Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-11-06

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We publish the following aa''.'' ao'e a'"e'0 if"'"
the Philadelphia III otlei ~ e"n'faS'
the liberal and manly course VI Nor'herh DEMO
cratic journal, with that of several Sonthern Wing
Erow.Notbing papers, which have ccnsured MIR.
w. Gar his letror 10 the Boston Committee. These
c,,,,,.rn editor. for the sake Of carpins a Demo
,.,t .s.n willing 10 acknowledge the right of the
po,top fanatics TO st in Judgment upon the propriry
of allowing negro elavery TO exist in this country
Thsy would have Southern gentlemen degrade them
selves and disgrace the South, by putting themselves
on footing with Sumner, Hale and Wendell Philips.
BY advocating the acceptance of the invitation 10 g"
and lecture upon this subject before this Boston As
socntiun. they clearly acknowledge the right o tho
fanatic. to intermedde with slavery and wonld have
Southern men degrade themselves TO level with Il
clique Of insane wretches
FROM the Pennsy uRan
HENRY A. WISE AND THE ABOLlTIONISrS
OF FREMONT TEMPLE.
pack of Northern Aboltioniats recently offered
to pny HENKr 4. WISE, Governor elect OF Virginia,
one hundred and fifty dollars for lecture on slavery.
to be delivered at the fremont Temple in the city III
Boston. Mr.. WISE wrote q characteristic reply to
the communication conveying this insulting pruposa
which appears to have met with but liltr favor li'
certain quarters. We have read his letter attentive
ly, and while, in its terms, it seems sufficiently re-
spectiul 10 those who made the proposition to him 10
deliver this lecture for the sum specified, he very
properly repudafos the jurisdiction thus attempted 10
be set up over the slave property OF the Southern
States, either in moral nr political sense. The pro-
position came from set of intcrmeddling pcop" win"
ure not only in the habit oi enouuclng Southern men
in the most offensive language, but who have lIoH.
whatever to do with the institution of negro-slav'r'
in Virginia, or in nuy other slavelloldng State.
Mr.. Wise has refused 10 accept the honor ni hrir.
u. 4 Il,.I, l.
PHILLIps, CHARLES SUMNER, and the rest, us l|tc-
turer ut fremont Temple, 10 receive sum "i M
uey for 80 excellent un opportunity I" pIea"i'. ~
cause Of his Southern feowczens respectnI: tli"ir
rights i'll their slave property. before al cniEut'e
audience Of Northern aboltiouis.. Is II not sS"ai
that any one could suppose Henry A. MISE woulu
submit to degrading an insult either III his own
person, us Governor OF Virginia, or Us S"n,nc,"
mani Was it reasonable 10 expect, that any h'%h.
minded citizen of n Southern State, would consent
I'D leave his distant home aud journey I" Mns-arhu-
sets in order To argue before nn audience n !ir
mon, Temple his right TO his properly secured ~ '''.
by the Municipal Law of his sovereign state ~ 10
proye prLnus that he is not "pe.iy tyrant, a'ne-
rro s,cnler,"a .baby whipper," or some miserable
moral outcus:7 Just think o the inducrnlcnt too
aud of the particularly OF the contract Mr. MisE
was to have received one hundred ana iiity doar>,
pgviur his own trp0rsSs Ii il carta iny dhcHlt 10
understand what nm insult ii this proposition, No
matter what the apparent respect with |hIGSn s
have been conveyed be not one IN erc.lich y, and
letter. We are only surprised that Mr.. WISE should
have 10 we'll preserved his temper. His reply eau
not Justly bs called iutemperate or disrespcc:su to
any person persons. 1t is only decided and 'He
c0Hst,c.
Bu. why has the Abolition press wasted so much
ink OH this famous letter. Are there not two prln-
cipal reasons for lhis1
LIST. MIR. WIsr's letter breaks up tho Abolition
scheme. SO ingeuolisiy concoctcd OF establishing "
Boston Forum for The trial OF Virginia rights. We
believe that, hereafter, No So"thrrn mas-no SoWh-
erH Denaocr0f at h0t-'riU erer acccp! an iarHa!mH
10 lecture al Trrz.om Ttmpr.
2nd. II exhibits the fact very distinctly 10 the Abo-
iousts and Free-S"ilers every where, that the pco-
pie OF the Southern States hive made up Their minds
ITO fight" ii they 10 he JDrccd TO such measure
for we presume everyb"dy knows that llf>HY A.
WISE is the man to say what he means. aud 10 mean
what he says.