Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-02-02
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indicate ye:y superficial knowledge oil hams U
nature, To ihink hat after aiming i! abolillu .
| sgs ctnaicsl!y Tor 50 many years, ard ruisuln.
| il viii such ulscrupu0us disregard Of law an
constitution, line fanatics WAC haze la he waY
| and forced the orea, boiy 81 The Ncr 10 ioluW
| them, would when the Flushing stroke only re-
manned % re given, voluntarily susprat il, OF per
nit any constitutional scfuples or cunsaefa ions
OF justice 10 arrest il. To these may be atl-d
an aggression, though not vet commenced long
ined,Iated an! hreaened-lu pfohi' II VITA, III
aboiti0ni>is call the inernal slave i!atc; mraa-
ing thereby the transfer at slaves iro.n one State
| ~ anolher, from whatever motive Gone, or "
! ever effected. Their object would seem 10 be 70
render them worthless by GROWING hem toee her
| where they are. AID thus hasten the work OF
emancipation. There is reason for believing
that II would soon follow those nos in progress,
unless, indee1, some decisive step should be ak
| en- in the mean time to arrest TIC shrlr
Tho question then is, VIII tie measures Of
aggression proposed in the House be adopted
They may /, and probably Will not be this
session Blu, wien We take into consideration
that there is majority now in favor Of one Of
! them, and strong minority in favor of the
other, as far as the sense Of the House has
been taken; hat there will be in all probability
a considerable increase in the next Congress of
largely increased in The next, su cec,ling, Con
gress under the census To be taken next year.
it amounts almost 20 certainty that they will
be adopted, unless some decisive measure is Ia
ken in advance 10 prevent it.
But, If even these conclusions should prove
erroneous--if fanaticism and the love of pow
er should, contraryto their nature, for once re-
spect constitutional barriers, or if the calcula-
pf nltry tba Cd al
these measures, or even defeat them altogether,
there would be still left one certain way 10 ac-
compllsh their object, # lie determination
avowed by the North 10 monoFol ze all The ter
rtories, 10 the exclusion of the South should
DO carried into effect. That Of itself would,
at no distant day, add TO The North sufficient
number of States TO give her three .fourihs Of the
whole; when, under the color Of an amendment
Of the constitution, she would cmancipatc our
slaves, however opposed it might be to lis true
intent.
Tnus under every aspect, the result IS certain,
il aggression be not promptly and decidedly me.
How II is 10 b. met, II IS lof you 10 decIir.
Such, then, being Inc case, II would be to IL
suit you 10 suppose YOU Could hesitate. 10 &c
stroy the existing relation between The tree and
selvie races al The South would leaf 10 conse-
quences unparalleled in history. They cannot
be separated, AM cannol live together IN peace ~
harmony or 10 their mutual advantage, e1ctP: N
their present relation. Under any other, wretch
edness and misery, and desnlaiion. would over
spread the whole South. The example Of lbe
British West Indies, as blighlins as e;naRcira-
ton has proved 10 them, furnishes very faint
picture of the caamities il would bring on the
South The circumstances uater which il would
take place with US would be entirely different
from those which took place with them, and cal
culaied 10 eai 10 tar more disastrous results
There, the government 0! he parent country
emancipaed slaves in her colonial POSSESSIONS
government rich and powerful. and actuated by
views oi policy, (misaken as they turEe. out 10
he,) rather than ianaticism 1t was, besides, dis
poseu 10 act Justly towards ths owners, even IN
The act OF emancipatins their slaves, and 10 pro-
tect and foster them afterwards. II accordingly
appropriated nearly 100000, 600 as compensa-
ton 10 hem Tor their losses under The act, WnlcG
sum, although iilurned out 10 be tar short OF the
amount, was thought a. that time 10 be Liberal =
Since The emancipation, il has kept up SUN
nd nagai 1oHs ~ kisaf;p ne s blacks
stables, and other civil officers - ,.sn order "
the towns and plantations, and enforce respect 10
their former owners. To considerable extent,
these have served as substitute for the ponce
formerly KEEP; on The plantations by The owners
and their overscers, and 10 preserve Inc sociai
and political superiority OF The white race. 6ul,
Notwithstanding all this, The British IVES, India
possessions are ruined, impoverished miserable,
wretched, and destined probably 70 be aban !oned
10 the black race. Very different would De me
circumstances under which emancipation Wnud
take place with US. II il ever should be elected
il would be through the agency OF the Federal
Government, controlled by The dominant power
Of The Northern States Of The coofrderacy, against
In ~ thp
Ii can then only be effected by the prostra-
ton of the white race; and that would necessa-
rily cnsender the bitterest feelings OF hostility
between them and the North. But the reverse
would be the case between the blacks 0! The
south and the people of the North Owing
their emancipation TO them, they would regard
them as friends, guardians ard patrons, and
centre, accordingly, all their sympathy in them
The people of the North would not fail to reel
procatc and 10 favor them, instead OF The
whites. Under the influence Of such feelings,
and impellcd By fanaticsm and love OF power,
thew would not stop al emancipation Another
s,ep would be taken-to raise them to poilll
| cal and social equality with their former owners,
by giving them the light Of voting and holding
| public Offices under the Federal Government
| i've see The first step Toward it in the bill already
| alluded toto vest the free blacks and slaves
with the right to vote on the question Of eman
cipation in this district. But when once raised
10 an equality, they would become The last po-
litical associates Of the North, acting and So'
ting with them on all questions, and ny TINS Po
/ E,;cal un;on between them, holding the white
| race al the South in complete subjeciion. ne
blacks. and the prvhigalc whites they might
unite with them, would become thc Prihcipai
recip;ents OF Federal offices and patronage, aud
would in consequence, be raised above The
whites of the South in the political aud social
scale We would, in word change conditions
with them "a degradation greater than has ever
yel fallen to the lot of free and enlightened
people, and one from which we could not es
| cape, should emancipation take place, (WHICH II
| certainly will if not prevented out by teclns
the homes Of ourselves aud ancestors, anu by
abandoning our country TO our former slaves,
To become the permanent abode of disorder,
anarchy, poverty, misery and wretchedness
With such a prospect before u, The graves
| and most solemn question hal ever claimed iae
attention Of a people is presented Tor your consid-
Grafton: VIVA, is 10 be done II proven! NJ IL Is
question beIunein. 10 you I" dtcitef All We
propose is, 10 give you our opinion.
We, then are ot The opinion mi tne hrs' am
indispen sable step without which nothing can b.
i
uni,rd among yourselves, on this great aGi most
vital question. The want OF nnion and concert
in reference to il has brought the sou'n, he he
Union, and our system Of government 70 u. her T
present p.rlous coadiIion. ins'sdu u plaGiis y
| .aboue all others il has baen mad. subordinate,
not not only 10 mere questions Of policy, but TO nc
observation OF parry ties and ensur'os OF parry
success. As high as we hold due respect 'ol
these, we hold them subordinate to that and c'ner
questions involving our safety ana "ap Up r,1
1Jnril thew are so held by the South, the u lrth
w,i, nat believe tia, you are in earnest IN oppo-
sirion 10 neir entertainments, aud lhsy will con-
,;ene - sollow one after another, until The work
Of abolition is flushed To convince them ,aa'
you are, you must prove by your acts MAJ you o,
hecome united, and prove ycurselva in earnest
he North wi DC brought TO aase, and 10
Calculation Of consequences and thu nay lead
10 a change Of measures and The ad,p'ioh Q,
course OF policy that may qaletly ana Peaceao.s
| ,h;e l>r, oop ict no :luPan The two sec.