Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-07-04
RICHMOND WHIG.

Loan CARLISLE or AxrncA.-The Earl OF car,r,ie IN
his late speech ON the Cuban slavc-trade took occ,s
70 80 OUT OF he way IN order 10 asa the character a.
the American people and misrepresen their
and laws. crowded audience we arr told ii,s.,sd =,
mis- remarks with evident rati6catiop; and prominept
pneSss. 's o sssss was Mrs stowe ehapeFonsd BY the
The assault Of Lord Carlisle was ON the s,vst. sl,
n l o. course Inc hngish aboitionists Amoug whom
this amiable but not particularly brilliant noblsan an,
canuot or VIII not perceive that this Law "a simply dsc
rstory ct the Co1sttutiou; and chat h assass eo no.
De sSoioeo unless tho North dshone.y rseiveI IN
decline fulfilling the conditions Of that compsef Thsv
insist on speaking Of this law II was new ontr,ss
on the Arican instead Of return to the original terms on
ne aiunnee with tho South. In all their speeches and
wriiDg from Exeter Hall up TO the House OF Lor from
Lord Carlisle down 70 George Thomson thew d.,o,n..
America as having by this law rctrogaded into cruelty
instead OF having simply held tast constitutional obi
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In this conduct be recone;lsd ,;,h
nonesy ther these British aboonsts Ignorant Of
our institutions in whchcae they have no right 10 sea
ot them Al ALL or they wuy pervert the truth In which
event tney arc base slanderer Lord Carlisle wonld DO
!us,y ndsnsn' At an American who should ccarsey at
tack him, because, British legislator he voted FOR ha
Established Church Yet that Church holds s reyennes
as The dullest lad knows through gigantic fraud NucI
had been LETT by pious men, and then subsequently taken
from the Romen Catholic preates and ated 10 the
English Church az established by Henry the Eighth
Three centuries OF prescription have however sarct6aJ
that vast robbery lcas; In the opn ion of con
John Bed, and especially of the House of Lords More
tan TINS The possession and psrtc ularly the perpeua
the opinion OF many wise and good men, opposed 20 na
RAJ right and even to the prosperity of free common
wealth Yet the noble earl would assuredy think IL In.
sung II an American Senator should deuouuce him for
enjoying its rents voting for leave recover those
rents Consistency Is precious jewel but Il doesnot
seem TO be gem common to British abouionsts espe.
ciay those OF noble blood and enormous entaed e=taas
The assault by Lord Carlisle is more censurab BILE thar
mere attack on slavery The South alone has the mower
to abolish that institution the only part of the country
at all responsible for it, and long forced 70 rc.ain
African servitude is perfectly competent or ought obe
TO hglt it own battles The cnormity of the earso-
ience consists IN having first msrepreseuted and de,
aeusec t'ie North which has little consttuonaii 10 DO
with slavery as England herself Had Lord Carlisle oon
hned himself to making this attack in his private capacity
even the outrage would have been less noticeable But
ne committed the censurabe Ia the House or Lords
after giving weeks notice Of his intention TO speak ave
cannot avoid saying, therefore, that nothing was eua.
done, that could be done, 20 envenom his shaft
II England wishes, is her policy to conciiate hi.
country her legislators should least be lust in their
sure America has her faults, and kindly reference 10
them should, at no time, her ire But abuse
which not expostulation, even expostulatonG not
founded IN truth is perlous weapon for noble lords q.
employ it they would have America feel kindly towards
land that will some day need our
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