Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-10-25

place. and then The white. woaId be broas hi M com
| plete subsection to the backs contest wou'S
inevitably ensue bet~oen the two races, civt war
eMnage, pill,ge. eonhasra ion. devas'aton ard !h'
ultimate determination OF expulsion OF tho blacks
| Nothing IL more certain. Ard arc not these evil
Tar greater than the mid aud continually mprorinf
state OF slavery which exist m this country Say
CONTINUALLY Improving; for II this gratifying pro-
srcss IN the ameliorstion OF the condition OF the
slaves ha- been checked IN soma Of the States, The
responsibility must attach to the unfortunate esiia-
tion OF the subject Of abolition. In consequence o.
IT, decreased vor in the police and further restraints
have been imposed; and do believe gradual em
aneps,ion (the only method Of liberation that hs'
ever been thought safe or wise by any body in any
OF the slave States) has been postponed half cen
| fury.
Without any know ledge Of the relations which I
stand to my slaves, or their individual condition,
you, MIR Merjenhall, and your associates who have
been active IN getting up this petition, eau on me
| forthwith to hberate the whole OF them. Row let
| ME tell you that some half dozen OF them. from
age, decrepitude in6rmity, are wholly unable to
gain livelihood for themselves, and are a heavy
charge upon me. Do you think that should con-
form TO the dictates Of humanity, by Kidding myself
| OF that charge, and sending them forth into the
world with the boon Of liberty, to end wre,ehed
existence in s,arvation1 Ano,herc lass is composed
of helpless infants, with or without improvidcni mo-
theirs. Do you believe as q christian that should
perform my duty towards them, by abandoning them
| TO their fatt7 Then, their is another class who
would not accept their freedom II would give It TO
them. have for many years owned slave that !
wished would leave me, but he will not. What shall
| do with that class7
What my treatment Of my slaves j. you may learn
from Charles, who accompanies me on this journey,
and who has travelled with the greater par,
| ofthc United States and in both the Canadas, and
has had thousand opportunities, II he had chosen 10
| embrace them, to leave me. Excuse me, Mr Men
denhall, for saying that my slaves are as well fed
and clad look sleak and hearty, ami quite as
civil and respectful in their demeanor and as little
disposed TO wound the feelings Of any, one, MS you
are. (Great and continued laughter and arplouse.)
| Let me recommend you, sir, TO initiate the BENG
VIOLENT example Of the society Of friends in the Indss
Of which you reside. Meek, gentle, emSuej with
the senuins spirit OF benign religion, whilst, IN
| principle they are firmly opposed 10 slavery, they
do not seek to accomplish its extinction by foul epi'
thets, coarse and vulgar abuse and eross cslumny.
Their ways do not lead through blood, revolution
and disunon. Their bread and comprehensive phi
lanihropy embraces, ns they believe, the good and
the happiness OF the white well The black race
giving TO the one their commsseraton, 10 the other
their kindest sympathy. Their Instruments oie not
those OF detraetion and of wa, but oi peace, per-
suasion, and earnest appeals 10 the charities OF the
human heart UuambIiious, they have no political
objects or purposes 10 suhServe. My intercourse
with them through life has been considerable, inter
csiing and agreeable; and venture to say that no
thing could have induced them, e, a society, what
ever q few individuals might hav5 been tempted TO
do, TO seize the occasion OF my Casual passage
SNabC, 10 Ouct me p-FSoull
This part Of MIR Clay's speech was listened to
with deep and absorbing attention. aud was follow ID
by .oud bursts oil applsuse.l
! resptct tho motives OF rational abnonis;s,
who are actua,ed by sentiment Of devotion 10 hui
man liberty, although | Jeolora aud depIecate The
consequences of the asiiatins OF the question. I
have even many friends among thsn. But they are
not monomaniacs who, surrenderng themselves TO
single idea, look altogether 10 the bl,ek side OF
human life. They do not beeve that the sum
total nil and all enlicitlde ahOud
be abolition. They believe that there duties
&c perform towards the white man vel as the
black. They want good government, good admi-
nssra,ion, and the general prosperity OF Their eoun
try.
shall, MIR Mendenhall, take your petition into
respectful and deliberate consideration; but before
come TO final decsion | should like TO know what
you and your associates are willing 10 do for tho
slaves in my possession, il should think proper to
lbera,s them. l own about fifty, who are probably
worth fifteen thousand dollars. To turn them loose
upon society. without any means OF subsistence or
support would be an act OF cruelty. Are you will
ling TO raise and secure the payment of fifteen
thousand dollars, for their benefit, II should free
them1 The security Of the paymen, Of that sum
would materially les:en the obstacles in the way OF
| their emancipation.
