Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-12-03
Brtttsh Enissarics and British Cold.

British I5nissaries and British Cold
The following, article, strong and we'll
timed. is from The New York Express:
That the "Hon." George Thompson, a
British Member of Parliament, has been
sent to this country just now, amid the
present agitation, in order, if possible to
break up the Union, and separate the cot,
ton rowing from the manufacturing and
commercial States, and that he is the re-
cipien, for his services Of large sums OF
British Gold we have not doubt, II is
of the highest importance to some inter
csts in Great Britain to separate tie South
which grows cotton, from the NORTH
which is rivalling British manufactures IN
working it up into cloths; and that this
Thompson is the feed agent of these IN
ierests, receiving and discussing their
Gold, we believe as confidently as we be-
lieve in our existence.
Some years ago we stated, and we
proved it The columns Of this journal, that
the British Abolitonists were sending
large sums of money to this country; that
thew supported Abolition Papers, and
Abolition Lecturers, and printed Abolition
Speeches and we have no doubt that
since that time these contributions have
been freely kept up. Indeed, we are
snre, if the matter could be authorlta-
lively ferreted out, that it could be de-
monslrated that the immense circulation
which has given in this country TO some
of the Abolition speeches made in the last
Congress. was paid for by British Cold.
Under these circumstances, and in view
Of these facts, considering the present ex-
cited and almost insurrectionary 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 Emissary, in case he attempts
10 patrol our country, and to excite and to
exas nerae one portion Of our countrymen
against another. The GarriSons, the
Gerrit Smiths, the Fred. Dnuglasses even,
born on our own soil, and having an IN
terest in our rise or our downfall, have
their rights, wIxch all should and muslin
free community, respect; but this Brit
ish Member Of Parliament is an intruder,
a spy, firebrand, i sower of treason and
sediiion, and has no more right here TO at
tack any one OF our States with his tongue,
than he would have with his sword. AS
we would repel him. AS the British
Government would hang all American in
Ireland, there exciting one portion of So
ciety 10 all instruction against the other,
so here we have the right, not TO hang
this British iced Emissary, 10 be sure,
but TO silence him in every way consistent
with the laws Of our country. We owe
him no hospitality. We owe him no res
pect. We owe him no decent treatment.
He is an alien enemy, with frebrand
in his hand; and a paid alien spy, from a
portion of the British people who wish to
destroy our country, and the quicker he
is made to feel the ignominy of his trail
torous mission, The quicker ne will go
back. with his Gold, to the mischievcus
enemies who dispatched him here.
The are amentable differences OF opln-
ion in this country, in the matter Of slave
ry; but we apprehend that no one differs
from this sentiment, that foreigner, a
paid foreigner, member of another gov
eminent. has nothing to do with these
differences. No American member OF
Congress would be tolerated in patroliing
through the towns and cities of England
in railing against the British Aristocracy,
the British form of Government, or the
British Queen; and no member Of the
British Parliament ought TO be tolerated
on any mission in this country, railing any
portion of our common countrymen. The
differences we have, the sectional quarrels
that divide US, we can dispute about and
settle ourselves. We want no British
hand nor BRUSH voice among US 10 d.
vide Us more.