Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1840-06-18
From tie Ma ire american.
british PHILANTHROPY.


exchange papers relative TO the course pursued
by the British Government, IN endeavour'ng
to create disturbances on our frontiers by stir
ring up spirit o. INSTRUMENTATION amongst the
Indian tribes. This connected with the spirit
of abolitonism which they have scattered a.
mongst US in the South, they hope 10 prove of
great avail in case oil war between our country
and Great Britain.
A writer in the Montreal Courier in a letter
TO His Excelency Sir Richard Jackson, Cons
mander in Chief Of the forces in British North
Anarca, says, among Other things, in the e.
vent Of a war:
"The ascend0ncy Of Great Britain on the
Ocean, would neutraize the power OF eV which
otherwise the United States would possess in
an eminent degree. The commence of Great
Britain would undoubtedly suffer considerably
from privateers and national vessels-which
under cover Of night or storm, or by the aid OF
chance, might escape TO sea? The free hooters
and marauders of o'her nations, would avail
themselves of United States Letters Of .IHarque,
to cruize against British commerce; but not
wihsanding these circumstances, think the
Marine OF Great Britain sufficiently powerful
to prevent more than partial loss. The use
Of steam will interfere considerably with the
business Of privaleers. men; perhaps to such an
extent as 10 protect the Commercial Marine, ei.
eClually, from the marauderS. | conceive
he naval ascendehcy Of Great Britain would
extract the tangS Of the United States, in so
far as injury from her maritime arm is concer>
ned.
The military operations OF the republic on its
Atlantic face will therefore be wholly defensive.
On the provincial Grontlerthey will be on the re-
verse offensive.
shall delerto another occasion, further sur
vey of the powers Of resistance, or attack, pos
sessed by the United States.
The military operations Of Great Britain, on
the Atlantic face Of the United States will be Of
iensive; within her land dominion, it will be
defensive.
contemplate, in future letters, entering in
TO a particular investigation Of the probable
military operations, both in the United States
} proc eeding from British invasion, and in British
: America, proceeding from invasion by the re,
public; and | shall therefore content myself AT
! his time, by referring TO Two other means o.
: causing serious trouble TO the enemy possessed
by our country.
The Indian population, which has been ex
PEELED from the homes Lftheir race--entertain
feelings towards the United States, such as tn,
most bitter enemy Of the Republic kwould de
t sire, should animate their hearts. If Bri
tannia but hOids up her finger and points I,
! The COMMON ENE;lY, not more prompt wiH b,
S The rush of the bulldog at The object Of hi
/ luminosity, than theirs upon tie remorSelesSIRe
: publican.
7 The means ofannoyance TO the United States
: in the last two paragraphs, may be placed IL
5 The rower of England IN AMERICA, in the BAL
; ANcE between her power on this continent, anC
: the power Of the United States If your Ex
r CeIlency is not expert at carrying amounts tC
1 the credit o! balance'sheet, the Governor
It General will assist you.
= The slave population of the Southern STATES
S lies like slumbering beast of prey within lheil
/ very Bosom If aroused, hungry for Liberty
. it will tear and acerate that bosom (earlully
n few black reGiments-Some hundreds ofdriI
u, sergeanls, a hundred thousand stands Of arms
:. land abundance Of GOLD, would afford ample
= occupation for the military ardor of the South.
. ern States. siopnot now Gin fact lis foreign
t 10 my object) 10 discuss the suggestion OF arm
ing the slave population of the United States
against their OWNERS, phanthropicaIy I'll,
plan, rhink,lw be, to arm them first, and dis
J. cuss the phiIanthrophy Of the measure AFTER
+ WARDS"
# Whilst their presses TEEN with paragraph.
like the above, and The volariGs of their princi
. Plies are actively at work in carrying on means
U TO put their hellish plans into ex ecution, ou
= country is receiving into her midst thousand:
Z of omissares TO disseminate the doctrines
: which may, ere long, array the South agains
: the North, and divide the peace aud harmony
OF our once free and happy country, and be
slowing upon them the sacred and blood bough
i privileges of American citizens.
The Abolition Convention which assembled
# in New York, only few days since, passed
!, resolutions congratula'ing their friends upoI
d the vast immigration which was now being wai
ted daily to our shores. The Worlds Conven
, ton which will assemble in the course of III,
n ensuing month at London, will no doubt IenC
: It's aid 10 further the immigration TO this coun
= try, and consequently the more general diifu
n sion OF the principles Of abOtlonism.
b tits needless now TO state that from tho very
= nature of their education, nine out Of every tel
e foreigners, who arrive in the United States, ar,
o opposed TO the existence of slavery, and still
we aid them by dividing with them our own pc
liticaI rights.
A few years more and we may regret tn,
c apathy with which We have looked upon th
c subecl--lhe recollection Of The massacres, tn
II lomahawk, and the Iping knife bathed in thu
s. blood Of our own relatives and friends is no
$ yet ehaced from the memory Of many, and til,
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