Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-15
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A CARD.
To THE EDITOR or rmk New YORK; TRIBUNE

To THE EpIToR OF rmK NEW Y0ER TRIBUNE;
Some one has sent ME the Tribune Of the 5ih inst,
containing notice Of my book "Ihc Failure 81
Free Society" for prefer that title 10 the too pre-
tcu,iuu. one. ''Soci""gy for the South. This crr
very Justly remarks many Inconsistencies in this ha-ty
pro,Iu, lioG. ;hes" however consist mainly III III"
different views OF white ria.s!y III the appendix,
written several years since, from ihns0 IN tr ..cy
Of the work | fully aware al this difference
when published the book. |. Ike most Southern
in.n 0.!Gn thought slavery morally wrong and eco
nomcnliy evil. Reflector end investigation soon
satisfied me, TINT negro slavery, I'll iaa-i, 'n3 Hct In
bic tn these objections. Very recently was led 10
cyamine what consider the doctrine first prnmnIged
in America L.; the Tribune that Ere" Society was
altogether future. m, REQUIRED snbvrrsun AMI re-
organization, wholly new princs!hu". &c ny sur
PRISE foand TINT tiic poets, the noyc!istS The re-
vrwcrJ the philosophers the ;mfcls md III" cicr;y.
the r:E aud tho poor q: Western Europe twtlri"
alone The experiment Of .co oocgty fad hcrn fully
tried cnncurrcd almost unanimously with III. lr!
bGUn As had 10 faith IN New llnrmonys irlh-
vrs, McrmUEsm, Shakersin Mr.. Grc"lcys Fourier
tie Pha!aii-terics, nor even IN Oncda Periect!oi'l.
concluded it would he necessary to fall eac% gu
some modification o.! domestic slavery, III Ne6icrh
Europe and our North, even for white men.
The South will never need white slaves, lircGHs"
she has black Her citizens. like those al Greece
and Rqr,e should feel their citizenship which "X'
nn,,jis i;Irpl trGp .uia md servile labor I" bo
distinction mud privilege,
The Tribune should hear lightly on inc"n-i''eLces
TIM. its"ii has occaSunrd. The critic does moi int
! mate Il drub, ~ 10 the failure of Free Society. Al
the Surth everybody knows this fact; bat assure
| the Tribune wgrf tho South are qaiet mud con-
tented, that very few were rwnrr that our brethren
in Free Society unanmnrtly confessed themselves 10
BIZ in state ot social bankruptcy. 4 L""h F.fGvln.
| the mere fact "t this bankruptcy, Is TO the South
! worth ali iH philosophy in the world WhcH "a!
ter quality tie iribl:" complains iha' "'ii "'"'
cient.
Ihgvc tried in vain TO get hoid 81 5ir Greeley :
Book on FuTrIcrismi mean his controversy on thi@
/ subject with tho Courier and Enquirer, which "H'
published Us Il book I learn j; vas burnt nj tlic
iInrper- TO the SJ:,i Tie loss viii he gEcgtrr III
none were savedj than ilu suffered 10y the world by
the burning " tie Sybiiiino books, or AicSa'irt"
Library. If rccolcct Alright, TINT book shows rec
Society to be a humaug and failure a!iu something
| very Ike slavery tn he the remedy. 80
! II any &c ~ New York can find copy. nnd WI
acnd it 10 me, viii Try 81 return tie kindness {" the
Tribune by II review Of it. Il ycIy ie"HrHhle notc'
promise beforehand; for | am quite sure mat NJ
urrelrys theories them ind mine now differ i'tti,
| abpat slavery, except in the liz: OF terms. Hha'
would call "oT ui Ieiro cabins, he would designate
a phslanstery. ] fear, nove3er, since the lrlnuh'
has discovered that il is the first grent cEantgGn Q
white slavery in America, that IL disposed 10 oac'
out from its position, else what the oiiown!
language in its notice of nv book
"lIuweyer HGr aaye-huGling brethren may hnv
domneercd politically o9e: tho Ear: IL -:rry 'h;n!
else speculative or practical; in religion. i!;cfntufe
science, arts aud industry, they lave always 5eel
our humble pupils and i,nitators. always certain
however reluctant, 10 follow at la,I, though ot'e
80 fur behind rs NOT uhrreqGeniig 70 take up "' 'sa
as nrr EfH as true, ust rs are JcgHHtn. :" 'a
them nsidc erroneous oT al least as 'nsmbfc''nt
This hits the nail on the head. The Pha!aus.erie
are Insufficient wthnnt Virginia overseer, and Wit
one they would constitute domestic slavery. Thong
the Tribune is becoming ashamed of tia book, il
still clear, from its sueerng manner, hut il will dis
pute with mr the honor OF having been the first t
write "the Justification and Philosophy Of Slavery:
I, may be that after reading their book may yiel
to the Tribune that "bad eminenCe."
The reviewer de-idee our low and vulgar author
ties. Straw. show the course Of the wind: Ih
Mysteries Of Paris" SOLVER Twist Che "Frenc
Miner," aud Mr.. Greely's book as signs of tn
times, are worth al The Grcel: Philosophers. 1t wa
very unlind in the Tribune 10 abuse aud Willy on
little book. because it was in part made up of essay
written by Us for newspapers; especially As the who
OF the Tribunes book consisted OF such essays.
hopefor this slur on the press the editorial corps wi
lend me their aid in the unequal contest in which
have engaged.
Respectfully, GEO. FrrZHUGH.
Port Royal, Va, June 8, 1855.