New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-13
THE ABOLITION OF AMERICAN SLAVERY

To ne Editor Of The NJ Y TS8uses
SIR: We have the honor to transmit to you the ae-
comparing Address from the Democrats of England to
the Democrats of the United States 1t il an address
from friends Of America and Negro Emancipation 70 the
publicists of your country.
Without implying any disrespect TO the wellnten1ed
Address Of the Ladies Of Stafford House on the subject
ofAmercan Slavery, it had been thought by many here
that appeal by arstOcratc Duchesses was not likely
to De received without prejudice by the Democratic men
and Of the United States This address therefore
has been signed only by those who could call themselves
Democrats
After the Stafford IIouss Address was made public
diversity of opinion arose mot Of disagreement with the
tenor Of that document but Of the policy Of the act itse
and probably this Address would not have been proceeded
WITH had Mrs Stowe rho by the way knows nothing
whatever Of this communication incidentally observed
that these expressions Of opinion usefs far great
er number of signatures might have been obtained had
more time been taken to collect them. The brief mode Of
collecting the names has bean this copy of the Address
has been sent TO person in each Of principal towns
and made returnabe within week with req the
person receiving TO obtain about dozen signatures of
the most known persons accessible TO him These sigma
thus collected in certain sense representative
names Instructions given carefully TO restrict the
names 10 thOss who deliberately thought this form Of ad
dress might be useful Many well known aud influential
pubiciss indeed refused sign it. because its Of
Teprobaton Of Slavery not unmitigated The Address
expresses less Indignation than Democrat must feel at
Negro Slavery but aims TO express that measure and cir
cunstsnce Of dislike which may be Of real against the
evil sought to be abolished.
We that the power Of Congress is strictly limi
ted by Law but address the members of all States
and presumDg that where there is will there is a way,
that way may be found But it would have been
uneemly to urge any particular mode of Constitutional
action Of which the citizens Of the States must judge for
themselves
In the circulation Of this Address the desire of the crcu
aors has been respected that II should not appear any
RI Cd tot l.a
York Tribune and of the journals Of this country it will be
first sent to The Times.
this Address are merely the persons who vouseered to
circulate it. which we have done among such British Demo
Gratis were accessible to Us.
'',oUD coLMAN BURROUGHS: 80,
Leader Office No. Wengton, Strand London, Msy, 1888
ADDREs, rRoN THE DEMOCRATS ENGLAND TO THE
DEMOCRATS or THE UNITED STATES.
Brethren in Origin, IN Freedom, and in Principle -
Your Liberties have grown out of an old English root On
your side of the Atlantic the interests of the multitude
were not clipped and crippled by old hereditary powers
Among you all principles have grown strong, which
here comparatively feeble. We are proud OF you as
fulfilling many of our aspiration We look up you,
chief influences Of mighty a. Illustration, TO perform
services for and for Europe ich other power
earth perform.
You already sympathze deep With the PROSTATE ber
ties of Europe You are ndgi that III hungary and in
Italy foreign desposm has int I'd to control the sacred
right of those countries to their Independent
form Of government In assist by whatever means OF
diplomacy or Of arms the legit tie independence of in
iured nations YOU will promote interests by rend
erng our arsOcacy anxious to Ike their power less and
less nVidious more and more co lllating.
Yod are the first Democratic public which has eyer
srread over vast continent, and extended its bSty
70 the millions You not single city, and that dom
inan one Rome of Old Venice but your liberty
penetrates the whole Plass-s understood, loved, and
supported by the real working Among you
the industrious never need TO be poor to be igno
rant self made may rise to the highest Offices OF
State nor is the wife daughter of your President
ashamed TO earn livelihood by her talents Again
we saw we proud Of YOU and look to your moral nu
assist children to be less unlike you than we
ourselves are.
Desiring thus your greatness your honor, aud your
effective diplomatic intervention in cause of rishhul
liberties cannot without grief and vexation see any
great forces operating which cast your influence into the
scale of despOtsm, make many OF you sympathze with
European tyIsnts and spoil the great work which our i'm
We cannot be ignorant Of the ghevOus fact that IN all
parts of your Union there is and dangerous dread
of those broad principles of Freedom which your glorious
prandhers spoke out TO the world when they declared
their independence Of England Their words we believe
were-"ALL men are created FREE and Equal" Only by
bread truths of this nature sinking deep into mems
sciences and hearts popular liberty ever be won 1t
geves hear the taunts OF the enemies OF Freedom
who say that you do not love human liberty but only your
own selfish liberty; and that you broke loose from Eng
land under false pretenses which you do not yourselves
believe 1t mortifes still to be told that those
among you who no longer wish an men 70 be iree Out
only men Of pure white descent dread to support orr po
Itca interests which identified with the liberties Of
Hungary and of Italy lest they should enact principle in
convenient to themselves.
We will not exhort you to philanthropy; for we are
ashamed TO seem TO think that we have more kindness
than YOU that better understand how to administer
the internal affairs of your country But we mOre you,
as our more favored brethren to whom vast power is
committed, and from whom every oppressed Democracy
learns TO hope and asprewe npore you not to abandon
the cause of Human Freedom allow any PrtncfpicS TO
be dominant among yourselves which reenact slavery oil
garchy, and despotism True Democrats of America, let
not the Russian and Austrian parayze your power 10 help
liberty by arOusing the fears Of rich men lest liberty
chance 90 far make black also free Despse
as traitors all who would beray sacred Liberty for sacred
wealth Remember your own first principles, the corner
stone of yO Union and Independence and to secure that
that Union may be goriOusy ndissoube take care that
your Congress its foundation, aud that no nst
tuition be recognized by Congress which is adverse TO USI
vERsAL human freedom. If the black man cannot be made
msnes to the world that you taking for the
freedom Of his children and that the present strange legal
y Of selling your fellow countrymen for silver trans
tory and ready vanish Let subtle influences OF des
pOtsm steal in and corrupt your freedom by teaching you
10 act the despot yourselves Believe in your high mission
to promote the worlds progress and purify yourselves for
that glorious service by determining to verify in every part
of your Union the words of your own manifesto" All
men are created free and equal"
One duty will not supersede nor delay another. Brace
up your heargto exiingush Slavery be
done M s0tety and you viii at once have double resou
ton double moral power TO reanmate the swOoning hber
ties of Europe. Fail US not we pray YOU! but urge your
Government all active aid which be prudenty and
wisely given, and that without delay Strengthen your
own liberties fulfil your pr0videna destiny and earn the
glory of rescung fallen Europe glory which Gov
eminent does know how to appreciate to achieve
Here follow the signatures l,s5s in number
PHILADELPHIA ITEMS.