Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-06-30
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DOMESTIC INTERESTS.

There is one subject in which ! hope we cal
all concur-Whigs, Democrats and Neutrals
II is in the want of better system OF Ponce
While we are quarrelling with each othe
about the abaltion principles OF certain can
didates for high offices, the enemy Is at work !
- .--nm Of our city. The time was whe
.ime IS passiDg ,, ,:.ad inaeiher happily. Tha
reauy io' way. If, indeed, il be not al
away slaves e.. ab 20 8fHAn29d IS fast be
all sympathising and fraternizing with tb
slaves belonging TO the city, and those brough
from the country and hired here. Every pla
which can be adopted by this fraternity, to rem
der the slaves unhappy and disafected toward
their masters, is resUrted to, without scruple-
and yet evcry theft, burglary, robbery or muir
der, is set down to the ineticency Of the Pc
lice. No man turns his attention TO the rea
authors of all these troubles Every one con
| tents himself with complaints against IN,
| Mayor aud Police, and cards in his kitchen
| Perhaps, one or two free negroes, runaways, OF
| slaves, unlawfully, on his premises, corruptine
| his own, and plotting schemes Of theft anC
elopement. | ask, what can an ordinary Police
DO against population OF twelve thousand
slaves, free negroes mulatloes, aboitionists, ia
natics and felons, fraternized and interviewer
together, for the common purposes of plumber
| and elopemenI What can they do, WHY
| they can't record half the offences committed
much less arrest the offenders, or protect the
property of the city. And who steps forward
TO give aid or counteDancc 10 their exertons;
or who attempts 10 frown down the wicked
works of these fanatics; Nobody Talk abou,
correcting The existing evils, and probably hall
the people you speak 10 will tell you that we
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slave State; and yet propose 10 send off the FREQ
negroes, and the reply will be, "Oh let the
poor devils alone!' Mark this, that many Of these
people Will hire free negro to do Tor rather
half do) job Of work at half price, while a
good white mechanic or slave may 60
unemployed. The white mechanic would cxprc
lar price tor his labor, and not to siea 10 make
up his losses; and The owner Of the slave mocha
mic, Tor The same reasons, would expecr Iemu.
neralins compensation Abolilionists and lana-
Tics there are, and many Of them too, who cling
10 he tree negroes and do every thing they can
10 retain mem among us as liriRs example,
more PERSUASIVE Than argument as a fact k,io,cn
10 ereyp slars, more patent than any reaSon-lha,
nrgroes can be Tree Thus, in The most ellectu-
al manner, they subvert the laws OF the land, and
are daily destroying The rights Of shareholders
though insidious means, which by open arsu
menl they dare not Go. Who knows what arsu.
men,s, what plots, what schemes, and what con.
spiracies, The dead hours OF Every night, in an
hundred secret hiding places, may produced And
yet The Mayor and police are TO be held account.
able at The bar OF thai public opinion, which,
through misapplied sympathy, has built up the
causes of these mischieis, and vet
susiains them! oh, deIuded, gued and plum.
dered people thai we are When shall we learn
wisdom
Many people in the city are low enough and base
enough 10 iraternze with the negroes, and en-.
innumerable lhefts, robbcries and bur.
glaries, for the purpose OF purchasing The plumber
OF nights and Sundays, with gaiskcy and other
fancy articles suitable for that species OF trade
And, yet, many OF these people are licensed 10
carry on various branches OF business in The city.
The vauablcs Of every mans household are
known 10 bands oil free negroes and other ielons.
Most OF the cooks are debased By drunkenness or
Ireachery to their masters, and thus information
OF The quantity and availability o! every mans
plate, jewelry, &c, may be communicated 10
these bands OF elons by the servants Is il. there.
fore, wonderful that negroes are almost daily run.
ming off, or That masters should be constantly SELL
ing servants for disobedience, hehs, assaults and
higher crimes, not made public q
Every good man should begin 10 look 10 The end
nt these lhings-we have seen the beginning
Wake up, good people, 10 your interests. Try
and take care of yourselves and net talk yainly
about peculiar interests. Act!
A SUFFERER.