-"JS ttjjj which will Iw evade d tittle temerw,-'
HV JO;!N BEARD, Ja.
SALISllU'H V, ROWAN CQUNTV A C
.MONDAY SEPTEMBER 2:i,"i8in.
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"i;iftt0fcrtUf'iil it mnyotU
ft um will i rt -yAr.ZM Tapir vOt
I, iittonliwti until . all Wrr ara get arr
( fiUurr to notzf tht'FMtr cf atrjtk
f iiiW'nif.o.M' ni before the expira
fa tif n y ar, rill Ic ccndtrit! at a
-trt?f 71'"" " ...
:.pf(hri-io the Caroline i, -?? ee
Wwji - r frc'i- i-auvcrtismj ai tbe
-flU UeS. - : -r .
All kt!rr$ aildirs-ic'l to. the EVtor imuti
h pud or thcyi trill n-t hr nrrn lcd to.
fir Th'jso ternw Will be s'rictly adher
ed to.
POUTHUL.
AM JLiTION OF SLAVERY.
(QSTIMXB.)
M'lmt is tltr, k-t u a.k, mVtrW i. cal
tu'aleil li Hrrt st this hoi rid )f-rtil, aixl
j,tmt Stiiig aji .it umy oiiit) iu mo
dern mm, it i tlia iatittiun of property
ikI tin' istene of sl.vtrrv. JuJiuo
7JUn the uulvera-afitv of Bie Cct,. we may
4U;rl tluit JiuimUc . lafry 03aw t w
fiieoufy moa is of Suiu the w.inJcirr to
m lmtii)ij hi savage tcinpcr,
mil i"5 ll'" liurrurj uf rar,-Am) b'mIikIi
inij llie practice of r.iurili-rms the captives.
In tlifl pure hitntin stale, iiiintaii little
uTproimHyrahceikiijetitl there u
iiiiiti rviin for JUtinctiiHi, exceit m hat a-
fnmi nersoiiai qualities, fooiilo in
iii:ililir .nnil indi-nciMloneo. It la a uvttl-
i -) - i -
re m nt Civoralile to liberty aud equality
f-jlic luarit iwva ti-i tlie uios(ibniicJ
, jti'l enlightened th (ormer, iu conse
inencf of the hIhciicq f the iiKituiin of
' property : aud the laUer, Iruiu tha ililTuiuu
tf Icnwlerfw au(t thrj corncrficnt mnabili-
tharactcrized by a wiLI, HcenTioiu inJo-
. sawlfcucfc. t4ilv auUiriMTAoof all - Artier
n nJ traiKioilitv knil tln latter by a well or-
: istiwit'tcatres to each the" ci.j lyatcro : of
j fruiU of bis iiMiustrv, aecurt lam a
ftni'rt the lavrlei vi-ileaco ami rarnne of
rn nnghb-irn. " J hrcri.-nrt tho i' lo A
ni'Tican roiiUnent, llu enikiliiy ami ai
sj iml'peiie;ira !) la bare prevailt
ewejH rt the cornjrain( iy grtt V'.TiJ.
h oihi as private' right t pprty u
.ttMtiUsd, alavery etwmtiCHCfr ! amlivdh
ia-Ulutiotf pf stivprr' the r,nrUicaL.oi
to'jm ujicrctt to nixke Mavn of liu rni-
lilriIiXJJ,lBJ,ut1clu lo huUh-Trt-
iuuiuieneM Wilt iii.imrju'r.j
I ; ' 11 CQJiiuuiuiuluJi tu the a-rtouiluri
-lrm of mitmattn'r iLe uorrora ol' wjr.
j.A'Jiagljf, iJererjioaona. lurharmi
Sj'wiii thev biive m fiir airawt mnvilt
" f Imi at t uii(l;retaavi the ur wlucii nay
made of enpuvra, by ftjovertiojt tln-ui
ii i.i (.laven, tuora IU4 4kMtica oi at -i
MnJ t be lesawiid. ! , . : ' -
i THfoughiMit tli Je rrntinont fd Af-
tn.K IS CntiaHr-tKe of tbn ;nivirl PC
tKHire iW lavrt-. 'w tr ii in t eotirlttrl
bnrtWiTH P rvity a ly
-ii, lliit am Miiens bworfie n.t eru
"rtMr)vsd ahum tlicv "wiMihl ort --h to
-i. i , on ilia Lordtirt of IV rsi.,
I" of the tribt'i ''artara mi're aii
riw lliPTert who WI inM tu .i.1 hand,
tt F-irve hcrjlka BiJ tiifidoi, L-cn--'r
religlTo forbida tfipm to rvio klavr-
im-' hiie reri, aod Bli thrt ti u
"t STZZZkii iu i.k li.-4..rv :"the world.
dud ihit interest, audi ittcrtJ aloo,
bevni etjablcd s-cciif-llv ta war a
Iim fho ijrcor jtl n ol rcrOiir "The
' .'y uusor milj ir in war.aoi'-'a
' N.rth Atttriea, reih1 rit "
ta tf,-rti"Mi'of iiiMriVV; 8 Vi .fi :',
.t!t.LriUahAJjt..l""grt J.-
.I1 Cuut-U vrv 4i'n 1 wI
.i n. Iuft iiimuT t m'l, ;i,'r-r'-
M'ivtUobprtu.tHjat a iuenb-r f
r"'! iC-PdjtuniJ 4Jm" reitre 1-4 h
Nd c Miqncutfy they mvs t.tt A
"Mrt fir tfiia purpose. Ajr'.uuf'.urai
i' fa m-w, and ihi tio i t m t
' mvwii ta .IhttT" Trtooir ol
tea gi-irrallyrt t h' mi.Ji i
-wJiinf the- un whiciT rwy
L i'.iftofif Ubor.
