong way.
THE ENQUIRER.
PROFESSOR DEw'S ARTICLE ON SLAVERY
(Re,pubiished by Mr.. 7, W. Whte of Richmond from,
the american Quarterly Repie,o.)
Professor Dew in his Essay Slavery examines his
subject under the three general heads:
Origin OF Slavery, and its effects on the progress Of
civilization. ~ Ps'es'"
IL; Plans for the abolition of Negro Slavery
III. Injustice and evils of Slavery
The hrst division of his subject NAV be said IN com,
prehend the philosophy OF slavery. He shews bv
renee TO the history Of ancient and modern fine. H.,
slavery has existed in all age.-that il existed th
children OF lsrAeln Assyra Baby on and the poo,Io,.
nations oil the East generay-in Ph9nics and Carthage
Greece and Rome-that slavery existed throurbout the
Feudal ages Europe and even now Iookng 70 the
whole world may with confidence assert that slaves
or those whose condition is infinitely worse form by far
the largest portion of the human race' "WeII then NE
claim may we here pause and inquire moment for IL
thus spread our Gobe He traces Il princnas ~" =,
the four following lst Laws of war-2d State Of
property and feebeness OF Governmsnt-3d Bargain and
sale-and 4th. Crime.
LIST Ldics Of ,odr. Mr.. Dew proves by authorities,
which no one can question, that all nations up to time
comparatively recent, have looked upon the prisoners Of
war as at the mercy Of the cspors-tbat savage and sc.
nations to crafty principle gen.
orally murder the captves (someimes in the mosi shocL
ing manner) Nations farther advanced in civilization
nave commuted the punishment OF death for slavery ana
thus, parodoxca as may appear slavery has
more than any thing else mitigate the horrors If ~,
wage warfare He proves that Voare is not pbIosopi
cary eorreee when ne says slavery is ancient war;
ana war as human naureior, he "nany wars hay
been toe cruel TO admit Of siavery lie shows bv an
pie collection OF lacsthat the savages Of AmeTica and
me Pacihc Isles have generally been too cruel TO allow
the prisoner OF war 10 be made slave He proves thar
the Romans and Greeks, in their best DAYS had M
1ner motives Tor spsrng the lives of their prisoners
Than to make slaves Of them.-He states that the onv
instance OF cemency manifested by children Of Israel
towards the tribes OF Cansan, happened in the case
oil The Gbeonltes, who made hewers of wood
and drawers OF water and all the regret on the mart
oil the princes and people, that they could not pun
lsh them more severely He shews that in Africs A.
this very time there many tribes too cruel TO Gorsyo
the pleasure of numbering the capve and that all arc in
slaves OF the prisoners.
Mr. d. in conclusion, examines the best authorities on
national law" and shews that all Of them admit that here
slaveHe shews that Blackstone entirely mjstook The
grounds assumed by writers who contend for the Justice
oil slavery under certain circumstances when he saws Won
cannot XIII your prisoner unless forced by necessity and
you make slave Of him, the necessity could have
existed Mr.. ID says that the Ler TdliOns, the law of
retaliation Justes death and slavery, without abso.
lutte necessity II the enemy hang up six OF our soldiers
without "I or Proyoeation, we hesitate not to
Feaa'e on him, and hang up six of his mem and If he en-
slave ms prisoners have choose the right TO re-
taliae. D.
Mr.. ID. says, that our colonies in Africa a,hsv h,i,
ever become extensive will have infinite difficulties 10
contend with from this source for eyery nation in Aica
without exception, iniis wars with coone, will either
XIII or enslave Now, what coonists 10 do against
such an enemy! There will always, he insists be the
strongest possible temptation held out colonist TO
I'VE Save Udie and must recollect.
from temptation " W
I'd. STATE of property and JeebIensss nj eopeyn,u,nf
Under this head Professor Dew shews that the
property has fallen exclusively the hands of e,o and
The many have no means of accommodating or ntico oa
OF me hands OF The owners the latter necessarily be-
come the masters, and The former the Slaves Thus dur
ing me teudai ages, there but kind property
land and its appurenances and that was in The hands N
the Mobiles. There were no trades unconnected win
the and (ior manufactures and commerce had moi vet
IIev lev oy winch the lower classes could
andar horpn
during the feuGa ages, the barons were in fact the mas
eTs' ana tenants aud retaners slaves the state of
property made them So commerce and manu-.
-" arose ~ EUROPE trades sprung up, independent
OF The land by which the Of The popula ton might
OBTAIN sustenance. u then, and not be fore that
the lower classes began to contend for hberiy-and bo
asserts, 'hat change IN property is almost always the
precursor OF successful revolution Mr. D. supposes that
the condition OF property was in fact the tre cause NJ
slavery IN Mexico and Peru, among the Aborieines; for
he proves from Roberon America that the laws Of Uas
IN mexco were entirely too sangunary admit Of
ry from That souce-be prisoners being always murder.
ed in the most barbarous manner He pysyes too that Il
' the source Of slavery in Of the more savage eoun.
tries OF Africa. o
3d. Borgon and sale.-Tbis is shown TO have been
in all very fruitful source Of slavery he Tic.
brew laws says tie professor) permitted the selling Of
even the Jews into slavery for six years f thou buv
Hebrew servant he shall serve and in the 7b he
shall 60 out free for nothing -" An unlimited right IN
purchase slaves from among foreigners seems 10 have
been RrantedThus, in the 25ih CHI Of Levitt W find tho
following iniunetioD:-'Boih thy bond-men and bond,
winch are round about you; Of them shah We boy bond
men and bondmads Moreover, OF the children Of sran,
gers, who sooun among YOU OF them shall We buy and
oil the families that are with you which they begat in
your land; and they shall be your possession And We
shall take them an inheritance fo your children after
you TO inherit them Tor possession; they shall be your
bond men (oTerer."-( Pamphlet, pp. 2s and 24)
Mr. ~ shows .hstn the PoPulous counties Of the Ess
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