Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-09-24
MR.. oGONNELLs LATE SPEECH At
BIRMINGHAM
.tifoa Gaiieaaai's lYess.n g,r.


We hasten at the request Of the writer n insert
the following. The speech 10 whelit replies ap-
peafed IN our Journal of Tuesday last:
The notorious Daniel . Conpeil. IN = speech de
lrcrcd at Birmingham At The celebration If tie ne.
efo emancipation ~ the West Indies on the stiusi
among other things took occasion 10 make the fol
loving statement. II wa- going to tho House Of
iommons tie other evening. when ta gentleman
" locking man. lean and lank. addressed nc-'sr
am stranger. and wish 10 see the House of Com.
mons replied, i vii do what | can 10 accom-
MEDIATE astfsnrer. \ ou are an Amercanr Yes
from Alabama. And slave owner | presume =
Yes Then will have nothing 10 do with Won
Now, scared, one "ofd ot this - trun and has-
ten 10 clear all Americans, especially S0utherners
rom the cross aspersion which I,nplied ~ the state
ment that any American could for a nome nj 80 far
lnfgct himself a. To ask OF tins reckless calumnator
Tie slightest favor THIS | think The greater dnf,
tho above statement - published IN all the London
and Paris papers. and displaying II does spe-
e.cs of maligHs entirely novel. }. read by all The
occurrence which lac pretend, 70 relate. aud winch
he has so grossly mi>stuel, happened with my.ea
audi inlioWs
II was on saturday evening sucecedin. the eoro-
naiion of the Qnrru of England, when. surprising
neithcr house at Parliament IN session. had rome
down TO the House OF Commons intending TO look
1t the lnletfaf &" that aud The Iipuse Of Loids-
When reached che door oi the House at Com
mons the dpofkrtper informed me that the Com
inous were III session. II The moment he pointed
sad ltc would give order To hear the debate II
| would ask HIM. | had hardly time 10 reply that |
should do no such thing, when having arrived the
aoof-kcepcr said to hun, Mr.. O'Connel have YOU
-p1tc order for this gtnemanl Remembering as
did his lotmer calHmnle, upon the Americans,
should have i1fgotten both the respect due to nv
county and myself II could have accepted an or
der from hun; aud ! At once said TO hun Sir | am
an American aud SouiheruerP (lhl4 intelligence
which gave him he ha, made his own sasaeiry
SUPPLY lie rrplcd. you are then from a ,l,,,.
boilin: teh-'Ncs, from Albania 'lou are
stakeholder Yourself presume l'-'Yc,'-Th.n
cannot give son an oIdef.' Sir. II was Tho door
keeper who asked YOU, American would ask ar
receive ons from you' Tie character OF TN. man
isheld IN sefs much The same e,tImdlon IN England
aud America.
In proof of this -onld cue many facts, ,om, NJ
which oeepued under my own eye; but | have no
disposition 10 add TO that weight OF iuf,my winch
time ahd ms own r'eIiohs are 80 rapidly accnnua.
I'm. upon INN Certain ~, that TIN, gratuiton,
insult and outrage npon the feeling, of /. FOREIGNER
must aGdto that midmy, and be doubles, REGARDED
by all enlightened Ensb,hnen rnh that dl.on,
winch gross III breeding !, At all iile. calculated To
sIeitc; and wire any naliun To ayow the pripc,pe,
upon winch tins man processes 10 act. il could h,
considered III no Other light than ~ nation of say
ages. Inc opinions OF such man America
know, regards not. To say nothing of Li, moral 70
puiaton, lie has shown hmscli totally uuacoua,u,ed
with, and utterly incapable OF, approaching In. M
merous aud important consideration. ,pp.r,in,n, IN
American slavery Sull my duty and my feline,
urge me not tue less 10 dIsa!ow on behalf of all
mercans. even the possibility that any one of
them could Even so TAT forget himself a. TO seek m,
slightest ia'oi from thus sandetcr OF our common
country
I'll. j. llAEWELL, Of Mobile, Alabama"