Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-23
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THE MORAL CHARACTER H. SLAVERY
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love represent it, ami I.ich mlny slsehoI
eFs even ADMIT ii To be- il would In!ehsSGnoc iai
wise and benevolent Bcmg should autAo It's e%sieicr-
IL seems 10 therefore, Important lta.t: HAVING ciaih
Cd The authority Of God for The institution should "vnd
Gale MS ways to IiaI By Equrs1 ntn me tirGs "t ct"
mesic slavery upon tie Urdef lO and prosperity oi
cIety. And believe that uupuiiccd view oi lsorT
and Of our political experiences, will reverse many "i lie
opinions 10 which ihe South has yielded however
beau iul and symmetrical might appear c"iin'i'F s"cI
as we lshi picture IN our ia"ce where every c]h wis
industrious and vGor' anI Intelligent enough 10 De his
'wn master believe thai taking r human race as a IS atd
mol as II 0HS 10 De- the institution ol d"mcstc siiIy
adapted the L. Of physical comfort III
those classes which usually s:r tx III: rcccsssrl"s "t lie
o! political order ia the whca crnunity and o general
prosperity.
In considering The baf's n domestic slvcr" among our
selves, We "u9hi IN justice, - take a"gc;hef iiiren
poInt u vie" from that nuly taken oven hT So"!en
men We hear deal an the eciS gt Si.cy among
si"eloi:cs and verify believe alt the 'u!ns jefc'iaas
u; politicians about this institution guilty o
furnishing the largest i,arr o Tie ;i.tea! upo: "lci f1h
EN- conicp! 10: The SJG and Eu-;G:n arrogance nave
ihcncd TIL they tireti 10 proceed, tie sentiment oi
national superiority alw ys dos proceed in The end tyrdh
M%ing orer US: Shame n~n the Ioen, Who's highest po
l!;ca skill and science extend only pcrycTE acf ana
vea.rks,
But was about 10 say that in considering these supposed
tVis oil slare:y mus remember hat the real evil u the
presence OF three millions o hal.-cIci foreigners among
u.s. ana a" this siganc evil domestic slavery Is the potent
and blessed cure This foreign and s"Ti-bathlfous lf"
non was placed here BY Oi ours. ie cn"llg 81
The iortiatrrs of American ard British ahoi'ionlsi placed
here against oG earnest rcmonstrares and lett Us 70
find the remedy ior lis presence Ii would have been curse
that would have PaaIyzcd The Industry CORRUPTED iAe mo-
rails, and crushed the development OF any naOn thus TO
have an Ignorant pagan lazy unci"ized people nlcrm!Xd
with us. and spread abroad like the frogs .: Egypt lie
remedy slavery. And e, ask, what has slavery done
to rescue The South and the Africans in these porcnos cir
eunsaces 1t has civilized aud csiiAnized the Africans
and has made them in the Of all who practically
acquainted with their condition. the most comfortable pea
santry in the world 1t has produced paucy OF crimes
rots and nohs that far spasscs the and of steady habits
The boasted Nurth proved by The statistics ot Crime
has rendered political convusons in own borders I'M
possible il has developed magnificent, agriculture when
IN spite o! the burden o unequal legislation, has enabled The
South 10 maintain propOrtDnac increase with It's gi5anlc
rival reference 10 the statistics oil the religious deoIi-
nations OF the country shows that slavery has made about
nall million one IN sir OF these pagan savges pro-
fessor Of christianity Tnc whole number OF converted pa
gans now church members, connected with the mission
churches OF The Protestant world is supposed to be about
l9liVOO, a goodly and encouraging number Indeed Blt
compare these converted pagans with the oO0 converts
FRONT he pagan Africans among and that through
the criZing agency Of domestic slavery the muc-slan-
dcrcd christianity n The South has done far more for the
salvation Of heather than all the religious enterprise OF
Protestant ctristendon And this is, no doubt but the
dawn Of the brighter day which the benevolent affection o
the masters will light up around The black population they
not interercd with by the schemes u frantic ianacs
Now what would be the effect Of emancipation upon the
community and upon the slaves ,hemsclves Let the state
OF free blacks at the North and the S0nth answer Let the
misery and vice Of those neshboroots. III which the free
blacks congregate especially Let the fate Of J-
mlca answer. Let Hayti answer. | cannot believe IN
both the sanity and The sincerity Of that who with any
practical knowledge ot the facts look upon Tie cessa.
ton of slavery as any thing else than misfortune, dreadful
alike and slave. And caanot but believe thnt
many of the abuonsts urge IL not really from oencsoehce
ard love of Justice but means OF pouring out upon the
South the aFpciolIs malice oi their political jealousy
Under such circumstances these We avoid cnnclu-
ding that slavery is lawful and lighthouse Are not It's bless
ngs proofs "l its righteousness! Is wrong 10 promote
the greatest good Of all casscs Docs duty towards the Al
require of make the Africans themselves wretch
ed the expense OF similar wrechedness 10 ourselves
L.; And 4
the principles of that political philosophy which leads
to so absurd result. We have that it is not the PHI.
losophy Of Him who formed man, and who Knows he nature
OF maa perfectly.
