Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-11-06

interest kccring nn cnlghcd, christian nation IN con
dtinn of The most abcct political slavery and cuh
upon millions Of fellow beings vice. want. star'atinh anu
misery in all their worst shapes.
Ac The people of Great Britain who are themselves
as nation the largest Shareholders IN The world "o
were The very instu!crs Of this system OF African a
very who planted it in America forced 1t upon our ia
Tiers who bcIay little sympathy here any princIr!e
of State necessity supposed TO interfere with lis d's
p!ay-are they the people 10 laun and derdc us WIN
the unfortunate system Of slavery which they themselves
forced upon the country, and 10 abuse US because we 40
not eradicate in day an evil OF their own planting
which, in the opinion of rational men, il will take The
better part Of century properly to cure
But who they, these English and Irish reviieFs o
ours They are the fathers, brothers. unccs, cousins
the same stock and generation Of ih"sc Engl:si ana
lrsh who come among us, and inYari'h'y almost WIZ"
out an exception, become shareholders soon IS they
acquire The means? IF such be their conduct when
brought into actual contact with negro slavery, how
strong and Unsuitable the Inference, That II, as ma
ton they were Circumsanced are with regard 10
it, their conduct would either be just what ours 49, or
they would no. bctray The same autahf anxiety We Gu
10 get rid Of the evil. Until They can show better e1'
unpes among the natives Of their own country here OF
elsewhere they might rs wei! stop their hypocT''ica
rant on this subject They never obtain credit with
the world for any other than that tac sort OF morality
which it is easy 70! 10 preach when not called on 10
cxemplily it in Practice.
Although slavery is an admitted EVIL, yet, by some
inscruabe ordnance it would appear TO be IN almost
jnseparable evil Of the human family. 1t has existed
from the earliest record of The human race and at diier
ent times among every known nation IEis is tiue Of
what NAV be termed absolute slavery. But there are va
r;ous indeed mulfarious degrees Of slavery. j he
Russian sefs the common sailors on board brush
man OF affect scorn the negro slave, ana look
DOVE upon him as enduring still lower degree Of ser
viludc than Ives but, in most instances, Inc nc
gro would !cGard he:a with an eye rather OF COMMIT
seraon than envy The history Of men and manners
instance or more htject degree OF servl-
tude, than that cntGrcd by the British Sailor on board a
man uf.war. He's galley slave without The con
slant accompaniment of the letters. lie Is kpnspped,
t1ked and punished at the caprice o! his naval despot
This however they vii! have IT, not actual slavery,
because the sailor is the slave Of any particular IN.
dvidra but only The slave Of the king Names can
not alter The Of things His condition cartes
with il all The Ingredients Of the worst degree Of forced
and involuntary slavery. We are told that rose by
any other name would smell az sweet SO slavery by
any other name tastes as bitter Let 1t never he forgot
ten, that, previous 10 our late war; Great Britain was
guilty Of the inhunany and in Justice Of kidnapping
thousands Of native born citizens from on board
our own merchant vessels and forcing them into this
condition Of slavery on board her men of war.
VIVA, verse degree Of moral degradation in the eye
Of enlirLrnrd human reason, than for forty millions OF
human beings 10 acknowledge themselves the mere sub
pcs Of human being better than millions OF them.
grlye:, ard TO submit 10 system OF laws and govern
en that dscards from its consideration the great para.
mount interests of the many and looks only 10 The int
rests Of the fewa system which, TO sustain corrupt
rrisocracy and tssolue hierarchy degrades the mass
Of society into ncndcancy, household drutgcry and
field seryitude which literally makes every filth man
pauper and degrades other two hfths into the actual
condition Of mental servants; which, 10 sustain some
hundred thousand families in luxurious ndo!cnce makes
paurcrs and servants Of Millions which suffers The pro.
perry OF The country TO be engossed and PerPenaled
few families, whilst millions arc wanting the actual nee
crsSarIrs Of life.
What 4 contrast and what an immense in'crTa! does
this condition of the Of society in Great Britain
show when compared with that Of The mass OF society
in the u s. where the interests nf the many are never
overlooked for tho sake of the few, where equality Of
laws produces comparative equality Of property and con.
dons, where the humbcst men in society can look and
do look upon The greatest but as their fellows and equals
where under the bencfcent operations OF fostering
government all have equal rights and equal privileges,
where all constitute alike equal members Of one family,
having common father, their God, and one common
mother, their country
The results Of the two systems OF laws and govern.
mcnt what consider in this country the difference
between freedom and actual slavery. Whilst In.
gslmen tolerate such system Of slavery upon them
selves their kith and kindred, it would bchoovc
Them be little tolerant o! Us for not suddenly
and their dicalion adopting an aen degraded, and
different of people into full brotherhood and equal
companonship with ourselves.