Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-09-09
Richmond, Va. Tuesday, Sept. o,
(srom thc Haig J
TO THOMAS RtTclitE. ESQ

| ~ ihOsiAS INlCulE, ESQ
al Ike y a "S % yo @ IA IN humble iuddS
:ioia y ''''' Importance % tho people oil VIZ
Fin,-I. no, MI w. c. Rive. in favor Of Abolition,
You not IN Jour possession letter him
Ie'dy-wly you public by making tho same pobe
ga,iyeh' A Wu I W.
The above article appeared in the Wing some time
sincc-in addition to which, i, sad that Mr. Ghoson
had IN one OF his speeches, spoken such letter from
Mr.. H. 10 j. R-Wc thought il our duty lay the sub
lee' before Mr.. Rves-ss We had not preserved the
letter from Paris at least could not find il among our
parers-and We had no right, il we had TO Law
private letter before the public without the writer's con-
sent. Mr. Rives enclosed TO in reply. the follow ing
ex'r@ci c Letter he had previously addressed 10 gen
I'teman who had written him on the subject. The
extract corresponds with the the Paris letter
as nearly AZ we can recollect them
Extract Of q Letter TO H. a. g.. Esq--4ug 3oib 1924
81 am no A0ohtionist, aud never have been one. la
common Win every American patot, have deplored the
existence oil slavery country and would eioc. to
see any safe aud feasible remedy adopted any such
could be devised, TO mitigate the evil But
would never give my sanction TO any remedy which
would disregard the rights Of property the
which consider held under the same guarantees of the
Law aud the Consuon that project ,ery other rio Int of
property did not approve OF any Of the schemes which
were proposed IN the Legislature the time the subject
was under consideration in that body; but on the
saw nsuperablc objections to all OF them. The policy
have favored, both the safe bic is that
Of the colonization scheme which, by gradually draining
the country OF its free coored population and of slaves
VINO should be voluntarily marumitted by their masters
would al the same time, promote the interests OF the
ave'owners themselves, by removing great source of
corruption aud disaecton among the slaves and by keen
ing down the aggregate number of slaves would pce the
problem oil an ultimate extinction OF slavery some re-
mote period OF future history within the power
any suspicious contingencies which Tie of
might present
These are the views have always entertsineL and
repeatedly expressed. They are as can recollect
the views expressed by in my correspondence with
my friends, while was IN France.-Aive was dur
ing residence Abroad every thing which affected the
feelings and n,eress OF my country, could but be
deeply moved by the horrid catastrophe which occurred
IN Southampton, in the summer Of 1881. that pub
lie attention had been, every where in State
ed TO the great question which that forced on
the reflection oi even the most careless and unthinkjng
Under these cicumstances have doubt that In nv
communications with my friends, expressed 10 strong
terms my sense OF the evil OF slavery in our country and
an anxious desire, if any remedy for could devised
10 see some safe and prudent adopted lessen
not TO remove it, ie at the time, all the delica
cy and difficulty OF the subject, which well recoect 10
have expressed and 10 have declared my conscious
ly at the distance was from the OF deberaiion
and deprived OF any interchange Of opinion with others 10
Judge what ought to be done My general views
were those which have stated above-they are the vie
now entertain; and feel satisfied, that there was no.
hing either in my letter TO Mr. Richie, any other Of
my correspondents inconsistent with the explanation here
given OF those views'