Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1840-07-16

Foreign Contention for the Abolition Of s7are
RI in the United States, no,U in session in The
city Of London, England.
We repubsh the following alarming article
from the Philadelphia National Gazette, which
the wisdom and patriotism Of its editor has
transferred to the columns Of the Courier OIL
this city.
We should like to see the Harrison papers OIL
New Orleans republish it, but this is perhap:
asking too much, as such an act might aleni
ate few foreign Wing and Abolition vote:
from their candidate. -Native American.
Fromthe Philadelphia National Gazette.
The time for the great convention TO be held
| in London on the abolition of slavery, is now
at hand One or more delegates from this
country will attend it. Resolutions will be ad
opted, intended TO affect our national name,
fame and interests. We have no question that
the United States will be singled out in its pro-
ceedlngs for the largest share Of curses and de-
nunciatons. Slavery as ii exists in this coun-
try will be found comparatively more odouS
and detestable than in any other. Patriotism
and universal love will then mourn over our
state; but those who put slavery upon the
American provinces in conrayenion to the
will be forgotten, or salvo derived from the
spirit Of their age will be laid on their acts
Now as no part of Europe has abated herlust
of conquest; as the boundless enterprise, ener-
gy, and promised great destines of republican
America are objects Of open jealousy and ex-
pressed hatred TO monarchcal rulers and poll
ticians, il becomes us TO mistrust utterly all at
tempts to define or control in the least any Of
our internal institutions. We have always, as
a people, kept studiously alool from the rest Of
the world, combining our relations simply to
those Of peaceful commercial intercourse. We
want no further alliance. We will put up with
no foreign or extraneous advice. There is nc
country in Europe which can decently speak
Ito this country on the subject Of slavery.
degraded, oppressed, DISTINGUISHED and starved
Ipeasantry, dispoiled ofthose things which con
Tribute to liberty and the pursuit of happiness
this is without the borders Of those who cry
out against slavery as it exists in another form
and is connected with circumstances Of which
they are not competent judges, and which they
do not take into consideration. Let her knock
off the chains of the enslaved Hindoos. LIE
her retrace her steps as regards her aggres
sions and meditated conquests in China. Then
conventions may meet 10 consider negro sla
very, and then-Amerca can direct her own
affairs according to her own sense of right
But we have no reason 10 repose confidence in
the honest intentions Of foreign assemblies
sanctioned by foreign cabinets, as regards
America. Our cotton growing interests are
menaced by the action of the British parlia
ment in reference to the East Indies. Since
the emancipation ofthe slaves in the West In
dies, negroes taken in slave ships are enlisted
in the British service, and black regiments are
formed of soldiers enrolled for life. These,
with other incidents, form subjects for rehec-
ton even TO those who wish TO see slavery
suppressed in this country. 1t is question Of
universal national interest, and premature
philanthropy should ponder it we'll.