The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1844-01-05

meet this charge by showing that the slave
holders in the United States desire peace--that they
have no interest in provoking war; and endeavor
to show and, think, successfully demonstrate tina,
If there is war; ii will be Of England for the
purpose of coercing emancipation, and not OF
America for the benefit Of slavery. | review the
proceedings OF your Government, and in con6rma
ton ofmy opinion prove that, acting under the
rongest motives which can be brought TO bear on
the human mnd-the united influence Of pecuniary
inter. st and individual and national reputation each
and all stimulating you to discountenance dealing in
slaves-your Parliament adopts and legallzes slave
slave dealing in its most odious and repulsive form.
give chapter and verse; challenge contradiction
i invite the Times to point out any error of fact or
Of arguments and what is the course adopted by that
journal' They know that discretion is the better
part of vaor They that the facts and the argu-
ments against them. They see that they cannot
go before the world in such issue, and they not
only refuse to publish my letter. but they forget what
is due TO the character Of public Journal and anti
cipating its publication elsewhere they endeayor to
torcsta public opinion by studied effort to create
false issue.
They would have the British public believe that
they refused to publish my letter, because was
impudent attempt to divert the public indignation
from the dishonesty of Pennsylvania, by featuring
creditors the hypocrisy Of your prelensions to phi
lanthropy, and the selGshness Of your exertons to
abolish slavery and the slave trade and say that
the English counter cry will be "Pay, pay, pay"
Now, ask the Intelligent reader to pause upon
the facts Of this My letter is dispassio
effort to show that there is danger of collision be-
tween the United States and England-that it is the
true interest Of both countries to anticipate these
dangers and to establish permanent peace by plac
ing their commercial relations such footing as
so to identify their mutual interests to all
inducements TO war. have examined your legisla-
ton on emancipation to show that whatever may
have been the motives of pious benevolent ndivi-
duas, the purpose of the Government has BEEN as it
ought to be, to promote aud foster British commerce
But endeavor to show that the measures which
they have taken and are now urging, have tenden-
cy to bring you into collision with the United States
and thus to endanger the object they have in view
which, as believe can best be promoted by har-
monising your interests with ours and thus securing
peace and prosperity to you and to Will it do in
this enlightened age to meet such questions by raising
the counter cry of "Pay, pay, pay:' What has the
failure OF Pennsylvania to pay Mr. Sydney Smith his
dividend to do with the commercial or the political
relations between the United States and England
What has that to do with the American claim to
the Oregon, or with your attempt to emancipate our
slaves? | endeavor to show where the danger OF
collision is. 1t is as important that statesmen, who
are charged with the peace of the world, should see
and understand the questions which may involve
them in war, as that the mariner should know the
rocks and the shoals which lie in his course. 1t is
thus and thus only that they avoid the dangers
before them. The Times does not controvert my
facts, for proof does not consist in epthets, want
OF courtesy constitute an argument You have call
ed the public attention to my letters by your COM
ments, and have thus given your sanction and the
weight of your influence the statement Of the
Times. That you will afford me the privilege Of
indicating myself against the motives imputed to me
by your own comment, cannot doubt; and | claim
at your hands, act of courtesy and Justice per-
mission to publish this explanation of the man.
ner in which your contemporary has acted, because
surely, there be found no rghtminded person to
justify their conduct.
Respectfully
DUFF GREEN.