Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-01-30

slavery, the scrfdOm of Russia, Of Poland.
Of Hungary md of Turkey. Slavery and
liberty are decatcy shaded of i'll th",c
countries. There is no great gulf between the free
man and the slave. The slave of to-day may be- the
free man, the Pnsha, or Sultan Of Tomorrow. lc the
scrt or slave, is mansly better off than the free H.
borcrs of Western Europe. He has II home, house,
f'rIn master, bound always Ia provide for him
Nobody proposes 10 abolish white slavery, because
white slavery is infinitely preferable 10 the mir
called white liberty Of the pauper class. The
Western Euronean laborcr is slave, hut II slave
without n mnsttr. llr has no property and can COM
pei n" one t" employ him or support him. His sua-
li"n IN life is MS bud and liz hopeless it is possible
for human Imagination Ia conceive and daily occur
and rigid statistics attest the truth Of our the
nry. There is something wrong and rotten i'll Free
s"ciciy-nut Intentionally wrong, for philnnthrophy
il II universal feeling. Men nrr brethren AMI they are
always ready I" admit it, but often err in carryin. uut
what is best for the whole of society. We do not
write in spirit Of criminntion mi-mthrnpy, but
would molcstly suggest TO these whose objects Hre
the our own that they mistake the way of
nttainn. those ul ,jccl-.
The great question now Ia be resolved by expert
ment statistics and raiincinaiion, is not whether
black slavery be cxcusablc. but whether slavery in
some lorn be- not natural and necessary The cxpc-
rncnt IL dispense with il ha. been short lived and
been confined to snlnl corner OF Europe AMI Amc-
rca. In EUROPE it is decided failure, ana the sub
jrcis Of the experiment: EN- rnlin I:I>>" I"
America. Before the slavery agitation had com,Inri-
rcd, the following pa--Hgc 10 hr found in McCuI
lorhs Adam Smith, pag" lbs, work devoted Ia the
purpose Of showing the benefits uf liberty and >m.
fare. Did slavery ever present such seen" OF want
and de>titut"n as liberty here exhibits, i'll picture
drawn by lis own wur,hipIcrs!
"CumrarHtivcly speaking says Mr.. Nnw"nh;in.
~ very small quantity al animal food is consumed in
ireland. Il VERY great in England. by the lowest
class in Euslnnd it j., generally speaking eaten
week. hy the nwc-t class in Ireland. generally
speaking never. In England that most Numerous
class, n, GLO'c the lnwcst class, eat flesh mcat three
times. nt least ir"t w'rk. In Ireland, the same
class, which IL in proportion numerous than III
England, ,o not, generally speaking, eat it II
MONTH"
Nuw. the two Glasses spoken of above, include n
large majority Of the people "t England and Ireland.
The climate ut tu-r ruun;rc, is chilly cold and
damp. Much animal food j. required to keep tie
human -y.trm in healthy tone: for nature dictates IL
the E-Guim!aux To- live oil whilst rice suilccs for
the Southern Arn,ir. The evolution of heat occu-
stoned by the digestion of oily or fat animal food i,
necessary to the exposed aborer in cold cimcs. The
worst master in America allows his negroes meat
once day. We have shown from the highest authnr-
ty from ,ch"nl-h""k, that tn free laj"Icrs OF West
crn Europe arr all on half allowance ii! starving;
for the English the best fed pensanry among
them. The condition ri the poor in Europe fHr
better wlrn this written than what il has become
smcc. The famimrs in France. lrrlard. Scotland and
England. have been "f subsequent occurrence.
l. there not urcn.i"n fora Literature OF Sluvcryi
G.
