Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-05-18

his counIrys good" Over the waters he sped, and
ere he had been long soIourner got himself
pressed forward into The Worlds Conrent,on D
| Fie boasts much of the distinguished attentions
with which he was received and treated in Ola
England; and to hear him speak Of them, You
would think this important dignltary has
greater character than his own ridiculous yanny
is disposed to make him. About This e, me here
say, | believe he is equally slanderer of Inc
noble country from which We spring, as you
will find him 10 be, ere conclude, Of that under
whose proud and happy institutions We live and
flourish, and are happy.
Regardless OF The true design and object 0. the
"World's Convention, he, OF course, with ba,
supreme conceit with which he is peculiarly en-.
dowed BY nature, and which was much inflated
by the canling hypoctile Garrison, (whose ill., We,
well meriied fame, has long been known 10 us)
who was his bosom friend and cOmpognon de ret.
age, imagined or conceived himself 10 be The Ieei-
mate and proper representative Of 100000 Of
| 'enslaved brethren in America" He thanked
God he was permitted 10 be The instrument
humble, M course, OF This oppressed PEG.
| pie; exhortcd them TO aid 10 their emanci-
| patton from bondage, and trusted The day was
not far distant when all the North should re.
loice as one christian man, in this consumma.ion
so devouly 10 be wished Such was his strain in
| England. We found him touching upon The
same theme when We entered. Our parry cen.
sisted oil lour-two Souhtrners-Mr. Slamm o,
New York, ever he renowned champion OF Soulh.
ern institutions and found always where me heh,
was ihickest, the sworn foe 10 This despicabe
class Of fanatics; and Mr. Srahan editor OF The
Suffolk County Democrat, n. Y, who rose from
an assault upon his person IL be The triumphant
| hero Of The evening.
II was not mass meeting, bu, continued or
/ oJeoc cs,po IF tha 6 81 AM,
| Society,"" We therefore listened with silence 10
the negro orator and though the snprenes IL.
gust pcs essed US al the scene which We cohem.
plated, we TEL! i, would be an intrusion 10 disturb
the harmony Of this heterogeneous and mungle
crowd. When, however, he proclaimed 10 he
meeting that he hated our counlry-ihat ne desired
TO see cur Constitution, that sacred guarantee Of
our liberty and happiness tom in'o thousand
fragments and scattered 10 The four winds OF Hea.
ven, rather than that The institution OF slavery
should be longer submitted Io-when, with
sacrilesious and reasonable tongue, ne pro-
claimed to an American assemblase that
The present war with Mexico was wased
for The sole and only purpose OF perpeiua.
ting slavery. and extending the area OF bond.
age 10 their fellow. men-when We witnessed and
were almost dealened by The boisterous applause
OF these fanatics, who are blacker in heart than
when We saw negro, fugitive, perhaps an ab-
Quoted slave, speaSing thus IN calumny and stie.
ma OF our noble country, it was more Than We
could bear. Strahan leared UPON bench Pro
nounced il lou! santer-a gross lioe upon our
Government, Nothing tannlcd by Kisses and
cries Of "Pu, him outw Down with him !" his
liule guard rallied 10 him eie The assault amount
ed L. any thing but the knoc king OF OF his ha',
and we all insisted that he should be heard ma
Amsiica and Americans were en'iued, 10 all
places and upon all occasions, To resent an inso'
lence 10 their country; that The conlns,on, iai
growing 10 Iioi, should never he queiieu un'
al cur manly champion was permitted an andi'
encc He was then accompanied by ms iriehcs
to the stand, amid The applause OF The few, and he
Kisses OF The white and colored mass 81 WIeIches
who, being daslards, feared more offensive ma
nitestation ot their cispcasure and lrdisn6iiCn.
| Once upon The rost!um, we we're conienl: aid IN
few moments our tof0,ed brother yielded Inc neoT
Ia Mr.. Slrahan. II would have made he hear
Of every Soulherner thrill with pride and pea.
sure and gratitude, 10 have heard he noble SENT
menis al their eloquent, earnest tui cool and
self.rossesscd advocate. His reiuaion was not
only manly ard patriotic, but complete ana ili'
| umphanl-and not The less so, lecausr il was &C.
