The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-12-18

committee rose and the Senate bill TO provide for the fur
Their prosecution of the Mexican boundary survey
taken up and passed when the House adjourned
until Monday next. E#.e#
The Ladies' or England ON American slavery.
Nothing has excited the dicule Of The British press
more than the efforts in this country TO confer upon fe
males certain political rights. Even the ponderous and
digned ergan of State the London Times, has deemed
The matter worthy Of its heavy humor; while to Punch
and his myriad imators, the woman's rights conven-
tons OF the United States have been the inexhaustble
sources OF successful satire As sort Of sequel TO these
criticisms upona small portion only OF our fair country
women, however, the last English news brings the
details OF movement the part OF the ladies of rank
and station" Of Great Britain, their sisters in America
on the subject Of slavery in the United States. meet
ing was held Stafford House the Goth of November,
and was attended BY many OF the most distinguished la
dies of the realm The leading spirit the Duchess
of Sutherand and among those who assisted her. either
by their presence their counsels observe the
of vscouniess Pameson Lady Shafesbury, with others
Of the aristocracy Of the kingdom.
II due to candor to say that the address Of these IL
tied ladies, which we copy in another column, is written
with moderation. They admit that slavery intro
duced into the American colonies by the English, and
they protest that their motives not political but re-
gious. Notwithstanding this, however their appeal
abounds in manifold errors Even the New York
Tribune is compelled to differ from their assumption
that the slaves OF The South are denied the blessings OF
the Gospel. But do intend to discuss the docu-
ment Of these fair agtators. Their movement is ent-
tied to consideration upon other grounds.
Intallioant mnds sich right IN asannna fheso
persons posses. fail that slavery not
be ameorated or abolished by agitation Least OF all is
il 10 be affected by the efforts Of foreigners We have
seen--and the whole world has seen--how the domestic
schemes against this institution OF the southern States
have just been ebuked by the most remarkable popular
demonstration in the history of The American republic
All classes united in this rebuke and il is not going
too far 10 say that no element was more active in
the recent canvass than that of regionreligon alarmed
the dangers the social and moral we'll being OF the
people threatened by the political excitement against
slavery in this countyan excitement certain to produce
no other results but 10 nfame the angry passions OF
portion of the people against the other, and to peril
the peace and the prosperity of the country This les
s,n has not yet been fully realized the people of Eng
and butts value duly and widely appreciated in the
United States
By singular coincidence the present administration OF
the British government the responsibilities of which, we
believe, are shared by the noble husbands OF some OF
these ladies. acknowledges OF its leaders, the
present Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. D'lsrae
To the pen OF this gentleman history is indebted for
probably OF the startling pictures OF the power
~, destution and depavy Of great body OF the Eng.
sh people, which has yet been drawn It matters
not that This testimony given for party purpose
10 the convenient pages OF popular novel There ID
the attention to details, the accuracy OF den-
cation, and the graphic porailure of grea, national
and social evils, II the writer spoke before para.
mentary committee. II was a picture OF men, women,
and children without bread and without work-a pic
ure OF revolving vice and astounding crime-a picture OF
the dark, sinful and desperate struggle OF millions OF hu-
man beings from the moment they were born down 10
the moment they buried In districts the same
high authority tells that there grown up men who
did not know OF God; who laughed at the idea OF a
Bible, and who had never heard OF Saviour sent to
save and redeem the world As for education, there wa.
none Morality lost sight Of IN beas,ly passions and
savage destiuton; and death was the only blessing
vouchsaled to those who almost feared 10 live
These the slaves, not OF paarcbal institution
for which England conesses herself responsible bal Of
the English social system, of English debt, OF English
nobility. and OF the English establishment OF church
and State. The ladies' of England, moving in cir.
cles high above the people OF England, cannot
hear The cries OF the masses for bread, nor see
the suferngs OF their fellow-creatures in what they
conceive TO be the lower strata OF societybu what is
alone abyss OF desoaon and desparbu, from their
elevated station they glance the Atlantic and see their
mission elsewhere than al home Without yielding one of
their own jewels TO alleviate the suerings Of those who
howl for bread their doorswltou, surrenderng one OF
their costly axures TO the wreichedness OF their
multudinous poor who live in their courts and lanes
without aiding to buy collins for those who seek The
grave their only fend-we have them addressing our
American mothers and daughters against the long
assailed and constantly institutions OF the
southern States John Randolph, on memorable occa.
sion, told certain American ladies who were making
clothes for the Greeks that the Greeks were at their
doosn The noble danes oil Great Britain prove that the
advice though old and often quoed is all too rarely fol-
lowed.
But we are told that this is no argument that the m
sion OF the ladies OF England is wrong per Is It not
argument, however, showing that that which they
call evil be remediei, when those who seek TO
redress il potential only TO aggravae in Wiser
headsand say il with all respec,-bave claimed that
that which they call an evil is not an evil and tina, the
best condition for the they sympahze especially
e,ntasied with the alternative by those who
lis sndJen redemption that which rescues the black from