The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-19

GEORGE THoMPsoN's SPEECHES AND Lee rUREs.-
In another part Of our paper will be found the Gu
rieus speech that George Thompson of the Tower
Hamets, London, was ITO have delivered in Boston,
recently IL has all the Characteristics of his style,
logic and argument 1t abounds in the same COM
mon pieces, which filed the IYsstmi~s,er Revietc
for twenty years, and of which the industrious
Perronet Thompson was the author-a writer more
gifted in constructing new fashioned guitars, and
in discovering the enharmonic scale Of the an
clients, than in working out the problems of public
economy. Educated by the Westminster oracle,
George Thompson is well supplied with anecdotes
and illustrations of his favorte themes, and makes
quite show as a speech maker. His political pro.
genitor, Col Thompson, however, ought to adver-
tise for his lost thunder.
This is not TO be the end of the speeches of
George Thompson. We perceive that he is going
into the British colonies, at the north of Greytown
and the United States to deliver series of lectures
on British colonial history. This is an eminently
shrewo design. These lectures will serve az
threads en- which to string any quantity of facts
As most OF the British colonies of any importance
grew into prosperity through the introduction and
traffic in slaves, Of full Justice may be ex-
peeied TO this portion Of the subject The proba-
billiiy is that this orator, who has astonished the
coal beavers of the Tower Hamets, and the fish
women Of Billingsgate, into sending him into Par
lismenf, will find occasion TO refer to our early
colonial times. He will not fall Of course, TO paint
sndi glowing terms, the means which the British
government adopted plant the slave-system on our
soil, and TO continue it successfully, and probably
10 the last moment, while they also reaped an
immense advantage, for long series of years, from
the slave labor of the West Indies, till nearly
every member Of Parliament, became a proprietor
in the East India Company's stock, and II wa.
deemed advisable TO throw "a SOP to Cerb srus" in
the shape Of twenty millions Of pounds sterling, as
the price of destroying the prosperity of the sugar.
growing islands. On this point, we hone he
will be even more explicit than on the manner in
which slavery has been forced upon the United
States. He will not forget, Of course, to show how
the twenty millions Of pounds went directly into the
hands Of members Of the British Parliameut-ye
beg pardon, into the pockets Of British philanthro-
IisiE-and how that portion Of the British govern
ment known as the East India Cumpan part and
parcel Of the British army, navy, End civil organi-
zation-was saved, by the act, from bankruptcy.
while the fret great blow was struck al the com.
mcTcial prosperity OF the United States SKIM
ming along on these outskirts of history, ne may
find an opportunity TO sketch the sincerity Of BIZ.
tish movements against slavery in Brazil, and on
the coast Of Africa, and conclude with magnia.
cent peroration, in which he may DEPICT the posi-
bic glory Of the East ladia Company, when British
seitators forget the naked women and children
Whenever blessed with the light of heaven, or
aware Of the existence Of sun, moon. or stars
toll, day after day, in the miaes of England, in
more lamentable condition than the worst treated
slave Of this country, and who, leaving these
Sufferers visit us to reform evils, concerning which
the very bowels Of England could they speak,
wovld send a CRY to heaven, piercing the ear and
hesft Of all humanity. Let him not fioish, either,
wthou, designating the manner in which it is
hoped TO retafd the commercial prosperity Of this
country, by raising sectional Strife to be- eventu-
ally subyersive of our Institutions, our enterprise,
our commerce, asd Of that career in the history of
nations now promising TO be without parallel in
the annals Of mankind. The field is extensive.
Let George Thompson do the work of cleaner
thoroughly. Let him not skip and hedge about,
but toll steadily from the commencement to the
end British colonial history is full Of facts; aud,
at no distant day, Australia will furnish another
truth, az will many other dependencies which have
enjoyed the enlightened care Of the mother
country WHEN George Thompson has finished
this part Of his mi sson, let him devote portion Of
his time 10 his Parliamentary duues, and do me-
thing to lit the yoke from those in the mines and
u.Is.