Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-04-19
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We have mi had tn. opportunity Of seeing the Docu
ments, to which Correspondent alludes-but we un
deTsard that the letters Of Aessrs Forsyth and Steven
son are both admirably written.
We shall seize some opportunity during the summer,
Of laying these papers before our readers-as well as the
excellent letter. which MIR Stevenson has addressed 10
NJ FORSYTH. the Tobacco question In that able lei
ter Mr. has not ONLY asserted the interests OF his own
country, in pressing tie reduction of the English duty
on tobacco, which amounts to the enormous sum OF oO
cents pound but he proves it to be the interest OF o..
Britain herself, which nsts mere by smuggling IN the
article, than it gains by liIs duty.
We feel ourselves compelled 10 notice an nsid!ons re-
riak of the Boston Atlas that whilst Mr. Steve nson
taking OF the interests of The South I'm the case
of the shpwrecked sldves he was neglec,ng those Of
the North lin the case Of The boundary Of Maine This
gratuitous end nsdinus assertion Of the Wing press Is
Use. What does the Atlas know about MIR. Steven
sons dispatches; How dares he TO say that Mr. S has
dnne nothing for Maine, when he does not know what
he has done: We happen TO he better informed upon
the subject Than the Atlas it, We are in possession Of a
copy OF the papers which printed al The Queen
press in London, for the information of Parliament We
have in that form copies of his letters TO Viscount Pal
rIersicn, Of August 10, 1870 Nov. Is lS31-Ot Feb
%. 1888 of March 20, I63S-of April q, le3S We
are delighted with their spirit; and we have no doubt,
that such will be the general sentiment OF America
But compelled 10 lay them over for season OF
greater eisure.-Thesp Documents prove, how absurd
are many Of The statements, which have been made in
the N OF l. well as elsewhere. As far back as The
case Of Greedy, in August. lS37 Mr. S. promptly
sisted the Claim oil exclusive JurISuclion
Territory which Lord Palmerson had asserted, and said
would BE- enforced. The Boston Allies should wait for
the fcis beo,e Il ru9hes TO conclusions, which are al.
together untrue, ust to hllnsIer and lnsd!ous
'o""'o' '''C FOR TIE ENQUIRER.
Hon. JOHN FORSYTH.
Among the many documents printed by order of Con
grrss during session. the in relation to the
seizure of the briggs Enterprise, Enconium and Comet,
wrecked on the cons! OF Bermuda and the Keys OF Ba
hama and the forchs detention of their cargoes OF slaves,
BY the English authorities, is we'll calculated to excite
peculiar degree OF nert ST in the Southern Poron Of
our Union and whose heart is alive 10 the honor
and dignity Of country can rise from The perusa OF
this report without feeling that Mr. Forsyth by manly,
courteous and independent course, IN SUSTAINING ms
countrys cause has exposed the Inquty OF te "oica
robbery and The rotten diplomacy, OF Lord Palmers'on'
In the wear 1855 the Enterprise, with OF slaves,
bound to New Orleans, driven by stress OF weather
and of provisions, into one OF inc pofs OF t"e '
land of Bermuda AT this period slavery had peeh
abolished, throughout the British Empire ana the mo
ment the En,e,prze touched the shores Of Bermuda,
every means of seduction aud fraud and even The execu
ton OF writ Of FJbeaS Corpus, were used to de,ach
the slaves from the vessel Accordingly most "i 'neh
kidnapped. and Detained under The aeus'e arsu-
ment that British sail made them treemPn he owhe!
in vain attempted obtain fair adjudication oil his rights,
and he last compelled to gut the inhoS table
Shore robbed md piundered of his property similar
misfortune heirl the Encomum and Comet lel lheif
carpoes hoU Oh seized IN tie manner, were mol con
sdpred as being under The rule which sanctioned The pr
racy on the Enterprise because those vessels had arrived
in The English territories before the act Of Parliamen.
abolshng slavery was passed
This subject brough, 10 the attention Of Congress
no more llan one Presidential Message, and it formed
one of The questions which particular instructions
us,e given 10 Mr. Stevenson. He promptly submitted
The claim of our Government for damages to the consid
Grafton If Lord Palmerson the f!nc'pai secretary OF
S,,,o f Fo,a,g, Afairs and after the usual delays 81
Brush diplonacy, this nohseman, 7h January 1897
in letter to Mr. Stevenson, detailed the course Of &C
ton the Cabinet IF ST, James would take on The Subject
This letter singular or its sophslry and '0