The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-12-27

OF Africa, torn from their country and their kindred
and destined to more wretched lot than their bre-
thren OF the western world Will it be believed that
Government ITSELF participates in this description
oil Property that il actually holds possession Of
slaves, and lets them out for hire to the cutvators
OF the country, the rent of whole family being two
lanams or half rupee per annun'
" Besides these there are a considerable number
OF other slaves in different parts of the province from
whom no revenue is derived, but who considered
as much their private property as if they had pur
chased them"
II is thus perfectly plain that the British Gov
eminent owns and breeds slaves. Can Queen
Victoria be slave breeder and slave owner?
mean Of black negro slaves? For the philan-
thropiss of the present day have no compassion
Tor any but black negroes with woody hair, fat
noses, and jet SKINS and this compassion is
now confined to the domestic black negro slave
ny OF the South. Can it be that Queen Veto
ria has any Thing TO do with this negro slavery
In India? For the social and political slavery
OF Europe, the grandees and titled noblesse of
Europe, and the British Government, and the
holy Alliance hs$e no bOYels of compassion
Inasmuch as the favored few Of Europe owe
their consequence, and their luxury and de-
bauchery to the degraded social slaves which
form large portion of their society, this
white slavery in Europe is very good thing
there. 10 destroy this in Europe would des-
troy the craft of the few. "Great is Diana of
the Ephesians as the Government of Bri-
tain derives an emolument from the negro black
slave IN India, it is very convenient thing 10
own, and breed, and hire out there also, the
families at half rupee per annum This sup
ports their grandeur in Europe ALSO Black and
negro slavery there, suits their interest.
| But in the Southern States of North Ameri-
ca, domestic negro slavery is an outrage to the
laws of God and man, and inconsistent with
the Constitution of the United States. The
slave-breeders, and slave-h holders, and slave.
sellers of the Southern States are the most in
famous wreches upon earth. Such is the Ian
guage of a nation who virtually holds in social
slavery many millions of her own flesh and
blood, besides many black African negroes,
in domestic slavery
1t will be instructive to see with what tender
senslbllltv Queen Victoria is made to interfere
in the case Of the Amistad negroes:
SIR: With reference to the memorial of the Glas-
gov Emancipation Society, dated the 25th of Octo-
Der last on behalf of the negroes who took possess
sion of the Amstad, and subsequently, carried
to New London in the United States of America
am directed by Viscount Palmerston to state to YOU
| Tor the Information OF the above mentioned society
that his Lordship has directed her Majesty's Minis
ter at Washington to interpose his good Offices in
their behalf in order that they may be restored to
liberty and his Lordshp has further instructed her
Ma1aS fp1c 1har n A U.
the Spanish Government to issue immediately strict
orders to the authorities of Cuba that if the request
of the Spanish Minister at Washington is complied
with the negroes in question may be put in posses
sion OF their liberties.
Her majesty, sc.
am, sir, your most obedient humble servant
(Signed,D w. FOX STRANGWAYS
WIN. r. PATTON, Esq, &c Glasgow.
The insolence manifested in this letter. when
coupled with the conduct of the British Govern
ment IN relation 10 negro African slavery else
where, il is hoped did receive severe rebuke
from our Government in 1899. And it would
be good conferred on US even at this day to
have the reply of our Government to an applics-
ton so extraordinary, now published for our edi-
ication.
1t would consume more time and money than
Macon can spare, 10 show that the Government
OF Great Britain and her officers, of the West |
ern Coast of Africa, in the Red Sea, aud on
the Eastern Coast of Africa, are deriving the
handsomest perquisites from black negroes
Take single instance for all the black. Afri-
can negroes captured on the Western Coast of
Africa, the officers Of the ships capturing are
entitled to so much, q think 500 per head. |
Does the British Government pay this? On!
No. Cutie must go and work out his appren-
tceship in Guiana, and in the West Indies He
is now an apprentice, and when he has paid his
fees, and now past labor, and it would be TOO
expensive TO maintain him, he is set free, |
like his white negro brother in Europe, who |
in the state of social slavery, in sickness.
in infancy and old age, must maintain himself |
The great superiority in point Of benefit TO the |
privileged, TO the moncyed class where social
slavery exists, is plain. The valuable labor of
the slave is only paid for. Misery, famine, and
death is the portion ofthe social slave when in
infancy, sickness, and old age.
Is this the reason why The negro left TO MOL
and toll in the Northern States, was set free =!
set free y! set free to drudge, after selling off
the greater part Of what our Northern brethren
had TO the Southern States? This cannot be,
it was disinterested philanthropy that freed them
TO the North. Certainly. No other motive or
feeling could have produced this. But let us
proceed to other topics discussed by the Mes
sage of 9TH December, 1sA3.
MACON