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

FOREIGN.
COLONIAL SLAVERY
In the House Of Commons, May I4th Mr. Stanley pre-
sened 10 petitions praying Tor the immediate abolition of
Slavery and them his motion, the House resolved
Itself into committee OF the whole subject Of Ne
gro slavery Mr. Stanley then proceeded to address the
commtee IN speech oil great length the report OF which
occupies more than six columns in the London Times We
annex lew extracts:
This question also surrounded with dic uies Of
peculiar nature, owing TO the time at which it was
brought forward Ip the safe and satisfactory solution
OF the question were involved not ONLY martina com
merce amounting to 250 600 tons of shipping annually.
and revenue OF between 5000, 00O and 900 0O0l ..
not only the interests of vast body OF prope,ors
eht m te colonies and this country whose very existence
depended upon the issue OF the question: but also the
temporal interest OF between 100000 and 900 of our
elbow subjects and OF their descendants throughout ge
neratons yet unborn. This all-it was limos
sbo not to perceive the influence which the or
unsuccessful issue oil the mighty experme now about
10 be tried must have upon millions OF foreign subjects
Those were difficulties enough TO sppal any man who
ventured to bring the forward In the situation in
which he was placed all that he could consider
what course he could pursue which would achieve the
most good at the smallest risk of evil. The government
was placed between two conflicting pares,-one having
deep pecunary interest i'm the question: intimately ac.
quanted with the subject with the colonies by
sosa es ana at present iabourng under embarrassmen
which rendered them douby jealous of any which
might affect their interests On the hand unyer-
sal and extended expression OF feeling pervaded coun-
n.y. and there never was time when the determination
oil the people was more absolutely ire sbIy ex-
pressed because founded that religious feel
solemn conviction which
oil no palliative or compromise, and which it.
sell in voice to which minister could be deaf The
me mad gone by when Parliament could decide the ues
ton whether slavery should should no, be perpeua.
the question now TO be decided was what was the safest
The speedest and most eectua mode procuring its e.
nal and entire abolition
His Lordshp then recapituated the history of the eff
ors which had been made by the of the mo-
ne country to meorate the condition Of slaves in the
Colonies and achieve their ultimate emancipation. He
stated that, with few trivial exceptions the Orders in
Ioune WINCH had from time 10 time been issued for the
attainment oil these Objects had been totally
lie was now addressing Parliament in 1888; and I'D TO
a hour neither the voice OF friendly nor of
authority had produced the least alteration in the contu-
macous conduct Of the Colonial Iegislaturesnot ain
gle step had been taken by any of them with view to
the extinction of negro slavery. (Hear hcar.) Briefly
ment stood thus " eS'1
ls2s-Resoluions of Mr.. Canning which led to Lord
Bathursrs circular-suggesting:
l. Abolition Of Sunday Markets
2 Admission of slave evidences
8. SanconiDg marriage.
A. Abolition OF taxes manumission.
8. Prevention Of slave separation.
8. Regulation OF punishments.
z. Establishment OF savings banks
Strong remonstrances from the colonies
lS21.-Order in Council.
l. Added establishment of protector
2. Prohibited Sunday labor.
s. Allowed slave property.
b. Compulsory manumission
Kecommendcd to legislatures, and unanimously reject
ls26,-hiarch LIST. Mr.. Canning.
Test OF Sincerity.
Eight bills sent out and rejected by all but Nevfs
lS2S.-Sir George Murray
Two circulars. general,
Entirely dsregarded. (Iear, hcar)
loSo-order IN Council specifying points, and de-
chnng others to be necessary, duration of labor food
clothing, SC.
Also disregarded (Hear hear1
Undoubtedly some OF the colonies had gone through the
form OF carrying the outline Of the shadow some of the
bills into effec but all had sudousiy avoided the sub
stance, particularly in that important particular The an
pointing as protector OF slaves gentleman wholly
nnconnected with the colonies, having property in
political Improvement; and, in fact, merely instituted some
partial modification OF their domestic re equations as
mere Prcext by means OF which they might eluie tho
real intentions OF the legislature hear0 The
whole thing was on the face Of it mockery, an nsolcnt
mockery oil The wishes and feelings OF the mother
try. Qiear, hear)
He felt unwilling to trouble tho house by citing in
stances OF the interference Of the mother country in tho
internal affairs OF the colonies, but could not avoid refer
ring them 10 the doctrine laid down this head by Mr.
OTIS the president of Massachusetts, i'm I765 The Rich,
Hon gentleman here read passage from the manifesto
of Mr. Otis, to the effect that the mother coantrv NOS.
sessed the right, and bound to exercise H. Of iner
ierng IN the regulations OF all its colonies and
for the good of the whoeha she alone was the Judge
OF the preprety and time of its inerference-and that
from her FINAL determination there appeal" (Hear
hear) He could not be charged with having confined
himself TO the precedenis of England after This
Of an American But here lie thought right observe
that many hon. members permitted themselves 10 be led
away by assertion frequently urged by the more yea
lous advocates of what is called the planters interest II
had been said by these gentlemen that colonies had
been lett alone and TO their internal government all
would have smooth and well betwee the master
and the svethat both would have been happy and pros
porous but Tor the perpetual agitation OF the question
OF negro slavery in this country, which had so tainted
West India property to seriously lower the planters
profits and thereby tend 10 the injury OF the slave
! Mr.. Stanley h1ce went into argument TO show that
the depression in the price of West India property was at
tributable to other causes.]
But, supposng tina, agitation the cause and opIv
cause OF the present distress among the West India propre
tors &c ed round agaid, AID ssSed ,hsre is your
medy" ltwas very well 10 say eve will exclude from
the island all knowledge passes else but no
would tell them that they could not do that (Iear bear
They could not the voice the country being
within the walls OF that house, they could not prevent The
debates within those walls from being cad The
couniry they could not prevent the report of those de-
bates spreading far and wide; they could prevent the
knowledge OF what was going In this country from
reaching the colonies themselves and from penetrating into
the minds Of the slaves aggravated by the com
mens and language which they found applied to those de-
bates CLEAR hear) If, therefore, they wished TO sion
this agitation, and put an end to this danger their only
course was TO advance. (Cheers) They must remove
the cause oil agitation and of complaint, the voice of
which was now heard and would continue 10 be heard as
long az tic House OF Commons did not in accordance
with The wishes oil the country take decided eHecual
measures Tor declaring that the system Of slavery should
(Cheers) I he should be told that tho course he
was taking was unsafe, and that indeed there was no
course he could pursue which full Of danger to
the colonies and to this country he would reply that OF
all the dangerous plans that could be adopted the most
likely 10 entail ruin and destruction the colonies and
the mother country the system now happily inoprac.
tcabe OF standing still al the present iuncure instead of
al acting fearIessly and observation-disclosures Tbis
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