Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-10-24

ing remarks which made several years ago respecting
the abolition of slavery declares that the sentiments then ex
pressed by il remain unchanged In the passage thus
cited the Inegence implicitly dscaims any sympathy with
ALohtOnists in a specially qualified sense of that term
expresses its the opinions OF General Harrison
the want jurisdiction in the General Government ove
the subject OF slavery ia me STATES IL claims also TO go lar
Their than General HARRISON and asserts that the consent o.
the DeoDk in the District Of Columbia is necessary TO warrant
the interference of Congress abolish slavery in the District
But follows up its avowa OF these views by declaration
its regard for freedom of opinion upon ms SUBJECT as upon
| all Others
ssWe volunteer this explanation of very mmaerial state
ment in article of last evening, with view to show that
the Integencer, IN this whole natter with
all possible cando while at the same time, we avow our pur
pose hold that journal to the whole of It's just responsibility
in relation to so momentous subject
Most conscientious Mrs. Candour How full
of remorse she is-how shocked at herself, on
finding that she had, in single point, (made quite
mmaterial by more general charges not retracted,)
stated what was directly the reverse OF the TACT
And then, what large expiation she makes for her
little oversights But most candid lady, you have
made three small slips in this gracious apology OF
yours lin the first place, you have let fall the ra-
Their dangerous confession that you sometimes charge
people with crimes directly opposite to the fact
which has been under your own eyes; secondly,
you have let your readers see that you care so little
for justice and truth, that you think by no means
necessary to read what you about to denounce.
Now, if you are found doing either Of these things
IN one case, every body will ask himself, Are we
sure Mrs. c. doesn't do the like in all other cases
And certainly, it does, to compare the Intelligent
GERS article of the 18th with Mrs. Candours reply,
look vastly as if no human being could have dared
40 x.r;to he I,tta aft fbaf Eui-
IDENTIFY, the exemplary dame had only heard of it.
from Sir Benjamin Backbite, or some OF her pupils
in the University Of SANDER, of which she is the
admirable president"
But, thirdly, most ingenious of matrons you
have made decided lapsus in the main matter OF
fact of your excuse. Let her do her best, Insin-
certify hardly fails 10 forget some earmark Of
the truth, to betray herself by. Now, you say,
speaking of your remarks I" When we wrote them
the Intelligencer's article of the 18th instant was
not at the moment before us. On referring to ii,
,oe find that the National Intelligencer, after citing
some remarks which it made several years ago re-
speeding the abolition of slavery, declares that the
sentiments then expressed remain unchanged :"
Now, dear madam, while speaking if at that mo-
ment reading it, you either had moi referred to 1t,
else you are incapable Of correctness enough to
describe as is achat IS before your eyes, for our
avowal in question, instead of being after the cita-
ton of our remarks in 1910, was prefred to them
Thus it plainly appears that Mrs. Candour has moi
our words before her, when she says she has, and
possibly had them, when she says she had them
not.
After all, however, two things remain to be re-
marked lst, the improbabiity that declaration
as distinct as was this of ours, should have been
overlooked by one scanning SO invidiously for a
flaw every part Of our article for if mans eyes
are sharp enough to see so much of ,chat is not,
surely they good enough to see a lille Of what
IS. IDLY. The caador ostentatously put for
ward by the Union is obviously meant for its own
advantage, not in justice to for it in manner
excupates US, by its present apology; since it still
charges us with an active and inquitous agency in
great scheme of Wing Abolitonism, with calum-
mating Mr.. JEFFERSON, with spreading incendiary
matter, and with many other amusing enormites.
At best, then, its present piece of full justice to
the Intellgencer" is exactly one of Mrs. Candour's
kind indications of the innocent. Nay, it first
SANDERS US, d la Sir Benjamin Backbe, and then
vindicates us, a la Mrs. Candour.