The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-12-21

| With great respect, your obedient servant,
7'3, II ~ ~. RoBr M WALSH
Hon. DANIEL WEBSTER. Secretary OF State
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| ue London Times. December 4.
The Anti-slayery Movement or the Women sf
la one point there is very general agIecme nj among
the nations Of the earth. They all believe that they
dersand their difficulties better than their neishboss
| do Tor them We have mad and still have. many social
problems, which events and the spontaneous changes OF
society, rather than legislation, solving way
another But whether il be the condition of tho IRISH
peasantry, the Irish church establishment English
paupers or factory labor The excess Of our fems9c
population, have attached much Importance 10
The opinions oil French or German writers on these sub
| lects. IL @RH 4tHtt
When we find this national jealousy SO strong in our
selves, II is reasonable TO expect something OF the kind
our neghbors and proper 10 make allowance Tor it, Me-
gro slavery exists IN the United Sa,es Is just such
deep and apparently ncursbe and such the
feelings with which i is regarded in the Union. We,
the great British nation having our own slave colonies
some SIX or seven thousand miles of, and having, aso
money and better credit Than any other nation IN The
ing slavery and adding $40 900 600 10 he Ksure Of our
national debt with very little regard to the resus either
10 the planter OF the slave AT the present moment,
deed, il there is one thing in the world that the British
public do not like 10 talk about, think shoot il
is the condition OF The for whom this great effort
AND Is s q
much ourselves. may fairly impose the like saerica
on neghbors. But the pecep 60, and do thOa liks
man is urging his own example; and, as il happeos in
this case the example does not apply quite SO closely ast
mghtdo a1 i+si.3af fa9i7#s w tG9el8 w
In the United States the evil constitutional and incor-
porate. II is political and domestic Il is gigantic and
household Ii is question that affects families insl-
o%, and ne whole asss slaves
and the showing OF the lady whose work has sps
bound every heart and every mind in this country, there
are two great negro difficulties TO be dealt with in the
United Salesthe difficulty OF the colorea slave and TINT
of the coored reeman and OF the the latter 10 The
worse But when England iatereres in this matter what
is 10 be the exact and particular object OF the in
reference! Are We to tell the Americans to love those
whom they loathe, and to associate with those against
whom they feel an actual repasionl we DO. We are
dealing hard measures; If we do not, we are not
touching the greater OF the two dhcullies to DO dealt
with e.' ~
/ OF disposed to regard with every poss
BILE indulgence the proceedings in the select little convsn
lion OF ladies that met the other day at Stafford House
Never did anything more defy criticism; and it woald
really be breaking butterfly on the wheel to remark
the affair as we should on the ruff tusle opinion in the
House Of Commons, or the tempes,uous rhetoric Of RE
s y es ss Ss
day Syracuse (Unted Slaes) will be able appreciate
the satin paper and rosewater of female arssocsacy
the Shebys and the ST. Clares OF the Union, will take
much heed OF so soitly-whispered warning.
Our fair readers. who invited to enter crusade
OF somewhat International character, will excuse one
little warning which we venture to make We Of this
free and happy country, just the most extensive
poyers Ondrec but not less really Of slave labor in the
world Negro slaves, working under the lash in the
mid day SUM- and keeping their toe well up 10 the mark
as Mr.. Legare would say produce the material Of
cravats our stockings and the simple and comprshen-
sve garment in which We take our Iepose They supply
the msns and prints and nearly all the other fabrics Of
female costume, from the dress OF the sovereign
that OF the poorest needle woman. Slaves produces
coffee and The sugar that sweetens il. By day and
night, sitting down aud rising up. still encouraging
slavery by consuming lis produce The prime agent who
moves the wheels oil southern slavery, told 10 The
northern capitalist who has his mortgage on the alave
estate or holds bill OF sale, and who secures Ainssf
when necessary by order to his agent to sl OF every
thing the estate slaves and all for what they will
fetch al the hammer. This Mrs Stowe tells "a N
really guilty partner the transactions NOT the mos
guiy-tbe most guilty because he supplies the stronger
stimulus of the system, and he compes the most vioJen
measures. But the northern capitalist pulls the ssriaas
OF the southern planter. who pulls the strngso the north
ern capitalists Most assuredIy the merchants and bro
kers at New York are mainly dependent on the British
market Weuse the slave supply the slave cap
al Oar money buys the NEIGHBOUR money buys his work
1t ndssoube union OF interests and operations Of
which the white slave OF this country s at end aLd
the black slave oil America at the other end OF the chain
This should teach little modesty than IL we
were simply preaching 10 the people OF Tmbuctoo TO
burn their idols and desst from human sacrifices Pet
haps IL may suggest Also that as beginning we had
better not insist abolition, talk about IT, which
ALL indeed that the ladies' of England are invited TO
do, but rather suggest regulation. There many who
think that with proper regulations. and particularly with
system for the self Acknowledgement OF slaves, might
have brought about the entire emancipation oil IL.
British West Indies with much less injury the property
of the planter and TO the character OF the negro than have
will not be lost on the Americans, who may the
cessity OF putting things in train for the ultimate aboIi-
ton OF slavery, and thereby the sudden shock
which the aboonis,s may day bring all the ir
sutions OF the Union and the whole fabric of Amen
can society"
The Duchess Of Sutherland and her amabls and
arisocraic sisters the Viscouness Melbourne Lady John
Russell, Mrs Macaulay &c, do not seem to be very
extensively seconded Ia their abolition movement AT
Stafford House The infection Of "Uucle Tom has
been universally inhaled in EngIandas witness
an able and fair article this day publish from the
London Times The Thunderer, we notice, also ac-
cords ready echo 10 OF the women of England"
whose cooperation in the nisavery crusade, in and
against the United Stats had been earnestly nvok Cd
by the arsocratic circles of the British metropolis Here
some generous examples;
TO the Editor of The Times
SIR May beI you 10 state that although feel deep
interest in the abolition OF slavery, tand does moi
did not authorize my TO be used in relation to the
meeting AT the Stafford House
So long American Justly iannt the
OF Epgand with the neglect III usage, and star
walton payment OF the lady teachers employed in their
families there little hope Of their listening our protests
on the subject OF slavery.
Let us reform school rooms, and may expect
them 10 reform the cabins oil their slaves.
Had not Illness prevented my attendance al the meeting.
should have stated this as my opinion. $50
| am, sir. your obedient servant.
JANET KAY SHUTTLEWORTH
| 80 Gloucester square, Nov. 30.
Another correspondent publishes what she predicts
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