Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-03-21

assure YOU they are thrown away Upon ne
But Gen. Harrison 10 charged win bihaiic'Pa'oi
only you say, and not with Anoi'oh' 49, :.
drluied by words The objections 10 emancipation are
;nst az strong those which are urged 10 aDoitoh;
@ not IN mince the matter, look upon an eniancipa-
tor os an AbDtionis all ms a.
tributes except the bodness openly 10 aVo" ms
90 Isl Emancipation by purchase, gwen with the
consent Of the States, is unconstitutional III th's De
denied challenge the production OF the clause IN the
Constitution that authorizes tit IS eithrr cohst'tu.
onal or il not-If BE- CONSTITUTIONAL The consent
of the States il not necessary to authorize me exercise
r tho mower: if il be not CONSTITUTIONAL the consent ot
,no St,tcs cannot make il so-2nd General liarrI
sons plan of emancipation, by applying the surplus
revenue | pronounce to be az phlpapie vioiau"h
Of the right of property, as Abolition ltseH Inc
surplus revenue IS money 9otteh ny ta"lt'oi ou "
The peoplcs pockets BY the sale OF the people
lands aud this money is TO be applied to buying The
ncopl.s slaves wretched device, that would DIS
grace the lowest political jnsgler what Is me aIier
euce bctwecn setting free my slave, airy worm IN me
market SlOOO-which is Abolltion-and taking SlooO
,m, If nv pncket 10 buy said slave By the first ope
ration the slave is taken from me tnsGRtrr: by the
s.c,nd the value Of the slave is first taken from INC IN
taxes and then those taxes are applied 10 buyng nm
At the end of either operation am | not minus by
$1,000? II seems TO me so. Ana IS inc operation, OF
buvnu nv slave with my own money more tolerabie
than takinr away my slave at once And yet, not
withs,andinr the substantial identity Of these mea-
surrs you contend for distinction distinction
without difference all the wide world over. Was
not this manifest to you when you wrote your article
and did you suppose It would not De e""s SO 10 mos
who read your print; Other CAUSES have contributed
10 lie failure of your party, hut doubtless one OF The
chief is their constant attempts to triie with the Inte
Gence of the people
The c,,ri,ls YOU offer the stakeholder very sa
tisfactory You saw far the rights of the slave
holders are concerned there is not the slightest cause
nf alarm since their consent IS Fr@t 10 DC obfd'ncd
This is not accurately stated. It's the consent OF the
States tia, Gen Harrison makes The condition prece-
dent not the consent of the shareholders. suppose
then ranic should seize the Leg isature OF Virginia,
as il did in 1892, and she should give her consent I"
Harrison plans, Harrison being President. Suppose
that there is large and respectable minority IN The
House. and amongst the people, opposed 10 parting
with their slaves. Nevertheless las the State mas
given her consenD Gen. Harrison must go on to buy
them up nolcnS roiepS, or else prove recrennt to ms
professions uries would be summoned on the primer
pie of All quOd damnum TO appralsc slaves, whether,
we were willing to part with them or not the taxes,
first extracted of our own pockets be rendered IN
PAYMENT and the property carried n.i-lhe slarehoid-
er then has cause for alarm, ''sncc his property might
be distracted from him by the consent OF majority OF
the Legislature, but in opposition 10 his own will
The STAKEHOLDER III this section of Virginia. It under
stand them are not be soohcd BY this dcusvc lula,
by.
