Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-09-24
POLITICAL.

THE VARIOUS TENDENCIES OF wHIGGERY.
The National Intelligencer as the frend oil MI Eve
rett and to favor his confirmation as Minister 10 Eng
lind bears evidence to his utter adherence OF Aoo
tonism and quotes an article from some review (whlct
il ascrbes to Mr. e. defending the South and South
ern institutions against English Misrepresentation aho
interference This IS one s,ae oil "mugsesy, p ,he
travinp one side of Mr. Eyeretts face We annex the
nortat of the other side of his vsage drawn by ano
Their Wing artst-one who, dipping his pencil in the
somhre coor. puts on those features which Federalism
would at this moment have thrown into the shade,
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~ FF''rr n ss ss aT EyERE I Boston"
q The suspense about MIR. Everetts nomination has
really excited qnite hurricane in the Northern press
They are even astonshed at Southern arrogance and
impudence. This is cheering for 1t shows that they
have little manly feeling lett Presses that are dumb
10 the unutterable cruelty daily perpetrated against
the slaye are reused furious Indignation at the idea
that Shareholders should assume censorship over
Northern opinions But according to their old servili
ty they are forswearng Mr.. Everetts Abolitionism!
They saw he is not Abotonist at all, or not SO IN
any 1od;ous sense of the term In this they betrsy
either utter ignorance consummate meanness. II
Edward Everett is not, to all ntents and purposes as
much an immediate Abolltioust as GerI't Smith or
Arthur Tappan he is hypocrlte lie was once an
an,Abolitionis but the proofs of his conversion are
uneouyocal and on record, and hope, for the credit
of his State he will not deny them. We shall give
the documents.
!. His letter to Mr.. Quincy. =. His letter to Mr..
Borden previous the last election at which he was
a candidate 3. The endorsement Of William Lloyd
Garrison editor of the Lberator. All we ask in the
case u.s. that oil parties Will act IN view OF the facts as
they .au 49, $50 ~
This letter appeare the Boston Daily Advertiser,
uBy his Exceliencys permission" after its date.
We copy it from the L,berator OF May 4, 1875:
BosToS, April 26, 1888.
Dear Sir: have your favor Of the 2lst, accompanied
with the volume containing the account OF the tour OF
TIT hall int ha oat nd IN
which YOU will be pleased TO accept my thanks.
have perused this highly interesting narrative with
the greatest satisfaction. From the moment OF the
passage of the law making provision for the immediate
or prospective abolition OF slavery IN the BRUSH COLO
rial posse ssons have looked with the deepest solicit
tude for tidnps of It's operation. The success of the
measure as it seemed TO me- would afford better hope
than had before existed that like blessing might be
enioyed by the portions of the w. D, where slavery
prevails The only ground on which had been ac-
cu,tomed to hear the continuance of slavery defended
al the South was that of necessity, and the mpossi-
bilty of aboshnp il, without producing consequences
of the disastrous character to both parties The
passage of the law providing for the emancipation OF
nearly a million Of slaves the British colonies,
seemed to afford full opportunity of bringing this
momentous question 10 the decisive test OF expert
ence If the result proved satisfactory, have never
doubted that would seal the fate of slavery through
out the civilized world As far as the observations OF
Messrs Thome and kimball extended the result is OF
the most gratifying character 1t appears 10 place, be-
yond doubt that the experiment OF immediate eman
cpation adopted by the colonial Legislature OF Anti
qua, has fully succeeded IN that Island ana Inc plan
Of apprenticeship other portions Of the West Indies
as we'll as could have been expected from the obvious
inherent vices Of that II has given me new
views of the practicabty of emancipation. 1t has
been effected in Antigua, as appears from unqueson-
able authorities contained in the work of Messrs
Thome & Kimball, not merely without danger to the
MASTER but without any sacrifice of his interests.
cannot but think that the information collected in the
volume will have powerful effect public opinion,
not only in the Northern States but in the Southern
States.
see repeated references in this volume to the mis-
sion of Messrs. Surge and Harvey. am not aware
that any publication has been made by those gentlemen
If the fact is otherwise, and you have the volume in
your possession, you would greatly ooiige me by the
loan Of il for few days.
l am, dear Sir, with much regard,
Your friend and servant,
EDWARD EVERETT.
EDMUND Quincy, Esq
9. The Liberator of Nov. l, 1889, contains Gov.
Everetts letter TO Mr. Borden, in answer to two anti
slavery interrogatories, as follows:
GOV. EyERETT's LETTER.
WATERTowS, Oct. "a, 1889.
Dear Sir: On Saturday last, | duly received your
letter of the 1sth propoundng to me certain nterroga
tories, and requesting an early answer.
You are aware that several resolves, on the subject
ofthese inquiries and their kindred topics accompanied
by very able report introduced into the Senate
committee of the two Houses OF which the late greatly
lamented Mr.. Alvord was Chairman. Those resolves,
after having been somewhat enlarged by amendment,
were adopted by the Legislature
They appear to me to cover the whole ground of
your two nterrogatories. Having cheerfully co-ope
rated in the passage Of the resolves, and concurrng IN
the general reasoning by which they are sustained
in the powerful report of the chairman OF the COM
mi,ee respond to both your inquiries in the affirma
tive.
The FIRST ofthe three subjects embraced in your inqu
ry the only of them which before Congress
while was d member. l voted the negative on
motion to lay upon the table the petition ofthe American
Anti Slavery Society, for the abolition of slavery in the
District of Columbia and other motions of the like
character intended to cast off the consideration of this
class Of petitions
/ am, dear Sir, very respectfully,
Your friend and servant
EDWARD EVERETT
Hon Nathaniel A. Borden.
NB The two inquiries, to which Governor Everett
thus answered in the affirmative, were:
"Ist Are you in favor Of the immediate abolition, oy
law ofslavery in the District of Columbia, and of the
slave traffic between the States of this Union?
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