Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-11-03
=, TB0MPs0N-Me Fareigncr md Jt,cendiary.

| 'D-"i ocst-Wc fhretgncT ana JhceRdiQTY.
'He northern Newspapers at points about this
nian leaving the u. States
me boston Gazette of Wednesday last says" On
SATURDAY last Thompson at Marbelead, where he
ao oren residing except at slight intervals for several
! "eeEs, with his family. The very house in which he
rsioss Is Known Ia number of gentlemen in this city;
'ey are unwilling that he should be disturbed,
ioG rs ne pays proper Difference to public opinion.
me odrm Gazette of Friday, states that " |:
''tn. last evening, that Thompson to lecture al
tn'oaVery meeting. at the Howard street NrssTy.-
IT,, Faoir number OF young men and boys aSscm.
u'ro III The street early in tie evening" and rrrnainrd
.'sr siIl towards ocnck. We do nnt hear that any
p''''h OF Tie law took place except the breaking of
afh III the hands Of the Sheriff, wh tl spot
,' ~" prrserva"n Of The pracr. The breaker If the
IAN eFh WIS nnnrd;arly seized by the officers but cf;c
(" 's rsca pc bei'r rracllug the Jail. WE have
o''s'ood Wcilrrr Thompson Ieay was To address the
l'''cutg or nal" He was not discovered and when the
,er'hg broke up the crowd DISPERSED - But the New
loik Mercantile Advertiser of Friday has the following
| paragraphs:
lr assertion in trp Journal Of Commerce. that the
owners Of the ship lil ignorant that any prison 10y
me name OF GcDryc Thompson embarked ia that ship is
MT true ~
- he Boston papers need not ronblc themselves any
further about Thop>on lie stated before his departure
'ha ne Intended never tn Collie ':bucE nrtn'
IN mentioning the departure OF Thorn psnn the bo.
nIons We riay have been incorrect in The utmann
lha he had been III the city inrog. for days.. He
appld Tor his passage only two days before the
ship sailed"
The following aliidavils are published in The n. Y.
Conri'r Of the 10Th nllimnand sufficient to show
the vicious character Of Thompsun-and what infamous
champions lie Abolitioniss have adopted
(fr0m M ~ j. Courier j, Enquirer. Oct 81
he following article has been in type iir ys
brl"re the notorious individual to whom il aludcs, had
taken his Departure
Thompson tic English .NoitoniSt-nIas The rrnrgade
Eny''Sh G." pra 'rho has escaped htr ty The mercy II
his employers IL will BE- rrcoeced that we loru since
inquired Of this individual whether he was turned
out OF Counting house i'll LondIn Tor putting his hand
in the money draw! When did 50, it was with full
knowledge Of tho fact but without the necessary evil
drnce to resist libel sut-Suci evidence is n0yr how.
ever: in the country, and the Tdnsrpt Of Friday con-
tans the following copies Of adavits fixing upon this
impudrnt foreigner ucer of country the rlrge Of
sicuiing! He indeed worthy IF the he advocates
and OF such Patriots and Philanlhropsts Tappun &
Co. Will the American public longer tolerate The pre-.
scnce at this Impudcnt scape- galluwss worthless and
contemplate preventative Of equally worthless aud un-
princIpIrd employers: We think not-nuy, We know
not and The he leaves the country the better Tor
him and Tor the good order Of our cities.
The Transcript says they did not feel authorised
give publicity To our nsnuaons and adds-1ls delica.
cy sorry To say, has been altogether uneri:rd by
the object towards which il has been exercised We can
no longer doubt the truth the dnqurncies limited
at having possession the fullest proofs VI their
l!enticily These have received in The shape Of the
following aiduyi;s from highly respectable merchant
o! Fcul street, who has Just received them from Lon.
don.
