Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-02-05

emotions. Believe me, that the human heart is
quite as susceptible with us, as with you. Moral
ISIS and dealers in fiction, may arfully overdraw
and give false colorng they are licensed to do;
but be not deceived into the belief that the heart
OF man or woman, on this side of the Atlantic, is
either more obdurate or cruel, than on yours
lhere Is no reason, then, why you should leave
your fellow subjects in misery at home in order TO
take your seat by the side of the black man on the
plantations of America.
Even If you are horror stricken at the highly col
ored picture of human distress, incident the sep
aration of husband and wife, and parents, and
children under our system Of negro Slavery
thing, by the way, of rare occurrance among us,
and then attended by peculiar circumstances-you
have no occasion to leave your own land for a SIM
liar, and still harsher and more unjust exercise of
authority. Go, and arrest the proceedings of Your
admiralty Throw your charities between poor
Jack and the press gang. He has fought the bat
ties OF all over the seas. He was at the Nile. He
bled and conquered at Trafalgar. He caught Your
gallant Nelson in his arms as he was falling on
the bloody deck; received his last BREATH and con
signed his re mains to the bosom of ST. Paups Ca
thedral. He has made England what she is great
and powerful. Shall he not, after all this be per
mitted to enjoy the sunshine OF home, with his
wife and little ones, for single day.? He has per
illed his life for England-he has returned from a
live years absence in distant seas-his wife and
children look with rapture upon his weather beat
en- conference.-the holds the loved ones in his
embrace-but the press gang comes, and his fitfnl
r..
letters for his limbs II he talks of England's
proudly boosted common law, there is no law for
nun. magma Charta Is farce, and the Petition
ol hlght nockety' as lar as he is concerned. Go,
sisters OF England, to your Queen, your prime Min
lster, your Parliament. and your Courts, and ask
!nelr interference 10 arrest TINS moral and political
inlquity, and you will be told, "Woman should
nave no concern with politlcs-back to your draw
ing ,loons ana nutserles:,' ..
Tor announcer SuoIectquite as fruitful of sympathy,
need only refer you to the condition of Ireland,
win S population but recently starving Tor food,
w'uoM was ireeiy suppheu from our granates and
a. this moment craving mercy from aVarcious land
iofuS who 10 extend the area OF grazing lands, are
SSEv"uinE tnem iotlh 10 ole on The pubic highways
" oieh Vi Emsiallu! go turther with your tender
."aiues: mere, on the roadside, SINKS an atten-
aug exhausted iolher, sui Slralnlng herper
tshlns cHilu 70 her breast while the unhappy hus-
oanu ai' iather himself foodiesS and raimenteSs,
sneus drops OF agony over The Eeart rendlng scene
SPaie lom me wen ted negroes OF these States,
one ulop OF your superaooundng sympathy, to
pour i'o ina! oller cup which Is overrunning with
Soii9w anu WIN Tears. POOR suffering, down-trod
lahu Vi poetry anu song, OIL noble feel
;s 'u seheious e'houoh--olrtti-place oil the WARP
~ "e e'a.esniui' tne otator--thefei is no room for
En.I, e S!n.i.a'nElns neatts oil inc women OF
aisluhu LEI tue Celtlc race be driven, by star
,No' 'toni me Iahu OF the'r iaiherS, and its
aus would De regarded not with sorrow, but with
10y anu elauhess by The secret heart of England
sLous toieiation Is out an uIlmeanlng phrase
WIN the people OF 11eat brltaln-it extends not
ueyohu inc ups. difference IN creed has been
th9 ueath DO" 10 Ireland
t; no WIN you ot tue SUBJECT OIL our DO
.Ht Such as they are, they are
ouiS. w lear the Gfeeks though bearing pres
tI s Ne'et was a9age more applcable-al-
wv, processing itehGShlp ana sympathy, we Gang
~ |onseh' 'hat hng4ahd ShaH mix herself up
%as,;n eo wt we prefer 10 WORK out our own
NJ lii. Weh sue nlght nave done So she gave
ON 90
nS s'ohe: ne African, under her policy and by
net laws, became property. That property has de-
seenucu rom lathef 10 SON. ana constitutes large
peta W southern wealth.: we desire no intrusion
~ Hu' ee US !" our ihdiViuuai property rights, at
nome OF abroad. we NEEDLE not with your laws
ol P.iaoeehlture ana entail, although they OBJ
"oA!ous 70 all our notions oil justice, and are in vi.
oia!'oh OF the laws oil nature. Would the noble
aII VI England leel no resentment we should
uiesS thein upon these SUBJECTS And yet is
ntic certainly that our voice would not be heard
oy tne lo,i!ng ana landless millions, IN favor Of
wnich we CONSIDER more WISE more Just, and
more CONSISTENT win lhe molly word OF God! We,
howeEeF' preach no cruSaue against arlsocratic
II is enough for Us that we do moi
a.lo" men! 10 exist among ourselves. We are con-
tci. 10 leave England IN The enjoyment OF her Pc
oullut INSTITUTIONS ana we INSIST upon the right
10 regulate oulS without her aid. | pray you 10
oet ~ n..hu' tha' inc goiden rule OF life Is for
e"cn 10 auend 10 ms own business, and let his
neighoo m alone! This means peace, love, friend
ne opposite means eatfed I'LL will, conten-
eh-lt destroys the peace OF nelghbOrhOodS, and is
Tue fruitful cause OF discofd among nations.
must also say 10 you frankly, that we regard
England as an indifferent adviser on the subject OF
negro slavery. Her steamships, If it be judged by
her course OF policy IN regard TO the West India
ISLANDS, would give her no exalted position sunless,
indeed, fanatclsm be good adviser, and ruin and
oesoiation' evidences OF wise and sound policy.
NO. we prefer TO follow our own conception of what
is proper for us to do. Our eyes turned across
Inc ocean; not IN the direction of England, but to
airica. The footprints of our policy are seen in
the colonies there established, already become indie.
pendent States-im the voluntary emancipation of
slaves by our citizens prcpatory of emigration to
Atrlca-a course Of emancipation which from 1890
TO 1885, has increased table in Virginia, of free
negroes, in the ratio of 3O1 per cent, while the
white population has only increased 1924 per cent.
and the slaves but 644 per CT. These interesting
statistics, extract from memorial recently pre-
scented to the Legislature of Virginia, asking at