Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-10-06
Ear III, En1ujyer.

scheme 10 reality j., mean what would The
aboliionisis do, il there was no barrier in lnei.
way and they had full swing2 Wuuli they al
once emancipae all the slaves, and pu! them IN
an equality with the whites, in all social, civil,
and political rishls7 The free negroes OF The
North are not on an quail footing with he whites
in social, civil, and poll lea rights. The lree-ne
gro oi HE North is not entitled 10 vote, or il
entitled to vote is not eligible 10 0lce; if he be
50 eligible yet in dcl he never is eject
ed. Inferior 10 The white in political rish;s, he
he is sill further from an equality in other rights.
In Virginia aud The South, the rights OF the tree
negro ale sill more limited. Now is il he scheme
OF the abolionisls 10 put lie emancpaed ne
groes OF the South on level with Inc 'reeae-
sroes Of Virginia, or on level with the fee ne
gtoes OF The North, or on an entire and absolute
equality with the whiles2 Ii The scheme is Only
10 bring the emancipated slave 10 The standard o!
the Ics-negro OF Virginia, it is 10 be observed
that The iree.negro element Of The population
whether of the Nor or the South, is conlessety
and VIGOROUSLY unprincipled debased and pre-
fisale. The almshouse, the jail, and The pen.
Tertiary attest This.
But if the comparatively few, The mere hand.
full OF tfec-nesroes, al present 10 be found in The
Union, are SO degraded how much worse would
that caste become, when il embraced the leemiDo
millions Of the South suddenly emancipaled en-
mass2 Nor would this evil be confined 10 the
South, out this unfortunate and pesten, race Of
tree-negroes, overlooking Mason and Dixon'S
line, would deluse The Northern States, and blight
that beautiful and prosperous country with lis
miltew! Would not their competition reduce
The wages OF white lahoT, and their association
degrade the mechanical trades, and other INDUS
trial occupalions2 When igntranr, indolenl, hum
cry, squalid and degraded blacks began 10 polu,e
The puTlieus OF The cities, and % ill almshou>es,
trea1mil's, IalIs and penilenliaries, and 10 keep
The execulion.f busy-lhen might the abolition
Isl begin 10 repent OF his fanalical philanthropy,
and 10 eIecrate his own miserable benefciarieS.
Do We not remember how Don Quixofe suffer
ed from The ungraletul iniclions OF the string OF
galley slaves, whom his indi.creet 5enevoience
had set a, large? 1.-THE scheme OF the abolition.
ISIS is 10 put the mass Of Inc slaves on an equai-
~ with the iree-negEoes Of Virginia, il Will be
depriVing them OF Inc advantages ut slavery
without giving Them The benefits Of lreedom-
This mongrel condition, lowering in an eternal
twilight between slavery and freedom is worse
than slavery ITSELF IL is notorious tha. the slaves
10 Virginia are better of in more comfortable
condition, and more contented than the tree-ne.
groes. That there are few Of The frec-nesroes
who are honest and Industrious e>limable and
respectable, is not denied. But | speak OF the
bulk Of that unfortunate caste.
But in the next place lei il be supposed that il
is The scheme OF The abolitionisrs, whether della
ded philanlhropiSs or malignant iCcendiaries; let
II be supposed that their scheme is TO raise the
mass OF The emancipaed slaves-the newly.mate
freedmen OF The South-to a degree on The scale
equal with The most highly favored Tree neeraeS
oil The North, where they are entitled 10 vote and
perhaps are even eligible TO office. II is plain
that while il may be quite harmless 10 invest tie
comparatively few sporadic blacks OF the North
Win these rights where, fortunately they are So
small faction OF The population, YET 10 invesr
the teeming millions OF The negroes OF The s. hole
Souh ignorant, gross and degraded as they are
Ill II were pfaclcd ble-would be an act ofioiiy
so monstrous as al once 10 reyolulionize and sui
lect the whole franc work OF society and laws
II We can conceive OF legislation rep0sin2 on
such basis, thai legislation mus. be degraded in
proportion 10 the degradation OF this new ele.
menl OF The constituency. II We can imagine 50
prepoSierous and impraclicabIe chimera, We
can only associate with it the image OF a long
polar night OF barbarous ignorance, lerocious al-
achy and wild chaos. The idea OF a legisia-
lure composed OF whites and negroes, in,ermin-
gled like The white and black keys OF a piano
forte, is too much for the gravity OF any counIe
nance.