PROrAGATlNG IiiEn i!.!n EyiiIlt ErTyiniil to illustrate
,h, LT,h,ir,, effect Of Know Nuthinsi.m the III.
ire,t, Of the South Il. it has been exhibited i'll "'''-
ylc paragraph in lis own Richmond organ.
yrhc mos: comprehensive. minute ana 'nP"F''" III
,ucon Of facts by the putabcaut!"rlty "' OWL
caurusscs Lc.i,u,urr-, Governors, AMI "'h'r "h'''
por-ona.cs tn" comp.r;" -ut!cc'l"m "i hn""->"'"'
iuyi,ml ,n an,-Invcry passions. influences AMI Pw
,n,,.- hu- been clearly ani inc"nrr"vrrby drln"m-
strurrL in ihc column. ut this papcr. Unable t" dis
prove the fact. the Wing press "f Virginia seek t"
avoid IL effect the popular mind, hy di-cI"'innG
for Know N",him.sm in the S"'tli ANY sympathy
with the abolition prruIiccs and designs of lis allie
in the North.
1t, is not our purpose to rrproacl every individual
of the KmowNotling party in Virginia with secret
hostility tu the Interests ut the South. Ii Is IL" c>-
scnnl Ia our argument tn any such position.
But we do affirm, that the knowN"ihing Org"":"-
on even in the South i, inimcaltn slavery, and vii!
be rInplnycd as M instrument for ill., overthrow.
Know -Nothingi.ln cIact- OF il members an abso
lutte devotion to the interests ot the Order, ana "''
understanding submission to lts authority bcnS
the peculiar conception Of the Northern mind, adapt
cd in il spirit and purpose to the soria prl"drrs
and interest. Of the North having achieved it, fullrSi
deyclonmcnt md yrcrtc.t power in the Sintcs Of the
North and deriving thence the impulse which directs
it, movement acknowledgement in tn" South l.
necessarily controlled by influences annG"nistic t"
the interests of the South, This result blows a. GER
tanIy us the weak submits to the sway OF the strong:
"A inevitably as the member must obey the voon
Of the will which governs the body. 1t is seen nl-
ready in the tone oi the press and in ihe conduct
of the champions "f Know N"thinsism in the South
Ii Know Nuthinrism in the South prop and pillar
of slavery! Does it rest "n n basis ui Southern
princiul.s Does il inrulcate devotion to Southern
rights, or profess policy which shall promote the III
tcr,. of the South! By us or" c0"tssStpa 1t mnIn-
tuns II rutcai position touching the great interests Of
the South If it not against, neither is for slave
rv Ii does assil. neither does II defend slave
~ when Others a,s;il it, Here then Is potent or-
ranization Is oun MIDST wh'ch ~ 0bsfrn''ng The ""-
crrrs Of Mr Souih trOm III" dctcNrc ot Hs ia"'-
fuiions. For every man who joins the Order seals
his ps, and ties his hands, and thus becomes neutral
and pnssiye in n struggle which should awaken tn"
utmost enthusiasm and energy OF his mni"rc' il'S
urn is pnralyscd and he is withheld from dl'clnrs
inr his obligation to the State by paramount ailc
glance to the Order.
In vir,u. of the very cn,npacncSs AMI unity ut or
o,izo,iop which is at once the strength and boast OF
kuow.Nothingism. any pu->inn purpose that may
pn.sess II part will u.urp dominion of the whole 1t
abolition be the ania,lnS idea and dominant P"'p'''
of Know. Notinsism in the North, rs sure H. ever!
pnrt and member of the body will sympathlsc with
the brain und move responsive To It's impulse :" WI"
Krow.N Noihiurism in the South become the oDed'eh
instrument OF the nnrtcr power III the "rS"'""'.""
In the fac; that the Penny Past announces thc eIrc'
t,u of the nbotunist Wilson to the Senate oi ihc l.
States with a .nrt Of suti>aciion and ventures
To speak good word i'll his favor, we have s'''N'''-
instance, of the effect OF kn"w-N"thlnSiSn III per-
vcr,iny the judgment and corrupnS the icc'7 VI ~
Southern adhcrcmts.
This man Wilson hus been conspicuous eve"
uuou,- the pnlfrev., Parkcrs and Phillips "' 'i"S
,.l,so,, - ,bo crr.udc of abolition Of low aSso-
cin,ion- vulgar instincts and violent temper
tili,y to Southern interests II ci'"r"c'c''"'a 49, -
bitterness and lcr"ci'y ri personal hate = Nv
guarantee Of slavery that he r"si"c'"' II" ''''f."
tL, Constitution that he r@ar'i- II" rNres' W ''''''