Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-10-28

take property, 10 as clear as their right to take life, AID
their right TO do IL secretly is as clear as their right to
do IL openly; and, as this viii probably be their most ef.
fective mode of operation for the present, they ought TO
be taught, encouraged aud assisted to do Il 20 the ut
most so long as they arc unable to meet their enemies
ia the open field. And to call this taking Of property
stealing, is as false and unjust as it would be TO call the
taking Of life in just war murder. f..
IL Is only those who have a false and supsrsttious rev.
ercnee for the authority of governments, and have con.
tracted the habit of thinking that the most tyrannical
and ubiquitous laws have the power to make that right
which u naturally wrong, or that wrong which Is natu-
rally right, who will have any doubt as to the right OF
the slaves land those who would assist them) to make
war, to all possible extent, upon the property of the
Shareholders and their abettors-
We are unwilling to take the responsibility ofadvising
any general instruction, or any taking of life, until we
of the North go down to take part in il, in such numbers
as TO insure a certain and easy victory. We therefore
advise that, for the present operations be confined to the
seizure of property, and the chastisement Of individual
Shareholders and their sccomplces; and that these things
be done only so far as they can be done without too
great danger to the actors.
We specially advise the aogging of individual slave
holders. This is a case where the medical principle, that
ike cures like, will certainly succeed. Give the slavehold-
ers, then, a taste of their own whips. Spare their lives,
but not their backs. The arrogance they have acquired
by the use of the lash upon others, will be soon taken out
OF them when the same scourge shall be applied to them
selves. 4 band of ten or twenty determined negroes,
well armed, having their rendezvous in the forests, com.
ing on the plantations by day or night, scizing individual
shareholders, stripping them, and togging them sound
", in the presence of their own slaves, would soon abol-
ish slavery over a large district
These bands could also do a good work by kidnapping
individual SHAREHOLDERS, taking them into the forest and
holding them as hostages for the good behavior OF the
whites remaining ON the plantations; compelling them
also to execute deeds of emancipation, and conveyances
of their property to their slaves. These contracts could
probably never afterward be successfully diayowed on
the ground of dureSs Especially after new governments
favorable to liberty should be established inasmuch as
such contracts would be nothing more than Justice; aud
men may rightfully be coerccd TO do justice. Such con-
tracts would be intrinsically as valid as the treaties by
which conquered nations make satisfaction for the inius.
tice which caused the war.
The more bold and rcsolute slaves should he encour.
aged to form themselves into bands, build forts ia the
forests, and there collect arms, stores, horses, everything
that will enable them to sustain themselves, aud carry on
their warfare upon the shareholders.
Another important measure on the part of the slaves
will be 10 disarm their masters, so far as that is practi-
cable, by Selling and concealing their weapons whenever
opportunity offers. They should also kill all slave hunt
Ing dogs, aud the owners too, IL that should prove
necessary.
Whenever the slaves on a plantation are not powerful
or courageous enough to resist, they should be cncourag-
cd TO desert, in a body, temporarily, especially at harvest
time, so as to cause the crops to perish for want ofhands
TO gather them.
Many other ways will suggest themselves to you, and
the slaves, by which the shareholders can be annoyed and
injured, without causing any general outbreak or she'd
ding of blood.
/. To make war (opeuly or secretly a. circumstances
may dictate) upon the property of the shareholders and
their abeitors-not for Redistribution, If that can easily
be avoided. but TO convert il TO the use of the slaves. Ii
it cannot be thus converted, then we advise its destruc-
ton. Teach the slaves TO burn their masters buildings.
to kill their cattle and horses. to conceal or destroy farm
ing utensils, 10 abandon labor in seed time and harvest,
aud let crops perish. Make slavery improbable, in this
way, If it can be done in no other.
=. To make shareholders objects of derision and con-
tempt, by logging them whenever thew shall be guilty of
hogging their slaves.
3. To risk no general Instruction until We of the
North go TO your assistance. or YOU are sure of success
without our aid.
4. To cultivate the friendship and confidence of the
slaves; 20 consult with them rs to their rights and inte-
rests, and the means Of promoting them: to show your
interest in their welfare and your readiness to assist
them, let them know that they have your sympathy, and
Il will give them courage, selt-respect and ambition, and
make men OF theu-infnitely better men TO live BY, as
%neighbOr, aud friends, than the indolent, arrogant, self
ish, hcartless, domineerng robbers and tyrNnts who now
keep both yourselves aud slaves in subsection, and look
with eontempt upon all who live by honest labor.
