New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-04
Degenerate Sons Of Noble sires.
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NEAR BoTroAs BHipeE. Va, May %, 1852. 5
Correspondence ofThe N. Y Tribune.
write now in the spacious and elegant mansion
Of Dr. John G.. Carter, one Of the professional +.
F. VS.. who has inconiinently fled to Richmond with
the Rebel army. His whole estate, consisting Of
bis home with a score or more Of surrounding barns,
stables, kitchens and negro dwellings, has been
rightly appropriated by our worthy Division-Sur-
gcou. DIR. Sim, for the accommodation Of the sick
and wounded. Five hundred at least Of these can
hero be- made comfortable, and every effort is now
being exerted to effect this end. have just been
shown BY Chaplain Jos. II. Twichell, OF the I'd Ex-
celsior fSckless) Regiment, all old work, from Dr.
Carters library, published in 1873 and entitled, a
General History OF the Baptist Denomination In
America" In it the following item Of Interesting
biography occurs: Robert Carter. esq, once q
member of the Virginia Executive Council, and on
that account commonly called Counsellor Carter, was
baptized by Mr.. Lunsford. shortly after he began TO
preach in these parts: He was one Of Tue rlenes'
men in the State Of Virginia, having, as some cay
seven or eight hundred negroes, besides immense
bodies of lands. After being baptized some years,
he became RtOnS 0JOute ia illness y hered-
itory ,larery In letter to Mr. Rippon, OF Lon
don, he Gays: '1he liberation q Sldrery indicates
verg grsdt depracty Of mind In conformity 70
this sentiment be gradually emancpated the whole
that he possessed" In note 20 this extract 10 ap-
pended quotation from Rppons Register, coniirma-
tory and commendatory Of the ioregoing 1T Ia said
that Mr. Rober, Carter, OF Noming. Virginia, has
emancipated Alp slaves. This is sacrifice on the
altar OF humanity Of perhaps an hundred thousand
dollars If tins be true, vote him triumph, crown
him with aurels and let the million listen While lie
sings
II would no. have slave to TIL my gound,
10 carry me-to fan lie while sleep,
And urmblo when wake, for all the wealth
That siuews bought and sold have ever earned.
No dear a. Freedom s and In my Ls.rts
Just estimation priced ABOVE all price,
had much rather 10 NrsgLs the slave.
And wear the bonds than tssten them on hin"
On the margin of that historical book-whcb,
thouph published in Boston, must have had large
circulation among the Baptisls OF the South-Chap'
lain Twchell has written the following: EAeni-
pa ct verba Patr nobilis, ileis ingraiis null pensa
stunt -" Anxious ct inimicus tuuS-Aboltionas.
How sadly degeneraed, indeed, from such no,le ana
chiyalrous fathers are their slave holciuS ana slave
breeding sons The former stood up boldly against
opuression. AID followed unse ishy heir consclen.
tons CONVICTIONS The latter, hating freedom and
Justice dare not even boldly contend for Their selfish
Interests and maintain their evil persuasions Such
histories "a that OF the noble Robert Carter were not
rare in Ills day. Would to God that the posterity OF
sucn men had been true, wise and noble enough to
nave oboyed the precepts, and followed the exam.
ules q. their se,fsacraciug ancestors!
{. y. 4. BULkLEY.
Chaplain sl Excelsior tSckles)
-qLe examples ,rd eccp.s OF noble father deemed
Of value ~ sngacui sons. Your ihend and ioe-A0o