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VOI,. XXVIII.— No. OS.
1 hn (’i.NUUtKKK i< publiihod twic* i work. c<*oornlly, nn«l .
throe time* e week during the mmon ol‘ iho Smtn Loginlittur«*-~ j
price, the Minn m herotornro, Kive IKilUri p«*c nmum p.iynlilo in tit* 1
vanco. N«He* of chtrlnrml, spocio-pt)ing h itik* (only) will Im rvoeiv*
•d in payment. The Editor* will 2U<ir4iitr«i tho nahtiy of minuting
them by mail; the piMtMgn <if all lottorn Iminj paid In the writorn.
Nil papor will he ilincontiiltted, hut at the ditcretlon uf the
Rfrtort, until nil arroaragot have ho«»n paid up
XT Whoever wi I guarantee thu tuytimiK of nine innr>n ahull huvu
Ola math Uru'lt.
TERMS OP ADVEKTI8INO.
tT Oo« <<)U ir» or Inn* Pital in.nnioii 75 c«nU—euch ennlinu
•nea. 30 com*. No ■ilvoriiaami'nl inaerti-il, until it ha* either heen
p«nl for. ur u«»rom| Kjt uomn |>vr*oii in thta til) or Ita cnvirun*
Xi:W ,V I)V ERTI«I'Ml i:MTS. ~~
Carolinian.
THIS Celebrated Horse, amongst the best sons o( Sir
Archie, both as a Racer unit Foal-Getter, is now at
my Stable, Spring Grove, II trover county, Vn., 18 miles
from tho city of Richmond, 10 miles from Hanover Court
House, -I miles from Goo lull’s Tavern, and 7 miles from
Che Merry Oaks; where he will stand the present Season,
•t $35 the Season, which may bo discharged by the pay- j
meut of $30, if paid within tho Season; $15 the Single I
Leap, to he paid when the mare is served; $15 to insure a
mure to ho in foul; and One Dollar to the Groom. Tito j
•eason will expire the last of July. I extend the season !
longer, in conscqucuce of buing unable to get him in ear-\
lier from Tennessee. 1 have become interested in this j
herse, believing him to he inferior to no horse in point of!
blood and as a tbal-gettcr. He stood several years in thv '
counties of Orange, Culpeper, Fauquier, &c, &c., and at j
a reduced price : consequently, a number of mares were
put to him that were not thorough-bred. Those that were,
nearly every one of them brought racers of the tirst order,
that were trained, to wit: Biyard, Pest, Gentle Kitty,
Young Carolinian, &c. &c. His colts, generally, are the
largest I ever saw, by any horse, and lie has proven him
self a sure foal-getter. There is no horse of the present
day that stands at such a reduced price, of his celebrity.
As he has been absent from this State several years, 1 deem
It proper to insert his Pedigree, Performances, &c., as they
may have been forgotten by some that may wish to breed
Irom him. 1 am well prepared with good Pasturage, Lots,
Ate., lor the accommodation ol mares that may he sent to
liim, and they will lie well led at One Dollar Fifty Cents
per week. No responsibility for accidents or escapes,
though every care will be taken to prevent them.
Hanover, March 1st, 1832. \VM. L WHITE.
Pedigree.—Cakomniax was bred by Major Philip
4’laibrnrnc of Set wood, Brunswick county, and foaled the
23th May, 1815. He is 5 feet 3 1-2 inches high, dark
Iiay, and was got by the unequalled horse Sir Archie; his
slam by the imported horse Druid; his grind dam by Old
Wildalr, the very best son of Old Fearnought; his great
grand dam by Ainericus; his great great grand dam by the
imported horse Old Janus; his great great grand dam also
by Old Janus; his great great great great grand dam by
the imported horse Moor’s Partner; his great great great
great great grand dam by the imported horse Old Jolly
Huger, out ol the imported mare Kitty Fisher.
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li til my possession, six taken from the general Slml Kook
of England—ed. of 1803. THOU. t LAI HORNE.
Brunswick County, State of Cirt'inia.—1 do hereby
certify, that I have iaithlully traced tho Pedigree of the
celebrated race horse Carolinian, on the general stud book
of Engtand.of tho edition of 1803, which I purchased my
aelfiu Liverpool, in July, 1806, and from my own obser
vations thereon, pronounce the aforesaid horse Carolinian,
to be thorough bred, and the whole family Irom whence
J»e has descended, I consider to ho of as pure blood as any
horse, either in this country or in England. I urge this
the more loreihly on the public at large, being my most
favorite crosses, and crosses which 1 prize more than
.those of any 'other imported, because, after (as I once
thought,) almost a fruitless search in order to obtain them,
for a considerable time, I accidentally came to the possession,
which 1 at present have, and nothing short of a very con
siderable price indeed, would induce me to part with, be
ing nearly allied to Carolinian in the following manner: Fear
nought, Jolly Roger, Janus, Druid, and the celebrated mare
Kitty Fisher. Carolinian’s blood can be traced on tho above
hook as far hack as the following horses iu England:—
Place’s White Turk was imported liy Mr. Place, stud
keeper to Oliver Cromwell, in the year 1652, when lot was
Protector. Tho Lystcr or Straddling Turk, 1633. Dods
worth’s dam 1516. (liven under my hand this 12th day
of February, 1828. PATRI* K NESHETT EDGAR.
PERFORMANCES
Carolinian's Performances on the Turf—Fall 1818,
Carolinian commenced bis races at Warrciiton; lie beat
Mr. Phitncr’s mare by Sir Archie with case.—At Drum
cnondsburg be won the great post stake, beating the great
horse Virginian, and .*.’r. John Worsham’s Quickstep
Spring 1818, he heat Mr. William Winn’s celebrated mare
Lady of the Lake, over the New Hope course, near Hali
fax, with great ease, two mile heats. This race was pro
nounced one of the best ever run on that turf. At that
lime it was the opinion of the ablest sportsmen as well as
of the spectators, that Carolinian was a first rata race horse.