They TO, the reader will percrvc before
Mr.. Asp'nwa, lie American Consul, and the seal Of
the Consulate is affixed as any person who will take the
trouble to Gull at Office may satisfy himself by in
spcctng the orig nal papers The in full also ma
| be OF the dcIonrnt C. -, who is rrspec la
bic merchant Of London, and being himself friend of
the abolition cause, does not Ike to have his APP
pear In PRINT Is WITNESS against vc;y prominent
apostle OF that cause. Out regard to his scruprs
therefore, have merely printed his initials, though
we must confess We see very good Tor those
scrur!rS Since advocate for immediate ubo-
l:lion We should CONSIDER ourselves rendering the
cause an essential service, by being Instrumental rid
ding II Of unworthy members.
(A)
&c J., Of High street, Southwark, London,
makrth ua, and saith that the twenty seventh day
Of June last past, lie went, accompanied by Mr. J.
the c., Of Dean street, Tu"ly St, Southwark, hop
merchant. 10 the counting house ot MIR john Marshall
surviving partner of the firm of Marshall IL Dale CHEESE
factors formerly carrying Oh business at HAYS wharf
Iooy street: Southwark, and having read tu him
tract Of letter addressed by him hs drponenL In his
brother = !, residing in New York, III The Uni
ted Staies Of America, follows -" find in several
instances the of Mr.. G. THOMPSON very rromi-
nrn If il worth whilc could tell You some
thing abou, the history Of the said worthy and phi
anropist. lie was. believe formerly in the Wesleyan
Mission House, but dismissed for Improper conduct
Afterwards he into the employ of Messrs Marshall
d Dale, cheese factors, Tnuley street Borough After
he had been there time, he detected stealing
OF money from his employers Mr.. Marshall threat
encd him with prosecution, but 1T TIC earnest eitrralic
| OF MI Dale, WGo knew his friends he prevailed on MIR
Marshall 10 d SIS; from doing So and eventually rfsuad
ed him IT, keep him i'll their service hoping that r M h
the OF lis conduct lie appeared 70 sn.r
time very correctly; pinned the Literary Society IN 4 ldrr
gate ST.. where knew him, and bcanle great sJuutrr
However: his old propensity to tevng did not leave
| im-he was again found out IN very considerable
bczzccnls from his en- pl'ycrs and was by them turned
ont OF their employ. lie at that time candidate
for one Of the committee al the institution but his
duct hruG generally known, he of course struck
out of the list of members heard time after, he
had turned Anti Slavery Agent in England: and have
been told OF two curious circumstances OF Ills
coming in contact, at various places in Eng land. with
these who knew his character. Mr.. John MARSHALL
stated that the George Thompson therein referred Ia had
| been in the emp"y of the said ErEi of Marshall q
Dale and had been guilty Of entertainments Of moneys
belonging tcln aud that for such offence he had been
discharged from their service MIR. Marshall further
Stated, that knowing the said George Thompson was Il
member Of the City of London Literary and Scientific
Institution. he the said Mr. John Aiarsha caused M
formation of the fact Of the ehe2zlrmcnl 10 be inward
ed to Tie officers Of the said institution. = C
also makeh oath and saith that he accompanied q -
-, the first named deponcn. 10 the committing house
of the said Mr. JOHN Marshall the day above stard
and that the said c. = did, in his presence. read
the rxac, Of letter above stated to the snid Mr. John
Marshall and that the said MIR John Marshall did make
the statement of particulars respecting the said George
Thompson sworn to by the first named teponcnt.
i.
Sworn a, tho Consulate Of the United States of America
London, this 10Th day Of July, l5:I5. before Inc.
THOMAS ASPlNWhLL, t0nsui L. S
CD
| Ill., Of AbchufrsI lane in the city Of Lon
dom one Of the Managers Of the City Of Lond"n Literary
and Scientific Institution, nakrt oath and saith that he
did extract from the minute book Of the said Institute
! The following resolution, namely:
.:Alinutr-27:h March lS'0
alt was moved by MIR. Chadwick, and seconded by
| Mr. Grant, and resolved,
.rha, the name Of George Thompson he struck out o
the ballong list ineligible to Lec"n'r candidate le
hold the uIiice Of Munger in the nslltuii"n.
And The said C IL further mnkrh cath and
saith, that the 9th day Of March, 1880 he was