Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-01-24
NUMBER II.
THE WORLDS FAIR.-The President will no, ,I.it
London as appears from The following letter in Manches

WasmsGros Dec. |, 1850
"iLLlAM ). Steel, Esq, Manchester:
my Dear oir have the honor acknowledge the r..
cdpt oil your kind ei,or Of Tho Sh u through Mr R,n
uai expressing the hope ha may visit The Worlds Far
~ ~ .iay next ana ASSUMING ne that ii do shall
receive cordial welcome from my countryucn in Enpl,na
and rendering me the hospitaes of your house wh. r
manned a Manchester. Previous To the death Of nv i,
men!ed predecessor had anticipated The pl,sure oC is;,
ing London ut the time OF the fair but deem now imo
sibe 10 leave my official duties here; and your Kind le,
causes sll deeper regret at my disappointment Were
possible Tor me 10 be absent for such length Of time no
Thing could be gratifying than accent your prot,ed
hospitality. well recolcct meeting You and yo,r adv -,
me ia ot 1881 and should be extremely happy tile
acquaintance Independent oi that have always fell
strong desire 10 visit Great Britain Its soil is class,
ground 10 me- nnd should be happy be able 10 make
personal comparison between leading men of thar conn
y ana my own and 10 how far have improved Upon
The political institutions Of the mother country gut This
must he deferred I'LL more convenient Accept my
tanRs Tor your Kindness remember me most cordially H.,
your iady, and believe mc, truly yours
MILLARD FILLMORE.
Mr. Duncan just elected TO Congress from MASSACHUSETTS,
IS said 10 have been elected friend OF the comrroms-
measures d ths last session.
lhs fohsc Of Delegates engaged yesterday prinri
pally in discussing the Virginia Central Railroad bill Nj
Ferguson In its favor concluded his remarks which wsr-
repiete with argument, bold and comprehensive
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Having published Cen James Hamilton's letter II /. bur
just TO Mr. Woodward Of South Carolina 10 publi. HI. let
ter also as va md II in the Southern Press
lror tho southern Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. ls 1851
This morning. for tho first time, have read the letter o
Tx Governor Hamilton of South Carolina TO Mr Chs,ss
oupposng South Carolina 10 have gone out Of the Union
alone Mr.. Hamilton makes the following reflections:
at the position in which South Carolina would thus br
placed, would at once produce the assembly of Southern
Convention, headed by Virginia. should regard il with an
their automatically declared opinions are not only su-
pected but knswn 10 place ourselves in this peril
IN y,o, NJ.
Congress from South Carolina gentleman for whom en-
leran all due respect declared in letter or speech 10 his
constituents that il was wise policy for South Carolina
place herself in this attitude because road rag T.ygi
MA and North Carolina into support" Mr.. Woop-
WARDS candor il certainly coinmeniablo. The ancienrs
had in their mythology, image of Wisdom which wa
represented with her finger her ps-Mr WooDwaRp ad.
here's 10 the much more christian pocet decoyng neither
option of being silent should be hard convince that it
IL the best policy on all occasions 10 spea out ii il BE-
the truth, md nothing but the truth"
Now II is mistake that speech or letter ever sail
that II would bs wise policy for South Carolina place her
sell in such attitude have expressed the opinion
both in public and in private thu, would unfortunate
for South Carolina be obliged act alone md that she
ought not 10 do long there existed 80 reasonable
hope OF securing the cooperation of Of the 9th
er States. admit however, that did say on all occa.
sions, and do still entertain the opinion that
sonable hope Of such cooperation shall cease South Carroll.
na ought TO secede aone believing sincerely do Eat
saying nothing OF "tanlshed honor violated rights she
could not place herself in peons situation than ta,
Of remaining In what is called he Union. Whatever may
be the hazards Of secession the dangers from the MON
vastly greater
Nor II true that, in my speech Culumba said ,ia,
South Carolina by seeding alone would draw into her sup
port tho States Of North Carolina and Virginia did how
ever, say what supposed would be the consequence
cesslon by line OF States extending from the Atlantic The
Western frontier Ia Wit the States of South Carolina
Georgia Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas. But no dis
respect was intended 10 North Carolina Virginia.
not meant hat they, any other State would be coerced
do any thing contrary 10 their own ideas of property and
sound policy supposed that those States having suffered
ne 4 md helm
cous of that TACT would Join Southern confederacy
formed in preerenc. To union with The free States And
in saving, only repeated what commonly snd
Washington. Mr. Hamilton has said the thing Of Lou
siana, the supposition that the other Southern States
should secede. Nor did speak in spirit OF arrogance
boasfulness bu Tho contrary, with the view afford
consolation and hope 10 my injured and illuminated
State.
With reference another portion Of the from Gen
Hamiltons letter will remark that my speech nj Columbia
made in tho spirit ol Tree conference with friends and
constituents and composed of such remarks would
have been addressed n dozen friends n hotel And il
there in not deceying my 'enenies any
than my r0nds that error is not to be laid TO my charge
had suspect and did not suspect that
,on of the speech would 60 the And seeing in
of the Columbia papers brief md imperfect sketch
hastened dsavow in general terms, many portions H.
the suggestion OF Gen. Hamilton, thai there Is
wide difference between the virtue of candor AMI the folly
not say vice. of nconnent babbllng Those who know
me and would do justice, would think, defend M
against any insinaon that the vanity of gasconade ana
bragadocia had made useful To enemies than 10
friends.
published BY than newspaper In South Carolina, Ia
consequence Perhaps of my having disavowed in general
terms many portions Of the report And II Extracts
appeared in papers Of the State the public could mol have
known but thut those very extracts the object o my
dsavowa say nothing Of the little credenre that Is nsi
ally given the assertions o hostile papers concerning po
tca ndyersariss But any security which, thus appears
the cause South may have had against the cnnseuen
res which my imputed ndlscrelion calculated To produce
has been entirely destroyed by tho publication OF General
fIamiltons letter Anil somewhat remarkable that
pressed with the folly Of always speakfng mt and
deceging either friends onrmi"s' should
selected for pubcnton and advertisement that poion
If nv supposed speech which best calculated In do DE-
trimen the Southern cause by offending the pride and
self respect those States whose strength and geo
graphical position give them the greatest control the
South. say il s somewhat remarkable upon the suppo.
ton that General Hamilton is mol himself Of those
mics whom ought To have deceived.
have myself, numbeess OCCASIONS reproba ted the r.
mark as publicly that other States would be 1ed 10
10 thus and thus. have reprobated H. however not so
much of any mschei calculated 10 do
Ia dsrespectiu and dscoreous 10 speak thus OF
4 State cannot suppose that any inconsjerae remark
of mine that the ndecorous vapongs ofahy number o
notica in this that Southern State could se
ousy influence the grave counses of the digncd STATES 81
North Carolina and Virginia. But ~ DO mistaken In ms
then have to lament that mischief which hu ohsclfy o
INV speech disabled from doing is destined 10 be fny dr
yeope by the advertisement Of Gen. Hamilton no reason
able man expect that thing contained IN letter suc
as his will fail appear in the columns oil every newspaper
Souh hostile to South Carolina. The only hope eft me IS
that those who publish that letter will also insert this ANA
from what know Of Gen. Hamiltons character as man,
no doubt that he hmse would bespeak this justice
IN my behalf think what may OF each other MS poeans
' J. "a WOODWARD.