The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-05-14
TO THE HON. WILLIE p. MANGUM.

~ The HON. WILLIE L. MANGUM.
We have that although England avows that
her purpose exert her influence to abolish slave.
ry wherever il exists the act Of the last session of
Parliament authorized subjects to hold purchase and
sell slaves, in slavehodng countries because il was
for the benef, of British This fact taken
IN connection with the history Of heir proceeding in
relation to slavery and the slave trade and the direct
relation between these proceedings and the commerce
OF England, with the admissions for the first time
made, that the abolition of slavery elsewhere is dis
pensable to the prosperity of the British colonies, dis
poses OF the pretence OF disnerestedness and phian
thropy under which Great Britain has heretofore
marked these proceedings. Can you believe tina,
Col. Benton, so well informed as to the proceedings
OF England, is ignorant of these facts What inter
probation can you place on his opposition to the
treaty, connecting that opposition with the Olives he
assigns for it
he tells us that he has been for the Annexation
mat ne is now Tor Annexation nert year. but that he
is opposed TO the treaty because England having said
that she Is exerting her influence to accomplish the
abolition of slavery in Texas, but docs not intend to
exert ii improperly; Mr. Calhoun has denied the rpht
OF Englanc to interfere ALL and has placed the ne
cessy of preventing her doing 50, as one of the rea-
sons for annexation. You cannet doubt after the
lacts and proofs have given, that one of The objects
OF England, indeed the chief purpose OF England is
10 abolish slavery n the United States You canno,
doubt that her object is to increase her commerce by
Increasing the cost elsewhere of producing cotton,
rice, sugar, and coffee enable her to monopo-
lise these great staples and you cannot fail 10 see
that If she could accomplish this, it would enable her
TO acl upon the navigating and manufacturing inie-
rests oil The East as well upon the agricultural ne
rest OF the South. When, therefore appeal to YOU
as Southern man, representing slaveholding com
muni'y, ! by no means intend you to suppose that
'hnk that the interests of the East and the South are
mol the same On the contrary, 1 believe that
this war is against the man ia C, uring interest -
sincerely believe the sympathy of the En-
gi'sh Government for the slave would cease.
were 1t not for their dread of Yankee sailors
and Yankee manufactures. In this as in the las,
war, the burden Of the conflict is upon the S,uth
and 1t Is SO because the interests of Old England and
OF New England are IN conflict. England divides
th-t she may conquer and when the domin mt party
IN any iofeign state do not enlist under her ban
ner, she adops the weaker. Thus the Federallsts
OF New England have, since the days of The elder
Adams, been disconlenled faction, and furnisbeI
the only ma erial out of which England could ma M
facure British parry in this county. Do not pass
over this sug sesion too lightly. Who tina, has re,
The leading political essays, published in England, on
the debates In Parliament, does not know that the
Is constant fort to maintain British party in each
Of the continental States of Europe Who does no,
know that is held to be the first duty of an English
dploma'ist to build up British party at every EVENT.
md you hesitate believe her purpose is to ere
ate a British party here among US DO you require
more than the declaration of Sir Robert Peel that he
Looks the conflict between the Northern and South
era States to accomplish the abolition of slavery TO
SATISFY you which OF the paities in this county he
rifles upon for the accomplishment Of his wishes
II you DO, you have all that you can want in The
message sent TO the Blush Government through
Lewis Tsppan, and the dge that he will exert all
the'alen and 'igr that God had given him to aid in
the accomplishment Of their common purpose. Do
you not now that hat purpose is the abolition Of
slavery in the Unied States
But Col Benton insists tina, old England will sdop,
no improper cans, and will no, interfere und,.iy TO
accomplish her purpose Do you believe this Z Du-
ring the World's Convention in 1912, the subeo, Of
Texas was introduced by Mi Birney II. gave
dissertation on the American Constitution, de-
csted that was impossible TO sbosh slavery in the
Uaitcd States so long the slave holding and non
slave holding States had equal representation in
tbs Senate. The aboitonists insist that Congress
have The night pass laws to prevent the transfer OF
slaves from one State to another They say that more
die than born in the Southern Sts,es-that Mary
land, Virginia, North Carol ina, Kentucky, and Ten
pessee are slsve-breeding States and that If Con-
grcss were to pass Law preventing the transfer or
migration Of slaves from these States 10 the South
their numbers would increase so much, AID their
value would be so much reduced that they would be
emsroipated because they would be Of no value
while the natural decrease in the South would extr-
pate the rscell Such is their theory, and such the
end 10 which they look They have organised as
political party, and resolved to perscvere until
they can accomplish their purpose. Disguise II as
you may, the letters Of Mr.. Clay, Mr.. Van Buren,,
and Col Benton are understood by all parties TO be
concession to that fanaical nfuc nce-to desire 10
coneiiate their support ! do not charge that Mr..
Clay Nlr Van Buren,, or Col Benton are abolitionsts
but II is manifest that each and all Of them seek sbo-
lition votes. DO you not know tina, the only mean,
OF protecting the rights and interests Of the South,
IS Tor the South to be unitedl To refuse, as one
man, s"y political sympathy with any public man
who would barter their rights for abolition votes
Can you close your eyes 10 the fact hat the rejeo-
ton OF the treaty will build up British party in the
United States, and that tina, party will be an abolition
party
Yours, truly,
DUFF GREEN.