Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-06-20
To HE Editors Of he Enquirer:

Gentlemen: That part of Mr.. Sumner! late speech
in rerard to South Carolina, is in 30 gr':t coh",cl
with the opinion of Mr.. Webster, as sr; !"r'h IL, We
celebrated reply TO Mr.. llayme that cannot iofnca
to paralelize the twn n"t however, WIN any E.
TO the vindcation of the character of South 1nto.
un-fnr it needs none-but to render 1t more eE 'ae
how little regard Mr.. Sumner has either for prnieso
or propriety, while his mind Ia bent on sowing ''0 Il"
tai seeds of discOrd aud dissolution.
am certainly much opposed to any violence W I
dignity being offered to an American Senator; ye,,
respectfully submit, whether MIR. Sumner o t ~,
friends have any right to complain of his pnn'sn",?"
when before that august body OF which nc wa saIr
s-lf member, ald before the world, he iad s,a" f
ed fuuy, grossly sandered to the utmost eap";
his mind certain Senators, at least equal 10 n.',sJ
the President of the United States, and the ereh.
magnani,nous State of South Cardinal! ID ~ ".
ner of condemnation to be placed upon inc ,b,
who delivered what Gen. Cass declared ~ ~ .ver
most I'M american and unpatrntic speecii ,,e ssnp
heard within the walls Of the Senate! "ha '." I,vJ
| Ask. what excuse for this "mDa nn.Am'tc"n, ~, .m
nUDairiotc speech ?" Did the ''loca prelhd'ce
State jealousy" already existing, heed l" on nah
ted and strengthened Were not Mr. Sumner - his
which he had taken to support the c"nst''u''"" more
country more strictly kept and his conscience nrr
peaceful and secure by doing the kindly once :"
ing oil upon the troubled waters, than by VI. IT ~
and inviting new ssss of violence and aSa.l'n
not that centlenans speech the effect III i"ri'"
TINT "uukiud feeling" thar "alienation ana a's""
our "Republic will bloom into empire -,,ul,v
But, ace it stated by those Editors OF Sa'u' 49,:
Evening Post. who think that they 'shonu ~ nm
ant TO their duty, not only rs faithful l"ur''a
n. good citizens, were they to refrain from stump;
will the seal of slinme the Recent attempted "s s
nation of Senator Sumner, that II IS to be re"enn
ed in simple Justice to him, that his peFs"',f:'.,
We're in answer 10 personalities; and that
il is not to be wondered at, that even Sen"I sr.
scholarly nature should length be reused mt" ne.ta
uas.ion and r-crimnation." Now ask, "hc'o - 80
Representatives" or "seyere and opprnhrlou' '''''
thrown out by Mr.. Pierce to justify Mr.. Hu'''n.' ~
saving of him in the AInerlcam Senate, or MY WI,
",ulTn R,yii,um CEiitH aisi per te n"H"m f"gM"g,
siu, fe =" Where ask again, are the ''persoh"u
or "s.yere and oppro brOus SCOTS" thrown NJ 'i
Sumner by South Carolina, to justify ahtmPe" ~, ,n
roads upon her ''sacred honor" from his uhoi 'u
spleen If sit il not 10 be wondered III tha' 'tG
gentle aud scholarly nature should De rouseu
fierce passion by personalities and opprobr"us sSuIS
flung at himself and his colleagues and sh"u'u VIC
llb.rately studedly, and with malice propeHSe' s,""
der South Carolina, IL 1t matter Or ~"hi"r 49, ~
"outrage" that son of that State should he 'E"S'
into fierce passion" by "Opprubri"us sc"la an! "'H
auur at his more immediate country! but 'ieSe
same dutItul CJ journalists think that TO tilen N
agyrcyud SeIIator-) Mr.. Sumner was answcrHnie aln
cuuId have no reasun even 10 apprehehu persoia W.
lama. from Others" Now by the same rrasot" INC
Shareholder IL anenable To no one OUT MS neS 49,
slave vet, if Mr.. Summer he allowed to take his friend
Mr. "Niggers" purt and IL. his battle may ne" 'ir'
Rroos b. allowed TO fight the battle O his aged rc'a'
tive, Senator Butler For ourselves, however we
consider Mr. Er,'pks aggreved no less than Mr. nut
ler by Mr.. Summers Lialignart attack upon Sou'n
Carolina, and cannot Tundri TIT he should nave
bcLu y, i;gppt to nycngv her wrongs %e ASK every
bonyratie E;ta ta compare tbs following generous
and iust isjGIte VI ihc riTortal Webster win the
wicked cnunniGs WHICH, M. SgMpsr leaPr9 upon
South Carolina. aud u'en dcirrLt'Ee Yi"ET hE
DrOyks wrvnged him, or whether @e "'""2rd nun