The Yazoo Democrat., 1853-03-02
NO H.

England. Would England, with a continance
Of monopoly Of the trade over our broud acres
up 10 the present day, have clothed herself in
sackcoth and ashes, as she now has come 2-
Where was her humanity and her christian phil
anthropy for the long period Of $50 years? Our
ancestors on this side Of the Atlantic Numbered
through their remonstanccs, at the doors Of her
Parliament House. and at the gates of her royal
palaces-an' Jet, for oil that long period, She
had no ears to hear, no heart 70 understand
No sympathy, and no philanthropy such as now
exists, found place in the stately palace. How
has harpenedali this7 It would Be well foryou
70 inquire. Doubtless some Of your Distinguish
ed husbands con give you plausible explanations
--at least such az milicDutcm politicians on
your side of tie water The editors Of thcnc,ye-
paper press can come again 10 your aid but
will il be an easy task to eonvinee us thot the
people Of the present generation are better, more
faoral and moro christian than al who have
gone before thenn-that your rieht reverened
Bishops and Prelates are more pure and orthodox
than all their predecessors-that your kings and
queens, your mobiles ana gentry, are Influenced
by higher spirit Of christianity than al who
have preceded them-that your statesmen Of tlie
present day are superior, in moral cxeellence. to
those illustrious men, who shaped the destinies
Of England in past times and left TO history IN
dying names 1t will be very, very difficult
matter 20 furnish us with satisfactory reasons
for this great and sudden conversion of
whole people, after losing the American market
on the subject Of The slave trade-and we, wo-
men of the United States, must ever receive
with suspicion all Interference in our domestic
affairs the part Of the noble ladies Of England,
or any portion of her inhabitants. Such inter
ference implies either went Of proper and be-
coming conduct on our part in the management
of our negroes, or it seeks TO enlist the sympa-
ihes Of the world against as Ioui own adj
dress. q have the charity TO suppose that il was
written IN ignorance Of the fact as il is) repre-
sents the southern States as denying 10 their
slaves all religious instruction. calumny more
false was never uttered So far from IT, no Sab
bath goes By that the places OF worship are not
nulnerously attended by the black population
edlfying dscourses are delivered to them. and
often by colored pastors. and large numbers Of
them are in communion with The churches
And yet your tearyare made to flow freely over
the sad and melancholy privaiions Of the chill
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resented as deAied. Your assertion could only
have derived from some dealer in, and retailer Of
fiction. i Is known how readily womans heart
res ponds to either real or imaginary distress
and WHEN woman joins in the concerns Of the
busy world, how readily her sympathes become
excited by an artificial, as well as a real picture
of human suffering. This sympathy which
makes her The gem Of creation, rather disQualiGcs
her as legislator, and subjects her O be made
the instrument of the designing. One fact is
incontrovertible, and recommend IL to the con
sderation of the Duchess Of Sutherland and her
Of high and low degree that England,
when she had the power TO prevent the intro
duction Of negroes into the United States, most
obstinately refused TO do it; but now that she
is deprived Of her authority, either to advise or
dictate, she sighs and sheds tears, and complains
over the injustice and the wrong. The croco-
die, good sisters Of England, is said o cry most
but woe TO the unhappy traveller who
IS begaled by its tears
have thus attempted 10 deal candidly with
you in disclosing some Of the grounds of The
sospicions, which, in the estimation of many
attach to your proceedings I viii 60 farther,
and inform you that il is better for both you and
US, that we abstain, in future, from all possible
with each other, in the domestic
concerns Of our respective countries. ia the
first place, such interference comes with I'LL grace
from either of US, and can be received with no
iavor In morals we believe ourselves quite
your equals, and, therefore it sounds hafshIy in
our ears TO be admonished by you Of our sims,
real or imaginary. There is proud heart Ia the
American breast, which rebels against all as
on the part Of others, although they
may wear ducal coronets, or be considered the
stars Of fashion IN foreign courts. Manage your
own affairs as best you may, and leave us trJ
manage ours as we may think proper. Each of
us will find abundant employment in The er-
fornaance of our respective duties. If you wish
b suggestion of your idle hours, Will poird you
to the true field for your philanthropy, the un-
supplied wants Of your own people Of }1ngland.
In view Of your palaces there is misery and
suffering enough, to excite your most ac' I've
remember to have seen 7.ntelt.
that there were in the eily of London alone
loo. GOO who rose in the morning itnout know
ing where or how they were tc, obtain iheir
q daily bread and remern' ser. also. somesvhsss
to have seen. that the Eleernosynarv establish
ment Of England, cost annually fl0O0O OO0
sterung--a sum greater than that expended by
this frugal and econo3nioap government Of ours.
with its army and navy, and civil and diplo-
matte list. Surety, surely here is a feld lorge
enough for the exercise of the most gansrr,,e