The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-09-02

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help himself without scruple or anxiety, to
anything in the small way that he fluids ne
cessary or desirable"
| ut is much the fashion with the. English
model philanthropist, when hard pressed 70
keep little life in his old cry OF negro OPP
preston, outraged humanity, and SO forth, to
ramble away to the plantations of America.
Brazil, and elsewhere, and become grandly
| pathetic over the wrongs of the slaves in
those regions, or perhaps over the miseries
| of the savages of maratime Africa. For no
doubt there is some cloudiness in the percep-
tions of John Bull, which induces him to
consider every man with black face as q
slave, and one entitled to his DIR. Bulls espe-
cial protection, just as he believes every per-
son wearing foreign dress and speaking a
strange tongue, to be Frenchman and ras-
cal. This animal defect your led philanthro
pist is well acquainted with, therefore he says
as little as possible about the free black, but
is very eloquent regarding blacks, with which
England has nothing to do. And Mr.. Bull
blubbers and lets arise his holy Indignation
and subscribes his money, and allows himself
to be made a fool of concerning the West
Indian negro, because there are slaves in
America, and carries the whole humbug to
the account of general humanity Neither
are quacks and hirelings the only persons who
thus perplex the subject. Writers who ought
in this disingenuous way, and instead of re-
plying to the arguments stated with reference
to our West Indian peasantry have ranged
largely through the usual waters of clap-trap
touching at New Orleans, Cape Coast, and
Rio de Janeiro in their wanderings, and
dashed themselves into foam about fettered
limbs, crushed souls, and voices from under
the altar, while cleverly evading the question
at ISSUE
"But that the negroes will now, being made
equal in rights to the white man, and left to
themselves steadily advance, until they short
ly equal him in intelligence, energy, and good
citizenship, believe it not AS judiciously
mig ht you take the-wild horse from the
prairie, by throwing him food such as is
given to the animals in the circus, expect
him, of his own will to acquire their docility
and initiate their actions. To this moment
the negro is ignorant of the extent of the
benefits accorded to him. He shouts for
and blesses Queen Victoria, because she has
given him leisure to eat, and smoke, and
wallow."
Breach of contract is another besetting
IL. Al
marily and severely to punish. He rarely
hesitates about making an agreement, being
resolved to hold or to violate it as may best
suit his purpose The loss, inconvenience,
and disappointment caused by this dishonesty
are of constant occurrence. The sufferer has
his remedy He may bring his action for
damages against respondent without a shirt
on his back! How much better would it be
to administer four dozen to the said back.
This is poor Jacks portion for less crimes
Why, in the name of equity, must he be less
tenderly dealt with than negro? Depend
ON it, that as long as Great Britain appears
only as the fond, indulgent parent, believing
nothing on the side of the white man, she
viii have very worthless and troublesome
babes. She must put on now and then, her
stern countenance and exact little work
from her innocents.
We have given so much space to these ex-
tracts, because they contain truths of high
importance to every man in the Union, and
| no doubt our readers will readily excuse US
The statements of the writer show upon their
face, the highest evidence thathe is thorough
| ly acquainted with the dispositions and pro-
pensities of the black race, and that he fully
| understands the relative merits of freedom
! and servitude ofthe negro. Each condition
has its evils, as all will readily admit, but in
| the present state of cultivation and enlight-
eminent existing among the blacks, we must
| say-we are driven to the conclusion by ir-
| resistable evidence-that if the colored race
are to exist in the midst of white communi-
ties, they will be far happier as slaves than
| as treemen. Indeed it is impossible for them
to exist in any other relation. Their cock
istence as equals is Incompatible, north and
south, and in every white community the free
black is pest and nuisance. How they
might prosperif in a country by themselves
is a question yet to be solved
| STATE AGRICULTURAL FAIR-Our friend VIM.