Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-01-28
RlCHMONEl ESQiji'sEs' Il:
ERIDAy MORNING. JANUARY %, 1852.
THE ELOQUENT APPEAL OF TRUTH AND JUS


TICE.
Our readers of the contents Q! an '''"s -
Ter which the Duchess Of Sutherland, ana oi'e' 'o' =
dos OF England have thought proper 10 auu'esS " sue
men OF America" the delicate qnestion Oh poiies"e ~
ery We were struck with equal surprise ana imagination
at the appearance OF that singular prooucuoh' we " q
the time tina, some reply was becoming il were not
pecessary-and We felt that il could not proceed " 81
appropriate quarter the pen of enc OF the wo"e"
of Ameca 10 whom the letter addressed With THIS Vw
some DAYS since cordially eechoed the able appear o
our corresponden"C" who in The following language can
ed upon one of the most accomplished ladies' in virginia "
execute the task
But, as have already said public opinion is Ultimately
omnipotent and IL II be misntormed, II oeco"eS VI.
dm,v If those who are capable of enighenng II no
10 fail 10 do co. In this view have looked WIN u
interest for suitable response 10 inc appeal q VIC
ladies' II should come with popr!ctv from some VI 's
-, wbon Il s addressed None such having yet appeared
will venture TO suggest hn there resides
yonr nephbohuod lady born and educated IN 'ne i,ol
and fuIv OF the feelings OF that region IN
10 slavery; who has travelled extensively IN Europe a %
served the condition of the lower classes IN s1 and
God save the mark y and yet lives at The present .e a
ms dome 40 for wears slave holding community an
owner of slaves happiness che thereby
far more efficiently than the whole most OF aoo'.i s N
This adv might and would be heard with interest oy
parties 10 this controversy To her Norhetn ss'e, s
might counsel patience, orbearance ana noeiay; n
noble ladies of England could suggest subjects ~ e
ysry doors on which 10 eXpend their ph1anhfopy e"u "
waste its sweetness the deserts and "ilas o. , h
AND 20 net nna ADVICE 10 rive advice which will with
better grace deserve more weight rs 'ia' !" oc
speaks from personal KNOWLEDGE nna VINO - IN ] vim
practice what she recommends Inc iauy ~ "n NC |
sill espec thus 10 alude, Is the "iie o an cur
nent statesman. who having attained .ne
known in our country lives the county ol ms
This ladv is s competent for task the opportunities
have described have been ample 10 prepare her ot ~
trust may be pardcned for mus making my "pp .a
evers one owe. some portion of This debt to the poor
African and as words go, is prepared W usV'a
The ladies' OF England have eSinced tins spirit hos' us
y
the uncomfortable task Of execution May nol WIN eq
right and certainly with as profound nspect presume
ooporunltes for ntunlaon qualify her 10 respond IN 60
Ing So count largely that high sense oil obligation
ing on all TO be useful in day and genstahin III P
tion 10 our means that this appeal VII mol DC y" ''''
The appeal has been molly met, tie reply has :' va
and we have the and pleasure a" laying II hls
before our readers proceeds from the accopi's'e" WE
of late President OF the United States, ana from one oo
who 10 native Nothwhose feelings are mol enlseu
by long habit early associations, IN FAVOR o ms
ipsti,u,on-but who has among TO see win her
own ewes and 10 Judge with her own understanding. "
could not have desired udicious and more liberal ae
fender Talent md taste are stamped upon every Inc
(which aha has written So beautiful and brilliant and able
composition on this subject has not for long time gfucea
our columns Mrs. Tyler shows herself amply competent
10 cope with all The hIghborn danes OF Engana-an 'c
truths uttered the arguments she mas auonceo
the diQnifed ebuke has administered To Inc ndsc'ee'
OF OF the Address, are rs We" cal
cuated sink deeply into the hearts OF the Engsh people,
az to do honor herself We respect her sun more or m
faithful execution Of duty because behalf of her insu'rd
and Injured county, and 10 the vndcatlon oil tfn se mas
lad the moral courage attach her own nane to her Ad
r,be nroduction All that the Amer
lean Press should circulate the reply without distinction :"
party without regard 10 sections-and we nave he"' "
ask that liberal journals OF England should give US
fair opportunity Of being heard through who 50 able
&c speak in the name of the women OF America
Are the people of England OF the nlschies which
her ocious writers perpetrang-ot The III blood '
alienation the discussions which they producing between
two nations who ought be bound by kindred ties, ana me
strongest commercial inercsts Why do they NEEDLE with
subiect which they cannot we'll understand and which al
fects our sensibity in the ten1er point! !heV '"i-.
