The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-13
COM UNICATIO MS.
ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES.

Communicated.
ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES.
We have seen m the testimony of Mr.. Adams
and OF Mr.. Monroe, that, stimulated by wish to
secure the political preponderance OF the New Eng
land States, the leaders of the federal party Of
Massachusetts were opposed to the acquisition of
Louisiana, and to every measure which tends to
strengthen the population and political influence of
the South and West. II is not surprising therefore,
that the same considerations should have produced
a sectional opposition to the annexation of Texas,
stimulated as il has been by the course Of political
events and the diseased state of public sentiment on
the question of slavery.
The conflict between the colonies and the mother
country created general sentiment OF liberty. In
some OF the States slavery was abolished, and no
doubt II would have been abolished in all, if the
abolition Of slavery could have abolished the color
OF the slave and made him equal with his master in
moral and intellectual qualities. Slavery was not
abolished, because the slave was unfit TO become a
part of the political community and hence the sys-
tenn imposed upon the southern States by the ava
rice and cupidity of the mother country before the
revolution was continued under the present govern
ment.
The people of the northern States, acted upon by
the sentiment of liberty, quickened by the sectional
rivalry which these same federal leaders have per-
severingly labored to create, imbbed, at an early
day, strong prejudice in favor of emancipation.
Inc descendants OF me furitahs, VINO, Tor opinion
sane, hau aoahuoneu the MONIES q lner tanners, 10
encounter the dangers ana PriVauons OF the new
world, and who, for opinions sake, prosecuted the
Quakers and Anabaptists, and imprisoned and MUIR
dered the witches, were prepared by previous habits
m anu eaucauoh 70 become aooh.iohsts; ana the
e1eia' ,caIes' VINO wero prepared 70 cal In BRUSH
hau so,o 90 ,ar as 70 organize lor aisso-
uuon VI 'He Union anu 'he iornauon OF new con-
New England acknowledgements too sagacious and
"I;,;nI IT, 80 sfeat aIi element OF
pomnoai 60 ,Iuuclsn Q, anl-s'avery De
IAN. h pr VI se PuIno is,rucuon' lheir press
'hon Pu,ps, nv. sohoo's anu h,erary instuut,ohs'
Wetg e,is'eu Al 's cause' until the people OF view
EhSmhu' as PooPe, are opposed 10 the insutuuon,
anu PrePe'eu ~ u'''e !" support Oh any Piausipe
means OF aooisnihg y. lhey nave heretofore been
tnausn. " eons,uei y US question: between .he
hHieiSah n'o''It anu INC american save on the
one sue, IN WHEN the secuonai interest, as wei
as me Pubic S.h.ihlen1, OF view England was
oH ,he sue u .ne save. heretofore, the Pao,c
inihu u NeM Ensia.u mas peeh so mucn undet the
lnuenee =. nus .a,aucisn' aolea upon Dy Poi'ieai
ai 'e se0aohai una, uey G1a nol reaiise ihe
selhsn purposes OF Eng'ana-tha. BRUSH sympathy
LOT the plack race was out Ia mask 10 cover BRUSH
9PPIess,on o. inc WINE. ihey dia no. reailse tna'
Ll'salu seems 70 aponsh slavery IN TINS country,
oecause inc Physieai energy, gnued, protected, anu
cared ior by the intelligence, interest, and sympa-
my OF tne master gives greater return TOR his Ia
DOT ana nai therefore, the slave labor OF the UNI
Tea states Is cheaper, ana thus drives the products
o. 'ne iaoor o. inc Sush Fast ana west indies out
OF ue market Aney nave not realised that the
purpose OF England Is 70 exchange her manuiac-
lures LOT the tropicai Products OF india on such
terms tnat ger merchants can sell those products al
cheaper Iale ,han ,ne IKE Proaucts can De raised
oy CuDa, Brazil ana me United states; and that,
20 enable her 70 10 this, the abolition OF slavery IS
ihuisPehsaDe, because tne cuivation OF these prod
aS's cannot DC prontaoiy conducted but by slave
laoori ana hence they nave not realised that the
contest aitnough apparently between the slave la
DOT ~ the ooutn ana the lree iaDor ~ OF the Brit
ism coionles Is IN TACT contest between the man
fractures OF Great Britain ana the rival manuiac-
lures Q! otner countres-in which the interests OF
VIEW England are on tne sue OF the soutnern states
/. VIZ nave explained that the contest IN England
Is between the merchant ana manufacturer on one
sde, ana the monopollst on the other. There
seems 10 De contradiction when we say that the
eHort OF England is 70 ABOLISH slavery as means OF
increasing the consumption OF their manufactures at
!he same time that we speak OF the manufacturing
interests OF England as our natural allies. we have
before said that all parties IN England concur In be-
iieving that the prosperity and power OF England
filed up. and she has other means of giving en-
ployment to her increasing population. The oues-
ton Is not whether they will foster their manuac-
lures 1t is how can this best be dones The land
lord ;ns;,ts IN, H. .hol;,;o, &c .Ia,,-,. 4. r,L
D.. a ~ eo' e,. Va sraNoiy III Cupa,
cost of production, that the British manufactures