! " euritKH i i thit retprrt, I" cnlfa
- :V varie.f u-ccM iilt birl, uud r
' -,r4( c.tiiiUi! tlt of vonaiK-.
, lr Mfinii ah ororr.i i!w R-iiw i
i v ; ' "'y brou-ht al.i: with t!'ia their
i t dulJr, aii l eihi-BHjtiin.Uy they
"''d 'ttenle rryi na Cr thir jp-
' iJ hat f w kUvew We'fmi', tf
1 r-iiu! f p, u.'Sit civil nrt'i al
enNf rp I. kea-i e tha
'"tr.rnndjdus.- "
Pordin - Hy, they waed a mot e rucl. ester-
ehUn. -Hence," my;lr.; Rolx
ertsm,;in bu. preliminary ol wneto the
" ii a limn were cai-
fit ttpon i ppftnTu iliolilii. f y oft
the world. florin which tha eunhti m of
the hiimnii rai e was most colaiiutousTitid
aief1lir?we8M toil h -
mime thnt which i-liijseJ horn tlie deuih
of 'IVo.Uiiu tlie Gat, ( A. IX SUi, t
the rim ol Allwinu iii Liuibi.ri!) ," (A.
l. At the la-t liKJotionorl jppooh,
the bariwrKniiitUiKltt'KiMpuit theuwolve
fcwl coitsequolly ivpoj wuiivvu to tho
World.
Slavery was very foTimon at the fief
pfTry ; bit in coostqucner of the very
Tudeiutte ofagrScWu.ro prevwicnt. tu thoSo
iltya, noil the ;reat rt-haiice jdricod the
pnt"neiHM protlurliims if tho earth, the
wiiiie mtmticr of t.nen was r' reqnired
a in sahstiqiient ap, wImu -agriculture
li-ia ma le rva'cr ndvaiicca. Hence e
li.id the lijws of war of a very cruuhchftr
acter the priurij.l-.' of revenue triuuipliinz
over t-vrv" ntbr. Th'e arO thoevil.i,
we are ii.tormwl by llo'hier,' that 'follow
tho e.iptu.c of a to u : " The men are kih
I 'd, liitj c.ty h Imriwd t- the rnvnd, tbe
.wojosffl nM cHildniu rf att ranlu are.:car
riel oil l.r Klaves." (Iliad, L. 0.) Again :
" WrUi-li that t ai'iayi the veiKiraWe
Priam, what evil does the preat Japiicr
bring on me In uiy old ogol My sohi
.jilain,jwy itaightert dragged into slavery,
viidt'iice jjervading even the chambers ol
m7 pfWcci the very iufUnta daslied a
gainst the proimd in horrid aport of war.
I nivieif, slam in the vaiu office ol ilewnce,
hall be the prfy of my tfwn di;Jt; crhap
in the vrrylalUce gales !(niiid CTS2;)' "
Iu alter tiiuc?, Outiiis th glorious oavs
of the UifuiildTCs of both GreecS' and Kouio,
the W3nU uf 'imth -.'ftaoT vheri'r wn -en':
Urjnietit; agriculture Imd been pushed
lore high iita'tt of iiuproveuwiit, pipubtiih
became more !cnyauJ consequently a
ntord abundant production, and m ire rtiu
lar nnd constaut apidiotion of labor Ikj
caow wceinr. At tins penon, f lavoh
wero in great derhand, anil, therefore, the
pmouera ol a ar wera rcnsrallv spared in
orskr that they nght eai ukwt,
And this fnihlne iid not ansa so nmch
froih Ihrir ,cNiUz;ilioo as from t!w rcul
demand for slave. All the Rom.ni gi-n.
rU, vn tbd tniU Julius, were ulrt.:icnt
ly cruel to nut to death when the did not
choi.80 tonake slaved of the tarrtivs.
Hence, as cruel as were the Greeks and
lttnni2inr war,1 jhejrwre moch njiidur
th'anthe ftiriouudiugbarharous natioi;,.
t;i like manner the : ara &L Africa, lu'ive
hfn nvule, perlmp, mora mild by J ho
.1 , ii m j - v"
he btttv- lautaTweraro frequfflSi here
the prioe ba been irWriedmtely-Twtfe
death, Ufviiw HrfihJe..ftoulJ iu4he
found. Tla rcnort of the Lirdi in 1799,
"jicAixif al.Qi lift a;aUa iu-Air:-irrfr
whom an anker ol branny n.iu wen h'.t
! ti ; Julhcllue lboaikWii4aigcr.arivodiij8
Jiejid wiiscuj otr... r Oeorj?, l.ounin:
rd iho litr'ot n bcutitif-d by, about fn-c
vars oJ. aia.crra Jiyrrt.y.-.tAo-.phUi.a
about to be thrmn it:t tbe river by the
jirrwfi .el:3- had him .la sell. Wtu -ehc
was looTi uig t to an "object of t'rad;
bnt Sir t; nrje cffTfJ-a naaftef cn?!t "of
Mil.'irt f r hn', wnicn wis acrepico. i
A uw'tititde'ofiiurh in-tane-imiht easily
! rrtl from cnminan.lcrs tf veiiseia n.id
traveilci, who bare ever visited Africa.