Hie afterwards beat Mr. M’Lin’s brown horse by Sir Ar
•c.hir, Capt. James J. Harrison’s Wild Rover, by Florizel,
.and several others. He, however, on his way to New
^Market, alter the race at New Hope, accidentally received
nn injury which thereafter was found so serious as to dis
qualify him from contending with horses, heretofore bea
ten by him with great ease. So very apparent was the in
jury that he was withdrawn from tile turf, and no more
caine on the turl until fall 1823, when lie was, (after co
vering three seasons,) trained, and during that fall ran
three races, namely at Baydtown, Va., Milton, N. C., and
Charlotte, all which he won, heating many liue horses
with ease. It is admitted that Carolinian lost several ra
ces, and after Ins injury was beaten by horses that he had
Before beaten. That lie is a sure and excellent foal-get
ter, I have abundant evidence There have never been
drained but two of his colts that I know—Mr. Reed’s ce
lebrated horse Crawford, who proved himself a winner and
first rate race horse in the State of Georgia, in many races,
and Mr. Edward B. Boll’s colt, who was trained by my
late excellent friend Thomas Feild, Esq., dec’d, hut a lit
tle time before his death, and 1 learn was thought highly
of by him. (Signed,) A. II. DltUMMOND. I
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I, William C. IIo: ;c, do hereby certify that I stood
Carolinian two seasons myself and resided within one
mile of the place lie stood a third season, and still reside
in that vicinity, and t can say with tiiitli that he proved
himself a sure and certain foal-getter, and hiscoltsare greatly
admired; insomuch that the people of Fauquier, Culpeper
and the adjacent counties, give him the decided prefer
ence over any horse they ever had in that section. I
moreover saw the race at New Hope, N. C. near Halifax
town, when ho heat (Jon. Wynn’s celebrated mare
Lady of the Lake, which race, in the highest possible
style, was won l»y Carolinian with ease; and it is my
opinion, after considerable experience in regard to train
iug and running horses, that Carolinian was able to have
contended successfully with any horse in America on that
•lay. Carolinian's colts arc large, sprightly and active,
insomuch that the people of the above counties arc anx
ious to gel him back to stand amongst them, after having
bred from him three seasons. Given under my hand this
17th day of February, 1*27. WM. C. HOUSE.
This is to certify that at the'annual meeting and exhi
bition of the Agricultural Society of Fcderir.kshurg, Va.,
. on the 10th of November, 1824, seven stallions were ex
hibited, viz; Carolinian, Pretender, Oscas, Young Archi
bald, Celcr, Walnut and Sir Bolingbrook. The commit
tee of judge* of horses, marcs and colts, reported that
Iho horse Carolinian, owned by Philip Claiborne, Esq. of
Brunswick county, was the best Stallion exhibited, and
entiled to the premium offered. Whereupon, it was
'■Ordered, that a silver cup of the value of thirty dollars
he awarded to Philip Claiborne, K«q. of Brunswick county,
in compliment to his horse Carolinian.” .
JAMES M. GARNETT, President.
Wm. F. Gil a v, Sce.’ry. March 8. *>*--fit
E> \N 1)01.PII MACON COLLEGE.—\« Dr. Emory
.l.w has declined the Presidency, a railed meeting of the
Board ol Trustees of Randolph Macon College will he held
at Boydtown, to commence on Wednesday, the 4th ol
April next, for the purpose of electing a President an A a
Professor of Languages, as well as other important busl
M'- , , WM. A. SMITH, Src’v.
Boydton, March ft. pq l,j‘
WILLI A M F. BUTI.ER (late „f ,|l0 firm ol ,, „
ris and Butler,) embrace* Ibis opportunity of in
forming bis friends and the public, that he intends in future
to transart an Agency anil Commission Business on his own
account.— He Batters himself from the experience he has
that he will be able to give satisfaction to those, who m:i\
entrust their property to his care.— Particular attentior
will be paid to consignment* of country produce.
Richmond, M trch 8, 1832. D8--3»
IN CIIANCLKY—Virginia. At Rules holdcn in
the Clerk’s Ollice of Powhatan County Court, from the
the Hth day of February, inclusive, in the year
Edward Scott, puir.
M;.iinst
Edward Moseley, Sheriirol Powhatan, and adin’r of Dr.
Peter F. Archer dec’d, and Martha Archer, the widow,
and Peter F. Archer, an inf.ml son of the said Peter F.
Archer, dee d, and Branch T. Archer, Thomas I). (,ay and
Eliza his wife, Mary Pago Saunders,-Yates and
Martha his wife,Creed-Haskins, late SheriU'of Powhatan,
and adm rot V\ in. Archer,dee’d, Charlotte Archer, widow
of the said Wiu. Archer, dec’d, and Llizibclh Archer, J no.
F. Archer, Wm. Archer, Junius Archer and Dabney Ar
cher, infant children ol tho said William Archer, do
ceased, defts.
The defendants, Branch T. Archer and -Yates
and Martha his wife, not having entered their appearance
and given security according to the /Vet of Assembly and
the Rules of this Court, and it appearing by satisfactory evi
dence that they are not inhabitants of this Common
wealth: On the motion of the. plaintill, hy John W. Nash,
Em|., his Attorney, It is ordered. That tho said Branch
T. Archer and- Yates and Martha his wife, do ap
pear before the Justices of our County Court of Powhatan,1
at the Court-house, on the third Wednesday iu May next,
and answer the bill and amended hill of the plaintill, and
give security -for performing such decree as the Court may
make herein; and that a copy of this Older be forthwith,
inserted in some newspaper published iu the city of Rich- 1
mond, for two mouths successively, and that another copy
be posted at the front door ol the Court-house of this coun
ty for two successive Court days. A Copy. Teste,
March 8. [98—w.8w] R. F. GRAVES, 1). (’.
IN CHANCERY—Virginia.—At Rules held in The i
Clerk's Ollice of the Circuit Superior Court of Law !
and Chancery for King William county, on tho 6th Feb-!
ruary,1832:
Mordecai C. Booth, complt.
against
Robert Brooke, adm’r with tho will annexed of Mor- 1
dccia Booth dec’d, and as guardian of Mordccia C. Booth,!
John Taliaferro, as security of Robert Brooke, adm’r as;
aforesaid, Cornelius Dabney, ex’or of Wm. Dabney Jr. :
dec’d, who was also a security of Robert Brooke, as adin’r !
as aforesaid, Robert Temple, as security of Robert Brooke, j
guardian as aforesaid, and Mildred Taliaferro, cxe’x of
Walker Taliaferro dec’d, who was also a security of Ro
bert Brooke, guardian as aforesaid, defts.
The defendant, Robert Brooke, not having entered his *
appearance and given security according to the Act of As- 1
semlily and the Rules of this court, and it appearing by sa- !
tisfactory evidence that ho is not an inhabitant of this j
country: It is ordered, That the said defendant do ap
pear here on the first day of the next April Term, and an
swer the hill of the plaintill'; and that a copy of this Older •
he lorlhwith inserted in some newspaper published iu the
city ol Richmond, for two months successively, and post- !
cd at the front door of the Court-house of this county.
A Copy. Teste, RO. BYRD POLLARD, D. C.
March 8. 98—wSw
.V I I vfl B —insappcareu, in the woods
YP ibehind the settlement on my (arm, near
Richmond, called Westhant, about twilight on Friday last,
the 2d of March, a little negro boy, between three and four
years old.—His name is Ralph; he is well grown for his
age, <piite black, sensible, extremely shy of white people,
and, as far as is known, without any mark or scar. His
Farther’s name is Phil, and his Mother’s Sally, both ol
which lie can articulate very distinctly, us lie can any
other words, which children in his condition, at his age,
usually pronounce.—There are circumstances connected
with his disappearance, to justify the suspicion that he was
kidnapped. I will give the above reward of one hundred
dollars tor the apprehension and ‘conviction' of the kid- j
napper, fifty dollars if the child is delivered to me safe and j
sound, and a liberal compensation for satisfactory inforina- !
tion of his fate. J. AMBLER.
