Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-04-08

In substance existed wnca lic CoAs''''1io.
vas formed has been deslro ycd; every year
adds 10 the relative strength and predom!-.
mango Of tic North; the manifestations Oh
hostile and unfriend!y feeling cannot ~
mistaken. Under these circu"!atahcos' VIZ
are entitled not simply 10 request, puI %
demand from ;Aa.r justice, The ainp!est Sc
cur;ty AGAINST crcry FORM 0: injury "E!ch
can reasonably he an2rc.ea!2d ifo!1i 'Ae:f
! power. - AZ.
crss the details 6! anY io.na OF guarantee
bu. merely to indicate Tue grea. purposes
| and objects for which guarantees OF power
are wanlcd-yiz: me power Q: c12an$!'n III
and the power Q: protection lroH: Tie Gan al
! ger Of aa::-slagcry agitation, ana IRON 800
| Humiliation and injustice G: sectio..-' ~
tendency. and, irs;, ul:iesa re nave pos
tive power ii some form placed i'll on: CIV Il
| hands, for the expansion CT this !hs:.s"t!oH
! Of slavery beyond lis present iiia's' s"9
| i,s nrc.cction aS it goes It's extinction a'tH
that. in comparatively short pe::'" "a
lime, will &c rendered pc"itabie. tasi VIZ
rely uuon any OF the provisions sHSssS-eu
in either q: the c0lnp:iin. schemes 0! AZ
| iV.tnrn; Tor iuIS p"we: o. expansion .
! 4 Il clad to sec in one Of III" propo'!ti.oHs-
sal it is incorporated, believe, ID t'ic
mort of the Committee or / tdsFa. I,ti'''''a
io this bodv---a recognition .! lht
principle OF 4 guarantee O. pow: a.
concurrent vote OF Southern All! -'ol THU. =
Senators, which is made necessary !'r l"c
ACQUISITION OF territory. But ! DO not see
in that proposition, any adequate security.
The hostility 10 slaycrr ana TO IL expansion
in the North, Will lag an inttr"lcs upon
future ACQUISITIONS o! slave territory
cept in the barely po,3:.bs case o! a 'haAce'
10 obtain CimaGa AMI Cuba ~ the same
tine. | can sec no contingency III "i'c"
We could through tbs pTo'i1.0a. make y
bargain with the North. Inc acquisition 81
free territory IS O.: slight Importance 70 tae
North, when compared with The acquisition
Of :av. terrier: h: the South VAIN me
former, lis u question CT political atfengLh'
and extended enpire-no eXpah son Is ne
cesar 10 It's SAFETY. For hundreds o.
years. with tn: largest emigration IRON
EuruDc. there will he anlpl: room n the
bosom OF cur present free territory l0r lis
accommodation. Expansion WIN u, Is Z
question oil existence. / lie races cannot
be amalgamatcd ; they Cannot be severed
their diffusion. under such circumstances,
over m area which will prevent danger
GUS superiority, il any section, or a. any
point, Of the black race. i necessity OF
oar position. and rssont!a! 10 the pTts2rVa-
ton OF our civilization Itself.
Now, if there is NnT obstruction oF
which The na:ura! AID legitimate cnanceiS'
! FOR the orcrlowing OF 4 redundant b!acA
population, arc closed Tie emigration
Of he white, or the erlaac:patoa or
! destruction OF the black race, 2! some H.
turc period. are rendered c1r:an.
This policy o.! ultimate extinction, ~
contraction. "conpclling slavery. l!.c
scorpion gir.l!cd with fire, - sting itself to
dra;h," was proclaimed by Lord Bro"gham
and other English aholitiorisg<. in memo
rabic debate in The IIonsc OF Lords-a de-
bate which led 10 the commencement
Of negotiations by the United States, re-
sul,ing in the acquisition OF Texas
The same views have hccn unl!0rmly
avowrtl by the Leaders Ct tho Republican
rartv in this country, all un!czs We can
reverse the great laws oi po!!t!ca! econo-
nv, and change principles Of human ma
turc hitherto considered ci !MmutiD!c.
its truth and Justice must &c achnow-
licked. There arc nov Soar millions
OF slaves in ID. Cni;ed STATE. according
10 the ordinary tables, Initiating their
ratio Of increase. they will, IL the short
space cf fifty years, amour; 70 sixteen
millions onc-third more t!.an lhe entire
population, black and white, Of NJ! Of the
| Southern States, 4: this ,:I,lc.
There are laws now il! ops!a.cI, aud
which will not fail, impeiling the BLACK
race in mighty currents, towards the warm
| a az
free States upon the North, and the greater
productive Value Of black iabo. il: The
South. Whilst Tie slave populate. j; thus
constantly gravita.iny towards tie tropics:
their presence disco@Tages white cm!gra-
ton 10 that region, and the character Of
the climate aid soil render exposure TO
the san in iheculture ofcotton and rice, IN
cndurabic by the white man. ! might add
that the statistics OF the census illustrate
and confirm these statements. They e%-
.iLit the fact tina: the white is gaining upon
he black population in Delaware, Nary
land, kentucky, Missouri, and, TO Sigh;
extent, in Virginia: whilst Tie black IS gain
ing on the white in all OF the Gulf STATES
md iii srl1c O.: tlc!n vcry rapidly.
What j. u be .IIc ultimate solution Of
this immense problem, il would be idle
to inquire for. with or limited under
standing, it would hc impossible 20 disco
YER We know what lies before u.s. VIC
know that with lie diffusion OF oar slaves
over large surface OF country, the proper
tional density Of the wh::c population con-
SANITY increases; and that this diffusion
is therefore ali elemcI, Of safety. Not
wilhstanding the immense superiority OF
the white over the black nan, tA"rc is 4
numerical equilibrium whichfN essential to
preserve in peace, the requisite sa5urdina-
ION and control. To ado3. am policy by
wh;c:! slavery would Ut ue!u'neti in, with
in lis prrscn. limits, does appear to me,
when wo Loo. -: the growing disparity Of
numbers between the races. the perpetual
stimulus 20 Dis 2;isca".ioa which will be
held QUIT the negro, aad his cn!arg;ng ca
pacity and increasing facilities far mischief,
to be providing Tor renewal upon our own
soil Of the scenes OF 81. Domingo, and the
destruction Of t!lc race or tic relation, amid
national and SOFA! CONFUSION.
The Southern States, especially ,aos@ 10
{ the South Of Virginia: are deeply interest
ed in this policy Of expulsion. To them
it is Of more vital importance even than to
us. The destruction Of sa"err would brin.
upon Virginia bligh! and :uin. from wh:ch
she would not emerge for centuries: yet
it is possible tia: ,&c land cEE.rgiaia may
De cultivated bv tn wh;;c iGan. BIZ! tao
question Of caI;;"a:iag cotton and rice with
white labor does 10: Isl; 0! debate: in the
cotton and rice States tie existence CT Ar
rican slavery becomes question Of c:v!l:-
zati0n. They could no. nceu!esce ia any
principle or po!ic! in the administration Of
this government, By which tie expansion
81 their institutions. as the exgcac!es and
opportunities Of the future might require,
should be prevented, vithou: betra wing that
sacred trust, the guardianship Of 81 inf
r!or race. which has been corrn:t;pd % thc..
keeping By God himself, and purchasing
al gronin!ou; lease of security TO slave
" durinr tse:r own iiFc: q. Ina nrica o;