Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-02-06
TIE SLAVERY QUESTION.
y, ~. Edyors of the E11uir.r:

SuRRi COURT HOUSE, Jau. Z2pc, 1897.
Geutlenen:-If the union of tho presen: thirty one
States is ever dissolved, 1t must and will begin IN the
! South, for a large portion of the Northern disunion
/, ats have recently become the best end safest Union
!, men living, If We can believe their assertions. Il
| has been practically demonstrated to them that the,
can do more for .he abolition OF slavery within tnt
slave States Of the South, in the Union, than they
| possibly can out of the Uuion, at the present time
They only wish time and power ~ make the move t.
accomplish their hendish design, by altering the Con
| %srtution of tho United States. In a short time six
! mora free States VII! be added, with q territory large
enough 10 be subdivided into eighteen States, and
| what kind Of chance will the Southern Srstss stand
| with .uch a large majority of free States represented
in the Congress of the United States, mostly, if not
entirely, BY unprincipled men. We had a fair sam
pie what they will do when they get in power, from
their recent course in Congress. Now, Messrs. Edi'
tors, if this glorious Union is to be dissolved, for the
sake Of Africans, as preached IN the free States, we
of the South should be an unit and prepared tor IT,
com. when it may. ! feel confident, unless q very
remarkable change takes place in the opinion OF a
large majority Of the people in the free States, thai
this Union of slave and free States cannot continue
much longer. The Southern Stotes are equally SOW
sreigu with the Northern, and have rights which they
expect and require to be protected az much as the
Northern States. ! will venture an assertion, II
slavery should be abolished to day, that on Tomorrow
an issue would arise with equal. it not more d tttcul
ty to settle than slavery lie now, between the two sec
lions. In the Onion or out uf il, the South can sus'
l&lu u6I sol "oslt . " - 'NhSN SNNNS 'S'
fortunes in the bowels Of e earth, in the form oil
ores, good water power, not surpassed in the world,
lands producing the bes: %cottons, sugars, tobacco and
rice.
When Mr.. John Randolph eaid that Petersburg
would be the Manchester Of America. he spoke cor
rectly. What does the South need to bring all her
resources, yes, her buried wealth aud water power
into use II is energy. ] would TO God that ! could
impress on the Southern States the necessity of per
forming all things which they now have performed for
them by The Northern States. The South should i'm
port and export oil her goods herself, and save the pro.
its of exchange in the South. We need not one, but
several lines Of regular steamers running from our
principal Southern cities, to the principal cities Of
other countries. II We are TO have a monopoly, for
Gods sake let it be among our citizens of the South.
The great city OF Now Orleans, with all her wealth,
allows q Northern company to monopolise the carry.
inR trade between that city aud Galveston, almost 10
view. 1t is too bad-as well as other similar cases.
The South should make her axes, shoes, cloth, aud
every article in her power, and those articles she can
not manufacture, buy from a foreign enemy rather
than from an enemy in our midst. The children OF
the South should be educated in the South it is not
only saving the amount Of money they would spend
ia the North, at school in the South, but they would
have iustilcd in their young hearts Southern princi-
piles and notions; provided they use Southern books
undsr Southern teachers. | abhor the idea of en-
blowing Northern teachers aud using Northern books
in our schools and colleges.
The South is opulenf, strong and intelligent, and by
a firm union, standing by each other to death, she can
accomplish much moro TO enhance her interest. Re-
collect, the South will have 10 declare herself free
and independent again and take a new motion. First
drive out all free negroes and abolitionists from her
midst, and never suffer them to return again; If they
do, hang them as high as Hannah. The six N-w
England States, with a boosted population Of 2,72S,ll
wit, a territory of 81, $50 square miles-only raised
l,090,8l4 bushels OF wheat. and lu,lIo,o56 bushels Of
corn while Virginia. with a population Of l.42l SOL,
and a territory Of 70, OOU square miles, produced, from
the report If the last census, with all her ignorance,
\ q ltn 4 --Lt Il L. - a D III h.eh II. -.
corn. Among many things which l earnestly desire,
Il TO see Yankee goods, which are brought to the
South, taxed III such a manner that it may afford inei
dental protection to our Stare interest, and bring inio
our treasures at the same time much revenue and
abolish the tariff on all foreign goods, by an act Of
Congress, and resort TO direct taxation for the sup
port Of the General Government: then you will see q
%huttering and kicking among the political birds OF the
North. With q large surplus in the Treasury, salaries
arc increased, new offices made, with an increased
the money hence you hear the alarm or an issue
mdde by ~deeiguing men on the institutions of the
South, simply to ride into power on.
The price Of cotton 10 up. The supply is not equal
to the demand, therefore, it will advance in price,
and negroes also. l ask. cannot Western Virginia,
especially the South. West, produce cotton, and
Eastern Tennessee. along the banks Of the Holston
and Tennessee riversf 1t will b. we'll worth the
trouble 70 try the experiment again, If these
two sections failed heretofore. A large portion
OF the FREQ States, and particularly the manu-
featuring ones, have made themselves rich.
from and by the manufacture Of articles from
the raw material of the product OF slave laber: And
more, and worse than all. some OF these very States,
now in the lead in abusing tho South sad wailing for
slavery, are the same. now Is hereiofo- ., that did sell
their stayee 70 the South, pooketed tae money. and
l0rnsd around preaching up philanthropy. These
very States never dreamed of philanthropy until
they ascsrtsiusd that slave labor was not profitable
10 them. Ye hypocrites! il Satan does not get you,
es and his kingdom should be e1ttrpated..
Al the time The Constitution of the United States
was framed, twelve Of the thirteen States held
slaves New York, now a free State, held TWEEN
ty-two thousand slaves, aa1 continued to own
slaves, until ls4o. In 1891, Now York held
sl.saa ,iayes. it being a larger number than Della
the two States holding only 2U,7I7. New York and
New Jersey held S?,147, while Georgia and Tennes.
see only held 1851 slaves. Thus. it will appsar tina,
in 1880, the present Tree States held 40.310 Slaves, and
have continued ever since TO allow vesssls to be
fitted in their ~prinoipa! cities. that were engaged in
tbs African isVs ksds, to s&l 70 the South and not