Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-03-26
,o,,,, u FLOYD. Esq. GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA.
~ 'c''' $50 VITA

III W. hnro written with zen OF Eight, is sealed bonS
l., hearts hardened IN the love OF me woili ana UNI IN,
l., ulcas ed 10 give the Yankee n new heart a'a ln!
;h, snirit within him. it may continue Impossible i'r ,'
f. understand the heart OF NEGRO, Or the s'Fi' 81 ,
II only where these things meet that all inc beauty
If the relation of master and slave can be
p,, ,,ere is view Of this matter which nc can uhoe
stand and that view wish to present us pleasant :" @
Tho ngneer hoist with his own pctard, but when we S.e
NON nyin1 with lighted matches I'M powder iaSazinc' m
nnify and both compel us To warn nun VI
% he NAV do For his sake therefore, and Tor our
n far tlc sake the Union necessary 10 nm ana 50
ap~ cherished by us bcs his hccdIu attention 10 "iA
am about In say ii. - ;,,, ,,,r Il, vcs
- No. 49, hostile as our Northern friends can imagine or msn
b 10 be- The capacity Of the South for military operations
is NJ, whit less it would be il every man among us were
M nnnIe can keep The field more Than one,hlndrsdh
a ri lis numerical population. twentieth oil 'osc
LII "a bor arms The expenses of cannot oc ooihc
[ wen,hs Of those able 10 bear arms stay nj
home IA prosecute productive pursuits This Is no result oi
reasoning prori Ii is proved by experience me spas
oo.c Efforts Of France during the CONFUSION oi me ise'"
luton went beyond this for season But afterwards ,'
v,rv ,ouiar d.SpJSm 81 Bonaparte and these WORDS m
por an al energy that Is possible IN govefnhlenl couu m
40 n,rc tlau this The PROSTATE condition OF France w'h
rho s,rl was showed ncontcstably thai her Ies
200 md been taxed the utmost thai she could beaf iiel
cyaiope therefore only confirmed what the aics' "ii',s
had hong before liia DOWN - "s'e' ''iieu ''' f
truth. H., 1.,. S.,,cs ~ IN,
,d IN u tvo thirds whites and one bird slaves, no man
yi say that there appreciate difference between me
cnparv OF hirty-scven white 10 Keep down twenty
iacconicnt slaves, ana ne caiac!! o. 'f'! VIII" " "
10 WIN Nm We r"mhcr m the whites arc armed and in pos
session of all The ri the country and every iac
~ for extended communication ana concerted acion- maj
the slaves are narhed without money, without magazines
without ecr=-willioui any means Of accommodating sub
ss,rcc al any po;r il il plain that however difficult It may
be Ia prevent insane attempts al msnnccpn there can ot
none suppTessin" them. Attempts indeed might or il'd
Tor which the very Ignorance which makes such attempts
homeless mi hi bcy the slave into the fatal mistake u max
ng them In the total absence ofpcencn suspicion on
The part of the whites such attempts might be made nj any
time the negro inclined 10 make them But II Is ohy
in the confidence and security al The whites that there i
any danger OF attempt however abori:c. Let them be
alarmed into vigilance BY the presence Of ptian
firocaky disuosd tie slaves their masters
;roo,s and instantly all danger of that would disappear
Indeed great source oi the decided mystery :" ue
whites is that they armed; and one effect o "aE Is !"
place aims in the hands If Men who are not
called into the field warned IL hold themselves IN rei-
dincss the public repositories OF opcncd musk
and bayonets, and pistol" and flashing broad swords
distributed through the count nusies and drills are
multiplied fold; expresses hurry 10 and fro, and Tie whole
land brises with bayoncs Vt such time, were all sus-
pcon of dsloyalty the part OF the slaves asleep hey
would need nothing adnoniSh them L. walk softly and be-
careful provoke that summary treatment which any IN
sibornaon their part would be sure Ia provoke ht
lei suspicion be awake lei prudence suggest "a II would
the wisdom of acting il there ground oi suspicion,
the police The country would Instantly display IN ac
tiyity and a stern and military aspect which wol!
the malignant into iawnlng servlty appeal 70
every who is old enough 10 remember the war Of ISL,
aud especially the autumn OF 1914 when the whole o East
ern Virginia rushed enel the invader from The
capital Of the Union For few weeks that part OF Viz
gnia had five times many men in the i as any con-
try keep in service Was there disturbance Any
uneasinessl Any for il None whatever God for
bid that should wrong the faithful nc@ro 10 attribute
his conduct Ia wrong motive There was no cause lor I'M
elsness-for there disposition the part OF the
slaves the helpless ana children LETT IN their
care.r But had there BEEN the number oi whites remain
ing home still greater than that Of the blacks; and the
excited temper the public mind and The activity every
where displayed such 10 have made any attempt IT
concerted action Impossible.
