Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-09-27
propLEIN GLAsS-HoUSEs.

IT, h,ocrisy Of the Northern Aboitioniss mas oeeh eA
.d in several instances-but in none more 'huh he Gao.
s,ed in the United States Senate by Mr. prat 'ha WI
Berren had in his early Practice cohec'ea up"'ia' "
OoO0O from citizens of South Carolina ana ueoga' W
bo,d and notes given to citizens of Rhode Island for ne
;uno,,ed into and sold in Georgia The New Orleans
Picayune draws back the curtain of history and deVecs
fc,s mos, dnnng TO the oily ongued canting planthro
,s,s of tho North who have amasscd fortunes out OF
o(c in slaves and seek to carry out their anatic
views of robbnc the South of her property even should d-
union ensue. The "reminiscences given below from the
New Orleans Picayuue, are interesting, ana shoud sde
the acita,ors to Of decency and propne Con-
stituton Of the United States restrained Congress from
passing any law prevent the importation oil slaves oe
fore the year 1908:
The State of South Carolina in 1904 opened her ports 10
rho tra and large number of cargoes Of negroes was
brought in there direct the of Africa, from that
time 10 December 1907 OF regular register was
kent NJ The Of the number of vessels engaged
in the radeor that period Of four years-he owners con.
sgnees their places OF residence, &C
In 1920 when the Missouri question was before Congress,
no State was more bitter against Shareholders generally and
against the admission Of Missouri in particular unless slave
nv wa prohibited than the State OF Rhode Island AT mat
same session Of the State Legislature ls2O-2l-hey elect
I'd Mr. james De Wolf Senator IN Congress-conuhuhS
their instructions against slavery.
On This state of facts Mr. William Smith Them a Senator
from the State Of South Carona-a man OF great weight
of character and influence who afterwards resided Aaba-
ma and died years since al Huntsve-ook the pains
10 obtain from The customhouse books transcript oil The
papers in every case Of imported slaves Charleston dur
ing the period named ana read it in the Senate We copy
some Of the revelations -.
The number of vessels entered was 2o2 and they were
owned as follows 10 British Charleston SO Rhode Island
Baltimore, French Norfolk, Connecticut, Boston,
Swede.
TIE list Of conscnees presents stronger pictures OF these
81 natives England SO natives of Rhode Island ~
natives of France and only Is natives OF Charleston.
The whole number of slaves imported was o which
81 OPT were on British and French account The three
Rhode Island ports of Bristol Newport and Providence fur
nshed 1858 and the whole number imported on Charleston
account by merchants and planters OF that vicinity, was
only 2006l
Ten Of these cagoes belonged Mr. James De Wolf the
newly elected Senator from Rhode Island.
When Mr. Smith read this document in the Senate there
great utteng and attempt made to call him
order for rejecting upon the State OF Rhode lsand but
ruled that Mr. De Wolf not having taken his seat was
yet Senators and Mr. Smith sarcasticay observed that
he reproaching Mr. De Wolf for trading In a
lawful traffic. but replying the resolutions and epoaches
of that State against shareholders.
Perhaps the notes given for 81 these negroes arc the
which Mr.. Berrien collected. Well does the New
York Express say:
with such facts staring in the face, and proclaimed
aloud in the Senate Chamber at Washington may not our
zeal for the welfare of slaves be questioned and the
taun hypocrisy be flung back upon US, herald
love of freedom and adherence OF oppression
The fact which Mr. Pratt has here drawn out is not new
many Of readers, but il is sad one and ono
which only depore IT, hut Tor the sake OF
saving in the Of charity for all men, that II
ought teach TO have little forbearancc with others
when the least Of it, are no better than we should
be- ourselves"
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