Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-06

nnparently by the Editor of the Courier in the follow
ing words: 1.-,,o pr,e...,r,b;,
in the Theoorical Seminary at Columbia is an avowcd
and jealous aboitions Yet of these very PERSONS
entirely without proof knowledge, have made this
clamorous charge against Dr. ldeber when II suoserYes
their nurnose to destroy the South Carona College"
81 Shall consider it favor To he allowed to correct the
totally false Impressions which these paragraphs though
in different degrees calculated to make on the public
mind
In reference to the frat extract, have difficulty
in saying publicly what have uniformly said in prirate
That although was duly sensible Of the kindness that
induced our friend Of the Seminary ut Columbia, to
think OF the as fit person to fill chair in it, yet my
mind was from the first mention of the subject to me,
distinctly made up, that it was not my duty any case,
to occupy such situation am aware that in saying
this, | risk making myself ridiculous; there was
any just 10 believe that such situation would
be offered And deeply regret the useless
ion Of my name, publicly, with such controversies.
Again, take leave to say; tina! my visit to Conr-
ba alluded TO in this extract had but single object,
namely: to pay the last iiia duties to Of the most
excellent of mankind-to the hereditary friend Of my
family to the vencrned father of wite-to receive
the dying besSing-to participate with his honorcd fam
" in the last duties the remains of the late General
Francis Preston Surely these duties, whose
fomance ought to exempt from misconsruction and
painful notorety.
:sAs to the second extract: beg leave to say. with
unaffected humility. that nothing but my obscurity
could possibly justify any human being in asserting or be-
licving syllable contained in it, with reference TO me-
indeed not friend to slavery and nave tried 10
show it by word and decd But from the very beginning of
what is called 'Aboonsm believe would be hard 10
find any single individual in all America, who has con-
stany denounced it, wrong in morals false in prnci-
pic furious in spirit and utterly practicabe and ntoera-
bic. more distinctly than the individual who now addresses
YOU take leave to transmit herewith, the September
number of periodical published in this city, on the title
page Of which yen will find my name senior Editor;
and 10 the last a:tce of which, headed Abolltionis,
beg leave to refer you fl my sentiments on this subject
IT, in addition To the publication of this note you should
deem that article worthy of publication, should feel
myself douhly obliged. Born, myself in one Of the
SGaveholdng States and having constantly resided in
them, feel. that however some points may differ
frcrn the great of your State and suine other
holding States, yet all the great civil and social
questions at issue, likely to arise among u.s. your
destiny must lie my destiny and the destiny of my chill
d7rn and my childrens children. would not therefore,
be willingly condemned unjusty, harShly judged on
a totally erroneous statement Of facts.
81 am very respectfully gentlemen,
Your Ubcdicnl servant,
"R J. BRECKENRIDGE"
This is mistake the writer. Tho note here Ietrd 10 Is
that Ptphiricc and Of the Editors CT Inc C"Hrifr
Had Mr. read urirlc aenti"e% he would nave seen
uf of this its Wcrow ec. him the following extract,
awe rlo whole which have been supposed
have motives ri. n ce not even oinI;nS Tho
1''" Editors Of le Courier.