Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-11-23

with the seal Of property and may be bought
and sold. Why. then. Should the plantJ of
cotton he compelled. by a pcna! act, to purchase
his SLAVES in the domestic market. whilst thc
manufacturer Of cotton i> suffered To resort To
the universal markc, for his >upplics-to South
Amcrica. Asia. or even 10 Africa itsclf:-thus
bringing the producer Of American cotton III
direct competition with the cheap and unbousht
labor fothcr countries. There is no equality
Ito reciprocity here If the Northern manu-
iacturrr does not avail himself of this liberty,
1t Is because he does not choose 20 DO it; the
laws offer no ilnpcdimcnt whatever.
Hnt the cotton planter Of the South does not
stand alone-hc has fellow sufferers enough -
Would You buy lot ot negroes to establish
arm or plantation III Virginia, you are met full
front by this federal monopoly, deep laid plan
established and maintained by the an,.Slavcry
power al Washington for destroying slavery
here. lou may purchase delivered at Norfolk,
or Alexandria. first class hands. imported from
Africa. FOR SluCa pccc->uch hands AS YOU paw
for III the barlacoonS Of Richmond. twelve or
fifteen hundred dollars. But an imperial
mandate from the palace OF the Amcri.
can Caesars intcrpo>cS lis prohibition, and
You are compelled. unless you rcnqui>h your
plan Of life. 10 purchase from the domestic
>lavc-brccdcr or >lavc.ncrchant, at that great
advance. Why not permit YOU 10 purchase
from the Negro Kings OF Africa a> well a> from
the Negro kinsS OF Virginia: Why not allow
You To- buy where yon can buy cheapest: Is
not this the result Of the bi>inc>S-that the
federal law transfers from Your pocket to the
pocket of another the difference between 500
and $l.2oo or Sl.j0o: But why coniiScatc
and destroy the property, and, perhaps the
bread of one man. 10 swell the profits or slut
the avaricc of another, Why take the ncces-
>ary food from H. that i may dress in purple
and fine linen: Why not apply TO negro labor,
a. well 10 the productions of negro labor,
the golden rule of the Virginia Democracy
b@y ~hcrc yo" run bvy tie chc"pcst' Is it he
cause there is an immortality in the slave trade.
If that bc true. then in obedience To the de.
mand> Of conscience abolish this abominablc
doAo,iir slave trade. which. with forehead Of
brass. thr-tS itself in view at every corner,
and which has erected for lis convenience
many u stately palace ar rather prison. the
couutcrpar> OF which in Africa are called bar.
racoon>. Or i tlic >a,c-tradc wrong be-
ca,!>c it nou;i>hch the root slavery: IL does
nouri>h The root Of slavery. and. Mercfor,. was
placed under an intcrdict by the anti->layery
power al Washington: a power which from the
lirst hour "t It's existence, either openly. "r
has sought To- destroy slavery in
the South. Many devices have been tried. hut
none 81 ciiicacous ~ this: for il has cut oil
the riyui,t from tie fountain from which il j..
silc>, and by which it Is sustained
l. not the Democratic Party of Virginia the
ay"wcl champion OF African slavery: Has it
learned 10 trrmblc and grow pale at the iiowns
of federal power: Has it forgotten the tradi-
tons of its own household: Why docs the
giant >l,mhcr: Why does he not break
through the spells that now bind him. and tear
away the rude grip" of the Central Power, by
which our cherished institution j. being Stran.
elcI in Virginia: BAEHAEo>>A