Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-04-02

aud art OF the Aboi,tionstS, ask lis the
proceedings of The WORLDS Cosyuxrios, as it is
cautiously called. This Coavg ntion assembled Lon
don in June, 1910. There l33 delegates present
They from every part Of The United Kingdom,
France, Spain, the United States, Hay,i, the British
West Indies, the Manrlius, Sierra Leone and other
parts Of the world Distinguished members Of the
british Parliament and Of the French Chamber of D-.
pu,es took the lead in this Convention In reply 10
the question: how Engl,shmen could affect slavery in
the Southern States Of this Union, they told
"lhat the Abolitonists of the u. ) demanded the AID
=" public opinion of the religious and literary Influence
OF England How this literary Influence is To lie
brought 10 bear, need not inform the House. Under
HE operation Of our copy right laws, the trash Of the
English press is circulated throughout the coEHTp n
the exclusion Of every thing else. And an moi left
ty The Convention to conjecture hos. tie religious ~
2uence ut England operate. quote from
mute account OF the proceedings Of the Convention:
The Rev. John Angel James brousa. up from ere
OF the connlttees Il series Of resolutions on church
discipline rs connected with slavery. These resolu-
tons, which unanimously adopted, after
ed debate, grounded the recognition OF the ',S
spaiial slnuness Of slavery THEY declare that il
The incumbent duty Of christian conmgaies 10 srpa-
rate Shareholders from their cnmilnnon and that chris
tians ought to have fellowship with shareholders.
THIS bow, they say, rs not drawn at yca.nFe, hut
with sure at the very heart Of the Drive
out American slavery ro:a the presence Of the
tuary, and lis doom is sealed.
This, Mr.. Speaker, part Of the plan OF operation
The Shareholder Is 10 be put under the ban 81 the
church, and excommunicatlon IS 70 ~ his doom. What
influence these efforts 10 produce, taoe can answer
who know the control which the church has exertcd.
in every country, the conscences am actions Of
lis neubcrs. Its authority knows no rcbGke, ana Z
,nculcatcs doctrines which admits, III the language IT
Mr.. S:anly, Of no palliat"n or compromise.
Besides these facts, the proceedings OF the worlds
Convention disclose others OF most important chdac-
ter Facts which establish what have asserted, t!lt
this Abolition anatclsm peryades almost every naten
Of the earth. After encouraging and proiiting BY i
Tor centuries all Of sudden they seem to be awaken
ed to lis snulne.s. With inconsistency, which
could characterize fanatics alone they grind 70 the dust
their own subjects and at the time preach up cru
sades against African slavery France, We are tod y
pledged TO emancipation. The only question Is Inc
time and the mode. Denmark has already commenced
the work. Holland and Sweden have but few slaves,
and they will be carried along by the influences "e-
rating around them Spain must io!io"--she . "a
tholic The pope has lately come out against slavery
No one al all acquainted with history need b. told Of
the snpersttous influence winch the Church o. Rome
cxer,s over her devoiees. While these States we're e.
lonics the King Of England refused 10 sanction laws
prohibiting the Save trade. Vow the Queen hGs9ahd
presdes at an Abolition meeting
Mr. Speaker, do no wish to play the alarm'st Were
10 attempt it, | should meet with any thing but sym
oathy from the members OF this House or Their cohs
tuents But Sir the people OF the Southern Stes "i
this confeJeracy ought not 10 be nattenSe 10 VIVA =
passing around them These facts must arrest Their at
ten,on, if they do not excite their vigilance
Before dismiss the reference to the facts disclosed
by the proceedings OF this Worlds Convention aiow
me 10 call the attention OF the House to one Of an IN
nortant character The account to which ] have al
ready referred states From censns, expressly "eh
for the use of the Convention, Of the lngves rom
American slavery, they found to amour, 70 i'ooo
and these numbers daily augmenng. " tonnel
nroposes that these shall be placed by the British o-
yernment on the footing of political refugees Those
who know O'Connelrs influence in the British Go
yernment and are acquainted with the fact that Prince
Albert presdes at Abolition meetings, can foFm some
idea of the chance Of success OF this scheme
have thus, Mr. Speaker, given the House an I'M
,erGac, and fear tedious account of the present ex
lent of Aboltionism. will now ask MS attention Tor
moment To the plan Of operation Of the Aootohists
in this country do this TO trace Governor seward
course and the action OF the legislature OF ~" ioH
directly to their influence, if not 10 their diciaton
This am prepared to do, with certainty winch VIII
DEFY doubt or relutation.
