Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-03-29
!, QUESTION INVOLVING CHARACTER.

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III. New York Mirror has long been distinguished lo'
,s hall and manly attitude upon The subject OF slavery IL
had vv severe article few days SINCE upon Greeley the
Jr;luu. and their aboonst allies One gentleman OF that
fraternity in the city, felt personally aggIieVed demanded
exclamation Of the Mirrors editor, and obtained H. In the
manner following We copy from the Mirror OF "Wednesday
last:
"Werae yet learn tina, al AootsoEist can DC eenc
r., he Editor of the Epening Mirror:
DEAR SlR:-The above paragraph cut from your paper
of Yesterday either sentiment oeeVeo oy you OF an
,rworroncd SANDER upon whole class OF your fellow c
IONS induced by the sin real ancicd OF one. If the for
mer you, selfrespect would forbid your advertising Tor me-
for am "Abolitionis- the latter my ee1espec' TOT
bids my advertising your paper then you prefer to let
the remark 90 unretracled please make up The on OF s.
Berry Co date forward il for payment ana discontinue
the advertisement T. s. Berry, 2s7 Broadway.
New York, March 22d, 1883
As the above communication is addressed 10 the editor
of the Mirror" and not marked private we take II
m a+on,ed ,hat the writer desires the full benefit OF pub
lie avowal of himself an "AboltloniS, instead OF re-
tracing the expression quoted from the hro we unhes
nuV the fact that tive have yet TO learn that an
ahnliIionis, ron be gentleman" We will confess howey
err that personal acquaintance WIN men " a uescp
ton very limited, and may nave opeh we
have M, The tunur of knowing Mr. Berry, but on inquiry
~ hc publication office Of the Mirror learned hat be Is an
agent or the sale Panoores In Boston by
Messrs HALLET, DAVIS Co. I;,;,,;o. ;,,,,,
In order TO draw sharply the line OF dlsncton indicated
nv ih, remark al which Mr. Berry feels his se-respecr
irrjiacd is - d'fa. the meaning OF The term
AhoIunsr-a elm in our understanding oi the wcrd OF
blacklist reproach. ,.;,r = :; =.
What, then is it 10 be an "AboionstF II Is, IN the
fire., place be traitor 10 the Constuton whch fecoe
nzes Slavery 1t is To be voatcr OF 'g "a" enacted of
the reclamation OF fuetYes from service IS 10 DC an IN
sri, or of scrvic ebcIona sealcr OF negroes nls'ur
her c the peacca promoter OF hloooseuIa destroyer
the Union OF the States Aboonsm leads directly 10 all
these ceaniic and escape from the Issue Can
the ady ocare such cause he gentleman we 'hhA
not Sill less can he be a Christian.
And wha, are the habits and manners oI the Aboionss
Read their journals; listen {" their sptee"e; 's a. u
nrcked conclayes where Fred Douglas ABBY Kelly and
Horace Greeley pour forth The fousst ISLANDERS upon me
brightc-, of The naton raducnG alihs inc usa ID
a.. - The Rcnublc and the living defenders Of the Cons,u
lion Are these liheers Of Washington, Heoser nne GaY
these reyrs Of the Government and coneinnets OIL Law
worthy of the name OF gentlemen! We DOUBT even, u
Mr. Berry agent OF Boston Panolores, would De VIKING 10
class himself in such category. If he still INSISTS upon
claiming the name Of "bnlnnst we can only say 10 MN
a, parting ehacum govt Such black berries are not
exactly 10 our taste.
The Nnrhern cars we're Yesterday delayed lie" hous De-