Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-06-15
To the Editor of The Pichmoud Enoyi,er


SiR-on my way hi'her from New Orleans In c
Watches Newspaper OF the 18Th inst was shewn to
me- IL contained an inaccurate copy OF private let.
ter, written by from ChsrI. sion in Last Decenher
TO Mr. OConneli; together with the fo'lowiog remark
pnrporng TO come from the person who mrr.hed Won
the cory OF that litter. The .Naichez gave you redi
for the entire article
(From NE Richmond Eao,r,o,l
on some time ago plScd letter fom O'Connon the
full Of abuse against sayeoang states. mi. s ana
9neo rom bishop England of Chaoson who, having also
nc has lost by his observations in to the same o.
as another evdGaco of tho l.ehool many accusations
G save nouers The bishops letter deserves placed
e ' so Sff yS' r 'p' :; rF!so"
have 10 complain that the publication was made
,houfh know not who is TO blame. A friend TO whom
entrusted the letter OPEN for the purDose of heoo
sealed and forwarded asked permission to take COM,
lSr ths purpose of showing To- some gentleman of III
arqulInance, who had seen Mr.. OConnoIrs latter 10
"hlch u was sort OF reply Thi, permission Grant
co. nnher The di,n"i proyiso, that copy should get
'oa FHnuOg Ohce One or two other copies were sub.
sequen W taken, by gentleman with my consent ac
conpanifd by the same restriction. No S,,ff5ey,
Planter who was of his stipulation ,yonId he
guy OF ne violation !, therefore, thought that thi.
locnnen would not find its way TO the public pspets
had reasons. which appeared to me weiehv for neither
wishing nor imagining. that it should be spre adj ron
'he Columns q our public Prints. Let this statement
answer the nsinuation OF vour Corrssno,Jan, 90 -, ~
motives F' - =" NY
have more 10 complain Of the remarts n
your Correspondent. Having stated that 5lr o. (,ou
'"St no HfiNe upon me grave nj " nShiU
n -'sser's hit also cast mine This Observation be
appeDds to ihe other statement, that Mr. OConnnl,s
letter was mn NJ abuse against the Siaye. holding
SimeS; thus charging with treating the nenorV
OF Washington with disrespcct, and with abusing he
Slave-holding States. He even assumes nv acnn,es.
cence in the truth Of his allegations by affecting cbari
'ably to believe, chat irish TO atone Both his accu.
s'uons against me, are in every way distinctly cor.
Tray 10 The inct; because. there never existed na
cal or civil character, which 90 perfectly and CnIt.
claims and posses aHe conate veneration as Io
mat OF George Washington. And, since 7 have be
come wei acquainted with the Slavc.hoIlng states
though lament the existence'oi Slavery, have. a,
Tar AZ could, done justice TO the character of the "a
Illuminated Stakeholder, and endeavoured 10 vindic
policy, which their situation demands; but of which
those who are not acquainted with tn cir circumsance
cannot be judges.
shall not give my coniscures regarding The mo-
yves oil hn who has mireprseented me; nor shall I
enter upon any vindcaton Of myself II after re- 81
dence OF nearly ten years in the Carolinas and Ceor
gla anl IN station not very obscure NV conduct no
not sufficient, amongst those who know me for ,nv nro
lection, my pen would, indeed, be useless for he pny
pose ~ P'
The writer Indirectly refers 10 some former letter If
mine, ~ supporting HE insinuaons Several letters If
mine 10 Mr. OConnsl, have met The public eve soma
ol mem without my intention, and aganst nv ,yisb
should The entire Of them be re.publisbed The rsado
could plainly perceive, that neither any one nor the