Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-08-14

"'e"'hahued giant. The South" cannot command
inc services OF the giant Democracy Of Virgina-her
'""'y thousand mhoriy-u war on lhe President of
is choice
i"o ''"'h has more than once hoo,ed at the
''""''y VI 'he E"Y""o. We will tell "The South"
'"e eecfet oi our advancement TO a robust old age
III our youth, aud ia our manhood VA. never did
qnench morbid thirst for noori.tv hv assaults ON
the great and good men oT our countrv wswo-,
"o 'out" mat il it persists in such a course Of
p''''ea dissipation il can never hope to become the
"e'e'"fy mouth piece Of the Democracy Of Virginia
NATIONAL EMANCIPATION CONVENTION.
The following lctter came to hand lew la,
ago through the post oiiice:
- SEw BRIr,IN, CoNS, Aug. 4, lST7
10 ne ha"or al he EDgwrrr:
"lR:-l he slRners Of tina enclosed call would high.
" appreciate your consideration and respect for
'ne,r character AIM and object il you would gener
ousY insert il 10 Ms early a number Of your iourusl
aS practicable. They would feel much obliged to
your hpera!i'y aud courtesy. if you would publish
Ill Tue names attached; as they will convey some
appT%-unate idea of the sympathy with this pnc:c
ana oroiherly movemen which exsts in all aca;i,
ana among all parties Of tbs county. only abou;
hait the nanes received have .sen put upon the Ell
cl'sed papef but f-osa given represent sl political
Parues ar learned professions.
Meet respectfully. your7,
EL.Hu BuRsirr.
accompanying tl!iI letter, VS. received the ell
clCsad call alluded to- which We here annex
"toH for Il .Nai.oual EnaAc, 9af,oa Con,en,,oa
"Ihe Undersigned belonging TO different uol..,.i
parties. being persuaded that ia very desirable that
some practical aud ecuitc5a Ian should be brought
forward, ty whi.h ,Eb people Of the Eorh may 90.
2ye.Ste, ia Generous and brolherly spirit with III,
nj fhp Soutl 1aha r-ifh fb.p, tbaI
pei y nec ,nry 10 the extinction OF slavc5: would
respectfully and earnestly invite to3e ct ali parties
Gnd secto,s of the r.i.... Gfo entertain t3e sane
opinion, e .v.ei National Convention personally
GY delegation, in the City of Cleveland Ohio ua
the 2ah, 26th, and 27! Of August ne-' ,l::y o dis
cuss and develops come plan Of Emancipation which
shall fully recognizes Inc arnc;y and poi;cy ui .air
ard aIorauie ccrpensttor td the elavet;.ilcvs fer
,re tnenu.Qisson of their slaves
hir. EHhr BuFti':: vii, please pardon Us for
declining ,ho publication of "aii the names attach.
Cd, and thereby respectfully refusing am oal:ga;c1
to our "liber:y and courtesy % nc part of the
sieners, as ou1 ca:ua ars atpseaens occupied with
items o. ;2iellIserce ruch more scceftGhio 10 our
readers taan loag list Of lsaea appended TO any
thing so s1oe!lGtive ludiereu., chimerca end fac
sious a. ,hiI ea tor national emancipation con-cn.
ton
discretion Of its originator. a-sats ana participants,
sc must be el!oea 10 espre.s the opinion, that this
"nat;cnsl' emancipation movement is among the
los presumptuous foolish fGnaiical and traitorous
evidences Of abolition insanity we haze witnessed C,
some time Mr.. Elihu Burr;tt MAJ ;,,ea. veil. and
he is, we be!ieTe, usually accounted msn of infor
nation and 9s,iI Hat in this instance he adopts rs
:5e; ,ssTkste mode OF attestine either his nelli.
eenoe, ability, experience or patriotism. . n. {" cor
roborate any suspicion 9f be :,n ;e.ay hs phan.
thropc professors sa should certainly not refer to
the !s;. o his advocacy Of al emancipation eon%s
tion.
Among The signature: iL.s LlGat eGresiou.!y 81
rosant and :yuae3t 1,5I"n-!ameat5, ne observe :he
name o, individual from 5l,e ei ;Lo Southern
States That State, We ..u proud 10 say, is not Vr
eniai hna .Gs individual in question, we haTo little
douur, owes his nativity 10 the North.
