Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-08-10

This deposition makes Il appear that was only
on board on Sunday, which 10 false. for boarded
the Main to &c, force, and could not &c, on hoard
until Sunday evening". lie says did no, do my
duty. Now, It never was intended nor expected
that every hole and corner OF avesssl should DC in
spccted, Tor many Of these vessels loaded with
eargoes that prevent a thorough inspection.
Inc fact Of the Inspectors being board aud
being expected on board will prevent the taking Of
slaves. Aud will venture the assertion that during
the continuance Of this Inspection Law that not one
slave is carried from the State in eoastng vessel.
The assertion that was &C oompaRied by set OF
"armed myrmdons and desperadoes' is as false rs
us author is villainous. Tothose who know them,
need say nothing; nor is il necessary TO say moe
than have already said But IL is said he had raid
the inspection fee in York River. IL the payment
Of ON inspection Eco one hundred and hny miles
south Of us is to exempt vessels from Inspection
after they have gone to sea- beyond the jurisdiction
OF Virginia, aud returned TO our harbour. acts
permit TO these men TO come into our waters when
they cannot bc inspected, and carry of our slaves
with impunhy-l have Inspected many that had
certificates Of inspection and required no fee; but
did not choose to be so kind to entertaining
opinions such as these men did. And hero again
had the opinion OF the Commonwealth Attorney,
that III ought and had perfect right TO demand IL"
When the exposed situation of the Eastern Shore
oil Virginia Is known il is known that from
! any OF our numerous harbours in fifteen minutes
from the time vessel sets sail she may be on the
broad Atlantic, bound TO that State whose Goyetn~
or and Laws will habour and protect them, would
il he strange, is unIeasona BILE. to suppose that
those mad fanatics Of the North might employ these
very men 10 entce away our slavesi And have
they not the means1 when one society in one
day raise by collection forty, thousand dol
lars to effect their hendish purposes. Prevented
from disseminating their ncendiary publications
through the mails, is it unlikely that they will em-
ploy these very men to scatter them throughout the
South. Several Of these coasters have told that
the Abotionists have brought their pamphlets on
board and begged them to distribute them in the
South. And are they men OF such high character
as to afford guarantee that need have fears.
IL was but last summer that heard the celebrated
Gesset Smith say that he had hs abolition CORES.
pondents IN the South East Tennessee) and all they
wanted was to get them TO read the abolition pa
pers. have perhaps said much, aud many things
that ought to have omitted, but on this subject,
have perhaps been carried away too much by my
feelings.
II have put wrong construction upon the in
specton law, have only 10 bs convinced that those
whose advice have followed are in error; no one
will be more willing to than shall be; but
until then. shall pursue the same course have
heretofore followed. II the inspection law cannot
reach them, and they interfere with, and carry of
our slaves, in the language OF our Governor, we
can, and will, "apply tho TORCH" The Sun md
other papers that have published any Of these &C.
counts, will do me the justice publish my reply.
THOS. Il. CHOPPER.