The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-12-15 00:00:00

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DORCHESTER. THE AMILRICAN
Aooording to announcement Mr. Irving White. of
London, delivered a lecture on this subject, at the
Townhall on Monday evening. The attendance at
the commencement of the lecture was very small,
which celled forth comment from the lecturer, who
remarked that he thought this subject was of such
importance to British people = to make them gather
together and 000verell on it. Alluding to the
European war of 1600, Mr. White said that war
was involved in considerable interest, yet DO One
could see the advantages which arose it. It was
• strife of nations—it wasa contest in which European
Poems more or less took part; and it finished so
as to leave every Power more to less involved in •
national debt. England was now suffering from the
AR/060&11 war, but this war was different from all
other wars which have yet taken place. It was
• civil war, and was fearful in its results, because
of the improvements made in the machinery of des.
truction. Anglo. Saxon was now fighting against
Anglo-Saxon,and the contest was terrible. It wag*
collision one with the other, each claiming victory,
and each struggling for power. It was • war in
support of deriposin, slavery, and endeavouring to
sustain in power a few persona whose intonate were
at stake. For more than 60 years all the power had
been intlse handset the Southern slaveholdess,andthey
had sent slaveholders in suoocasion to the "white
Wiese" of Congress. They had ruled the land, filled
the mate of power, set up the judges, MagigraDly
and coroners, who in taro hacl created heads of
departments below them, and had consequently given
the turn and tincture to all elections, so that •
power had been raised up for the growth of evil. It
was a mighty power, waging war against out-spoken
opinions. National law was not understood,
sad national opinion was hardly ever expressed.
The South bad all its own way, It gave utterance,
and its creatural obeyed. We had been told that
America was republic, but we found it despotic.
We had been told it was liberal, but their liberalism
was not freedom. Alluding to the slave trade, the
lecturer said the Southerners wanted to perpetuate
the system which they called by the soft name of
their " domestic institution." The only anxiety
these men had was to get a continuance of their
'yawn, and this they knew could only be effected
by retaining the organization of the government in
their hands. They could afford to part with some
members of Congress, some portion of the govern.
meat to remain in possession of theirsests, some men
to speak in freedom of the slave, some judges to sit
untrammelled ; but their system which gave them
four votes for one slave, left them a preponderance
of opinion and an amount of power which they
never failed to use for the perpetuation of their
accursed system. The abolition of the African slave
trade had left the Southern planter nothing to do
but replenish his breeding ground, and to this be
gave his attention, seeking to increase his store year
by year by purchase and marriage. The land of the
South was insufficient to meet the demand for
slavery, as four millions of slaves had to work upon
about 6,0e0 scree of territory. True, about a quarter
of the whole had their labour remitted, which pre-
vented them from engaging in agricultural and
labouring pursuits, so that only three millions of
hands were given to the cultivation of floe, sugar,
and tobacco. The lecturer then remarked that the
labour thus unwillingly given was performed in a
very careless manner, and the soil instead of being
rich and improved, became poor and impoverished.
Alluding to the cotton supply, Mr. White said the
supply had been for some time below the demand,
and machinery and contrivance had alike been taxed
to meet the demand, but of no avail. The only
thing, therefore was to obtain more territory, and to
cultivate this they must have more slaves, so that
they might produce more bales of cotton for the
merchant To open the slave trade, therefore, was
one of the bold and daring decisions on the
part of the S.nith. They believed that slavery was
the foundation of one oi the most successful trades
that existed upon the earth, so that the reopening
of that disgraceful traffic was one of the objects
they had in view, and argued that it would better
the condition of the slaves ; and they believed that
in tearing them from their homes would not only
be conferring a favour upon them, high in its
character and improving in its results, but they
would be taught the true aspirations of Christian met
Alluding to the election of President Lincoln the
lecturer observed that it was • cause of apprehension
to the Southerners, because they saw that if the free
states increased the slave trade would decline, thus
there would be fewer slaves, and a decline of power
on their side in the House of Congress. If this was
done they would be pulling the house down about
their heads; but when Lincoln came to be
elected, the consternation was as great as if a
bombshell had been thrown into their midst.
This president was • plainspoken man, opposed
to the slave trade, and most suited to the
strange emergency, making all respect him, and
determined to discharge his mission to the letter.
After some remarks concerning the president's
proclamation, and his approval of Mr. Mason's law
for the apprehension of runaway slaves,the lecturer
proceeded to notice the cause of the war. The
rerolt, lie said, was planned during Buchanan's .
presidency, and then came the rash and injudicious
act of firing upon Fort Sumter. The North had
long remain's' quiet, but that was the boundary tins,
and war was the consequence, and wherever the
tract of the Northern soldier had been, wherever
his big guns had been brought to bear, the bleat
man's liberty had followed. The war was the
result of but for power by the South. The North
in all her legislative acts, in all her political debates,
never made any =reed by word or deed upon the
S.mth, and the question of slavery was never allowed
to be discussed in the House of Congress. For
25 years conc.-vision after concession was made to
the South, and there was never any collision until
the Kansas affair happened. After alluding to
President Lincoln'e proclamation with reference to
the law of contraband, as what the constitution per-
mitted, the lecturer proceeded to view the bitterness
orthe war, showing the effect it had on the re-
sources of the country, and said the curse could not
be estimated. How many • mother and sister were
now weeping for the loved ones which this war had
left upon the gory battle.field • yet it went on, and
there was no shirking, no readiness to draw it to a
doer. It was curse meeting curse. How far the
nettling day was off it was impossiu .• to tell, but
Come It would, and God's law of restitution would
snake its stern demand. In conclusion the lecturer
wished the North all success and God's speed in all
their hattlea
Pirrir Sessioxs. Wednesday.—Before the Mayor.
