New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-30
The AnfI-slnyery Meeting.
From che London Times. MAY Is.


II has been the of all the great epcs that their moral
has not been very dscbe or al least separate from
the story and dependent the caprice OF the reader
that liberty IL admire TO hearts cOnent with
out drawing any inference whatever The Ntad
strued by subsequn to prove nveerae grudge
between Europe and Asia which nothing could expise but
the conquest OF the latter by the former in the person Of
Alexander. The -Ehed written TO prove the divine
mission and descent of Augustus ahd the eternal desnes
of Rome. The Lusad taught the right of Portugal to the
Fast and the leading feature OF Parafie Lest is very
early representation of Heaven and the Divine mysteries
On ihese great precedents do not scruple 10 admire
Uncle Tom warmly Lord Shaftesbury, or Lord Carl
isle any gentleman lady at Stafford house without
mrenderng the right OF private judgment TO the pOl
ca doctrine of the story We will do all fitting homage to
MIS- Stowe novelist beyond compare, at least in the
living generation but when It comes TO the tremendous
question how to deal with three millions born aud
bred in slavery and in the most intimate eryile ntermix
ure with free peOple-stl when il 10 the
question bow we another people, rival nation aud a
ccted mother country to interfere must beg to
consult those high political considerations which find little
place in novels and particularly dstastei to the
hearts of fair writers and readers.
We take the liberty, therefore Of regarding Mrs Stowe
quite distinctly from the nesting al Exeter Hall on WIFI.
Monday quite distinctly from the reverend gentlemen and
professors assembled that distinctly from the
resolutions then adopted and distinctly from herself
she las been compelled to commit herself any
definite proposal for the abolition OF Slavery But even
while we write we remember that Mrs. Stowe could not
possibly agree with the very first resolution carried unani
mously Ii remember right, she has emphacally
puaiacd any such doctrine that the principle Of mms
diae and unconditional emancipation is the only that
is consistent with the rights of the slave and the duty OF
the master She does not think il the right Of anybody,
however deserving however miserable TO be utterly ruined,
which would be the case OF the Carolina slave suddenly
tmancp ated does she think the duty Of any
however responsible, 10 ruin lis dependents the slave
certainly would DO If they gave in TO this plan.
Mis- Stowe would prepare the slave for freedom and give
him meanwhile the benefit of Christian usages and laws;
and little is she prepared TO the whole three millions
emancpsed that she has got only OF the three
miots, and hun very superior specimen free from the
woke and British soil her only is % send him
to Liberia, where will venture to say he will not 90.
Accustomed Mrs Stowe must be at home to idle exhi
bon Of barren zeal, 10 ind EnatOn meetings that burn
like stubbe and leave nothing behind and all other forms
OF plausible folly she must have been panied not 20 say
dEgus'ed with the frantic impotence of the Exeter Hal
abOtiOnis They rose as she entered the and re-
ceivcd her with more than loyalty She deserves it, and
honor their enthusiasm They repeated their homage
~ her departure. But what really dsne meanwhile
What sad that could by any help the poor slave
and resolve his fearful engma Absolutely nothing Lord
Salisbury spoke he is too apt to speak when he has
discovered bat he thinks religious principle lie spoke
he had read Of slaves in the Bblsas il slaves
had been therein told to remain content with their lot
II compulsory service Incompatible with social
laws moral obligations and if three millions Of slaves
could be safely emancpated by single vote OF he Amtr
can Cor gres State Legislature any more than all
the infants in the Union could be summary invested with
the rights Of full age Indeed he did not altogether blink
the adverse testimony Of the Bible but he disposed Of that
testimony by the summary expedent of declaring that all
who rested nit Of the synagogue Of Satan This is
rather loose way of talking when comes question Of
Let beg suggest Lord Salisbury that invaluable
M labOrs the work of social and material reforms he
would 90 well 10 take counsel sOme learned minister before
be resigns the texts Of Scripture the ynagege Of Satan
Indeed he has not done Mrs Stove that justice out
OF Scripture which she has right TO expect The Lord,
he saws, will sci this Sisera that the Anti Aooonsts
ntO the HANDS of a wOman-viZ Mrs. Stowe Now
protest the behalf of Mrs Stowe that she IS no. the
woman into whose hands the Lord has sold the AnAbO
itiOniss She is Ike the Deborah Of this question the
judge the prophecies the inspired songsress The
hearted Bsrsk would not give chase to Ssera and his
charOts Of iron, unless Deborah might be allowed TO 90
with him so TO punish i'm the victory to BE- utterly
iDgorous al east to BIN woman To invite Ssera
into her tent receive him with pretended hospitality and
Kill him in his sleep but in which respect Mrs Stowe like
Jae the wife 81 Heber, the kene, except that she has
Int the right nail the head, Lord SALISBURY himself
would be puzzled 10 say.
Good adyice, it is commonly said Is the cheapest eur
reDcy II the world, except bad advice which cheaper
still and impossible advice which IS the cheapest Of all
Our Anti slavery people advise the Americans TO emanci
pate al the slaves al did the slaves IN West
India Islands, though that not quite al We
believe the advice be about mpractcab!e if we
we're 20 the negroes TO wash themselves white
70 change places with their masters forthwith the re-
cept Of letters Ii cannot however be denied that
the amercans are paying u of in COIN for We
neyIr heard mpracticable advice if means any
thing at all than what Professor Stowe literally present
cd 10 the meeting al Exeter Hall The advice Is that the
people Of England TO free cotton and they are To
get the cotton free by the importation of Chinese
aborers into the United States who viii work the Profess
cor says for Cd day In the first place how are va 10
once inmate te'ween two bales Of cotton from New York
which was picked by Classy and which by Uncle Tom
and which by Cinnamon Then who are to import the
atter III would be very impruaent philanthropy in the
Engsn 10 carry set Of poor ignorant creatures across the
whCe one INTO the heart Of independent nation par
cuaTly jealous Of our interferencsa nation too the
States Of which are not less Jealous one of another
"ha' Inc Slave States find the Cinnamon exceedingly
uEasreraDe people and were 10 declare them all slaves