Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-08-11
FOREIGN CoREEsPoNDENCE-lNo. XVI


| Dear Sir The "Morning Chronicle Of the 22nd,
contains the proceedings of the british ANA Foreign
Anti Slavery Society," held al Exeter Hal IN London,
which, doubtlessy, reached you by the las, Boston
steamer. | have never believed otherwise, than that
the sole object of British and American Abolitronsis
is TO destroy The glorious model Republic These i'm
presslons have not concealed, u reference 10 some
Of my former letters will show.
| the speech OF Lord Morpsth upon taking the Chair
at the recent Convention, one as isndlsh IN It's
character proceeded from the lips Of an Indi
yidual processing 10 be Influenced by Christian prn-
cples. IL will be recollecled, that hrs LordshIp
sojourner for many months in the United States, and
that from his elevated position home, enter
tanned opinion The South that he would let himself
down 10 q level with Dickens in sandering inst
tutions lie passed abouta month in The Western part
of Virginia, osiensiby for the purpose Of enjoying
mountain air and mountain scenery. From what
pred, however, in this Convention, | am persuaded
he was Influenced by entirely different motives. a
new plan OF warfare, it seems 10 TO be waged against
slavery, and it js very apparent, that MUPeths tour
through Virginia and South Carolina, anc Kentucky,
was to ascertain whether it praeticabl.. Instead
of the bighsouled chvarous gentleman we supposed
him to be, he was the contemplate spy, of power
whIcn 10 meGnly plotting national drunion II
was boldly asserted in the Convention that The surest
and mast speedy mtMod Of eonSummatiae the ends
ohich had rco, acOud be 10 seek Tie c0operation
n persons not holding starcs in the siars States This
will be attempted.
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that clause of the A,hbuuon Treaty which relates 10
the surrender OF fugItves from justice. lis feared
that It would enable owners to recover their ehyes " bo
might escape into Canada. He commended, tina, under
no circumstances would the British nation be iustif-
able, IN IT'S own conscience, in delivering them uu-uot
eren for The commission Of the aeorst of crimes He
sald that the nobest leap the world yer belad was
that OF the slave across the Falls of Niagara 10 British
freedom He condemned the silence Of many Of his
countrymen travelling through the United Sales who
| had hnan hyt ha Il.
from speaking of their tyranny. He panegyrzed Mr.
dams as capable Of making every sacr fice-aye
his devoted head, it necessary-for the CAUSES sake
He had been an admring witness Of his firmness do
ring the lime The resolution under consideration in
the House Of Representatives. for his expnsion from
Congress He said, that the bt,ercst enemy the slave
had IN the United States, the Irish population II
was invariably opposed to Abolition, &c, &c loud
cries at this remark Of "shame upon them ~
Numerous members of this "Socety" were in at
tendance from the United States The prncipo sneak
ers were Mr.. Leavt, and Mr.. Phelps of Boston. me-
gro from Hartford, and Lewis Tappan from New York
Mr. Leavit, after stating that "here noble band
in America determined to give the country no rest un
I'll an end was put to slavery" read The following
letter, which he received ust us he was sailing from
John Quincy Adams, Ex-Presdent of the United
States.
"May lG, l543
"My Dear Sir: My health, hope, is improving. |
have only to say, God bless you and your noble en-
than that its success may herald the hour of nv nunc
denlittas. j. O ADA
Now, mark we'll what Mr. Phelps says: 81 formerly
pitied the sare, but, after has days proceedngs pity
the siacshod for, take this meeting as an ndica
ton, that Great Britain prepared 10 use ereru ,ceaoon
shs can yield to put an end TO stnrerv"
Lewis Tappan, among many other remarks. said ;:
"ln conversation had with Mr.. Adams, he observ
ed, 4 deem 1t The duty of Great Britain as Christian
nalion to tell The Texans tina, slavery must be abolish
ed.''
Mr.. j. S. Buckingham, another of the tourists. and
who received large for his lectures on Palestine
in the United Suites, SAID, "as one means Of eG-cng
our object, would suggest, tina, ALL po,cerfk England
shoulo reiuse 70 hoid any communication with those
countries where slavery was continued"
1t is mperously necessary for the South 10 look
closely to It's unconstitutional rghts-An arch enemy
secretly IN addition to what SEEM maturing schemes
to invade them. No quarters should be shown to Abo
lit'onsts, who may be discovered within its limits
Let them be treated as British emissa,ies more in
lently bent upon mischief than were the notorious
Arbuthnot and Ambrster. Beware, also of English
travellers With the apparent harmlessness of doves,
they have the snbtle!y of sepens British Lord, in
the capital OF his nation, who has enjoyed your hos
paity, has the temerity assert that fupitiye slave
from justice, who escapes into British posses sons.
should not be surrendered 10 our authorities h0agh
charged 10Th Mc acors Of crimes In the darkest ages,
sentiments like these would have been degrading the
human sPec'es1out as startling they were, they
WERE iafge auditory, composed, IN par,
of the nobility OF England. Enpland's philanthropy
consists of crimes-her honesty in robberes. She
would murder the master in order to steal The slave
This is the long and The short of the doctrine for
which Lord Morpeth was chtered
John Boil must be aware of The deai,u,e condition
of the runaway negroes in Canada If Lord Morpetb
did not witness the painful spectacle it was because he
closed his eyes If he had gone twelve miles into the
interior from Niagara accustomed as he is the wall
'ngs of the multitude from want, be would have seen
b,u, Cd m
through life the ghost did Ina, Of the guilty
Macbeth. lie would have Leheld some of The horrors
attendant on abolition LIE. any one who wishes to
contrast this British freedom" (Which is much
boosted OF in Engand) with American slavery visit
81. Ca,harnes, near the Falls. If he be not an ar