But, above ALL let consider the danger OF exeeu-
ting such plan as Gen Harrison s-supposlng all con-
stilutional difficulties removed Money enough 10 buy
all the slaves in Virginia cannot be had at once the
work. therefore, if ever attempted must be gradual
Suppose FOR tie sake Of illustration, that by way OF
commencement, 100 slaves were purchased IN every ln
miles square. Those that are not purchased, would
know as well as we should what gong on. They
would know that the purchased slaves taken from
amongst them not TO settle Southern plantation, but
10 be transported to their native land and restored To
state of freedom Is it to be supposed that the slaves,
who arc left behind would not come To oahc their
h,1rp INN tpn ~
to follow the envlpd members of their nation: From
the commencement Of such an era, "tarcwcli con-
lent farewell the tranquil nInd that now pervadcs
this class OF happy lahourers. From that moment for
ward they would grudgc every hour passed III the ser
vice of their masters and their holidays, cheer
fn would be clouded with gloom and sulcn dscnn-
tent This state of feeling could not last long Such
high hopes, repeatedly haied of their object, would
mount at last to despair and burst out INTO rebellion.
They would hurry forward to sc'2e the prize winch
had been granted their equals, and HoT seemed
nniusy withheld from themselves. The remarks OF
the eloquent and lamenl"d Brown, upon the past mt
system are equally applicable To the one under CON
sdrratlon Thosc two classes will be reared together,
they will labor together and commune together Ill cam
not escape the observation of hm who doomed to ser
ytudc that although the same color and born OF the
same parents far different destiny awaits his more
fortunate brother his thoughts again and again
revert 10 the subject, he begins to regard h'niSc
as br victim d! injustice. ChCertGlncss and content
aud happy that lives earth, will be trans
formed into dark, designing, desperate rebel Yes
they are n0w happy but they have human passions
ana those passions may b. blown into a flame. ! defy
the ingenuity Of man to devise scheme tending more
directly produce such catastrophe than the one
which the Harrisburg nominee shas long had his
heart is pleasing TO avert eyes from this rcck
less experiment. and let them rcpose on the solemn
guarantee which Mr. Van Buren, has given US on this
subject '.1hc charge, therefore, to which you have
A. l.tl IN In
vor of an interference by Con Irrss in manumtng
slave property destitute of foundation So far from
IT, do not see on what authority the General Govern
ment could nterposc without change Of the Constr
iution, even at the instance Of either or of all the
slave holding tates.-Lecr 10 .Nr GtrnR Of Mss
1894.
Reference has been made to letter of Mr. Jefferson
in which he recommends the application Of the surplus
revenue of the General Government 10 emancipation
That letter not precedent Tor Gen Harrison OPT
Mons, because Mr. Jefferson required an amendment
10 the Constitution for the purpose in view; a fact
which You should have mentioned. Still | should
have objected tn the exercise OF the power. have
long held the opinion that it - the duty of every
Southern man TO resist all kinds Of interference, re-
mote as well as proxinatc, with this most unmanagea
bic and mos, dangerous of public questions. lrt US
alone should be motto verify believe IS only
by occupying this position, and stcrnly maintaining
IT. tia. the South can be saved ! shnnid be ncon-
sistcn with the principles prof s., if did not prompt
" condemn II the interference WIN our save property
suggested IN the letter referred to- No name however
great, can overcome my rcpugnance To the slightest
iamperng with this institutions: or induce nc TO listen
patiently to the Abotonist, whether wearing his pro-
per name or Sinking under that of emancipation.
entertain hardly less adherence for the apongs,s of
them or either Of them 1t is worth observing, that the
praise Of MIR. Jefferson almost occurs Wing
journal, except in connection with his errors, and in
commentator of them. ! say errors; for, though
vencrae the memory of Mr. Jefferson that of very
great man and sound statesman | have never been
inclined to except hun from the human race and wor
slip him nfallibe. When he expounds and ennrces
the principles Of the Democratic party terms of re-
probation thought too harsh for him: is only when
lie sinks beneath himself (aiiquandO Jon"S dormitat
HomcruS) or iabors under partial ohscuraon, that he
earns their appaasc The savages of the north Of Eu
rope as the sententous historian informs rs, paid
worship to the Sun, while moving along his bright track
he filled the world with light and gladness, but when
his disk was darkcned by eclipse, they hailed him
with shouts and songs and cymba!s.
You have introduced the OF Major Crutchfcld,
rather Of place critiquc the resolutions His
names does not occur in them They struck ut other