Richmond, March 8. !ts—2aw3w
INDIAN Ql EEN HOTEL, formerly Hciskell’s andI
late II. Wade’s, No. 15, South Fourth Street between '
Market and Chcsinit Streets, Philadelphia, is now kept by ;
B. Duke, who has, at considerable expense, made such
improvements to the House as will insure comfort and con
venience to his Roardeis and Lodger*. This House is
so well known that it needs but little description, being
central to the principal Mercantile Houses in Market st.,
the Post Office, Banks, and public places in Chcsnut street.
The Proprietor solicits the attention of Merchants and
Travellers to his establishment, and rests his claims Is their ;
patronage, on his eflorts for their comfort and accommoda- j
lion. March N. 93—lm
I7IDWIN FOX, Attorney at Leap, will attend the 8u* j
J perlor and Inferior C ourts of Law and Chancery, I
hold in the counties ol Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, and
King \\ illiam—Address Old Church, Hanover county.
March 8. 98—w3w
HINTING OFFICE FOR SALE.—By virtue of a '
deed of trust, bearing date on the 2nd day of An- I
gust, 1831, executed to me by True G. Elliott and Lind- j
sey Ware, and duly recorded' in the office of the county i
court of Rockbridge, I will, on Friday the 30th instant,
sell at public auction, for ready money, before the court
house door, in the town of Lexington, the Printing Of
fice and K*tabli*lnncnt of the "RocKnniDOE Intel
litOKxCEit,” with all its privileges and appurtenances,
l’here are about -150 subscribers to Ibis paper, and its '
situation makes it a desirable purchase to a printer wish
ing to conduct a weekly paper. WM. TAYLOR,
march 8. [96—bis] Trustee.
FI BLI( SALE.— Will be ollcrcd Ibr sale at public I
auction, before the front door of tbe Eagle Hotel,
in the city of Richmond, on the 20th of April, is;>2, at 12
o’clock, on a credit of six mouths, a House and Lot, situa
ted on Main or K street, in said city. The House is of
brick, three stories high, well calculated for a store, and
dwelling house.—The lot trouts on said Main or E street,
about 27 1-2 feet, and extends back from said street, to- '
Wards exchange Alley, to a line drawn directly across a
yard, Iroin a corner ol' a lumber or warehouse, on the en
tire lot, (a part now only being offered Ibr sale) to a point
where another line drawn from the corner of the kitchen
on said entire lot, to where it would intersect a line, from
the corner of the kitchen of Fulcher, (or what was former
ly Fulchci’s Kitchen) which said back line is nearly pa* |
rallcl to the said Main or E street, and includes the privy '
and recess annexed thereto, on the side of the said lumber
or warehouse, parallel to the said Main or E street, and
running thence (from the said point of intersection) along
the line drawn Iroin (lie corner of the kitchen on said en
tire lot, to the corner ol Fulcher’s kitchen, including also
a passage ol 27 1-2 feet, extending from the before describ
ed lot to Exchange Aliev, which said lot or parcel of
ground with the appurtenances, is a part of a lot purchased
by John King, ol the representatives of Thomas Hilliat,
(reference to which title may he. had, at the ollice of the
Dusting's Court for the city of Richmond.)
The above described property will lie sold l»y virtue of a
Deed of Trust, executed by John King to John Macrae,
doc’d. and John Hibson, Jr., of record in the Ollice ol the
Hosting’s Court ol Richmond, to satisfy Jane Moyle,
Adni'x of I). Moyle, dec’d certain debts in said Deed moii
, tinned. The purchaser will he required to execute a ne
gotiable note with good endorsers, at one of the Virginia
Maliks in the city of Richmond, (or at one of their Mr.inrh
i es in the town of Fredericksburg,) payable in six months,
; and also to execute a Deed ol '1 rust on the property to se
; cure the purchase money. JOHN HIBSON, Jr
Feb. 2. 83 -tils Surviving Trustee.
I\ND FOR SALE I offei for sale a Tract of Land,
A lying in (he. county of Dinwiddie, about 12 miles
! from Petersburg, and 3 fiwn 'be proposed Rail Road: it
1 contains 18-18 acres by late survey, about 500 of which i*
cleared, the remainder is in original wood, but little pillag
ed, and contains a great deal of valuable timber. This i
generally considered the best Tract of J.and in the county,
and I think truly so. Persons wishing to purchase, may
i lenr;i the terms by application to Mr. Willis Cousins of Pe
j tersburg, or to the subscriber nil the premises.
THOMAS V. TAMM.
Dinwiddle, Feb. 2-1. P3_|ln
■ VOMESTIC (.iii'ii- Hkoroc Car Kir, corner <■
B w Maltimore and Charles Streets, Malflinore, has lot
sale a general assortment of Domestic Hoods, consisting
in part of “Waltham" “.’Ipptrton," I,turrit," “Hamit
I ton," “J\a*htia" “ Kxeter, “Jivcn/" and “ Pitlnfirhi'
M A.vur actumks, which will he sold on favorable term!
by the package or piece. Feb. 2. [8f—2av 3m)
a RlT ROHANNAN lias removed his other to the room
■ Jr over the store, of Mr. Joshua Ifallowell, four door*
(below the Bell Tavern. Feb. 23. —tfj
1JNOR SALE, that thorovqh-brkd Stallion,
Black Warhiour, foaled in 1K|*>, and purchased
at tho sale of James Dunlop, oIRoslin, Esquire, [oppo
site to Petersburg, Virginia,] by Mr. Randolph, in 1820,
who then gave £100 lor him. Ho was a most promising
colt, hut from Mr. Randolph’s going soo.i alter abroad, he
was shamefully neglected ami injured in his growth. In
1827 ho was tanned out to a person in Fauquier whom his
owner never has seen in his life, during Mr. Randolph’s
attendance on his scat in Congress, which lie took in De
cember, 1820, on his return from Europe—and last year
ho was kept by Nathan Lu I borough, Esq. of the District
of Columbia, who sent him home about two months ago
very poor. Mr. Randolph had not set eyes on this valu
able and noble animal since «thc autumn of 1825, (seven
years.) until the 13th of December last, (1831.)—lie is a
black with white feet.