And Ihu da e fiixl, Sy revie o4 t.ic
I.t..'f v 4 tlie wf K W alavory '.nii
ahi.-k ladder" it If ta toe priiriph) f
-if luttTiKt, is eaial!e of overoiTin;r that
IIWMiUlMttt Jwl-.V(;ilSIK WtlNJtl St'"
m the bre4 of tbe sju'u t'! &id, thi A-fore,
,,o fit ih. rem irh ma le If Vollaiio. in
hn hL D.o. that "al iverv is as nnne.nl
. war. and war as human nature, iJ not
strictly ownrt t for many nruave bean
ton cnRt 13 term ol siarerr.
Let us now close this head !y an inqui-
i-Iji. f ii-nr. And here we may ob
erve in thu Crt place, that the whole of
the' ancient w nlJ, and all nations of mod
pro, times vorinj-m slaM if Irubjri-'in
neter tt a moment doubled this rij'of.
il history proves" that they havel siked
"'liT'srAtr'rTes n n'-H pu;M'1o'tncin
:4rt3'3 w i''i tv tb-y haJ ir rtTht t!.in.
.b..i- Ao-I ivtr" f.'-wu Ui.u o.vwnca
he- pwiwiif
111 1. of deailt or slavery, they sconyr to
-buy in llr eovrily f ih punih'mtut,
and t Ic wmarrfrt'otdy when frwiii sa.-ne
c i- tocy had ot i.i!l.et l the warst.
W hy ten Hr he-irte-1 P rtrt A gatttert
,hmi t. Jeudan ae-sing bniT hesiiate,
"m h?c aTi "jaii of Tii-h rarik.Vr'ihiinhi'
.,WOHie WW .imJd l -Wwl thuU
frn-i his chan it, wis b-g,''1"! (,T
' Am you sod vitur hiso s-) if-hoM.ft 1a
i'.u TniioH? L l ii l o .e (Tlir.meKae
dv;rA;U04.Xr..MU.C'tf.llatuU-aa. ojL iLe
ciiLI w.iliin hn Bi.aiier s w-uutx I-et an
jyno u:.i.VHi-Il., Aid the put Cven'
.ires an SaiR"4 !-. tbi ili.isia,ii.'y of
X ameinn vo, w oo w n fr vi-r vh ir irtenr.od
as'iiJm uan: " ll Hj'n;!v apok.vi, (stys
tl .m r.) a.id !" lai-.-'J h;ii.!iierVmmJ.
A-ilt'io siip.ilisnl was oiuriii'K'l by the
haiJ of tj.e Lmf UKa' " lliu ,l,e
I r I vaa-d'i We4 lai.i ?, tX
unfortunate jjxmn'rck of Troy came to beg
me ijy ot His heroic acq, (Hector,) we
find the conduct of Achilles marked by a
,riyx.iwt - wTHtfri
".J ;' '! granting the piinw request, he
T - i bl t if he i quite cxruwiite totlis sottl
of hi departed trien, for rpniitrini! the es-
irf inJty ol miijttatico which lie Imd (m:dtn
ted, und ro8torin tlie corpse" sccuro . the
rites of burial." 1 To ask ihena, wHethor
iwnrwit!i nntinrfg simitHi' to had A
right to Lill or enclave thn prisoner.-!, would
oimaEtdie-like- gravefy" 'lnrpiiriuto?iw
ngw or iigers uml hong to kill each other
and devour the weaker beasts of the for
est. If we lo ik to thn K(!Mih!icnns of
Greece 4nd Koine, iu the dajs of their
glory nu.cl civilization, we hnti find 4ionue
douUtmy tue right lo make slaves of those
taken in war. No logi-lilur of i.ntiqui.
tv. siivs Voltaire, M ever attempted to ah-
rognto slavery ; on - tlie contrarj', the peo
pie the most enthusiastic for liberty -the
Athenians, the Lacedemonians, the Ro
mans, and the Curtlingenian--were thoe
who funded tbe most severe laws against
their serfs. Society was so accru'stoined
to this degradation1 of the species, thut
l.pitti-tus, who whs assuredly worth, more
than his master, never expresses any snr-
prwe at bia bo Jij? a BJavH. 2 Julius
sar has been reckoned one of the mildest
(ind most clcmtot inililffry chienins of an
tiquity, And yet there is very littlo doubt,
(hat the prineijihl chjert in the invasion ol
Britain, was to piocure slaves for tha llr
iiiliu ahiye markets. V hen ho Jell liri-
tain, it became ne$sary to collect togetli
;r a larfre fl"ot fr t!ie purpose ol triins-
porliitg his captives afr the fli.iuue!,
VfemetjmcsoHero lo
be executed, und he butcherfd tho whole
of Cato's Senato when bo beeame nm'Mor
of L'tica. Junius Jinihus, acting umlttr
the sporiat nrdersTirthe ' Roiiia'n' Seiiato,
laid all Epirus waste, and brniigut loO.OUU
captives in chains to Italy, all of whom
wre sold in tho Honail hIuvo markets.
Aoiistus CiBsar was considered one of
the m'lihst, icost i.u:ilic, iioJ most pulitic
of tlie Roman Kiuperors ; wlit il he
riKited nit the imtiou of H.ilnssti, who
dwelt upon tha Alps, he add .'W.dWO.pvr
sons intor alavery. "Caffi Twas aTiirge' own""
or .of slaves, mobt of whom be had purcha
sod fu (lie slave markets at tho'thife ft
nriiniiprfliirur. It. A riui.ll.m. lllA jjjm r
i4iiMiiHsoplier of antiquity, ena a man of
os cuaacious a mind as tbe" Wuild ever pro- j
duecd, wu4 a warm advoenff of slavery
maintaiiiinj that it was reasonable, nee.es.
snry.anrfrrffftjral; and accorJingly, iahis
modef of a republic! there were lo be com
piiratisoly lw freemen served by niauy
sla'i e. 4.-- ; ;z:7 "Jv.:,,.,,.
