Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-10-19
RICHMOND DAILY WHIG.

THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 10, is4a

w men VT. w Use made MS extraordinary ucCla-
ration, the other day, that Lord Aberdeen had de.
termincd to interpose between the slaves of this
country and their masters we were struck dumb
with establishment. We knew the drowning con.
dition of the man, and we knew that men i'm that
condition would catch ut straws any thing else,
To keep their heads above water though but for n
moment Yet, VIC could not conceive that any
man, without some means of information of which
we knew nothing, would venture to put forward
such grave charges against foreign government,
which is not only at peace with us, but has shown
disposition TO keep the peace, under any circum-
stances short of a compromise of national honor.
Mr. Hunter, of Essex, the ex-Speaker, like Wise.
harpcd on the same subject throughout the greater
part of his King William speech.
The suggestion of =. Fox" struck us ut first with
almost a much amazement rs that of Mr.. Wise
himself. Can it be possible that he has manutac-
tured this raw head and bloody bones" letter out
OF any materials furnished by the debates alluded
to! We read those debates with care, and do
say, that as far rs we can sec, there is not the
" shadow of shade" of reason for supposng that
Great Britain intended to interfere with the insti-
tuition of slavery in this country.
Why do these gentlemen wish to force us into
by it, to themselves or any one else , Is John
1yler's success or their own, n compensation for
the blood tears, and treasure such war will cost
Above all, dot they mean TO bear arms themselves
in the conflict Staggering in the House of Re-
representatives. the race field is one thing. but
facing a party of red coats in the field is n horse
of different color.
To the Editor Of The Wing.
Mr.. II. A. Wise, in his letter to his Democrat.
ic" brethren of King William, says. 1.-The debates
in Parliament, the questions and answers of
" Brougham and Aberdeen, openly develope the
"iact, krio'rn 10 for some time past. that Great
" Britain is interposng her colossal power between
Mexico and Texas, 10 establish the independence
I" of the latter, on the condition of the emancipa-
ton of her slaves irih The rier, as her main o6-
EJECT, OF aJoiiShing Siarery IN the L. States"
HoT this very curious knowledge came into
Mr. Wise's possession, before it reached the coun-
try at large, or Congress- he leaves the public to
conjecture. No doubt ne derived it from the verv
rise and discreet Chief Magistrate, whose guide.
philosopher. and friend, he is. If so, and the news
confidential, and a State secret. ought it to
have been communicated in the recess of Con-
gress, to any but the Cabinet Or, if so commu-
nicated in confidence, ought it to have been spo-
ken of! Or, in the third place, if not confidential,
ought not the Southern States at least, to have
been informed, at the earliest possible moment, of
movements so ''Ominous" on the part OF England,
/ Thus it seems to me.
/ But Is not the whole latter and talicised por.
ton OF Mr.. Wise's statement. moon-shine in wa.
ter! Much to the amount of its predecessor in the
same line, year ago, TO the effect of Engand's
having taken possession of the Sandwich Islands,
and iorciby expelled the Americans there esta-
blished! Have we not periodically, some such
alarming intelligence from politicians, who wish
either 20 attract popular attention to themselves
to divert 1t from themselves Is il not true that
we have political arithmeticians among us, specu-
ating politicians, who, aware of the ancient hos
tility of this country to England, are ecrnallv ap.
pealing to a supposed national hatred and jealousy
/ to promote their domestic schemes Have we not
been many times on the verge of being plunged into
unnecessary war with England, by these reckless
demagogues! So far, the good sense of the country
has put down these attempts at capital making, at
the expense of oceans of tears, rivers of blood
and millions of treasure. God knows however.
how long that good sense will MAINTAIN its ground
against the necessarily repeated efforts to force us
INTO European war, with no national object what
ever, either of honor, interest or safety TO at
tain from it. My maxim too, is 'Pcace with no.
nOur, or war eternal" But as one citizen. and
as man of humanity, protest against war. save
IN the last necessity, and especially against one
Of CleOns wars-a war not for national adyan.
tage character, but for the benefit Of domestic
demagogues.
Now, Mr. Editor, is it true that in the "questoil,
and answers OF Brougham and Aberdeen i'm the
aforesaid debate, any such fact was "developed.'
as that England was interposing between Mexico
and Texas, with the ultimate ''main object Of abol
lshing slavery in the United Statcs1" read tn,
debate which I saw by accident and certainly
derived no such impression from il. Perhaps yoi
would do service by re-publishng it, that the pub
lie may Judge for itself. My conviction is, tina
Lord Aberdeen spoke spcculatively, rs to wha
migh be the effect Of the abolition Of slavery il
TeXas-that it migh influence the existence q
slavery in this Union, as a remote and collattcra
consequence, but by no means rs a consequence,
sought or intended, far less avowcd, by England
This, as ! understand it, was the whole amount q
what passed, and in this Lord Aberdeen, the For
cign Secretary, spoke only member Of Par
Lament, and not as a member Of the British Cab
met.
In conclusion, for the present, lay down thcs,
propositions unhcsiiatingly, and without the small
est doubt that they will one and all, be establish
ed by time and events ]. That the British Min
istry have made such oninous movement" a.
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