Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-10-16

""' Hus suopcfu NC 10 ccnanfc Tor The lone OF PiD
renee IN which II was written. However Just this sen
tsnce may be, nevertheless think shall make il alum
dainty manifest, that there is language, however III
sultng and acrimonious, which American, with n
proper sense Of srfrcspect could use, that would not
be amply justified by Mr. OCunnelIs brutal attack ON
America, and her official Representative at the Court Of
his own Government.
After Mr. Stevenson had closed his correspondence
with this individual, and preparing 10 transmit il
to you usl befure the departure of the mail for the Lii
vrrpool packet Of the 10Th August an American gem
tcman called on me, and remarked that he had read
with much satisfaction Mr. SIevensons correspondence
with MIR. OConnell, but not without some surprise,
he had arrived in birmingham The day after the
able festival OF the st and that every body there spoke
oil Mr. y Connell having used Tie very language,
IN reference to MIR. Stevenson which 10 be found
IN the Reported Speech-But, that there indeed
ore rery material omission in the Report 10 question: and
that WAS, Mr. OConnell's gross attack on The memory
OF Washington -"lhat this man. to the gentle.
man, own language, "had endeavored 10 fix upon the
memory OF the Father Of our Country, the con Joint guilt
OF the 5ascst avarce and the dsgraceu hypocrisy,
by declaring, that even boosted Washington was a
slave holder who bad purchased The chenp Of
emanc patIng his slaves but that he had not anamicd
them until dea and The nant If progeny Ind rendered
then. Of no further rauc 10 him then declared, that
regretted that had not allowed Mr. Stevenson TO push
the lbellcr TO the wall, when conunc,urc might
have arisen in which he might have been punished for
this previously unknown Outrage.
Ii under the excitement Of this communication,
wrote my letter TO you of the 18th Of August AL.
though il was written with haste which precuded
vision, cannot hut feel the humility Of seeming apo
ogy TO any portion OF my counrymen, for the in
temperance of my language provoked by The outrage,
Of which this licensed caumniaor had been guilty,
a name best associated with the glory of country
and most endeared TO its affections With these prel-
mnary observations, will now pass 10 the object OF
this communicaiion-and in order that the American
public may understand what Mr. OConneIl has denied,
will show what he is reported to have uttered.
He observed in the report Of bis Speech TO which
reier-"We have got more to do; we only beginning
" the fight We have the power Of British humanity
" on our sidc.-fow delighted have been nt the Ian.
" gusge Of eloquent and honoIed friend this eve
ming. (Dr. Lushlngon, who had INDUCED in tissue
of gross and abusive lIbes The people of the U. s.
America, through her thousand villages, along her
mullitudnous streams amid The Of her waters,
shall hear the echo of his voice She will hear that
one Of the most eloquent living orators Of the Bri.
fish Parliament, of the most successful professional
men, of the most highly gifted Of ecclesasli.
cal Judges has passed sentence Of eternal lntamy upon
" her. Oh yes they are inanous.-lt was the Judge
" who pronounced this senencc-But want the verdict
" OF jury on The same question. AS many OF you as
are Of opinion tina, they infamous, say Aye! Ga
" loud shout OF aye burst from the whole assembly y
" Aye, they are infamous Infamous, holding Anne
rca-I beitre their rery ambassador IS Slace breeder
IF those beings cho SlaUcs for The purposes
" of rgEc-Is possible, kat jmeyica lcOuid send krt
man cho rafrs in N0od, and is disgrace to human
nature?-Ihgpe The assertion is untrue but it's Tsh! 10
" speak out
On Mr.. Stevcnsons demanding 10 know OF MIR
O'Connell whether the above was correct report Of
what he did say the occasion in question, in aliusion
himself he received, you aware, tho following
reply from Mr.. OConneIl:
No lG, PAIL MALL, August 10, 1895
Sir-ln consequence Of your letter of yesterday s
date examined The report Of my speech in the Spec
a,or Of the 4h and have hesitation in saying, that
the paragraph you have selected is not correct report
of ,rhat said on tic occasion.
The very next sentence does, TO my mind, show that
this report could not have been correct, and having
amined another report since as well as from distinct
recollection repeat that the report is correct
] have the honor 10 be, Sir,
Your obcdient servant,