:- If we turn from profarfe histnry to Jin
ty. Wriltfiat sac rod Cmots i-wh-ee a tf
oWived those pnr protTpts, nnd holy laws
and ''regulalioiiahy "wfiM-h : cristian
world haa ver been governed, we shall
fimlbnt (he-etWreirTif tsraVTnidrTlii;
g'lid.'.'rtce of Jeliuuth, iniHcrod or enslav
cd their, orisonet.-of warrr 9ofar froiii
CplHidjjrins slavery a curse, they couauL
en d it ft tmirrihincntmuchr too mild, and
ret rr ttcuV lrwim, tb ia. cauSO "uliwv 'itiji'
llitiion
. Tli$ chil ilcn .ffstaol. fjaen tliey MrcU
cit up i tlio tritiea' cf Caiioan, tvero iu a
itdatioa roryruiitar To tbS'TroftiKirn la-
vtidi rs A In overrun the Uin in Empire
They h-.i thr wiyea and children olotiI
witlriherfl, nn I wisscq t v mako vanaaa
(lu.'ir nlvnle, I'xtoriuin.niiHU- thcrcP.e,
lsx'ama wecpssary; ud acconiingly, we
liti.l'lli'it (hetidoniles aliMV, who practis
ed upon tlie princes et'lsruel by n fraud, es
fmm.! tha dren!;Vd e4W .of, rnmsie.'
i IH'V wl R vii' i-ii' "i ,,n ' . lvuw ly-
jiwtiinj tfioir l't. ry s'e:n to have do-
lighted in it I and tho chil Iren .of Israel,
msteail t inouruing aver ino ceimy ts
the enslaved Gibsinitr,- niurmurei-f!rat
they Vrtfte. not massneriU"and all the
onroation inurmiirt"1 against j bo prin.
ces." A nd tit answer of tho princn was,
m u.a m.III i,uni tel'ltii'iit TTvn , h.t u r.ttli
ihi.i .t.
sweat until them." but lot them bo hew
ers ofw d tad draworsof wator Unto all
tb ennr-vr'tinn, at iho j'riucci bad pro
misnj thm.Hl . " . . - -
', . ' ' 1 ii.r - i'l.A
!iisK(vi at- pioiware 4b unlrr,tintisjritp
inrrr-.rr'il-yn itJ'.r city tsn-trnirrplr
of AfiU B, thft great stoft tiousa ot aiavtry
f!ir tlie mosb-en wrbl, which so caaijiliTtely
suitai'ii out p "aitiou i.i re.ii'J tu tha upiu
iiwn f . inejl ou l'i auiijiCt, tjilUiir IU ia
tft m kf air eTtnift fyrri j'ch tl-rlircr
edin Ih Briti-h II i of U"oiriii:vis by
Ir.IIeniii5ir," t 17i!. in which the
MW(i &al hiU Wl-l,""t'
' . l.. ii ... iii r,,,. r iv.
c. i v en oy vti. tit, I'viiiwn- v. -nvi-t
powerful f Af.icsn potcnUtos th"
Ion erTi'fPih niicyiw 'iieli'.t-.Ta linira-
U!v i.eaiiuWUiewitswVwWiiwieaboii
the riglit kid or eel .v ! prisi:mn of
wsr. M Ij (Eiimeror of Uahome)) sta -ltNKad
d'' 1IH. thataW"HOil'rslKl
t'injj orge was I be groa'rt of white
kinm, an be tbouM himscii iu grra-ev,
of b'ack oned. Ua lijcrtod that ho e-Hil l
I - MilfrJl'iri-'f. vol. t.elir.7i .
il m.phi.-.l lr'ii.mrv,tiili '-Isvts.'
) ti I'-vf l.i"i t voi ib i kr
4 i,f ,.;" t'..l.u.'S, -.. a I, ij. '
I stitiitef t ivSi.u-
lead 5f O.Ofiil men tmiiod into the field, that
bein;' the pursniJi whicihi- 8tilj-cls
iiim to plant una manure 1 1 earth. t!e
i-n louirhr to tiiiri(Icc.t and nine
bnttKjs, with great rejintalion aod suecfss,
ahil.ljn.'dojiquens.i tho gri'itt kiiig'of-'Ar.
nun. j' i no King s ii 'iui win to this ilay
piwrvcd. with tjio flesh and bairj the
bcadsol his generals Hero distinguished
by buiii placed On ouch sido ol the doors
(Xllair I'ai lebes ; aril It: tho hi'ads .( the
inferior itfiicers ihey pifred tbr frnsee Mir
the doors : nnl
the boiids oi'iba rominon
soldiers formed a si'rt of frin.eor outwork
round the Walla of tho palace. SiuCfl.tbw
war, ho had exwrioneoT" rrent srisirt
lortone, 3nd he hoped in gnod Iutip to he
able In completi! the out walls of nil his
rreat hou?os, to the nuaiber if,sevtn, iu
tho fime manner.'. ,
Mf. Korris, who visited thisr.mpir in
,v77S5, nctniilly tostihVa to the- truth of this,
letter,, lie fuind the palace of tlm I'm.
peroaan jiumeiise aiseudilagii of cano und
niudletits, enclosed by a high wall. Tin
irjiulft anjj jjr'w bones of iioeniii's slain in
ItattlL formed the favorite oni.i.iiciits of
the pidacos uml tfinple. The king's n H
partieents were pavud, and (be walls nnd
roof TurtCj over with t'pisc horrid trnphtrir.
