Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-31
ruu Rlsar RIv. WILLIAM sIADu,

humanity, unknown TO you, exceps rom the "oui0u
made Of himself on the eighty dss page OF bis book
Gauss AND CoNrRAsr-vsyned into notorey by your
coudsscendiug notice IN The WHO Of bis opinions pre-
sanss With uaieigusd dicnce, 10 address your EPset
pal dignity an not iguOrani, sir Of the infinite dis
tancs which separates me- poor and unAssuming Chris
nan hymanyss sir Caris,ian, for that Ia my precious
privilege through the atOnng blood Of my Rsdsensr,
v a. through the form Of faith into which vas born
from the exalted power of Who may ArrogAte unto
himself the right Of prOnouneing aathsnG upon yet
vho comedies in mere theory il is true, the right OF
p.v,se judgement Bat Ptul s:Ood before AgippA-
David encountered GoliAh-nAy testify before YOU
OF me-. YOU say, you know nothing" l can safely
rseiprOeAte the compliment; for previously your
sAa upon me- had passed my life in vulgar ignorance
OF you- existence bad heard before OF such
book As Tue Bible aai the Classics arising from the
fact doubtless that published by the suspieonsy
Yllkes aad purtAnicl house of Robert Carter Broth
ers Esvsrthelsss as God tAksth note Of the life and
Death Of sparros may be beneath the consideration
o. YOU clerical sAnctity to gSEos the brief auto
boyraV Ca. narration Of the author OF cause ard Cor
trast" sroy that YOU may kHO1 something relative %
hin'
tsas born, ss, OF White pArOnts-celte members Of
wa. the evangelical Bansea termed q branch Of the
sr,lt Arisu family. Previously to my birth, unlike
shard III passed through the usual term Of gss;s-
5,n Upon I-lzins nay deOat in life vas wrapped in
..aidlns slothes. usps Ike other naughty babies,
AMI rec iveI the sacrament Of baptism. Ny poor mo-
ther, doubtless, felt proud when eOmPInsnted BY bar
a,ying neighbours upon the appearance of her fret
bora bit she did then fOrOsee that destined
become the author Of cause and Contrast" So far Il
sm 10, scientifically -staEen, OR Respective b5Jor,s
crs rAras.: for your excellent maternal sor, unss.
fed wish supsrna prsseienc,, could not have FORE
sea that yog usr5 to be the Inspired writer Of TO-
midabe volume as The ols and the Cllssics," or
that YOU would have advertised t the expense Of ny
ss6sar reputation. Having reached however SIR, ~
alatssuth pear hal .le rsoOo.O' -aileisy Of enter
t,niaE the pOlSa hsOry Of Irsh Independence, which
.,.isrsd Is Necessary for ne TO become an e4patriAte
fund temporary asylum ia Frsuee, permanent homs
.-4rit. ,ashfo in America Here ! was told that the
Waig ra-ty vas snHenly conservative, intellectual
sid .rs,osrae With Dlnie Webster lad Henry Clay as
is s,Iers and having Jas,e 10, politics, Jlued it.
RI 500 EO-nd IA, t1s creed u horace greeley ara
Ash Mtan-of WIllu L Seward and Joshua E.
& i5-us-of Gso-ge Oheever and Theodore Par.
