Faulkner, Charles James, 1847-1929 The speech of Charles Jas. Faulkner, (of Berkley) in the House of Delegates of Virginia, on the policy of the state with respect to her slave population
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03520 Author/Creator: Faulkner, Charles James, 1847-1929 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Pamphlet Date: 1832 Pagination: 22 p. ; 23.5 x 15 cm. Order a Copy
Faulkner's speech explaining the resolution he had recently proposed to gradually emancipate the enslaved people in Virginia. States that emancipation will benefit the state, and that it is inevitable, so should be accepted sooner rather than later. Believes that the majority of the population is opposed to slavery, and that it is an evil, and should be abolished. Of abolition says: "The people demand it. Their security requires it. In the language of the wise and prophetic Jefferson 'you must approach it---you must bear it---YOU MUST ADOPT SOME PLAN OF EMANCIPATION, OR WORSE WILL FOLLOW.'" Speech was delivered 20 January 1832. Printed by Thomas W. White of Richmond, Virginia.
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