Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-12-19

labor from Virginia and other northern eRye
holding States, to result from the policy OF extend.
Ing the Of Southern institutions, as contemplated
in the building Of the Pacific railroad.
Mr.ALsERr J. PIKE of Louisiana, spoke at some
length in opposition 10 the resolution He said he
approached the SUBJ with considerable eIbarress.
ment He was perhaps the only NAN OF northern
birth in that Convention. Blu, no had come 10 the
South Immediately after his majority, and to hrr be
owed all he was or expected to be. The bones Of
four of hs children rested under the sod OF the South
and he was faithful to her Interests. He had written
aud published various letters to the people OF tie
North in tbs defence Of the institutions Of The South
no: defence in the q: the term when used IN
but as ono defending right cause 10y sound and JUS
argument. He believed iu the right Of the South 10
hold slaves and that under the circumstances It was
tina best condition for the African race 10 occupy.
Ba. he would not consent that any Que should lay
down the law to govern him, or any one else, that II
they defended the institution Is slavery IN the South
cru States, they must equally defeud The opening OF
the African Slave Trade. He would suffer him
self TO be torn by wild horses before he would
justify tbs renewal of the African Slave frade !
and he would be equally ready TO snirr thar
before be would admit that slavery Itself was
wrong. The two were wide apart as light ana
dark moss, beauty and uglnes. virtue and vice. he
desired to present the institution Of slavery to the
confederation of the world, II really e1i,ed In ihe
South, and that, too, in such way as 20 otter no Wi
uerable spot for the lance Of the enemy when tieY
presented II it exists, with the kindly relation
thht exists between the master and sSve, associated
together from Infancy, provided for ID sic kness and
ola age, considered were, almost members OF the
same family they went into the battle shielded in ar.
-our Of truth and ustice more perfect than that OF
Achilles. But il they undertook 20 revive the Arr
can Slave Trade, they would be like the man who
would enter the field Of battle rs naked as be was
bore, or as David would have been bad he thrown
sway his sling eud slons with which no slew Golinh
Now the promplngs Of interest were added TO those
of humanity in the treatment. Blu. how weu!d il hs
when hordes Of barbsrians thrown in our ndst,
and the overseer could supply ths place Of the slave
worked down in the field. with Just landed here
for the palt.y sum of $50 or S20Ol We could no
longer ssy the world that slaves were valuable
were born and brought up with US, and oy associa-
ton were dear to as. The world would not believe
it, nor would II be the fact He had on one OCCASION
at public dinner at Charleston, heard speech OF
Sir Charles Grey, at time Solicitor for the East
India Company st Calcutta 10 which he said that II
was absurd fof one TO suppose tSst the institution
of slavery could be abolished, that the relations
now existing between master and slave could oe
ruGely burst assuudcr and The negroes elnancpated
and made free citizens Of this couatry. But God IN
Ills good time, would work out the result. In the
proper time this country would advance the negro;
privileges would be extended to them, they would be-
allowed to receive certain amount OF education and
hold certain amount of property; in time be allowed
to contract the more sacred bonds of marriage, and
wo would ourselves by degrees necessarily and natu.
rally raise the negro until in time, not perhaps until
after long ages the transition from slavery to free.
dom would be accomplished by degrees almost ipsen-
sible. Doubtless this would happen some time. In
The meantime be Ar. P.) could see nothing in human.