Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-06-07
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CAMBRIDoE, Mass, May -. Is;
Messis. Editors. | have Jlst read an article, whicI ha..
pcured in your paper, respecting The controversy on The !.
iect of slavery, which has beer for some weeks before
Dan. Law School of this University. 1t purports u
written by one wt0 IS ws!! acquainted with the facts Of
case. fl this be true, there can be- no cxtenuation 10:
f,l.rhouds he has uttered. For all he has said with rex.
10 said controversy l. FALSE. from beginning 10 end. IL.
with much sorrow that | read his statements; Tor I kn
that their ri, ct womb OF 10 10 nobody any good, and
wound the feelings of gentlemen. II Is no doubt d"insD
want of 81 muathy vim such indiridul!s tina, your corr.
pondent has or"t induced - make N: statements lie b.
and to lnost familiar WIZ HE controversy IN question, pr
haps another and Il more plausible reason presents iisrit. Il
utter rout of the (rre<ull forces in said controversy, and ~
total discontinue At every point OF attark, may, ana mn
probably did, influence ,oHr correspondent somewhat. r.
why did he, and tie party 10 ~iictl ne belongs. pfS 40
s,c,rt ieba,es OF tn. Dare Assembly. and mike public
orocetdings Of u private body ? Was It NJ. uccause
ireesoilcrs in that body were @Tiared at heir own orc'!s;
and wished To heal their "uur& ) ~ giving ! "!toEsnl col
ing 10 the ~hc.e G!iti tian HE tinr one, ana mat, 'ot
,lrcrs where tho true CnG WAS unsnuwn, and where "A
Gwa wuuii b. taken as true ! Nov, eeniieiaen, nov"
much ycu may dislike ID give al nn"i-lird Tor ihioiic!.
this discussion, and tiowrrrr much nyst! ala s3t'td
i ha. become public, | think 20! viii hardy dehy 49,
privilege y. correcting HE erroneous siatri:s.'ts u hi'
SEX
IN tnis li.clssion, lie f;srsoi.ers have met WITH rot
.ut 1ctcat. IGls ANY .'.rEsHIAH HnDws WAC has Attfl 4
,i.t.,,, on the subject. x has bGcn sea so :,,ssfrg.
:rrir hopes aEd l.-ir ca#sc: ih.i t"uv htve h"sr Mt T.:
fa. cilanr."n- 10 dc!eni ltciG ctl@ri-hea 'Hrsnas. inc
We liut one .moag ,tt FRS oi 'h6! !.sSrc If i+l-eAas
wnti. ,CcJ correspondent rs teen 81 uai,ftnGa!r q, \
.:ahc. lc says l'!at "b,nt tretr: advocates OF freedom \
spoken, wien The suiIt o. southern gentlemen he-ai: ~
arnuSsi. Nov. OIL; Sir northern men have sroE,h n 7
H., H:siJa al al, aaa :c .! ,!at lumber was Z ren.'eit
~ education, aud not a feysgltlr. Wat Yuni coF;e-pI
dent viii % for The otlIe. sir. | am a; & loss 70 say. /
southern men, trere have sPdsrn, and there are macy ~
of them ready 10 speak Whenever there shall arisc IN I
cou:sc .: the debate any thing deserving their a,'eatof|
Those southern men " Tho have SPOKEN, have uniformly
voca,rt slavery. First-Lecausr slavery, in the aosiraCI
sanctioned by the Scriptures. This they proved not oF |
~ Dihi. bpt also BIZ she mouths OF ffee-OlIprs IN, III l.pt
SccDnt-'fha' the negro Is ;ot ca pacitatrt ~ enjoy ilrrt 4
and mat sii.,fy is q blessing 10 him. This they prove. \
statistics and census reports.
