Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-03-05
GEORGE THOMPSON, n. p

lis known 10 the public that man named GEO
TuoMrsu,, said to be member of the parliament Of
England, is now travelling IN the United States,
liyerinp abolition lectures, and exciting the peo'
of the North by his vehemen, harrangues In III
course OF his peregrinatons this worthy gentleman
stumbled upon little village in the State oil Massa
chusets, ycept Springfield, where he met with treat
ment little better suited 10 his deserts than ne ha1
found in other Northern towns and cities. II SEEMS
that he was denied the privilege Of spoutlng lis 'n-
flamatory speeches in the halls OF the low'' dnu ''''-
ma,ely so intense became the excilemnt 'ha ne was
burn, in efiigy and pelted with roi" eggs
Now we do not countenanc. mobocracy, even
/ when exercised upon this Enr'sh Abolition ennis
sary, and yet we regard its manifestation III 'ne pres,
ent instance as happy onen, whatever may DC SAID
of ts nronreiy and lis even might admit OF debate
Certainly heeserves the iudignites-eggs and ALL
ap.,we only regret that he cannot be decen'ly and
legally lyuched and sent back to his seat in parlia-
men,, a loathsome monument of American vengeance
upon foreign impudence and interference.
Really we regard this man as the most stupen-
dous specimen Of complacent impertlnence we have
ever contemplated. It is amazing tina, he has been
permitted to proceed thus far in his career without
more serious molestalion Moderate as we profess
10 be, a feeling by no means complimentary to the
gentleman. has kindleG within us as we havs attend
eas him in his travels through New England, sowing
dssention preaching rebellion and adding fresh fuel
G. g -ect;onal discard and strife
Fresh from the soil of nation, where The condl-
ton, moral and PHYSICAL ofh poorer class OF whites
is far below that of negro slaves, he comes INTO
our midst, clothed in the garb of philanthropy 10
scatter his seditous sentiments aud propagate his ca-
gerous creed, while men protesting TO be animated
with American spirit, receive him with open arms
and shout him welcome to the "land OF the Tree ans
home of the brave" How lost to national PRIDE
how profoundly buried in ianaticsm must the delu-
ded creatures be- who car thus sing paans to this or-
eigu incendiary! Why if a member Of our Congress
had visited England during the Irish disturbances,
and melted the peasantry TO follow the lead OF MEA-
CHER and O'BRIEN, ten chances to one he would
have been suspended from the gallows or doomed
to some equally ignomnious fate. And yet this PHI
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lan,hropic member of the British Parliament stalks
bare-faced through the land, urging men to treason
far more palpabls than that which banshed the
Irish patriots to Van Dieman's Land. We confess
that we have been mortified disguised and panied 10
witness such demonstrations of appreciation as he
has met with at the North, and in view of these, this
manifestation at Springfield has been rather grateful
to our feelings 1t is high time thatpubllc sentiment
| should frown upon the impudent iniermedder with
our Institutions and scou. the ;white negro" as Mr.
Clay denominaied participant iii the Boston MOB,
back TO his British home
Whilst we delight to honor The high-mlnded Eng
lishman like Sir HENRY BULwER, who is disposed
TO cultivate friendly intercourse and do reverence to
our institutions, we think no indgntes too gross toI
the merits Of this designing and uniendly nterierer
With whatever indulgence we may look upon the
errors of our own countrymen, we regard MIR. GEO
THOMPSON with unmiligaed loathng, and would
iain see him Indignantly spurned from every decent
community at the North, where he dares to defama
our country, or breaches resistance to the Consp'u
ton and the laws. -