PEDIGREE.—Black Warhiour was got by tbc
imported horse Mcrrvlield, son of Sir Henry Tempest
Vane's famous Cocktighter — the best racer by far of his
day—his dam Philadelphia, hy Washington, out of Miss
TotterinoE by Dungannon,(O’Kelly’s most favorite
sou ol Eclipse,) her dam, Marcella, by Mambrino
out of Medea hy Sweet Bri ar, (the best horse by far
ol his day—and most favorite Stallion of Lord Grosvcnor,
who covered at 25 guineas,) Angelica by Snap—He
OULUs—Bartlett s Cmlulus—1 Iouy wood's Anaiii an,
dam of the Two True Blues.
Miss Totteriuue hy Dungannox.
Washington hy Sir Peter (bestson ol Highflyer) out of an
own sister to Trumputer, a little black horse that was the
best ol bis day, and the best grandson of old Matcliem.
N. B.—lie generally got bays. (Sorcerer, tho best
horse and stallion ol his day, sire ol Soothsayer and Sum
lonsko, was an exception,) Smotcusko also was a black.
Dungannon, (> Kelly’s favorite son of Eclipse.
Mam ii hi no hy Engineer—the best and strongest horse
in the world—grandsire to Long Island Eclipse.
Sweet Briar by Syphon, son of Rquirt, that got old
Marsku, the sire of Eclipse—covered at 30 guineas.
Angelica hy Snap, (the best horse and stallion of his
day. Papillon by Snap, was the dam of Sir Petek
Teazle, the best son of High Flyer,) Regui.us_
Bartlett's Childerr—Hollywood’s Arabian, dam of
the Two True Blues.—lie will bo shewn in Richmond
early in March.
Extract of a letter from JVathan Lufborough, Esq. of
the District of Columbia, to John Randolph of Roan
oke, dated 11 th Feb., 1832:
“ 1 have not seen Black Warriotir’s foals myself, but 1
have conversed with several gentlemen of Fauquier and
Prince William, every one of whom speak in the high
est terms of the foals of his get, as being both large
and handsome. My friend, John Hill Carter of Prince
William particularly, lias given me i.tvoruldo accounts of
Black Warriour’s Stock.”
AI«-o, Peacock, five years old next grass—and nume
rous brood mares, and colts, and Allies—of all ages from 3
years old upwards.
Apply to Mr. \V yatt Cardwell, at Charlotte Court-house,
Virginia—to which the U. S. Mail Coach from Washington
toMillcdgevillc, in Georgia, and from Milledgcville to
Washington, runs every day, Sundays excepted—if bv
letter post-paid.
Charlotte C. II. Feb. 23, 1832. f)I—tf
TIIIS beautiful, distinguished, thorough-bred rarer,
and getter of racers, will stand the ensuing season
at the resilience of my son, (Jeorge \V. Johnson, within
one mile of Moody’s Tavern, in Chesterfield, and about
20 miles from Richmond and Petersburg; and is now at
his stand, ready to serve marcs at $-10 the single leap and
$00 the season, payable on the 1st of August next, when
it will expin-$100 insurance, payable as noun ns lb..
marc is known to he in loal or parted with: $1 cash to the
groom. Mares tli.it failed to Sir Charles last year, will he
insured this year at the price ol the season. A company
ol six mares may go at $50 the season each—and one
gentleman putting live mares shall have the sumo privi
lege. Mures furnished with pasturage, which is very
extensive and excellent—and servants sent with mares
hoarded gratis. Lots are laid down in both wheat and
grass, lor marcs and colts, and fed, if required, at 25 cents
a day. Care will be taken to avoid accidents, lint no ac
countability lor any (bat may happen.
Sir Charles has liven so often advertised, that it is only
necessary to say that he is in as line health as a horse cun
be, and is a remarkably sure foal-getter. His colts arc
very beautiful, very successful, and are winning wherever
they go: they are selling at very high prices indeed, and
are in very great demand. Should die colts of any other
distinguished horse run am. win, and win very often, and
were to sell, ami sell very often, and at high prices, they
then would only he equal to Sir Charitf's.
W. R. JOHNSON.
Chesterfield, Jan. 24,1832. so ti5.Mii
BJ^LOUHIIS.—Tlic subscriber respectfully Informs
tli<5-se who are in tin; habit of buying implements
ol hu'l^amlry, that he has now on hand a greater variety
than In; has ever before offered them, lie has almost
every kind of Ploughs now in use, with steel or cast points,
and stocked with seasoned timber, an advantage not gene
rallv sufficiently appreciated, lie has made an improve
ment in the mould-hoard ol the improved llarshear Plough
which has been suggested by many practical farmers,
rendering it much more desirable—Component parts of
Ploughs always on hand, and mould hoards sold al Foun
dry prices, lie flatters himsoll (hat his prices have been
so reduced as to give satisfaction. Should any implement
purchased from him, not perform equal to the expectation
ol the purchaser, it may he rutlirned.
•I.iii. I I. [<(>—tfj \\ M. |> \ |,M|’.|1, .Market Ilriittre.
BN ( IIANCKRY :—In Chesterfield County Court,
. .lamuiry Uth, 1832 :
Austin Spears, Plaintiff
against
\Y iunifred Cheatham, Sally Lnndrum, Lucy Landrum,
Laban Landrum, Kgliert Land rum, and Joseph Landrum,
Defendants.
flu; defendants, Laban Landrum amWJ-'ghcrt Landrum,
not having cn‘ -red their appearance, and given security
according to I tie Act of Assembly and the rules of this
Court, and it appearing to (lie satisfaction of the Court,
that they are not inhabitants ot this Commonwealth: It is
Ordered, I hat the said defendants do appear here on the
second Monday in April next, and answer (lie hill of the
Plaintill; and that a copy of this order he forthwith Insert
ed in some newspaper published in the City of Richmond,
lor two months successively, and another copy posted at
the front doorof the Courthouse of this county.
A copy. Teste, LAWSON NU.NNAI.LV, I). C.
Jan. 24. 80—w8w
IN CHANCERY •Viroixia, fn Powhatan Couii*
. ty Court, February the 15th, 1852:
Nathaniel Charter, Pit IT.
against
Peter F. Archer. Jr. William W. Archer and Join* II.
Stegcr, late. Shu riff of Powhatan, and as such, adtn’or of
I Peter F. Archer Sen.,dec’d. Deft*.
This day came the Plainlilf, by Richard YV. Flournoy,
, Ksq. his Attorney, and tiled hi* bill, and the Defendant,
1 Peter F. Archer, Jr. not having entered his appearance,
; and given security according to the, act of Assembly and
the rules ol this Court, and it appearing to the satisfaction
of the Court, that he is not an inhabitant ot (hi* Common
wealth, On the motion of the PlaintilT bv his said Attor
ney, it i* ordered that the said Peter F. Archer, Jr. do ap
pear here on the third YY’odncsday in May next, and an
swer the bill of the Plaintiff, and give security lor peitonn
i ing such decree as the Court may make herein; and that
a copy of this order he, forthwith inserted in some news
paper ptibli-hcd in the city of Richmond, (or two months
successively, and posted at the front doorof the Court-house
of this county. A Copy. Teste,
Feb. 24. ’ ffKI-w8vv] R. F. ORAVKf*. D, C.