And now, MIR Mendenhall, must take respect.
| full leave of you. We sepataic as we have met,
| with unkind feelings, no excited anger dis.
satisfaction on my part, whatever may have been
your motives, and these refer to common Judge
above, to whom we ore both responsible. Go home,
and mind your own business and leave other PEG
| pie to lake care of theirs. Limit your benevoen
exerlions 10 your own neighoorhood. Within that
circle you will find ample scope for the exercise OF
a.! your charities by up the tears Of the affliet
ed widows around you, comfort the no pess ofpha d.
co:hc the naked, and feed and help the poor, black
! and white, who need succor. And you will be a
better and wiser man than you have this day shew
IRapturous applause followed the conclusion Of
| the speech
American CREpIr.-Ths New York Tribune,
OF the 20th says that MIR Robinson, the Loan GENT
came home in the Britannia. Ho says that nobody
would even tax about the loan. Private letters
| state that oil moneyed men would frown upon any
attempt 10 take loan from this country until some
thing is done in relation 10 the regulating States.
For Pennsylvania there was some demand at III,
and Indiuna at 20, and Illinois at 49, could DO sold
| to some extent. When MIR Robinson first started
On this hopeless GRAND, it was predicted his mis-
sion would be failure. Aside from that, II seemed
almost i'm pujenI for Americans to ask for loans in
Europe, when they had voluntarily destroyed their
own credit, by Reputation" and impaired all con-
f1enee in their financial honesty, ss vel! as skill
by the losses which foreigners have suffered by
their banking institutions.
John Quincy .AdIms Gad the Rhode Island T,ni
fOrs.-we take wish sres, satisfaction, from the
Boston American, the following explicit Tefut.tIon
OF foul SANDER upon MIR Adams, which has been
promu gated by the Locofocs papers. The sage OF
Quincy the true hearted and hoBsst American, we
were very sure, could never countensfce the trea-
cherry and cowardicc OF Dor and his parlissns; aud
yet the boldness aud aujacly with which the story
was circulated by the organs Of the party Of tine
staggered US. We are glad, row that the denial
has appeared, that the charge was made. Mr.. Al.
ans support would indeed have proved q power OF
siren 9TH for the traitors OF Rhode Island and would
have weakened, feagfully weakened, the ties which
bind this Union together. HIS reputation Of their
iraotous designs IS but another proof how entirely
the true men Of the country dis.pprove and oppose
all attempts 10 convert our prese ut system OF 60
yernment into q mere 'mobocfacy'-k. Y. .1fns,.
THE RHODE ! LAND TRAIToRs-A statement
has been going thc rounds OF the LocofOco press,
which sezss every semblance Of apology for their
encourag ement OF domestic treason nnd cowardly
traitors, tina, the Hon. John Quincy Adams had
ayowsd his belief that Dor, the hero Of Chtpachtt
was tho Tigh.ful and lawful Governor of Rhode -.
land, und the Legislature who eoon,enanecd his
treason was the constitutional Assembly of that
Slate. We can state from the most uLq je.tou,d
authority that THEIR Is NOT ONE WORD OF
TRUTH IN THEIR ASSERTIONS AND
THAT MR.. ADAMS'S OPINIONS ARE III
RECTLY THE REVERSE. Mr. a. 10 an old
friend to Dulee J. PsaIee, who resigned bis seat 10
the Foundry Legislature, and h,s therefore consent.
ed 10 defend him against the charge Of high treason
for which no has been sussned.
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SUN NJ AIRY.
VIM POLLEN was committed TO Jail at Raleigh, on
| Monday last charged with killing a MIR Lewis, ut q
corn. shuckng on Saturday night