rain by the discussion against slavery at the Morrill,
where il does not exist and amohgs, people WIZ
no LEGAL control over the matter: When he IS ASKED
what hope he has of convincing Southern men, II that
h his object of the sntuness of slavery, when lhey
will no, let him approach them? He answers, quote
from the Annual Report Of the New York Abolition
society for 1899, page 1881
uSuch objections have been numerous from lNe OUT
,t But they misapprehend the scope and power OF
our nlan II is true that the conviction OF the mass
of sia veholders by reason and argument dfecty anu
Exclusively applied to them, IS task utterly noPeess
So ;ntcGent Abolitionsts have ever regarded IT, 10
apply arguments 10 the mass of Shareholders with any
of SUCCESS certain obstacles and shields must
be- removed out of tue way-therc must be TceeheFa'
ton of opinion in the rest Of The 'corld. All ths Is
embraced in the plan of our society The main app'c
cation Of truth first to be made was to the minds oi
those least interested against it, Action upon the
South was rather intended 10 draw forth facts ~ eid
on 20 slavery which should produce results es"'s,
The seed sown there not expected 10 'ese.' ~
the surrounding atmosphere should oe maze s"'!9'e"'
i. ro,m The great work lay and still les at lie
North Whit has thus far been achieved = demon,
,ra,on that free Sntes be, and probably sooE .'
be- abolitonizedhat majority OF the people o. an
oo,s and partes will hold and avow the sentiments
proeesscd By the antslavsry societies. ihe pfl"''.'i
question which arises is-UhW ctect 'F", ShsA
S,o,c If hings hare npon the S!arery II Nc Se'1h
I'm question is answered at great length, and VAN
rcot mlnu,cness in the report from winch am real,
mn The position that abolilionsm at the r2F'i VIZ
onlv confirm the South in its present a'ttuHr = N.Y.
ARMED AGAINST They insist that IS soon rs the 'oftA
i completely abolitionzed, the South VIII i'!i"%
"yen" they say, soften cordially and sincerely c"i
br,ce m opinion in its rcvncncc which, IN me man
cv of lis power, they utterly opposed and de;ied'
The report then goes Into sPec.nca a,h .
how, the North is 10 operate Gpon The SCUM:
.pr,e nm suficien. counter.interest TO those WHICH
now drive them to oppose abolitionisi' ....
.sThe first treat interest which the abohion'zfd
North will bring 10 bear upon the South IS thai Wien
belongs to the power and patronage oil me Fsae,1'
Government The North has majority OF The people,
majority Of seats in the House Of esp'se'a "a, "s
IA absolutely able to appoint both the fresiu""'
Vice President This zs. she @G hs % eon s ioc o.
o,r conntrv Here motive o. immense po"ei W
be- the politicians of the Son and ,ye be-
sngulary prolific Of politicians no wa, ~en ~ne,ed
s snns Of as eanno, but be efficient in connexon with
others Let it not be said that the sSe'1 he North
thSs BECOME .hois south. 1t should not be forgotten
gre q s ns s s Of s s's
some lar, siares These people never 90 70 .hs
ps peas will tn, s ss ss1,
memt ppragsrasanatryes N Conrres TSsy wll Their
form form 'oeS@po5sen' an esjeeAs ''spo''A horoscope
70 rT Tf aSSSnt is hAp fesen,ed that the presen
uricSof slaves fs'tae great obstacle TO emanc'Pa
!. b Destroy their value say the Ab'''on'S's' aH'
von disposest,e South to abolition
s.Tho ,scenSancy of Abolitionsm at the North VII