Audifif furlher supplyjejipeared ut any.
1 1 ii a desi ruble, ..ho iixmounecd U -his g'mor-
al, thnt " bis hou-if wautod lliatrh,'' when
art-urfnr that purpose was immoiliuicly
undertaken. 2 Who. can, for a moment,
be so absurd as to tmagino tluit such a
prilire as this could doubt of bis riifht to
make sIhvos in war, wlufi be gloried in
- being, ahl to-tratch his. huUJt'S .. wtlh th
lieads ol hi neniies vr cmld doubt
tli"! any thing else than a tnsg sense of
interest, would cvrr put an trod to such
Iw rWrPipiid '.. fprotfify !..0uT.luniU . wiii
not allow us to be more minute, however
mlerorftinu tho snl'j'ict. .v.
And, th'rvfue, wp , will now examine
i ito tho right, according to the law of on
lions the strict jut gentium Anft we
y'nill find all tlio writers agree iu the jus
lice of slavery, under certain circuiutuu
ces. Grotius says-that, us the law ut oa
turo pffinita p(ioier.ff Wat to be killou,"
i t!n:suuio law lias fnlrofnccd the right
of inakiug Ihoslayes, that, .(be 'fifplors. iu
tcw to the benefit arits: ir-itthL)l lMir
r tff if utftfiWB, nteti Vt'ie ed
to Nisire thom. -X from tne general prae
tjrn nf nations bef ire (be lime of I'titfen
doi f, bo came to the conclusiM) thnt sin
cry .fra.l! Jwen, cstabljshji.liy-tlia free
consent ofthe oppong parties." 4
Rutbnrfortht m bis instiltitci., . s.;iyrr!
since aft The
saiisf which a lust Mf is mtt'lft; aYr bound
lo riHir Hi" o'-tt'.M"' lhat VFixc orrtKioT
in iiw wur, ii tutu ii i 7 u. fiic i.i ii, on.i i.ivv
wbat'tu- make iMtWati-m for 'the. jtjjn;M?s
iifettriryiug it on ; iiw law ol nations will
.J!ii'ti'.su.are'ifav
skives bv tho nation that fakes tiiem ; linn
(tftjueit Ja bur ,or ilia puce Cut - whoh t hey 4
ore sold, rnay oisriKii y. these ncni inds.
.,.. . . . f i i - . . t L
lif of bis slave, 5 , Mvnkcrshock contends
far:tua hlghtv right ofpuMm priKwr of
war lo alh e-wiyf',hnwrverrf"en
slave.) it we plcaai," to ' adds, " w do
someiiiues sail etereise that ribt upMi
hose whw eowree ttrgnmst m.- r I Iniro
fore the Dutch c'rv in the habit rf telling
tn tbe Spaniards as slaves, the Algerrru's,
Tuaisiaios aiidTrifolitans, whmi thn
lake pruu'iers to tha Atlantic or "VTa.lilyr
ranen... JN'ay, intlnyear l(if)l;the Str.tcw
ell a slaves all 0 pirate that fw rmtiit
lake. The tame thing waadouo in Id H W'6
Vallet, the most humane ot'all the l and
ard auilior on national law, nsHs "ary
priMMiers i'11. ''t t"de elavc! 'fo
which tie answers, Vet: in cai"4s whWi
giVea right to toll thm, a hen they have
ruiohroU thoSnsnlvos perHiullv rriiltrot
iiiMwsiiUmwwol dh?"' l
ofd
no ui';t pwnii.ij ijoiihmii ,iu jjion
ciui'id'Atritie laid tlmtr ;trf tlfofiii "ihitl
lie master has h" Tniflit lii "Like aiway'lKii
Locke, who has ably cxplorod a'l I'tettftndoncy to throw the propel t) .into tlie
ficulliescf the mind, and . who ao n biy haul' of a f, w, who' would rulo with des
sl'ood firth a'gairert tha m instrmis and ah .- JV vor tin H)av. And ibis wa
aurddoctrrtiesof jr Jlobert Fiiai sr, the cimlitm nf Fitr; iluriiif; ibe middle
tlie pasre mbmitaionittt of but day, ad B2,.B U1,j',,r , ,j wav kroicl lao . iw.tl
mits the right to make' slaves of prHsera.Lai.isi. Wwiii.,-tit fact, biifoia. ft.mr
.fram'JirTwhfnrwt mnstTairhfiii ko.eil. I
U nil thn itu Tut nrU luiil iyrLI...I
iiiuriivwi. m .. .
ll WI.Hl WlHWI
ittt linn linn m )n' ;"nei ."ill1
lay i t taba it, a i l make uo of hi t lo Ins
waseivivw.il hi dow hint nitijury hy
it." . Hfct' kstmie, it would sewn, ilerucs
the rig!! I j raik? prsnnert of i? U iv ;
f r he uy we had ne'rizhl V en iic, inv
lest wu had the right ti killLand .u o ji,y.i
ihigfiuTViI17oiiiess "in cawofabio
fSiiiit.-.fU .telf d-i'.dii'a-vai-i. t- is
plain this abol.ne nce i-u'y di.' nut exist,
smri tha victor did n it n 't 1 1'ty kill him.
Imt ivalaliiin pisOllO!.' ft Lp-ai tais wot
UikiUuUtiiU4fiUl'U4aiil Joa iVWK-;
stone horo pa!u nfstanry in its feiiv,
unniitigaled firm, " wureby m unlimited
p,)arJ. rvoa.u.l'iu buuo viif Uie Uf
l.tfia i t' nrftih ttoq'i-n-., rot. J.
