Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-12-25
NUMBER s;l;.

prcccLcnc, a minor anl plrilGnthropic "hia2-
lions. We very well know The disposition VI rir
sru; We kn"w the kind of philanthropy th,y "nat
trH To IL, if they were in power; ~. DoG.D' -
fair example for our guide. j; was harsh, On. -.
I" bring the blacks here from Africa, and Pow = $
ha"ah return them rather Inconsistent. ii -
have the right 10 allow them 10 r'm..! h"G" w. uu
doabiedly, have the right 10 drive them a"ay. 81
if they 1.-THE free nr.rn-- are like IN hecom" nj
pense 10 the State aud nuisance 10 th. conni&a'"
think in good laIth 20 our.eivrs and n"-i ,-'.s-
" 10 the Shareholders ge:mriiiv tha: We .N"c:: -.
sort to plan 10 get r!4 oI " nuiS"n"". l'rIn
one will have the tnmeriy 10 deny THAI ih"Y ;r1
a nuisance in this State, and an expensr tuu.
Not ;ian one in every tru, pay. H. tr@. "f-
less he is sold by the sheriff This i harsh, - &. ~
tn the ears aud way o: thinking o: some l'r,'a.
Would these yrry sensitive persons havc :M!s .i-f
unfortunate race continue AMONG u IN. "a g..
year after ycar, Ii!lrg up our poor Lo"-"sr -
scarcely any thing into IN" public treasury re" -
our slns es caIsin. them 10 steal anL n,!.Hg thu.
escape from Their Ina-i.rs' WHAT !a'!."Sr 20. D"
done Ia the South, provided few q; ~. N"r-...
blood hounds should appear among l+, ard "a 'ie
negroes TO an insurrccilcu'-aud the ..yr u"'Fo 20
would be compe.: tool, IN t!!e!r hands: :pT :r: 80
natics Gva;! themselves Of conversation. ".tu 'ta
free negro 10 be carrie! 10 IN" slave Look ~ !':-
A. Murr-li'. plan. the land pirate Had BOT ts i'.
vic!un been betrayed and d.ectct he. =" I!sr .'ra H
the negroes III his ai"npt I" massac.- III ".'.-'.
would hav- done considerable damage in In. ,..'s
ana larr towns under his plans Wehavc hH" fr-'a''
already, from Northern Nit'i, "I!!'h '!''l
To prepare iIiis crisis; and III TIM" %. Pu"s. "
pare for war. What Col. B!...!G> .."..,1s =
Congress in Isj! II WIS, III -ubs'hrv., '..., j.:
marched ar the head al several companies i'''& 80
State OF Illinois 10 Mexico, - ilgIi, aud he ,"-.t
march nine times that number |" lr-.nG ~ 'rt '''
slaves in gaining their freedom. And ~.r. io "" B..
know that le anticipated aid from The free bi;r 80
well It. tIls slaves! Certainly he did. An" -" '"-
Ter these k. guardians "t free nG grocs 10 IL" "
fable of the adder a.d woudnar. They had bCGgTH.up
the ami rirr or else they may be s:unc by tho" '
free negroes. while they are attempting - ii" t..!
&C. ui kindness Ia lncllo:ac their situation.
The scrcnI o9irrti"I is NOR. for ar:Gm"Df ii'f
realitv: for we South Carolina, one at III" ~
States, with S21G free negroes. Lss, III pr"N"r"a .
Virginia, with population OF . ;!S- ioo 10 III" Sl""'
mile, and Virginia 23-l', and yet, H. -hy" p'!','
ton EXCEED. its white population by 60. an \
Mississippi II S6-l0O 10 the square mi." with ab ;
1866 free negroes, and slaves in excess 0Y"" :
whites l6,lT. | contend, instead o white .ah,.'''
coming in competition with the s.%:c o"".r
nr slave labor that the p!nccs Of tho !rc" n-a'...
will be filed up with slaves; for labor -.
he in demand and it will act as stimulus, aul II
induce persons 10 enter into it who had not gr"v!n's-
y owned slaves. IL Foreigners are to I'll III: iIr,"t
of free negroes. should they be baashed ir',u l..'
STATED Why do they not do il now for tn ..r.
grues work but very little, and there IL jr'! tn ..'
opening now for foreign labor there vii! Ue ~ =
tie free negroes shall have been forced Hway. G. .
the State OF every tree negro ii il. and then cN':
slave owner will have less stolen from hin, r"n 80.
govern his slaves better. know Western N!rr:.
ins but few free negroes, and the West not .g
dic cu;y in the East. think Governor S.'l;'. So"
ccsted that OF the free negroes should Dc a.t
10 some of our Northern States. do object -
and suggest that vessel load get near Boston n:
Linn Massachusetts, occasionally: and pass 10: " .t
of slaves, in order that they Of Massachr-1r's NJ
have as many fugitives as they desire from 'h"*"u.
Yours, very respectfully, LlClEGt>.