The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-08-14

meeting, under the tile of a aProtectjonist
Banquet" was held at Exeter, in England, on
the 10th, Of July, for the purpose of declaring
against the present navigation laws Of Great
Britain, the cotton manufacture, and the like
grievances, Some Of the proceedings of this
meeting have attracted our notice as iIlustra-
tons Of the credulity of John Bull, and his love
for strong stimulant in speech-making, A GER
tain Mr., Ferraud, who seems to be the Wendell
Phillips or Abby Folsom of these exhibitions,
delivered a discourse which the newspapers say
was e received withstremendous demonstrations
ofapplanse., y II was principally against cotton,
WHICH, according to that gentleman, Ind taken
the place, of money in being the Z root Of all
Ell" n a1Cotton,1 as Mr.. Ferrand assured his tre-
nendously demonstrating d-applauding hear
eers, g was the ruin Of England, and there would
be no salvation for the country till every man
discarded his shirt. How do II propose to put
down this system OF cotton tyranny in fl.anca-
shire? 4 by calling on the people of this coun-
try to cease to wear cotton, [cheers.] There is
not q man here, there is not a ledy here present
to-day, whose .grandfltbers and grandmothers
knew what cotton was, I4augbter.l : In thos.
days, England was, a fhourishing, y mighty, d
glorions, q happy, o contented nation" 6.gtgp
baaBut the point upon which the orator spilled
up the agony7 steeple-high, was the sufierings
of those who, produced the cotton. What would
not an Anti Slavery Convention in Faneuil Hall
have given for the following ronser ?a0Ql osig
+iiss And now let me ask, how Il this cotton
grown and cultivated which is brought to Eng.
lland2 There are in the American Slave States
100000 slaves almost entirely employed In
producing it. The birbarities, the cruclties, the
murders inflicted upon these people are mere
horrible than language can describe No man
could believe 1t possible, had he not read the
accounts Of them published so authenticaliy that
none can dare to deny the fact Why, would
you believe it, that, during the growing and
harvesting of the cotton crop, these slaves
are required to work Twenty-Five hours out
Of the twenty-four sii When exhausted nature
refuses to perform its task, they are struck down
on the ground by bludgeons, and logged by
ienthern thongs until their licerated flesh falls
off their bones, and the ground is covered with
their blood When they can no longer rise to
laborfor these Lancashire cotton men, cayenne
and oil OF yitriol are poured into their acerated
wounds, in order to prevent the manged flesh
from purifying and breeding maggois in the
sun Oh, oh, oh, and cheersl We'll, II say,
that is to keep up this odOus, this atrocious.
this blood-stained system, that England is now
groaning under the tyranny of Manchester free
reign ~ s Yes, yes, 'sand ocheers.T Will YOU
Init growiyour own wool and flax !eaWill yol
mot save yonr native l,nd from 80 vile stain
CHEERS Remember there are 100000 o.
slaves tortured and murdered that you may veal
cotton .4~5lt.t i,1.eR a.5ta2t5f2 75J - ~
This would have been worth three rounds OF
| applause to Mr.. Phillips or Mr.. Garrison on the
stump. Three millions of negroes murdered
4 i 4
cut of the twenty-four without ann Hesh or
their bones, and swimming all the tine III cayen
ne and oil Of vitriol, form magnificent peace o
painting, far beyond the touch OF their feebl
pencils. They are satisfied with killing a few
4 dozens at every rhetorical thrust. NIr. Ferran
makes a national gridiron at once, and broil
three millions for single mess Our aboltionis
and free soil performers might improve thei
leloquence by the study ofhis brilliant model
! The English people, however, though read
enough to catch at anything abusive that is u
tered ag inst this country, cannot, as we iudg,
quite swallow the giant.like propositions I
4 Mr.. Ferrand 5 oratorical figures The followin
remarks are from the Morning Chronicle ~.
4 II The gate of Bedlam is fanked by statues {
4 idiony and raving madness. The eonspicuou
\ figures in the Exeter Protection were Mr.. G. /
4 Young and Mr.. Ferrapd., The difference b.
tween the oratorical exhibitions of these gentle
men is the difference between drive and s,riel
execation. y Wewere almost tempted to retur
! to lonrold theories Of Mr.. Ferrands idiosyncrac
but then there are the economical portions g
his speech to, set us right, and certainly thes
leave no room for hesitating between Inaleyo
\ leDce, so intense rs now and then to mock luDacy
and imbecility, that spends itself in occasiona
bursts of unmitigated Billipgsgate. The cotton
Z ~ yx-byo
ploys the labor Of three million negroes in tn,
slavc states Of America The process Of raising
the annual supply is as follows The three
million negroes are required, dur,Hg the growing
and harvesting Of the crop, to work twenty two
hours out Of the twenty-four When exhausted
nature refuses to perform its task, the three mil
lion are struck down BY blulgeons and iogget
bv leathern thongs until their hicerated flesh fall
off their bones, and the ground is covered witt
1 their blood. AS they lie on the ground, caye
and oil are poured into their wounds, to proven
them from breeding niaggots in, the sun Ate
\ all this torture, they are Somewhat unnecess,ir
murdered Mr.! Ferrand and his friends Will NEE
|thcb!ooi stain ed bales halfway on their road Il
England and viii sink them in tie deep Atlantic
II is obviously inexped.etIt to criticise Mr.. Fer
rand, but we really must mentions, quitting tht
subject, tia we feel 4 difficulty on two points
First, iftmee million of negroes are Murdered
every year in the Southern States Of America
WA sthe whole number of negroes in the
1 America Union Secondly, seeing that Mr. Fer
| rand promises 10 meet the cotton bales half-wa,
on their 70 ID to England, are his friends abou
to add piracy to the, treason which they thre.t
encd at Drury-lane Theatre? 'o1'i ~ - 2,',,
r. Hoy, ,JoIs -McQ JEEx-The, course of, Hon
JOHN MCQUEEN, our Immediate Representative
in Congress, has been such as to meet the hearty
appreciation of his constituents He has beer
| firm, faithful, and watchful in the discharge Of
his duties and this part Of the State has had nc
cause to regret that it has committed to his
Keeping its honor and interests. Having every
confidence in his integrity aid ability, and be
lieving that he has not given vote since he has
been member Of the House, which is not APP.
proved of by his constituents, we offer his name
for reelection feeling perfectly satisfied thac the
unanimous support he will receive, win testify
tho nr,t,reciation ir, which he il held nv The ppo