AN ..I.NroILTI"NATR" ii Tit,WHLE.—Ann Argyle, a
(institute. of Fordington, was brought up in custody
charged with being drunk and creating a disturbanoe.—
P.C. Mitchell said whilst on duty at Fonlington at one
o'clock on Wednesday morning, he heard a disturbance
near the Exhibition Hotel Ile found prisoner in the road
with her bonnet off and her shawl dragging in the mud.
She was making use of very bad language, and offering
to light. A sailor was in her company. The
officer requested her to go home, and not to make use
of iuch bad language, both of which she refused to do,
and lie then took her in custody, but she resisted very
violently. A man named Winger, complained that he
was frequently annoyed by her ohne:ens language.
k,rentenced told dope hard labour.
STICALDCI A PAIR or TROUSCRA.—John Edwards,
who described himself as • tailor. of Southampton, was
brought up in custody charged with stealing a pair of
trousers from the Canteen.—Caroline Parsons deposed
that her huslisnd kept the Canteen. Prisoner came
into their house about dinner time on Tuesday, and
told some soldiers that he hail been in the army
for 17 years, but was now in distress. A soldier
gave him some food, and prisoner remained in
the house uutil shout seven o'clock. The pair of
. trousers produced were hanging on a rail outside the
Canteen, which were afterwards brought in tbe tap
room. After prisoner had left witness went to put
the trousers by the tire, when she found that they had
been taken away, and prisoner was suspected as being
the thief—P.C. Froome said he was informed of the
nibbery. and went in marsh of prinoner, boding him in the
Union this morning. He informed him of the charge,
and took him in custody. Witnesa then made inquiAes
about the trousers, and found that prisoner had sold
them to Mr. LOCO% but they had been cut up.
—John Lucas, • marine store dealer, said on Tuesday
evening. about half-past seven, prisoner came into his
Allop and sold the trousers for Id.' which wither cat
up. Ile never asked prisoner how he became possessed
at the tromien. —The Mayor commented on witmas's
conduct, remarking that buying • pair of trousers for
Id., which were worth 2s. 6d.. without making in.
quiriee, was a most unwarrantable act.— Prisoner made
no defence, and was remanded until Monday.
WEYMOUTH.—Parry DVDOONS, MONDAY.—Before
Ayling, Esq.—George Pearson, who said he canie
from Bristol, was brought up in custody charged with
being drunk and riotous —On Satunlay night prisoner
entered Mr. Hurdle's shop, in Maiden-street, and re-
fea,l to leave. P.C. Apsey was sent for to turn him
out, alien lie became very abusive. nicking use of ex•
ceedingly foul language. He was then conveyed to the
lock-up.where he kept slamming the cover of the water'
closet. In defence, prisoner said he was so drunk that
he did not know what be was about.—Committed for
7 days.
Trescay.- -Before the Mayor and Captain Prowee.
NOR-PATIIIIXT of POOR•MATLM. —Several parties were
summoned fur non-payment of poor-rates, but the
Bench made order" for payment in each case.
CAUTIOU. Tigard and John Down were
charged with removing sand and gravel from the Sands.
- Delaniont IlLid on tisdurilay moniing.about half.
past seven o'clock, he saw defendants on lie Sends re.
moving sand and gravel, which they put into a cart.
lie Mid received .nstructiuns from the superintendent
that no person was to be allowed to carry away sand or
gravel. Down said he was carrying the sand to Oakley-
place, where he was going to do some work for Mr.
Irelaford --Defenilinnts were Oatrioned and discharged.
Edward Wildman. proprietor of a travelling theatre, warn
summoned for acting without being licenael.—Mr. Elill
appeared for defendant, and stated that in consequence
of the strung expressions which came from the Bench
last week, he had advised defendant to leave the town,
which he had done. He (Mr. Hill) therefore hoped that
this exep would =tidy the Bench, and that they would
dismiss the case. —The Mayor said that defendant had
applied for leave to act in the town, which he refused,
but after this he immediately went and performed on
private ground without the consent of the magistrates,
whereby he had rendered himself liable to • fine not
exceeding £2o—Mr. Hill stated that whilst defendant
was at Bridgwater DI applied to the magistrates there
for a license, but they would not t him any, and he
Mee went on privet, ground, :Ll= he might do
so here, and henee had arisen the —The
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