Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-10-22
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From the Richmond Enquire.
MEssRs STEVENSON AND oroNNrr

b'hlel 'tonhclls Speech at Rnniua ham. rs is
! quoted 10y Gen. Hamilton. as well as o'C.'4 sub.
sequent letter the 18th Observation-Disclosures eau
exceed the gross prejudice this man has conceived
aelnsi the Southern States. unless II be The infamous
eaumny which he has uttered against Nueini, and
the coarse language in which he has gwen II
nucranec. We thank Cen Hamilton for his mas
trtlN md eloquent letter. He lnncts the scourpr
upon o''. taf hls nsolent drnuncnlion Of every \
mctcan slave holder and his audaclous SANDER upon
the character OF Nneinil. lie has exposed the So
phsuy Of OG.--N Nothing can exceed IN the dignity
OF MS temimahd, the closing stoke OF General liam
lions letter
We pronounce Daniel O'Gonncll's attack npon the
Vagina character 10 be wanton aud IN Infamous
iihel Badly IS we have bern treated hN 81 mlay
English Tourists, do not believe thu any Of
them has Vet ,cntnted to put forth so eratnltnns
an assertion, II there be my such auson IN any Of
them, II must be the very lowest of the caste
whose productions haye not Vet had strength
OF "lng suhcient 10 cross the Atlantic-Iut We
give the most unqualified contradiction to the
whole story Born IN Nlginla-mlNne constantly
with her cll2cns-amlliar rs we are with her instI.
thtons and manners we have never seen, we have
never heard, OF any such breeding plautltions NJ
tins reckless man drscrbes,-o any such practices:
ol any such apputifunment OF the sexes The
whole statement Il iablc-and nothing but the pc
eulIW circumstances, under which IT Is uttered,
could induce us to eondcsecnd for one momcnt 10
gave nlblF lat contradiction. 1t Is fllsc as To WI.
elnla 1t is alse asto the olhc Southern States
II is not only unioundcd IN ltstlt, but II Daniel
pConnel had condeseen!cdtog give nc moments at.
teutlonto ms own assertion would have struck linn
as manuestIy aud gtos>l, Absurd.
l his Is bad enough, intercepted lndseiimnate-
" to Il whole people. 1t Is equally incxcusabc to
throw out whot the slig hest proof against sinee
individual How can Nh. - Council reconcile II To
any sense Of decrncy, 1--WE do not speak of hospital.
y,) 10 apply 50 infamous a charge, even by wy oil
hypothesis, 10 the American Munster By what
code ol ethics does he make out To be tight II
speak out, 10 allc2e the most Infamous lDsnua.
tons against The highest American functIouary IN
England, without the slightest proof OF It's correct
ness !" 1t IL asserted" SAYS tins Irish MnraInI
" no asserts II p! Where ~ yout pfooil lon have
more. We can scarcely hetp suspeetrup, that yon
have panied oil Nout own Iu,entIons loI the asser-
IL n OF othcls
We call upon the whole Virginia Press 10 speak
ont on this occasion; aud 10 join lis voice 10 our
own. Let unite III mailing The calnmnlator to the
eonnter-Nor will the contradiction be confined to
The Southern Press alone The Editor OF tie New
OK '3Hette who IS familiar with cuslams, has
borne his just aud generous testimony in onf behalf
liz says, As regards the Sllnderous assertions ol
otonnell in the other portions OF his letter, we
say with knowledge, and with perfect considerations OF
what We say, they are ilse--as grossly aud we
believe knowingly 1dse Is the coward hcWtlhal nfe-
lends 10 feel tor the American negroes. Noln6e
like the dlgnsslng state Of things he mentions Ter
existed III Nnglua any vi atc else IA tho t. ).
Dauicl oComeIl IS living upon pence eXlorted
per capita from race Of slaves abuudautly more alb
jet than any plantation negroes that be found
upon Til colnnrnt."
Tho other charges which hc hls urged against
Virginia. are, we are compelled to say. equally foul
and ltse II WIS the warcc u1 Great Blltdln, Whiah
flst forced these slaves uponus. Virginia VAS among
The hs 10 remoustrate She passed laws from 10
lImc against the slave trade. The Blush Government
negatved them. When we obtained the nights OF
free and independent nation we stepped the trade
hot to speculate upon those we bred. but arrest
trade, which we had attempted long beiole 10 pro
hibIt-and We arrested 1t long before Great Britain
had done 50 IN her own islands. Yet IN the gene
rosIiy aud justice OF ms feelings tins man wishes 10
deny all uerl m the Transaction He is pleased 10
asctIbe tito the avafee OF so money LOVING race
the slave holders. y with all thrIr love of mo-
ney we doubt whether there Is slave holder, who
would stoop 10 speculate upon the feelings OF his
countrymcn, rs Mr.. OConnrll has done, in lcvyinr
the rtnt, upon the poor aud oppressed inhabitants al
Ireland. No apology lac can make, service he
can render to poor old Ireland conceal tire mean
ness OF the transaction.
Can there be Two opinions about the charges lie
has made agaii ST us Put the question 10 any As
semby Of Americans" As many OF you ofopin-
ION thai they are Infamous, say ave" One loud
shout Il age would burst from the whole assembly.
But what justice dccency can be expected
from man 30 prclndlced aud ImpassOned, lat he
once more throws anellc upon the grave Of Wash
mgton man, who has been oil the most glo-
nous champions OF human Liberty, that ever lived
the ornament. not Only of hls own country, but Of
the age III which he f0ufshed-aud whose Character
has drawn hom Fox aud from other friends Il free
dom in Great Britain, the highest euIogiums. To
defend HIM against O'Counell, is a condcsoenson to
which no American ou9 Int to stoop.
To hc Editor ofHc Enquirer
Sir-ln the letter | addressed to YOU, from Loe-
dom on tho 10Th Of August, enclosing a copy OF the
correspondence which had Just taken place between
Mr. DConncll and Mr.. Stevenson, | promised 10
investigate the truth OF the declaration of the former
that Ihe Repor Of thai part oil the speech the anti
slavery meeting at Birmingham in which a highly of
lenslve alIusion made to Mr.. Stevenson, "lraS
mol CORRECT - proceed to redeem tins pledge.
feel scnsbly The very unenviabe notorety,
humble as my NAY be, IN having ii, in any
degree connccied with that Of the individual,
with whose character | am about to deal, with
freedom winch doubtless will enlllc me to a
large shae of hs characteristic abuse.-I am free 10
profess that should not have troubled myself with
matter comparatively so utterly worthless as the
issue, whether Mr. O'Conue had, gwen
sion, spoken the truth the reverse it, the pub
lie caumniator Of America it were not OF some con
sequence to fix the precise degree OF value be at
tached to his authority, aud 10 the weight of that
moral judgment, which he insulIingly aud pre-
sumptnousIy pronounces.
Before proceed to the discharge Of tins duty, al
low me to explain the circumstances under which
my letter to you Of the 10Th Aug. written, as
that letter, you are aware, has subjected me to cen
However just this sentence may be, nevertheless
think shall make 1t abuudanty manifest that there
is no language, however insulting aud acrimonious
winch an American, with proper sense Of sell-re-
spect, could use, that would not be amply justified by
Mr. O'Conncli's brutal attack on America, ana her