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

hare suffered and still suffer, awaken only my gr,ef
"a ;njirno,on and incline me 10 defend them to the
fnll extent whc truth and justice Will admit 10 Tic
{ prrsc cued, of whatever name, my synPauies ate
pcdred and especially 10 those who are prrSeculco Ia
substantially good woa, rec n VI oSred 10
narty composed very much OF men blameie IN
life and holding the doctrine of non-rcsIstance 10 IN
lures; and Of women exemplary IN their various re-
latons and acting however, re- ,hs uo
ve,v few: tu; am bound to say OF these, that honor
them for their strength OF principle lter sympathy
v;ih their fellow creatures, and their acuVe goodness
A., narv they are singuarly free from political and
,I;r;nns srclaranism, and have been distinguished
nv the absence of management calculation, and world
" wisdom. That they they hare erer proposed or de-
sired Instruction riocncc among nc S0rcS thTe Is
no reason to teierc. al their principles rcct the sup
f.Tbe prosecutions which the aboll!loniss have sn-
f.rcd and still suffer-! VIVA. prosecutions: Does Dr.
Chacrinp abide 10 the onium tonorHn that
all racelu means should be adopted to a!iay the rising
excitement in the South and to remove the known causes
ri irritation; Or does he audc to the interference OF
the peopc of Boston, and i'll other Northern towns TO
dsrs, their meetings, held 1t would seem, BY way oil
Lrlvado in defiance OF the known puGllc sense OF .,e
few white men who hanged IN Mississippi last
summer en- the charge Of actually melting Instructions
Did those men really belong to the society OF abolition
s,s2 Or does DR.. Claiming only mean to give his
raised by the abollioniss, without knowing what they
we'll know that cry OF persecution If they can raise
it with success, will give them new strength: mere
is no reason believe that they have ever proposed or
desired insurrectlon violence among the slaves II
Dr. Claiming had said there was no reason to believe
that they have ever apowed such purpose, he would
have stated the TRUTH without doubt but II no had seen
the nccndary papers, Of all kinds, which they poured
into the South during the last summer, am quite sure
b. himself would not have required any other cvd" nee
of the .uaignity and criminaIi,y of their purposes
But cannot help doubtng whether Or. CLAIMING
sufficiently informed upon this subject TO be caPah!e Oh
Judging what publications lncendary IN their len
drncy 1t is hard doubt the sincerity OF his probes
sions of charity towards his slareodng tow-cltizcns
OF the South it yet harder to distrns his earnest u.s.
c!ancr of intention, in what lie publishes IN his own
book to act at all the minds OF the slaves themselves
and have not the heart to feel such doubt or dstrs OF
him. | will not, ! cannot. But ask the attention OF
the Senate the following passage III his work, which
is one out Of many of the like temper that might be
ouorti We have thus seen that human being cannot
riuullv he held and used property. No legislation,
no, that Of all countries or worlds could make him Lei
this be laid down first, fundamental truth. Let us
hold il fast, most sacrcd.. precious truth Let US
hold it fast against all CUSTOMS all laws all rank, wealth
and power. Let ii he armed with the whole authority
of the civilized and Christian world" Now, Ii DR..
Claiming does not know that such language as this is
in lis nature and tendency ncendiary insist that he
ought not write upon any subject he so little under
stands and if he did know It-but that cannot VIII
be wanting in heartfelt charity toward hun. however
cold must lie his charity towards so depraved Icing as
he probably suspects ME to be- IN common with all
Southern shareholders. Does he think that these doc
trncs of his can never reach the of the negro
If thouuht So if did not believe that they have al
ready reached them, should not have repeated them in
this place.
