Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-06-17
English AntisIaverx.

The Boston Transcript of Friday last exhibited symp.
toms of high irritation, at certain fat old
gentleman called John Bull, for his censorous proce-
dure in relation to American Slavery.
That dandy diaper beau, Of the Boston Journal, fully
identifying itself with the "pecuiar institution took
certain Mr. Peto, NJ P severely to task for suggest.
ing, AntisIavery meeting in London, that British
pupits should be closed against American slavehodng
minister's and that the countelance of English christ
ians shall be withheld from American supporters of the
Fugitive Slave Laws The Transcript, quoting the
language of press, lacetiousy designating itself the
'Repabic, petulently asked why it that England
felt so particularly anxious about American Slavery
why her citizens singled savehoding slavery sup
porting Americans for their and defamation;
and why they did not include. Spaniards, Turks and
Russians, in their discoureous Insulting representa-
tions of national institutions.
Now, will not yield to any &c Transcript or
RepubIic, one ot in true patriotism. The honor of
native land is dear any bunker editor
who walks the of Boston, and we are as iea
Gus Of the dignity of American citizenship; but we
must confess that instead Of finding ourselves nsulted
because England should appreciate more keenlJ the
sence of American Slavery than Spanish Turkish or
Russian, feel if she pays the compliment of
sensitive and sorrowul parent anxious for the honor of
her most promising child We would not esteem it any
honor 10 be included in the sane catalogue of civza.
ton with Spain, Turkey or Russia; and we think the
Transcript evidenced very little descriminatve eau
ton, when she made the comparison between English
feeling in relation to Americas one sin; and those OF
nations stepped in the inertia of fatasm and barba-
rism, Spain, Turkey, and Russia. Oigarchial Eng
land represented by the I" Times,'' does feel more
friendship for Turkey, spain and Russia than she does
for America because the Times'' knows that in spite
OF our slavery, possess the largest amount of true
democratic liberty, and offer constant example to Eng
lands discontinued people Of successful cheap govern
ment. But democratic England, as represented by he
industrious millions, and her intelligent middle classes
love the American people, bone of their bone, ant
flesh of their flesh, children of their pride, hertors
their energy industry language, and religion and of
estate of political freedom that first took root in the glen
of Scotland, where combated for freedom of con
science against preacy and king craft (which infused tse
from the north into English pur,ans, then crossed thu
mighty ocean, and laid the foundations of this great ma
ton, which is rapidly rushing into the first place
power and majesty. The democracy Of England fee
chagrned that the nation of their pride, and OF thei
hope should even have stain upon her splendid es
cutcheon. They feel father would feel for the homo
of his son, in whom his pride is conferred and insea
of being aroned this interest in our position AM
prospects as people, by liberal minded Englishmen
we oughh seriously to reflect upon their counsels ant
aid them to win liberty for their people, by noble
consistency We know well that the &c Times'' news
paper and English journals of the same bunker stripe
have no kindly feelings any of Institutions unle
it may be slavery. But it is otherwise with liberal Eng
shmen; they despise slavery because it is wrong
and because it destroys the moral effect in Europe
our liberty. The Transcript blames the Times fo
sighting Horace Greedy, but the Transcript and The
Times are more concden in sentiment than the former
seems to suppose. II is American liberty it insults
by its discourtesy to Horace Greely. If Haynan o,
DeBree were in England, she would probably be a.
loud in their defence the trancendant sigma himsel
could be, but IS the game of the ogarchy dsparagf
Webster would be Toasted and appauded by the Time.
clique, and the ogarchy of England but Horace Gree
y is American Republican, and is true to the repub
lie, and SO bunker England like the Transcript and it.
Boston brethren, towards Antslavery America, insult
our democratic institutions in his person.
We do not feel offended at EngIand's apprehension Of
American slavery, because we know it proceeds from
who labor for democratic institutions in their own
country, and who wish be truly great glorious and
free.