2 St Kni.lr l.hfv, S 'P, p t'0. -St.
3, cu Jl.7. -c J 4 Moi.ri,chp.!l.
S HikH. c!ip. 9, s c. '.7.
A rio'tis oa lUa l.ar f Wr, Puacpaa'i
E.t p. VI. -
f sct of Ntii' t,h-mk j. elnp B.ee. tl
1 9 ara Tura-r's B tee. vol 3, p.
aiid f..itun4 of thi slave.1 1 .Slavery
st'iircolv exists anv where in this form, and
iai;-lidTi-.wsuld fan, an wiittmwnea. of ab4iod gw up ilmi smaHffat.
Mate of war. as Rmrsscau tusfTy observes.
bs,
A-
between tho captive and the captor,
2aiuEh:kston his arBumtot uiwn
this snhtrr li.;iirrtiin . trf niitnitnrrtnmt. the 1 m
grounds itpon which civilians pluce the
jnstilicntiiMi of sWvery.ns ar sing from tlie
latfsof wnr.. It is well known "that the
most ofilie.horroi- of war- spring from
t the oriiwiphs-oF retnliafionj- an mAi as
BlnrRstohe mpposea, imiverially lrwn "a.b
sole ni!cessitv." If twofcivili)d uatioRs
of mislern tiincs lire ul war, nnd one hnnsjs
up, withriur any justifiable crus nil of tiro
em-my who full into its posseflimak, the olh
erdixss noi hcsilnte lo infiiet the sanrc p'a
nishment npon nn ejual number 'of pel
soncrs. It is the lex lnlioui" and not
the absuluto liccesatty, which . gives rise
to this-:
The eolon'sts of this country up to the
revolution, .during, nnd even mimc that
epoch, hnve put to death the Indian cap
tives, henever the Im'iaiw had been in
iho! Iml.il of mi;i-i nicreiii ' indiscriminiitely.l
It was not-so much absolute ivcessity lis
the law of retaliation, which justified thia
practice ; and, the civilians urgs IhAt the
greanrrrighTticlu
seoueiillv, the Tiifbt-t Itiilr involves tbe
mortj humatie and inofe uiJuniglit of en
slaving. Iu point of lact.lt wou'd seeitt the
I ml inns wore ofin enslaved by ttiiv colon
b.ls.'J Al though' wo Tiiaiiffllisn iTci TiieiT
tioii mado, Vy nrr of ttiWhistrirtaiif", of the
particular iimtuier in ''which'; this flavery'
- . . . jiir..i. ... i..i'... 1.
arose, VCl. II IS noi Ull.imo in mi.sr mm i
must haW nriaetVfrom the laws of warbn-
ing if cfiiuiimtiiTidtt ''ttiaru'slifflfciinif
death for slavery. Agtih rif the ! nation
wit h jyhicJioUjLireat war makes slaves
of-ll VMirtuiaens- foiling inh il poseoa -sion,
surely you have the right to retaliate
und do so likewise. It is tho " hr tulim?
and not ubMol'i'tc necessity, which justifies
you ; and, if you should clusiso from policy
lo wane v'jr rir'hf, your ability to do so
would noi, eu rely, prove tlmt. yw rrart' no
right ut iifl to c:iKve. Such a dodriue
as Mil's would prove-that the rights of h--tiolreiits
ere In the ltirae'1raitu'tnt'f
.trenglh a doctrine which, pushed totiie
Mrnne, would alwaya reduce thj lioettlc
parties toarri'eiii,Jiiy-b,mU is a
a civilized uutioii in the heart of Africa,
surrounded by such princes us the K tg 4f
fJaliomey, there is-uo doubt that, sucii u
nation wimtt hW ir-nnsble m fetHio; or en
slavuii; nt its oolioii, iu liin of war, and if
it did.; ne 1 1 In-r, it-wmdU roiiuquisit a perfect
rjf;""'verrive now consiuereo "tlie
miwtl fruitltit" mrc of idnirerj'--air n
y y iiutj lilfal.t poic'd uiorc hriclly tu the
eonsi j iration.of tbe other three which we
hivqii',jitjojeJ, takuig up.- .
iVinr,' of jtrainrty ami Frrblenr$' of
,.'s(MIW f B im oiiIo win have eniergeij
frotii ti RlataII.,haiI'ai,iaiuAid etamiuioa
iiitu Urn. najure mid,, character of llAiiciu
s! itul iuus, Wii.fiiid it. of tho Cr it i in n irt.i (h;e
tot,()cik;ta.tho coaditi fi.f-f piopyty,'iii ar
dor that wo may condui t our inquiri.: will)
iiidi'iiiiaitand knowleii'fe. "The cbatvieter
j il'1ifrpiwriamieut,'iri Mtiie oTa!t ns l.u ii.s
uejH'nus, niopi iiiiju" t '""oiiiou oi piupuiii:.
.11 . r7-:. ii: i:.". ::. . f ...
tlinii on any one circuirisiaiieo lysine.
