The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-12-05

Foote's assertion:
| whilst, however do not concur with JET.
ferson or the early Quakers as 10 the means by
which slavery can be abolished, whilst do not
think it can be done by the act of the master, or
by law, AM AS MECH OPPOSED TO 1T,
or the cause of it, as any Of them, or THE
MOST ENTHUSIASTIC ABOLrTIONIST
OF THE PRESENT DAY"
This we neither quoted nor noticed in our
first reference TO this affair, because it Indicated
depravty that we thought worthy only of
contempt Why, the extract thus given is part
OF the reply made by the senior editor Oft pa.
per to the attack of Justice" correspondent
of the Louisville Journal, on the lecture on the
North and the South 1t was written at Fa-
quer Springs, Virginia, and is so dated in the
Louisville JunrnaL where it appeared few
iceekS ago. 1t was written about the time its
author was received with the honors of public
entertainment by members of the Virginia le-
gislature, for the lecture he had delivered on the
North and the South, and pas copied ,cuh some
emendaIions into the daily Southern Press, Of The
5th Of last month, the semi-weekly of the 9Th,
and the weekly of the 9Th The following is
the passage, from which it will be seen that the
editor of &" The independent left out the two
Immediately succeeding sentences which COM
pletely falsify his interpretation,-an these tw
sentences are precisely as they stood in the
Louisville Journalistic previous one, it will be
| seen, is somewhat changed
Whilst, however, do not concur with JEFF
! thn ~
slavery can be abolished, whilst do not think il
can be dome by The act oflhe MASTER or by law,
am rs much opposed to it, or rather to the cause
of it, as any of them. | believe that slavery re-
suits from the moral inferiority of the subject
race; of which, in fact, it is not only n conse
quence, but corrective or an alienation. He
who Is so Incorporate or so sensual rs not to
govern himself, or be governed by God, is by
the moral law of our race in this world sentenced
in mercy to subsection to those who are better
than himself For better man will be Il more
mercful master to him than his own passions"
An editor capable Of quoting from paper in
that manner, was not to be relied on in report
ing speech But we find in several papers
from Mississippi, that General FooTE has been
attacking u.s. This gives us the least possible
concern, although the known re-actonary propen-
sity of General FooTE, exposes those who are
lucky enough to be denounced by him at one
season Of the year, to the misfortune of being
praised before the year is over. Why, it was
only last spring, that he rebuked Mr. CLAY for
uttering sentiments, but a few days before, not
five years ago." worse than those of GARRISON,
PHILLIPS, and DoUGLAss-let alone SEWARD,
HALE, and CHAsE-;s follows!
"And what sort Of speech was that bv
which these resolutions were accompanied
Why, sir, undertake to say that there is more
III the sentiments and language Of that speech
to mortify Southern scnsbties, to awaken dis
satisfaction, and to provoke resentment, too, rs
well among all who are not quite convinced, rs
am of the purity of the honorable senator's
motives, than we find in any speech ofprofessed
Abolitlonists, not excepting even the far-famed
Garrison, and Philips, and Douglass. Certainly
no speech at all approximating to this one of the
honorable senator from Kentucky has ever been
delivered before in either Houses Of Congress
| will not particularizc; but am sure that all
who have read that speech will admit that
have done it but simple Justice. Why, sir, n
speech so repete with offensive doctrine-so
dogmatical and overbearing i its tone-so me-
n"cing in its spirit, no man but one possessing
the moral prowess which 90 eminently distin.
guishcs the honorable senator from Kentucky,
could ever have been able to enunciate am
| sure that the honorable senator from New York
Mr. SEWARD, will never dare to deliver such
a speech here the honorable senator from New
Hampshire, MIR. HALE, with all that rhetorical
heroism which he displayed among us the other
day, would rccoil from the utterance of much
that fell with IN easy grace from the lips of the
senator from Kentucky and the honorable gen
tleman from Ohio, Mr.. CHASE, | am confident
is too moderate and forbearing in his temper,
ever to deliver such q philippe as this against
the whole system of domestic slavery, and
against the efforts of the Southern States of the
Confedcracy, TO protect themselves against me-
naced aggressions. Sir, | feel that no other
member Of the Senate, besides the senator from
Kentucky, could have pronounced such speech
in the hearing Of Southern men, without calling
forth n response full of Indignation and as
perity.'
A few weeks passed on perhaps one change
Of the moon, and General FooTE was engaged
hand and glove with Mr. CLAY in supporting
the system of measures, that odious speech was
designed to supplemented, as we think,
even more odious than before.
Whilst upon this subject we must not
omit some notice Of new ally of our OPP.
ponents 1t is WILLIAM J. Brown, the man
who undertook to obtain the votes Of the
Southern members Of Congress for himself as
Speaker, whilst he had fraudulent under
standing with the Frcc-soilers, and when the
fraud was discovered came out for the Pro-
>iso. lie, it seems, is distressed like our
Southern submission opponents and attempts
to give them aid and comfort. We did not OBJ
serve the notice in his paper, but find it as fol-
lows in the LouSriAe Democrat:
The following, from the indianapolis Sentinel,
we give, in order to do justice to the senior
editor Of the Southern Press
"A family, bearing the outward appearance
Of much Responsibility, reached the city of
Indianapolis from Boston, bringing with them
testimonials of their good standing. The family
consisted of widow and her two daughters
The daughters were well educated and profcssed
to teach music Attached 10 the fniniIv wos q