WAS committed to the Jail of Norfolk Borough, on
the 2d day ot May, 1851, a Negro Man. Hr
states his name is ('<tsar James, and that he Is free, nn<
■ was horn on the Kastem Shore of Maryland, in Talbo1
(county. He i< about 27 or 28 year* ot age, black cone
I plexion, 5 feet 0 inches high, 'flic owner of the ahovr
negro (it any) i» requested to comply with the law in sue!
cases, otherwise, he will he dealt with as the law directs
Feb. 18. 1852. N fTRRIF.R, Jailor.
HI — wl2t Norfolk Borough.
Commission*:!*'* OvriVl, /
Richmond, 7t/k February, 1832. )
IN the ease of Thomas M. Htirloot, an infant, who sum
by Thomas E. iiurfoot, his next friend, Plttr.
against
Lawson iiurfoot, administrator of Matthew iiurfoot,
dec’ll, and in hi* ohm right; Peter M. Cury, late adminis
trator ot William Trabue, dcc’d; John Stanford, Sen., ad
ministrator de bonis non of the said William Trabue,
dec’ll, and in his own right; John Stanford, Jr.; Sarah F.
Stanford; Abner Trabue: George Tinsley, and Martha
Ann Ids wile; Gustavos Street; Milton Cary, executor ol
\\ illiam Elliott, dec’ll, and in his own right; Matthew
\\ infree; John Horton; Julia Lavinia Htirloot; ami Rasa
belle Htirloot, an infant, by Samuel T. Pulliam, specially
i assigned her guardian to defend Iter in this suit, Dcldts.
Pending in the Circuit Superior Court of Law aud
Chancery, for Henrico county.
In this case, the said Court did, on the 21th day of Jan
uary last, among other things, adjudge, order aud decree,
“ I hat the Defend ant, Lawson Htirloot, tlo render an av
“ count of the administration of his intestate, Matthew
“ Htirloot, on the estate ol Daniel Trabue, dec’ll; also un
“ account ot the said Matthew Hurfoot, js gnarili.ui of the
“ PluintitI; also an account ot his, the said Lawson IJur
“ foot’s, own administration on the estate of the said Mat
“ thew Htirloot, dec’ll; ami an account of all the assets,
“ 'oul «nd personal, bclon-iug to the estate of the said
“ Matthew ltiirloot, dcc’d, at the time of his death, before
“ one ol the Commissioner* of this Court”:—
“ I hat the defendants, Peter M. Cary, John Hutton,
“ Milton Cary, ami Matthew \\ infree, render an account
“ of the administration of the said Peter M. Cary on the
“ estate ot tlie said William Trabue, dcc’d, before the
“ same Commissioner”:—
” 1 hat the Detcudant, John Sanford, Sen., render tin
“ account of his mlmiuistnition on the estiitc of the said
“ \\ illiam i rabue, dec’ll, before the same Commissioner;
“ that tlie same Dclcndant rentier uu account of all the
“ personal estate ol the said William Trabue, dec’ll, which
“ has come to his hands, or to the hand* of any other
“ person lor him, since hi* qualification us administrator of
11 this said \N illi.tut i rabue, before tho same Commission
“ er”.—
“ I hat tho same Defemlant, John Sunfonl, Sen., and
“ the defendants, Aimer 1'rahue, George Tinsley, and
“ Martha Ann his wife, aud Gustavus Street, render ait
“ account of all the real and personal estate of the said
“ William Trabue, dec’d, which was left by him at the
“ time ot his death, before the same Commissioner*”:—
“ And that tho Defendant, Milton Cary, render an ac
“ count ol his administration on the estate ol his intestate,
“ William Elliott; and an account ot all the personal us
“ sets belonging to his said intestate’s estate at tlie time oi l
“ his death”:—
»» men Min several accounts me said V ommissitmcr IS
“ directed to examine, state, and settle, (as far as the
“ Plaintiff shall require them to be stated and settled,)
“ and to tlic Court report, with any matters specially stated,
“ deemed pertinent by himself, or which may be required
“ by the parlies to he so stated.”
“ Such of the foregoing accounts as have been settled,
i “ reported to, and conlirincd by the County Court of Ches
“ terfield, the said Commissioner is diructud to take as
“ prima facie correct, liable to be surcharged and falsified
“ by the parties, by the production of legal and sulTicieiit
” prool lor that purpose. And the said Commissioner is
“ also directed to reform and state all the said accounts,
“ conformably to the principles laid down in the case of
“ Granberry vs. G\anberry, as explained liy the Court
“ ol Appeals, in the case of Jiurwell's executors vs.
“ Stith's executor.”
The parties concerned, in the execution of which said
Order, are hereby notified, that I have appointed the 28th
| day ot April next, tin* their utteniiance ill*fore me, on the
j matters thereby referred, and for proceeding, a* one of the
Commissioners of the said Court, to perform the duties
thereby required; at which time, the suid parties uro re
quired to attend, at my office, at the Capitol, in the City of
Richmond, with their proofs and Uie accounts they are
severally required to render.
WM. U. PENDLETON, Com'mr.
Feb. 9._[87—w-fw ]
aN CIIANCKRY.—At rules lioldcirin the Clerk’s Of
fice of the County Court of Charlotte, the Glh day of
February, 1832, Arbaham S. Daniel, John Ligon and Nan
cy hit wile, formerly Nancy Daniel, Charles \V. Jones,
and Elizabeth his wife, formerly Elizabeth Daniel, Phils,
against
James (J. Daniel, Robert Morton adm’orof John C.
Daniel, dec’d, Elizabeth Daniel (widow of Campbell Da
niel, dec’ll,) and Pleasant Harris and Sally his wife, Delis.
The Defendants, James (J. Daniel, ami Pleasant Harris
and S illy his wife not having entered their appearance,
according to the Act of Assembly and the Rules of this]
Court, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court
that they are not inhabitants ol this State, on the motion
ol the Plaintifft by counsel—It is ordered. That the said
Defendants do appear here on the first Monday in May
next, and enter their appearance and answer the Plaintiffs’
hill, and give security lor performing the decree of the
Court, and that a copy of this order he inserted in some
paper printed in the city of Richmond lor two months suc
cessively, and posted at the front door of the Court-house
of the said county. A Copy. Teste,
WINSLOW ROBINSON, C.
Feh. 21. 02—w8w*
i UAIU r. * .—In the ( ircoit Superior Court of
. I-avv and Chancery for Henrico county, the 20th
January, 18:52:
John Snellings, George Snellings, Alexander Snellings,
William Snellings, Josiah Stringer and his wife Polly,
John I.aprade and Sally his wife, Elias ('rump and Eliza
beth bis wife, and Marlin Brooks, in rigid of his late wile
Nanny, .
against
William G. Elam, adm’or with the will annexed of Eli
zabeth Keen, dec’ll, and John Blankenship, Deft*.