So lnuch for The danger OF nsrrection. il remains 10
consider how well the labor Of the slave would answer 10
keep The course Of production necessary o support The
charges Of 20 this enquiry, the answer Is triumphant
The call for military service in every twenty,
would take oac aU3er from tic field would not eur
tail the crcp BY bale ri cotton one hogshcad oil tobac
co. one barrel ou buslel of blade OF
1t might make change Tor The time III the course OF cnltl
ya;on and produce some curiamcn of the first arti-
cles make Tor the Increased production oi The other
two ut the amount OF labor employed in cultivation,
would be thu same and the aggregate results would be the
in intrinsic value But would not ne market value
be enhanced Of that there j. hardly shadow ol doubt
The of lsl2 indeed ara 10 the tobacco and cotton
planters because il with their best customer ant
whose mastery oi tc cut them oil from all
other markets. But lei The insane folly Of tie North whetl
or they cn hatred philanthropy inci;c them IN attack
u.s. and the ma set Of The world is open The price
breadsis and provisions OF every kind Is always en-
HANGED by This IL sure 10 produce cGrtsmon ol
v!"r crops and the present prices ut cotton ana Tobacco"
Saw what the effect OF such inttament always is. The
slight anuton in the supply o.. bo, las caused an in
in the p'ice oi those two great staples more nan 7a
IL ali The erpele cf late most costly rih leric0
And this brings me sir, Ia the great point on which oi
security depends VIII any nation, whose existence depends
the spindle and the loom permit any other nation 10 maxi
war us when slch must the effect the price o th
raw material of her factories! The Yankee may count Oh tn
sympathy d ENGLAND in his loIy crusade against slavery
The folly West India emancipation nay seem 10 confen
This idea But does net every body know That England
is sick of that folly! Does every hcy know that tl
English c!amor against stare cr0rR sugar Kept mp Tor In
SAKE Of consistency and 10 make some show ri repaation
for the wrong done - jamaica! Docs mol every body know
that the Jealous opposition Of England 10 lie slave trade
kept up BY the fact that she has tropical colonies from
which she has expelled the only labor that can make them
protahe and that like the Fox in the fable she would force
on Others the fashion which She lay asidel
Caught her rapcuraleG Of ar natural proportions
she would have others dock themselves 10 her standard How
gladly would she escape from the dilemma by surrcnderna
Jamaica 10 become member OF this Union. Why Is II not
done Ask The question in the North Ask il OF those who
for the annexation of cannda II would add L.
the of the South, and our Northern masters would
take il a Gift. But what would prevent jamaica with
its dependencies, from becoming with the full consent III
England free and Independent member ol Southern
edcracy And what then should we hear about slave
grown sugar than hear about slave grown
cotton England the one, ani would be glad To iS'
the other; and the English abcre receiving his At
less than half the price h. pays FOR it, would not stop
inquire whether his fellow slave the Atlantic Ind
black skin white There is oppressive ~
the English operative that sugar. l1u he pay it,
or Janaca instead Of whitening in so" but sire decay mus
perish instantly From This dilemma England would be At
relieved by permitting her West India colonies 10 Join
the Southern c0nlrderacy
But suppose England foolish and wicked enough 10 maxi
com:on with Northern enemies Could she stand
the loss Of our commerce for a single season. Let her
ton mills stand still for month, and stonr # her
whole political and social fabric would be leit rd:n on
another. Wc.eit possible she should stand the shock, woul
other nation of Western Europe BE- sezr The
advantage thrown away by her? Would the sumbcrin
hatred IF France itself the prospect Of profitable
revcngel Should she prevail a.'ainst I" be consistent
she enancpac slaves and by destroying gen
staple destroy herself Should the endure ye years
every spindle and loom from Manchester and Lowell would
have found lis way France al the mschici o the
cation Of the cdc If Nanz would be than repaired
England waue sink 10 rice again; the artificial pros
perfy cf the Northern States would fail with the niquious
tariff that supports il; and Napoleon the second might be
what rho great founder of his family could max,
himself, the master of Europe.
Ny countrymen Nireinians, Men OF the South In our
hands only desnics hut :hc esnies Of the
world. II we continue submit oIpresson plnndrr in
su and outrage, doom is scaled In than colonial
vassalage il will be fate power built up which
shall only rule with rod IRON but which, plumber
ing with one hand will strike the trident from The hand
OF England with the other and chase her from
every and shut out her productions from every market
Let be true TO ourselves and establish between thu
greatest manufacturing and the agricultural country
upon carh that equal reciprocity Of benefits and dependence
natural The OF the sexes and ike that the
conducive 10 the happiness OF both. /
Men OF the North You have forced calculate the |
value Of The Union The clements Of the calculation herr
before you. Sum them up for yourselves and pause before
you take another step in your of insult and wrong
AGO Eprlna !, W. I'LL 100.