Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-04-14

81 s oo additional expense, she mas contributed
a,lr to the extinction OF the slavetraae ITSELF
tsa~,clc simulated by the exc'.ement naturally
li reNg' the agitation of great questions, and moi
= ,,sas ~ IT,, The spirit of fanaticsm, every where
.crH w. Incidental 10 this class of subjects, not
1,r q *" h ,b.ir achievements at home, are notori-
aiput WIN ~, their means and their talents in pro.
.,f e"Pir principles Of universal ancipation in
l,.,ns ." and particularly III the United States
81 nrcselytism attends this spirit OF fanati-
y The have societies TO caoal anu correspond Al
% ~" aLrood for the propagation OF their tenets-
.as ana az had their Thomsons, their Martineaus,
4.n" -, }, feed the flame which threatens TO de-
at; portons of our land? Have not these
~; V' snd,atics already sought to apply the torch
srsn me- mel abric: Have they not come here, as
Ja' P'.nd hypocritical emissaries to spy out our
81 sna"' 10 carry back with them exaggerations,
,tISnss ,.,,ons and calumnies, calculated to draw
ms the contempt and hostility OF the civil
i ), world .,,y ,he,ted in their ncfari.
lhoas" by the direct cooperation of the British
j s;~" hoy undoubtedly receive from 1t that de-
deSs'." ~ and authority which large and powerful
: re -" ~. community can every where command
uen ,s prosecution of favorite enterprise; the
Inc 'Lcb are rendered more imperative, III proper
Al.i> !" h, support is indispensable TO the power
! <H . stance they invoke The present wing
she's deserves Mr. Calhoun in his late able speech,
~ ,,ll hold tnclI power, a. 70 WIZ NhoNh, ~
l'I a"H tenure Their party IS, III fact, in mi
''.aJ can only support themselves against the
nHi'; n-,y in opposition by such adventurous aid
,"e;I"' f~ncil;ated Among the subdivisions of party
1fM Britain the Abolition interest IS one OF no ut
". and il will be seen al once, that the question
- the negotiation * one IN reference TO winch
E:'s''n have no little sensIbility. Like all other
r. ,hey have little regard either 70 reason OF Jus
Ss, The object of their enthusiasm is concerned
- ;,sce, without offending such party, was
e. AK. and 10 offend them, without losing the
'5,., of Their party and the reins OF Government,
>'aea ., ,muossibe. The Ministry had TO act under
g: considerations and intend no disre-
Xxx s,y;no that the desire of conciliang SO strong
s,., and thereby retaining place when opposed 70
!: demands of justice, could not ne without ,ts
' The same spirit, directed TO the same ends,
''sL %, comparatively in its infancy, is obviously
lG-s" :,,;d advances with the people, and in the
2-N"s tciS of France. The mighty influences
lE Inns brought to bear upon the question can
-. n,ture of things, fail, at no distant day, 10
o., -. ,bs fell spirit throughout Europe. few
y: .,,,ements will sufficiently corroborate what we
ave asserted, an
I 1As Goa, Britain The agitation is scarcely
l4o4s"O" Ia, ybch was exhibited before the settle
- $50" h cuas,on in regard to the British colonies.
.TM .ccomnl,shed It's object at home its present
a +" "-s ,,. 10 .ore,sn This is indeed avowed. An
aas "r'r crns,e IS prcached o Connel hardly makes
.h snd his eo0uence is like the sound ola trum
-, he multitude, without denouncng our country,
nn f,r;ors terms and holding it up as an object
pa u" 's." "a hatred 10 all mankind He has recon-
49, ,be ,nfc,ion OF a social ban upon the slave
~. nor,;on of America, and even sought to put 1t
s.,s,irs in the most insulting and degrading form.
