Litchfield enquirer., 1856-09-18

sa7<C 1u III Ac Asne ok SeSuS ChfzSS whose profes, and whose Spirit seax3 Ws cali upcn sund.y seEDol teaehels sto dsileefl pe1ny cntzibutiom fion their schalsu. sud aaunns stoool s1intsn<cnk U esIleet sliIlinrs and dol lzfs ffon 1ls teachers we l upon the hardstoiling mechanic, the weary day laborer, the patient seam st1sss, and in the name of Gods holy love. we call upon esery man to give of his abundance We have net time space to follow this subject farther one without loosng his temper, and ~c are in no condition to pursue theacocuntof the outra9es are ssckening to all ideas of hunaanty and too dis graceful te be placed among the annals of savage -- -s4sS . -- = =. i@ U ae Truth. as s@a Ne are Tot disposed to quarrel with the South, but as she has thrown down the gauntlet and desd us, we shall De but coward if we do not reply. First, then, you boost of your ancestral pride.- Let us see from whom you sprnng-yoa of the Old Dominion, for instance. ss sa
 Says Stith, History of virginia,) "A large pro- portion of the adventurers were unprincpaed young nen of family, whom their parents were glad to sip od-dischaxged servants, fraudulent bankrupts Or debauchccs and others of the sane people more apt to pliase and destroy than to assist the settlement, the scditous chiefs who easily led this bend into every kind of extravaganza and ex- Lcess." So much for your fathers.
 l Now let us look at the maternal side We have not the dates before us and it is some years since ETead the history to which now refer-but we think, that about the year l626, there came over few young women from the lower class of England, who had been hired by the Crown to go out as wives to these beautiful specimens of emigrants whom we hayeus described None of the early settlers brought l with them women of any sort and these were of I course readily disposed of A certain number of pounds of tobacco given for wife, and 50 quick 1 was the saic that several cargoes were soon sent out; and thus for many pounds of tobacco which \ was the only export then produced the greater part of the carly mothers of Virginia were bought i Now your fathers were too lazy to work and, from Stiths description of their antecedents it is \ readily supposed they embraced the first opport,- nity to procnre slaves which occurred some time l between 1920 and 1880. These were introduced by the Dutch. Thus the passions of your fathers were supplied with women, slaves and tobacco We arc not disposed, however, to undcr-rate you for your ancestry. Our desire sis, simply to answer your boosting and to show you the pit from which you were dug
 I Now, from this stock sprung many of our noblcst, fgrcatcst men and they looked over the State of
 Virginia, they wcpt for the past, and resolved for
 better future. They saw with horror the curse sa-
 livery put upon the land. and most noby sought to remove it. To this end writes Jefferson, (fedcral Gazette. l79a) "I think change is already per fccptiblc The spirit Of the mastcr is ahating that of the slave is rising from the dust his condition
 mouiiEing, the way, I hope preparing, under the auspices of Heaven, for a total emancipation. Again-tsee Nqtes on Virginia) )-" tremble for my country, when l reflect that God is just that his justice cannot sleep forever: that considering mum.
 bers, nature, and natural means only, revolution Of the wheel of fortune, exchange of situation of the master and the slave, is among possible events
 that 1t may become probable by supernatural inter- ference The Almighty has no attribute which can take side with us in such contest. But it is i'm possible to be temperate, and pursue the subject" 1 Thus wrote Jetferson and we say with the South crner who came North, and for the first tne heard the Declaration of Independence read-.. cursed Abolition doctrine !'' e E 1 Mir. Madison, ,tsee Madison Papers and Elliott's beoees 'uSiiia SonSeuuoh page 4ol says, " It must not be so, because we intend this Constitution
 to be the great charm of human liberty to the un
 born millions who shall enjoy its protection, and
 who should never see that such an institution as slavery, was ever known in our midst"
 Now, neighbors of the Administration party how long do you suppose could live in the State of vir
 ginia, if uttered openly these words a osse
 Says Patrick Henry, tscc Letter to Robert Plcas- ants Jan. ls 1773. and ElIiott's Debates. same
 pagcas abovc) Slavery is detested we feel its ef
 ccts. we deplore it with all the pity of hlnaaity'
 Says John Randolph in the same debate, tsee the same rcference,) 'I hope there is none here, who
 considering the subject in the calm light of phoso-
 phy, will advance object so dishonorable to yir- ginia''
 Virginia, in the debate, tsee the refer ence,) '.The augmentation of slaves weakens the States, and such trade is diabolical in itsef and
 disgraceful to nankind.'' s~.s s-s-..ss I h the North Carolina Convention. (see Debates of North Carolina, P. sa7.) says Judge IreielI-- " When the entire abolition of slavery takes place.
 it will be all event which must be pleasing to every generous mind, and every friend of human nature" Mr. Galloway said. '.I wish to sec this abouinable trade put an end to-" -1s 2@ 6% ID sss Again we say with the Southern gentleman, 1" It's all cursed Abolition stuff Now, readers, in m ar
 ticle of last week $ issue, showed you think I 4