Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-05


We have read with great interest the pa.npllc: we
have received from Mr.. Eaa;blrn Of iIns.o entitled
"hcH'"rhs on Gr. ChanHag Sidcery." Tie New
York Courier nscritcS il 10 the pen If Harrison
Cray OTIS Whoever be its author, il is CT! The first
der OF merit. Ii contains Dis pagcs-au! il drmn<rs
the Doctor We scarcely know which to admire the
most. the force Of lis argument the beauty of liz cn
qnence. The son Atlas truly says, that " 1t is writ
ten IN syic o! nch Vgor and terseness with fluent
anil sumrillnrs t'iiliant elnoucnce"-bu we do not
agree with The Aims that "it is occasionally marked b.
sn:i ol bitterness and sarcasm, that ,L pcri:nps
harr 5ren Spn!rd. We would moi sparc an atom of
seating sa:::: Tx" harmed CcigY:ian dcsr it all
Tor scFlng "'it "l his vocation, discussing SUBJECT &c
does not understand, and treating it in l!.a assuming
style and that priesy tendency domination "'ir!
- !o' cohh'e" 10 INC Vatican. We give one extract
only, as specimen Of the wholc:
Upon this: remark That tll;r is in the book sin
guar discrepancy between tie and The end ard
direct assumption Of The right which is d:>c!aird.
nc means proposed are moral Influences To have
any effect, They must find irr way into ,hc mimi and
heart OF The SHAREHOLDER The end, which call utC
Ht"n, the slave holders consider request give up
waste annl!!iatr what they estimate be worth 10 he
about five hundred millions Of dollars
I" ne moral influence, which is to work this supc.
d"uS miracle IN rlr hearts. is first cullcncr by per
snaaih9 Them that they guilty Of a!ucnus crime
lirn Is ~ make them pcn!trn; for their deep lrasgc$-
sions-and as peniicncc is nothing without rcornation
they arc to BE- induced to part with this accumulation al
litigation wealth. and surrender il 1t the ins:i9alinn al
MI unauthorized minister Z. the gospel Of peace
surely The first step in this iganlic enterprise soEld
pc TO colCaie the Confidence aud the PATIENTS
upon whom it is To be rssaycd. a prudent and skiI!ul
neco'anccr, before he could expect 10 Charm them urt
OF Their fortunes. would cndcavo win his 10 their
hearts Peter, the Hermit when he preached crusade
dealt out his promises as bCrallv as his threats and
sured his devocd hearers that. although they hl die
III Palestine, they should live in Heaven. Some polite
priests who have the credit, in modem times, Of being
exircule successful in cht1nng property for puus
have opened the strong box with The key of lovcor if
the tcIro.S Of the confessional have induced
rabe penitrnt TO plate sin with gold wien the
ravagancc OF lis fears had swallowed up his Judgment.
" The attempt. III the present case is one which, III no
age o! the church, would lave been made by authority.
" An Unitarian clergyman g"ocs desperate en-
terprsc, when he attempts to rishtcn them
into compliance with his will lie may derde, if he
peases. the arrogance OF the Shareholder: and describe
1t as the consequences Of powe. habltua!ly maintained
over Two hundred dependents but what will The
slave hsr say, return, Of That temper Of mind which
ventures 10 lmtimidae five millions OF irecmen, by
mace, denuncialion and indgni,y:'
But the Boston pamphlet is not the only good literary
WORK. which these mad ap AbO onists call forth. II
cannot be many days before J. X. Pauld ngs Essay
Slavery the light. Those who rccollcct the fine pi
rlt which is brcard in his Letters from hs Sogt-nIist
anticipate, from his enlightened princ pies I'm his ds
guised taStr work, which is crciabe TO himself ho-
norablc to his country which is calculated 10 advance
the of TRUTH TO diss pate the iSs Of udirc and
to strengthen The Union Mr. +. means TO dcvc!ope tie
actual condition of our saves-ter legal and social
ations-how they fed, clptled, lodged and every
way treated For the purpose OF opening line eyes Of the
North, and 10 remove the exaggcraons OF the Aboi-
tonists he has drawn his information from the pucst
and most authentic sources in the Snnth-irom men,
who would TO deceive their bretiren-Mr. i. is
invited the task by holy motives acuae any
wrtcr-hs love Of TRUTH his love Of country: his love
for the Union. Every nation says he) has its weak
point ut which all its enemies instnctre alm and this
is ours 1t would BE- strange thing, If we were to
criGcc all that is dear aud valuable to an experiment Of
philanthropy.