face of all our circumstances Are they not contehe "
.hls but mus insult by their ridiculous h"mes anu
their advice Had they not better pluck 'he
beam from their eyes and Mrs Tyler advises he
had they better listen 10 The merles and complaints
of their own paupers and the Of ireland Does
not their own bnndeng policy in the case oil Jamaica,
warn them against any interference in our affairs
Why does England continue 10 modest the people o 'e
Soub 10 whom she is so indebted for her cotton and
breadsufs and for market for her manufactured why
does Lord Morpeth abuse the hospitality he has enjoyed o
sanctioning under his the gross cacatuIe VI
Gle Toms Cabins" Look the letter, recently published
from Lord Pamerson Lord Howden, the BRUSH Alihs
Ter 10 Madid which he not only presses Inc spanish gov
eminent to the saysrade but goes so lar ont {" MS
wav as 10 recommend the emancpao Of slaves in Cuba
upon The ground thai 1t "ould most poTevM cte-
ent of resistance to any scheme for annering CUBA to me
Tinted States where slavery still exists This rylranr
nary position of his ordsp deserves rebuEe and IT
should contribute other evidences OF the unrsndiy
temper Of Great Britain 10 strengthen public opinion al me
North and revive its tone the true spirit OF me
American peouls The contest with England is not yet
over We have all the bitterness Oh ier
pen and her press. We be continually hwarted ny
hsr deep settled policy In regard negro slavery In the
prosecution of this sinister purpose she calls TO her old all
the influence she derive from the widest f"na'lcism
At such crisis fully express our great oo'ga
tion. 10 LADY, who wds he. generous pen with 80 nch
eoouence truth How far SUPERIOR IN beauty shu ofce
Mrs Tylers Defence the pPan anatica ana deceptive
earca,ure of The nulhoress of "Cnce Toms Caoh Inc
contrast ia striking TIE notice oil any betai
mind In i,s tone and talent the following powerful PRO-
ductlon reminds of nobe essay over Tie signature o
v,raini" from an intellectual ard accomplished daughter
of tide. water Virginia, which appeared in the Enquirer
some twenty years since and which appealed TO the people
and women of North against all interference with our
alayes and which predicted the nschics Of such course
as they are now written upon our history:
For the Enquirer.
10 IN. Duchess OF Sutherland and the Ladies' OF
England
Your address 10 your sisters. the women OF the United
States on subject of domestic slavery, rs IL eXlss
among u.s. which has Appeared in our public journals shon6
be acknowledged by OF the vast number a" these
20 whom II addressed, without awaiting The publication
M tho moro formal communication There VI the
concerns Of life in which nonaes properly TO be
dsregardcd and this is OF them reply 10 your nd
dress must necessarily be the work OF some one Individual
among US or go altogether unrerfOncd. Woman, in
the United States with but few exceptions confines herself
within sphere for which the God who created her seems
have designed Her circle il, literally md emfia
w. Of her family aud such she Is conicnt that II
all be. Within that circle her Influence is fell over 'e
Citations of life wife, mother misiressaud she dis
charges the duty of all NJ these relations is she
respected or otherwise To doubt upon her fidelity
In any Of the is excite against her the oum OF the
community and in gteat measure, To dethrone her from
her high position She knows nothing OF political con ven.
tons conventions OF other sort than such held
under suitable pastors the Church. and wholly directed
10 the advancement of the Christian religion Such Is en-
phatcally the with The women OF the Southern States
Do you wish them ynn must Visit Their homes II"
desrs ih of ih.ir .nni EM..n!S