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one" Gracious Heavensi what IN nc
count viii the twenty thousand Protect
ant ministers Of Grsat Britain have &
render for the souls Of these poor CaE
Tres, whom 90 many OF them have for.
gotten. to abuse tbsir brethren in A.
merics for neglecting . population a.
mongst whom larger proportion hea,
the Gospel. than Of the inhabitants o.
the capital Of the British empire.
Let us look II London. the seat o
your wealth. power. and civilization;
the abode OF your Sovereign; the seal
| OF your Parliament, the See Of q Bishop
whose income would support hundred
missionaries. Listen 10 what the yish-
op says OF 90 much Of has diocess as /.
contained ia the metropolis. There
are" says he. "thirty-Iour parishes,
containing above 10, 900 souls each,
tomisting all notice ofthose which con-
iains less. and in the aggregate I, 49,
900 souls: but there 10 church room 70,
only l0l .662-less than one-tenih OF
the wSolei Allow one church for
every 1000 souls. and 379 churches
would be required; while in fact there
are but 60: or IL consecrated chapel,
be added, only 100" That il, above
.OOO, 00U souls in = single city, and
that city the seat Of glory. utterly un-
provided for by The nation and the Es-
tablished Church. Now, IL we should
add what Is done by Disseniers Of all
classes, and add also the destitute ofthe
email parishes, the result might be vsri-
ed little: but still. make the best of /,
you can. and you are Left with more
people destitute ofthe means OF grace
On London alone. than in ell the United
Statesi Ifyou doubt these statements
OF the Lord Bishop Of London, consult
the proceedings Of the last annual meet
ing Of the City Mission; and then pom
der whether the hundreds Of pounds
sqeandered on Mr.. Thompsou's trip to
the United States. and in printing his
ISLANDERS Of that country. and the sddi-
tional hundreds which sec Dr.. Heugh
urged the people Of Glasgow 10 give
him BY way OF Testimonial Fund"
might not have been fully As well laid
out in sending the Gospel to the Brit.
ish capitali
8. Besides. the sccusaiions now made
your own, on the general subjects Of
slavery in itself considered, and neglect
OF the religious instructions of the IA.
tives--the remaining charges which we
have been arraigned upon-may, TO q
certain extent. fall under the general
head Of severity, injustice, and deep
rooted prejudice against the blacks
These things may be true, or thew NAV
be false. The statements and evidence
on both sides are in reach ofthe Public.
You have vouched for their truth, and
IL is not my design 10 show who they
are that are so ready TO magnify real
errors. and TO allege false crimes upon
their neighbors.
y. Pray. air. were you ever in ire
land IL you were. you saw a land
feItile and beautiful, people hand.
some, intelligent. and active; q climate
more genial than any other ia so high
northern latitude; 10 short, every
thing that should make its ieeming pop
'ilaiion rich. happy. and powerful. 1
as there; saw hundreds OF people
Who had no fixed abodes. I saw The
mejonty Of the houses Of the lower
classes 10 be worse than the stables and
cowhouses in England; saw thousands
IN rags; hundreds naked; end hundreds
more naked. except piece OF a single
nld garment. looked al The third re-
port on the expedieney Of a poor law
for Ireland, made by order Of ParIia.
ment. end Hound that 9, 3s5, COO souls
are out Of work. have nothing 20 depend
on, and are ia distress Eor thirty weeks
every year. II is a settled, indisputa.
bic truth, that one.third oi the Irish
people beg their bred Two thirds orevery
year. And yet enormous quantities OF
grain and live stock, and ell sorts Of
provisions. are exported from Ireland.
And yet 10 defiance OF ell this tremen
do0s, long-eoat,nued. and periodical
suffering, there Is no poor law, nor any
sort Of general provision by law, for
The poor Of that Island. Bot there are
Iorty-niae regiments Of horse and foot,
and eOnstabulsTy force Of about equal
magnitude. ready 10 stay the People :
siOmaehs 9Th lead II night, end steel
Ia the mogning. This 5 the happy
contamination Of sin hundred years oil
Of British aulhorityl And how can
you. siF. look any human being in The
face, and charge this county with
wrong. till yoa have siFsined sVery II.
fort % Fsdgess this vast hereditary eailty
Or u you fell. how can you speak. ma
f'oaaily. u The hearing u earth or hea.
Tens abopt human wfnaRsl
~. look for The issl isas % ,l.s vas.
Plains q SOgth Africa. wei with lhe
hlood q msrdesei naiioas. Read The
clear and n,asieSiy speech ofDF. Philip. !
already tWies FsfeSFed 10. lie lFayal. /
be, who he'd visited thai county twice
twenty-five YeaEs az. where 10 lake |
his stand on the baaks Of IRE Keiskara.
me- iaVsE. sod aak Whist hsd bscome oil
Che nsfigss uhom be eaw lhere On be
lormef visit: II he took his sisad on ihs
Focks ~ Soata9o Fiyer. and Looked 10.
uaFds = eouolFy seventy miles N
breedih believe him. Ne Highi ask Tee /
sane qaesiion; II ~ wefs 20 take bis
siand agsin 90 ihs Fish iiver. ED then !
sHiead BE stewato Caaiaria. hs aizhi