Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-06
For the Enquirer.
The Edinburgh Review OF October' 1S36-De:
puuclntiou of slavery and the South by the
NJ, AZ uurlhuf Of New York.

Tn. Edinburgh Review of October last contains
an essay entitled THE Political Crisis In the Cniten
States" This article has been attributed ana no lar
wi,hout contradiction TO the Rev. Mr.. Hur6ut, n
Iyniiarian Minister of Now York. Loyalty tU Virgil
nia desire defend her and the other eiaVenoiding
states are the only inducements for noticing pro-
duction which merits no attention on account OF lts
intrinsic merit.
ter di,charriny his ministerial duties-assured that
M prophet can expect hOnor in bis own country
Astounding In mat rare charity ~h!cn lpnao'n uo
evil and riuiceth in the truth-anIious 10 ehgnten
the British public III regard 10 Gil TUG euo, "'e' VI
American slavery, aud extremely s"licitous I" en-
banc. the reputation Of the Edinburgh Review gen
-rously resolved 10 adnrn and ruiIv-u ito pages win
his peculiar logic and profound lsarT'ns.
Distancs otten lends eGchanllnen Ia the Vle"' ou'
ihe braylpg Of n c-ttaln long cared animal makes no
better r:usic in Edin6argh than IN NtT lorS. VI
course. Mr.. Hurlbut dissents most derlueuiy from
this opinion. Sune wines are improve" anu lnhilm
Cd by long voyage but We are NOT qn'ie sure 'ud'
ic;ou b.co,nse fact by transport aGross the Al
laptic or that i've waves can Whsh IN hoieenut ooo
li,,oni-t into dec-uf aud snber patriot.
In his essay, Mr.. Hurlbul gives rketch OK our pn
li,ica parties ridlcul-s Ms-sr. burhaiisa nid FIJI
m re, abuses Mr.. Brooks, aud highy extos senHtof
Sunni and Mr Fremont.
One nf Mr Hurlbui's leading objects is to abuse
ths s,aysholdng States, hold them up to the repro
batinn of all honest nen and 10 INDUCE MS brniSh
allies aud readers to buieve that our sever1 acqulsi
tious uf territory hfVo Oeeh iuue iof Tue ePeca Pu
ppss of difusing slavery, augmenting tho influence
an extending th. power Of the South. Rarely have
~. s.sn an article illibera, mors insulting aud
more unius, 10 the Suuth or one characterized oy
more erSss misrepresentation Of historical fscts.
Az an illustration, may refer TO the purchase of
Louisiana during Mr.. Jefvr,on's Ad.nipistration.-
A. that time, our Western tellow.citizsns not only
a,,irsd depot at the mouth Of the Mississippi for
thsr increasing agricultural products but they do
aired th. free and uninterrupted navigation OF the
Misssaippl at all tines. These objects were deslra-
Bile then, and likely to be more and more 50 every
succeeding year Important as they were, they could
moi be obtaued and guaranteed 40 long es Louisiana
continued subject to France. Te accomplish these
desirable ends aud to guard against liability to col.
IisIou with France on account OF the navigation OF
the Mrsi-sippi. diplomacy was reso.tsd to and the
,couisi,ion made. Napoleon was then in want Of
money, and his thoughts occupied with Euro.
neap than American affairs. The treaty negotiated
I,,r the purchase Of Louisiana was ratified in the
Senate by vote Of "a yeas noes, and before this
occurred, q resolution approving lhs treaty passed
the House of Representatives by vote of 30 10 %
rhe political history of that day proves that Lou's'
rua not sought fur the purpose of ex!erf,'g ana
reI:r henny -lavHry; aud III aidl'ion 10 'his, TIE
,n;-s Of The two Houses oi Congress rh'w thar fht
Question was not regarded as s-cto Is one.-lCon'
trsssioual Debates, Jrferson's Works, aud ID Vol.
Of guekss's tifs Of JsasssVv.l gssss tssss sss "