The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-02

4 Powerful Address ON tho Subject o
Southern History.

4 Powerful Addres, on the Subject Of
Southern History.
Dr. J.. /. ~ Curry Of Washington. ID.
c.. was then Invited TO- deliver an a1-
dress before the convention Tie dd 500
in an eloquent and able manner and held
tho individual attention OF the big andi-
cnce for fully am hour. While Dr. Cur
ry was speaking. Governor OFerau cn-
tered the convention hau and was loudly
cheercd while he was taking his seat
on the platform. .4--
AS no SLAVERY.
l. Slavery Property iu man has
existed from tine mmcmoraL The most
ancient records recognize compulsory
human labor Slavery existed in ENGLAND,
at common law. under the name Ol vile
lcuaec. The power of States the pos-
tiou o. mobiles. the fortunes of families,
lstyr been accummuiau uous fi0u forced
scr,Itude. lu many ages and countries,
under pafrarchal. jewish. Christian.
and other forms of religion. personal
screifudc has been fhe jog ol multItuics
of mankind. Treaties. International itW.
statutes. dccrccs gf councils and ayu0ls.
show that kings and people. the Roman
Catholics. and minis .cls and members
of Oiltr religious denominations. rcWrd-
cd the possession of sufe property as
fully compatible with civilization and Tie
doctrines of the gospel.
The nations of Europe engaged i1 slave
trade England eucouIaced the imp0rta-
tion of slaves into her American c0loni-s:
prosecuted the trade 24 years continuing
DO for nearly thirty years after ifa aboh-
t.0u in this country. IN the course of
which time 5000OO0 were caught and pat
60 labor G<euelfs S0Suthc.n Wealth trd
Northern Profits, I'D
In the last century New England earn
cd "a large portion Ot her property by fhc
slave trade and continued 30 until lN7.
As Fuller SAYS: 'few are such mndels
as not 10 believe doctrines which make
for their own profit" Tho towns OF New
port. Bristol and Providence. Boo Rhode
Island. Stonineton. New London uud New
Haven. iu Connecticut, Fall River, B0s-
ton and Salem. in Massachusetts. were
engaged for many years in carrying rum
and other products 20 Africa aud bring
ing back negroes as return carsoes. The
largest Cuincamen swarmcd az their
wharves. These towns vsro largely built
ND iv the 'accursed traffic" Okef.ell. Isl
IN llf0 South Carolina passed au act 90
rrnhihit further Importation OF slaves.
but Gtcat Britain relecttl. ana declared
that the trade WAS beneficial aud ueees-
sarv. ,see Dew on SIaycr) Virginia
uus-rd as many rs twenty three acts proc
hib.unr 10, q Henrys Henry. H-l5D. Ty-
ler's Tancy AppenilSl The last prayer
Virginia ever made 60 mortal man was
in i1g2 TO George III. Go abolish the trade
at lenat 30 fnr as Virginia WAS con-
cerucd.
slavery was imposed. against the car
nest and Ofi-repratel protests of tho
General Assembly within two years ar
ter the Declaration of Independence. all
most thirty years before New England
would consent 20 forego entirely her pro-
fits by allowing the uuiied States 10
prohibit, Virginia was the .rst country ia
the world TO set tho seal OF its raproha-
tion upon this opprlhrium Of modern
Civilization. The preamble o. tAe CoAst-
tticn of 1875 complains OF Ouo OF the
octs OF "detestable aud unsupportablc
tyranny" OF the King OF Great Britain,
thet Le had prompted tho negroes 10