Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-05-15

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in the iu,eres, of France, the resrnue OF which wouia
suffer greatly by this defalcation; the { hamheroi Com
merce of Hayre entrenis the President OF inc oo""'s'
sion not lightly TO give his sanction to such a measure.
The writers conclude by protesting their eh"ie ei'"'e'
RESIDENCES in the matter.
(from the Globe
FRANCE In relation TO the publications below, WHICH
have been transferred 10 the journals OF this country,
the lnlelligcncer of Saturday contains the following pa
ragraph:
VI inserted in our yesterdays paper a letter from
the Paris correspondent of the New York American,
stating lhu, dispatches had been received by The French
Government, from the United States. in relation 10 the
commercial crisis in this country, which they depict IN
The darkest colors; and adding shat the French Minister
at Washington, aud The Consul General at New York,
cnncurrcd in giving The intelligence. We have pariIcu'
lar reasons to know, since the appearance at that article
in our columns, that this statement is entirely incorrect
as far as regards the former, aud 1t is supposed equally
so as regards the latter Of these iunctiOnarIes.'
/, is but an act of Justice to the French Minister near
the United States, and to the French Consul al New
York, to confirm the truth Of the denial. We understand
that by dispatches received at the Department Of State
from France, it appears that our Minister at Paris has
ascertained, by an application 10 Coun, .Hne, that the
offensive matter in the letters we're forgerics, interpreted
for the double purpose of doing injury to the Admins.
trations Of France and that Of the u. 5 The financial
information was sent BY the Consul 1T New York with.
out any aliusion whatever 10 this Government. The
state of the political press must be dreadful when such
criminal attempts 10 do mischief arc tolerated.
(fr0m the n. Y. Er. Post
The manner in which the question u! American sln.
very is treated in Europe is sometimes exceedingly con.
tumplious and offensive towards our courtrymPn abroad.
Mr.. O'Connell, il is said, refuses In shake hands with a
man who comes from the south OF Mason and DIxons
line, and treats n hIyh-splrited Tuckahne, or n stranger
from polished Charleston, as if he were a gH'iows hird.
This extreme Of political intolerance which makes no
allowance 70! personal worth, none Tor the TACT That those
who live in the States where slavery exists did not cre-
ate the institution, but found II created, none Tor The
difficulties, real or supposed, which surround the Gurs.
ton Of a change, but condemns The individual on &C
count Of the institutions under which hr was horn, has
been well rebuked in n speech made by Lord ~bfoughaH
AT q meeting held in London on the 10Th ct March, TO
take into console ration The Apprenticeship system in the
West Indies. The plan OF abolishing apprenticeship
and decreeing the immediate and simple emancipation
of the cnlored race has been taken up by that exlraordi.
nary and eloquent man, and urged with his GSila! ability
and energy. He maintains that The apprentice system
secures TO those whom it waS intended 10 benefit none OF
the blessings of freedom, while it Intilcis upon them all
the evils of the ancient system; that ii is, in short, a pro-
%longation OF The reign OF slavery, anh that br''aih' IN
spite of her boast OF having girPn freedom TO all VINO
live under her avs, is still a slavrhold!ng country. II
this be SO, we do not see with what sort OF consistency
the Irish politician -Liherator or Agila'or, whichever
he be called-atte. turning his back oil n t~Irglnian, can
grasp the hand of an %lrishman, or even allow his own
right hand 20 daily Iam,lIarly with the fingers OF his LETT.
Another subject to which Lord Brorghnm has lately
had occasion to call the attention OF Parliament, and
which lie has denounced with all that vehement and
SARCASTIC PIOVuHnCe LOT WUCIl He - lCHlhi huOi', 10 ui
Order in Council recently issued by the British Govern
ment, allowing the planters OF Demarara 10 subject to a
FIVE years apprenticeship a class oi poor and ignorant
natives Of lndin, coilrd the Hill Coolies, who, sometimes
dupsd, and sometimes, 1t IS said, Kidnapped, are Trans
ported from their native country 10 supply the want OF
laborers in the British Province. Here, according 10
Lord i}rOugham, we have not only slavery, but the
slave trade, under British auspices. We copy below
that part Of Lord Brougham's speech which relates 10
this country:
'One word more and have done. have heard much
said Of the blessed effects that are likely to result from
the passing Of this great measure. have heard 1t stated
that its effects would relieve from bondage eight or nine
hundred thousand of negroes under The name OF the
apprenticeship system. know that it will do Sony.
