Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-11-15

sou's, anu o. ;ri~.nc; or il consecraed chaP'!S
hc added one .nc i:::n5h'& "At ~ ,ho, -. ,hr
million Of s":'s IL s,ns% S FIR ~ tt. ma
.. - .|a ;xta;;is,rd Church Now we S''n,i,i a"o
h,, X DING ~ ii;ss.r;Gs ii al c'r:fa al" 'er ''So
-. dcs.;,...r i ir ,:''i! rari1i"t: 'e irs"'.
~ 49,, In !, m .,rr4 people d!Si;uc at rae means {"
ere ia LonI.,! ::c'. iham ii! al" INC u . II y""
snLI tIese statements q; t!> Lord Bishop Of i""n'"
cnsp,, the proceedings Of the las! ANNUAL hcr'TS
,In CIV Mission; and then ponder: whether the
d-rds Of pounds souandcrrd Mir Ihoup5o'. ,n,rv
the u Sand in printing his ISLANDERS OF ' n U.uni
and the additional hundreds, when 81. H., w,v of
urged the people Of Glasgow TO .''I f,lv as will
ssTestinonia Fund '-lng't no! lh'r refT aS;,ai:
laid out in sending tic GnS!c! TO '''' !" wr an the
Besides the crsa'ions nov 'm'nr !,rsd ard ncr.
,.l ..L;o., If SLAVERY in itSr! cclsuelt"' ''' ~
@ -, 80 .;o,s instruction OF lie natlTrs-"e i''
.;;.,, c,,-r~s which have been atl"'9"e" "p
,a ,cri-.r extent, ftll under inc genera IVA" "
y;, i,;rs,ice and deep rooted PreJHu'ce "s"'''
'Lrs. things u.ay be true, or they i!ay DC
e'" r. srarmen;s and evidence on BON seeS arc
~; rh Of the ubc ion have vo"chcd Tor lic'r t'H'"'
md i, i. not now my design 70 sho" t"e eoh ",i
I, ,vho ,hpy are that 50 ready tc magnify real
~ and ia nlI.rc false crimes upon their teghonrS
q rrav Sir. were you ever in Ireland: tyou "eFrI'
&C.,, .nw y land fertile AID beautiful; Il people, hand
s;,c ia,.ircnt and active; climate more @cha' l
49,. other in So iI;r Northern l9!udc; N shor', cFe
rv tur that so;!d make lis tccn!ng population r'c',
bapoy, and powerful. was there saw hHhaFc"S ~
nn9ole who bad no fixed aJodcs. saw the majority OF
ii nj
hlrs and cow.houses in England; J saw thousands in
mrs: hundreds naked and hundreds mere naked, eH
cepl piece Of single Old garment looked a. '''e
third port the exPedcncy OF poor law Tor Tc!""
made by order of Parliam' n and found mat I'29oyu
soul. are out Of work have nothing 10 depend on aha
are in distress for lhrtSeekS every year IT is SCI
tied indsputahr truth hat cie-th4 OF tic lIish people
beg their bread :wotrds OF erery year Aid YET e''o
nous quantities Of grain and 1--we stock, ana all soS ~
rcyi;on are exported from Ireland And yeti III deli
al II,
cal suffering, there poor law no? any sort OF ri,
al provision b. law for the poor OF That isianu b't
there are forty g!,nents Of horse aud loot ana
cops,ahulary force Of about equal nagntIdc-rcauy ~
stay The peopcs stolnaa5 w.th lead Il. night and steel
in the morning. This is The happy consummalion OF
six hundred years of British authority. And how can
you Sir look any human being III the iace ana c!la
his county with wrong till you have strained every c'
for. 70 redress this vast hereditary guilt? Or you tai,
how you speak, nationality !" the hs'' u '"'''
or heaven about human wrongs: c.,
H. Look for the last time, 10 the vast plains OF SCUM
r;co wei witt, tic blood ui murdered nations iicaa
thc clear and ,asterly speech Of DR.. Philip al;eHay
twice referred 10. II traveller "ho had visited 'a'
country twenty five years ago. were 10 take Ills staia "
the banks Of the hciskanna river and ask What hao
become o.. the natives whom he saw there on his former
visit if he took his stand the rocks Of tho Sondas
river and looked towards country seventy miles N
breadth before him, lie might ask ':c question: IL
he 10 take his Stand agln Oh the Fish river, an"
then extend iiis views 10 CatfIar:a, lie might ash the
same question and were Re 10 take his stand on the
Snow mountain, called Graaf Rcinci, (ke would have
before him country containing 40,oOo square nieS:]
and ask where the Immense c3ncoutSc lie saw leF'
twenty. five years an0 coaid tell hun where tirY
xcre." Ask Lord Glenelg his hlacsy's p:lnc pal Sc
creary for the colonies und he will admit that The Sys-
ten Of each"ry, plumber nnd buciiery, BY which these
brave and upright saTagss have been wasted IN cermI'
mating oppression constitutes perhai the Rnst desad-
ing of MI the chapters Of the history OF maak'nd It's
CHAPTER written The and blood of slaughtered
t:bssand is hardly yet dry upon The paper that records
j, 70. the eSccation Of! posterIty |. is chapter that
Ind not been fully enacted when You connecting
plans and arranging by which 10 make iustri
os the benign sway of universal Icecdun' justice, and
henevo,ence in ycur acknowledgement to brand upon our
Republic repro&chos which all coming generations could
not ellace.
