Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-05-07

o;,,o. h,,,ns M, wise in them u change their po-
lcv The census aad ether authentic doco'hth ms s'o"
that in all instances WHICH The States nave cnahssu
the former relation between the two races, he conoi
non f Tho Arr,cnn ust.ad of being improved has be
come r,orss They have been invariably sunk mo
vice. and pauperlstn, accompanied oy .he o"uNy ana
mental in ac,ons incident ononsss'
,,,,,r and ;aiocy to n degree without example: whie
a Cat, which have retained the ancient re-
I,,;on Ibsv have improved greatly IN every respect
N nnmhs1 comfort, intelligence, and motels-as the
rl,u,nu facts taken from such sources, VIII SefVe 70
illustrate: -, .r.a ;i;,a md IN
The number of deaf and dumb b!ind' 'dio'S, ano III,
,na nr ,ba NEGROES in the States that have changed
49, -, ,eI,lion between the races, is one out OF
go n,eiy.six: while IN the States adherng 10 II, II
10 one out Of every six hundred and seVenly-'"o
n one m favor OF the latter, us compareu VIII"
the former. 1890, 49,. Hind ;do,s
"a 80 in The States that have have changed the
rsl,,o, ia one in every FIVE hundred and anyone
h,nr npsrly six one against the Tree DICKS III 'e
same States. ,t I'D d,mh
Hind IDIOTS and insane paupers and in PRISON, IN the
S,,o that have changed, is out OF every one nun
AGA and 6lty-four; twenty-five to one against Inc
fo,mar n, compared with the laiter :.
Taking the tgo extremes oil NORM anu so".,m
-. S,..s of Name the number of negroes returned
80 ds,f and dumb, blind, insane, and idiots, oy the
IF 1870 s out of every twelve and ID fio-
Id hv the same return, is one out OF every eleVeh
Hundred md five ninety two to enc IN favor o. Tue
slaves in Florida, as compared with the ifee o'acAs II"
Maine. ,, A.. :, Mas
s,cbuses where the change i'll the ANCIENT eialio u
| I'm ,,yo races was first nude, (now more than Sky
veora s;nce where The greatest zeal has oeen e1n'o''
Cd IN tbeir behalf and where their nhmper IS comp
,aI, few (bui latte more than 9 0UO III poPuialoh
40 00 The condition OF the African race is amongst
Inc mos, wretched by the latest authentic accounts
there was of every twen'y-onc OF the oacR Po
pulaon in i9lls houses oil correction ann one oa'
of very thirteen either deaf and dumb, NINA, oo''
insane or in prison On the other hand, the census
,cd other authentic sources of Information estaoi's"
the fact, that the condition of the African race ,nr"ug"
ont all the States where the ancient relation oe."e
the two has been retained, enjoys degree VI "'"i
and comfort which may well compare win the iaoo,
ing population of any country IN Chtistenoom enu'
!, NAV be added that in other conditoa, or W any
other age country, he's the negro race ever
SO high an elevation IN morals, Intelligence VI e'''A
ton. r A., .oo =,
If such be the wTe,ched condition OF the race IN
their changed relation where their number IS coihpa,
uyely few and where so much interest IS ih.h"esteu
for their improvement, what would u DC J" t"o
States where the two races are nearly equal III -
and where in consequence, would necessarily spnng
IN mutual fear, jealousy and hatred among them: -
nav in truth, be assumed as maxim, ihht Two 'doe
differing greatly, and 10 so many respects cau""
possibly exist together IN the same country w'e'e
numbers are nearly equal without the one oe,hg su0J
| In the other. Experience uu5 proven, WA
yshon. in which the one is subjected to the other IN
the saveholdng States, is consistent with ne peace
md safety of both with great Improvement u ,'e ~
ferlor while the experience proves tlni Tue
lstion which is the desre and object OF Great b-
tain 10 substitute in lis stead, in this and all oher coui
tries under the plausible name cf the abolition oil STU
yery would Gf did no; destroy the inferior oy con-
acs to which II would ead recucc 1t TO The extremes
of vice and wrechedness In this view OF the snoeo''
il NAV be asserted that what is called slaverys ID re-
atty political institution essential 10 the pence safely
and prosperty Of those States of the Union IN wh'cn
i exists Without then controyertng the w,sdom ana
humanity of the policy of Great Britain so Tar as nst
own possessions are concerned i. may be saieiy a.,
Grmed without reference to the means by which IT
would be effected, that could she succeed IN accom-
olshing, in the United States, wha. she aTo@s u -
be her desire and the object Of her constant exero"S
TO effect throughon. the world, so far from beng WISE
or humane she would involve in the greatest caiamry
tie whole country, and especially the race when II IS
the owed object Of her exefttnns TO he neht
The undersigned avails himself Of this occasion I"
rorey 10 the Right Hon Mr. Paaenham the assurance
Of his distinguished consideration