Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-06
these, most, presume receive protection perhaps In
dulgence during the life Of the fathers but at their

these most presume, receive protection, perhaps In
diligence, during the life of the fathers but at their
death not few are lcf 10 the chances cruclbondare
These cases must have increased since the dic ues
oil Emancipation have even multiplied. Sill more,
10 be feared that there in which the master
puts his own children under the whip of the ovcrsrer
or else sells them TO undergo the miseres Of bondage
among strangers. should rejoice TO learn that my i'm
psessions This point false. III they be true then
our own country, calling itself enlightened and Christ
ian dc6ed with of the greatest enormities on
earth. We send missionaries to heathen lands
: Among the polutions Of heathenisn know nothing
worse than this The heather who feasts his
foe may hold up his head by the side of the Christian
who sells his child for gain-sels him be slave
God forbid that should charge this crime people,
But however rarely 1T may occur, it is fruit Of slave
ry an exercise of power belonging TO slavery and no
laws restrain punish it. Such are the evils which
slavery :"
Dr. Charming cannot be allowed in one breath TO
make the charge, and 10 dscaim it, he has m,de it in
as strong terms as he possibly could shall deny
that there are men OF depavcd cruel ruthless hearts
in the slave holding States, and that such facts us he
mentions may have occurred But is il reasonable
10 it charitable, to allegc such iniqutes as a reproach
against our national character? Within the last year
L have several accounts of parents exposing their
newborn infants, in the city OF New York-leaviny
them to the chance of being saved by casual hui
mainly, pcrishing of hunger and cold; is there
man in his sound senses, tina, would dedace from
such facts matter OF reproach against the people of
that city? No state of society has ever been EXEMPT
from crime and atrocious crime But believe that the
Judicial records of this country will show that the num-,
Der of crimes, and especially those of deepest atrocy
committed in the slave holding Suites il much
greater than those committed in the slavc-holdng States
Shall therefore, institute uncharitabe
between the two states of society, dcducc cone
injurious to that of the holding Sla,es? fea
ven forbid 1t is the habit of my mind il the habit
oil my conversation to avoid such comparisons and such
conclusions; aud can find for the fact have
mentioned, in the greater density of population in the
nor. holding States
Dr. Charming, in considering The objections made
against abolition, (as which his information is ex
cInvly inperfect) supposcs that the most common OBJ
If two will ho the
result and then he asks, Can this objection be urged
IN good faith Can this mixture go faster or more
crinnally than at present: Can the STAKEHOLDER use
the word amatgdmation without blash." do not
quote The passage TO complain, Gas we'll might of the
ha, anhsr IN winch It IS putt but only remark
has taken place in the of two centuries
Inc taants of Mr. o'Connell raise in my mind no
other sentiments than He believe, is actuatcd
by the pure love of mischief He is the ncarnate Spirit
oil Agitation His own country, it seems narrow
held for him He would, if he could, throw every ma
t"n on earti INTO commoton, and glory in the mighty
hubbub, as an exhibition of his power But Dr. Chan.
nng is man OF very different and, in my opinion far
higher character; and the opinions of such man i'm.
Pugnng The moral character of the whole slave holding
population OF this country, published the world and
published Tor conscience sake, not to be scorned-
Ills work. SO lar as 1t IS intended for the free of the
eholdng States, may be calculated produce the
effect he designs, though hope he will be Disappointed
even there. But far as it is addressed TO The free ~
the slaveholdng States can only tend TO kndle new
excitement and so far it may affect the dispositions
OF the slave race, its tendency is to mischief nothing
! but mischief. e
1t is illtimed and most niudcious work +, i;
remarkable for singular natten to- and disregard
OIL the political considerations which belong the sub
Jec ana cannot possibly be separated from il owing
perhaps, TO an ignorance of them may well apply The
language in which Sallust portrays Caine-notto DR.
Claiming, (.or / with candor and trnt, on,I,
such language TO hm) but his book: salts eiooueaf;
Sapient'@ ParUp. lie discusses the question Of rigLi
ia save property apparently without the least idea
OF the principle IN which such property ORIGINATED
which, whether it is n sufficient foundation for the
right or not is yet well known and understood: he
represents Inc cruel wrongs, the grinding oppression
ana misery, to which our slaves subjected and Az
gravates them by all the OF eoquence without
considering at all the peculiar character of the negro
race, Wthout any clear understanding of the very pec
liar relation between master and slave and without any
knowledge OF The compensatons which Providence has
ordained TO ameorate his condition and yb;ch 80
hiin notwithstanding his bondage, contented and happy
ana would Keep So II misguided philanthropy would
ioroear It's oihcIousness. He condemns the traffic in
slaves, without appearing 10 know that the most cruel
evl that could be inflicted them, would be to attach
them to tho SOIL that that would result in extermnat
ing slavery indeed, but only by DISCRIMINATING the slave
~
| Bat this is time place for the discussion ortbc
SUBJECT However, let me ask whether il never occur
red TO DR. Charming 10 observe that the ratio of ncreos
Of the slave population us great as that of ib w.,
race, and indeed somewhat exceeds it. (o the former IL
liable to fewer casualties than the latterD and that this
TACT alone affords the strongest argument TO pove ha,
our slaves are not subjected to that grinding oppression
ana misery which reasoning without much env exne
Renee, he has deduced unavoidable copeouenc f
domestic slavery He paints in vivid colors the evils of
slavery; did never TO him t. exercise his sooa
city M counng the probable evils of nsurrection or
oil emancipation? AS 10 instructions the evil coose
quence OF that 10 the white race will chiefly affect he
value OF their property; the mischief 10 u.s. Other
point of view however horrible must be only marital
and temporary and though blood will flow in streams
IT will not be oar blood And to q general emnncno
tion " could by any human wisdom be accomplished
~ would kindle of DISCRIMINATION of which one or
the other race would be the victim which no thinking
man needs to be informed Of
The friends of abolition have only to remember the
Inobs IN Cincinnati, Philadelphia, and ~ York unnc
connaby melted against the very few free negroes vjn
IN those cities TO have faint idea of the
winch would follow from general emancipation in the
save-hoidng States 1t peculiar the Character obs
AngloSaxon race o: men to which we belong has
never been coniented to live in the same country with
any other distinct race, upon terms of equality il has
invariably, when placed in that situation proceeded
TO extermnate enslave the other race in some form
OF other Or failing in that to abandon the COUNTRY
mere Mr. H. recounted several historical instances
but enough hope in what have said of DE- Chan.
ning, have not been wanting in charity towards him
but as Tor TINS book of HIS he will neither be SURPRISED
nor offended, that should be- unwilling that INV bro
hTen either OF The non-save holding or OF the
ing STATES much more that my children should he
eVe That admit that his opinions of the slaye.hodin
country, TO which belong, well.founded in fact
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