This cause, in which the plaintiffs appear to have pro
ceeded against the defendant, John Blankenship, who is
I out ol this country, in the inode prescribed hy law against
, absent defendants, lie still failing to appear and answer,
; came on this day to lie beard on the hill, answer of the
I other defendant, exhibits and examinations of witnesses,
| and was argued by counsel. On consideration whereof,
the court dolti adjudge,order and decree, that the defen
daht, IV i Ilia in G. Elam, render an account of his transac
tions a* administrator with the will annexed of Elizabeth
| Keen, deceased, before one of the Commissioners of this
court, who is directed to examine, stale and settle the same,
and to the court report, with any matters specially stated,
deemed pertinent by himself, or which may he required
by tbe parties to be so stated. A Copy. Teste,
J. Robinson, crk.
Commissioner’s Office, )
Richmond, Myth Fch. 1M.92. \
Tbe pirtics interested, are hereby notified, that I have
appointed the IHth day of Apiil noxl, to lake the account
directed by llie above oilier of court, at which time, they
are hereby required to attend before me, at my office, at
tbe Capitol in the city of Richmond, with the necessary
accounts, vouchers, &e. to enable me to perform the duty
required by said order.
VY.M. G. PENDLETON, Com’r.
Fob. 18. 91—wSw*
I AND FOR SALE.—The subscriber is duly authuri
J sed to sell that well known Tract of Land, railed
Mayfield, lying in the county ol Hanover, about one mile
[ horn the IMechanicsvillc turnpike, seven from the city of
Richmond, directly on the road lending front the Meadow
Bridges to Hanover town, and hounded by the lands of
Richard. Johnson, Edmund Crenshaw, Hill and others.—
: This tract contains,agreeably ton recent survey, fi(>2 acres,
‘ 2:{."> ol which Is prime wood land: there are, also, a few
acres of meadow land. The quantity of timber on this
I tract, is an object well worthy the consideration of pur
: chasers, while its vicinity to Richmond, and the healthful
1 ness of its situation, would render it a desirable retreat
1 during the summer and fall seasons, to any gentleman of
I unity residing in the ejty. The dwelling house is suiri
! cicntly commodious for the accommodation of a large fa
mil v. If not disposed of privately, it will he offered to tlic
highest bidder, on the premises, on Thursday, the 22dday
ol March next, if fair, and If not, the next fair day there*
I after, either in a body or in lots, to suit purchasers.—
Terms—one-third Cash, the balance in two equal annual
payments, the purchaser giving bonds with good security,
j and a deed of trust upon the property.
I PETER TfNSl.F.Y.
Powhatan C. !!., Feb. 21. 92—v tils
AS \ l > I lit \ WINK Pint old M adeira Wine, im
I XT.B ported by us direct tram Madeira in 1827, and
, since then has had the benefit of a voyage to London.—
For sale by C. & A WARWICK
Feb. 18, 91—w8w*
' legislative Dcliatv—toatiniinl.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
[Seventh Day.]—ff"ednesday, January 19.
! Derate on .Mr. flnont:’» Resolution, Jifr. Randolph's
Substitute, the Rr/ioi t of the Committee on Slaves,
I and .Mr. Pkerton’n .Motion to amend.
[Mr. Brown’s Speech—Continued.]
j Tlie (•eiitlcinan from Berkeley lias boundless resources
anil I dare say it is immateii.il with him, whether by the
I law or tho constitution, slaves ore property or not. I.et
i them he what they may, he entertains another principle
which places them all at his mercy. He says they are
I dangerous to the public safety; and may, therefore, he
“abated as a nuisance.” The idea of destroying some
noxious object that engenders pestilence, and is obviously
injurious to the life ami property in its immediate vicinity,
is tamiliar to us all. But did any one ever before conceive
the thought of abating as a “nuisance,” a whole popula
tion, constituting an organic part of the frame and charac
ter ol the body |>olilir? The artillery of the law, I :ij»j*re
hend. Sir, is too light lor the prostration of so gigantic aud
so midelin ilde an object. There are now, he says, but !
lew slaves among tho people he represents, hut the evil!
is approaching them, and must ho arrested. He is not sa
tisfied with the erection ol a barrier around his borders,
hut claims the right lo come down into the infected dis
trict, anil to eradicate the evil according to his own views
of expediency, at the expense of the slave-holder, in order
to insure the welfare of a neighboring community. What
principle is it, Sir, that lies disguised under this fair
exterior? It is the doctrine of tho holy alliance—
the very basis on which they have consolidated their
power and through tho operation of which, the na
tions ol Europe lie bleeding and defenceless at their feet.
They, too, claim the privilege of regulating the ultairs
of contiguous States, with a view to the welfare of their
own subjects. Constituting themselves tho judges of
"hat is or is not an evil—as well of the measure and mode
of redress, they never need n pretext for interfering when
their interests or tlioir passions urge them on want, it is
to maintain the independence of neighboring nations, that
they parcel out their territories among themselves; aud
the better to preserve perpetual peace, that they march
their armies over the lace of Europe. From a pretend
ed solicitude for the repose of nations, they have denounc
ed the revolution of Franco as a curse—they have !
crushed tho mangled remains of Poland, and under the
abused pretence of humanity and necessity, they plant
their desolating feet on every soil that boars a germ of!
liberty. Sir, this is a dangerous rule of action aud w ill
be fatal to our peace whenever it shall be attempted.
Self-preservation is the law of nature, and preventive
measures are sometimes necessary. But tho danger
inust not he anticipated—it must not be doubtful—it must
be urgent, imminent, inevitable.
1 lie gentleman Iront Berkeley lias warned n«, emphati
cally, that the west is firm and united in favor of emanci
pation. Sir, I do not presume to speak the sentiments of
that people. There is a small portion of them to whom I
lately bore an intimate political relation, and to whom 1
shall ever be bound by the strongest tics of gratitude and
affection. The liberal opinions already expressed by one
of their representatives on this floor, is in exact accordance
with the leelings I should have ascribed to his constituents
on such a subject. This is, to me, a cheering augury; and
(should not he surprised if the gentleman from Berkeley
should, eventually, find himself unsupported in the ground
he has assumed. I feel well assured tliat he will he alone
as to the reasons which govern his course. The west may
vote for emancipation, but not because they consider slaves
as not property, or as property held nt the pleasure ol the
legislature. The late convention, and the events that led
to it, are Iresb in live recollection of all. It is now a mat
i ter ol history, that the strong argument urged by tbo oust
i against that measure was, that it endangered the security
of slave property. The west disclaimed again and again,
on every fit occasion, all intention of disturbing that sub
ject. In the humble part which it was my lot to act in
thus*scenes, I disavowed on this floor, any such object,
and with the concurrence ol those who then acted with
me, offered a specific guarantee for slave property, in or
der to quiet the apprehensions of the east. The object of
the west was an equal representation on the basis of vv bile
population, which l thought then, and still think, the only
true, republican principles of representation. They never
dreamed then, of molesting the slave-holder in the enjoy
ment of his property. |( is true, their main purposes were
not accomplished by the convention, and they may justly
complain of being denied an equal representation on the I
true basis. 'But will they do injustice to others, because
they are wronged themselves ? Can they retract (lie sen
timents and feelings so olten avowed on the subject of
slaves ?
