The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-04-08
From the Niagara IN w Democrat, April 3
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In another column we insert two communications from
different the hrst and The other the
second lecture devt red IN this village by foreign ind-
vdual who recently came from Eng land to This country
.astonish the natives with display OF dsnteresed
philanthropy, and TO enlighen free American citizens
The teachers of his subjects in the nobes
lessons and examples of liberty-on the condition of
three millions OF Africans at the South, when he ought
10 be al home engaged in efforts 10 elevate the condition
OF far greater number OF Ensishmen and Irshmen in
that land where slaves cannot Breathe who have been
sunk 10 CLOVER deep in vice. ignorance, crime, misery,
and real If hot legal slavery by their cruel. relentless,
despollc and Infamous taskmasers, than their fellow
bondsmen IN Louisiana.
With the exception OF the rabd genus OF brawers 10
which he belongs, and the few attracted by curiosity ii
gratifying to the perfect contempt and cool ind-
ference with which The mendacous TRADES OF hs foreign
person were treated by all whose presence could give
character or Importance TO such crowd
On the whole, il Is not certain but such show.
posed OF such foreign, domestic, and coored collection,
was worth shilling. But one thing is curious: when
the dancers stopped paying the chief and very
las, Sunday evening the place. much the rdi-
Guile OF some The scorn OF others and the disappointment
| OF all
| When the mouse which this groaning mountain has
brought forth has been discovered il is supposed Off
cial account will be given, and it will be handed
Barnum for saekeepng, as the only specimen OF the
| kind IN America.
/ One can hardly avoid rejecting how different would
have been the estimation in which this would have
been held had he chosen to conhne his public efforts to
that world OF literature where he might have claimed
kindred and had that claim allowed" His position
home would have entitled him respect abroad, and
his talents and culture would have made bin interest
ing and welcome visiter TO those who would have been
glad 10 hear whose fame and prominence the most
liberal and democratic among English statesmen had
preceded his arrival. He evidently has no power 10 aid
the he pretends 10 adyocate and disgust aud
tempt or bitter and angry fee ngs. the only evi.
dences that remain 10 witness his presence where he
goes. He seemed TO be wholly ignorant Of very desi-
rous TO forget the TACT that the cltzens OF State of
the conederacy have right whatever 10 interfere
with the internal affairs OF another and that each is
sovereign within The limits OF It's own boundaries, with
otner restrictions but such imposed by con-
stutloD voluntarily adopted and universally revered.
Many of these States have broken asunder The bonds
OF slavery that riveied the unfortunate Afr
cans whom kings, lords, subjects men from Eng
lahdbought and sold' when they dependant colo
mes. the sport OF The British Parliament" We all re.
oice al this and fondly hope that the day distant
when others will follow the bright example We
help lessons. however, from the parent and
founder Of this in this otherwise fair land of Free
dom. But he is joined 10 his idos-le, him alone.
Ertraa from one Of the correspondents of The Niagara
| Demotrat.
Thompson declared that this country at present the
nearest approach 10 hell upon earth" be found in all
the world beside, and that resistance TO the American
government was more praise worthy than obedience.
| would ask Thompson, while here thousands Of
your adult countrymen and women who hid away
IN the bowels OF your English mines. shut iron The
glorious light OF day, whose physca darkness is only
equalled by their mental gloom, who cannot read oil
Wrlte who cannot Distinguish right from wrong, who dc
not know that God regns in Heaven, who do not know
ha, Saviour died for guilty man. repeat while this /.
the case. ought ChaIiiy 10 plume her wings Tor distant
fights Do you not feel like truant from duiy-a de-
serter from the ranks where your Maker placed you
Think you il He bad designed you as the regen.aior Of
Aerica. He would have given you being three thousand
miles hence and ured the midst OF hostile for
eign sympathes tie did not send US TO England for q
Washington. No, no eternal fitness is the character
isuc OF Gods works BY the poison serpenls den h,
rears The sntidote
Does small voice sometimes whisper in YOU
ear, "GEoRoE THOMPSON WHAT DO you HERE! Are moi
thousands OF your own country people crying with ihe
expiring breath Tor light 10 find the path to future
HE Whai ansiesr you make when confronted u,p
them before me throne Of Godl The plea OF enlarged
philanthropy will not you then Why did YOU
shrink from duty from the real danger and buckle on tn,
atmor and apng ST. George, 20 forth TO hsh, the drag
on y Believe me, George Thompson, there will 5,
others besides Americans arraigned before the Gns
Judgment seat Believe me- If bolts OF wrath forging
TO visit upon America her sins, a ten. fold store oil
vengeance IS in treasure. and will day pour down il
torrents upon your own isstanchoeI isle for-le, op
pressed and outraged humanity answer tchaf Indeed
may not suppose OF the objects Of your present
advent here is TO avoid the disappointing shower