Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-07-25
RICHMOND DAILY WING.
NO. III.
Sts'sry aud 't' 1'~sdy e".'dsrsd as question: Of Pe-

The e,pererco " all tgSs aud nations believe d.
mon''rs'' that the worA dees by slaves. though sp
p'sn To eost only their maintenance, . la tho eud the
dearest Il am. "--Ss,iiA's Weslti ef Nai,ers
Having IN my h's nunbsr sh.wn that tho decline of
E'srru Vgnisn owing to the irnd,nee Of Slavery will
now proceed to trace tho which this csu.. opc
rates, in order to prove that the effect must AWAY, CONT
nao while the cause remains IL may BE- laid down NJ On
axiom proved by tho experience Of all ages in od
nary state OF society free sbour than savo la
bonr Consequently when free abour into conpe-
huoh VITA slave hbouT, this iomer will prevail, and ihose
who depend upon the latter will he impoverished. Adven.
uiou' circumstances may for season prevent bis reut.
but in the OF time II must be inevitable. In tho
first Se,irmcot Of country aboer is generally high;
ing the scarcity OF hands aud the ehespnes. Of land
The coonst. u Maryland aud virsnis being formerly a.
tho only producers Of Tobacco aud oil Ut them being
able obtain land, under strong indueemen, to
procure slaves to assist IN a.. cultivation.
Ia this case there was eomps,ou and the Ugh price
produce enabled them to support expensive system OF
cu'ston; but the case Is otherwise now and may safe
y be affirmed that Ia Maryland aud v-,o, tb,,, !, nan
advantage to be gsinod by the employment, OF slave labor
on tho contrary, great loss susianed and there was
no demsnd for slaves To supply ia. Southern Market tho
price would decline low that Slavery would cease
In . few years.
Le, sny calculate tho in,ers., on tho value Of
gang OF slaves the present the OF food cloth,
Ing. Dociora bills and lost me; and mid this the pro-
portionste expense Of keep them at work
aud plan for hcm aud lac will ind that At.
OF work might be done at less expense ard with far
s.sfacion, by free labour In this estimate the interest
heir value lair calculation because the propri. tor
must either purchase adults, keep the supply by
en-, vou,, o,.. md l., .;,.., -. 4. "a, -, .
the invalids and tho deerepm.
The Hon. Henry Clay, addcs, before the Coloni
zAton Society OF Kentucky, has clearly and foreiby deli
heated the dissdy OF slave l,bou, 1, ,.
language;
AS laborer the slave feel, that h. ,o for hi,
massr and not oi himself; that the laws do recognize
u" capacity ID acquire and hold property. which depends
,h ,, ~ H. US o. n p'op'eoi' aas 'hat oil
ib,, whether .ieL a, veil In nm. Of :, 80, - hI
his master in bound 10 pr,yid, for him by IN, ali go .,,
influence of self interest He i, pen-,.y ,b.,,I.
different II, IN. adv, ~, ,,,.n.s, 8 -, 80 49,. "
ter being cun,-nied II h. can ..r,n. h., t,l..,, -
chlstisemc nj by car.l,., and ,oysniv ,.,G,,, ~ rs
duties This IS the sa,e of tho relation be,w ,en ,ss ,S
slave prc,crbed by In. law nj IL. 49,. - ,s =;
The REASON al thi,ys Th.,. me-. ,,J,nr,siI. -.
captions in which IN. sl.x. d,d;e,,,, L,,,i, - r
fer with y-.lou. and ,.,.,,,. ,,s",;.n - -
TO the slave with patsn,aI and rfc,nn,,. ,t,.Ln.n,
but il my purpose 10 sneak OF the g,,,,I 49,, -, b.
unfortunate relation.
