Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-01-21

No, sir, we have not half chance. The negro Is far +
ter of than We ,nsdeled by the rch s1 below the
negro and they have always the preferences II there any
thing 10 duhe negroes ne aided "steai rom t!ici! masters
and 10 shelter themselves lay II 10 poor white
The negro shows his cunrg In 'hs he good ~iiness
against his color and against the white BY the laws
Of this States and therefore, the charge must drop Whereas
he made II against his COLOR the Proonniy Isl tney
would recrnnate until half tho negroes on the plantation
would get fugeing including the one who first made the
charge replied then would be better OIL there were
negroes. "Be,er od he repeated, II wish there
not negro this side OF Africa. Do you thHG, he contnn
cd VI do not know that could get more for my labor had
not tie negro compete with. and that, Il quote his Ian
Suaee) II should bo of man? then asked h1 II
mere were many of his way Of 'hnking1 ne replied Wy
ana they (mcaning the slave owncrsl "wi ind II OUT oe
i"o long and then aad the success q the Chton f'e6e
herc, Is the result ofH. poor mans rote
conscieaiiouSy believe that tho negos condition IN ms
State is iar better than poor white mans, who depends
upon his hands for living and Is far less TO he pticd
Though the white live here with half the labor ne
can at tho North yet his with the negro by being
compelled work by hi. side and consequently inclnng
him 10 herd with him. reduces his moral Standing lar below
the lowest OF whites firmly believe that the negroes
scd 10 taunts and eers in South Carolina would advise MN
to mss directly 10 Savannah If he s going 10 the south
West where lie will find nr more liberal State Of feel
Ing and less extortion. O.
Tho ''poor whc man" "a made 10 say that he does not
know that he could got for his labor if he did no! have
the negro to compete with, but ha would "be more oi
man, and that the slave holders twill find out before long,
And then he that The succoss OF the Union icSe
herels the result Of tho poor mans What tho Unon
against the STAKEHOLDER,
What we 10 expect If ploushs hoes aSea, matoxes
horse shoes horse shoe nails harness. wagons carts car
ages negro clohns ready made clothing for gentlemen,
shoe boots and booecs for ladies' gentlemen and servants
huts bcrnes bfooms carpets rugs, ovens potts. stoves,
and indeed evoythng pertaining the most ordinary conf
forts or necessary enable rmers mako er crops
must cnme from ,hs North7 What e,rsct of tho
arizans and Shareholders among if landhodes and
shareholders will continue patronizs the productions OF
etoonsts rather than mechanics, but that they
will "ish tere ,eas negro this side Of Africa, like
the Georgia man. And what negtl All they suffer,
from tho p,ssen, course of Yankee enterprise, lin
supplying tho South with wha; ought ourselves 10
make) will be sci down against the Shareholders just cause
of warfare upon lha, institution Can any body be gno-
rant the tendency of these thngs7 Can any tonht
that unee, hc whole Of tho Sou Nern people rnilr
s common protection mischies OF the very worst sort will
iosga,cd among Yankee wilo2 And ia any slave
holder ndhoIdsr In Virginia. prepared to make ap such
an Issue this Northern letter writer has attempted Wo
should make up tho rropcr ssue with the Northern
people protect interests against evory conflicting
in,or.at oi theirs without fear hesitation end by all sw
fu means in power
Al the Association, Friday night this matter was pu,
in strong light BY Messrs D. II. London and c. s. Nor
gan. Tho latter ar1ycda number Of valuable facts show
ng why the South had los, her the former
was earnest and eloquent.