Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-11-25

duty does not call them 10 dIScouptenance msch'eVos
knavcs, who encourage foreign associations IN Their
schemes to subrer our Republican Institutions
When citizens of Massachusetts and some other States
would join the enemies of their county, IN decryihg
their fellow citizens the Southern S,ates let them look
at what they themselves, befure their interest
prompted them, (wlen the thing practlcabe,) 10
abolish slavery in their States. That they may them.
selves in Il true light, WILL in another communication,
furnished by friend present view OF slavery as II rN
listed in Massachusetts Her Of blueght patriots
aud new-ight divines may affect more patriotism and
rety than their pilgrim fathers, or the fathers OF the
Revolution. This will only aggfavate the lranrons
deeds that would destroy our happy country. But els
claim all intention of making Abolition question be.
tween the Northern States aud the Southern When 1t
shall have to Mat, the Union will be Immediately
dissolved No; believe the patriotism OF the Northern
States will drive the traitors and their foreign nsgatos
from all our bordeCs aud that the time is at Land when
uJoiitioni and raor will be regarded as synonymous
words, by every patriot i'll the Union.
AN EASTERN VIRGlNIAN.
FOR TIE ENQUIRER
ABOLITION SOCIETIES, rersus THE UNION!
To The People Of the United States
1t is my object 10 go into history of the origin
and progress of the interference OF foreign e!ssares aud
the misguided phanlbropists Of the Northern States,
with the rights and interests OF the Shareholder; but to
lay before you few extracts from the Code OF Laws OF
Old Massachusetts Bay, which enacted IN relation
10 NEGROES, when tha, Stale not only held sfa5es but
took active part in the slave trade and imported ne
grocs aud Indians slaves. am induced to lay these
instances Of fraudulent abduction harboIng and liberia
ton of slaves Ivy ocous associations Of righc0us Oman
steaers encouraged and supported by OF the le
gal iunc,onarcs of Of the States, and particularly
bv those Of Massachusetts herself do hls thai may
be seen how the views and policy of Massachusetts, then
wien she slave holding State correspond with the
present Laws of the avehoding States, touching that
subject It will be perceived that the laws Of the immc
diae descendants Of the Puritans as severe and
degrading the con-ed race, any Southern Code oil
the present time. You cannot fail to contrast the rigid
policy Massachusetts then adopted for her own dnmes
tic peace and self preservation, with the dsorganlzng
and inccndary doctrines which her Aboonsls are now
endeavorng, in junction with their affiliated new light
fanatics in other States 10 ncucae upon lac slaves OF
the Southern States Whatever may be che doc'Iinrs
and practices of few duped and drEaded cHSeEs o!
Massachusetts any other Of the Northern States surely
proper regard the principles OF international law ye
NJ ration for the Constitution and attachment to the fe
deral Union will keep the great mass oil the Northern
people pure and uncontamInated. IT these infatuated
aGutos should quote the fuyorile text {" all ne".iiEh
mischief makers and tell me "God winked at the lgno
rance Of their fathers answer, their fathers had the
Bible Besides, the Bible where anthorses any sell
constituted association of Individuals TO disturb the poll
teal or domestic relations Of the society IN winch iey
live By the way, whence do church Judicat"res derive
their authority for interfering an any m"HHer WIN the
abolition of slavery If they may mcddle with one po
ltcal question, why not with another, and with ALI
Would not be we'll for the 'peace of jerusalem, aud
The good Of society in general if Ecclesiastical bodies
would examine whether they have not turned aside TO
judgments upon their own heads
But. we return from This dgresson;-for: the whole
tenor and spirit of our political institutions and laws,
wisely keep us aloof nom all church cnnneelon aud
from Mi ipermixture of theology aud politics Let
sum up The system of police adopted by Massachusetts,
at the time alluded to- and then refer to the extracts from
her code oil laws: go
Isl, While she was slave holding State, she consi-
tered the emancipation of her slaves great public ev
and actually inlerdiced and nvaidated such rInancpa
ton, except under bond and security from the owner
tina, the enancpaed shall not become public charge
ID Their slaves sentenced 10 the Housc OF Iof
rec,;on and whpued if absent from home after clock
at night.
B. Congress between negro or mulatto and while
person, was punished by fine and rhPptns lntermac
RACES between negroes and white persons were ioEou
den, under severe penalties And negro or mulaltn
free or slave. who should presume 10 strike we per-
con, was sentenced by law, to be severely whipped
4th Free negroes aud muattoes, not being admitted
20 military training, &c, required 10 render equ
valent service by working on the high ways and clean
ing The Streets and they were subject 10 be fined and
whipped for negec,ng 10 perform the same they were
also forbidden to harbour slaves under pcray OF ne'
or 10 be aehippca for every such offence
5h Negro and mulatto slaves, were rated rs taxable
property along with houses, lands, cattle swine, &c
9Th The importation of negroes, as sarcS, was author
lied by law, late as 1913 and made source OF Fsrrn"e
bv a ratabe duty per head. And only few years be.
fore lin I'LL had they forbidden the further Iinp"rta
lion OF innns starcs; not however, from motives III
humanity 10 the Indians from view TO Their tian-
cpatiou Nor, those linpof!co against ihe law "e
ed as slaves to the Of the governnen but from the
most jrct frasonE enumerated, touchihS 'ne''
character 4, r..
On the other hand, what is the system the Abolition
lists have adopted towards the Southern people h""' III
relation to the same sublecE ;,
lst They denounce them for continuing 10 ho'h
slaves longer than they did; notwithstanding THE DINER.
ence of cir cumSlauccs between the North and the snu
RECOGNIZED III the preamble of the subjnned act oil l'
,.ouId Justify 10 hen and TO The world, The Necessity
under which the South has continued 10 submit l" tie
continuance of that evil. go
ID They send among the slaves, ncendary publica-
lions and show bills of heuus horror: 10 arouse tehi
to instruction and general massacre; and some " ,hsi
venture into the very bosoms Of the Southern people, 70
n,on,uale in person, their dabolIcal doctrines.
I'd They encourage the sla TO abandon their homes,
and TO lake refuge the North; where they are arooi-
ed by Aboonsts and taught TO sci their owners al oe
t;auce in their etfo reclaim them. Nay the aoo'
Giioiss of Massachusetts have recently gone 10 the nc
MUS ultru proDouncing judicial decision, lhat
are free de facto upon reaching their soil ana have
denounced owners as interfering with the'I lhs,'u
lions and laws when they take their servants WIN 'e
10 make a temporary Sunurn upon business or pleasure
These remarks will be found apply 10 most OF The
other Northern States, besides Massachusetts lhtlf
new doctrines equally III eprohaon Of the SCUM"
sense and policy of their oreial'ers' as Of at o. .t
south under similar necessities; but not so easily iau
.s;de because Of the "dierence OF circumstances oe-
tween the North and The South. -,
Rp fellow citizens, notwithstanding the difference OF
climate soil and other circumstances, winch render
j,verv uncomfortable at the North, and indispensable 10
tho ut the North, and lrfencd,aoty
,;nesd on the South; notwithstanding the example Oh
their own fathers and they cannot or rater
Mill mot cease 10 agitate society and threaten dssou
49, c our happy Union. For this incendIary mischief
medy must be found. II any should ask, what Is tne
emedr; answer with pleasure, certain anc ehclen,
:,t nj body oil