Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-11-30
BRITISH EMrssARrEs AND BRITISH GOLD.


The following article, strong and wel.iimed,
is from the New York Express:
That the "Hon." George Thompson, Brit
ish Member of Parliament, has been sent TO
this country just now, amid the present agita.
,ion, in order, ifpossible, 10 break up the Union,
and separate the cotton.growing from the
manufacturing and commercial States, and
that he is the recipient for his services oil
large sums of British Gold, we have not
doubt. It is of the highest importance to
some interests in Great Britain TO separate
the South, which grows cotton, from the
North, which is rivalng British manufactu.
rers in working it up into cloths and that this
Thompson is the feed agent of these interests,
receiving and disbursng their Gold, we be-
leve a. confidently as we believe in our ex-
stence.
Some years ago we stated, and we proved
it in the columns Of this journal, tha, the
British Abolilionists were sending large sums
Of money 10 this country that they supported
Abolition Papers, and Abolition Lecturers,
and printed Abolition Speeches and we have
no doubt that since that time these coniribu-
tions have been freely kept up. Indeed we
are sure, if the matter could be authoritatively
ferreted out, that it could be demonstrated
that the immense circulation which was given
in this country TO some of the Abolition
speeches made in the last Congress was paid
for by the British Gold.
Under these circumstances, and in view Of
these facts, considering the present excited
and almost discretionary state of the public
mind in this country, we have no hesitation
in saying that we hope this country will be
made too hot for this Hon. feed British Ennis
sary, in case he attempts 10 patrol our country,
and to excite and to eXasperate one portion OF
our countrymen against another The Gar
risons, the Gerrit Smiths, the Fred. Douglas
ses even, born on our own soil, and having an
interests ia our rise or our downfall, have
their rights, which all should and must, in a
free community, respect but this British
Member of Parliament is an intruder, spy
firebrand, sower of treason and sedition
, and he has no more right here 10 attack any
: one of our States with his tongue, than he
/, would have with his sword. As we woulc
! repel foreign enemy, we have right TO re
pei him. AS the British Government would
one portion of society 10 an nsurrection agains
, the other. SO here we have the right, not tt
hang this British feed Emissary, 10 be sure
=. but to silence him in every way consis.en
with the laws Of our country. We owe hin
no decent treatment. He is an alien spy, from
portion of the British people who wish +
destroy our country and the quicker he j
|, made to feel the ignominy of his tratorou
mission, the quicker he will go back, wit
his Gold, TO the mischievous enemies VIII
dispatched him here.
u There are lamentable differences of opi1
+ ion in this country, in the matter of slavery
but we apprebend that no one differs from
i this sentiment, that foreigner, a paid for
S eigner. member of another government, ha
4 nothing TO do with these difference. N
+ American member of Congress would be to
e Grated in patrolIing through the towns an
a cities of England, in railing against the Brit
,. ish Arslocracy, the British form of govern
ment, or the British Queen and no membe
d of British Parliament ought to be tolerate
o on any mission in this country, railing an
portion of our common countrymen. TIL
IT differences we have, the sectional quarrel
D that divided u.s. we can dispute about an
II settle ourselves. We want no British han
!. nor British voice among us 10 divide US more