Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-11-25
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,b. words and the looks If the most intelligent
and robls Of the black men who lali in my
uov they have CONS Ia despair OF the accom-
,I;:bmcnt Of this work BY The whit" people
fThe feeling among the black, that they must
Icl;yer themselves, gains strength Win ic"iln!
r,nidi;v. They are sensible lao" cruelty tley
L.ryc hccr deceived 10y III" liberty party, the
free soil party. the republican party ana inc
aro,t mas, of even the most LOUD m"nihen
oboli,ionists. They see that III these ihs'ca"
IF voting slavery down, have voted II up
T,uc the republican party lid not promise
,hrm much. But they did not expect II would
insult and cxaSrcratc them by taking the name
~ ~. "wi,jte mans PARTY" They did hope for
.o,u,. help from this party. but They got none.
II ji;,s not 4 finger To repeal the Fugitive Slave
,ct nor to abolish slavery in The District ~
Cni,,uhi,. nor tn abolish The intcf STATE tratIi'ln
human flesh. Nay. it r0cS s" ar . L" admit
,h,i the .larcry Of hlach. men ~ would n"t
d,rc admit il in the case Of bu, one Wine man
con h, l,,alized in every Stale "I The l. mon
Tb. bred Scot, decision and tlc rc-op'ninG O!
the AGriran slave rrar'u are proofs ta"t saver!
has never Strengthened Itself 80 rapidly j." ii.
ring the existence 80 avs ''" ''''
republican party. ~
The Republican, writers ana orator. ''c',''''
mich AGAINST the obvious purpose 81 i'c Save
nowcr TO ovcrSprcad The free states WIN slavery
hv the help Of is %!,atu:al ally. The Northern
I Democracy. Bu, III not these WRITES ana
orators admit the right tn 10 TIM when ticS
admit the legality vf slavery III TIL Save
States: What is property IA virginia - "!y "
law above human ci'actr':iij~. property III 'p'
mont also. lie who i - >ltHc or il"Pcit! III
Mississippi. * a slave ar property "a M'S.acN"'
sctt, also. What J. property anywhere + pro,
ncrty everywhere. Moreover, II VII ~ The ci'''
Inc found To- br A. vain Is II j. INCONSISTENT ''
opuosc the extension uf slavery Int" the Tree
States, while upholiing II IN HE slave states
Governor seward wnS right IA saying ii'at th'
States m,,, ul,i..a,c.y AL BE secuted /" lice
dom. or given up /" slavery. But Ia" dt not
see that his standing 10y slavery j" 'hr lave
States renders uaavailIEg his opposition !" -
extension into the flee State ""'eii"' &c
ward can do nothing To- prevent ,!airI! $ gong
where il is not, unless he holds :; l." be- ;Af'c.!
( and an outlaw where II i.
No wonder, then, i II inst ~ .hH I've 81
facts which | have sketchcd, intelligent h.t'i'
men in the States and CAuaJ. >io!id see u"
hone for their race in the practice ai'i I'"!''!!
of white men. M wonder they axe h!"'i-.ii 10
the conclusion that no resource Is LIZ I" them
but in God and inSurrYtiOnS. For >'Irrc
tons, then, We may look any year. any month
any day. \ terrible IcnIcdr Tor a terrible
wr~pg. But come il must, uI!s-s anticipated
bv repentance aud the pniiln. away "' Inc Ter
rible wrong. >,
Ii will lie said that these ia5ufrtci'"n- VIII
be failures; that they will he put down. Yes,
but will not slavery ncycilhclr:S he put d"Wi
by them For, what portions are lnrT" al the
South that will cling 10 slavery after two nr
three considerable Instructions shall have III!
ed the whole South w.th liu:Ior; And i II
entirely certain that thcs" instructions VIII y"
nut down promutly. and b,;"r" they can have
spread far: Vii! ty!cgraphs aud ra'iroadH he
too swift for even the swiitc>t lu>uilcci:"I> -
Remember that tclcsraphs AID Ia'iro.d can
be rendered useless III IN hour. l'ri"enh"r'
too, that MANY, wlio woutd he Glad t. Lar" the
insurgents. would hr busy IN transporting ih'lI
wives aud daughters 10 places wl.cr" iiiry ""nIh
be safe from that worst fate which husbands
and fathers ran imagine Tor Their wives ana
daughters. admit that bat for !hI> cmhar-
ras>uurn, Southern 'ncn would laugh at tic nir'
of an Instruction. and wDull quickly d,>i"-"
of one. But trembling a. thcE w"Iii Tor tier
beloved ONES. LuIow If 10 part "i 'he world
where. 80 mach IL in the S0urh. men would be
like. IN u Formidable in>'nrcctI"l, TO lose the
most imrortan, time. and bc distracted and
panic stricken.
When the dsy ii Lcr ;f!anIt" shall have
come To the south. and iirc and rape and
>laush.tcrS shall be !illins up the mca,rr" .:
her allict,on. th.n wlll the No!;h have two Tca.
sons for rcnoT>c-
FIRST. T,ar IL" wI~ not willing '"hatev"E
the attitude Of the South at this polntJ 10 share
with licr in the .NpcE>c and boss at an Imme-
diatc and universal emancipation.
Second. That she was no; wiiiiD. 20 vote
slavery or, OF existence.
Then. too. when alas it "ii! hc too late, will
be seen in the vivid light O. tie sGIlcrinss o!
our Southern brethren. both black and white.
how shameful and oi what ryIi influence va
the apoS,acy al those Jerry R">cUcr- VII"
were guilty OF ill!iEg from the Jerry I"'c!
and casting pro.>lavcry vote.
But why should have spoken al tte soy
rows that await the South Nh"rycf he may
be that forctclIS tn" horrible end OF American
slavery, il held both ut IT," North #nd south u
be a living prophc,-anorh'r taS,audra. itr
South would not >"Srccr her own Jc'!rr>"mN
prediction of Scrvl.c iu-wrrc"ti"n. How, ihrl,
can i; he hoped that She will respect another ::
II the South will not with her "Hm Jv!'r!>on
'trcmblc" whcn rejecting that '''pl l. just -
if she will not ,cc with hrf "wm Jefferson lhaI
the Almighty has 10 attribute whlrh can take
side with her in ~ contest with her slaves,
then who is there either North OF South tt:ar i,
capable Of moving her fears and helping her Il