Had the lrccsUiieTs met these arguments as they 'ltg
The South wOul! not have been the least irritated but ~
did not. Why2 Because they were irrefutahlc sal ;at
had il not IN the!r power TO galnsay them. Nhi', Ihh, W
the resort To which tncy were GEv"a IECy frisorrl
ar.0rg themselves, and determined TO choose % M
midst certain ones Ia de.,'nc the Sonih, ahi iha= pHi 4
end 10 the discussion which was not only rendering ihr1
selves ridiculous IN the eyes Di ilElt northern 'IirhHSr 1
even in their own eyes insignificant. And such men III
found, ana &c, them W as champions Of their cau-e. w
they were, 10 whom Uncle Toms Cabin was OF more II
,hority than the i;bls. and tha NY 10 which unIocs'd ~
whole treasury ot Information. These men, with a meo
horiz IN no broader than Ike narrow tcncts Of Their ml.s1
dcd and infatuated fellows, and with a philanthropy mtAf
Of sympathy for III. iz they have, but pTotnse Of tear
evils (which they know not of" faithfully fulfilled the d
3ecta,ioI- Ui their friends. The South met win no mel
at their hands. They called her soil cursed, her cite }
fcndS, herself hell. Many Southern men we're pleased 4
near these !dl" rawlings OF The chosen champions of frees /
ISM; rs men are please! who visit q rncnggeric aud wEnt
the antics Of the monkey, or listen TO the useless ho"afT
Of nyenas, which giace ~ them through their barre: c"I
with ln'ir ch - sn!i dripping with the ranains Of NE I
ird Carcass op which ;Iry have Just been icasling. IT
Southern men WIZ" SIMPLY iisgu>:sd, as wee many wv. n
Fable N"r,flcrnr:s. wn" an: al that class "h!ca hns Il
New Eu@lInd'. rol-t in times past, j. her prit" and I
now, ard VIII BE- her l:uuGr and her stay through all lta d
come. But there were other Southern men who felt U' I
selves grossly in<u!tcd, and would have aveneo: /
wrongs, had not the irccsoil champions pleaded ha'.ir !
as an excuse for not making amends for what t'f i
said SAID they. " IRE 100 humane In rnvtpp IN tE II
and strife. We are not fighting men; wc never 3'ti"o2
10 b.. II there be one failing in our breasts, that i'"E
inclin"s TO the side of humanity. w" will not fight
Now, Go no; approve of The course of either "nr
these PARTIES. 6n of that class Of Southern''-. " I
al4hcd a; tie !ro'hy ra"ingG o! The rnadE.en. .aaiti'' [
did no. approve u! III" couss" OF my Southern III n'-ih,
t"ring themselves 10 sc insnltci from such n source.
did approve oi he conduct Of the irecscilers 10 o!'
out Of what they had srid.
Now, Gentlemen, this j. a rue version Of hc'sh2s aH.l
and have tried 10 write Il ~ calmly as possible. wv: 4
gard to what M iJd,eSCA' as said respecting sonS" !
Southern gentlemen modifying ih"ir views, l c"niss.@
partly right. Many, II not all. the Southern men OF W
cuaintancc. hare modified their rici7s. Many ot u
mere. doubling whether slavery be . bicssIDg,-"c Go"~
knowing thai il is. Many Of us came here believing !
New England had not many fanatics In her m!dst-"e'
here with a full conviction that aboli,ioDism Il on 's
cIc,sc MANY Of US came here iondiy chef!shing he Z
mories which are connected with The SOL "i Ne" Enei''.
we leave here as iondly desiring 10 see the Ies''''s"
Memphis Convention carried into immediate tAec".."
Snch are The changes which have come over The sf'i"
mr. dream Of New England IS she was, by beh0!J!ns u"
she is. ,.
trust. gentlemen, that you vii! give this c"'ntnan!c,.1
a place in your pages, If for no other reason than o.
the opinions which may have been formed from !ea'.nI
communication OF "Midthescx." And If any paper ="
copied that communication, (ind | know that sonfe "'n
hone ;la, they will also copy this. They may raa'f I'D
comments they please-;h.y cannot deny the iic'- :
stated. / cbqNcng. rcTutqtion. have only enfe''''I
do u simple act Oi Justice 70 al! parties concefi'so, ,s
correct IN error in your roper. gentlemen ""''I
otherwise be corrected through some other source u,
L. our ,plln tihIitir.IS y is nor LJ care - XIII
ha ve No objection 20 his showing !he autho'c' -" 'mI ,-nini
| nication; and as have M desire 10 screen ri's =, m..,
nom de plume, tbke great pleasure in snbs'!'."-
gentlemen your .''-' ''S''s -e''aI d. +. nuNpLFY
BANK BILL EETOED.-The Governor .. :. in III