ksr-Ss la or.ecdo1 for nv hetsFodof instincts Sc
5sczne an active disciple Of such constituencies are
eatsrs As J,,rsoa Davis John O. Calhouo, aud William
L Ylacsy hsd tas w.eSednesz, in December 1851
o. caUag osclssr toe Ers mass meeting ever convened
= e. iosss tae eeneny southern ,coRpton poicy Of
.a,, Buchanan; Ia ,ss political lssPlsnyto write
s7iss Of 5ges ghts resolutions which we're adopted
G. shat occasion AID vas Gpulent enough 10 de
Has tie Frli democratic speech II GeaunoaIion Of Sc
tz1 4 Douglas AID hls La,eses-Gl OF which you vail
I'D IN the y. I, Hsra!S OF that year. AferEards,
IRE Iced 20 toe ssope OF the North that which has
since cone 10 pass and warned hem against what
noE fhoerdiag cslAmi,i,s aided, il January last,
.ss e,res gentlemen II ,sasea.as the rIi sntsOereOn
zsedlg held In 4uer.c, myself and that r.6,. Gene
"a EAns5e,d Lowell, woe the resolutions and de-
Hssssd "a secession spsSeA-n ooDs,q aenee Of which
selected residence il the South By SAy OF preference
10 military prison. Finally, nv Incorrigbly rsbeIOus
spri, would not b, q1i.t-I srOte hook here in Rieh
LOUD wherein I -oGyht TO es;sbsh that toe Negro IA
a.. a Whit black na0 nor you AID UlAek.uhite men
ba. that the A.sF Is radically distinct from, aud totally
Inferior 70, What B'aasnbsch termed the Caucasian
Iyss Of huEAliy 50 ar as yOg ara cGncerned il ap-
p,as tia. IN this las, set Of nine consists the length
.at Ssesjth Of lay oasrt,og
Tou have nov. sir before you shst NAV be sened
in,pproo-a.e bat 10 iha acauoe Of which have been
iHTea By your % l',.ce
~ informed, Bishop, tia. YOU ere net ouly very
Se1ei l5o iv,ae, "a. Alsble All kind hearted gen
tisu1a slio. Hos, then, consistently siih your re-
p1:aio1, could you os 90 ulcbArlbe and unchrisAn'
a. 10 charge e v.,h having cas-. rsbraud" into the
oJem Of society. ill DO yolr intellect the ustiee Of
a.iar thai believe YOU ,nsu better. sou know sir
ilr 1 ias IyiaJ'y sao.sd ny a1;hOrtes-lhAt in ny
"A IN patt- 1--WE
fJru The veil grounded cOnoluo1s Of many Of the mes;
en- asuty learned Of our race and that fortified M
osn ooiaons by proofs from history, science, nature
al philosophy. What, reps could have been yOus
L. tive in doing ne outrageous i;iasiet' Was H. let
R ali merely for ;he puvpose Of advertising The Bible
AL the Classics"-As UdolpbO Wolfe would hS Schs.
M Scanaps, Dr. Aver his Cherry PectOrAl and Felix
rad bis kedieaied S9Ap-that you DrOHg'y charged
Z With stating IhA. negroes "Aro o1ly one portion Of
large q nily Of animals holding intermediate place
bs.Ese- ourselves and tho Ape ths Monkey or Gorilla
Abb. % accept Young mans adyice-neVer mis-
rc5reae.. an author, for 10 Iify goa TO 'hOr any
.s.6 art-rii0a throughout hs Contents Of Cause
aa{CJs.rast" You eanDO: DO il, str. simply assert
ei-and here reiterats that assertion, and Challenge
Eo1 % ds5ro7e it-bs' az variety or sPs es OF man-
ai the aegro is Of distinct aad inferior type. He Is
no C.lcls,tn, nor the sqad Of the Caucasian, in i'm
MEDIATE origin or in fac and 70 hold TO the contrary
o,iuiJn Is revolving to decsncy and common sense
Ho~sver sir II you inclined TO SdOP. such theory,
do not plume yourself upon its nOve;y- vas the the
o. Of R,bsspiSrs and his Infamous cOstjusOr', Ls'
g:s d. Noir Of the French ksvouliOn-it ia the rul
Ing philosophy Of oil iAnatoA aboHdOniss and miserA
BE amaganatioaists-
p.,A., i, IL r,aakDn4a and humility
sac that yol not only an uniar antagonist on' 40
fortunate logehn. Y5u sssort that my account OF the
ueEro race s rspuI'vs and disgusting - but you sup
pressed the patent fact that ny picture vas drawn
from the travels rese lrehss aud HebOrs, OF some OF
tho uor,hest men that lived-uEny Of whom we're
VINES uho could bear favorable comparison even vi