Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-10-13
From the .Ne,c York Errnfug Post, October g.
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When Watkins Leigh of Virginia attended the liar
risburg Convention, at which Harrison was nominated,
he advised the Wing party to make no declarations OF
opiniun beware of putting themselves on Inc dee-
sye but the contrary TO act only The part OF assa
,n,s and .sto carry the war into Africa What Mr..
leirh meant BY carrying the war INTO Africa ne mas
since illustrated lie is laborng TO convince the 'irgl
mans as for not supporting the present aunt
nstration, that the Democrats OF me NORM are ~
grain Aboltionists. He made speech at Son'hnmp'
TON in Virginia, on Monday the 2lst, IN when 10 eS-
cite the preudices of his hearers against The Admins
tra,on he read letters from man III Connecticut
named Moves Barber, sometimes styled the ionorabe
Moves Barber account of having been some years
member of Congress The purport Of these letters was
that the Democratic celebration of The 9th OF Septem-
ber on Gruton Heights, was mixed affair OF whites
and negroes. We give the letters as they were read
bv the political gladiator who is Jealous for carrying
the war into Africa, and they published IN t!ie
Petersburg intelligence:, Virginia PRINT OF the wing
party: ,o
"GRoToN, CoSSEcTcrT, Sept IA, lS4O.
"Dear Sir gave facts without comment, on Salur.
day, the 9th of September, lS4O The National Admit
nstra,ion party celebrated the passage OF the Sub
sury bill al old Fort Griswold, on Grot"n Heights
The procession formed in tins village. The Grand
Marshal of the day, on horseback was Gen GeoC WI
son. Of New London of the most active aud dIsii-
gushed Abolltonsts in Connecticut They marched
from this place TO the sacred spot named with negroes
IN their ranks, and there addressed, under the
walls of Groton monument by Hugh a. Garland, Of
Virginia and others. | am, &c
MOVES BARBER
The above letter was enclosed in another of the
date, in the following words
'GRoToS, Conn, Sept II, 1910.
Depr Sir: Permit me TO renew our former acIua'nt
ance and Al the time say have received letter
from the Hon. W. w Boardman OF New Haven, Conn,
requesting me to forward you statement of facts re-
spectns the celebration the 9th nst BY the Loco
Fuccs on Groton Heights, which have done and here
enclose the same 10 YOU without comment. As there
were many witnesses, the fact being public, did not
esteem II necessary TO procure Witnesses Negroes
never before permitted in the ranks OF white c.
tlzens in Connecticut; and what could have induced
the party a, this time 10 permit such act but TO OBJ
tain Abolition votes, cannot imagine.
- am, &c MOVES BARBER
"P. s. You will find in all the Wing papers in Con-
necticut the facts have stated respecting the negroes
in the ranks OF the Locos in the celebration on Groton
Heights All the statements true so far. Why
il was permitted, must leave all to determine for
themselves-and why did they permit an Aholi,ionst
10 lead them on this OCCASION y. i.
This story of Noycs Barber is utterly untrue, and is
known TO be so BY every person who the ground.
We lave been assured of lis falschood by persons Of
credbIlity who present at the celebration, and
find it denied in the strongest terms, in the New Lon
don Gazette
Probably Mr. Barber did not expect when he wrote
the letter. that would be published and that he would
be confronted with his own taisehood.
This comes of carrying the into Africa. party
which has avowed principles of ITS own to support
and defend, and which is reduced to acting merely on
the offensive against party protesting reasonable
principles and proposing salutary measures, will natu-
rally run Islander nd Misrepresentation iii will
attack, it scarcely find any other weapons. A lie
is always at hand; good cause Of objection may be
difficult find. Hence it is that Mr. Leigh vino ought
to be in better business, content TO exhibit himself
retailer of gossping ctions, and labors work upon
the preudices of Vrgnians, by reading them letters
which he ought instantly 10 have put nin the fire.
MoRE "WmIG IMPuDEXCE.-Our readers will per-
cevc by the following letter, that the "Whg Tippc-
Club of this city, have endeavored to appropriate
to themselves the opinions and services Of another in