The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1841-04-16
From the New York New Era.
British Tyranny.


The Rev. J. Pierpont gives q descrip-
ton of the horrd tyranny of the British
Government. 1t is no less tyrannical
than hypocritical. Compare the facts in
the extract we make below, with the mon
kish sympathy the Government of Bri.
tain processes to entertain for the "poor
negro"
None Of its acts, however plausibly
guarded with appearances of humanity
and philanthropy, can be adduced, but
that in the sequel it will be discovered
originated from some selfish or bloody
motive. The "world's convention" held
in London, over which Prince Albert pre-
sided, to devise measures to abolish negro
slavery, was weak and wicked farce.
lis only end is TO cripple the resources of
this country by discouragng the growth
of cotton here. To their eternal disgrace,
some of our own citizens were found base
enough 10 coalesce with, and become tools
of the British Government in this impu-
IDENTITY hypocritical movement. We hope
that those who were infatuated enough to
90 three thousand miles TO a,tcnI that con-
vention, and then come back to oppose
Martin Van Buren,, will read this recital
of British tyranny and philanthropy.
"The sanguinary wars by which Great
Britain has subjugated the hundred mil
lions Of India, and the stern despo,ism
with which she rules and starves them
that her merchant princes may roll in
splcndour and wrap themselves i'll volup-
uousness, have voice which the whole
thickness of the globe cannot keep ont of
our cars. a more beautiful country,
says brother clergyman recently from
this city, 'than that from Cuddalore TO
Tonjore, lin Madras, cannot possibly be
imagined. The dense population and
rich soil give their energies TO each other,
and produce scene of surprising lowell
ness. But the taxes and other causes
keep down the laborors to state below
that of our southern slaves Turn your
eyes backward says speaker Of their
own no longer ago than last September
turn your eyes backward upon the scenes
Of last year. Go with me into the north.
west provinces of the Bengal Presidency
and | will show you the bleaching skele-
tons of five hundred thousand human be-
ings who persisted Of hunger in the space
of a few short months. Yes--died %
hunger in what has been justly called tho
granary of the world-rhe air for mile.
was poisoned with the eflluvia emitted from
the putreiying bodies Of the dead. Tn,
rivers were choaked with the corpse.
thrown into the channels. Mothers cas-
their little ones beneath the rolling wave
because they would not see them draw
their last gasp, and feel them stitTen ii
their arms. Jackalls and vulures ap
preached and fattened upon the bodies @
men, women. and children before life wa
extinct. Madness, disease, despair stalk
ed abroad, and no human power preser
TO arrest their progress. And this occur
red in British India, III the reign of Vic
toria the frst.-Nor was the event extra
ordinary or unforeseen. Far from i
1895 witnessed famine in the Norlher
Provinces 1888 beheld ono in the Eas
crn; 1922 saw one in the Deccan. The
have continued to increase in lrequenc,
and extent under our sway for more tina
half century. Under the administrator
of Lord Give, a famine in the Beng;
provinces swept off three millions ; an
at that time the British Spectators in Ii
dia had their granaries filled to repletio
with corn"
Horrid monopoly Of the nccessares {
life. Three millions died, while thel
was food enough and to spare, locked u
in the store houses together. TO add I
the horror with which we had been Gale
upon to regard the last dreadful iamin,
that Of last year, we are made aequa'n
ed by the returns ofthe custom house wit
the fac, that as much grain was exportc
from the lower parts Of Bengal as won
have fed the half million who persisted {,
a whole year Yet this awful oppressic
and those desoloiing lamincs must go o.
that England may extort hundred mi
y lions of dollars every year from her hui
drcd millions Of liindoos and poppi,
|, must grow instead Of wheat, that, at h,
lannon's mouth, she may force her opiu
. upon the three hundred millions Of q
! Chinese, while some one solitary Mars
y REV ii. Malcolm.
J. tsee Thompson's Lectures at Manchester, |
50 and 50.