Sir, I havo the utmost confidence in the course which
will he pursued on this subject by western gentlemen.
So far as they conceive the interests of their constituents
to ho concerned, they w ill, of course, pursue the dictates of
•heir own judgment. But so far as they can persuade
themselves that it is a matter, chiefly and peculiarly .illect
ing eastern Virginia, they will bo governed by a generous
land magnanimous policy. And, Sir, notwithstanding nil
•hat has been said to excite their apprehensions, do not the
people of the west, perceive, in the peculiarities of their
situation, satisfactory reasons lor believing that slavery
never will exist to any objectionable extent amongst them'
The people of the east are planters. Slaves are the most
suitable labourers for them. Any number of them may
work to advantage together. Their labours are of a kind
w hich white men arc rarely found willing to engage in.
The people of the west, on the other hand, arc farmcis
and gra/.iers. They need comparatively, but few la
bourers, and those only for certain periods of the year.
White men can always bo touinl for light and ngieea
ble employments. The husbandman would prefer hiring
ui owning a in.in—uecausc, upon a calculation ol interest,
lie would rather pay a labourer for liis work and let him
go his way, than lie burdened with hi*support throughout
the year; whether wanting or not—and from the cradle to
the grave. A few slaves there maybe, in the west, to till
the menial, domestic offices, hut they will ne\ er become
the labourers of that region. Look over the face of the
union, and see the abundant evidence of this fact. Sla
very has disappeared from Ihe eastern and middle slates,
and is to he found only where planting is the characteris
tic occupation. This, Sir, is merely because slaves censed
to be profitable there. It was from a principle of economy,
and not from a sentiment of morality or religion. Thai
such were not the motives of onr northern brethren, is
proved by the fact, which I believe is^iotorioiis, that they
sent off many of their slaves to a southern market, in or
der to avoid the operation of their emancipation laws. A
more exact parallel may he found in the Carolinas - the
interior districts of which, hear some resemblance to wes
tern Virginia, (hi the seaboard of those states, slaves hear
I a much greater proportion to the whites than here. In
! the mountainous districts, there arc, romparatively, few.
That dark wave which haunts the fancy of the gentleman
from Kenhawa,has there been rolling lor centuries, against
mountains not so lolly as ours, and yet it has only east a
little spray beyond. Let that gentleman dismiss his ap
prehensions. The foot of the negro delights not in the
dew of the mountain grass. 11m is the child of the
sandy desert. The burning sun gives him life and
vigour, and his step is most joyous on the arid plain.
Let the people, of the west be well assured, that
in the peculiarities of their climate, their habits, feel
ings and pursuits—in the. fixed and unalterable laws
of nature—they have a more effectual cordon art nit (lire
, than any with which legislative art ran environ them.
Hut to return from this digression—for as sneh I con
sider it—to the proposition of the gentleman from Al
bemarle. Some credit is claimed fur it on the ground of
its being the plan of Mr. Jefferson. Sir, no man holds in
greater respect than I do, the character and services of
Mr. Jefferson. Ilis memory needs no eulogy from me.
The author of the Declaration of Independence, and the
acknowledged champion ol democracy—the patron of
science—the founder of onr laws, and Identified with all
I the important measures which have elevated his country
to the submit of greatness, hi< fame is beyond the reach
of cavil or detraction, and when impartial history sjtajl
have done her office, and the. mo»s of ages sli.ill have
gathered on his grave, posterity will concur in the suf
frage which pronounces him the ablest ntntrnnuin, of
Ihe purest republic upon earth. Admitting this to he the
plan of this great man, and according to it all the respect
it deserves on that account, let me tell you, Sir, that the
most vain and unprofitable ol all human efforts, is that ol
resuming (ho unfinished labors of the “mighty dead.”—
The fragmentsof their thoughts are not only valueless but
dangerous. The same genius which conceived lb. m i* ,
necessary to fill up their details and to select the fit occa- j
sion for applying them. When Herculcsdicd, thorn was;
; no man left to lilt his club. That Mr. leflerson indulged
the hope, that slavery might sooner or Uler cea-e to exist I
amongst us, it is impossible to doubt. lie loved hi* conn
fry enthusiastically; and, having assisted in bringing all
her institutions to tin; utmost attainable point ot excellence,
ho regretted that there should remain what the most fas
tidious might consider a blemish on the goodly edifice. It
was the day-dream of tho putriur ami tho philanthropist.
hoot us, has not, at times, been beguiled into tho same
lovely anticipation? And yet who can look aronnd on thing*
as they are, and not awake to the rtallly that it is “all but
a dream.' flail Mr. Jctlerson thought emancipation prac
ticable, why did he never attempt its accomplishment?-—
He spent a long and glorious lile in the service ot his coun
try, and much ol it, in her legislative councils—at a time,
too, when this “monster” was yet in its infancy, l.ook
through vourstatute books and records and see them fill
cd with the monuments ol his genius and industry. When
did he relax in his efforts to promote the w i ll ire of hit*
country? Nt lien did lie grow weary in devising measures
for her honor and happiness? And w hen, let mo add, did
his daring spirit shrink from the execution of w hat hi*
judgment approved? Vet, Mr. Jefferson lived and died,
w ithout proposing emancipation. And is it lor us to buckle
his manly armor on our stripling limbs, and attempt a work
w hich he would never venture to embark In? \V ith just
as much modesty and w isdom, might wa aspire to mount
the chariot ol tiie sun, and, with feeble hand and giddy
head, to guide his horses along tho heavens. Hut,after all,
this U not the plan of Mr. Jefferson. He always recog
nised tho right of property in slaves, and admilted thut they
must be purchased from their owners. [See letter to Ja
red Sparks.] He evidently hoped, that at some distant
day, the increased resources of the country, aided by the
proceeds ol the public lands, might supply the ineaus of
compensation.
