Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-28

biects Of their affection when the chances ten 10
one that these dear partners, together with helpless
family Of children, will be by such union reduced
to misery want, and sometimes even starvation! nc
circumstance that the degraded condition al women ~
heucn countries is iavuri!c and standing aIgnE"nt
10 encourage the of foreign missions, si'li more
confirms i'll the opinion that cur female slaves are
the chief subjects of Northern sympathy. Whenever
hs topic is touched, find the full inrcr :" Mature"
fire displaying itself in every feature However much,
therefore, We may dcprrcatc the miscc!s winch would
inevitably follow the success Of Abolition dcsgns lei
partakers of the ra natures, do some justice
to the motives which influence Aboltons:s 10 take SO
deep interest in their colorcd brethren al the South
e whose prcccpts they profess follow has command
ed them to succor the distressed Nor 1t at All 10 nc
wondered at, that they should, like other delegates
m:sundcrstand their instructions. IT is misfortune
lnsepaable from our errlng natures. Let Us, therefore
no longer rail without measure at the leading Aboil-
tonists Let more call them mad fanatics, who
are endeavorng 10 deluge the farest portion OF our
Union IN Llood. Let no longer call them lit subjects
tor madhousc and chains. Let remember the IA
bic of the sun the wind and the traveller with his
cloak. To be brief my suggestion is, that Of the
South shall annually select 1.-THE Of our gentlest
young female Slaves, between fifteen and eighteen
years OF age, to be sent to the nonsavchodng States
to the unmarried clergymen of the - Church, by
them to be htted for the proper discharge of such du-
ties, as il is evidently the will of Providence they
should discharge. say to the unmarried, because
tasked with the performance of domestic duties.
OF the willingness OF all TO undertake SO pious and
useful duty make doubt; still we should i'm
pose too much even on willing natures One of the
happy results which would grow out of this scheme
would no doubt be to furnish the colored pupils with
happy homes for life. Our Northern sisters under cold
winters icy influence proverbially chill, the
large number of those who discard Hymen from their
list of duties most plainly evlnces. Their hearts dc
not like those of Atr!cs sunny daug htcrs dissolve al
ba Oh sc 1,
that unquesonng obedience to those, who arrogae the
proud title of lords of creation There is still too much
the blood of their unbendng Puritan ancestors flowing
in their veins. 1t be asked Southerners claim
to be hosptable people, why do not invite the sym
pathlZers to come amongst and carry the plan OF
instruction suggested above Candour compcls me &c
answer, that population, especially the young
little of the rowdy cast, and might occasionally
interrupt the good works of the pous philantropists
to whose charge the young coloured females are pro
posed to be entrusted. That this suggestion will al
first be cody received by the Soutl-nay, that it vii
be violently opposed, especially by our hot-headec
young men, who the thought of being forced tc
a compromise, ] am fully prepared to expect But a:
| make no doubt of having the support of 4 large
majority of those, who like myself the cold sid,
of the grand climactcric behalf of my proposition,
hope the mature wisdom Of the latter will prevail,
that youth will acquIesce III plan which promises
fairly, peace and restoration of harmony to our dis
tractcd country. Besides, although | am much opposed
to the appearance OF females on the dirty arena OF poll
tics, think the present occasion rs one which would
excuse departure from the good rule which excludes
them. Fcelingly alive as they always are to the i'm
pulses of sympathy, they cannot behold unmoved tn,
agony of distress which the misrepresentation of de
signing men have produced in the bosoms ofther North
SISTERS will they refuse to lend their aid in
working their relief. Upon their support then, cal
culate with much certainty May not, then, Mr. Ed
tor indulge confident hope, that have al length dis
covered panacca which viii heal our divisions: With
hoary wisdom to counsel, and wonIans warm, active
spirit to impcl any good fail of success; BY
way of proving how fully believe in the propr:ety and
efficacy of the above scheme, hereby make tendc.
TO any unmarried Clergyman OF the church aforesaid
residing in a non-slavehoding State, of two young
female slaves, of whom his Majesty of Morocco himself
would not be ashamed, and who would amply repay the
pains which might be taken with them.
JONATHAN SWIFT