RAIDS of negroes from Africa and Asia are suffering IN.
der The effects IF The law that now exists. The tornen,s
they are enduring il is imcalculahIe to state; but il is said
that If this great law passes, the example set by England
will be followed by the L. S. God grant that IL may
I,is my fcrvenl hope and earnest prayer, and may add,
my confident TX psctaiion, that the Americans will do this
act Of Justice. Loud Cheers blame the Americans for
the very ridicuinus resolution which they have passed,
and for their violation Of common sense. blame them
Tor their absurd resolutions, which prohibit the introduce
tion of all petitions against slavery. Hear, Hear. and
Cheering But much as | lament the course pursued by
the A Americans. must not close my eyesi 10 what AmerI-
ca has done. GChecrs.1 She was The first Ia abolish the
slave ~trade-she it was that rendered to this country
the proposition Of making the slave trade piracy. Great
honor to America for this act of humanity and justice.
But why, it is asked, does not America follow the example
WnlCn we nave ST. HeI' ] ll'nh WV u NS'iiN u" ""ot
Of all to say, the Americans should follow our example
in the abolition Of slavery. We know that in the year
1888. we pretended 10 abolish slavery. and yet IN The
year 1883, that trade is not abolished. We take the Gre
dit, fnrsooth, Of having put it down about four or i've
wears ago, whereas we have only changed It's name; or
as Mr.. Cox, who is a Baptist minister, mast aptIy said TO-
day, we have re. baplized the adult slavery, and kept
alive the same as ever. [Cheers and Laughter | think
the 4! Americans have a good right to say 10 US, GOOD
folks, take the beam out Of your own eye, before you
remove the mote that is in your brothers. eye. We
admit that you have been beiooled out Of your money
that you have been perhaps more generous IMAM wise;
hnl do not fatter yourselves that you have abolished
slavery when you have only altered its apPellailon. -
lChcers.l 1t is quite another thing. however, TO assume
that you are to give il up, even after the hrst August,
1898, when | ferven,ly trust it will be abolished IN sub
stance as in name. Bnt | cannot say, enthusiastically" 81
thank my God, we are not as they, because Know
perfectly well that our cases are very different. II we
want TO make the American case our own uor let Us be
justJ We must suppose that We are sitting mol IN MA.
u'esex, where not a slave exiss-not in this country,
where not a negro d~wells-but suppnse that we are
sitting ia Jamaica; and If such 4 meeting as the pre-
sent were convened, | fear we should find 1t not con-
rnsed Of the same persons. or directed To the same pur.
pose, but that il assembled with the view 10 pFoiract Inc
period Of eulanci pation, and to make that change take
place not in 1888 or 1910, but perhaps in 1850. Do not
let any man, then, run away with the idea that we give
any great proof of practical virtue or selfGenial, when
We institute a comparison between our conduct and That
Of the Americans sitting in Virginia, and surrounded by
two millions Of negroes. [Cheers thought II Just
as well 10 notice this gross blunder, which is so often
committed, and to exhibit this paral"gisrn. which con-
veys so unjust an imputatiou against our American
brethren. tHear, Hear! | still retain all my regret at,
and disapproval of, the conduct Of the Americans; but
yet hope and trust, that the ground ofour great complaint
and apprehension will be entirely removed by the slow
but certain and rapidly accelerated progress of the cause
Of emancipation even in the Southern States OF America.
[Cheers Bnt if they will not do their duty, then ! look
To the Middle and Northern States, and trust and expect
that they will do theirs. have always been the friend and
supporter Of the Americans. have been their advocate
when thought them i'll treated in commercial matters,
and when they were still worse treated in military affairs.
No man could depreca,e more than have, the coercion
of their Trade and The cruel war into which we needlessly
entered against them; and the first, or rather the second,
act Of my public IiGs-for the first was to make the Afr.
can slave trade a felony, [Lheers] was 10 repeal the or