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


we have read with great interest tho pamphlet we
nave received from Mr.. Eastburn of Boston, entitled
shemarhs on DR.. Chdaning's Sarery." The New
York Courier ascribes it 10 the pen of Harrison
Gray Otis Whoever be its author il is of the first or
DC. aer ct merit u contains 4s poges-and dcmolishcs
most the force of its argument or the beauty of its clo
qrence The Boston Atlas truly says that 1t is writ.
ten in style of much vgor and tersencss with fluent
aud sometimes Brilliant eloQucnce hut we do no,
agree with the Atlas, that tis occasionally marked by
sI"ih OF bitterness and sarcasm, that might perhaps
nave bccn spared We would not spare an atom of its
sca,hing sa:irc. The learned Clergyman deserves il all
Tor stepping out of his vocation discussing subject he
49, 1 s.',, ana ueaung !, IN that assuming
aVie ana that pfestly tendency to domination which
Is not confined TO the Vatican We give one extract
only, as n specimen Of the whole:
Opon this; remark that there is i'm the hook ain
guar discrepancy between the aud the End and
orccl assumption of the right which is dsclaimed
nc ne means proposed are moral influences To have
any effect, they must find their way into the mind and
heart OF the STAKEHOLDER The end which we call obo-
Ion, the shareholders consider request to give up
waste annlhiate what they estimate to be worth TO them
about five hundred millions of dollars
he moral influence, which is to work this stupcn.
uous miracle IN Their hearts, is first to by per-
suaoing thcm that they guilty of atrocious crime:
ten IL Is TO make them pencnt for their deep
nons,-anu as penence is nothing without reornaion
they are to be induced part with this accumulate az
gotten wealth, and surrender the nstgation of
AN unauthorized minister Of the gospel of peace +!
surely ,he rst step in this gigantic enterprise should
TO concate the confidence and the patients
upon whom it is TO be essaycd A prudent and skilf,l
nscroinancer before he could expect TO charm them out
ue fortunes, would cndeavor To win his
nea,ts refer, the Hermit, when he preached crusade
deait out his promises literally h;s threats and
sured ms devoted hearers that although they might die
IN raestine they should live in Heaven Some poliiic
priests, VINO have the credit in modern times of BEING
Neey successful In obtaining property for pous uses
nave opened The strong box with the key of love-or if
the terrors OF the confessional have induced some mise
iaoe Peitent 10 plate sin with gold il was when the
uavagancc OF his fears had swallowed up his
The attempt in the present case is one which in no
age oil the church, would have been made by authority
an Unitarian clergyman gooes desperate en-
erprise, when he attempts TO frghten the
into compliance with his will. He may derde if he
Peases The arrogance of the slave holder and describe
IT as the consequence of power habualy maintained
say in return, of that temper of mind which
ventures to ntmidatc five millions of freenen bv me.
mace, denunciation, and indignity?"
but the Boston pamphlet is the only good lerary
work, which these madcap Abolt onists call forth II
cannot be many days before J. X. Paud,ng Essay on
slavery sees the light Those who recoect the fine spi-
TIL winch is breathcd in his Letters from tie South-must
anticipate from his Heightened principles AMI his disn
gusned taste, work, which is creditable himself ho
notaoe 10 his country, which is calculated TO advance
he cause OF TRUTH to disspate the msts of prejudice and
10 strengthen the Union Mr. r. means to deyeopc the
1ctua condition OF our saves-heir legal and social re.
lations-how they fed, clothed lodoed and every
way treated For the purpose of opening the eyes of the
North and 10 remove the exaggeraons of the Adolf.
uonists he has drawn his information from the purest
una most authentic sources in the South-from men
VINO woulo scorn TO deceive their brethren-Mr T. is
invited to the task by holy can actuate nnv
wrer-his love of TRUTH his love country his love
lot the onlon Every nation Gays he) has it's weak
point at which all its enemies instincvey aim and this
Is ours 1t would be strange thing if we were TO sa
crhce all that is dear aud valuable to an experiment of
philanthropy.