Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-06

these most, presume receive protectioi' P,Loi
nTcncr during the life of the fathers but at thell
death not few arc left 10 the chances OF crue,
These cases must have increased, since tHe u'cu.
ofenancipation have even multiplied. gun "Iie, 'tm
IN be feared that there cases IN WHICH t'e 'a
nus his own children under the whip OF the oVclseei'
or clse sells them to undergo the miseries OF bonoae
among Strangers should rejoice to learn uA' NY ~
pressicns This point nrr false they De 'f"1i
our own country, calling itself enlightened anu
ian is deIled with one Of the greatest cno'nHies OH
e,,ih We send missionaries to kcalhrn !aaGs.-
Is Among the pollutnns OF heath 'nli:n knn" h"'.s
worse than this The hcalhen who lras!s Oh MS cn",
foe NAV hold up his head by the side oil the ens'"
,rho sells his child for Tain-sclls him 70 be sia'c
God forbid that should charge this crnc on people,
But however rarely il may occur, it is rut u save
ry all exercise of power belong ing TO slavery, ana no
laws restrain or punish it. Such the evils when
spring naturally from the RIGHTEOUSNESS generated ny
| slavery :!
| DR.. Charming cannot be allowed in one breath l"
make the charge, and discaim it, he has made 1t N
=; strong terms as he possibly could. shall not cery
that there are mrn Of dcpraved cruel, ruthless hearts
in the s!a2c-oldng States and that such facts is II
| mentions may have occurred. But is 1t rcas'nabis
is it charitable to aege such lnlqutes as rrroach
AGAINST our national charactcr Within the last yca'
have several accounts of parents exposing ticir
newborn Infants, in The city of New York-lraving
them to the chance of being saved By cAs'! hn'
manity or persing of hunger and cold; Is there
man in his sound senses, that would drduce IRON
such facts matter Of reproach against The people "i
from crime and atrocous crime Bat believe hHt The
judicial records o this country WILL show thai Tic nni
Der CT Crimes and especially those Of deepest a;f't
committed in the MISUNDERSTANDING oiasrs, Is NV"
erraler than those committed in The sayciudlag States
Shall therefore, institute any uTcharabe comphrSoAs
between the states OF society," or deduce conclusions
injurious TO that Of the slarc-inIdIny States tirt
ven forbid II is the habit Of my mind, IL IS Tic aol
of my conversation to avoid such comparisons ana S'ch
conclusions and can find reason Tor the fact have
mentioned in the greater density OF population III the
non. save holding States.
| Dr. Claiming, in considering the objections made
against abolition las 10 which his information Is rz.
lfclnrly imperfect supposcs that he most common OBJ
lection is that mixture of the two races WI! b" t!lt
result; and then he asks, Can TINS Objection be urged
in good faith Can this mixture gn on tS!cr: or more
crimnay, than al present: Can the S!arri,laer use
the word amti.0muijOn without blash: do not
quote the passage to compaln iS well might q! ine
taunng manner in which it is pn' but only to remark
that it is absolutely wonderful how little aa!gamaten
| has taken place in the Of two centuries.
| The taur.s of MIR. OConnc raise in ny mind no
other sentiments than scorn lie believe, Gctuatcd
by tho pure love Of mischief lie s the lncarnar SPIRIT
Of Agitation His country, It seems, Is TOO naEro"
field for him. lie would, II he e"uit throw every ma
ton on earth into cummolinn and glory IN The mighty
huhbub AS al exhibition of his power. Hut Dr Cha
ming is ,nar of very different and in my opinion, lar
higher character; and the opinions of such man, I'M
puranr the moral character OF the whole sarr-hodInS
population Of this country published to the world. and
published for conscience sake, are not to lie ac"rncd-
Ills work. SO far is intended tor The free o the non
slave hclng States, may he calculated to produce TIC
effect he designs though hope he will be disappointed
even there But 50 far it is addressed 10 the free 4"
the slavc-olng Stces 1t nnly tend To kind!c new
excitement and 81 far it may affect the dispositions
Of tile slave race, It's tendency Is to mischief, nothing
| but mischief.
II is most ill.ti:acd and most injucous work. 1t is
remarkable for Il singular inatcntion to, and disregard
o: thc political considerations which belong to the sub
cc and canno; possibly be separated Iron" IL; Owing,
.no tI.IlID tI,
ann!ruc in which Snls portrays CatIlne-no 10 Dr..
Ginning, ifnr cannot with caH:ur ANA truth apply
such language TO him. but to his book salts c'0qncntc:
sa,;cntiG param. lie discusses the question OF right
in slave property, apparently without the least idea
Of the principle in which such property originated,
which, whether it is sufficient foundation for the
! right or not is yet well known and understood; he
represents the cruel wrongs, the grinding oppression
and misery TO which slaves subjected, and az
rravates them by al! the arts Of cloVucncc, without
conaderin. all the peculiar character OF the negro
race without any clear understanding OF the very pccu
liar relation between master and slave, and without any
knowledge Of the cnpcnsations which Providence has
ordained TO amciorate his condition, ana which make
him. notwithstanding his bondage, conent"l aud happy,
and would keep so, it misguided philanthropy w"u!d
f,rbcar lis oficousness. lie condemns the traffic in
slaves without appearing In know that the most cruel
evil tia, could BIZ inflicted them, would bc attach
mem the soil; that that would result in cy!eruina
ing slavery indeed, but only by discriminating the slave
| race.
But this is no time or place for the discussion Of the
subject. However, let ask whether it never occur
red 10 Dr. Charming ~ observe that the ratio OF Eccas:
of the slave population is us great as That o Tie white
race, and indeed somewhat exceeds IT, ur The former Is
liable to fewer casualties than the latcr) and that this
fact alone affords the strongest argument to prove that
slaves not subjected to that grinding oppression
and misery which reasoning without much If any cXpe
rcnce, he has dcduccd unavoidable consequences OF
domestic slavery? He paints in vivid colos the evils #
slavery; did it to him II exercise his saga
CITY in counting the probable evils Of instruction,
of emancipation: AS to Instruction, the evil cnnSe-
uuence of that to the white race will chiefly affect the
value OF their property; the mischief to u.s. III any othe!
point of view, however horrible, must be only partial
and temporary and though blood will flow in streams,
it will no: be our blood. And to general emancpa
ton if it could by any human wisdom be accomplished,
il would kindc Of determination, of which one or
the other would be the yctim which no thinking
man needs to be informed Of
The friends of abolition have only to remember TIC
mnbs in Cincinnati, Philadelphia, and n. York, unac-
countably melted against the very few free negroes living
in those cities TO have faint idea of the consequences
which would follow from general emancipation IN the
save-oding States 1t peculiar 10 the character OF ls
Anro-SaxoM race o. men to which VIC belong, that 1t s
never been cuncntcd to live in the country with
any other distinct race upon of equality it has,
| invariably, when placed in that situation, proceeded
TO cxtcrminac cnsavc the other race III some form
other, or failing in that, TO abandon the county,
There Mr. j.. united several historical instances
| But enough. hope in what have said OF DR.. Chan
ming have been wanting in charity towards him.
But as for this book of HIS he will neither be SURPRISED
nor offended that should be unwilling that my bro
thren either of The Notwithstanding or oil the slave.oI-
ing States, much that my Own children should be-
licve tina, admit that his opinions Of the slave holding
| country, to which belong, welioundcd IN iact
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