to address himself the slave hut to the master
race 1t is not says he, "by personal direct action
on the mind of the slave that can do him good
Our concern is with the free-wh the free VT are 10
plead his cause" And, towards the close Of the work
in the advice he rivcs to the means Of removing:
slavery" he says yet formally " How slavery
shall be removed question for the Shareholder and
one which he alone can fully answer lie alone has an
intimate knowledge of the character and habits "i IN"
slaves TO which the means Of emancipation should be
carefully adapted. General views aud principles may
and should be suggested at distance; hu; the mode
of applying them can he understood only by those VINO
dwell the spot where the evil exists 10 Tie slave
holder belongs the duty 0: settling and employing the
best means of llbcraiion, and to no other We have no
right of interference, nor DO we desire It. ANA In
the chapter which he dcvoteS to the correction oil the
errors Of the abotionss (who, doubt not understand
the end they aiming at, and the means best adapted
to the end rather better than their monitoTD he says
"Ihc adoption Of the common system OF agitation by the
abotonisls has proved signally unsuccessful. From
tho Gcuninr IL crcGtcd alarm IN the conSidcr0tc and
strcuG;hcncd tic sy,npnttcs Of Tie free States 'ciM the
STARE hoIdcr. 1t made converts Of few individuals,
bu, alicnatrd mut,udcs It's influence at the South
has beer evil without mixture. 1t has stirred up bitter
passions and fierce anaticsIn winch have shut every
ear and every heart against lis arguments and persua-
sions These effects the mere to be depored Dc
cause the hope Of freedom TO the slave lies chiefly IN
the dispositions OF his master. Tie Gb0aton proposed,
;y1r To caHrCrt the SdCe hOldcrS HRd tUr MlS ead nc
oD2rcacicG them ,ei rupera.,Dn and exhausted on them
c vocabulary ubnSc .3nd he has rcapcd as he sotccd
Ills vehement pcadings for the slaves have been an
swcrcd by wilder ones from the shareholder; and
what's worse deliberate Gcicaces slavery have been
sent forth in the spirit ofthe dark and in defiance
of the moral convictions and feelings OF the christian
and civilized world Thus, with good purposes. nothing
sccms to have been gained Perhaps (Ih"ugh aIl
anxious rcpc the though something has been lost TO
the cause of freedom and humanity.
Now let us see how DR.. Claiming practices the pre-
cents he delivers the uholloniss, and how (proess-
ing to address himself 10 his slavrholdng tciow-cltl-
zcns) he avoids the lie impucs to them. In The
first !ace he says and that, too, by way OF apology for
U.s. and us motive OF charity towards US, that "a man
born anon" slaves accustomed to this relation from his
BIRTH taught It's necessity by vencraed parents aSsncat-
inr il with all whom he rcvrres, and too familiar with lis
evils to and feel their magnitude can hardly be eX-
pccrd look slavery Us ITS appears to more Impair
ilal and distant Observers This Is only preston
of the common opinion Of the aboonsts in England
and America thai they, who have no experience oil the
subject better able to comprehend the evil ana TO
devise the corrective than any person born, bred, and
living in slavc-Ioldlng country; because, though VIC
have better opportunities OF ntornatlon our minds are
necessarily coudcd by Interest," and the pTeudIccs OF
education aud habit But DIR. Claiming has other OPT
Mons Of us, which Coming with the gospel i'll his hand
to adnonsh ior own good) lie thinks proper to
announce to in these words 81 approach deli.
cate SUBJECT and one on which shall not enlarge. ioown
the PERSONS OF Others: hold females in Slavery IS Ee-
ccssarily fatal the purity of people. That unpro.
,cccd icnars stripped by their degraded condition; OF
seltlespect, should be used to minister to other
passions in than the love OF gain, is next to ImevI-
table. Accordingly in such community, the rcns are
given to youthful RIGHTEOUSNESS. YOUTH every where
IN pcrils these circumstances urged to vice with
terrible power. And the evil cannot stop at youth.
Early RIGHTEOUSNESS Is fruitful OF crime III mature lie.
How far the obligation TO conjugal fidelity The sacred
of domestic tirs will be revercd amidst such habits
such temptations, such facilities TO vice, involved