Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-09-29
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To Mr.. LEW TAPPAN
Sir find publ, he'd in one of our Virginia
newspapers, and copied from the New York Tyi
bHne, the following mpudent, rude and imperii-
nent letter over your signature
"Letter 20 General John IL. Cooke, OF
Virginia"
SIR You corporate member OF The
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign
Missions I'D will, | suppose, be present AT the
annual meeting 10 be held al Utica ~ Y. on the
18th instant, agreeable 10 yonr usual custom
You are stakeholder. "A gentleman in this Stale
whohas long been acquainted with you, informs
me that You and your son-inaw hold nj the
present time, al least one thousand slaves! There
was time when, unless | am greatly misinforn
ed, yod wep and prayed over the subject, and
Were an1iouSiy enquirng what duty required of
you IN The premises. IL i possible that since you
took an active part ia procuring the passage of
the Nebraska and Kansas bill, and since the
delense 81 The "lusttutIon 10y Rev. DR.. Adams,
OF Boston, who is associated with YOU in the
American Board--beng also member of the
Presidential Committee, and preacher before The
board TINS year--your cDmpunctons have ceased.
II may he that you now think il quite consistent
~ you 10 be commits sioner Ia promote the CONVEX
SION OF The heather IN foreign countries, and
among the Chocaws, and Cherokee Indians on
this continent, while you, with your son.in law
holu III comp fatiNc heathensh darkness one
thousand men, women aud children in this land
VINO are DereIt OF Their dearest nights. But allow
me - express the nope that, coming once more
into Tree State--lDtp community that feels
more than ever abhurreBce 1T slavery-assor-
aied with many OF the most talented and inlluen
tlai ministers and Iaymen in New England, New
YORK. etc, You may be brought 10 the great
inconsistency OF your conduct and be led as Won
have nearly been led on former occasions 10
emancipaie those whom you hold in bondage, and
mus aliord high example OF christian CONSISTENCY
That may cause the apoiogists OF slavery in the
Free States 10 blush while il influences christian
professors at The South 10 initiate your example
"l,espectiully yours,
LEWIS TAPPAN. y
Now, sir, As il is We'll understood-at leas, in
the community IN which live-that | am the
person alluded to by you under The designation
Of The "SOA-in-hzt0H of Gen. Cooke | shall take
the liberty OF expressing 10 you through channel
equally public, the contempt feel for The pharisai
cal, canting and ungen,lemanly tone and tenor Of
your whole letter, and OF saying, sir, further so
yon, that when you, together with your whole
fraternity OF Abolitionlsts, shall have clothed
housed, ted and Otherwise cared for and improved
: O5'e hoaSand" of the wrelched free negroes in
your midst; shall have done the same thing for
'oRc MonSand" Of the white slaves and paupers
among th- tens OF thousands Of such who are
allowed 10 experience, every winter IN your great
cites, all The miseries of utter physical and
moral restitution, and when YOU shall have placed
your" orr MouSaHd' free negroes or white pau
pers IN circumstances Of as much physical COM
fort, social aud moral Improvement now
enjoyed by Gen. Cookies slaves and my own, you,
sir, will have given to The world better proof of
your own : consistency = than you can ever hope
lmperlincnt and caniing intermeddlng with the
affairs Of southern gentlemen.
remain, sir, with due respect,
PHILIP ST. GEO. COCkE.