Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-11-27
gRsPAAG Mourning NOVEMBER 27 1862. SIAlBER Sd.

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EEezttO proteCtlaHd o6erisb, ISeo dsplOrGbly
iintpred, BY slayeryI we proceed to affirm
thatit is our own. experiences and obserya-
ton Confirming the facts aud deductions OF
fPSiideals economists, that the labor Of
slaTeB'is vastly less productive than a hat
OfGtree men That il therefore EequiFes-h
larger space to furnish subsistence for =
given number Of the former than OF the
Halter thAtthe employment of the former
1iedessarily excludes the employment Of the
latter that hepeeg onE population, White
and black, averages but about seventeen,
when II ought, aud would, under other
cifcumstanees, average, as IL New Ehglhnd,
at laastlsiIty 70 the sduars mile that tbe
pOssession apd mAnagemeht of slaves form
source Of endless yexalion and misery
within the house, and of waste and ruin
on the farni that the youth of the country
are growing up with a contempto of steady
Industry as o. low, serEile 4hing, which
contempt induces idleness, aud all its at
tendant eifeminAcy, vice, aud worthless
uessj that the lWhste OF the products of the
land, nag Of the land itself is bringing
poverty upon hll its inhabttants; that this
poverty and the sparseness of cur popula-
tion, either prevent the hstitntlou ofschools
through the country, or keep them in the
most languid aud iHefhcient condition; and
that the same eAuses must obviously para
iizc all our schemes and efforts for the
1eedful improvements of the country
These things are necessarily pressing them
selves upon our feelings and Observation
and 1t would be easy to enlarge the melan-
lchOly catalogue. Bntthere are other con-
sideEadOns claiming our attention. ss
Il is conceded, OuEall hands, that Yir-
ginia is in stale Of moral aud political
retr0cession amOug the States of the Com
federaCy. Nor IS this to be wondered at.
when 70 the foregoing Combinations itlbe
added that half Of our population is esti,
mated, in tue political scale, at but three.
fifths of its actual weight. We are oftea
upbraided BY a comparison ofOur condition
with that ofEeN York aud Ohio, to which
all the other States which arc exempted
from the curse of slavery, might well be
added. And with Shame we feel ourselves
constraiuedrt 10 bow 90 the humihatine
eOmpafisQuo- We view our beloved State,
blessed by fhs God Of nature With a variety
of useful and lovely capabilities unsurpas-
sed by those OF any other country on the
globe; we view il not merely Hs stati6nAry.
while her sister States are advancing, but
as positively decligiug. II is peculiarly
the province Of such statesmen as compose
your honotable body. TO deteet the causes
Of the national calamity aud degradation,
aud TO provide and apply the remedy
That the causes heretofore frequently as
signed are the true ones, we do not believe.
II they have any effect, as possibly they
may, IL must re extremely small and par.
tal- We humbly suggest our belief that
the slavery which exists, and which, with
gigantic strides, is gaining ground among
as, is in truth, the great, efficient cause Of
the multiplied eVlls7Wh NC depIore.-l
We cannot conceive that there is any other
cause sufficiently operative 70 paralyze the
energies Of people so magnanimOus, to
nentralize the blessings of Providence In.
clnded ia. the gift OF q land so happy in its
soil, its climate, its mineralsand its waters;
and TO annul the manifold advantages Of
our Tepublicau freedom and geographical
position. II Virginfa has already fallen
from her high estate, and If we have as
signed the true cause Of her fall, it is with
the utmost anxiety that We look to the fu-
gtures 20 the fatal termination Of the scene.
As We. value our domestic happiness, as
our hearts yearn for the prosperity of our
ohspdng,as we pray for the guardian care OF
the Almighty over our country we earnestly
enquire what shall be done to avert the
impending ruin2 The efficient cause Of
our calamities Is vigorously decreasing ia
magnitude and potency, while We wake
1uU Nuate Ho "utocPsr Iue Oullel1, El0f
draining of a portion of this pestiferous
population ofslayes, are fast closing against
US. In the meantime our white people are
removing in multitudes, to distant regions;
and those who reinaiA seem destined 70
become martyrs.tO their love Of Virginia,
exposed to foreign enemies, to civil fends,
and 70 domestic insurreetions, without the
physical ability Indispensable 10 their own.
preservation. And shall we, alas reduce
ourselves to the necessity OF invoking aid
from the North aud Westg We will not
press this appalling topic any further; bpt
| With Intense soiiatade feeohimend Ii 10
he serious consideration of your honorable
body. We feel, assured, that in addressing
men Of such enlarged aud liberal views,
as we confidently aseribe to the members
Of your body, It must be unnecessary, TO
dilate farther upon this mouFnful subject.
We deem it prudent, too, not 70 push this
memorial into greater detaiij and therefore
we desist, only adding our importunate
prayer that you may devise some consti-
tuIional provision, the fruit Of which shall
be the eXterminatfon in due time, Of. the
slavery which threatens with destruction
all that We hold dear aud valuable as a
people, All which is respectfully submit
ted, d i. 81. Z. IL - 5slis-af