Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-06-10
TUESDAY MORNING.,

of defence impregnable and the abolitionists
to man, find that their oft.repeated complaints
of the despotism of capital furnish ample aud
unanswerable justification of domestic Slavery
The extracts from Summers speech, when closely ex-
anned convict those he tries defend of the attempt
to perpetra!e base and heartless fraud alike on
North and South, and on "the permanent settlers by
whose labor" in the words of Sumner "tho capital of
the company shall be made 10 yield its iucrease"-
He says:
All these allegations are of small Importance, and
mention them only because they show the character
Of report But these are all capped by the un blush
ing assertion that the proceedings of the Company
were "n perversion of the plain provisions of an Act
of Congress" and also, another unbushng assertion
"certain and undeniable," that the Company was
formed TO promote certain objects, regardiess of the
rights and wishes of the people, guaranteed by the
Constitution of the United States and secured by their
organic law; when 1t is certain and undeniabe that
the Company has done nothing IN p.rverson of any
Act OF Congress, while TO the extent of its power It
has sought to protect the rights and wishes of the
actual people in the Territory.
Sir, this company hns violated in no respect the
Constitution laws of the land not in the severest
letter or the slightest spirit. But every other inpu
a,on is equally baseless. 1t is not true as the Sen
atur from Illinois has alleged, in order in some way TO
compromise the company, that 1t was Informed be-
fore the public of the date fixed for the election or the
Legislature. This statement is pronounced by the
Secretary, in letter now before me- san unGuali
fed alsehoOd, not having even the shadow of
shade Of truth for its bu>is.' 1t is not true that
men have been hired by the company to 20 10 Kan.
sas for every emgrant who has gone under its aus
pces, has himself provided the means for his iour-
ney. Of course sir, it is not true has been com.
planned by the Senator from South Carolina, with that
pruclvity TO which marks all his utierauces TINT
nen have been sent by the company with one uni
form gun, Shnrpe's rifle for it has supplied no arms
of any kind To anybody II is not true tha, the com.
pauy has encouraged any fanatical aggression upon
the people of Missouri for it has coursellcd order
peace iorbearancc. Ii is not true thal the company
has chosen its enigrants account of their political
opinions for it has asked no questions with regard
to the opinions of any whom it aids, and at this mo.
ment stands ready to forward those from the South IA
we'll rs the North, while, in the Territory, all, from
whatever quarter, are admitted to equal enjoy
ment Of its tempting advantages. 1t is not true tha,
the company has sent persons merely TO control clec-
tons aud not 10 remain III the territory iur its Whole
action, and all it's anticipation of pccunary profits
are founded on the hope 70 stock the country with
permanent settlers by whose labor the capital of the
company shall be made to yield its increase, and by
whose fixed interest in the soil the welfare of all shall
be promoted.
Sir it has not the honor of being an Abolition So
ciety, or of numbering among lis officers Abolition
lists. Its President Is a retired citizen, Of CUple
means aud charitable life, who has taken no part in
the conflicts of slavery, ard has never allowed his
sypmathies TO be .et by AbolItionists. One of iis
=
family and friends there, who has always opposed the
Aboiitionlsis. It's generous Treasurer, who is now
Justly absorbed by the objects Of the company, has
always been understood as rangjGG with his exten-
sve connexions, by bleed aud marriage, the side
OF that quies:I. which submits TO all the tyranny of
the slave power. Its Directors conspicuous
for wealth and science, than for any activity against
slavery. Among these is an eminent lawyer OF Mas
sachusetts, Mr.. hapman-pers"paliy hnnm II, doubt.
less, to some who EeGr ma--who has distinguished
himself BIZ an austere conservatism too natural 10
the almosp phere of courts, which does not finch
from the support Of the Fugitive Slave bill. In re
cent address at public meet in Springfield this gem
tleman thus speaks for himself aud his associates
IL have been Director Of the Society from the
frat, and have kept myself We'll informed in regard
10 its proceedings. | am not aware the: a.. Cle in
this community ever SUSPECTED &c :. UeinE HI Abo-
litionsti but havJ been .acusef": being ProSIave
ry; and be,IeYe many good people think am uuite
too conservative on that subject. | take as s:,oa-
sion to say that ali the uians AID proceedings vi the
Society have Eet ny appreciation; and assert thar II
hus never done single act with which any poIitlca!
party or The people of any section Of the cuary
Justly find fault. The nana Of It's President, MIR.
Brown, of Proviioio- aud OF its Treasurer Mr. Law.
renee, OF Boston, sufficient guaranty in the es
timatou of intelligent men against It's being en4ged
in any anatcal enterprise lie are com
no.ed of men If Il. ..u:iiCai pares except Aboli-
;onisf- 1 un not aware that u has received the
na,r"nnre pf that class of fellow citizens aud
am informed that some Of them disapprore ct IT. pro
ccedngs'
The acts Of The Company hays been sach as might
be expected from auspices thus severely careful al
all points. The secret through which, with small
means, it has been able to accomplish SO much, is
that an inducement to emigratiun it has gone for
ward and plupt6d capital in advance OF population
According to The old imneihodcal system, this rule
is reversed, and population mas been LET; to Srupe
bndly, without the advantage of fixed centres, with
mills schools and churches-all calculated 20 sui'eh
the hardships of pioneer life such rs have beer CO.
tohli h.I h.f,r han in
cret of the Emigrant Aid CoIaFI.J. by tiss single
principle. which is now practically applied !"f the
first time in history, and which ha: tho simplicity OF
genius business association Al distance, without
large capital has become n benefceDt instrument of
civilization, exercising the functions of various
societies, and i'll itself being Missionary Society
a Bible Society, Tract Society. an Education Sa-
cety for the diffusion of the Mechanic Arts. ]
would not claim too much for lhia Company but
doubt if, at this moment, there IL any SoclSty
! which is completely phiianthroplc; and since
| lite leading idea, like the light of II candle from
| which other candles are lighted without number,
may be applied indefinitely it promises TO BE- M i'm
portsnt aid to Human Progress The ltsSGn .aacncs
cannot he forgotten, and herea.e wherever unsettled
lands exist r;gllison, capital will lead the way, nm
tioipatng the wants of the pi"neer-nny doing tn.
very work nt the Original poneer-while, amidst well
| arranged harmones. new community will arise, to
become, by its example, more eloquent preacher
than any solitary missionary. In suhar';ina;ion to
this essential dea is its huInber machinery for the
aid Of enigrants On thsir way by combining parties
so that friends and neigh hbors might journey together
by purchasing tickets at wholesale, and furnishing
them to individuals al the actual cost by providing
for each party conductor familiar with the road,
and, through these simple meai's' promoting the eco
nomy, safely and Comfort of tho expedition. The
number of enigrunts it has dir oily aided, even thus
slightly, in their journey, has been infinitely exagge
rated From the beginning OF its operations down
TO the close of the last autumn, all its detachments
from Massachusetts contained only thirteen hundred
and twelve persons.