The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-14
of Confcdcracy about which Alexan-

OF Confcdcracy about which AleXan-
der II. STEPHENS. its Vice President
said in his inaugural address, slavery
Is the corner stone OF our new nation
nave always thought that in the
discussion as to the right of state 10
secedc. the South had the better or the
within her constitutional rights when
she Insisted upon the enforcement OF
the Fugitive Slave and other laws in
the interest OF slavery. hut what,
cared l, as young man, in the pres
ence Of the fugitive slave, for Constitu-
ZION and laws? saw nothing and
cared for nothing but the human be
Ing. Virginia required me to siam
me door in his face, to refuse q drop OF
water or crumb of bread. and even to
ION IN the chase, at the behest Of every
slave catcher, in tho shape or sheriff
equipped with legal warrant rho
Union was indeed "a covenant with
Death and q league with He'll and
now, In my seventies, I am we'll salts
ned 10 nave done my little part TO try
10 smash it into smithereens: To hive
mad the sense to have been dis Union
Garrisonian Aooltions,. AIr. Munfords
chapter on the Abolitonists IS my cspe-
cial delight, and | thank him for IT,
Also it IS a satisfaction 10 read his
plain and truthful presentation Of the
pro-slavery records of Abraham Lincoln
ana many other political WORTHLESS OF
those troublous an;e-bellum days.
Here and there. however, think Mr..
Munford docs not fully establish the
claims he makes tor Virginia as when
Tor example. he endeavors TO tone down
and minimize Nirsinia's domestic traffic
In slaves. McMaster. take it. is
careful historian In his Seventh Vol
nme. pages .45-6, he records that Ran
dolph. speaking to the Virginia House
OF Delegates in 1890. declared that for
twenty years past the expectation Of
slaves from Virginia to the Souti. had
averaged eight thousand five hundred a
year. Professor Dew, who little
later became president OF William and
Mary College. fixed the number at six
thousand n year and declared that
Virginia was. sin fact a negro raising
State for other States" Other authori-
lies arc given for much larger numbers
The contention of MIR. A1untord is that
the alleged number OF slaves sold to
the Southern market IS a gross exag-
gcration. He admits, however, that a
considerable number was thus sold.
You and are not greatly concerned
whether the number was more or less.
In either case, the continuance Of the
pcrnicious practice. even by a limited
number of citizens of Virginia. brings
measure Of shame upon its whole pop
ulation
The tribute to the ralor Of virginia's
soldiers in the War Of 1861 and to the
exalted character Of Robert T. Lee is
one which. II il were in my power,
would emphasize with words or even
deeper respect and admiration.
The temptation 10 say more is strong,
but on such theme one might pretty
tNh
other The book is q strong one, and
there is little in it that care to try
10 controvert.
Again thanking YOU,
Yours very truly.
N. T.. HALLOWELL,, 81. Fl
That is a very remarkable letter, TO
be sure. to have been written by Mr..
Ila1lowcll, or by any one else in his
environment and with his inherited
views. 1t would be too much to expect
him to sec clearly through the smoked
glasses that have come down TO him
from his Aboltonist forebcars; but
the wonder is that he has grown out Of
his opinions sufficiently to admit that
there Is even Ono who is competent to
Judge the motives of men," The chap
ter Mr.. Munford wrote which has de-
lighted Mr.. Halloyell so much is the
chapter in which he says of the Adolf
'ionis.s: NO consideration Of the main
tcnance of law. the national peace, nor
the preservation of the Union ayailed
10 moderate their zeal or circumscribc
their efforts. slavery was sin against
God--and to the King of Kings they
owed their first allnciance
We can ina gine that Mr.. IIailowcll is
entirely sincere, just as we are sure
mat the Rev. Cotton Mather was sin
cere In his request that the ship wei
como we believe that was it's name
hearing William Penn and his Quakcrs
10 this New World he soized and its
passengers sent into slavery in tho Bar
BADGES We have never known a bad
cause In defence OF which some very
apt Scripture could not be quoted, nor
any great crime for the commission Of
which the promoters could not find
some religious excuse, which they
could translate into Thus saiti, the
i.orl,'
our present purpose. however, Is sim
ply 10 print the letter OF Mr.. iIailowcil
ABOUT the book or Mr. MunfOrd which