The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-05-20
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TO THE HON WILLIE p. MANGUM.
have established, by the admissions OF the Duke
OF Wellington, Sir Robert Peel. and Lord Palmer
.on tina, the commerce and manufactures Of Eng
land are greatly depressed for want Of MARKET and
that the Government Of England look to her colonies
TO Africa 10 the East Indies, and to China. to restore
her prosperty--by the sdmssion of Sir Robert Peel
Lord Stanley, the Times and MIR. Bernal that q
eoony in which slavery has been abolished cannot
compete successfully with country in which the
system continues in the cultivation of sugar and cot
ion by Sir Robert Peel that he believes that the
conflict between the Northern and Southern States
will end in aboshins slavery in the United States,
he Government Of England psrseross in her effort "a
abolish il and that he urged that belief a conside-
ration why England should continue the dscrimnat-
ing duty slave grown sugar that John q. Adams
Lewis Tappan, the Worlds Anti. Slavery Conven-
lion, Lord Brougham, and Lord Aberdeen, believe
that the abolition of slavery in Texas will promote
the abolition of slavery in the United States that
Lord Aberdeen declared to the Committee Of the
Ant-Slavery Convention that Her Majesty's Gov
eminent would exert their influence to abolish slave
ny in Texas and finally that the Abolionists of the
United States have acquired SO much political innu
ence, that both MIR. Clay and Mr. Van Buren, were
advised by their political friends to declare against
the Treaty for Annexation, fearing that declaration
in favor of the Treaty would offend the Abolitionists
and thus prejudice them the candidates of the two
great parties, into which they believe the whole
country is divided.
IIpass over the manifest concert--thc paIpable
hat hos riv of IN,
in rendering this homage to Abolition. The fac
that the Abolitionists have obtained this alarming
control overboth parties, demands our most earnes
consideration. enreat to know how it is that the,
have accomplished this Is it moi by fixed and de
termined purpose to unite and act together tn,
principle that that question: and that alone, shoul,
regulate their political actioni Have they not made
all their issues, social, moral religious and political
to bear directly on this one point' Have they no
called the press, the pulpit, the church, an,
the ballot box, to bear against us They
will not tolerate STAKEHOLDER in the pulpit, at th
communicable, social or in public life. The,
are governed by the same spirit which prosecuted thu
BapIiss, banshed the Quakers, and murdered tn
witches of New England. They are aconemp,, bl
minority in all the States but in they hold tn
balance of power, and thus command the counte
nance and purchase the political cooperation Of boil
parties; and hence the candidates of both tn
great parties Offering the rights and interests of tn
South sacrifice the altar of this demon of iana
tci.m. | admit that the South is fallen and degra
ded bot surely, my dear sir, we have not sunk 81
low as to submit 10 this We may submit TO b
robbed and plundered-we may surrender our prop
ery-we have becn the everseers, the drudges Of GU
Eastern task-masers for years, until are used to il
bot ,ureiy there is lower deep of degradation in,
which we cannot be driven without resistance Hav
YOU read the speeches and essays Of Birney Tsppan
Garrison, and their associates And can you, as
Southern and stakeholder, subscribe to tho re
cord Of your own iniamy, by sustaining Presidents
cand date who purchases the abolition vote, by
Jog that their consent is indispensable to such a
me alton Of Texasl IL IL possib be tina
the members ofhe Senate representing southern sa,,
holdiag States be much infatuated not 10 C
that this j. the Issue, and that tho rejection Of III
treaty will call firth a voice of condemnation =
unanimous, so decided 50 bitter and relentless, ths
nothing in the history Of this county hail
been is equal ! know that you are an Ams
riean in heart, feeling, and in principle
these enemies OF the hu nan race, who, Ike th
Phsr'sees of old, are ~hied sepulehre Of pride, ar
rogance, avaiice, and ambilion-and knowing this
entrest you to exert the influence you have, to rail-
the South, that they may md act together. Gu
enemies have taught US lesson let us profit by II
e Us make it the interest OF public 10 respect
and they will do 80. Let the South, a, least, b
united.
The people OF the South will be united. The mex
ship will bring the response Of the British press
When that there will no longer be doubt q
10 the oh racter Of the question. will be seen tina
II is an American and British question; that 1t i
indeed the question on which depends the fuiur
policy Of England in relation TO this country WI,
can believe that ever obtain Oregon withou
long and bloody war, Il we surrender Texas
Let Texas be annexed, and we command the oottos
growing district. II will be the interest Of Englan
10 cultivate peace and good wall, and therefore al
bor measures will be friendly Surrender Texas, an
1t viii be the interest OF England TO persevere in he
effort to emancipste slaves, and all her effort
viii be hostile.
How is II possible TO reconcile the cour.e pursue
by the Globe and Col Benton, on the Oregon am
Northeast Boundary with the course they have nov
taken on the Annex alton Of Toxasl Who can XII.
them credi, for opposing the Annexation Of Te1s.
when they were for the immediate unconditional oc
cups,on Of Oregon 10 The only explanation is
British gold or unprinciplcd ambition. pray yo'
do not permit yourself to be associated with them.
Yours, truly,
DUFF GREEN.