Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-04-03
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HNhuttpNtu MQTcN 1, 1871.
DEAR A.....-iOu tell me thai 4 have not
been SO attentive IN my espondence as
formerly, and are, per ceive, ready TO charge
me with indifference. Depend upon il, my
friend. So'i are inerlor it such be your suspi-
cion. that have in any the least degree suf.
Tered that warm affection, which have ALWAYS
borne tor you from my earliest youth TO cool
into indifference. No $50 ioug as I have the
faculty. of reminscence, aust continue 10
revere that love OF virtue aud purity of iuteu.
ton. OF which 50 well know You are pussess.
ed. Ihe honest truth Is. since my solouru
here, have delayed writing entirely on ac-
count OF not having matter OF sufficient i'm.
portance TO interest you but having been an
attentive observer OF The sentiments express.
ed here on southern siutfry, ai,d peTceiyiug
such mixture OF iliberaIity, i'll nature, aud
ignorance upon that subject, am no longer
without the materials tor "A CorrespoDdence
aud shall, therefore, take is as my present
theme. have no doubt what | shall saw will
prove Interesting to you.
You are, l presume, well aware that Penn.
sylvania has been considered nonsSiavehold-
ing state-and that her representation in
Congress vas active in lending it's aid TO the
support OF the Gu hnlanites ia the great Mis-
sour controversy. lie not startled, NY friend,
when tell You that Pcnnsvi .ania is n slave
stato! Yer, assert II again-a slave state
Who would give cIedence 10 this assertion.
that had heard, or read Mr.. Sergeant's
speeches against the admission of Missouri
into the UHion' Creduliiy itself. dare ven-
tnie to affi'm, would sta.ser aud be ioath TO
crediS It, even under the high authority of
Legislative document. II has been NV ems
tom orepair once every day TO the Athnneu,n
where have whiled away my leisure mo,
mems rs reading magazines, journals and
newspapers. ]: was on one OF these occasiou.
That picked up daily paper. published i'm
this city, called, think, the Ami :ican u aily
Advertiser, and The first line that met nv eve
was introductory 10 bill brought forward
IN the legislature the present session by Sen
ar rs..G 10 hols ole IL:
Imagine what must have been my astoni.ii-
ment at seeing such doc ament in PenDsyi-
vania /; d state which little nlo,e than a YEAR
ago, boasted thai had been foremost in ~.
moving the pollution of slavery from its
soil ;" ard some of whose citiZ ans had heard
nut moment or two before euvei Ching against
VaIrgiUia, because she dOrs not madiy rush
from the sphere of prudence. Il lie ., ose upon
society $50 OO0 ignorant, merciless slaves. Ii
appears from the speech delivered in suppc RI
OF the hill by Mr.. Il. its benevolent author
for 1T am correctly Informed he is "A most
worthy ,esiimable citizeu) that the emaucipat.
Ing law OF Pennsylvania was passed ia 1850
when tue aggregate number OF her slaves was
5000: Since that time ill the present, it has
gradually diminished to about 500 aud il wa,
TO break asunder the chain which binds this
neagre NUMBER 10 perpetual vassaiage, that
tbIs bill was pressed upan tue notice Of the
Legislature. Metbuks l hear my friend
lisping in tho small still voice Of humanity
surely the bill met with ready passage the
state that eau so plainly Tie mote ia her
neigbbor's eye, will be prompt to pluck The
beam from her own she canuot, will not, suf-
ter so great a ,blemish 10 remain npon the es
cutcheon Of her honor, DIS the involuntary ser.
vitude OF any portion OF her inhabitants But,
my friend" tell il not in Gath, pub il not
in the streets OF AskalOn'-this bill was re-
jected, aud mild, humane PfpnsyIvauis
still holds in bondage 800 human beings.
wish not my friend TO excite your indigna-
lion, but let me ask you, il you do not think il
unbecomiug this weak spirited people TO
brand US Virginans with obIoquy because il
is our misfortune TO live amongst slaves
whose numerical force would render il inn
polite TO pass an emancipating law. whilst
they have refused TO purge them selves of the
same moral evil, when II could De done with
out the least possible danger TO their safety.
y Temporal. y mGros
1t has been Infatuated TO me by friend
that dinner is about to be got up III this Ci-
~ in honour Of Mr.. Sergeant, who, you will
remember. distinguished himself for his zeal
IN the late Missouri question. Ii am CORRECT
Iy informed this gentleman has not been ie.
markabe Tor stability III bis political c.Ieer
tie once WAS democrat, neat Qnd, and
now, is iederalist. l cannot bnt persuade
myself that there is more ihlna tnil moieiy of
The people 0f this great and respectable state,
WHO, II their voice could be ascertaIne6, would
hold III COndemnaiinn soDic Of the doctrines
he avowed on the floor OF Congress. This
notion of mine is inbibed irota the senii-
this city. called the Democratic Press-s
journal decidedly the most ably conducted of
any in the CITY. not even excepting those of
The rerecHndus MIR. Walsh, aud tne rerdcious
Mr.. Duane.
Lestmy proiixiiy may become ,iresome 10
you, beg leave TO Conclude my letter By
saving,
am your friend and obedient servant.
.see preamble aud resolutions, introduced into the
PennDy yaHs Legislature by the yoaager Duane, In the
session Of 10 ana iO aud adopted by that body IN,
lives Of this state In Congress To vote against The unr
stricted admission Of Missouri in,o the URlon.
The Governor of Georgia has issued his Proclarna,qr
calling the Legislature Of tia, State together the 3o,h
April. The object Is upon the treaty concluded o.
the Ssh Janssry last, between the United STATES and t,
Greek nation ofIndan. for the cx,ingni,ent OF their It'll,
certain lands for the of Georgia."
LOT ferries.
The last Nat Inegenerr publishes an ordinance Of tn,
City Council of Washington, which appropriatcs to the
erection of the City Hall, (bcdeS any lottery monies OF
handy the Of 5000 in due bills TO he issued unie
authority Of tie city, aud 5000 BE- narrowed
credit; the said and loans lie reimbursed Of tl
proceeds Of any lottery lotteries, that authorized b.
the corporation be drawn sFr tlr year, Thus
says the InteGgncer, City Han go on the decision
II the Supreme Court against Lotteries, and tie haail
ofc Saie iaTgs oy the contrary standing.
So iar ibis remark applies to The laws OF Virginia. IL
uniouidsd. She enertsins hostility the City q
Wa'Iing,on but her policy is opposed to he sale IT Al
frsign ntery tickets those Of Washington oniy n
Of aii the states. She coneude fhat tIosc ri tie Dsric
Of Colombia stoai npoa no higher geourd uian those
dr sat sand ,1s ,lc question wa,eh brought
smo. Hut she nigh, will h. eagtd Wie, hostility
IL Jt'ss N4tI . % tie ciy u WaHiogtop. 'er isa