The relations winch .ha diii. rout eludes i.
s:ietv bear towards each other, Ihu ihs
lioclini) into higii a l l lo.V, ihiiilo and j!e
beian, in f.u t, d ifrtd almost oxclusivrly
ii on tho atata of proK ily, It may be
with mth -etfirmrd, that tho csftliuive
owners -of tne CMpeity evct hava boon,
4wlMlsHV'ljl-V,e Hli t
the virtuali niters ot" mankind. Ii", tlmn,
ia any ac or nation, there tdmnid bo but
ooo por'o of property, uml that uhtaild be
e lonv ly owned bt n portiontif eni.:?nn,
that ptininn would tKuiue iiwv.ihly Iho
masters of too residuo- - Aattif the yir
ernment sloaild bo ao fueblo as to. leave
enrli one in" a rreiil ini!unrq..t.o piot 'cl
WiHild have a
rf i.roivrtv. and tint cunsist ! (.f. laud.
i-uiiir.Ali-C aim iii.iiiiii.ir.iiii'" i ."ii i
cioi.niOiCC aim lii.iiiOi.ii'ioi
TTtu n.i.il to c.'mI ut all, una1 ml.uk niL'tit
nf uuivor.vd in aorance eo-lir.iidi l lhs tn-
hi in iiTioiI. " 'Ilia Ian, III dders of f.itropr
the fi iiilal ariit.ients, no!es'sii all.. Ib
propiriy,ne.ci!saiy ao-l umvijHlily n f.itu
int'll, iiflirpmi nil tii.i Kwcr; an-I in con
sMiplttoeeof ib frrtl'FfViirss ot' gnTcrnmCilt,
and tho ro-io'iini neecssity tlmt .irh one
nil illit it-' j,iai,'o To Tiiin-i(," rt laws of
priuieg niiiitro and emails were respited lo
as a uevico tii pivvnot in we aRennig u
families by tuo jreat a sub I, vim o oj a!.i-.
1 iJUrfcitoie's ramB.rr.'s-H-s, in tinciOi
V r Tucker's Hist kt.nt, vol. 7, Ap;ienl i,
wo ii.-..-i-" - t-"" . --" " ,
.1 W 'l irrci.P-r . e lint inir rM.nv t
tihcrU mr i s.Ti lir.nrj il.r, bn r'unsl iv
an ntr: m-ly rniiurr.ii,; r n it una fron tti i
vjrr ti i-. Ii b.v n.it in ti.i ire t
,'f1,,k" i i-n' to r fX'! !tir 1 1 rc' Of 't t
rig'it of kit.mf iSen-t itinir, if I v Oi,
!ir,it, i1 mav eot astc llr iT:i'i! e and h i
0Wl'. l Ti-PITS l ICi I. i ihf mil'-l F i.l
j bmlt-cr p ft'tirf , 'i I ihi 'n. , n -f n, ;,. ,
' t t f rr, ' 'A B.-t i,'y i'r f . t ".,
enationof property, and IfVfl the eamc '
cansOyr8lD.4H auoam proprieiora- wr
aoipe powerful barofi r ht'gi land hohler, ;
in coustderation tif ftifccMin, wliii h he"
wouiu be tnmoie prorure in awv
otlstr
- fnfnl
AJo'reowtt : xe ftreaM lnd
holders of those duya bad only one way of
spending their estate, wn when they
wore not Imrrod by ct,l5i,'jfL",,,t dLfe
br cmptoyina anarmp nmnber ot rnninfri
fur limy could hot tlrn spemV jliejf aar '7':";
tatea as speiullhnlts generally fqounder
them, in lusuriw aid.nv,"t'fioHl''Jrea( tn corii
senuence of the nioe Stale of the rts-irl .
the necessities of man 'being supplied Hi. 'J p
rectlv from the farms ;2 and ike gre at an- .
tboroftho wealth of mitimishns tnosf ili "".JT' T
osophicnlly remarked, thsl .fii(.frt( ra' V
taes have been spent from benevok noo a 4,
Ihw. And the people of those days coukl , . .
find no employment except on" tho laud, , '-.-
and, consequent ly were cntirejy.dtpemjei'it -( -
en the landlords, subject tu their capritt " . -!
ami whims, paid according to thftr pica Sjj
ure, and entirely under their control ; in"
itiio; they 'wci slaret eothplite. fiyen tbe . ,
miserable cities of the foudalt iiiivwer ' ' f
ut iudeimiijleitt; but" wfro universally sub-
jeeted tu the baroiia-or reat4jMjr.--zzZ
wnoao poweimi proieciion agamei me taw- ."x: r-
lwpmM tboiiimp eiHld only Jf "'.T "
ciutsed by ao entire aur render 6ffHfefij.iS( 't'ZuZ
'hiis llio'p'roperly of the feudal iigea war ' t
nlniost eJiClusively ofoiiekind.'Tl'be'feei' r; ' V
tbte"fiPiw f rovemineutf
thnt proper'ty into tbe brfiidf of lew; , v
tlio dilheultypJjstMji)!. aud. Jrtt..4kev y -..y-s-
ahsfrnce of all tber'aiK-cua. of property" - 2 ":.
nan a luiiqency 10 pievuoi inai t ihiii) ij
prtsesxiwi which wa so .Tslaqtly wtlm'sij
iu uiouurn iiiihm. i-cfr wui mere, iiicn
(ierba iaiSfmml find wpofrnSBCtit au "
aristocracy as U,at of the feudal ujes; it
naturally sprang from the condition pf pry
norty and tho olxtnclca to ita hKeiiutiuin
I'be aristocracy alone embraced iu those
day tho freemen of Europe aVtftho rest
were slave c 4 them by what name yoil
please, and doomed, by (fje, tftjcbMigmg
laws of out. ire to remain an, till cajuimerro
ttndlialmf ictun.a' h'iF"art awl witlj
I hem hud spruriz intoexistein t a new cla
ufcHtals, tbe Hrrt tin t 'A' ( ''trtqprjtl.i
exo(Mica ItrA ctlti'd lor ft : f m-im' gi.v
tinmeiit.aod wboafiJ'-Yerlious either have" H j
bt vvnl rcVofutioou'J tlio wbol4 turope.
