Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-05-16
From the Trenton True American !


NEIko IN. THE WEST ISDrEv
The following glowing and 10 cdr know,.I-'
truthful picture, OF the condition. Of things in pn-.:.S''
of The British West Indies. is taken from III" RY''."u-
Colonial Standard. and in these times of ai'a ~
agitation, we think it would BE- well to d;-cc, : .r"
tcntlon"i the hrFr pllilnIithropist To one of the -, !. W.
of Emancipation in these colonies. '"e't'
The true rrnsrI for THE degradation of IN. ,r;.
lowing article. - "c '"!'
ll!cnrsS, because of the want Of stimulus ~ IN
wouli pr"iucc the same results cvcrvwhcro "' TTTIt'
unhappy African. 'houbly the victim of British c,r; y
ity and British philanthropy (Y has ,Turl.t To r,mn t".
"f the latter than of the former. His slavery yr.f
tually a. Ll">siI,. compared with h- ir,..!ou,. II IT," "a.
l. Hoped that the practical good sens. AMI bu,n,';,."
nl the American people will forbid the apprnorS".'
that species of ianaticism, which would convcr1 ,ha
negro OF America. now Il Christian and n man i ~
| though slave into Il bcStial barbarian: "
TIE INCREASE or CRIME.-Ihc address d.ivo-.,
hv Mr.. Justice Farqullarson Ia the Grand .Jurr%::
the county nj the present .ASsizrS. has fully horn,
uur statement with respect IN the Increase of Lrr,.;
X;n- crime amongst the lower Glasses ii our porrI'
ton. OF sixteen r;iscS "!l me calendar, no less Tin,
nine. ar upwards oi one hall, arr al this ,NS.r,,in.
class. w. believe there il II" part ot the ,iyil,rj
world in which the criminal records nf II single com,
would disclose 81 large IN amount ri Revolving cri,r
II is II fact. too. well deserving Of comment. Tim, RI,
individuals charged with these disgusting nfrrr.'
are. as lar as We have been ,llc I" learn. Cr,,,l,.,
This comntry-ilIcv are not Sctngc Immigrants. Cno;,
purans, .hv whom IL was said orr own Christian ,.
.gu,rv would h." imd"ririnntrri into VIE, pccuIinv-
mankind IN 81 Scln:-savagc state. They are our o,r,
pcoi,It. linfn Mil reared in an atmosphere OF civi,,s.
Inn. within the influence oi Christian tcacliur M
si,a-iu-lv afforded throughout the length and hr.nI,t,
al the land.
Thcr,. can scarcely be Il man among them who h..
,n; had opportunity from his earliest %chihlho@! o. =,
mlirin" that knowledge of good and evil which : AZ.
,i,iir.,i hv even IN occasional Attendance ul y,li,i,r-
.:., ,,,l ,1rt, C,. find tltnin Iunly- tp,,I -
Ter the rmuncipa;.nu, IL utterly destitute u mora,
f.,.liu. as the brutrS whom they hourly misu,r. H..
n paiuftll fact, als,. IL stated hy Mr.. Justice Farm.
h:tr>nII, that this description ri CRIME Is IN the rral
increase. There irnni an A>sIZc court III which 81
Ian. ,napy. uf .ur.l ras,-s have M: become The .Ili,t
of investigation and punishment. Lnt :!r nm.l,rl5.
zone on gradually increasing uh;.i NJ !rngii! il h.
amounted l." something like IA per cent. OF tlr Whole
calendar.
The question is, how crim" of this rcv"l;!E, ,aq-.
meter can he pmt down! Justice FArqulrar>rl s,...
his rorvirtiuIi that punishment. however severe. !,
Insufficient Ia suppress il, anl that he 'lr>palrS OF any
um,linra,ion until some ''hnint!IlZ!ng influences ar
brought Ia bear upon ;lia; class al person, aiil"r.r
whom their commission Is HE most frequent. b.,
whence. W. may enquire. are these hlinnnI2n. IN.
ll,rnrrs rn proceed! The people VIII" ARE r"mni,.
Tins, :l,.,. crimes are beyond the rcm'!,'"t any po,ni.
lar system nj education. ASSUMING that any rlWrl.
tinnnl system could rcnrli them. even were they Vel
nt an ace Ia profit by II. W." have long since IT,:
,'I ;,.,.h , r,iin:ry a. .Jnm,ira. lnduc,. ,m. l.T
ar cl:lsscS ui population Ia afford I" their children the
mrr,St rr,limr"mis al II moral AN! Religious training.
n, i,uuiu. for an instant that adults, ALREADY t-
,hr mn., ,,:nt seasoned in vice. would avail Them.
.,Iy,, Voluntarily nf ANY provision tnr their moral H..
..r,r,;np tn h. made hv the State. Womb b. >imp!vm
sncrnla,r without The rcm":cst knowledge Of lhc TIA.
rurtrr al uur people. There ARE ahiilli;Ihi -rh"ts
throughout the cnlnny, III connection Will! lie tmgnl
,ul ,,iI,r RELIGIOUS denominations but we are satisfied
vr sltulI hn borne out bv the greater PROPORTION oitbr
ministry when we state. that though Il substantial no.
raI rdnrntion NAV be- obtained tor their children AZ
any one oi them, ii M. absolutely SratnIi"isly II
L .,., ~, s,,rh !. merely nominal charge a. wuld IT,
,Irr.I,u,I. ,v;,Liu ,h. means OF any industrious IL.
.r, in Inc ,.,in,rv, not one in six ran be persuaded 10
.rI Ri children IA il. The fact j., that. rcnr!auY
snruk inc. rIn children are brought up Ia Il srryiiuG
hi. hnI,.r ,bnu I'M. most brutal slavery. Iiry an
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