I iiavo dwelt thus long on the proposition of the gentle
man Iroui Albemarle, because 1 am confident in the belief,
that it is—and w ill continue to be—the favorite measure ol
the abolitionists. It is recommended to them by the fact,
that it dispenses with the troublesome necessity of pro\i
ding means lor the purchase ot slave; and it has, mor eover,,
gained currency and popularity front its success in Penn
sylvania, although the circumstances under which tlio
experiment was made there, were totally different from,
these which exist here. Slaves constituted but an incon
siderable share of the wealth of that Stall—a still smaller
proportion of her population—and the los was still further
alleviated by the expedient of selling slaves to the South
ern stales, before the act of emancipation took ilfoct on.
tiioin.
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i immi h'.mu'h, uuuvi mp a ran* coin *
ponsution to tin- slave-holder, have been suggested in tho
course ot this debate. The geutlgninn from Kanawha
proposes to raiso the money for purchasing the slaves l>y
taxation, uud to apply it in the most economical uml effect
ual manner, according to certain rules which ho pro
sctilies to the removal, in the first instance, of slaves of
certain ages and sexes. H« avows it ns his belief,
that the people will pay the tax cheerfully. Sir, tho
peoplo may pay this tax—they may pay it w illingly—they
may respond to the demand again ami again—to the twen
tieth time—as long as they arc able to pay. But at last.
Sir, they will be able to pay no longer. To purcha'so and
remove tho slaves now in existence, you must tax them ac
cording to previous estimates, to the amount of $115,000,
000. How far wiil you have advanced towards this ob
ject, before their uieaus will be exhausted and their pock
et* empty? But, suppose your efforts are confined to the
purchase and removal of the annual increase of the slave
population? That increase is about t,80o slaves, which, at
$200 each, are worth $060,000. The cost of their remo
val at $06 each, the estimate of tho Colonization Society,
isabout $172,000—.amounting in all to $1,132,000 per an
num. Can the Cou uiouwealth bear even this burden,
which must from its uattire be uorpotuul, inasmuch a« tho
necessity which calls for it will coulinue to exist? Tho
present annual amount of taxes ou lauds, slaves and other
property, is less than $800,000. The whole annual ex
penses of the Govoruuieut, are less than $100,000. What
will be the consequences of an additional weight of more
than a million a yen,-; liut, .. 4j. ~ „
part arc to be purchased ami removed, does it escape the
sagacity of the gentleman from Kanawha, that those who
urc inamly to pay the.se taxes aro tho very persons w hoso
slaves are to ho purchased? The money is levied in tho
shape of taxation to-day, and tho expenses of collection
being deducted, the balance is to be returned to them to
morrow in payment for their stnvos. It would lie better
to surrender their property at once, and thus save the lees
and commissions of the lax gatherer.
Wo are told by other gentlemen, that the proceeds of
the public lands wiil allbid an ample fund, and that the
general government will cheerfully dedicate them to the
purpose. I shall not question the right of that govern
ment to make an absolute gilt of those proceeds to tlm
Slates. But, to distribute them upon condition ihat they
he applied to a specified object is the same tiling in effort
as to inako a direct appropriation to Ihut object, the au
thority for which may well he doubted. Admitting, how
ever, that tho general government has the power and
the will to devote these funds to the purchase and remo
val of slaves, what w ill ho accomplished by it? Tho
annual proceeds of the sale of these lands, has not
averaged two millions of dollars. • 1 w ill assume, how -
ever, ns tho annual average, tho maximum of Hire*
millions of dollars, Virginia’s share ot this sum,
distributed according to the ratio of representation, is
nearly one-eleventh, or about $270,000 per annum. And’
will ibis fund supply $115,000,000 for the purchase and
removal ofall your slaves? or will it even furnish annual
ly, $1,180,000—the sum required to buy and carry away
tiie annual increase of ybur slaves? I.cl us not flatter
,.iil. il... <1.., v:... .. .n .
than her proportionate part of that fund. Justice,,
.•die may obtain at the hands of the general govern
ment, hut beyond that, she tins nothing to expect.
No oilier rule of distribution will he adopted, unless, pci
haps, it he to give up Ihe lands or their proceeds, to the
slave-holding states exclusively. It cannot for a moment
he supposed that Virginia is to’be the sole object of nation
al bounty. Whnt then would he the aspect of the case?
There are in the United States, according to the last cen
sus, 2,010,000 slaves—lo purchase and remove which, at
Ihe rates before assumed, would require rather more than
$17-1,000,000. The annual increase in the United States,
is about -17,000, the pun hasp anil removal of which, alone,
would require Upwards of .$11,000,000 annually. The
fund at our disposal, applicable to this purpose, would ho
$.'1,000,000 per annum. And it is worthy of considera
tion, (lint this yearly produce of the public lands, will not
be augmented. On I lie contrary, as you withdraw slavo
labor from the east, you create an opening fur while men,
which will check emigration lo Ihe west—lessen the do
mand for the public lands, and thus diminish the fund upon
which the whole operation depends.
We are assured, however, that although the public
lands may be insufficient, the coffers ot the general go
vernment will lie thrown open to us—and, f presume, in
like manner lo Ihe oilier slave-holding slates. I know
that we are accustomed lo consider the resources of that
government as inexhaustible, and indeed they seem so,
when compared to die dindnutiro resources cf our own
commonwealth. Hut will the common treasury of this
great confederacy* be'Able to furnish $ 17 l.onn.non far the
extinction of slavery—or can it afford, even. $11,000,000
annually for keeping down the increase? Supposing the
surplus revenue of the general government to he ample, it
must he obtained through the medium of high duties on
imports, and it is a well known fact, that the. burde n would
rest chiefly on the southern states. It would lie nothing
more or less, than dra.ving from the pockets of tlie slave
I holders, by indirect taxation, the money with which Iheie
| slaves were evcnt'i illy to lie purchased, it would be better
economy to abandon them at once, without compensation,
than to go through the troublesome and expensive cere
mony of furnishing the means to have them bought. IJut.
whatever may ho the resources ofthe federal government,
or howsoever obtained, are they at the command of the
sovereign states ? It Is true, the legislatures of several
slates, in rc-( ansc to flip resolutions of Unfits King, have
declared th« ir willingness lo dedicate (he public lands and
other resources, to the extinction of slavery. There Isno
security that they will fulfil this promise, and when Vir
ginia shall apppr.tr at the fur of Congress, supplicat
ing assistance, ns f presume she mint, before she will
receive It, Is it entirely certain that she will not he re
fused! Sir, I confess myself incredulous on that subject
The southern States have heretofore maintained that stave
1 ry within their respective limits, is their own peculiar do
me-tic ronrern. They have promptly repelled every ef
fort on the part ol Ihe federal government, or their sister
states, to interfere with the subject. The firmness and
ron-istenry of their conduct, sustained by a constitutional
guarantee that admits of no doubtful construction, has
kept intrusion at a distance. Should Virginia now corn©
down from this moral eminence—this impregnable stand;
(and let me tell you, that when she once abandons it, she
can never regain H)—and invite the Congress oi the Uni