Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-08-07
THE FISHER SUPPER.
Interesting Letter Jrem Jso. S. Barbour, ST, E'q
CurpcppER Juy 30Gh, 1917

Interesting Letter jrcm Jso S. Barbour, Sr' E'q
CULpgppEa Juy 30!h, 1919
Gentlemen-I thank you for The inVhaioh you
sen, me- 10 join you 10 The honorary suppsr 10 vi
Fisher of Ohio. The il-heah OF my family de-
mics - me the pleasure should take IL paying
all anorupriae compliments 10 the virtues an'
ab,l,lies OF a gentleman who, al Crucial mo-
menl has 50 we'll employed them IN vIDdicellon
ot The Suu,n. The unanimiiy Iiat distiE suishes
his act of The members oil our General Assem-
hIy i one OF The umers OF he times, that mus
have favorable influence every where. lhe
annals OF all People are marked by occasional
incidents, where cuuniry!s paramount 10 paw
aud in winch patriotism, ~ us sovereign P""
a lows IF 20 q sension. The spirit ci miscn'e !,
which Tor more Than thirty yeats, has auuoyI.
our Union, by the slavery asna'ioni S"ou'u
stand Iebuked b. this unanimIyi sLa 'he
thoughtful and The wise will see IN u 4 s'sh VI
The times which il will be good Tor 'hem 70 con-
template. Gully ambition at nome, ana led''
ousy of orr National strength abroad, nave oeeh
the chief agents in The misch:eVouS a's'ul 20.
No porti.r OF the American people, gen 70
,bemsrlves without The evil iastigalicn CT reck>
less poli.icians) wonId willingly see the imagine
ryuronys of one people, IedTessed by The ma>sa'
RE and deso!alion oil their own counifymen,
without discrimination Of sex or age. AID SIM
less would they counteIance the Intrusion INTO
our concerns Of foreign power, who, foiied 10
every other effort 10 impede our march, had no"
cas, its penetrating and slecpiess eye, upon ms
nacu,iar institution, as the poin, where We were
mos, certainly vulnerable. The iavori'c his'o'
Ran Of that foreign ro@er Ia tie latest wofR y
has Given 10 the world, and written andcr us pat
ronaee. shows the peculiar philanthropy by
which that power is animated. Mr.. Alison me
hyorie historian OF England, ami the pallonisea
exponent OF the Legitimacy OF Europe, proposes
TO mankind the phi'anMropie duly oil reducing o
slavery The people q Ireland "lhe long want
of sucn maintenance and care lor the poor, IS hc
true secret OF The misery oi Iceland: u would ne
real blessing to its inhabitants, in lieu Of the
drsti;u,ion OF freedom, 10 chain the protection
of slavery. Stripes, insult and compulsory ID
hour. are as nolhing compared with The vast
ing aeOaies Of .aniine, aha We V'o''AIo
of ilI-lircc,cl ard ungo2ernable passions,
&c Here is The humane project lor
mel;orati1g The condition of people dis
tinauisbed for GENES and courage, whilst the
counlerparl OF this plot is 10 lei / ose the negro
rae from that restraint which, by universal nd.
mission. has aleyiatcd its ignorance and dcgra
da,ion into comparative Improvement. one OF
Virsinia's noblesl soas once said shat he would
never desceno 10 TIE ulsslssioh VI WI e. "
our duties on the slavery question" know
you will approve me Tor coupling his name with
this commuinicaticn, and send it you in his
toast:
The memory of John Floyd; Virginia could
point to him a her son las Henry the dth oil
France did 10 his gallant leader al The battle oil
I:rD "as one whom" shs ''coud present with
equal pleasure 10 friend or 10 foe"
an, with all respect,
Your fellow citizen,
JOHN :. BARBOUR.
ilnr TIM