A revolutrSu ui the talo of propertf -Wa
ways a premonitory bymptum of a rt.tohl
htur in KAnUiiiiioul iMull. T.JUt it-m '.. -r
ciety, and without Itta.orie you cannot
moet witn rwntarnnrrjucTcJj .iutha iVi
The stave of southern Europe could never
have'bpi'ii emancipaled; cxct'iH through. ''
Ulr? .aocjQiniWeiWi .''awl .maiwlaeler
esL and thu cnuacqucut rapid rise of en tes,
aucoiHjwuieu witli a more jrfgulaf aou.refi -
ter protected luuilsirxv "produeina a a I
attrwnrtat ion' in ihG Of VmIui U . w hudr uil
iiiiiosier to our uecessitii-a and coiMrrls,,MJ-Jj.
inof iiien:asih"Tii""B) pr'.'JsjriLiuutO dogrtO --
tho ajdiero ol o'j'r w.-iiTs aaj tliirpau,. rf;f.-,.'i- - -
tin) WiinTwiiy e nlmil how, brfoivbriiigv'",'V-'L t'-I
nig this article to -a close, tliai if thealuvr-'' '
iit our southern country shall ver lie h; -.' - ' ,
crated, nnd sullori'd lo remain aiWng U", '-. - -T. im..
'Wih lie'ir prwii-rf liiiiiiedVsrf i and Km- ;
in detfre for ft state 'ufidleiiesa, ibey would , -,
fall," ioevilable, by I be luiluie t.f tbinfV ; -J-
into n fhite ol kin v try, fivm which no -gov. "
i iinot'iit con'id rr-ein tlvin, unless by a
ra il ed chaii;;o of nil th"ir l.a'nts, Hi'd it. . J,
most aw i'u! and f. ariid th .' i.,. m the wh du . '
ystem d prepi rty tb.'i-uj,!!. u: the couui ry, r : '
iho a.ii.4 projierfy, then, m,y f irfy T" "t
tl.. fi .i-T --i iwT i . ; . ' i s itircc oi slave rv .
It.was tin- nrvt .fiuut'jla UrcQ during ..-1 ..'
u.I.it n it is th.; ..u,i.iition ofslavciy ... , - - -
t msiihtil tuo norttii astern ' ro aoiis .f .
ISurnpo aii.l tho piip.iloun counlrK-aof t!.a
ciuitiueiii ul A'.m. VV Hie trvn disp'iscij" T '. - r
tulbiiilc, couii u la t'ir "eneral opinion. , -
thai tin! coiuhiiiiitof pro, M ite ojn'taleil pii. -ur
lo llie ciHtiiiiis of w ar in the proiliiciiiiii - -
of slavery. Wu ore toliii.-J' fn fms tiflltZT... . . -:
ftm,' bytJiu'Vt.iiiipro IT Mc'uco and i'eru ia . '
Niuih Aiihticii. In b -th oflfiijfcatimpirtsa, . , ,
ceitiimiy mo lurilict a IviiiceJ and nuKt - '
HijaiKns of ihu ncv wurld, u private pri . -ptru,'
Mys Dr. Hot ertmii, w as pi-r-'- r", ' "
teeily iimlursloml, and e;trihi hdt 11 it4"
lu-l ekUlil. .. 1 kit m.ritijfrt1r:iVTry"X.''
isinl in In ah iIim'u c.'uuliu.f Wii4 whnl "
-HT1 r..rl'n r rii i.iiusonr psiiion. it teiw"
V: ll t':i: ! !. !... i i. ' i ua gifiil tn.
r-rr rr
dy of thn js-iipln was in a most lm inlia iii-j
it ite. A vmin.!; i.tlM iiiiiiiU-r, kmiwii ov
:1ie nn) -f M;
iff, nearly .r e.iiul nV
diu'tvudiliou 4 to..
pnsTTttS Who, uo Irf
V.lll. 'US lie. 1. 'IU. i, li, ins,
were con.wle-r d.
duroi" iho pi'i-isleorwof the t't in1.it Ktu
ns iii-ilniou iitrf il' btli-ir utnu li-"t to i
J..
I. ' tn;-,ers wiio "ii iru'n.l in'iiie Inw'-st
form of tiilijerliiiii, that of i!.i ne-oic scrvi
laib , iohI kit f lie utiiiu.4 rrir of that
an K-bfd si, no. ' 4
Niiw, sI.ivitv ia U'th llirfo t"nr,trii-,
U.ii- I Inito nn.it a 1'iito tho Slide ut priif.
Iv,.ir U e.Lvis if i ,ii rr ei,Ur,-rv Uvitrv.
ill lo - nil i c.ij.Jne. .i.ii ng tlio Mi i.
cms. " The. I'.,.i,:,l," lr. j:,.t,,,t-
n, " to gr,iiil Ii u ' a.ife, ! , n ,f.
dipg tie! Li.xsl i f tiH ir cm inn n.i ran
ino iisrvcrr iii .ii,r-J(.rs Mi-iH."3 An t
1I13 I'tiuwank.t; iio'i i. mill ii, il, ter l,i i . r.
.... i i .
in nin iu is.u e inn ..- si ,, i j , , v r , j,.
I tile. llu,u.;i ( iitii 4 r i uit.t lliiP
iii f-rcat Ci:'...!ty ii p'. umg tinir r..t
: 'Ji.J..