Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-10-05

rpokep. The politicians, accOruIEetf CIV -,
iDgly reserved OH the subject. Like mu'e anu ioAe.
n,scIss thtv hal n, response 10 make, Or III
least, none that q common man conld ubue'''ahu
Under these circumstances the HoVe''on. 80
brought 10 a dead halt, unless another c'a's ~
the alluded TO The farmers ahu - he
would shoulder the responsibility anu u ,"sa;d
risk from which u.isrs shrank. As a Chase us SOW
they were devoid OF AMBITION ana Io' L :.
The political prizes of the country; e. 40. o,.iic
to receive their rewards =, thEt snhrs y, u 49, -
prosperity which would TAIL TO me Iot VI u - -
at large. AS q member. then, of the ARricui'u'a' ="
munity, (Mr. Scott continued AZ a fauquief i"'uhe''
and not as a candidate for pubic ta'ors, vi a 0 q ~
ter and fisher after popularity II. WIsheu 10 rp7"n :"
day. He WAS aware thstihe question was uhro,." %n
Oh account Of the magnitude ut the lnferesls invois,
I'd, for he who would touch the labor oil sciviii"sn
community would touch its most vital nerve. hunuu
labor was the ground work OF civlllzaton-n~ was n ~
great agency that separates civilized from savage ne.
After these Introductory remarks, the spethAe.
began HE argument the principai points on'J :"
which, | shall undertake TO report.
He said the particular proposition which ne shou'u
advocate wa, that the acta OF Congress prohipnihg
the slave trade, the, of course, alluded to the f0re'gn
sIaye trsde.l should be repeu,ed 81 well as those ac's
which were intended TO arm The prohioii'oh WIN
penalties; and that the Government shouio Do WIN
drawn from the anti slave trade cohtederacy mo
which it had 30 inprovidsnt!y entered, ana ~hich
had recently endangered the peace OF 'hs country
in order that the people of each STATE ana iei''lo'y
might be empowered to procure such supple: OF
negro slaves as in their judgment would De eEpedient'
aud az the development Of their domestic resources
might require. He believed ii to be the e''an''sheu
doctrine of the country, of all political parties, as
well az in conformity with the decision OF me supreme
j Judicial Tribunal, that the people of each Territory
As well rs tho peopls OF each Sthte' "ere' oy Inc
principles Of our political system. empowered l"
ch pose their own domestic institutions. to Determine
..whsiher they will have slavery or no. he De-
iieved that that principle Was admitted on all sides
TO bs deeply imbedded in the Constitution OF ths
country. That il was manifest tina; mat prlncipie
implied the right TO procure slaves. u tney snuu,u
elect to establish slavery "a the mud Sill oil Their
social edifce, from africa, the native seats of the ne
gro. and the natural source OF supply. II was nut
little better than a political trick, to announce Tree
dom OF election to the people of the States AID Terrific
riss, and, In the same breath, to deny them the right
to employ the only means by which the concession
could be rendered OF any value. That the correc'
principle was, 10 leave TO the people OF each ommun'
ty the right to determine, not only fhe kind, but also
the amount Of labor which their taste ana coh'e-
nience might require. That liberal policy had been
partially acted on by Congress with regard TO Inc
Free.soil States, and their immigrant labor occupied
| the same relation to them that slave lhbor o'u
towards the Southern States. Mr.. Scott do
clsrsd that he was for the same measure OF Justice
for this South that had been granted to the NORTH
Equality in this case was equity. II was not
now proposed, he again insisted, directl: i" reopen
the Foreign Slave Trade with Virgins; that II
might never be- e~xpfdient TO DO SO; that II was mere
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from Federal Legislation, TO The exercise OF this trade'
and then TO leave it optional with the State, AZ TO
whether they would admit the Foreign nero or TX
Guide him, precisely as they now possessed the same
right over the negro b0ru on American sol. lie
thought il was doubtful, even after the restrictions
had been removed from the foreign trade, whether
Virginia would embark in it. But, he said, II was
pas, a doubt that the States having q large undevel-
oped cotton interest, would prefer 10 supply tneir
wants with cheap negroes from Africa, rather
than with dear negroes from Virginia. And
thus Virginia interests would be advanced
At least, the gre. interests which were now suffer
ing from scarcity OF labor, brought about by The
Southern demand for negro tabor. Fl. had seen 1t
stated that not more than half the cotton lands in
the United States had been reduced TO cultivation;
aud 10 completely develop their resources for cotton
alone, would require every able bodied slave IN tie
upper tier of slave States, thus turning them over to
the North. But that had CONS to be treated as 8 mat
ter of no moment. Every thIG, bs believed: was
now sacrificed 10 glut the &'arice of tie negro
breeders Of Virginia and the negro ownrr5 OF the
planting States. He thought it time for those who
net something more than a money value on the ne
gro 10 speak OUT, and to rescue slavery from the mo
,i.y changers Of the South. y. truly believed tina;
The plan among some of the Office seekers III virginia,
WAS 10 first sell her negroes to the South ami the!i Sell
her lands TO the Nerth. Now, he said, he desired IN
government to b. taken out of the hands Of such po.
