Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-06
apparcnty BY the Editor Of the Courier, in the follow

apparently by the Editor of the Courier, in the follow
ing words
1.-The gentlemen here mentioned for the Prolcssorsp
in the Theological Seminary Columbia is an avowed
and jealous aboonst. Yet of these very persons
entirely without proof knowledge, have made this
clamorous charge against DR. Lcbcr when it subserves
Their purpose to destroy the South Carolina College,
II shall consider it favor TO be allowed correct the
totally false Impressions, which these paragraphs though
IN different degrees, calculated make the public
mind.
In reference to the 6rst extract have no difficulty
IN saying publicly what have uniformly said pr
That although was duly sensible of the kindness that
induced our friend of the Seminary at Columbia. TO
think OF me fit person to fill chair in it, yet my
mind was, from the first mention of the subject me
distinctly made up that il was not my duty. in any case
TO occupy such situation. am aware that in saying
tins, risk making myself ridiculous as there was
yer any just TO believe that such situation would
be offered And deeply regret the useless connex-
ION Of my name, publicly, with such controversies.
Again, take leave 10 say, that my visit TO Column
b, alluded TO IN this extract had but single object
namely; pay the last iia duties one of the most
excellent of mankind-to the hereditary friend of nv
family TO the venerated father of my wfe-to receive
The dying bcssingto participate with his honored fam-
y IN the last duties to the remains of the late Grner
Francis Preston. Surely these duties whose per-
Torrance ought to exempt us from msconstrucon and
painful notoriety.
AS to the second extract | beg leave 10 saw with
unaffected humility, that nothing but my own o6scuty
could possibly Justify any human being in asserting or be-
leving one syllable contained in it, with reference
am, indeed not friend to slavery; and have tried to
show by word and decd But from the very beginning of
what is called 'Aboonism believe it would be hard to
nnu any single nuivuual In all America who has
santy denounced it, wrong morals false in princi-
pie furious in spirit and utterly mpractcabe and inolera-
be more distinctly than the individual who addresses
you take leave TO transmit herewith, the September
number OF periodicalpublshed in this city, the title
page of which you will find my senior Editor
and TO the last article of which, headed sAboitionisn
beg leave to refer fo my sentiments this subject
H. in addition to the publication of this note you should
deem that article worthy of publication, should feel
myself donby obliged. Born, myself, in of the
Save-holdng Statcs and having constantly resided in
ichen, feel. that however ON some points may differ
from the great mass of your State, and other
Saveoldng States, yet all the great civil and social
questions now AT issue, likely to arise among us your
destiny inustbe my destiny, and the destiny of my chill
drea aud my childrens children would not, therefore
be willingly condemned unustly, harshy Judged on
a totally erroneous statement of facts.
81 am, very respectfully, gentlemen
"Iour obedient servant,
ar. j. BRECKENRIDGE"
SThis is mistake of the The
That Of the Pumphetee and not of the Editors Of the
Had Mr. u read article atteney
proof of this its iace Wenow refer him following extract
TO ho" that did make the which
"We below the whole letter. which supposed
to have from motives OF Injustice tho
HRO0 OHs IF We P0n1Dhi