Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-06-07
From tn. Boston Commonwealth.

THE SLAVERY DISCUSSION AT CANHRrrI
'MiddIesex.' the Boston correspondent. of the .N.u
EreH:ng Post, who has tho means OF being well I'M,
as 10 all the face in the case, gives the following acccgl
he slavery discussion, and ''duellO' stir, anloro ma
students al Cambridge. This letter oi 'MidiIesex" i. !.
May %: :
''rhere can be no doubt that the anti slavery SENT.
is steadily gaining ground IN Ne" tngtani. l. has.
penetrated that abode Of ancient du!lncss and consery,,
the University Of Cambridge. An aaltsrion on he m.
actually RACES in the law school, Q! witch Imperfect an
rnnerus notices have, within Il few days, Appeared IN :.
ut the papers. The facts. as ! learn them from good ana
i'y, are these The students Uf law in the uni, et<ity ;.
Der 40 70 40, and are generally from Il TO % years Of
ABOUT one third OF them. | believe, are from the Sour'
Ihcy nave organized among them a sort OF pariism.,
legislative body, Called lheGieneral Assembly OF the IA
Law ochuol, winch has a speaker and 4 clerk. and is I
Quoted in accordance With the stTlctest parliamentary Il
Its meets every Friday evening in. .- lecture. room al
law. school. The questions discusse". I've been chiefly i
as relate 10 national politics.
About TWO months ago. in a debate on a bill for thl
moval Of the Indians from Florida, a northern man ii
ged, FOR The FIST time, in some structures on slavery. i
caused considerable cUinm0tion among The southernfrs i
al q subsequent meeting, 10 show thai they were no, al
to discuss the subject, they themselves introduced q bill
the purchase Of Cuba, and opened the debate by tepI~,
slavery as u moral and political blessing. They were !
orous!y replit 10 by 4 Massachusetts student, John /. 81
VI boston, a young man Of talent and eioquence, gho \
one OF The most popular stump speakers VI the tre Do
cFacv in the political campaigns .! last year. Tbs ~"
continued for several weeks in ~tolcratlr gogG ,4,o,.
with growing interest, until nearly al! he STUDENT. 49,, !.
csiysly ranged on The one side or he other The Norm ]
freedom, The South 10. slavery.
The northern spirit was rOuSci, and an amount, Of III
slavery feeling called out :hat vas entirely unexpected ]
previous IN that discus sion, hunEeriSm had reisnsd SUN.
and unques'ioned in the law school. Ten o. twelve SOL
crs came forward upon tie side of freedom, and slavery y
in every possible manncr-moral, Iega', pogEJ
and economical-wil such success that il became cylc.l
even 10 the sou;hcFncrs, that the North had the best 0. J
ABORTION Of them consequently lost their rer,l
During the session Of last week, q student natnet E,I
from Ithaca, n. y, made an able speech, upward. Of /
hours in length. Uf a very decided anti-savery chaIaci.
He was frequently interrupted by the s1uthcrne;S, ~ho
down bY his fttctis. OGe Il these frtults was construed /
a personal iGsuiG hv student from Maryland ana he in col
lnencr, srai sir. Burt a challenge. Tnls, UfcUu,se, va. RI
"a w!;Ii contempt. For 3 day or two there was cuHs,lC:.|
Of howlc.knivts and pistols, bu. lndin@ Their slscor.I
had no effect, The young gentlemen suosld.d. and last e..
M tie debate was resumed without any serious man!iaI
ion OF iH-feelug.
The etiecl, 80 far, Of the discussion, has been very MI,
II upon the northern students, and even some OF the 81.
.Ine,s, | am ;u!d, have considerably modified their rle".1
fine matter il not without importance, for the Cafnb! 4
NV School !s one Of The great centres from which p!ocl
ne influences that mould the future OF The country. i
tuicnls are mostly men Of talent, and likely hereafter 10 I
INV positions OF power.