Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-05-21
Ihr ID lip 5pp.
SATURDAY. MAY Ell, 1853.
ASorHrR Hlr AT john BuLL.--The PrOvi

ANorHEK HIT AT john BuLb.-The Prov
,lence Journal excuses itself for being hazy IN 'is
geography, upon the ground that it is not alone !"
,he FOG. Very well neither that 'enligh'ned En'
gIishman" whose geographical precision concerning
New ENGLAND and Massachusetts, has created so
much mirlh in the efued circles OF whigg'sm' we
did not suppose the Journal to be singular 81 TINS re-
spect; but il does not necessarily hollow that the
JournaI is rig ht because is not singular But as
MIR. Toots says sit is of no consequence whatever
reay." The Journal need not become cross if
we transcend The rules Of courtesy" watch il has
established We are not apt to respect either pc.
llical conventional whiggism, and are not
likely to believe that plain honest language is dis
courteous merely because the editor Of the Journal
says 50. Now about the meaning attached to MIR
Stoves chit at John Bull" The Journal says;-
'sWhat We mean and what we understand MIR.
Stowe mean is this. You call upon us 10 abolish
slavery; but by buying our cotton you sustain The
institution which you condemn. For our own part
we have no doubt iha, Manchester would suffer
mo,e than South Carolina by the abolition of sa.
veiy in this country"
Now we do net believe that Mr. Stowe assumed or
meant to assume the least responsibility for slavery;
that he apologizeh or meant to apologize for the
"pecuiar institution The meaning attached TO
his words by the Journal would I'VE think make him
not only voluntary partner in slavery but an open
apoogisl for it, As we view it, MIR Stove stated
simple, solemn fact to illustrate the rami6ed power
of slavery, and 10 show the difficulty of abolishng
it. The Journal says it believes that Manchester
would suffer more than South Carolina by the abo-
lition Of slavery in this country. Very well wheth-
er are the manufacturers of Manchester, who are
willing to run he rick Of SO suffering, or the ar
stocracy Of South Carolina, no will not relax the
cruel tension Of their brutal dominancy over the
plebians Of that oigarchy, responsible for slavery?
There is nothing wrong per Sc in growing cotton,
in buying it, or in selling it; the wrong hes in its
association with slavery. We know that the cotton
trade helps TO sustain this vile system; but cotton
has become absolutely indispensable TO the people
of the old world, especially the poor that they must
have it, and as it is not cultivated except in the
Southern States they compelled to go there for
it. But they are not therefore, friendly to The sus-
tentatiou of slavery. They have memoralized and
pettoned our countrymtn abolish it; they are
willing to suffer all the suferings which the Jour
nal predicts they shall suffer, if ii is aboshed but
the slave power will not listen TO them, and it in
suits them because they NEEDLE with question
"with which, it says, they have nothing to do.''-
Now, if they have TO do with slavery as the Jour
nal asserts they have they declare themselves TO be
against it, and ask for its abolition This we think
lays the responsibility of the Constitution on the
Shareholders shoulders. II they have nothing 10 do
with IL, and the wing press generally say they have
not, the Journal very unfairly tries to saddle them
with responsibility which belongs to us alone
To our shame be it spoken, we have no partner in
this BUSINESS OF slave breeding and slaveholding;
John Bull stoutIy denies all participation in il and
the hit still recus upon u.s.