Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-03-28 00:00:00

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" The hatred of an enemy is bad enough
earthly poison equals in its intensity the hatred of a

friend,

,ttan wishes America to admit the wrong
of slavery, and English sarcasm will cease. America
will admit the wrong which England forced upon
Ler, but claims the right of managing her own
business. He did not show in the foregoing quotation
of misery in England that America was
dinning it into England's ears. Not at all. America
has heard of the success of the party who got a good

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always

Ering by giving strict attention to his own affairs;
hence allows England to take care of her own people.
America simply demands the same right. He

concludes the paragraph thus

ebuld

them 81J/eh-elders be acquitted at the bar of

for maintaining, or cotton buyers at the north
Or should Englishmen be debarred from
publicly denouncing what they all abhor ? The fact is that
it cannot be defended nor palliated ; and what is worse,
there is but small chance of its being soon remedied, and

for defending it

that I can see of its being finally abolished

witting all this, we in England would be quite satisfied if
Americans admitted it as well. If a bold and straight-
forward sentiment of anti-slavery existed in the United

if what is undeniable as a fact was avowed to be an

abomination, and if means were adopted to abate it ever so

with results ever so remote, the reproache

uld cease, sarcasm be still, and America bi

co-operated with on the broad road of

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cable equally at home, in our own free states. The fanati-
cism that grows so rank and gross in those sections, is not
always the offspring of ignorance—here, you justly charge
it to this cause. There, it is the coinage of wicked brains
and wicked hearts, for wicked purposes. These are the
political demagogues —the leaders, who disease and corrupt
the well-meaning and honest, but ignorant masses, by
pandering to the morbid and sickly sentimentality of
their weaker minds—they are simply common swind-
lers of public opinion. The fanaticism here, in Old
England, if not the offshoot of our home production, is, at
least, fertilised by it.

There are three kinds of men that are " abolitionists"
in the common sense of the term—Bad men—Mad men—
and Ignoramuses ! The last have our toleration, however
they excite our disgust. The second have our honourable
and sincere sympathy. The first, being the common enemy
of man and all good things, and deserve our word-knife to
the hilt ! It is these who beget the false and misnamed
philanthropy; that waters the earth with crocodile tears.
There are Englishmen too that belong to this last party ;
of such is Mr. Grattan, who is receiving your terrible con-
sideration. Judas Iscariot was " short," and earned thirty
pieces of silver. He had at least the manliness not to live
and spend it. An English writer—of good name, and it
should be of gentle blood, breaks the bread and drinks the
wine of a generous host, and then libels all about him..
To what end ? " Thirty pieces of silver !" Aye, and
lives to spend them ! Comparisons, are sometimes fearful,
as well as odious ! Of such also is Charles Dickens, but
not "of such," may we hope "is the Kingdom of
Heaven !"
Now, lam a conscientious believer in slavery. I believe
in the moral, social, and religious health of the institution.
I believe it, under our system in the United States, to be a

blessing to both races elevating the superior, and amelio-
rating, in all respects, the condition of the inferior. But

I protest lam not a fanatic. Ido not quarrel with those
who differ with me. Some of the purest men, and most
earnest patriots in our country are opposed to slavery. Such
men have my highest respect, for they are defenders of
right—of justice, and would not ruthlessly wrest from their
brethren in equality, that which is their own legally recog -
nised property. This is the most beautiful feature of our
Governmental system—thirty-three States, their equal
rights and sovereignty intact and unshorn, revolving around
a great common centre !

You have clearly shown, that the meddlesome interference
of " Abolitionists" at home and abroad, is the most cruel
thing that could be done for the slave for whom they pro-
fess so much sympathy. It forces upon the masters a
necessity for stricter discipline, and renders a happy and
contented being miserable and wretched. Verily might they
cry aloud, " Save me from my friends." Coming from a
free state as you do, the manly defence you are making of
the institution of a portion of your country, proclaims you
the true friend of the slave, as well as of the master. The
gratitude of both are due to you.

_
But I will give you an illustration (that may be at least
interesting to you, while yon are upon this subject) both of
the contented condition of the slaves in the south, and the
genuineness of the philanthropy of these dear lovers of the

John Randolph, of Roanoke, Virginia's, eccentric but
great statesmn, died some twenty-five years ago, possessed
of a large estate, real and personal. Comprised in it were
about 400 slaves, derived mainly by inheritance. The health
of Mr. Randolph was habitually delicate —indeed, I suppose

he never had a well day during three score years and up-
wards, that were allotted to him. There were periods,
however, when his sufferings were intense, affecting both
mind and body, and the former so seriously, that it is at
least doubtful, whether it were not unhinged. This, added

to anaturally eccentric nature—not uncommon to men of Brea

genius—made him do and say oftentimes, very inconsistE

things. It is not surprising, therefore, that with so large a
property, and without any heir of his body (though two
half brothers to whom he was devotedly attached) this
honld have manifested itself in making a dis-
position or rt. I'ne consequence was, ne lett several wills
and revoking codicils, as contradictory one of the other, as
the peculiar condition of mind at the different periods when

eccentricity

they were made

As one of these wills—not the last—
emancipated his slaves, and stipulated that they should be
removed to a free state, providing also the means for the
purchase of lands for their permanent settlement. A protracted
litigatimi ensued. After many trials and re-trials—decisions
in favour of this will or that codicil—it was finally
decreed that the will emancipating the slaves should stand.
Under its provisions, the executor proceeded to the State of
Ohio, and purchased a tract of land for 30,000 dollars—the
sum decreed by the court to be furnished from the estate—

upon which the Negroes were to be settled. There was,
perhaps, no portion of Ohio which was more characterised
for its philanthropic interest in the unhappy slave than
this selected—and naturally if not wisely—by the executor.
Having paid for the land, secured the titles, and made other.
preliminary arrangements for the Exodus of the 400, from
the home of their nativity, the day came for their depar-
ture. I would not stir the kind souls of Exeter Hall to pity
and to tears, by depicting the heart-rending incidents of that
parting scene ! It is enongh to say, that to those poor
ceatures it was the bitterest draught of their lives.
But the inexorable decrees of law must be obeyed, and the

mee happy and joyous slaves go forth bound down in
3orrow, and in woe, under the far more galling yoke of

involuntary freedom !

Upon their approach to the lands purchased with their
own money for their settlement, an organized hostile demon-
stration was made to their coming the Philanthropists

were up in arms—literally in arms to oppose their
11-beloved slaves, released by Virginian law from
boudaqo newly-

taking possession of their

settlement was effected

—most of the poor cre:

liened and died—and some even suc

ssfully

le of Liberty, passionately exclaimed, «Oh Libert

crimes are committed in thy name !'

A.bolition phiknthropy—

—where is thy blush

cted, and perhaps unacceptable, length

lave been forced to write it. Accept my sincere thanks
For your good work, and the thanks of my brethren in the

Your friend,

Old America

OLD AMERICA

writes like a Junius

His pen