3. To change YOUR political institutions as soon as pos
Sible; aud, in the meantime, give never a vote to a slave
holder, pay no taxes TO their government if YOU can
either resi,t or evade them, as witnesses and jurors, give
no testimony and no yerdcts in support of any slave
holding claims; perform no military, patrol or police SER
vice; mob slaveholding courts, goals, and sheriff.; do
nothing, in short, for sustaining slavery, but every thing
YOU safely and %rightiully can, publicly and privately, for
it. overthrow.
White rascals of the South! Willing tools Of the slave
holder! Iou. who drive slaves TO their labor, hunt them
with dogs, and fog them for pay, without asking any ques-
tons, We have a word specially for youl You are one
OF the main pillars OF the slave system. You stand ready
Dy Somebody, uT which the moro GecenI savehuItTgrs
themselves Whl not do. Yet we have heard one good re.
pOrt even OF you. IL u, that you have no such preiudi.
ceS against color, nor against liberty, A. that you would
not - willingly esTn money by helping slave 10 Canada
~ by catching a fugitive and returning him To his mas.
ter. il you are thus Indifferent as to whom you serve,
We advise you hcEccforh to serve the slaves instead Of
their masters. Turn about, and help the robbed to rob
their robbers. The former can afford TO paw YOU better
than the latter. Help them to get possession OF the pro-
perry which l. rightiuly their due, and they can afford
To give YOU liberal commissions. Help them Hog indi-
yidnal Shareholders, and they can afford to pay you ten
times as much a. You ever received for AoggIng slaves.
Help them TO kidnap the shareholders and they can afford
to pay you more than you nov get for catching fugitive
slaves. Be true 10 the slaves, and we hope they will paw
you vel. for your services. BE false to them, aud we
hope they will kill you.
Lawyers Of the South, yon can, If you will, exert a
potent influence for good ia this matter. II, in the true
spirit Of Law rs a science, You shall see a man in the most
crushed OF human being, and, recognizing his right to
Obtain justice by such means "a may be in his power,
you shall take the side Of the oppressed in this contro-
ycrsy, and teach them 10 tramplc on their tyrants and
yndiclie their manhood. IL you do this, and then aid
iu establishing new Institutions based upon liberty. equal.
Iy AMI rightly will have the satisfaction ofdoing your
part towards bringing into life a great free an 4, happy
people, where nov all j. crime, tyranny, degradation and
death. IT, on the contrary, YOU shall take the side Of
the Stakeholder and continue to bc-as. professionally.
under slave institutions, YOU must forever be-the degra-
ded, petiiogging pimps, hireiing-, and tools VI a few
so1hr-- robbers Of their pecies-denying continually the
Authority Of Justice aud the rights Of humauity-if YOU
shall 10 this, We need not attempt to tell You what your
true rank will be in the scale Of lawyers, statesmen, pa.
trOts or men.
Merchants Of the South W. hone Won will d.Iihe-.
ately consider this matter, and make up your minds
whether the slaves have the right 10 take tie property of
Their masters in compensation for the injuries they have
suffered. II YOU decide that they have that right. we
hope You will act accordingly, and will not hesitate 90
buy OF them cotton or any other property which they
may have taken from their masters. and give them in
exchange weapons, or any other articles they NAV need.
j. You will but DO this, you will soon put an end TO
slavery.
Nou-slaveholder- generally Of the SOUTH lit l. right
for the slaves to take the property Of their masters. TO
compensate their wrongs, it j. right for you to helm
themr J our numbers, compared with those Of the slave.
holders, are a. five or six TO one. II will be perfectly
easy Tor you, by combining with the slaves, to put then
IN possession Of the plantations on which they labor. and
OF all The property upon them. They could afford to pay
You well for doing them such n service. They could az
ford 70 Jet you share with them in the division of the
PEoperty taken. We hope you will adopt this measure
IL viii not only be right in itself; It will be the mobiles,
act Of your lives, provided you DO not take too large a
SHARE to yourselves, aud provided, also, that you after
wards faithfully protect the slaves IN their liberty and
the property assigned 20 them.
FINALLY, we say 20 all; correspond with US Of the North
Lot each person who receives or sees one Of these sheet,
send bis letters 70 the one who sent il. with liberty tr
publish them IN the Northern papers. This correspop
denee, we are confident, will be a more interesting Htera
ture than the South has ever furnished. and viii epG.
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