But why need multiply particulars: Wien these
things sci right, and you seek from us another list
will say TO YOU concerning your Pnlty, IN nearly
all its parts things which you will then be better able 10
bear. We will point out how ynu may establish rca!
freedom amongst yourselves, and thereby show your ac'
1uainlance with lis sacred principles; hos you cac make
your laws just, equal, and humane and thereby manifest
in practice your devotion TO principles commended os
others. At present such proceeding could only l!r
ta,e and is the readily forborc, because il no
an American Republican, bat nc Il Christian, E!y
mission brought me 10 you The assurance, too: thai
the party with which you ac il, in roe CT Plumbers
VERY snsil minority Of the British nation, makes the
more willing to adhere TO this view Of my duty Indeed
it is chiefly because your party has much OF its strength
in tina, TO which was more particularly sent, that
il seemed clearly necessary for Inc 10 take part at all in
these discussions.
[ readily admit that time patience, sacrifices. as.d
much labor arc necdtu for the redress Of t:e e"s
pointed know that trc present generation is not
responsible in such sense for most Of them, rs past re-
neratons have been. lam convinced that mut!tudes oil
Englishmen Grplore and would gladly remove them
am satisfied that it is by the silent influence OF exam
pe and the kind and clear exposition of genera! Princ
piles, rather an rude and harsh personal Or national as
saulls that do good in these or Similar cases
nd
America such, and ought to hold christian in:ef
and sympathy with The christians o. britain
notwithstanding; the British nation may DC rcsp"isio'
in the matters alleged and s!.at Hs caE ana ought
do it-whou; perpetua yituperalion and Insult, ever
for what is true-not to say without gross pcrfc!s'oh
Of the facts and merits Of the case Such, Sir, are III.
views Of the subject. deeply regret that yours are SC
widely different And humhy bcscecI you 10 liEayih
the whole course Of your proceedings ard Arguments
embracing, OF course, tic mission OF Mr. thompson
and his conduct since his return-madc ours and on
case made yours; and then decide, what would, by tn,
time have been the feelings of your people towards U.s.
VIC had trea cd have treated u.s. declare IN In
presence of God, my firm belief that if things 60 oil
much longer as they have progressed tor the last tw
years. there will not be found on the earth men NOR
estranGed from each other than the professors OF re-
lison in the two countries. have already witnessed
the spectacle OF part of The reg press III England
urging forward the government OF the country 10 an N
tcrvention if necessary with arms, against The progress
of liberty in Texas upon the false and ignorant prctcx
that the government of the United States, unless Pre-
vented by force, would possess Itself of that country
and introduce slavery there! The people generally Il
America are long ago reused 10 hc highest pitch Of III
dgnaton against your proceedings ia this wHo}e hns
ness You have now reduced the Christians Of s!a
country to position, where, if they act with yos
admit your previous statements ples-lhry be
come on your own showing. infamous You may nov
behold in The preceding statement the posture IN w!iic
all the world bat yourselves have viewed you durin:
all this terrible allnr
Was it ignorance of your real condition. or was IS
norance still more gross Of ours, it national ran
and prejudice, it all these uni.cdy that npciie
the Abolition party in Britain 10 pursue the course te
have adopted 1t is my desire 10 give offence. ant
will moi fore aLicnnl decide Your narlY pro