But when turn from the special circumstances which
attend domestic slavery here 10 The general relations i the
institution everywhere lind that sou:d view OF nolt
cal yinGlciics ;G and wisdom III 'ud IN
authorizing the institution believe that domestic slavery
is The best relation which human wisdom has yet found, 10
connect labor and capital employer nnd bore BEST Tor te
abo.ng classes themselves in the end do not say, lake
notice that il would be iJr Utopia where We might
imagine the humaest citizens .tuons Intelligent and prov
den Bu; there nn such societies On chIl ne ous!
ness Of The legislator whether B4n divine, Is To !csi-
late for mankind they and while ne adaps his inst
utions 10 er dtc not 10 render n"ae lnstltt"ns
mpracticbe msche"onS, TO shap, them a'so 50 Us "
elevate and reform much POSSIBLE Inc thhS ~ DC
done therefore, in dcvSng social institutions Tor man. was
10 make them suitable fox race nt whicn TIE na"r Is 10
savage barbarous state, IN whirh me f'ch are ss'
and the poor indUrn and impcov!dunt Ini Is InaI ac
ua state in general after all the improvements % ooas'
ing age.
adjusting social iltt;iOns iiljat
imournnt SIX ui legislator IL 10 secure physical com:
Io because in .. pnySca depression, moral ara
in,eIec.n Improvement are hopeless AHd the business OF
The legislator is more especially take care n The weak
thc .tr,a1 can he care o. themselves. Tie great source
of ppcii strength il property. II is this which c"ncrs
nowcr uf individuals in society Property VIII buy Tor lis
owner vhat he reeds fu his physical comfort ana saeV
The great difficulty in all benign legislation Is 10 sISsa
that class which has property against the deSScn anu
phy steal suffering which they naturally tend need hard
r. SION 10 saw thai there is every where, and always i'll be-
,u rlI
men will always be born VIII, native difference Ia III.
sh-c:Yncs Industry aud forecast, which procure property
And ;iiica yp,encc has c::n, c"sry -htrs n!tr:ai
law whic ten1s dc9s he PHI: steal state o ihoSe w
have ~ properly .a ~ tho hprlna CLASSES lhat ha'eE
law - The tendency n population - neca tHe ara .!
,hr wor! grows bigger while the nunbcr {" people u"
tiycn territory tends, III every community 10 h'Fta''
IS he number Of mouths the iar! !r"rsls" Ia" """
Or it productions "c acc 10 feed io>. l'o,,;' iSe"s
90 -Guenr the Price -. those rr"a;c'i's TEt''
Hence, in hrG.iSIing community, t'e .e"'i'
proportion, between land, It's reni<, ana NC I''lc5 ~
food and co,ainG, on the ore liaa' a''" ,'"' ~
oiher is a,c:iam. .ani, rents, the cost OF h'lh2:
; i,h sfnE. uorovaaqn,s in grcl;u!e and the arts
extensive conGucss ant such may '!riss' l's %
cess w reverse il for mpIncnt to pax II eA'"":i ~
lhs is The general law The very CROWN IN" m
lfc community work this result. Inc owners ~ 'n'i ~
come richer; those who Eye by labor become p'o["r Iy
.icl deprcs-p works moral depression; ana 'iise
rrnw,Iei a!,arars Becoming and more reckless @
royern,t hy passnn AMI less hy p:ence become 'a.i
with lower ami lower standard uI comfort anu co'
10 ncrcssr This aw has wrought in every growing n"'""
IN the nobc. which Is without domestic s'"'e'5 -.
wrour rh! in Great Britain in spite Of her ninese c,'o"
where she has disgorgcd her supariluous mouths gnu
Il, occupy lie and feed them virgin soii; ia s, w.
her cunnursts and aggreSsions which have pouteu ' & ~
i'm the earnings Of plundered continent II wiz
the Northern States, in spite ol The developments %
Eyery where il reduces the quantity OF ioou '''H ~
which davis labor will earn, till the lao"rinI c'a M
unne into ply ysical and, consequently in'o h'
tion. ;,,;s,,-this ONLY az
What now is the remedy? Not agrar''hsn-.'' U ord
arava,es the evil Not conquest OF new terro'I ~ ~
Is now all occupied and conquest from our I ~. "a hr
wicked Il is d9mesiic sarery which 'ie7 I"nu i; % r
t,rclier and gives labor certain ana sioiT ,nnr
\ Comfortable share in the profits "i capital & nc =; rr
in which sllyery ELECTS this is plain "hffe ha l ~
cnmnn,i,ion reduces its price whatever e'eI @ wv ,I
ratr NAV lead 10. The OF land or caP'l lay Is ,h,
,hnr he wants murkei price whlch pe's - ~ ~ - - ~
;c n,pes sary alton and ruin loT the laofe !! - t
corn of his Should the aborer or ms iI'if pr" - I
oover,v Of tho compensation which me hatn, m :" e'1
ssnn him, it is no loss of the capitalist. ne ' ~ no'
sinn anil charity are vastly looser iaan uae1 o :, % @
t Ina, suffering aborcr is more Ia max chPl''hs' '"
v other among The millions OF The siis';s sons u !oo
nn bv making labor tie property q ne same ''' %
IN ,aom he land and capitn jeioagS seq C"ns I
,,rnar 10 auprnnriae ilrgcr s!'"+ "i '" us :" qua ~
;,. +, support labor; because the !i"s Is alsp "S
ny in The language Scriptures aad II SuIi" = ne -
losr How wise and happy the ARRANGEMENT ny .i's ar
Toment also special tic ant bond Ci sympathy are es
betwcen lie possassnr OF capital and 's aepehaeh.
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