Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-12-20
THE SUBJECT OF SLAVERY.
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FRoN THE ALExASDRIA GAZETTE.
We have long seen that this subject was again to
come up in Virginia for discussion and that, if the
Northern fanatics would keep their hands of, and
let the matter alone, we should probably in our
day see some important move in the Old Dominion
IN relation to the negro population. The Richmond
Uhig, with manliness which we admire. even if
we do not adopt all its feelings, or Jump to all its
conclusions, and even if we should recommend a
far greater degree Of caution than it seems to think
necessary in even approaching the question, does
not appear willing to wait to another fine for de-
bate, but takes up the subject at once. The Whiq
publishes communication, and after stating that its
opinion is that slavery is to the land which
is cultivated by it, thus continues
But moi for the anaica assigned by the Northern
Aponuohss not because there was any scnptual moral
san IN slavery Itself not because slavery is perfectly
concable with republican liberty which, Sparta showed il
promotes instead Of dmnishes for no sicky sentimental
feeling for the slave HIMSELF who the average of life bet
ter OH better cared for liable fewer affections than his
VINO IN Virginia at least ought to be called the slave,
and The slave the master BUT, because community can
greatly flourish and prosper where youth are brought up in
denc and to regard manual labor and mechanic trades
as dshonorabe because slaves employed the
labor OF the community This the great and cingine curse
OF slavery lenervates and youth Of The re-
public causes them to rely every turn even to the bring
ing OF pitcher Of water from the WELL or brushing their
Shoes upon negro, instead of upon themselves They
W IN energy, helpless, and when their
patrimony squandered, almost sure to be- from the
habits denes and extravaganza egendcrcd by the existence
OF slavery they become drones here cmgrae to the West
10 seek the fortune they rarely find and never de-
serve 10 md What again, be greater let and hin
dance 70 the vgor Of community Than the imparinq the
value Of the mechanic and handcrs the citizen by the
employment of slave labor in them Its effect naby Is 10
expe from Its BOSOM greater less degree artisans and
mechanics sound, patriotic and enlightened class of men
whose multiplication and prosperity ought 10 be studied by
every wise lawgiver."
The Whig concludes its nervous article, which
viii doubtless attract great attention. with the fol-
lowing remarks:
these sentiments expect the demnciaon Of those
VINO vndicate slavery upon South Carolina principles Let
come. We despisc il did in 1891, when we
proclaimed them, and when they backed by people and
Legislature They the sentiments Of ashnpon JEFF
son. Madison and all the great and good Of that age They
are the only sentiments which, put execution can render
Vrgnia the first and greatest commonwealth on this contnent
Without this she may make violent efforts to restore herself
but she will continue to sink sink sink in the scale Of ma
IONS not TOR the sacc but our own race the wHrTxs
90 we wish to see them practically carried into execution
roy me one however let slavery remain Require the
emancpafed to leave the Sate let the blacks continue as
slaves rather than free negroes collectively the most worth
less and least available Of all classes Above all let the
ecrabe tribe Of Northern Aboonsts keep hands of and mot
presume to interfere in what does not concern them We
would not take good itself their dicaton Their in
reference m 1882 ruined every thing, from the first they
have proved blight to all they touched"