The emancipation OF so vast q number OF ne.
srces would a once, from The universal bank
ruptcy that must ensue, throw great number Of
them out OF employment. The land would
swarm with ebony bcssars lazzsroni and thieves;
highway robbery would be an ordinary vocation,
and sable bandltti would Turk in the hideous sha>
dows OF The forest. Many would perish By cold,
disease, Starvation, neglect and intsmperance =
Enduei with persona freedom, So far as 10 be de-.
pendent on their own exerlions for livelihood,
~ "A ~
still doomed 10 perpetual inferiority in social
and political rights. Even il The laws OF the land,
prohibiting intermarfiase with The whites, were
abrosated, The law Of nature would inlerpose an
insufnuunlabic barrier between The two races =
The bia csS, finding themselves sill The viclIms
OF labor and penury, and degradation an, ,c c :.
SWnI~T1uaa, dfifst, ilseeecdom and Ihey
would be III materials Tor The wicked machine
lions oil the incehdlary anarchist, or The fatal de.
Iusions OF some wooliy headed prophet II il be
supposed that The emancipaled blacks should i'm
prove in their social and Intellectual characters
and condition, II Ii certain that in the line OF ad-
vancement they would al length reach thai mini
OF enlightenment and Of strength when they
would undertake, II CT aimis, 10 vindcate lreir
rights. a civil war, or rather b,lLum serptic
would cnsuc, 10 the determination OF the on.
race or OF the olcr Blu, SHOULD this vas,
MT improve IN Intellectual or moral character
sfould it remain stagnant, or retrosrade-cau
the human imagination conceive he complicated
horrors OF such mass Of human misery-the
Ponline marshes Of cmanc;pa lion-lhe B ack Sea
OF aboliion3 However, perhaps have not done
justice TO the projects VI the abolitonsis OF the
Ncr.h; perhaps they may have some other and
better project than either Of those that have nv
po,heiically attributed 10 Them. 1t NAV be So
| only wish IN that case that some cblisine ami
dss 'ioirs some orator OF The human race would
develope their true schsme, whatever il is. In
particular, when do they propose 10 carry in,o
effect The act OF emancipation4 What degree 81
freedom do they propose - invest them with Is
II Intended 10 amalganate The Two races2 Is in
between hem 10 be legal;z d, ami 30
The advocates OF this scheme in their gen, rou, ar
Tor, intend 10 sci the example and lead ti,. way |
in practical analgamation2 II So, whY has n |
been made as ye! in this mater |
Why has not some heroic phlan,hropis, OSCAR |
ing pre- udices OF color and OF odor. CARED ON |
his principles On the other hand. il practical
amagamaton is NOT proposed, the blacks cannon
DC invested with an equally OF social rights :
Blu! are they not as fully entitled 10 an equality
81 social rights as 10 an equality oi political rights
i he two races ar 10 live together as two d>tlnc.
.G'tes will no. The superior case control The in
Gil " IL 81 Tau ludl IuullD u w CDIlDdlln!C /
with the plan Of investing the blacks with iuII
'ivil and political rights In Other words, how
SEhout amalgamarion, is il possible 10 eniow
h emancipaied are with civil rights and ooI-
ical franchises equal TO those Of The whites Is
proposed 10 depoT the emancipated blacks, or
he whites, and, If so, how, wh,r.,o and al whose
'xpensel How much money would tbs require
md where is it 10 come from? and, in paricua.,
70 the ultra aboIi'ionsts propose 10 contribute
heir quoia7 In fine, what is their specific re-
nedy Tor this evil, which they So pa;tetlcally
iepore and so bilIerly denounced Bct il they
rave no practicable plan, no feasible remedy,
o whst motives are we 10 ascribe all their c!a-
nor, denunciation and incentiary exciremen, on
his subject SPECTATOR.
From he Louisville Denl,erot
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