Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-21
TO CORRESPONDENTS.
AbeIitlon MISREPRESENTATION.

The New York Courier and Enquirer, published and
edited by the notorious General JANIS WATSON wEnu
take peculiar delight in misrepresentiug the cir
oumstances Of the Harpers Ferry fOray. Witness for
example, the following brief from an article in
IL Thursday issue
" This John Brown affair has proved most unfortu.
nate business for Virginia. IL has shown how fearful
her citizens Of those whose labor they command IL
has set at naught all their continued assertions of the
uust they placed in their negroes whom they said
highly delighted with their position. lt has led
60 believe that the peculiar institution Is mine which
may be exploded by tine veriest child IL has done
than almost anything could do to confirm the Abolition
lists in their fanatical belief"
As the truth Of the sentence in this extract the
Courier, Of course, is much better informed than
selves. We have no doubt however, that it states the
matter correctly We believe the Harper's Ferry affair
has dOne great deal confirm the Aboliionists in
their fanatical belief" We believe it has done much
also brighten WEBBs talent for blustcr and false
hood At any rate, in the North--not even
GARRisox or PHrILrPs-threatens the South and South.
ern people more ferociousy than he He talks about
skipping the South into submission, with much glib
and compacency If he really meant what he saws
But all know, down this way and it is equally We,
known TO the whole country that the Chevaier WEBR
eonsitutiOnaly ridiculous and harmless braggart His
idle threats therefore like the idle wind which We
regard not
But the other part of the foregoing extract wherein
he persists in representing tho HArpers Ferry ar as
an fns'rTeetioR oa The part Of the 5ldrcs, which has
scared the people of Virginia of their boots sim
pie aud unalulIerated fasehood known to he such by
every intelligent and child in the land in
GLIDING the Chevalier WEnB himself There vas not a
fact or incident connected with old BRowx's raid
calculated in the slightest degree render the citizens
OF Virginia fearful OF those whose labor they com.
manded '-nothing whatever shake their trust in
the fidelity Of the On the contrary the New
Orleans Bee justly remarks Ire circumstance connected
With the conspiracy and equally creditabe and remark
able, Is the fact inoontroverby established that BRowN
COOK and the OF the fanatic crew failed to shake the
fidelity Of single slave Not OF the seryile popul
lion at Harpers Ferry in the surrounding country
could be Induced voluntarily take up against the
whites. The confessions OF Bows COPELAND and |
Others clearly show that they had looked for material aid
TO the disaecon OF the slaves and that they were sore
ly disappointed at perceivng the unvngness Of the lat
ter to be engaged in any plot against the lives and pro-
perry Of their masters This fact Of vast Importance in
determining the probable of any future efforts
which antiavery msy make foment seryie insurrec
tons The AbOitionsts will discover as did BRowS that
in experiments Of this the chief obstacle will he pre-
sented in the persons of those for whose special benefit
murder and rapne have been concocted.
Herein certain lies one of the PRINCIPAL sources
~NS'''A'+'
spirits from the Vastly deep but will they come? They
may make frantic appeals CUFFEE aud SAupo TO break
their bondage and attain their freedom but as long ne
our ebonycolored friends appreciate the comforts of
good home gentle treatment, plenty to eat and moder.
ate work, we may rely upon they will be deaf to the
voice OF the charmer charm he never 90 wisely The Pa
tFareha relation in the South between the slave and his
master Is one which rarely be sundered in this wav
Certainly the AboOnst by lying promises occasionally
imposes the creduity of the negro and persuads him
TO run away under the deusVe conviction that he Is 70
ing to land where It viii be all play and no workout
this Is very different thing from inducing him to unite
In dark conspiracy to murder the master whom he loves
and the children whom is his delight to serve With
respect to such attempts think the South has very lit
lie 10 apprehend The Harpers Ferry affair demonstrates
the imPossibity OF corrupng black population and
the history of the South for the last generation during
which the police slaves has been snruarIy loo,
and negligent, and while project OF revolt has even
been Matched, amply confirms the significance OF that
abortve effort The AboiOniss might as well stick to
Their Old game of endsavoring oppress the South bv
unjust legislation annoy her By perpetual abuse. and
harass her with incendary publications They are una
Die to add assassination rapne and to their stock
lntrade because the materials they upon are want
ing