litical hucksters. Let Us have free trade in negroes, AZ
well as fres trade in other articles.
Mr.. Scott next took up "the moral question: which
some had said to underle the whoie OF the propos!
ton in hand. lie treated il at considerable length,
AMI Rad from a lstter published some time since in
the Boston "Pos,," coming from a naval oflcer now
stationed on the slave coast OF Africa, he being the
/ son OF a Distinguished ex Senator from one oil the New
England States. This lstfer he believed would be u
sun cieut commentary on the intelligence or the Elm
certify Of ihose who based their opposition to the Tor
eign slave trade Oh grounds OF philanthropy.
| There was, be went on 10 soy. in truth, no diif-r
encs between giving tho monopoly Of tho Southern
market to the Northern mandatory, anu giving l" j."
the slave traders OF Virginia.
Again, il was impossible for poor men, or indee'i.
for any bu; vsry rich men 10 embark 10 the business oi
developing The uDdeveloped cotton lands ot the South,
Oh account of the high price OF negroes. But, break
down the monopoly and negroes would become Cheap,
and than, with land aud negroes both cheap, and
An unbounded Western margin. wha, better prospect
| would be opened for the labnrer7 NJ. Scott then
briefly examinsd the industrial condition ut the State
in order 10 show that cheap labor WAS all that WA re
quired to re-instate Virginia in her former condition OF
prosperity.
After Mr.. Scott closed HE remarks, which were liz
tened TO with rnpt attention and frequently inturrupt-
ed by the most unequivocai sigus OF approval from
the audience, a meeting was announced To De nelo VI
Salem, on the fourth Saturday OF October, when MI.
Scott was again pledged tn address the people. lie
will then discuss the operation Of the slave Trade on
the white laborer OF the South. AUDITOR
THE BURNING OFTHE STEAMER AUSTRIA.
Staten ems Of the Rescued Fearful Particulars
of the Confasratiom-Gr Cdreie''ne'I.
The rescued passengers OF the Austria, brought to
| New York in the Prince Albert free of charge, all
seem, it ia stated, to be deeply imbued with a sense
of horror in remembering the terrible %suferings end
dangers they have passed, end, as mentioned yester-
day, all concur in sta;ins that there wes gross mis-
management, in those who had charge of tbe steamer
There oeemr to be a faint hope that one OF the boats,
which was eeen st sunset far sstern OF the Austria,
with a number of persons ~ her, may have been
nicxe, ND by thu bsik which wss cruising uf the
wreck the next morning. The whole number known
10 BIZ saved il g. Of These 81 were taken to the
Azores by the Maurice, 10 arrived At New York in
the Prince Albert, and two went from Halifax to
Boston. We see 10 positive mention made Of the
missing Bsltimoreans, except a remark in the New
| York Tribune that the Rev. DIR. Weinmgnn, a Ger
man Lutheran minister Of Baltimore, was among the
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