Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1836-12-01

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conded BY DIR. Heugh and Mes,r,. Ead;s
King, M'Laren, and Kettle But above ali
Inc proceedings bear the signature OF Robt
Grahame, Of Whitebill-whose yenerahIo
name IS dear TO every good man.
these proceedings, Sir, have relieved me
rom state OF great and painful anxiety, as
20 the view my countrymen might take of
one Proprle'y OF my taking any notice, more
or Tess, OF MIR. George Thompson. For
while nothing is further from nv purpose
than to wound the feelings of any friend Of
mat individual, il is necessary 10 say that m
| America, every one who is not an abolition.
Isl, or In other words, ninety nine hundredtbs
| Of the people, consider him, moi onIy TN.
worthy OF credit, but unworthy of notice.
Al length, have tangible proof by which
20 make my countrymen feel, that persons of
me utmost responsibility, excellence, and
Pie'y, IN Britain, not Only concur in all the
principles and proceedings, but partske of
all the prejudices and ignorance of that in>
dividuai, and openly defend his fagrtious
conduct From this day forth, deem nv.
sell fully acquitted on The emily part of the
subject which filed me with personal anxi-
ely. For although you have aot hesitated
10 speak IN terms sufficiently disparaging of
my humble efforts 10 defend this truth; vet
as you have given no reasons for the iudp.
ment you have delivered, those who read for
The mselves may escape the influence OF your
authority. And as you have been pleased 10
decide on the whole merits of the case as
well as on the whole merits of the parties
involved IN it, escape, Of course, from the
whole blame of having damaged the truth
by feeble advocacy
In this state OF the case. il cannot surprise
you, that turn with delight from those who
have hitherto a3sailed me, and address NV
self 10 you: that avail my self of the right
arising from your free and repeated use of
my name, and your judgments both upon my
character and acts, to speak freely in return.
Let us forget the miserable trifiing of Mr..
Robert Bernard Hall. Let us pass over
poor Moses Rober, who, ii is but Just to saw
has written the most modest and sensible at
tack yet made on me. Let US even be mod.
crate in having absolutely slenced the gar
ruiity OF MI Thompson, who begs off in his
last note, which has just reached me, in the
Patriot OF the nth instant. l have that 10
say which you have not only invited, but
challenged me to utter, and 10 which ask
your serious regard.
have manifested my Difference to the
Judgment OF Christian people, by discuss
ing at its bar, questions purely national and
personal, into which, under erroneous pre-
texts, they had intertered in manner the
most vexatious. l believed they were in
great error,-l presumed they were sincors a.
ly disposed 10 do od,-I knew the~ war.
really doing us, and themselves. and ,hs
world, harm; and challenged and forced INTO
the matter, have dscussect,, il ON ire mere
meriIs-admisting you and your people TO be
you p'oiesseu ~ be-and only endeayor-
'tis 70 prove That we were not as evil as YOU
made US out: So far as you and those you
can influence are concerned, yon have de-
ciared that you remain more firmly than
ever settled in your harsh judgments of us,
ana your liked purpose 10 follow out all your
offensive courses. Nay, you plainly declare.
that rather than alter title OF your conduct,
principles, opinion or demands on this sub,
Ject, you prefer that all fellowship between
US and you should terminate. That argu-
inenl and conclusion, then, being complete
and flnal, we need say no more. am con-
tent 10 wait and see, whether the American
people will, at your suggestion change their
national constitution; or whether, in the e.
vent OF the adequate majority for that pur-
| pose not being attainable, they will, as the
| inference OF your argument, break up the
conicderacy-to regain your good opinion.
There is, as | have said, quite another
view of The whole case. You cay in the
course OF your speech elf our American
brethren saw any thing in US which they
thought, and justly thought, was an evil of
sufficient magnitude 10 induce their kind of
hces for its suppression, we ought TO feel OBJ
liged by their using their endeayors 10 stir
US up TO due consideration o! il, and f6
practical efforts for its removals And in
The context you are somew hat pointed IN Gil
! forcing this idea, as containing in ii great
rule of duty. In general we have consider.
ed the ili-Joing of this delicate office more
hurtiul THAI its omission. In particular, it
has appeared To US as pretext liable To in
Unite abuse and PRACTICALLY resorted TO most
, by those W ho had least ground and least right
TO display it. But sir, can hardly, either
IN iaithiulness or honor, abstain any longer
| from lis use.-A nd the main object of this
communication is TO point out, in the actual
condition OF considerable portions of The Brit
iSh empire, evils which really are, or which
your party has declared to be, Of so palpable
and so mohSirous description, that ferency
wonid seem TO require YOU to repress Them.
OF 10 ho very modest in rebuking others
while they exist.
L. To come at once TO The grand cause Of
cutlery against us--lhc unhappy and ndelen-
! sibie existence Of slavery in many of the
States. Will you be so good as TO turn YOUR
| eyes 10 The map Of Africa, and fix them on r
| spot larger than half of Western Europe?
Al lis southern extremity, find Cape Town.
Then find The speech Of DIR. Philip, deliver
| ed in Exeter Hall ten days after you deliy-
cred yours In that town and oeig bborbood
are 5000 British slaves!, Scattered over
! That vast peninsula are many thousand more
Of British slaves! And yet the ear Of day il
dull with beirg told that in the British en-
| pre there were slaves; and the very
| speech that has elected these remarks was
! made at meeting on the anniversary deyots
ed 10 glorious iact thai never occurred.
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