Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-05-04


The Fisleries-Letter from the Hon. Edtcdrd
Ecereu.
As long ago as December 1852, the Hon. Ed
ward Everett addressed a leuerto Mr.. Ingersoll,
United States Minister at London, giving the
views of the then administration, and OF the writer
particularly, in reference to the questions OF the
Colonial fisheries and general commercial reci-
procty, and defending the memory OF Mr.. Web
ster from the imputatou levelled att by Lord
Malmesbury, in speech delivered by him IN the
British House of Peers.
copy of this letter transmitted to the
Senate on the 2Sth of ebruary, but it was not
read until the 9Th of March. and it has only just
now made its appearance in public. 1t is able
aud argumentive in eminent degree, and it
shows in the most conclusive manner that very
valuable concessions have been made by the Uni
ted States to Colonial fishermen, and that this
liberal policy ought not to be followed by more
restrictive one toward on the part of the
British Government. A postscript to this des-
patch defends Mr.. Webster against charge made
in Parliament by the British Foreign Secretary
of having published his manifesto of last summer
To our fishermen for electioneeriug purposes
We extract:
''lf Lord Malmesbury will reconsider mo-
ment the necessary differences from his lmputa-
ton, hitherto confined to the party press. for
which, during a canvass, nothing is too absurd)
he will feel its extravaganza, not to say its cru
city to the living and the dead. 1t implies that
Mr. Webster-of whom in the latter part of his
speech Lord Malmesbury speaks in liberal terms
(though limitiag his eulsgy to a period subse-
quent to the appearance of the notice Of the Goth
of July)-was capable of getting up. for cleo
pioneering purposes, a false aud short-ived alarm,
which, for the time, menaced the peace of the
| two countries but was sure to be exposed by the
| return of the English MALL conduct, to say tho
| east which would have been weak as wicked.
| What Lord Mamesbury is reported to have
called a correspondence and letter. which
might not have the light but for the recur-
renee of certain periodical events was no cor
respondence nor letter, but notice addressed to
our fishermen 1t was nothing it not published;
and it must be published then never.
/ ssWith respect to the influence of periodical
events for the existence of which in the United
States Lord Malmesbury avouches the personal
observation of Lord Wharncffe, may be per-
United to say that have resided much longer in
England than Lord w. has done in America, and
have carefully observed the country under the
operation of an event of the kind referred to
that is, a general election. respect and admire
the popular institutions of England, the fountain,
to some extent, of our own. did not, however,
bring away from that country the impression
that her distinguished public men are less sub
ject to cectioneering influences than our own of
| the same class.
II believe the majority of such men in both
countries to be honest and sincere; and that,
when they in Judgment they transact the
public business 10 good faith. l feel confident
that Lord Mamesbury would deem it Just sub
| iect of complaint if, 10 an official statement to
Congress, should, having denied all foundation
10 fact and reason a certain portion of the say-
ings or doings of her Majesty's Ministers last
summer, during the progress ofthe election which
was going on simultaneously with our own can
IL,
Lord Malmesbury. in effect, accounts for tho
publication OF Mr.. Webster's notice of the goth
| of July.
'sThis much have been constrained to say
from sense of duty to this government and to
Mr.. Webster; feeling that substantial injustice
would be done to both in leaving without any
notice the remarks made by Lord Malmesbury
bpth in his letter to Mr.. Champion, communica-
ted by his direction to thi Department and in his
reply to Lord Wharncliffe on tn e26th OF Noyem-
her,"
SLAVERY IN VlRG1NIA.-A very intelligent
correspondent of the New York Times, who il
evidently as conscientious he is intelligent.
has been writing series of letters in Virginia
upon Slavery as it ishere. From one of his
letters we take the following passage:
Il have seen the one intimately, aud from
what have at present Of the other, must
declare that the Virginia slave is more happy,
more comfortable in some more Free and
10 better and more manly relation to his masters
than the Irish peasant or the English agricul.
tural aborer is to the "higher classes" of those
countries. wonder not that the London Times
moves against "Uncle Tom" 1t has cut back
ward which its hundreds of thousands of Eng
lish readers will not lose.
Slavery will not die until the world has hum
bled itself to learn lesson from it. Oh. God !
who are we that condemn our brother1 No
slave ever killed it's own offspring in cool cnlcu-
lntion of saving money by it, as do English free
women. No slave is forced to cat of corruption,
as are Irish tenants. No slave freezes to death
for want of habitation and fuel, as have men in
Boston. No slave reels off into the abyss of God
from want of work that shall bring it food, do
men and women 10 New York. Remember
that, Mrs. Stowe. Remember that, indignant
sympathizers.
Oh, Christian capitalists free traders in labor,
there is somewhat to be built up, as we'll as
somewhat to be abolished before we repose in the
! millennium
THE WIG CONVENTION FOR THIS DISTRICT.
We are happy to learn that John It. Wootten,
Esq, of Henry, was unanimously nominated as
the Wing candidate for Congress in this district,
by the Convention held last Thursday at Pittsyl-
vana Court House. Mr.. Wootten has served in
the Legislature, and is a young ma of intellect,
! character, and tried fidelity to Wing princi-
PIES
However severe the coming conflict, we feel
assured that in him there will be no ALTERING
and we appeal to the Wings of the District to
organize without delay, and with the same zeal
in his support that he has ever shown for them.
The odds are against us-there is therefore
great need of exertiou and victory, if won, will