Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-14
Tvyemty-fourth Comgress--lss sess,


OF rernont, on the petition praying for die abolition
Of Sarery en- tie Disirictof Coiu1.Ja. CoScLuprp |
Mr Speaker, hope need scarcely remark that /
do not include all the people of the North with The Abo
litionlsts God forbid | believe better of them Sir
know them to be incapable of the designs of these mid
night murderers, for so call the abotonists They
are not open and manly murdercrs they do not dare
10 show their faces in the South and propagate their
schemes but stand at distance, safely moored behind
the rampdrts of the laws and institutions of independent
states artiuliy exciting, nsnuating, and smuatinp
slaves to the work of destruction Sir tLov ore
muderers in the most obnoxious sense of the term |
could have some respect for the who boldly march
es up and assaults openy but abhor detest the
dastardy mend who approaches by stealth or fires at
me behind the bush repeat, sir their object is murder
Gus, and can prove of their mouth Isit not
"t ou snort Time ago, one oil them boldly
very Southern Shareholder ought TO be executed
and yet that very fellow walks in broad day. unnloes
Dy he men, and carressed by the ladies' streets
OF Northern city OF this Union Have they not de-
cared IN PRINT that they would pull down and destroy The
very arch OF the Union, rather than they would fail TO
effect their purposes? Sir is this angua1e in tho mid,
oil our Northern friends, to be tolerated? Are these the
Pous actions of these benevolent servants of God? Sir
they are actions but they not those of holy and
peaceiu religion OF the Saviour of the world whom they
hypocrcay profess TO follow, and whose religion The
profess to propagate He did effect nor seek to e
feet the grand object of his mission by violence No sir
the religion of the Saviour is of different order; its OBJ
ect Is peace ITS works are peace and its ends peace
Not so these fanatcs Theirs is the religion which
seeks the attainment of its designs by fire and sword
and would drag heretcs to the stake burn them with
faggots torture them with the and the incuisi,on
The real christian is stimulated to- and never in
cites to murder and midnight assassinaton and reurc
the name of christian should have been connect
ed with this unhaowed, detestable association 1t is
desecralion to the name Sir these people must be put
down. and that speedily; dire consequences which
dread to contemplate, will ensue. The time has arriy-
cd when the people of the South insist upon it
security, liberty life, all are involved in this question;
and they will never surrender their rights Thev NAV
be driven from them but abandon surrender them
ihey never viii! 1t may be matter of no serious con-
Germ TO these meddles with domestic rights with
hose nstgators to the murder of wives and chill
dren, TO contemplate plains drenched with blood in
cfITp. hpt ., oh,
are husbands and fathers who be in the midst of
IT. 1t IS with no slight concern ordinary emotion that
we can contemplate or could the blood eeking from
the bosoms Of our wives and children, pouring from
wounds inflicted through insiigaon of these disturb
ers OF peace and enemies Of lives and liberties
We are not brutes We should feel, and that acuieIy
toowe should revenge TO the utmost their blood upon
the heads OF those who shed it, Mr.. Speaker we NAV
suffer much In the conflict with which we are threaten
ed; but be assured that unless God in his providence
has determined our fate otherwise shall drive back
the will maintain our riehts-kecp our slrvrs
IN subeeuon and drive back, with a signal overthrow
these intruders upon rights.
MIR Speaker, shall not upon this OCCASION enter The
lists with the gentleman from Massachusetts TO discuss
the " sublime merits of slavery" nor with the centle
man oil Vermont into religious controversy TO prove
that slavery is in conformity with holy writ: The lat
Yer gentleman may ind Vt he search his bible a flr
Patriarchs OF old held their bond-men as well ms their
Tree servants and both sacred and profaue history will
leach n That slavery has existed in form or ano-
Their from the foundation Of the world; and bv not few
pious and learned diyncs it is supposed to be- cur,e
pronounced upon the descendants of one az tho ons r
Noah But into the philosophy discussion of these
matters design not 10 enter. II il be stain i'm our ee
cutcheon, wish 10 distribute the honor TO whom the
honor is due and Let our former, mother England who
bequeahed it to US, take her full share But SIR who
Tor long time carried on the African slave trades The
merchants OF the North Who naygaed the slave shpss
4 ne seanen OF the North. Yet they feproach u.s.
The able and patriotic gentleman from Pennsylvania
(nr lngersoO has told US that slavery had been abo-
lsbed the North because the nature Of the soil and m
productions did longer Justify their employment
very good, and sufficient reason and witha true; and
when in that situation that we cannot benefit our
NJ yqe nv v.fi -..
tate me noble example Of our Northern BRETHREN and
emancpate too Interest will certainly induce ne ia he
lleve that slavery is evil, it did Northern brs
thren When II Is not interest TO hold sayes then
we will emancpae them too
Mr. Speaker; This question has not been brought up-
by ourselves. We have not ipterfered viii H.
institutions Of the North and why should we be eddd
with 10 ours. will here ask the honorable tnem,,er
from Vermont one question win he inform US what we
are to do with our slaves If abolish slavery in Yrg
ma, But will make one proposition 10 him and 10 Tie
ab0tionss, and il is tss open your purse.sifjngs rive
the best test Of your bcncvoicnce; come among u and
buy our slaves, ana you may emnncipaie them al your
will, you remove them from among us That viii be
better test Of your sincerity and putty Of motive than
az your speeches ana writings Til you do this, en-
Sir There is another why we should not med
die with this subject What The condition Of things
str9gge o. ihe revolution you were willing gentlemen
90 fight tho battles Of freedom side 5y side with he
holder-togehcr the blood Of our fathers washed
and together their bones beached tho battle field You
willing 70 erect this Union IN conjunction with lie
STAKEHOLDER, and with him cement together TO brn
about desirable event, YOU aufeed bv co,st,tij
compact 10 restrict the powers Of Congress and proh
bit their interference with slavery, and even ff inc
with the African slave trade. Bot il Is all wrong
New-iangled doctrines have thrown new Iiphts no /
on THIS subject, and you nov reproach with that
very thing you have sworn 10 pfofoct C4ercr1,,. /
minded people OF tho North, again appeal 10 NORTH
ern members, and emphaticaily ask will you violate
your pighed iaith2 will you reproach those who coE
ded IN you and IN Their confidence entered into solemn
league with your ihopc--I believe not