That labout i, best in which IN. l,bo,., L, b. all,
derive the profit, Of M, industry The, ~. .n,,, a.
ponds upon his diligence, nm, III. ,.,v,,, - H. -,
duty. lie has every motive 10 excite him "a cd
10 animate HIN in prrs.yercnce n. Inous ,h, e - -
treated badly he can exehans bis .,pnlny., f ,. ,xh
will better estimate his services and ths, h. go
!. his u be distributed by himself a. N, n,,.. ,no
wi
In word lie feels that he Is free scent win ,gh,, and
privileges aud .enyibities Wherever IN. on,on ,;,,s -
employ at on equal hirc free or slave labor tho ,rr- will
be decidedly preferred for the reasons already ,.d 4,
IA NOR, cnp,be mon. dilyent ,u,,. f,.,h,,i . -, -.
resptc CT more worthy of cvnfdsnr. wy
1T Is behaved that nowhere IN the farming oo,,;on Of
the United States would slave lobout he vcne,nl .,Iv
ed If the pruuretor ~er. nat t.,n,,.J a. r,iso - E ~
high price m the southern make, which -. - M ~ ~
own."
'Tb.,. M. ,,.o, ,,,,,. ,,..,s.. -, . -,
,I-.. m =, -' VIZ ~ NO. 'oi a"'
e u'en save. 10 southern trader, nor
sePaSe mem 'ofeo' from Their homes AMI connections.
They also conscious that slaves are improbable pro
perry yet the high price Sc, upon ,bem is an m
hold Them IN pos,es.iop A. , man. $4,000 I
style Of living are generally in pr,nor,ion ~ The o;i
win. of his oIo,cr,v re-, -, ,'r.. - -,
oot wilins sell tbei, sI,,ss &c., -. 49, ~
canning mon, and maze ,r,b,,,,.,J ,,,I 49, So
Their, Tor debt and they fail INTO IN. hands oI ,n bo
tafIic M human flesh IN mu.t uls IA, ,cL ,,,
ther, are those m the community :, no mi . , -, 80
tice of selling slaves NJ th,i, ou, -, 81
Nroft upon them with ss much sang lrod ms ,buyb ih
were cattle Thus we see ,ba, N, iney,hl. r.s,, C ~
Slave system IN ILo l,u,nv S,,ss i, IN - 'e
of slsr.s for tie South.Tn MAIL, ,.gmI,r t.s -
bus,ne,, II Va, xerc mn, ,ccns,r,n.d Zoo !, - $50 ~
this state Of thugs we could moi v,,bou .,,, ,I ~
this destesabl, tIaiiie in IN, He.b and bIoJ Of 81 80,
creatures, Ii Is not NV nut,o,e IN ,b,.c 80, - ri
much upon iii, moral aSo,c OF nh. ,,,s L, :, A.
obvious 10 every mind .ai this I,nic mas a,n,oa1,nr
influence upon all who ere concerned i, H. and tho %
pe Of Stats greatly dpsnden, upon the tone OF il,
aom,.,,c say. I'll "a ,Sa -, 80 ~ ,S ev VI NC
40 nI.I
be innrious 10 the public welfare II ,his corcI 49,
correct, IL IL incumbent upon The p.on. AZ 49, -
prohbit the slave trade within our bor5rrs h.,n IS ~
d-mor.l;,ny ,,ndencv ia Js,r,..c,i ,. e VI us
vast amount Of misery 1t incts upon ts bouce,, Tin.
II i. obvious that tho demand Tor slave, in III. Soh
must de pend upon the profit derived from The cuv,,o
OF the great Southern staples Cotton and Suy,r The
supply of these articles for the markets of Enron. and
me:cs was formerly produced acos, entirely by ,l,ve 4,
Dor, and the pnce ke pit up Tor want of competion
Within few years this state OF thing. h, cLang,d d.
production Of cotton in BRUSH India hiss been st,,dv
advancing, and eoris are now being made which cannn,
fail in the end prodvce the most serious 70
this country.
Whatever may be cur feeling in regard 10 this sub;ee
the duty Of the political economist TO consider il a,n
lively, and the the people 10 adapt our policy "a
the circumstances in which we may be placed Tine fo
lowing extract of letter fIom the celebrated Cl,Ikson
dated June l3 lS43 I'll. extent of The cotton euI
turo in India and the results that are likely TO ensue
at has pleased Him who governs the desnies Of empires
10 employ inscruble and e calculated on by u.
produce events OF the greatest importance mankind
aud amongst these rejoice HAT tho government OF India
seli should have nobiy thought of granting freedom Ia