Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-04-12
,rHORNTONON SLAVERY.

extensive Investigation, that we nave
seen, Of the important subject OF Wlic"
it treats. 1t ought to be atIenlIvely
read by all the citizens OF the Oni'eu
States. Our relation TO the large class !
Of neonle. orthe African race, who eX-
isl among us, chiefly in a state OF sla-
very. is one Of the NEST delicate and
didicult in our political condition:-it
= that for whitehall safe remedies must
be necessarily slow; and through which
we are exposed 10 the severest inju-
ries that foreign nations can inlict up
on Us.
Had our forelathers been able TO
prevent it, we should never have been
placed in this relation. But their re-
moustrances, when colonists, were vain.
Ii suited the policy and cupidlty OF
Britain to Introduce slavery into our
country,
The reverend author Of the work
before us has avaicd himself of these
facts, to show how entirely free the
people of the Southern States are,
from all responsibility as to the original
introduction of slaves among them,--
and with what an i'll grace Britain now
intcrlcres ina matter which, of right,
TO longer concerns her; and in which
she can have no other motive but our
injury.
Referring thoFeader to the work itself,
for an extensive and luminous detail of
what generally belongs to the subject,
We shall conGne ourselves to d few
observations on the temper aud con-
duct Of England in relation to us; for
We fully believe British influence To be
the chief incentive TO the operation OF
the abolitionists among us.
Many, among the influential classes
in England, hate us cordially. All
discerning Americans, who have visit
ed that country, must have seen evil
dences Of the fact. The memory OF
our revolution, brought about by Brit
ish injustice and impolicy, rankles in
the bosom Of Enghshmen. Our rapid
growth in population and strength
above all, our prowess on the ocean
has inspired fear for her naval suprem-
aCy; without which, she would speed.
ly sink to the condition Of a third rate
power.
The fact too that we have been en-.
able to undersell her in foreign market:
with some Of the products Of our man.
uiacmries, touches her on another ten
der point.
1t is a little extraordinary that En-.
gland, after having been the creates
slave trader in the world, should thu.
suddenly become so Jealous in tht
cause of emancipation. 1t reminds u.
Of the Parisian bawd mentioned b,
Parent DuchateIet; who, after havin,
amassed a fortune in the infamous at
mosphere Of the stews, retired to hel
country -seat, and set herself up a.
amodel Of chastity and religion.
II England were influenced by mo-
tives Of pure humanity, one might
think her efforts could be fully employ.
ed in relieving distress at home. The
situation Of starving millions of her
own subjects would absorb the effort.
Of the most active benevolence
"Adam Smith," SAYS the Ednbur.
Review, estates the definition ofpIv
erty, to be, living from hand TO mouth
In this sense, all the laboring classe
that is 10 say, nine-tenths oftbe in
habitants of England, are poor.
Among these, multitudes are unable Il
support themselves; and il was a par
Of English policy, until lately, TO sci
them for limited time, at public auc
ton.
cat Yardley Hastings in Northamp
tonshire," says Mr.. Richardson, cal
the unemployed men are put up to sail
weekly; and the clergyman ofthe par
ish told me, that he had seen ten mel
the last week Knocked down to on,
farmer for FIVE shillings. There wer,
about seventy men let out in that man
rer, out Of body OF one hundred ant
seventy
The last system, according to tn
same authority, which has been tric
with these unfortunate persons f
reduce their numbers, is thus describ
ed;
"There remained, therefore, a thir
plan, which, abandoning the idea q
rendering parish subsistence less abun
dant than wages, or parish labor NOR
severe than that exaCted by ali individ
al employer, proposed to connect tn
relief Of the abIe-bodied with a condi
Ton which no man not in real wan
would accept or submit to,when tina
Wantceased. Ourreaders are aware tina
the condition thus selected as a test
mas that the abIe-boded applicant
win his lamily, should enter a work
house; should be supported there by
Giet' ample indeed in quantity, bu
rom which the stimulants which habi
had endeared to him were excluded
should be subjected to habits Of clean
liness and order, be separated from hi
toIlner associates, and declared from hi