Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-10-04
From the Richmond Enquirer. Sept. o5.
SCENES IN LONDON!

"Long's Hotel, London, Aug. Is. 1895
DEAR SIR-Kuowing the deem in,e, 90,
winch you feel in every thing which concerns
TIE American Minister, hasten 10 enclose
you ny The packet OF Tomorrow from Liv.
erPooI, his correspondence with Mr.. O'Con-
. nell. ~o"
You will OF course have seen the reported
brutal outrage, which this Irish Caliban
maue on both Our country nnt. MIR. Stevens
son on The hrst of August al Birmingham
where the abolition Of the negro apprentice.
ship in the British West Indies was cele.
orated with very extraordinary manifesto
lions OF blackguardism and abuse.
"The moment Nlr. Stevenson read Mr.
OConnelps speech, he hastened to nv. Iodv-
,ngs, and requested me TO convey such
message TO Mr.. O'ConneiI, as should Ieape
$40 doutt Of it's import.-As was perfectly
aware, II he placed himself in the hands of
inns patriot, (who is as false to his friends.
e' "e 's mean and treacherous to his enc.
,ueS'i some Unfair advantage would be ta-
ken, aud that if Mr.. S. and myselr were mn,
handed over 10 the police, a massage would
only 'rr''a'e a fresh cataract of Bhiingsoate
from the most copious fountain of low Win.
petation any where TO he iouHd in her Ma.
Jes'ys dominions-in this stage Of the uro.
ceeuing, was so fortunate as 10 have the
counse's OF that gallant and intelligent Off.
Ger oil our Navy, Capt. Matthew C. Perry
and OF DIR. M'Cauley of Maryland. gen,
ueman who is also SO highly esteemed and SO
advantageously known by us all a, heme
VINO both happened accidentally TO be in
London. These gentlemen suggested 10
M me, rom -, much better knowledge of MIR.
Conne'is character than possessed my
sell, that he ought to be approached IN tho
form OF an enquiry, in the first Instance
whether The report OF his speech was correct
and II he ayowed il, that then 1 should
wan upon HIM with an open letter, 10 ask
~hether he held himself responsible, sc
coruihS 10 The sense in which such rcspoosi
oiI'ty 10 acknowledged for an outrage nm.
provoked and monstrOus upon the leelinps of
gentleman bearing SO high and distinguish
Gu personal and official relation 20 his own
Government, as the Minister Of the U. s.
~ ne ana avow such responsibility, at once
10 .ehder him a peremptOry challenge, with.
ou. an T or but in the whole context,
IN s'ric' conformity 10 the instructions of nv
principal.
cas- Mr. O'Connell. however, had pub.
'e'y aVowed, from the fact Of his once hav-
lug accidentally Killed his man, Gree doubt
iess Oh even the crime of homicide, as cues,
lion from his valor, whether he ever took
signt az his opponenD that he will not frht
whilst he claims special immunity and in.
TT"'ty 70 abuse every man, not alone in the
C"''ed n ingdom, but in the ~ hole world:
was salistied iha' no satisfaction could have
oeen obtained even by this course. | the, ef,re
readily consented to plan " hich enabled Mr..
C.'ohe himself out of the difficulty. (which
ne has successfully accomplished at an ex.
Pense, which considering the small amount Of
character which the Rint Master of Ireland
has left, he could i'll afford.
"ThAt Mr.. O'Cunnell not only used the
Language reported and attributed TO him in
the London Sun and Spectator. but was more
offensive, there can be no doubt.
shall not leave England, without go.
ing 10 Birmingham, investigating the facts.
and fixing the Lie upon his brass in indelible
characters
Indeed il is said that he made, likewise,
IN his speech, an outrageous attack on the
character of the great Parent of our country
"a man, The purity ofwhose memory is out
raged oy the very approach of such vul-
gar miscreant as O'Connell unquesliunabIy
Many very worthy persons 10 our own
country, who are ever very sensitive on all
subjects connected with delicate sense OF
honor, may share with the universal senti.
ment OF England, that a man, who, like o..
Conneli has been voted by a large majority
OF The House of Commons, public caIum-
major Is beneath the notice of gentleman
and assure you. this opinion is beginning
to obtain such general authority here. thai
no member of Parliament would any more
think OF calling the Great Beggcr>man out,
than The shabby mendicant who stands al
the door OF ST. Stephens, and begs "your
honor for penny."-Bu,, both Mr.. Ste
Venson and myself, know what Virginia
ASKS and expects OF her sons. Al least, tina,
they should al all times show a willingness
10 resent any indignity offered abroad 10 their
country in their own person."
III The correspondence had taken turn
which would have rendered il necessary for
me 10 person to have borne message to Mr..
OConnell Tor MIR. Stevenson, / had deter
mined TO have taken Capt Perry with me az
witness for O'Connell is, am told al.
ways surrounded by goody portion of his
TAU, in the shape of ru ffians, only inferior in
brutality TO their great prototype With,
out provoking the slightest, aggression on
our feelings or persons, we should never.he.
less haue been prepared 10 have met it. We
should have endeavored in this contingency
10 have made ourselves as ugly customers as
possible, to the immaculate patriot and his
niscipies-to which we would have had some
claim, as both Captain Perry and myself
nave IN ayoirdupois, about as much Irish
himself
III, however, in an Irish scrimmnee. I
had accidentally stopped his wind, feel sat-
Ished my escape would have been conn,yed
at by The English people; for, should be
eh'ii'ea oy This act, to their everlasting graf
liude, for expelling, an self defence, one OF
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