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to be written by HAMET, the Emperor of Morocco
to the Hon. HENRY CLAY, and may crafty some
of his friends. Will you let itappear in the Voice
of Freedom
My DEAR COUSIN By vessel, which has Just
arrived at Sale from New York, | have received
your thrilling speech, delivered at Washington
| City, Feb 9TH, 1885, against those fanatics, who
are laborng to destroy the good old institution of
slavery, and wonder not that brother Calhoun
was delighted with your speech All was excel
lent; but nothing could be more to my TASTE than
the following pertinent remarks 4" That IS prop
erty, which The laac declares TO be property Taoo
hundred gears Of Legislation hare Sanctifed negro
slares as property" Such sentiments admire,
and always act upon them; but have sometimes
doubted whether they were correct. For even
Moors have conscience. But now find that
even Republican & Christian senators avow them.
And as you are a great statesman, and must be
supposed to understand the sentiments of your
counrymen, shall feel quite at ease in acting
upon them.
"That is property, which the law declares to be
property" So think, and so my fathers have
long thought And we have, like you, made our
laws to suit our faith. These laws have now
been sanctioned formore than two hundred wears,
and are venerable for age. And they will doubt
less be continued, while the Prophet shall allow
me the power to maintain my royal dignity. For
they are to me very convenient, and without them,
even my Queen and royal daughters might have
to brasil my slippers, and do other mental servi-
ces.
AS you have such correct views Of the way in
which any thing can be converted into property, |
presume YOU have studied the laws of my king
dom and the great benefit derive from the faith
full execution of them; and if you only put down
the fanatics you may soon be able to follow in my
footsteps. At least your claims for support from
Shareholders must be equal TO those of your COM
petilor; and your elevation TO the Presidency may
prepare the way for the same tenure of property,
which has long been established among the Bar
barry Powers.
That is property, which the law declares to be
property" This rule answers all purposes. If
foreign vessels are cast away on our coast, vessel
and cargo are the lawful property of those who
can seize them. So also are the passengers, the
crew and the officers, And should your son, or
daughter, be of the number, ancient legislation and
long established law would change them into chat
tells, and convert them into property, to be sold
used at the pleasure of the holder. If prisoners
are taken in war, men, women and children, are
all converted into property, and sold like other
merchandise. And if Jew or Christian come into
our dominons law and custom will justify us in
confscating their goods, and ensaving their per-
sons. Indeed, when we wish for any mans prop
erty, or services, we can easily find, or make, a
law, that will Justify our conduct. And should
you be raised to the Presidency, and carry
out your principles, as a man, you may immortal
ze your own name, and teach lesson to the
world, that will not soon be forgotten Only think
how easy it will be for you to convert white men,
as well as black men, into property to declare that
every laborer his wife and children, are property
and that all foreigners, who land on your Shores
shall be reduced to slavery and sold as property.
Nay, more, carry out your principles, and make a
law, that all the fanatics shall be deemed and held
as property, that your political opponents shall be
reduced TO slavery, and held as property, and that
every man, who dares to dispute your principles,
shall be deemed as goods, chatels, and in all re-
spects treated as SUCH What golden rule 1t
works both ways, on white as well as black, in re-
publican America as well as in the States of Bar
barry. And wherever tcan be maintained, it will
teach ALL acho acere made 10 la6our for Meir supe-
riorS, 10 take their proper place; and to pay that
honor and respect to their masters and superiors,
which becomes the dignity of their station.
believe, Brother Clay, that you must have the
honor of first broaching the orthodox sentiment
hat two hundred years of Legislation has sANcTI-
FED negro slaves as property. And suppose, by
| parity of reasoning, two hundred years of legs-
alton will sanctyy Christian slaves as property
Good very good. You will not then be offend
ID, should the high destnies of America be placed