Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-06-30

who neither pe,iiioned for it, nor voted for it but, If
they did either caunot deny that they fully deserved
the fate which their selfish disregard of other mems
rights has drawn down upon them.
[.Nelo York Ere. Post
THE SLAVERY QuEsrIoS AND IRISH REPEAL
Mr. o ConneI as the accredited organ of the Irish
Repeal Association, has taken vefy decided ground
the slavery question communication from the Ame-
rican anti Slavery Society had been laid before the
Association nd also letter from Mr.. Mooney of
the Repeal leaders here. MIR. Mooney had adopted
a somewhat apologetical tone in favor OF slavery,
| which the "Liberator" handled in the following
ner:--
81 tell Mr. Mooney this that if he again
lures single expression IN mitigation OF slavery
from that moment no letter of his shall be
received by this Association (tlear) wish the
Anti Slavery Society Of America should know, that
Association were 10 -pnwav psIi 'na' arS n 12e
there any thing excusng the crime oil slavery IN the
circumstance of lis being inherited in America from
| England What argument is that 10 me, an lrshman:
What authority is it with me, one Of the victims OF
| English tyranny, TO tell me, as mitigation OF the
crime, that it was inherited from England Am the
less surprised at its being committed, or do its grew
appear bit less oppressive on THAI account
(iear, hear) care not whom the Americans inherit
ed the system from; but this know, chat they not
only inherited it originally from England, but they
have since then spread it through States that were not
in existence at the time of their separating from The
mother country (iear, hear) They have, since their
independence, added six seven new slave States to
the Union; and would wish to know from Mr.. Mooney
what participation had England in that (iear hear)
wish to give every thing its due, and ! do not wish
to speak worse Of England than she deserves. "a
laugh) Ard Mr. Mooney cannot, in these States,
apply his English excuse for oppression and viainy
(Heor, hear)
Mr. O'Connell then continued in the following
strain, eliciing, it will be perceived, the most enthu-
siastic applause:
"But there can be no excuse for arocious crime
as that Of keeping any man in savery-oi claiming
ownership in those who made by the same Crea-
tor intended for the same eternity, redeemed by the
sacred blood of the Saviour, made heirs Of the
same promises, and embodied in the covenant OF
the Son of God No; man shall dare to say, that
such beings shall be made the property of their fe-
low man. and treated, not as human beings but as The
brute beast that xpires and then TO have any
other existence. (Hear, and cheers) No; we do not
tolerate it here. We proclaim it an evil and though,
as member of this association, ] am not bound TO
take up any national quarrel, still do not hesitate
to declare my opinions-l never faltered in my own
sentiments. (Cheers) | never said word in MI
tiga ton of slavery in my life, and | would consider
myself The most criminal of human beings if | had
done go. (tlear and cheers) As an individual,
would not hold converse with the person who keeps
slave. (Cheers.) | would not shake hands with
pickpocket. would not consent to treat with
should do with the who makes the life
and labor Of his fellow man his property, instead of
leaving it The property of the being on whom God
| conferred these gifts (1ear hear, and cheers)
am afraid they, Qhe Amercans) never will give up
slavery until some horrible calamity bealls their coun
try and here them against the event. for it is
utterly impossible that slavery can continue much Ion
ger. (Hear, hear) But good Heaven can Itshmen
be found TO justify, or, rather, pnlliate for one
could dare attempt to justify, system which shuts out
the book OF human knowledge, and seeks reduce to
the condition Of slave $500, 900 human beings which
closes against them not only the light OF human science
but the rays Of divine revelation, and the doctrines
which The Son of God came upon earth to pant' The
man who will do 20, belongs not TO my kind. (lIear,
hear) Over the broad Atlantic pour forth my voice,
saying, "Come out of such land, you Irshmen, or if
you remain, and dare countenance the system of sla
very that supported there, will recognise you as
lrishmen no longer" (fiear hear, and cheers) But
is that all that be said against slavery. Can any
thing be more dreadfuy destructive of morality |
am prevented, by the presence in which speak, from
entering as fully into this subject as might, before
select, but less pure auditory than the present
but, ask, can there be morality under system which
prevents The marriage state, where those no are
married to-day may be forced from each other to.mor-
row-where the husband is sold TO one slave owner,
and tine wife to another-and where the children may
be torn from the parents and sent else where Can
there be morality, where the power of the master
the female slave is limited, and where no passion is
so brutal that Il has not The means of its qualification
say the is not Christian-he cannot believe in
the binding law of the decalogue-he NAV 90 10 the
Chapel The Church, and he may up the whites
of his eyes, but he cannot kneel Christian before
his Creator, he would not dare to paliate such
Infamous system. No. America the black spot Of
slavery, rests on your S'nr Spanged Banner-and no
matter what glory you may acquire beneath it, the hide
GUS, damning stain of slavery remains upon you-and
just Providence WILL sooner later, ayeuge itself for
your crime. loud and continued cheers) Sir, /
have spoken the sentiments Of the Repeal Association.
(Renewed cheers) There is not man amongst the
bupdr do 0f thnnc. do hat hn1o
amongst the millions that will belong TO it. who does not
concur in what stated. We may not get money from
America after this declaratcn but, even if We should
not we do not want blood stained money. (Hear,
hear) If they make it condition Of their sympathy,
il there be implied any submission The doctrine of
slavery on our part in receiving remtances let them
cease sending it at once"
| Al the close of his speech, Mr.. O'Copnell said
] "My countsymsn, we deserve better fate than We