IT,. memory of Washington, which the world holds
.,.",sncs he has DETAINED and attempted to blacken
responder, Of the National Intelligencer tells
:. b,, he attended an antI-savery festival in Paris
r,.b some q; the most distinguished men of France
i 4 ,,r, There were present delegates from Eng
H. scotland and Ireland, one of whom, we believe
81, s,p-sd in thus country as an Abolition missiona-
I T,s President gave 'sTnE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY
,sr wuoIr CxIyERsE. Sln June next observes
Ia, Walsh, "a grand Abolition Congress is to be held
Il ro,ton Ia which, according TO the information fur
,ss5 ,,be banquet representatives from TWENTY ma.
i N, have been appointed Mighty work-to embrace
h. Universe, and particularly negro-bondage in our
E',oo Messrs. Scobel, Alexander and Whlteharn,
! > ,-omi.ed much for tie .4mericaR delegates We
no, blind our eyes to the dangers which threaten
The Aboll,ionsts are not in numbers at least, a
,.,smp,ib!e sect either at home or abroad. They
a.. smencps,ed against the will Of their owners, the
II a., If the Yves, Indies and the Mauritius, and they
,,olring 10 set free those of the French Islands
T,.y boas, OF grand Abolition Congress, Holy AL
: .nss which already comprises tremy nations, in
Xe!ar our own. the most vitality affected by their
Vaccinations These Vaccinations are abetted by the
reasonable correspondence and concurrence OF our
e M aaatCs who have already grown to formidable
he'd These despatch missionaries across the wa
asi 70 iga, their torches at the high altar in Eng
bad With but slight alteration, we may adopt the
,n-aare Of Burke on different occasion, and say:
I've lind those who stretch out their arms to
U.:a the English,) who recommend their example
i'm more than one pulpit, and who choose, in more
A1,a1,, e.
i VII them, to applaud them and to hold them up
objects for imitation; who receive from them
asas Of coniraternity, and standards consecrated
pads, their rites and mysteries; 1cho suggest to them
s!a0 Of perpetual amiiy, at the rery time Then the
mr. 10 rhith or constitution has erclusirely deiega
.ss ttdsrq,irs capacity Of this nation, may find it
4 5Gsa, to make ccar upon them" We observe BY the
+ .2sfs tia, the An,i-Slavery Society of New Jersey
IS recently adopted the following resolution:-"Re-
I'd. That the Executive Committee be directed to
inmate delegate delegates from this country, to
END the Conference of Anti-Slavery delegates, to be
&si London, Great Britain, on the 18th of June,
&io Was it not for this purpose, also, that the no.
nous Wendall Phillips dispatched by the Adolf
a atsts, of Massachusetts,, we believe, to whom he
Pc an infamous address, disappearing liberty, union,
hat hold precious, as far beneath the nefarious
?scE Of this miserable iaction' These men have
aaoaaced all patriotism in their unholy zeal. They
e sunk the American in the Abolitionist. They
'gnDle no ielow-ctizen, no brother even, except
,ng those OF their own pestilent sect. Yes, there
I'll anger, great, immediate danger.
a"se miserable fanatics invoke against the South
'e.gIon which established servitude among the Is
les. and which did not denounce il at the origin of
H'aanlty Yet the slavery which then prevailed
infinitely worse than the milder form which EXIST
ta'1g Us. II was slavery Of men Of the same race
4'.Eo5' with their masters, who were often their
III .a.as-lt was slavery, which included some ofthe
Sa and most learned men of antiquity. 1t was a
27ty, which invested the master with the power of
ana death. There was law in Rome, which en-
that in the event OF a master being found dead
,a'ks ofvolence upon his body, all the slaves on
- should be put to deaih, ifthe murderer could
~. ~ nd; and we learn from Gibbon, that in the
,gistuS four hundred slarsS slaugh-
:seNer, under this law, without the slightest
~. . ,'aHe OF suspicion attaching to them. Slaves
t.. sn INITIATED to crafty the caprice or taste of
L. oar, Ig"r's They were employed gladators to
r. ,Ae' or to fight with wild beasts for the pub
en- 49,. INT Spartacus, who held the Roman pow
~ an, years, was gladiator who fought his
NH. ,,,no ns'nan slaughter-house. A noble Roman
3ry; u;,I =, augustus is said TO have fed his lam
X.a we Ie'' of his slaves Cato the Elder, famed
II Ii, % simplicity of his manners, and the rigor
d, ola sna Melons, advises his readers to sell
rA,,n,a.s'c SICK slaves; and Putarch in condemning
led IN" .''alion humnneiy observes, that de-
ox W. as much entitled to compassion an
,tatfy &h6 forgot the previous services
srf npoent slaves, and left them to die Of hunger
r. /, cl,, II 10, md hnU