Notes on the state of Virginia. . ralhiftory then, one who views the gradationsin all the races of animals with the eye ofphilofophy, excufe an effort to keep thofe inthe department of man as diftinft as naturehas formed them ? This unfortunate differ-ence of colour, and perhaps of faculty, isa powerful obftacle to the emancipation ofthefe people. Many of their advocates^while they willi to vindicate the liberty ofhuman nature, are anxious alfo to preferveits dignity and beauty. Some of thefe, em-barraffed by the queftion What further is^ to be done with them ? join themfelvesin oppofition wit
Notes on the state of Virginia. . ralhiftory then, one who views the gradationsin all the races of animals with the eye ofphilofophy, excufe an effort to keep thofe inthe department of man as diftinft as naturehas formed them ? This unfortunate differ-ence of colour, and perhaps of faculty, isa powerful obftacle to the emancipation ofthefe people. Many of their advocates^while they willi to vindicate the liberty ofhuman nature, are anxious alfo to preferveits dignity and beauty. Some of thefe, em-barraffed by the queftion What further is^ to be done with them ? join themfelvesin oppofition with thofe who are aduated byfordid avarice only. Among the Romansemancipation required but one effort. Theflave, when made free, might mix withiwithout ftaining- the blood of his maftenBut with us a fecond is necelfary, unknowrito hiflory. When freed, he is to be re-moved beyond the reach of mixture. The revifed code further propofes to pro---portion crimes and punifhments. This isattempted on the following fcale. I. Crimes [ 241 ]. R [ 242 3 o o rt (^ a, s: ^ 4; « « J:; p4 ^^Kn \ \ \ \\\ MM > ::; o (4 1-1 II I \ c 9&« 3 si g= § • t. * ^ •>? (3 w « J ,, HI a,^ to — C; c >> <utT 3 I- « tJ ? ?in ™O a« Pardon L 243 ] Pardon and privilege of clergy are pro-pofed to be abolifhed; but if the verdidl beagainft the defendant, the court in their dif-cretion, may allow a new trial. No attain-der to caufe a corruption of blood, or for-feiture of dower. Slaves guilty of offencespunifhable in others by labour, to be tranf-ported to Africa, or elfewhere, as the cir-cumftances of the time admit, there to becontinued in Ilavery. A rigorous regimenpropofed for thofe condemned to labour. Another objeft of the revifal is, to difFufeknowledge more generally through the mafsof the people. This bill propofes to lay offevery county into fmall diflridts of five orfix miles fquare, called hundreds, and ineach of them to eflablilh a fchool for te
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