However Mr.. Ehu Burrtt and his bene yosni
con''rs'S. may deem II desirable That So.e PRACTICAL
and equitable plan should ts r:c:gat orTard, ky
which the p6cy u tte ao;th uiay co Ulesais !a u
generous c:i rrolerIY spirit with ikS people of the
South and share Win Depfe eHssSa.!s$ r.
for their own physical comfort that they c5mine
Themselves, IN .hslr addresses circumstances s.d
Appeals, strictly 10 The C!eaveaud Cos. .uto.: ar at
least 10 the shady side Q: IS :n,'n Vie s!cu!d al
wise them y Il! ..eshl not I" les tile sincerity @:
any Of then number ~ Proposing t. aead ihoi int"
the South ueguI!o,i H., i!.o emancipation 0l
slaves Wheie. iIh owners relative I" their par
chase, for the purpo+r; ot iberating !heIn with
the slaves themselves, ~ relation To the means oi
4 i.ir nii
derground railroad.
These inens.!" p.!I.,tn.ol.u ie'sons VIII" have
! deern...yG ,;pau a.dsaVoriHs 80 devise ways and
EmeaIs for the extinction oi slavery which 'shal fully
| recognize The principles and policy Of fair
| and honorable compensation 10 The slsvehod-
| crs" are assuming an Importance rs unwar.
ranted Us their undertaking ia idle. ard their
design suspicious. Pre- sup. Osins tcGt tie South
| eru people c:er>iee o%ner~bip oyes their he
groes, rs matte. o; necessity, and regardless Of
l every other confederation than iL1 oi pecuniary
profit, that slavery even In the South is esteemed
All evil, and hat those who, they think cursed
with it, would gladly do away with it, il they could Lo
compensated, in dollars and cents for the Ioss mm.
diatey incurred by its abosLment, Mr.. Eiihu Bur.
rt and Lis conscientious cosdjutors propose,
forsooih, u national ~ emsncio:;;oe convention,
for the adoption Of !: plan " which all
the slaves IN Tho South may he bought mp
and made rec. They might as we'll at the
same lime commence contribrtion 70; the purchase
of all the cotton aud suGar plantations in the South,
together with Cuba. Central America and Mexico,
and indeed ai every portion Of the habitabe globe,
| which invites Ango.Sa1on enterprise, aud s pecu.
iarly adapted TO negro labor. We would also advise
them TO extend sti farther their field of philanthropy
and raise money enough TO furnish TO every inhab.
tant of Africa the means not only Of living, but Of
living luxurously without any eIerton either Of
mental or physical faculties. Gut admitting
tina. the slaves OF the Souir a.e Gil willing
to be emsncipated, AID thet their masters would
dispose of them for their market value in mo-
ne,, il oscurs to us that even then there would
be SLIGHT obstacle to the accomplishment OF this
bous work in which Mr. Elihu Burrit and his asso.
c;a,es OF "all political parties and learned pro-
fessions,' propose to engage. We alude 10
,he-monfy. And by such an allusion. we
arc far from meaning to mpugn the proyeToia
liberality of those excessively sanctia,onous peo
ple, whose aurnbers are Disturbed h5 oIsorcered
dreams OF the suffernga of the aiave- in the South
while tie g;oers Of the starving tree negro i'll The
cams city are regarded as little as the moaning oil the
winds These Psainsinging Christians, who become
over loved with enchanting visions OF eesall biss,
under the inspiration OF the 1oui elc4uence OF lien
rv Ward Reecha., and who recognize in the cslnm-
n;es of tho New York T,'tHne. proof stronger than
,.oly writ of tho sscrilege OF slavery have c
arid vide reuoIn for their rauIRceEt donations
. oil srcL ontcrnrjaes as are positively sure to
do,nd &c their own niiTidua emolument and sd
vantage However, We have no doubt that in tbs
excess CT their fanatica fer"or and painfully religious
horror of slavery, q few of them have been known
actually to contribute the enormous amount of ten
cens or more to Christian causes Of various eharac
,ers and kinds. And, therefore, it may be, that We
are very wrong in intimatng the remoes doubt thet
the ANAL amount necessary for the purchase ci three