Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-12-26
Prom Ihs Charleston Mercury
Rulrs BRITANNIA Rule the waves

Prom ths Charleston Mercury
Ruiys BRITANNIA Rule the waves
Seize our ships and sral our slaves.
TR. ASp ".
We mentioned yesterday an instance OF the |
pmlantropc zeal OF grea Bulain, in the SEIZURE Of
an American vessel, ior interfering with the Brit !
I,h tradIog operations IN Africa; and noted the IN
CONSISTENCY OF northern presses ~ affecting ind,g.
nanon at such a mater ui course affair. Outage 1
ioorsoo,h! Has not England as much t,ghl 10 sx.
cude yankee vessels hon the African coast, TO
make sure oil supmessrg the slave lrade--as
she has to seize and set lice ia the glorious cause
OF emancipation, southern negroes, thrown ~ her
IVES, ludia ports ny sttssa ct weather. While 90
he voyage from North Corona or Vugin,a 10
to Florida OF New 0rleausl Certainly Ii the law
OF nations cannot protect southern property, Why
should 1t protect northern pfOperii After his long
nezouatun Mt, Stevenson has MT obtaInt ~.
dcn,ntly lor The slaves selzed IN lhs West Judas
--slncc the passage Of the Blush Emancipation
act
Lord paInetslon informed hun that Us L, all stch
cases the law oi ia ions has been repeal, by aci
OF Parliament. II our Wing friends, Who aie a.
greed "liom the ST. hns, &c, that the conali-
tutlonsl safeguards Of the South shonId remain
intact are willing tina. the Bermuda question
should res, where Lord Pamers,on has 50 cody
lett d-lel them hold their peace when England en-.
couraged by their sanction their lacu applovh-
takes a ,oths. phanIrop cal step, and proceeds
irom laying hands on southern property, TO the
seizure Of northern ships and cargoes.
Not only Is she encouraged by SUBMISSION, but
ilAicted by limitation. The ah'g governors OF
Malue aud aud New York have "ptoIecud rob-
bers," IN defiance OF Georgia aud Virginia. DO
We expect England To be more jus, To US than the
states are /, anothri II We rroolrCt right the
New York Commercial Advertiser ina notice ol
tne ntgol alton about the Bermuda business, told
It's northern readers to mark wha, the north was
subjected TO by the constitutional recognition oi
southern property N slasos--and complained a.
II II were something monstrous, that the northern
states should be expected 10 JOIN IN war ior the
protection ot Southern property. May no, the
South as justly demonstrate against the er'tVanct
oil being involved IN host.hlles with any foreign
a gressur agalnst northern nghlsl Well let Eng-
and. enl'ehlhned England! England, the deliver.
81! 20 IN IN her march oI Iapme, aud glul her as
aI'c., aud give laws to the subject globe, SO long
as her muldereuS hand supports standurd IA
scnbed with the Magic word Explanatory" A
least let mol ether hypocnles murmer When btus-
I'd by her sacred chariot wheels
II IL but lew days since we recorded, without
comment auobor, third act ol phlautf"phlc out.
rage The SEIZURE aud manuinnnss,on of ~ slaves
IRON Irri "a IN nnr the Brush colonial ports " Q
made oo.nment, but watch d the pafaagra ph
take lis round, aud va yei not ono American prees
has been slItfed by II To u single indignant word.
II has been suned over aud let pass as thing Of
course, May not England open her ~ - IL amaze
# we should now rush forward 10 rescue the tram.
pied fig Of our country, merely because she
choose now 10 plant her heel upon II on u north.
err instead Of Il southern deei The last outrage
above mentioned was upon VTginlaus, II WAS
a blow at the "unleuIhtd commonwealth" Let
Us see II she Is Wing enough To succumb to III
We have one Senator ~ho, our HE for II, will moi
forget II nor DC "Occldently AID unlnlentlonaly
absent" when II is brought before the penale. -
We respectfully submit whether II be moi ~or-
thy Of some acton on the part oil our Legislature,
III which We may give the same pledge TO Vngm-
, ia that was gwen 10 Georgia by on, last legisla.
ttrr, and let the resolutions be forwarded 10 Mr..
Calhoun, and such other OF our members oil
Congress, as are moi 50 much engrossrd with the
volunteer duly Of oIganlz'ng The new adnInls IA
ton, "a. to be unable 10 attend to matters IN which
South Carolina Is concerned,
We copy from our paper Of he l9Ih Novem
Der the paragraph alluded 10 above;
FROM NASSAU.
BY The schr Victoria, Capt Young, arrived
n file Of yesterday We have received Tho Roya
Gazette aud Observer TO he 4h instant
Nashn, Oct CATH
The American schr. Helmola, j. s Chauer
master from Richmond, Va, was totally wrecked
on Spanish, Abaco on The night Of Sunday last
Cargo consisting OF tobacco and cotton goods
saved IN damaged slate. The master, crew. 10
gelber With is American slaves,~ho were also III
the vessel. arrived haze on Thursday last These
were soon alter landed and taken to he 'poIiece
officer whore their names were enrolled: then
they were housed for the night, aud the morning
allowed 10 go at large, beng now free men, at lIb-
er'y 10 procure any employment hey may be
qualified 10 perform,
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