The native American., 1838-06-30

From Mc Baltimore Literary AMI Religious Maga-me. ]
1.-THE BIG BEGGAR MAN.
ENGLISH BITTERNESS, AND AMERICAN SUB
sERvIENcV. . .
This appellation has heen given to Daniel o.
Connell, by his political opponents in Great Bri-
tain, and like many other nick k-nanles it Gil SO
exactly, that il has stuck like a Sa1, bc,Ei0 For
above twenty years, O'Connell has been in the
receipt Of a prinecly revenue, varying from ono
to two hundred thousand dollars year, wrung
by the most innanmatory and exciting appeals,
from the poorest peasantry in Europe. Think Of
forty thousand sterling year, dragged out of the
starving population Of Ireland, in sums varying
from half-penny to shilling at time! 1t pre-
sents III the strongest light, an august picture Of
national cvotcdncss-sported with, and abused
by the vilcst, most selfish, and most detcsablc
individual basencss. Poor Ireland! Is shedoom-
cd forever, to fall into the hands Of piti.css enc
mics, or faLIlless and unworthy friends!
Our present object in directing attention to the
Big Beggar Nan, is to show the nature and ex-
tent Of his feelings towards this country. The
following extract is from the London Pairiot of
NoU. 81, 1897. 1t is part Of speech delivered
by O'Connell, in Exeter Hall, London, on the
23d Of the same month, at great public meeting
Of Anti-Slavcry delegates from all parts Of the
United Kingdom" We quote only so much as
relates to this country: ~ 81
g Remember you have only to cast your eyes
beyond the American waves, and see what is
about to take place there. Behold those pretend
ed sons of freedom, those who declared that all
persons were equal in the presence Of God, that
every man had an inalienabe right to liberty
and proclaiming it, too, in the name Of Cod
behold them asscverating it in the name Of honor,
their paltry honor. Loud cheers.) They arc
at this moment organising new slave States. Re
member that another country has been committed
to shareholders. They have seized upon the ter
rtory Of Texas, taking il from the Mexcans, the
Mexicans having abolished slavery without ap-
premiership. Cloud checrs.) Remember that
they have stolen. cheated, swndled, robbed a
country, for the horrible purpose Of continuing it
in slavery. (Hear, hear, and cries Of "Shame.' y
Remember that there is treaty now on foot, in
contemplation, at least, and only postponed be-
tween the President Of the United States and
these cruel rnfans, till this robbery Of Texas from
Mexico can be completed Oh! raise the voice
Of humanity against these republicans, who have
sentiments Of pride and feelings of sclfexalta-
ton. (Cheers.) Let us tell these republicans,
that instead Of standing the highest in the scale
of humanity, they are the bascst OF the base, and
the viIest of the vile. Immense cheers, waving
Of hats, and cries of ssIurrah.') There is q
community of sentiment all over the world, and
on the wings Of the press, whatever 50 humble
and insignificant an individual as myself address
es to you, will be borne across the waves of the
Atlantic--it will go up the Missouri, it will be
waited along the banks Of the Mississippi, and il
will reach the Internal Texas ITSELF Immcnsc
cheers.) And though that Pandemonium may
scream at the sound, yet they shall suffer from
the lash of human indignation applied to their
horrible crimes. Loud cheers.) If they be not
arrested in their career of guilt, four new slave
States will flow from it,, and from Texas to the
Mississippi will be filed with slaves. Cheers
O hideous breeders of human beings for slavery!
(Cheers.) Such are the horrors Of that system in
the American States, that it is impossible in this
presence to describe them, and it almost pollutes
the mind to think of them. Should the mca-
sures now contemplated by the Americans be ac-
complished, these horrors will be increased four
fold. Every commandment Of the living God is
to be trampled under foot by Mammon, and the
human soul is to be degraded worse than the de-
gradation Of the human body. (Cheers.) Expect
nothing from their generosity. Icannot restrain
myself Cheers. Twas only the other day that
Tread letter from Philadelphia, in the Morning
Chronicle, in which this scene is dcscribcd:-A
red man, who has got the name OF Powell,
whose Indian name lorget-(A voice, 'Occo-
la''(-had carried on war, at the head Of the
Seminole Indians, against Florida. lie had be-
haved with great bollncss and bravery, fought for
his country, and would have been one Of those
persons deiied as hero, had he fought in civil
iized nation, and testimonials would have been
reared to commemorate his deeds, equal to those
which have been raised to a Napoleon or Wei
lington--but what happens to this warrior! The
Americans had been in treaty with him, they in
vted him to a conference, they promised him
protection. Thus confdng in their honor is he
allowed to return! Oh, no! the slave-owncr is
himself but slave still. He is not allowed to
return--he is carried back a prisoner, notwith-
standing the promises Of protection (Cries oI
"shame, shame.') Oh, cry out shame, and lei
the cry be heard across the waves Of the mighty
ocean, We are the teachers Of humanity, the
friends Of humanity. What does it signify to US
that the crime is not committed on British soil
wherever it is committed, we are its exccrators.
(Cheers.) The American, il is true, boasts that
he was the first to abolish the slave trade carried
on in foreign vessels He was. Bnt what was
the consequence The man who abolished IT
made his slaves at home Of more value 70 him'
,,,ho,, he had efo,,,od tho srpply from abroad.