iveied with becoming dignity, calmness AMI
/ good temper was one oi he very best speech.
es | ever heard; and when il is remembered hai
he whole crowd, with some few exceptions, were
| against him-lhat Kisses from negro lips, and IN
| ieirupiions Of the most insolent and dsordefy
nature. were pressed upon him, II may tie cons.
dered an unusually effective one. lie answefe.
| interToeatorics, put more 10 disconceI MN nan
| to be enlightened themselves, from men ard uo.
men OF all colors, with equal competency and
promptnsss. A SKETCH however, oi Ihls speech,
rrplele as il was with beauties and tare ,1celen'
| COS you will have seen better done han coDc
/ give you. Suncc II 10 say, when bc SAT co"n,ie
| did so under orra, increase OF ssnfiment IN his
! favor | send you extracts from some III The "a.
| peys Of Yesterday morning, cha acleTz,ng ne
whole proceedings OF This meeting, and parcu.
larly The three gentlemen who remained al Nj.
| S,Iahan's side upon The roslrum The Tribune,
small coacern. and real negro paper, character
ICES Us As rowties &c, while The Herald treated
us with more consideration, though there ale
some illusions 10 mol approve.
When Mr.. $. concluded The pealed-onlon.
headed JcsuiiicaI Chairman, Garrison rose, sheer
81 al he speech, saw nothing in it (as who
would have expected him 10 doO worthy Of
notice-and with his wicked tongue invaded even
christians and christian churches as aiders and
abellors in this "unholy system"
His nyocalions TO God himself were canned
"by the memories OF the noble Touey" AMI
others whom they would have us believe were
sainted martyrs in this "human and religious
cause" and each word that fell from The lips q
this old nmaigamator, brought down Numbering
evidence OF concurrent sentiment from the niatu'
aled and crazy crowd.
In The course OF the remarks Of Mr. Strahan,h he
was advancing with great force and energy The
argument that there could he no political without
soeiai equality, when voice from the crowd SAID
there was social quality. What, said MIR. SRA
han, is there TO be found in This house wbfe
man who believes this 7 II So, lei him show hlu-
| self and LEI me ask him il he would weld 10 the
embraces Of his sooty ne ighbor, cherished sister
or beloved daushler7 He rose from his seal,
came forth and with serious tone and impudenl
aspect, said yes, yes,-and the welkin rung with
this maguanimous and philanIhropic sentiment
Not content with This, he said il he were 10 fancy
a "colo'ed iody" he would marry her il she like
wise ianced him II! II you could have seen The
whitening lock Of contempt and disgust with
which this specimen Of humanity was conem.
plated bv S., and heard The scalhing rebuke which
followed you would have feared Tor his amin.
laiion. As II was, he Stnlked beside his daIRv
Dulcinea, and regained soon, doubtless, in the sun
light of her sweet smiles, his usual compaceEcy
Sirahan next took up The assertion that Doug.
lass had made, that The war was urged for 'he
only object OF the extension Of the area Of slave :
He spoke in hitter and spirited terms OF q G.s
York audience, mol only sitting under such tea.
sonabe language from The lips of man vho
had detained his country al home and abroad b:
actually with inturiaed phrerzy had received
il with shouts of applause. He pictured viii
an elo9uence, that told even in hat sombre Grove
| The certain and inevitable tendency Of such meet
ing 10 the disunion Of the States OF this, our great
and proud coniederacy. In The most mastery
manner, and with great power and energy, he 100
them they were responsible Tor the abuses win
which slaves IN some paris OF the Souh were
ireaied-tEai figor and s'crn, (and, where 4 e.
iscd } eruei treatment 10 them, was made, il noi
necessary 10 The safety OF whole communities, al
least justified by the circumstances which sur
rounded our difiiulty in their management. ne
asked il there was man who would see 'h''
Union dissolyed7 and, 10 The credit of The res <
il said, there was not one traoIous voice ral's.
in the affirmative. The whole OF StIahan's speecn
Wa an elegant specimen ofeloquence ant acus,
ness, characterized throughout by boltness ..
manner, perspicuiIy Of style. and grea! viso' o.
! 81, rrha mbnte Sppt1 Shanld knou, Hin